Kotgala is a
village
A village is a human settlement or community, larger than a hamlet but smaller than a town with a population typically ranging from a few hundred to a few thousand. Although villages are often located in rural areas, the term urban v ...
located in
Battagram District
Battagram (, ) is a tribal Districts of Pakistan, district in Hazara Division of Khyber Pakhtunkhwa province in Pakistan. The headquarter is Battagram, which is about 75 km from Mansehra, Mansehra city. It was part of historic Yaghistan (In ...
,
Pakistan
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. It is part of the
Peshora union council Union council may refer to:
*Union Council of Ministers
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. The population is approximately 5,000.
Village residents are composed of members of three sub-
khels of the
Waroji tribe: Khankhel Waroji, Batore Waroji, and Indakhel Waroji. Most of the young people of the village are working abroad. There is one
medical doctor
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in the village, few paramedics and few
engineer
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s and
teacher
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''Informally'' the role of teacher may be taken on by anyone (e.g. w ...
s. The village is located at about seven kilometers from district headquarters northwards on the silk route.
This village was badly affected by the historic earthquake on October 8, 2005. 32 people including women and children lost their life and almost 90 percent homes were destroyed in the quake.
There is one primary school for boys in the village, no middle or high schools.
Children usually travel to Batagram city for school.
The female education facility is quite poor. There is only one female school that lacks specific building and is conducted in one of local houses.
All most all female students couldn’t complete their primary education due serious lack of facilities and teaching staff.
The village is surrounded by mountains and two fresh water rivers.
Crops cultivated here are rice, maze and various types of vegetables.
Map of Kotgala
References
Battagram District
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