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Union Council (an administrative subdivision) of
Mansehra District Mansehra District is a district in Hazara Division of Khyber Pakhtunkhwa province in Pakistan. It was established as a district in 1976, prior to which it was a tehsil within the former Hazara District. Two former subdivisions of Mansehra were ...
in the
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province (formerly known as the North-West Frontier Province) of
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Name and meaning

Bhanda Peeran, also known as Peran Da Bandha in Hindku language and Peer Keeley in
Pushto Pashto (,; , ) is an Eastern Iranian language in the Indo-European language family. It is known in historical Persian literature as Afghani (). Spoken as a native language mostly by ethnic Pashtuns, it is one of the two official languages ...
, which means "The Land of Saints", where ''banda'' means ''land'' and ''piran'' means ''
saints In religious belief, a saint is a person who is recognized as having an exceptional degree of holiness Sacred describes something that is dedicated or set apart for the service or worship of a deity; is considered worthy of spiritual res ...
'', ''peer'' means saint and ''kalay'' means village. Historians and native people of this area say that
Muslim Muslims ( ar, المسلمون, , ) are people who adhere to Islam, a monotheistic religion belonging to the Abrahamic tradition. They consider the Quran, the foundational religious text of Islam, to be the verbatim word of the God of Abrah ...
Saints In religious belief, a saint is a person who is recognized as having an exceptional degree of holiness Sacred describes something that is dedicated or set apart for the service or worship of a deity; is considered worthy of spiritual res ...
used to live in this area in the beginning of 15th century.


Population

It has a total population of more than 18,000. The major tribes and ethnic groups in this area are as follows: * Syeds (Bukhari) Syeds claim to be the direct descendants of Muhammed through his daughter Fatima-tuz Zahra married to her cousin Ali ibn Abu-Talib. Lots of SYEDs living in Banada Piran . Actually why they called this village by Name of Banda Piran, because First Syed (Bukhari) build this village. *
Sahibzada Sahib or Saheb (; ) is an Arabic title meaning 'companion'. It was historically used for the first caliph Abu Bakr in the Quran. The title is still applied to the caliph by Sunni Muslims. As a loanword, ''Sahib'' has passed into several langua ...
(Family of Sheikh Baba) This tribe belongs to Quresh ( Hashmi Qureshi). Mr. Muhammad Ishaq (Mian Baji) was the last Guddi Nasheen of this Family. Now, these Sahibzada dwells in different areas of Mansehra mostly in Seri Sherif Safaida near Balakot Bypass, also in Banda Peeraan, and in Sarian near Mansehra Motorway interchange Shiekhabad. Including Sahibzada they also use the family name, Mian. Most of them Use Sahibzada Mian as initials for their names. * Swati (Janis Khail and lughmani) The Noble Tribe of Old Mansehra, the Warriors. They have most of the resources including land. Most of them migrated from
Balakot Balakot (; ur, ; ) is a town in Mansehra District in the Khyber Pakhtunkhwa province of Pakistan. The town was destroyed during the 2005 Kashmir earthquake, but was later rebuilt with the assistance of the Government of Pakistan and Saudi P ...
. Jahangiri a subtribe of Swatis were the real patristics the strongest tribe in Peeraan banda . But with the passage of time they purchased land from swatis and build their own home. Most of them work as labour in Karachi. * Paracha Once, Banda Piran was the hub of the Parachas family but now they have migrated to Mansehra, Abbottabad and Islamabad. These people are mostly involved in business. *
Gujjar Gurjar or Gujjar (also transliterated as ''Gujar, Gurjara and Gujjer'') is an ethnic nomadic, agricultural and pastoral community, spread mainly in India, Pakistan and Afghanistan, divided internally into various clan groups. They were tradit ...
The people of this tribe are Lineally servants of swatis but by time the oldest inhibatint of this region and have been in the national as well provisional assembly for a continuous period of 35 years. *
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These people migrated from Kashmir before the
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of
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in 1947 and after spending some time in Banda Piran with Jhangiris, they started calling themselves as Jhangiris. They are also famous as BIJLLIE WALAY in the village. * Chhachi These people migrated from Chach
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. * Utman Zai. These people lived in Banda Piran since before British Raj. Traditionally these peoples were farmers, who through dedication and hard work rose in society. Elderly focused on Education of their children through hardship. Utman Zai tribe people later migrated to Karachi and other metropolitan cities for better job opportunities. Today, Utman Zai people have jobs in government sectors and are most prominent businessmen of area. * Kabalies These people migrated from Afghanistan to Kashmir before 1947, and after the
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of
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in 1947, they migrated to Pakistan. * Mohamand: These people came from Charsadda, ziyam and Mohamand agency, these people are sub tribes clan Dawezai sub division Mandozai (Jalalkhel and Amin khel), Jallalkhel are well educated and well spirituals people of this union council and specially theirs elders also participed in Kashmir jihad. * Aliee-Wal These people came from the district of Aliee after the earthquake of 2005. * Kohistani These people migrated from Kohistan District to Banda Piran.


