Barikot is an administrative subdivision (tehsil) of Swat District in the Khyber Pakhtunkhwa province of Pakistan.
Swat District has seven tehsils i.e. Tehsil Barikot, Tehsil Babuzai, Tehsil Matta, Tehsil Khwazakhela, Tehsil Kabal, Tehsil Charbagh and Tehsil Bahrain. Each Tehsil comprises certain numbers of Union council. There are 65 Union council in district Swat (56 rural and 09 urban).
According to Khyber Pakhtunkhwa Local Government Act 2013, Tehsil Barikot has the following 5 Wards:
Ghalegay Barikot Tindodag Panjigram Najigram Nawagai Amlok Dara Karakar Kandak Jehangir Parrai Kota Shamozai Guratai Manyar Landakay New kalai Shingardar Nagoha Dedawar zarakhela Chungi
See also
Swat District
References
External links Book: Hidden Treasures of Swat, Khyber-Pakhtunkhwa Government website section on Lower Dir and neighboring places United Nations Hajj 2014 Uploads PBS paiman.jsi.com