Junia is located in the
Abbottabad district of
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, ...
. The expansive valley of Junia spreads over 180,037 canals, which is the highest area occupied by any village in
Tanawal
Amb or Kingdom of Amb also Feudal Tanawal (Urdu/ Persian: ''ریاست امب,'' romanized: ''Riyasat-e-Amb'') was a princely state in the present day Khyber Pakhtunkhwa region of Pakistan. It was a monarchy ruled by the Tanolis, a tribe of th ...
. It is located at an average elevation of 849 meters. It is located on the north-west side of
Abbottabad bordering
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 Gojr ...
.
The village is almost entirely populated by
Tanolis
The Tanoli (Hindko language, Hindko/ ur, تنولی ,تناولی ,تنولي) are a tribe living mostly in the Hazara, Pakistan, Hazara area of Khyber Pakhtunkhwa, Pakistan. They form the majority of the population of Lassan Nawab union council. ...
. The main tribes are: Tanoli (95%), Awan (2.7%), Sulmani (2.1%) and Turk (1%). It has a
population
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of over 5,000 with a
literacy rate
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of 99%. The village hosts 5 PhD's, 4 MBBS, 10
engineers
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, accountants as well as postgraduates. Chamhatti village is close to it as well as other villages near Junia:
Kotla (1.6 nm) Jhokan (1.8 nm) Kamila (1.0 nm) Chikar Bahian Kalan (1.3 nm) Thathi (1.3 nm) Barila Khurd (2.0 nm) Barila Kalan (2.0 nm) Kharper (0.8 nm) Numshera (1.0 nm) Naich (1.2 nm) Beri (1.7 nm) Khalabat (1.0 nm) Kangar Bala (1.3 nm) Kangar Pain (1.3 nm) Ahmedabad (1.3 nm) Kot (1.6 nm) Rattian (2.0 nm).
References
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Populated places in Abbottabad District