Birpani
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Birpani is a town and Union Council
in Bagh District
, Azad Kashmir
, Pakistan
. It is located 20 km west of Bagh
city and at an altitude of 2000 metres. The origin of the word Birpani comes from the Pahari word Beer and means Veer (Brother/بھائی ).
. This town is situated on the confluence of two mini nullah
s, the Birpani Nallah and the Dhaki Nallah , which flow all the year round.
The population of Birpani is 25,000 which includes many tribes, the main tribe in the village is Maldiyal Mughal
. The literacy rate is slightly more than 90%.
and so administers other villages e.g. Surrol, Mahldara, Ratnoi, Bani Minhasan, and Khawaja.
The Bazar of Birpani includes more than 250 shops.There is one Special Communication Organization's digital exchange which is providing the communication facilities to surrounding villages through landlines and also some major private companies boosters are functioning in the area such as Telenor, Ufone, Warid, Paktel, Scom and Mobilink.
; hundreds of people were died and were hurt by this quake. 100% population was left homeless.The fault on which Earthquake took place is almost passing through the center of Birpani. Most of the houses have been reconstructed though with the help of the Governments of Pakistan and Azad Kashmir as well as local and International NGOs.
Union Councils of Pakistan
A sherwan or village council in Pakistan is an elected local government body consisting of 21 councillors, and headed by a nazim and a naib nazim...
in Bagh District
Bagh District
Bagh District is one of the eight districts of Azad Jammu and Kashmir, Pakistan. The district, which had been part of Poonch District, was created in 1988...
, Azad Kashmir
Azad Kashmir
Azad Jammu and Kashmir or Azad Kashmir for short, is the southernmost political entity within the Pakistani-administered part of the former princely state of Jammu and Kashmir...
, Pakistan
Pakistan
Pakistan , officially the Islamic Republic of Pakistan is a sovereign state in South Asia. It has a coastline along the Arabian Sea and the Gulf of Oman in the south and is bordered by Afghanistan and Iran in the west, India in the east and China in the far northeast. In the north, Tajikistan...
. It is located 20 km west of Bagh
Bagh
Bagh is the chief town of Bagh District in Azad KashmirBagh, the district headquarters of district Bagh is 100 Kilometers from Muzaffarabad via Kohallah & 80 Kilometers via Suddhen Gali, 205 Kilometers from Islamabad and 48 kilometers from Rawalakot. This town is situated on the confluence of two...
city and at an altitude of 2000 metres. The origin of the word Birpani comes from the Pahari word Beer and means Veer (Brother/بھائی ).
Location
Birpani is 80 kilometres from Kohala, and 160 kilometres from IslamabadIslamabad
Islamabad is the capital of Pakistan and the tenth largest city in the country. Located within the Islamabad Capital Territory , the population of the city has grown from 100,000 in 1951 to 1.7 million in 2011...
. This town is situated on the confluence of two mini nullah
Nullah
A Nullah or Nulla is an arm of the sea, stream, or watercourse, a steep narrow valley. Like the wadi of the Arabs, the nullah is characteristic of mountainous or hilly country where there is little rainfall...
s, the Birpani Nallah and the Dhaki Nallah , which flow all the year round.
The population of Birpani is 25,000 which includes many tribes, the main tribe in the village is Maldiyal Mughal
Maldiyal Mughal
The Maldiyal is a Mughal clan, living in Azad Kashmir and Rawalpindi division of Punjab, Pakistan. It is a major land-holding tribe in Bagh District and Tehsil Abbaspur of the Poonch District and Tehsil Mendhar of District Poonch of Indian Jammu and Kashmir...
. The literacy rate is slightly more than 90%.
Schools & Colleges
There are many schools, colleges, hospitals etc., a develop village throughout the District. There is one girls inter college and one boys higher secondary school in Birpani and primarry grils school jabbar & many private schools are also participating in providing quality education.Administration
Birpani is a union councilUnion Councils of Pakistan
A sherwan or village council in Pakistan is an elected local government body consisting of 21 councillors, and headed by a nazim and a naib nazim...
and so administers other villages e.g. Surrol, Mahldara, Ratnoi, Bani Minhasan, and Khawaja.
The Bazar of Birpani includes more than 250 shops.There is one Special Communication Organization's digital exchange which is providing the communication facilities to surrounding villages through landlines and also some major private companies boosters are functioning in the area such as Telenor, Ufone, Warid, Paktel, Scom and Mobilink.
2005 earthquake
Birpani and its surrounding towns were totally destroyed from the 2005 Kashmir earthquake2005 Kashmir earthquake
The 2005 Kashmir earthquake was a major earthquake centered in Pakistan-administered Kashmir known as Azad Kashmir, near the city of Muzaffarabad, affecting Gilgit-Baltistan and Khyber Pakhtunkhwa province of Pakistan. It occurred at 08:52:37 Pakistan Standard Time on 8 October 2005...
; hundreds of people were died and were hurt by this quake. 100% population was left homeless.The fault on which Earthquake took place is almost passing through the center of Birpani. Most of the houses have been reconstructed though with the help of the Governments of Pakistan and Azad Kashmir as well as local and International NGOs.