Language

The majority of the people living in this village and surrounding areas speak Hindku, with good understanding and speech of Pushto language as well as it is the mother tongue of Swati.


Agriculture

The people of Banda Piran are mostly farmers and rely on agriculture as the best profession in that area.


Muslims

All the people living in Banda Piran are
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and thus there is a lot of religious influence in this area.


Importance

This village is considered to be the major passage of almost 10 union councils to
Hazara University The Hazara University (HU) is a public university located in Mansehra, Khyber Pakhtunkhwa, Pakistan. Recognized university Hazara University is recognized as a higher education institution by the Higher Education Commission of Pakistan. Overvi ...
Dhodial Dhodial (also known as Dhudial) is a town and union council located near Baffa between Mansehra and Shinkiari in Mansehra District in Khyber Pakhtunkhwa province of Pakistan. Dhodial is a fertile region known for its vegetables and tobacco. Dh ...
, including other villages of InayatAbad,
Trangi Sabir Shah Trangi Sabir Shah (or Trangri Sabir Shah) is a village and union council (an administrative subdivision) of Mansehra District in Khyber-Pakhtunkhwa province of Pakistan. It is located to the north of the district capital Mansehra Mansehra is ...
. Lies East to
Dhodial Dhodial (also known as Dhudial) is a town and union council located near Baffa between Mansehra and Shinkiari in Mansehra District in Khyber Pakhtunkhwa province of Pakistan. Dhodial is a fertile region known for its vegetables and tobacco. Dh ...
town and South East to
Baffa Baffa ( ur, Pashto :بفه ) is a town, a union council and capital of Tehsil Baffa Pakhal of Mansehra District in the Khyber-Pakhtunkhwa, Pakistan. It lies about 15 km north of the district capital, Mansehra. History Baffa ...
town. it also touches the
Hazara university The Hazara University (HU) is a public university located in Mansehra, Khyber Pakhtunkhwa, Pakistan. Recognized university Hazara University is recognized as a higher education institution by the Higher Education Commission of Pakistan. Overvi ...
on the northern side.


River Siran

Just after leaving the Siran Valley, enters the Pakkhal
valley A valley is an elongated low area often running between Hill, hills or Mountain, mountains, which will typically contain a river or stream running from one end to the other. Most valleys are formed by erosion of the land surface by rivers ...
by touching Banda Piran. The river Siran flows from north to south of the village where mostly farmers use its water for agricultural purposes.


See also

*
Peeran Peeran is a village and union council (an administrative subdivision) of Mansehra District in the Khyber-Pakhtunkhwa province of Pakistan. It is located in District Mansehra. It is in an area affected by the 2005 Kashmir earthquake. Peeran is t ...
*
Sahibzada Sahib or Saheb (; ) is an Arabic title meaning 'companion'. It was historically used for the first caliph Abu Bakr in the Quran. The title is still applied to the caliph by Sunni Muslims. As a loanword, ''Sahib'' has passed into several langua ...
* Swati * Paracha *
Makhad Makhad (Urdu: مکھڈ ) aka Makhad Shareef is a historical town in Attock District of northern Punjab Province in Pakistan. It is one of the last towns separating the Punjab from the Khyber Pakhtunkhwa. The boundary is marked by the fast-flowi ...
*
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References

* http://www.thenews.com.pk/daily_detail.asp?id=157574 * https://web.archive.org/web/20090117044856/http://www.thefrontierpost.com/News.aspx?ncat=ts&nid=3434&ad=17-01-2009 * https://web.archive.org/web/20090220203937/http://ppspak.com/exectutive.html * https://web.archive.org/web/20091031054846/http://www.youthparliament.pk/Initial_list_Interview_YP09.asp


External links


Tehsils & Unions in the District of Mansehra - Government of Pakistan


* ttps://web.archive.org/web/20090221000951/http://raheem.info/history/piracha.htm ‘PIRACHA’ {{coord missing, Khyber Pakhtunkhwa Union councils of Mansehra District Populated places in Mansehra District