Mansehra city and district form an important part of the Hazara Division in Khyber Pakhtunkhwa province, Pakistan, blending rich history, diverse culture, and striking mountain landscapes. The city of Mansehra serves as the administrative headquarters of Mansehra District and is one of the larger urban centres in the region. According to the 2017 census, Mansehra city had a population of about 127,623, making it among the more populous cities of the province.
Mansehra District was formally established as a separate administrative district in 1976. Before that, it formed part of the larger Hazara region. Over time, administrative changes led to the creation of new districts from its territory, including Battagram in 1993 and Torghar in 2011. The district covers an area of about 4,579 square kilometres and remains largely rural in nature, with the majority of the population living in villages.
Population of Mansehra
According to the 2023 census, Mansehra District has a population of around 1.79 million. The population is ethnically diverse, including Hindko-speaking communities, Pashtuns, Gujjars, Swatis, and others. Literacy levels in the district show improvement over time, though a noticeable gap remains between male and female literacy. Administratively, the district is divided into several tehsils such as Mansehra, Balakot, Oghi, Baffa Pakhal, Darband, and Tanawal.
Mansehra Villages and Towns
According to 2017 census, only 9.31 percent population of Mansehra resides in urban areas, while the remaining 90.69 percent lives in villages and towns situated in rural areas. Among the villages in Mansehra, 91 have population of 5,000 or more. While, 107 villages have between 2,000 to 4,999 residents. There are also 83 villages in Mansehra with population ranging from 1,000 to 1,999 inhabitants
There are 396 villages / rural localities in Mansehra District. Following is the list of villages and towns of Mansehra district and their population according to the census held in 2017:
S. No
Village Name
Population(2017)
1
BALA KOT
14,655
2
MITTI KOT
3,438
3
SHOHAL NAJAF KHAN
7,993
4
TARANA
896
5
BHORAJ
1,410
6
BISIAN
4,970
7
DOGA
4,690
8
JAGIR BALOLA
6,584
9
KARNOL
4,330
10
KHAIR ABAD
3,122
11
SIAL
358
12
BARA KOT
5,525
13
GARHI HABIBULLAH
25,353
14
BAT KARAR
402
15
GARLAT
19,522
16
HASSA
1,944
17
KANSHIAN
4,703
18
NOKOT
238
19
BAN BEGAR
1,455
20
GANAILA
3,384
21
HANGRAI
2,761
22
BHANBARA PATLANG
3,682
23
JAGAN
4,208
24
KHAITSARASH
4,627
25
SAT BANI
