Villages....B

Baghicha Derai

Mrs N Bilal...

Baghicha Derai is a village located on Swabi -Mardan Road at a distance of about 18km from Mardan city. It has a population of approximately 15,000 people. Its old name was "Sra Derai". It was a part of Ismaila village and most probably it started to grow in 1803.Mian Ayub Uddin was appointed the Chief of Baghicha Derai by the British Empire. In 1836 Baghicha Derai was in Legal Papers of Property rights.

There are many streets named after the sub sects of Pushtuns. These include Miangan, Adabghar, Akukhel, Utmanzai, Behzadkhel and others. Miangan is one of the famous families of Baghicha Derai and it is because of the high educational background. Mian Badr Uddin, Mian Moin Uddin, Mian Rafiq Uddin, Mian Ameer Uddin, Dr.Mian Asad Haya Uddin are well known. A couple of school lady teachers Miss Naeema and Bas Bibi worked hard to spread the education.

The beauty lies in its mountains, greenery and lakes. In ancient times it was famous for its fruits farms. There are two Government schools and a dispensary. The land is very fertile. Wheat, Maize, Rice and Sugarcane is easily grown here. There is a big tobacco industry in the near by areas. There is a huge graveyard with a mosque at the entrance of the village. People are very peaceful and humanitarian.

The major problem faced by the people of the village is no gas supply and poor roads. There is no doubt that this village will become more prosperous with the introduction of these facilities.

Baizo Kharki

My village name is Baizo Kharki, also called Ikram Pur. This is a very stunning place and is situated in the north east strip of Mardan. Baizo Kharki is on the edge of Malakand Agency. A road leads to Thana, Swat. This road is used as an alternate way to Swat, Dir and Buner. There are two High and two Primary Schools.

People of this village are well-educated, polite in etiquette and extremely civilized. They belong to various walks of life, like Agriculture, Banking, Education, Medical, Engineering, Information Technology, Law and Administration, Social Services, Defense Forces and Civil Sectors.

The pinnacle built-up site named as “KHANA”, where all VIPs are residing. There is a place called Daramona, the main entrance to the village and other is called Cemented Farash. There is a Basic Health Unit which provides basic health services. The main bazaar is in the middle of the village. The significance of this bazaar is manifold. Every thing of daily use is available here at a cheaper rate.The Telephone Exchange is situated in the center of the village and through this exchange the village is connected via satellite to the national and international Gate-ways communications.

There are several Mazaars near the village. Sheikh Baba, Bibi Abai, Nandanan and Neela Baba are famous. People visit from far-and-wide to these Mazaars and pledge their spiritual empathy and affiliation through various sacred means.

Most of the people of this village depend on agriculture, trade, small businesses, whereas some people are working in Government and Private sectors. The recent tendency of the teenagers of this village is to explore Malaysia, Gulf countries and Europe for employment, their livelihood, business and higher education. People of the village are elegant and pretty generous.

There are some prominent mountains, like Bhand, Shamshadin, Butan, Neeala and Zarani. There are some eminent springs in the village one is situated in the Shamshadin and another is in the Butan. Water of these springs is fresh, crystal clear, delicious and is a cure for several diseases. There are some spiritual and historical places like Tabar Patkai and Khapaiable Daman. There is a much attractive place , Melagah in the bottom of Bhand. There is a large Lake, where water is preserved for multi purposes and use in the real time of need. This lake is called JEWAR and it has some historical background too. During heavy rains it flows over the dangerous scale.

There are various civil societies, charity organisations, social communities and philanthropists which help people in the real-trouble-time. In the recent Swat crisis the people of this village provided all possible facilities to the Displaced persons. On returning homes, the IDPs thanked the people of the village for extending their profound love, affinity and cooperation in the real difficult times.
Gohar Wahab, Ikrampur (Baizo-Kharki), 22 June 2010.

