Boi | |
|---|---|
 View of river Kunhar between Meera Boi and Athyial Mzd taken from Thanda Nara. | |
  Boi | |
| Coordinates: 34°18′10″N 73°26′20″E / 34.30278°N 73.43889°E | |
| Country |  Pakistan |
| Province |  Khyber Pakhtunkhwa |
| District | Abbottabad |
| Tehsil | Abbottabad |
| Government | |
| • Member, National Assembly of Pakistan | Murtaza Javed Abbasi |
| • Member of the Provincial Assembly | Nazeer Ahmed Abbasi |
| Population | |
| • Total | 9,978 |
| Time zone | UTC+5 (PST) |
Boi (Urdu: بوئی) is a residential town and one of the 51 union councils of Abbottabad District in the Khyber Pakhtunkhwa province of Pakistan.[2]
Boi is a Hindko word meaning "fragrance of roses", referring to rose flowerbeds found in the area.
Location
The Union Council of Boi is located in the north west part of Abbottabad District and forms part of the district's eastern border with Kashmir (Muzaffarabad District). It is located at 34°18'10N 73°26'20E and has an average elevation of 853 metres (2801 feet).[3]
History
According to Captain Wace's Report of the Land Revenue Settlement of the Hazara district 1868-1874, the Boi tract was a cluster of 25 small hill villages, situated for the most part in the hills above the Kunhar river and was originally a part of the territory of the Bamba Chief of Muzaffarabad, Sultan Hussain Khan. Ousted from his Muzaffarabad territory in 1847 he thereafter resided at the village of Boi. He died in 1860, leaving his heir, Sultan Barkat Khan as Chief. Sultan Barkat khan was then succeeded by his son Sultan Hassan Ali Khan Sani, a great leader and witty ruler. Sultan was known for his justice and his people used to call him "Baba Sahib" (means; respectable). Sultan of Boe had two sons, Sultan Mohemmed Qayyum Khan and Kashif Khan (Ex Secretary Food KPK). Sultan Hassan Ali khan had a learned friend, an intellectual fellow and beloved son-in-law named Hussain Khan of Lawasi. Hussain Khan proved to be the most upright and disciplined person of the family. Hussain Khan of Lawasi has two sons Tanveer Hussain Khan of Palhotar and Naveed Hussain Khan (Ex Director Information Azad Kashmir). Coming to the rights of the tract, they were settled on the basis of the arrangement then found to be in force.The Boi villages are owned by small communities of cultivating proprietors of Abbasi (Sararra Abbasi living in Battangi and Tori, Dhund Abbasi), maliks, Awans, Karrals, Quraishis, Sardars, Sadats, Dhunds and other classes, excepting a few estates and lands which the chief has all along kept in his own possession and management.[4]
Subdivisions
Boi Union Council is divided into the following areas:
References
- ↑ "POPULATION AND HOUSEHOLD DETAIL FROM BLOCK TO DISTRICT LEVEL: KHYBER PAKHTUNKHWA (ABBOTTABAD DISTRICT) (see page 8 of 36 for Boi)" (PDF). Pakistan Bureau of Statistics, Government of Pakistan website. Archived from the original (PDF) on 18 April 2018. Retrieved 6 November 2023.
- ↑ "Administrative Units of District Abbottabad". District Government Abbottabad website. Archived from the original on 3 April 2007. Retrieved 6 November 2023.
- ↑ Falling Rain Genomics - Location of Boi - Archived
- ↑ Capt Wace's Report, p. 229