4,343
26
BAJ MOHRI
2,589
27
JABRI KALEESH
5,469
28
KAMI KHAN GEERI
4,416
29
KAWARA
467
30
LASO SULTANI
57
31
LASO ZAMINDARI
153
32
PATSERI
1,051
33
SHOHAL MAZULLAH
3,936
34
BATORHA
2,351
35
BHATIKAH
982
36
GUL MERA
2,708
37
HASSARI
2,648
38
JABBI
656
39
KASHTRA
3,588
40
KOT BAHALLAH
2,573
41
LUNDAH
794
42
SUKHDHAR
1,142
43
TALHATA
4,527
44
BAGIR
–
45
BELA SACHA
3,049
46
CHOSHAL
1,304
47
SAWAN
1,268
48
SHAKORHA
1,160
49
GHANOOL
7,773
50
ARSALA KHAN MANOOR
2,024
S. No
Village Name
Population(2017)
51
MANOOR BOSTAN KHAN
2,215
52
MANOOR HAFEEZULLAH
7,461
53
MANOOR MUHAMMAD JAN KHA
1,872
54
JARAID
16,163
55
KAGHAN
7,329
56
BHONJA
6,511
57
KAWAI
4,210
58
PARAS
6,238
59
KALAS JAMAL MARI
3,306
60
KAMAL BAN
3,989
61
PHAGAL
6,144
62
PUTTAN DES
1,867
63
BHANGIAN JOSHACHA
6,548
64
HASAM ABAD
443
65
SANGAR
7,683
66
BAFFA DHODIALI
5,596
67
BAFFA LAGHMANI THITWAL LOHARI
6,418
68
BAFFA BAJOURI KHAWAJA KHELI
6,694
69
BAFFA LAGHMANI
2,966
70
DARRAYAL
17,277
71
SUM ELAHI MANG
8,059
72
TIMRI
2,017
73
DHODIAL ARGHOSHAL
12,535
74
DHODIAL-MALKAL
8,119
75
GIRWAL
10,408
76
SHANAI BALA
5,614
77
GULI BAGH
5,038
78
HARDO TARANGRI SABAR SHAH
8,790
79
BANDA PIRAN
12,930
80
CHITIGATI
3,236
81
GANDHIAN
5,008
82
HAFIZ BANDI TARLI
823
83
HAFIZ BANDI UTLI
1,116
84
INAYAT ABAD
7,610
85
LANG
2,111
86
NOKOT
5,516
87
TARHA TARLA
2,153
88
TARHAUTLA
2,721
89
BEDADI
9,482
90
SHANKIARI
27,645
91
UKHREELA
4,855
92
BAJNAH
12,004
93
TANDHA
9,555
94
AFZAL ABAD (GIDAR PUR)
19,864
95
SOSAL
3,436
96
BHEER KUND UTLA
11,574
97
HARI MERA
1,409
98
KEHNIAN
1,456
99
MARI SAFDAR SHAH
2,855
100
NILORE
804
S. No
Village Name
Population(2017)
101
BHER KUND TARLA
5,765
102
HAMSHERIAN
5,637
103
KHAN KHEL (MARI SHAH WALI)
4,306
104
MAIRAJIA
3,987
105
MARI MUQARAB SHAH
774
106
MASWAL
3,966
107
PANO DHERI
11,358
108
TIMBAR KHOLA
2,042
109
KHAKI
14,531
110
BANDA SHEIKHAN
238
111
KHAWAJ GAN
4,482
112
MALIK PUR
5,293
113
MURAD PUR
1,951
114
SAKANDARA
1,309
115
SHANAI TARLI
542
116
SHERPUR
6,569
117
BATTAL
13,644
118
CHALUN DARI SALDHAR
1,053
119
HARORHI KHAKHOO
4,093
120
JAL GALI
4,525
121
KARMANG TARLA
1,548
122
KARMANG UTLA
3,528
123
NASARDI
2,920
124
ANDRASI
550
125
BAKKI
2,820
126
BARI BEHAK
469
127
BHOGAR MANG
7,547
128
CHITTA BATTA
1,350
129
GARAN THALI
1,848
130
KAMAR DOGA
98
131
RATHI
1,203
132
AHL
3,351
133
BAITARLI
1,955
134
CHINAR KOT
7,031
135
HIAR
886
136
SALOONA
1,036
137
ASHWAL
873
138
BAGRO
438
139
BALI MANG DOEM
6,112
140
BHALIJA
–
141
CHHAPRI
444
142
DHERI HALIM
315
143
DHERI NUMBER DARAN