Baizo Kharki

Akram Khan, M.Sohail and Ikram Rahim

My village is Baizo Kharki. Some people call it Ikram Pur. It is one of the most remote villages of Mardan District. My village is well known for politics, education, sports etc. My village has a school for girls. The people are well educated. It has beautiful mountains, green trees, open fields and a small lake in the centre of village. The main source of the irrigation is the canal system. The people are very hard working and I pray for their success.

M.Sohail.....Welcome to my village profile. The name of my village is Baizo Kharki. Geographically it is surrounded by the villages of Malakand Agency from three sides.

The main source of income is overseas business of its people. Too many young people move abroad in quite early age. This is the reason that nowadays not many young ones are going towards higher education. In spite of this, the village has produced Doctors, Engineers, Educationists and politicians etc.

It has a rich agricultural land, but unfortunately depends on rain water. Its mountains are famous for limestone.

Ikram Rahim............
Baizo Kharki is situated in the north east of Mardan on the border with Malakand Agency and it is the last village of District Mardan. It has a large population and approximately 5-7 thousands voters are registered in Baizo Kharki. It has a very rich Gandhara cultural history and it was a busy centre in the past. Even after passing hundreds of years you can find the old relics and buildings of Buddhist era in the surrounding hills. The people are educated. There are two primary and one high school for girls. There is also one primary and one high school for boys. These schools are not sufficient for the village because the population is growing very rapidly. People are working in every field of life, like Agriculture, business, education and other professions.A large number of people are serving abroad and also in government services away from home.

Bakhshali

Bakhshali village has a very ancient history. Bakhshali Manuscript is one of the oldest mathematics methods and the pages of this manuscript are in Oxford UK. Bakhshali is 12 km from Mardan and has a link road from main Sawabi Road. The population is between 25000 to 30000. Bakhshali is “The Gateway to some more Small Villages”, on the west side is Sawal Der and Cham Derey, north is Gujarat and Char Gulai, south side, is Pan Deri and Narshek, east Side is Jung Gari and Dubai Ada. About 95% peoples are farmers. The village has a Degree College and a High School. There are two 2 Primary Schools.

There are many well known politicians and writers from Bakhshali area....
(Ahmed Shahid Bakhshali)

Bibi Abai
Yasir Ali Bacha

This location got the name after a spiritual woman who is buried here. In the past a story has been told about her. One night she woke up to say her prayers and she saw an animal in the yard of her house. She thought it was a calf and tied it with the rope around its neck so it does not move around the house. The following early morning she was surprised to see that the calf in fact was a lion. She freed the lion and it went away. The story goes on that after the death of Bibi Abai people witnessed a lion cleaning her graveyard with its tail. Some of the followers arrange a function in her remembrance every year.

The local people donated a piece of land for a school. The school is up and running and is a great help to the poor children of the area. Unfortunately the school is called Purana Hoti School. This like so many other names is wrong.It should be called Bibi Abai School.

Babuzai
Inamullah

Babuzai is one of the most beautiful villages of Mardan, situated in the north east of Mardan.It is a very historical village, BAHAI is a must seeing place on top of the hills. It tells us the history of nearly three thousand years ago.

People here are distributed in different tribes or "Qabeelas" like Madood Kheil, Ghurghushti, Pirkheil and Miangan. These are all respectable, hardworking and determined Pushtuns.

Bagh-e-Aram

Mohammad Raees Khan..
This village is also called Bagh e Harem and is situated between Alo and Loond Khwar. The beauty lies in its greenery and lakes. In ancient times it was famous for its fruit farms and that’s why called Bagh. Now as everything is on the decline after independence, the fruit farms are gone.

There are four Government Schools, two Primary, one Middle for boys and one for girls. The people of my village are well educated.

All my villagers are hardworking and respectable. Some popular social worker names are Prof. Arif, Mr. Azeem, Niaz Babu, Dr.Khurshid, Mr. Yasir Khan, Mr. Israr Attal (Host FM Radio Boraq), Prof. Khalid and many more. I like my village people.