page_title: Shaikhdara
section_title: Population
hierarchical_section_title: Shaikhdara / Population
caption_attribution_description: English: The tribes that live at Shaikhdara are traced back as in this picture.
context_page_description: Shaikhdara or Shaikh Dara Pashto: شیخ درہ‎ Urdu: شیخ درہ ‎ is the most popular locality of Union Council Dubair Bala in Kohistan District of Khyber-Pakhtunkhwa province of Pakistan.
  Shaikh شیخ is Arabic for 'Islamic scholar' and Dara درہ means valley so Shaikhdara means 'the valley of Islamic scholars'.
context_section_description: As of April 2012 the population of Shaikhdara is estimated around 2,500 of which 40% share is from Peeranokilay.
  The main tribes on Dubair side are Mulakhel, Soyakhel, Saadat, Gotharkhel, Shahbaazkhel, Shadumkhel, Tirrima, Paalaskhel(also known as Kakakhel (tribe) and Shaikhdarwal(Peeran).Further Shaikhdarwal tribe is divided into five casts Shareef zaadgan, Sadeeq zaadgan, Muhammad Mir zaadgan, Ghaus Mir zaadgan and Dabruwal. Paalaskhel are further divided into Ali Muhammad khel and Shekh Muhammad khel. The Shaikhdarawal and Paalaskhel live together in Shaikhdara since 3 generations.
  The actual population is much more than the recorded but a big chunk of population has migrated from here due to one reason or other and are residing in Oghi Mansehra, Abbottababad, Islamabad, Karachi, Torghar, Besham, Buner, and Swat. This is data of people residing in Shaikhdara some others also live in Pattan, Jijaal and Kandya Kohistan.
  Population density is 650/km2 (1,700/sq mi)
caption: Tribes that live in Shaikhdara, Kohistan
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