Badi Shungli

Bandi Shungli
شنگلی بانڈی
Union Council and Town
Bandi Shungli
Location in Pakistan
Coordinates: 34°28′59″N 72°55′55″E / 34.483°N 72.932°E / 34.483; 72.932Coordinates: 34°28′59″N 72°55′55″E / 34.483°N 72.932°E / 34.483; 72.932
Country Pakistan
Region Khyber Pakhtunkhwa
District Mansehra District
Tehsil Oghi اوگی
Government
  Type Union Council
Time zone UTC+5 (PST)
Area code(s) 997

Bandi Shungli, or Shungli Bandi (Gojri: شنگلی بانڈی), is a village and union council of Oghi Tehsil in Mansehra District in the north-east of the Khyber Pakhtunkhwa province of Pakistan.

Demographics

The main languages of the region are Hindko and Gojri, followed by Pashto. In the village of Danna the endangered Mankiyali language is spoken.[1]

There is one government Higher Secondary School for boys and one middle school for boys and girls.

Nearly all population is of the Sunni sect.

Settlements

Major villages consists of Shungli, Gali, Patean, Sunj, Harian, Utli Bai, Tarli Bai, Keela, Galdar, Chontra, Chatha, Porian, Danna, Shoshni, Chemrasi, Nawan Sher, Arghina, Basengarh, Jubberh, Naka, Foghorah, Pubbal, Neel Battla Bala, Malkana, Chakal.

References

  1. Anjum, Uzma; Rehman, Khawaja (2015). "A First Look at Mankiyali Language: An Endangered Language". Journal of Asian Civilizations. 38 (1): 177–90.
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