Jhangra
Jhangra | |
|---|---|
  Jhangra | |
| Coordinates: 34°1′0″N 73°8′0″E / 34.01667°N 73.13333°E | |
| Country |  Pakistan |
| Province | Khyber-Pakhtunkhwa |
| District | Abbottabad |
| Tehsil | Havelian |
| Population | |
• Total | 24,062 |
Jhangra is a small town and one of the 51 Union councils of Abbottabad District in Khyber-Pakhtunkhwa province of Pakistan.[1] It is located in the southwest of the district. The popular language spoken is Hindko.
Jahangra Dam, which is being constructed around 3 km away from Jhangra Village, will benefit the residents of Kashka, Jhangra and Mohra Mohri Village and help meet their agricultural requirements and other water based needs.
Subdivisions
[edit]The Union Council of Jhangra is administratively subdivided into the following areas: Chamba, Darooni Maira, Havelian Village, Jhangra, Kalu Maira, Mala, Nowshera, Sultanpur. Kashka, Pungran, Wazeera and Ratidheri [verification needed] . [2]
Jhangra is a very old village where before the Partition of Indo-Pak, only Hindus, Sikhs, and Muslims lived, but after the Partition in 1947, all non-Muslims left this area.
References
[edit]34°1′0″N 73°8′0″E / 34.01667°N 73.13333°E
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