Urmar Peshawar

Urmar Payan
Urmar Payan
Urmar Payan
Coordinates: Coordinates: 33°58′0″N 71°44′0″E / 33.96667°N 71.73333°E / 33.96667; 71.73333
Country Pakistan
Province Khyber-Pakhtunkhwa
District Peshawar District
Time zone UTC+5 (PST)

Urmar also spells as Urmer is a village located on the outskirts of Peshawar city in Khyber Pakhtunkhwa province of Pakistan.[1] It is also called Urmar Payan surrounded by two smaller villages with the similar names Urmer Bala and Urmer Miana.[2][3]

Overview and History

The area which is called locally Urmar comprises three villages: Urmar Payan, Urmar Miana and Urmar Bala. Agriculture is the main source of income and the agriculture land of Urmar village is very fertile.[4] All 3 villages, Urmar payan, Urmar Miana and Urmar Bala have farms of orchards of plum, pear and peach.[5][6]

Urmar Payan and Urmar Bala were established in 1893 after the migration of Urmers tribe from Afghanistan to Peshawar. The villages were part of Nowshera District during British Raj times but now part of Peshawar District.[1]

Administration

Urmar is part of Pakistan National Assembly seat NA-4 (Peshawar-4) while for KP Provincial Assembly it is part of PF-11 (Peshawar-11).[2]

Population

According to 1998 consensus, the population of Urmar Payan was 19261, Urmar Bala was 24007 and Urmar Miana was 18992.[7]

See also

References

  1. 1 2 Alikuzai, Hamid Wahed (October 2013). "A Concise History of Afghanistan in 25 Volumes". Trafford Publishing.
  2. 1 2 Report, Bureau (24 August 2002). "PESHAWAR: List of NA, PA constituencies in Peshawar". DAWN.COM. Retrieved 11 September 2017.
  3. ↑ "Pesco raid team removes 150 'kundas'". www.thenews.com.pk. Retrieved 30 September 2017.
  4. ↑ "Concern voiced at proposed housing scheme on fertile lands". www.thenews.com.pk. Retrieved 30 September 2017.
  5. ↑ "ANALYZING THE DETERMINANTS OF NON-FARM INCOME DIVERSIFICATION OF FARM HOUSEHOLDS IN PESHAWAR DISTRICT OF PAKISTAN" (PDF). www.degruyter.com. Timisoara Journal of Economics and Business. p. 42. Retrieved 30 September 2017.
  6. ↑ Franklin, Smith and. "Surveillance and Control of Peach Flat-Headed Borer, Sphenoptera Dadkhani (Oben.) in Plum Orchards of Khyber Pakhtunkhwa, Pakistan". researcherslinks.com. Retrieved 30 September 2017.
  7. ↑ "List of Union Councils in Peshawar". www.scribd.com. Retrieved 1 October 2017.
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