501
144
HILKOT
8,008
145
KUND UTLA
949
146
MALOKRA
1,105
147
NEEL BAN
597
148
PHALAI
697
149
ICHHERIAN
10,822
150
KOTLI BALA (UTLI)
3,775
S. No
Village Name
Population(2017)
151
KOTLI TARLI
5,544
152
KUND TARLA
1,189
153
TARKANAL
1,153
154
JABBAR
14,136
155
BANDA GIASACH
3,393
156
CHEELA BAGH
2,674
157
JABORI
5,557
158
KANOG
705
159
KUZ BELA
1,111
160
BAN SACHA
326
161
DHERI SAD ULLAH
310
162
KANDLA
136
163
KHAN
1,868
164
LACHI MANG
14,968
165
MALKAN GALI GADDA
2,683
166
SHAKURA
1,765
167
SHER KALAI
1,100
168
JACHA
2,512
169
PANJOOL
9,033
170
BANDA
927
171
GIAR SACHA
1,013
172
KALAS RACHARI
2,118
173
SACHA KALAN
10,013
174
SACHA KHURD
397
175
SERIAN KAMASHIAN
1,912
176
ARAB KHAN
1,554
177
ATTAR SHISHA
3,326
178
GOHATAR
1,982
179
JABBA
10,251
180
MUNDHAR
2,782
181
PHAGLA
7,835
182
KOTKAY
14,971
183
LABAR KOT
23,282
184
HATI MERA
2,493
185
MACHI POL
1,420
186
MUNGAN
5,984
187
BANDA SEYDAN
366
188
CHEHR
5,472
189
JABRI
351
190
MAIRA AMJAD ALI
2,354
191
NAR BIR
2,247
192
PAIR
5,108
193
SHAH KHEL GARHI
1,444
194
CHATTA BATTA
10,805
195
RERH
6,441
196
SANDA SAR
7,827
197
BEHALI
5,182
198
GARHALA
1,380
199
HUSSANIAN
746
200
KAREER
1,543
S. No
Village Name
Population(2017)
201
MATIAL
1,232
202
RATTIAN
546
203
REHAR
3,017
204
CHAKIA
6,775
205
DATTA
9,172
206
GHAZI KOT
13,193
207
HARIALA
5,156
208
KHUSHALA
1,878
209
BAIDRA
3,399
210
BAO BANDI
819
211
BASAND
1,735
212
CHHANJA
605
213
DEB GRAN
2,711
214
LALOO BANDI
427
215
MADAN
1,679
216
SHALAKI
354
217
SHEIKH ABAD
1,120
218
BALAG TARLI
2,567
219
BALAG UTLI
2,149
220
JALLOO
5,680
221
MOR BAFFA KHURD
778
222
PIHORAJ
1,124
223
SHAHELIA
5,078
224
BERAT
457
225
JINKIARI
366
226
KHOWARI
2,633
227
MOHAYAN
2,315
228
TAHLI
113
229
GHEHAL
15
230
KEEK
5
231
LASSAN THUKRAL
3,570
232
MANGLOOR
661
233
MORBAFFA KALAN
2,156
234
NANOHA
817
235
NAROON
694
236
PACHGHAH
149
237
HADDO BANDI
4,927
238
SAPAIDA
4,879
239
GANDAH
9,897
240
MANSEHRA
34,022
241
OGRAH
5,253
242
PHAKHWAL
3,567
243
POTHA
6,439
244
BADDAN
702
245
CHANDOR
689
246
KHAIAN
2,603
247
SEHAKI
1,251
248
BANDI KAINTH
3,808
249
KALA MAIRA
2,727
250
THATHI KALAN
2,180
S. No
Village Name
Population(2017)
251
BAI BOHAL
1,216
252
DHERI
932
253
LASSAN NAWAB SAHIB
2,399
254
LIAS
613
255
SHAKOOKI
4,334
256
BARILA
465
257
KHALIALA
1,078
258
KHEL
877
259
KUND
271
260
LORGRAN
792
261
MAHAL
405
262
MANGAL DOGA
888
263
MASAND
1,122
264
SANAIRA
189
265
SAWAN MERA
938
266
SHAH KOT
934
267
TARAPI
1,423
268
AHL SERI
749
269
AKARAN
175
270
BANDI-KHAN-KHEL
394
271
