Bam Khel | |
Settlement Type: | Village |
Pushpin Map: | Pakistan |
Coordinates: | 34.1°N 72.5333°W |
Subdivision Type: | Country |
Subdivision Name: | Pakistan |
Subdivision Type1: | Province |
Subdivision Name1: | Khyber Pakhtunkhwa |
Seat Type: | Headquarters |
Seat: | Swabi |
Unit Pref: | Metric |
Area Total Km2: | 154 |
Population As Of: | 1998 |
Population Total: | 30000 |
Timezone1: | PST |
Utc Offset1: | +5 |
Established Title: | Established |
Leader Title: | District Nazim |
Leader Title1: | District Naib Nazim |
Blank Name Sec1: | District Council |
Blank1 Name Sec1: | Number of Tehsils |
Demographics1 Title1: | Main language(s) |
Demographics1 Info1: | Pashto |
"BamKhel" in Pashto (بام خیل) is a village and Union Council of Swabi District in Khyber Pakhtunkhwa, Pakistan.
Tehsils & Unions in the District of Swabi -Government of Pakistan It is located at 34°6'0N 72°32'0E with an altitude of 321m (1,053feet).[1]
Bamkhel means the place on height Some sources are saying that this name comes because of Bam Baba (بام بابا) the founder and grandfather of Bamkhelies. who migrated from Buneer centenaries ago. The village is mainly divided into different parts called "Mohalla" and "Banda". There are a total of four (04) Mohallas in village Bamkhel. Details are given below:
The literacy rate of Bam Khel is very low at 29.7%, according to an official census conducted in 1998.
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.
There is only one dispensary in the village servicing around 30,000 inhabitants and also private medical stores.