Sehr Bagla Explained

Settlement Type:Union council
Sehr Bagla
Subdivision Type:Country
Subdivision Nme: Pakistan
Subdivision Type1:Province
Subdivision Name1:Punjab
Subdivision Type2:District
Subdivision Name2:Murree
Subdivision Type3:Tehsil
Subdivision Name3:Murree
Population Total:10,979 (1998 Census)

Sehr Bagla (سہر بگلہ) is a village and Union Council of Murree Tehsil in the Murree District of Punjab, Pakistan.[1] It is located in the north-east of the Tehsil and is bounded to the north by Potha Sharif, to the south by Ghel, to the west by Rawat and to the east by Kashmir

According to the 1998 census of Pakistan, it had a population of 10,979.[2]

Schools and education

There are 18 primary schools and 3 secondary schools in UC Sehr Bagla, some are listed below:

Facilities

The inhabitants of Sehr Bagla are predominantly poor, lacking basic essentials such as a source of clean water, gas, and energy. Minimal government investment in the region had made higher education difficult to attain and has left Sehr Bagla with dangerous and inadequate infrastructure. Many have had to move to the nearby cities of Islamabad and Rawalpindi to pursue better opportunities.

Available services and facilities include restaurants, grocery stores, markets, a vehicle rental store, a mosque, gas tank refill facility, PCO public call office, post office, forest office, and basic health unit.

Mosques

There are numerous Mosques in UC Sehr Bagla, most villages within the UC have constructed local mosques, some of the more prominent Mosques are listed below,

Tribes

As with the majority of the Murree Hills the main tribe settled in Sehr Bagla are the Dhund Abbasi, there are also members of the Kethwal and Dhanyal tribes settled in the area.

The northern half of the Murree Tehsil is held entirely by the Dhund, who claim to be Abbasi Arabs, claiming descent from Muhammad's uncle Abbas ibn Abdul Mutalib. The Satti tribe, which claims Rajput ancestry is found confined to the hilly Kotli Sattian Tehsil. In between these two tribes, are wedged the Kethwal, who claim descent from the Greek general Alexander the Great. The Dhanyal hold the western half of the Murree Tehsil, known as the Karor illaqa, as well as villages in the Islamabad Capital Territory. Like the Awan, the Dhanyal claim descent from the Prophet Mohammed's son in-law Ali. The smallest of the Murree Hill tribes are the Jasgam, who hold several villages in the hilly portion of the Kahuta Tehsil. Like the Dhund, they claim to be Abbasi Arabs.

Transport

Localities

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Notes and References

  1. http://www.nrb.gov.pk/lg_election/union.asp?district=26&dn=Rawalpindi Towns & Unions in the City District of Rawalpindi - Government of Pakistan
  2. http://www.rawalpindi.gov.pk Official Website of City District Rawalpindi