village
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Swabi District
Swabi District ( ps, سوابۍ ولسوالۍ, ur, ) is a district in the Mardan Division of the Khyber Pakhtunkhwa province in Pakistan. It lies between the Indus and Kabul Rivers. Before becoming a district in 1988, it was a tehsil within t ...
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Khyber Pakhtunkhwa
Khyber Pakhtunkhwa (; ps, خېبر پښتونخوا; Urdu, Hindko: خیبر پختونخوا) commonly abbreviated as KP or KPK, is one of the Administrative units of Pakistan, four provinces of Pakistan. Located in the Geography of Pakistan, ...
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Pakistan
Pakistan ( ur, ), officially the Islamic Republic of Pakistan ( ur, , label=none), is a country in South Asia. It is the world's List of countries and dependencies by population, fifth-most populous country, with a population of almost 24 ...
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Bamkhel literally means ''the place on height''. The village is mainly divided into different parts called "Mohalla" and "banda". There are total four mohallas in village Bamkhel. Details are given below:
* Mada Khel (mohalla)
* Jaffar Khel (The largest mohalla)
* Younas Khel (mohalla)
* Budla Khel (mohalla)
* Kachkol Banda
* Yousaf Abad
* Khabeer Banda
* Sherbaz Banda
* Mohammad Banda (kado laar)
* Mirza Khan Banda
* Bezad Banda (Jabar)
* Sharif Abad (Madakhel)
Demographics
The literacy rate of BamKhel is very low at 29.7%, according to an official census conducted in 1998.
Education
There is one Commerce college, one higher secondary school for boys and a high school for girls, three primary schools for boys and two primary schools for girls. In addition to government schools several private schools and colleges are also there.
Health
There is only one dispensary in the village servicing around 30,000 inhabitants and also private medical stores.