Shamdarra

Shamdarra or Shamdharra is a village and union council of the Mansehra District in the Khyber Pakhtunkhwa province of Pakistan. It is located in the north of the district and borders Batagram District.

Economy

About 58% of the population of the Shamdharra area are engaged in bucolic occupations, such as agriculture/cultivation, animal husbandry, livestock management and forestry. The rest of the population work as expatriates in other locations in Pakistan, or abroad. Others are engaged in local small and medium-scale businesses.

People and language

The main languages of the region are Hindko, Pushto followed by Gojri and others. The main ethnic groups are: Pathans, Awan, Gujar, and Sayyids. It is most diverse town in the area, which accepts almost all the people from different customs and backgrounds.