Behrain Tehsil

Behrain Tehsil
تحصیل بحرین
بحرين تحصیل‎
Tehsil
Kalam Valley in Behrain during winter
Kalam Valley in Behrain during winter
Country Pakistan
Province Khyber Pakhtunkhwa
DistrictSwat
Area
[1]
 • Tehsil2,899 km2 (1,119 sq mi)
Population
 (2023)[2]
 • Tehsil270,620
 • Urban
76,725
 • Rural
193,895
Time zoneUTC+5 (PST)
 • Summer (DST)UTC+6 (PDT)

Behrain, also known as Swat Kohistan,[3] is a tehsil located in Swat District, Khyber Pakhtunkhwa, Pakistan. The population is 270,620, according to the 2023 census.[2] Behrain has an area of 2,899 km2, and is part of the larger Kohistan region. It is known for alpine valleys such as Kalam and is home to a number of Indigenous Indo-Aryan peoples, including Gujar, Kho and Gawri.[4]

Languages of Behrain Tehsil (2023)[2]

  Kohistani (11.88%)
  Others, mainly Torwali and Kalami (52.31%)
  Pashto (35.81%)

According to the 2023 Census, the share of Pashto and Kohistani languages in Behrain was 35.81% and 11.88%, respectively. Some 141,119, mainly Torwalis and Kalamis, chose "Other", amounting to a little more than 52%.[2]

  1. ^ "Pakistan: Khyber Pakhtunkhwa (Districts and Subdistricts) - Population Statistics, Charts and Map". City Population. Retrieved 4 September 2024.
  2. ^ a b c d "7th Population and Housing Census - Detailed Results: Table 11" (PDF). Pakistan Bureau of Statistics.
  3. ^ Torwali, Zubair (June 15, 2014). "Beautiful but marginalised — Swat-Kohistan". The Express Tribune. Retrieved September 4, 2024.
  4. ^ Nasir, Fateh-Ul-Mulk Ali (July 11, 2020). "Kalam and the three princely states of Swat, Chitral and Dir". WeMountains. Retrieved September 14, 2024.