Marghuz
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Marghuz Village is a manor and Union Council
of the Swabi District
, Khyber Pakhtunkhwa, Pakistan
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Marghuz village is located at Latitude 34° 4' 6N, Longitude 72° 31' 56E, with an altitude of 1046 feet (318.8 m). The village has a population of approximately 25,000, and consists of two parts: Marghuz Yara Khel and Marghuz Aka Khel.
Marghuz's literacy rate of over 85% is one of the highest in Pakistan, and far exceeds the national average of approximately 49.9%.
Marghuz is sometimes called "the village of government servants". Awami National Party
has been the largest in Marghuz since 1930. The local population consists of a very tolerant Islamic society, and there are more than 70 mosques in the town. The recent development in infrastructure has changed the entire socioeconomic structure of the town, and new businesses have emerged as a result of the last 15 years' development.
The village benefits from a particularly large market for agriculture and household items. Many surrounding villages depend on the Marghuz bazaar
(alias Deira), and Marghuz is increasingly becoming a local business hub as a result.
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...
of the Swabi District
Swabi District
Swabi District is the fourth most populous district of the province of Khyber Pakhtunkhwa, Pakistan. It lies between the Indus and Kabul Rivers. The residents are referred to as Swabva'l. The Mandanr Yusufzai subsection of the Yousafzai clan of the Pashtuns form a majority of the population.-...
, Khyber Pakhtunkhwa, 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...
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Marghuz village is located at Latitude 34° 4' 6N, Longitude 72° 31' 56E, with an altitude of 1046 feet (318.8 m). The village has a population of approximately 25,000, and consists of two parts: Marghuz Yara Khel and Marghuz Aka Khel.
Marghuz's literacy rate of over 85% is one of the highest in Pakistan, and far exceeds the national average of approximately 49.9%.
Marghuz is sometimes called "the village of government servants". Awami National Party
Awami National Party
The Awami National Party is an Pashtun nationalist, socialist, centre-left political party in Pakistan affiliated with Socialist International...
has been the largest in Marghuz since 1930. The local population consists of a very tolerant Islamic society, and there are more than 70 mosques in the town. The recent development in infrastructure has changed the entire socioeconomic structure of the town, and new businesses have emerged as a result of the last 15 years' development.
The village benefits from a particularly large market for agriculture and household items. Many surrounding villages depend on the Marghuz bazaar
Bazaar
A bazaar , Cypriot Greek: pantopoula) is a permanent merchandising area, marketplace, or street of shops where goods and services are exchanged or sold. The term is sometimes also used to refer to the "network of merchants, bankers and craftsmen" who work that area...
(alias Deira), and Marghuz is increasingly becoming a local business hub as a result.