Bhanda Peeraan


Bhanda Peeran is a village and a part of Inayatabad Union Council of Mansehra District in the Khyber Pakhtunkhwa province of Pakistan.

Name and meaning

Bhanda Peeran, also known as Peran Da Bandha in Hindku language and Peer Keeley in Pushto, which means "The Land of Saints", where banda means land and piran means saints, peer means saint and kalay means village.
Historians and native people of this area say that Muslim Saints used to live in this area in the beginning of 15th century.

Population

It has a total population of more than 18,000. The major tribes and ethnic groups in this area are as follows:
The majority of the people living in this village and surrounding areas speak Hindku, with good understanding and speech of Pushto language as well as it is the mother tongue of Swati.

Agriculture

The people of Banda Piran are mostly farmers and rely on agriculture as the best profession in that area.

Muslims

All the people living in Banda Piran are Muslims and thus there is a lot of religious influence in this area.

Importance

This village is considered to be the major passage of almost 10 union councils to Hazara University Dhodial, including other villages of InayatAbad, Trangi Sabir Shah. Lies East to Dhodial town and South East to Baffa town. it also touches the Hazara university on the northern side.

River Siran

Just after leaving the Siran Valley, enters the Pakkhal valley by touching Banda Piran. The river Siran flows from north to south of the village where mostly farmers use its water for agricultural purposes.