Kandia, Khyber Pakhtunkhwa
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Kandia Tehsil consists of four Union Councils in Pakistan having a population of approximately 40,167. The Kandia tehsil was created as a separate entity upon the splitting-away of the Kandia valley from the Dassu tehsil administration area, 23 km away. Kandia is part of the Swat District, and the Kandi valley merges with the Indus.[1]
The Kandia valley
The Kandia valley road[2] follows the Kandia Nuddi watercourse (21° 19' 60 N, 86° 55' 0 E), 371km from the capital Islamabad. It abuts Ghizer (Shoundoor) on the North, Kalam on the south, and Tashkand on the east.[3] The valley four Union Councils i.e. UC Thoti, UC kareen,UC Karang and UC Gabral. According to 1998 census the total population of the valley is 47,227. The valley of the Kandia is prone to natural disasters, primarily avalanches and flooding; in August 2011 over 60 people were killed and hundreds of farm livestock swept away by floods.[4][5] The Kandia valley road was washed away by extensive flooding, making access to the valley extremely difficult; 33 km long road was constructed and carpeted by ERRA amounting to Rs.805 millions. After the flood of July 2010, all the road has totally washed away and the access of the inhabitants were too difficult to the main market (Komila)so many diseases attack the people and died before any health treatments.[6]
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Tribes of Khandia Valley. There are three main tribes is founded in this valley. 1. Soya Khel 2. Mohlawo Khel. 3. Shadam Khel. the most ancient and old tribe of this valley is Suya Khel. Most of the population of Khandia as well as Kohistan is consist of the same family due to his originality and ancient. Other two families is also well known but their population is less then first.People of this valley is very rebellious, due ill literacy and unawareness about social norms. Always a dispute between the above tribe remain active which is called (Kanai) in kohistani Language. Most popular language of the same valley is kohistani which is famous in all three above tribes. Owing to less life stander and insouciant facilities the people of the same valley has been migrated to other cities and provinces of Pakistan however their property like as land of cultivation and other shares like as forest subsidy reserve in the valley.
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