DARWAZA
735
272
MANEWAL
616
273
MATSEERI
2,305
274
PATTIAN
2,153
275
SUM
608
276
TIMBER
467
277
DEGRI
1,211
278
DHER
1,054
279
JATTAN
992
280
MOHAR KALAN
991
281
MOHAR KHURD
1,178
282
SALAYA
442
283
SHEIKH WAL
820
284
SINJLI
555
285
ADDA
241
286
BANDI KARGA WAL
335
287
DHANIK
479
288
HAL KALO
223
289
JASGRAN BALA
407
290
JASGRAN PAYAN
298
291
JHOKAN
886
292
KAR KALA
373
293
PALSALA
853
294
THANI
205
295
GOJRAN
3,207
296
JHANGI
4,987
297
PARHANA
4,636
298
THAKAR MERA
3,002
299
BANDI GHULAM HAIDER KHAN
828
300
GAR WAL
1,135
S. No
Village Name
Population(2017)
301
GOJRA
833
302
KARKA
810
303
KOTEHRA
480
304
MUND GRAN
1,343
305
PHULRA
2,668
306
SARNI
1,213
307
TAHLIALA
887
308
BANDI DOST MUHAMMAD
576
309
BATANGI
519
310
CAMLI
842
311
DEORIAN
284
312
DHAMNULLA TARLA
529
313
DHAMNULLAH UTLA
590
314
DHAR MANG
497
315
GHAZI KOT
1,696
316
GUJRAN DE GAL
635
317
KALWAL
1,094
318
KAMAR MARI
607
319
SHALAIAN
144
320
TAHINGAR
650
321
TEHRARI
997
322
BAGARRIAN
4,007
323
DILBORI
5,325
324
GHANIAN
10,431
325
JASKOT
5,024
326
BELIAN
7,741
327
KOLAKA
9,284
328
TARAWARA
16,430
329
CHULUNDRIAN
6,762
330
KATHAI
7,026
331
KHABAL
5,571
332
ARBORA
7,570
333
DARHA
7,995
334
OGHI
18,174
335
SHAMDARA
27,431
336
BANDI
2,949
337
BIR BAT
2,863
338
CHATHA
1,983
339
PATTIAN
2,874
340
CHANSAIR
4,079
341
GOJAR BANDI
3,465
342
ISMAIL BANDI
3,080
343
RAHIMKOT
2,292
344
BAGWAI
1,057
345
CHOYAN
11,679
346
DOLARIAN
1,279
347
KHAMIAN SERI
1,436
348
DAR BAND (RURAL)
53
349
DAR BAND (URBAN)
–
350
DOKANI
1,297
Mansehra villages. S. No 351 to 396
S. No
Villages Name
Population(2017)
351
FARID ABAD
359
352
MEHRAN
600
353
TIR BAT
1,408
354
AKHON BANDI
1,626
355
JOHDAN
1,726
356
MALHAR
2,661
357
NAMSHERA
2,117
358
BARADAR
3,360
359
JINDRI
1,243
360
KAJLA
2,029
361
CHAMIAL
1,740
362
DOGA
2,023
363
HARIALAH
2,442
364
KARHORI
2,074
365
BADHSIAL
1,763
366
DANDA KHOLIAN
1,715
367
FATEH BANDI
3,424
368
NAMBAL
2,059
369
NARYALA
1,383
370
ANGAR BEHN
1,111
371
BELA
3
372
CHAMB
2,343
373
CHAMHERI
1,089
374
GHAZI KOT
1,691
375
NIAKKA PANI
1,338
376
JAGGI
1,497
377
NEEL BATTAL
1,753
378
PHAGORA
2,010
379
SHUNGLI
2,454
380
DARA
1,911
381
DEWAL
1,353
382
DOUDHKOT
548
383
KHHAND GRAN
1,994
384
SHANAYA
2,126
385
BAJNA
5,166
386
BATHO BANDI
3,155
387
GALI BADRAL
3,792
388
SERI GORIA
1,873
389
SHER GARH
4,652
390
BAI BARYAL
456
391
BARA
1,479
392
CHAKLI PANSIAL
1,798
393
KARAM
960
394
SEHRA
1,701
395
SHAH KOT
1,136
396
SOKAL
666
According to census 2023, population of Mansehra District is 1,797,177.
