Banjot, Swat Explained

Official Name:Banjot بنجوټ
Settlement Type:Village Council
Subdivision Type:Country
Subdivision Name: Pakistan
Subdivision Type1:Province
Subdivision Name1:Khyber Pakhtunkhwa
Subdivision Type2:District
Subdivision Name2:Swat
Population Total:4748
Population As Of:2017
Population Footnotes:[1]
Blank Name Sec1:Number of towns
Timezone1:PST
Utc Offset1:+5

Banjot (Pashto: بنجوټ) is an administrative unit, known as Village Council, within Union Council Aka Maruf Bami Khel in Tehsil Babuzai, of Swat District in Khyber Pakhtunkhwa, Pakistan.

According to Khyber Pakhtunkhwa Local Government Act 2013,Swat District has 214 Wards,, comprising 170 Village Councils and 44 Neighbourhood Councils.[2]

Aka Maruf Bami Khel is a territorial ward further divided in the four Village Councils of Banjot, Sar Sardarai, Kass and Bishbanr.

According to Election Commission of Pakistan, Banjot consists of:- PC Sar Sardaray (Mauza Banjot)- PC Sar Sardaray (Mauza Goratai)[3]

The population of Village Council Banjot is 5,540, and it has seven general seats in the Local Bodies Election.[4]

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Notes and References

  1. Web site: Population and Household Details from Block to District Level: Khyber Pakhtunkhwa. 2018-01-03. 2018-04-23. Pakistan Bureau of Statistics. https://web.archive.org/web/20180417101439/http://www.pbscensus.gov.pk/sites/default/files/bwpsr/kp/SWAT_BLOCKWISE.pdf. 17 April 2018. dead.
  2. Web site: Archived copy . 6 November 2015 . https://web.archive.org/web/20140913063053/http://lgkp.gov.pk/wp-content/uploads/2013/12/Local-Government-Elections-Rules-2013.pdf . 13 September 2014 . dead .
  3. Khyber Pakhtunkhwa Local Government Delimitation-2013, Published: 10 March 2013. p:1654
  4. Khyber Pakhtunkhwa Government Gazette, Extraordinary, 10 March 2014, p:1654