Behrain Tehsil

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Behrain Tehsil
تحصیل بحرین
بحرين تحصیل‎
Tehsil
Kalam Valley in Behrain during winter
Kalam Valley in Behrain during winter
Behrain Tehsil (in green) in Swat District
Behrain Tehsil (in green) in Swat District
Country Pakistan
Province Khyber Pakhtunkhwa
DistrictSwat
Area
[1]
 • Tehsil
2,899 km2 (1,119 sq mi)
Population
 (2023)[2]
 • Tehsil
270,620
 • Urban
76,725
 • Rural
193,895
Time zoneUTC+5 (PST)
 • Summer (DST)UTC+6 (PDT)

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 Gujar, Kho and Gawri.[5]

Languages of Behrain Tehsil (2023)[2]
  1. Kohistani (11.88%)
  2. Others, mainly Torwali and Kalami (52.31%)
  3. Pashto (35.81%)
  4. 0.00%

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]

Behrain consists of 8 Union Councils: Utror, Bahrain, Mankyal, Kalam, Beshigram, Madyan, Tirat and Balakot.[6]

See also

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References

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  1. ^ "Pakistan: Khyber Pakhtunkhwa (Districts and Subdistricts) - Population Statistics, Charts and Map". City Population. Retrieved 4 September 2024.
  2. ^ a b c d "7th Population and Housing Census - Detailed Results: Table 11" (PDF). Pakistan Bureau of Statistics.
  3. ^ "Bahrain, Swat: An Indigenous community on the frontlines of climate change". The University of Sydney. October 14, 2024. Retrieved April 19, 2025.
  4. ^ Torwali, Zubair (June 15, 2014). "Beautiful but marginalised — Swat-Kohistan". The Express Tribune. Retrieved September 4, 2024.
  5. ^ Nasir, Fateh-Ul-Mulk Ali (July 11, 2020). "Kalam and the three princely states of Swat, Chitral and Dir". WeMountains. Retrieved September 14, 2024.
  6. ^ "District Councils and Wards Annex-A" (PDF). Local Government KP. Retrieved April 20, 2025.


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