Hilkot is a village and 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

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, ...

province of

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 ...

. It is located to the north of

Mansehra Mansehra is a city in the Khyber Pakhtunkhwa province of Pakistan and the headquarters of Mansehra District. It is the 71st largest city of Pakistan and 7th largest city in the province. The name of the city (written in Hindko, Urdu and Goj ...

the district capital and south east of Batagram city and lies in an area affected by the

2005 Kashmir earthquake The 2005 Kashmir earthquake occurred at on 8 October in Pakistani-administered Azad Kashmir. It was centred near the city of Muzaffarabad, and also affected nearby Balakot in Khyber Pakhtunkhwa and some areas of Indian-administered Jammu and ...

.EARTHQUAKE AFFECTED AREA OVERVIEW - United Nations Joint Logistics Centre
There are 04 village councils. Village Council 1. Hilkot 2. Kund Bala 3. Sathan Gali 4. Balimang. Spoken languages are Pashto, Gojri & Hindko. Major Castes are Swati & Gujjar. V/C Kund Bala & Sathan Gali have mostly people from Gujjar family which is totally hilly area while V/C Hilkot & Balimang have mostly people from Swati & Syed family. There are green field and most of land is hilly occupied with forests. Main crops are maize, wheat & little bit rice. In fruits there are Orchards & Trees of Apple, Apricot, Pear, Plums & Date-plum. Natural water rich in herbs comes from hills. The literacy rate is growing gradually. There are difficulties that the local population faces the lack of proper healthcare facilities in the area, as there are no hospitals in the region & Also there is no any Govt boys or girls college. Mostly people moved for jobs & businesses and support their families & serving in different departments of country (in government private & public sectors) & abroad. Farming is only way of earning but due to hilly area and weather conditions its not fulfill requirements of area.

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Union councils of Mansehra District Populated places in Mansehra District {{Mansehra-geo-stub