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Behrain Tehsil
Tehsil in Khyber Pakhtunkhwa, Pakistan From Wikipedia, the free encyclopedia
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Behrain, also known as Upper Swat Valley[3] and Swat Kohistan,[4] is a tehsil located in Swat District, Khyber Pakhtunkhwa, Pakistan. The population is 270,620, according to the 2023 census.[2] Behrain has an area of 2,899 km2, comprising more than half of total area of the district, and is part of the larger Kohistan region. It is known for alpine valleys such as Kalam and is home to a number of Indigenous Indo-Aryan peoples, including Gujjar, Kho and Gawri people.[5]
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Demographics
Ethnic groups
Major ethnic groups in Bahrain tehsil are the Gujjars and Kohistanis.[6] They are found in almost all eight union counsils of the tehsil.
Languages
According to the 2023 Census, the share of Pashto and Kohistani languages in Behrain was 35.81% and 11.88%, respectively. Some 141,119, mainly Torwalis and Kalamis, chose "Other", amounting to a little more than 52%.[2]
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Union councils
Behrain consists of 8 Union Councils: Utror, Bahrain, Mankyal, Kalam, Beshigram, Madyan, Tirat and Balakot.[7]
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