Bankad

Bankad is recorded as Bankad in the OCHA/HDX Pakistan administrative-boundary dataset, under Kohistan Lower district, Khyber Pakhtunkhwa. This geographical profile uses the dataset’s 9 September 2022 boundary snapshot, reviewed by the publisher on 27 September 2024. It is a dated reference, not confirmation of today’s administrative boundaries.

Bankad: boundary reference

  • Source district: Kohistan Lower
  • Source province or territory: Khyber Pakhtunkhwa
  • Humanitarian boundary identifier: PK51502 (not a postal code)
  • Area reported in the boundary file: 458.71 square kilometres
  • Dataset centre latitude: 35.118581° N
  • Dataset centre longitude: 72.851757° E
  • South–north extent: 34.9707° N to 35.2662° N
  • West–east extent: 72.6854° E to 72.9560° E

The area is the source polygon’s mapped area, not a newly verified legal land-area total. Extents were calculated from that polygon. The centre is a dataset reference coordinate; it is not necessarily the town centre, a government office or an entrance.

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Nearby dataset reference points

  • Battera Kolai — Kolai Palas Kohistan district; approximately 17.6 km between the two dataset centres.
  • Pattan — Kohistan Lower district; approximately 17.7 km between the two dataset centres.
  • Alpuri — Shangla district; approximately 23.1 km between the two dataset centres.

These are straight-line distances calculated from the source coordinates, not driving distances or proof that the administrative units share a border. For routes, select an actual settlement or destination on a current map.

District and postal lookup

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Source and date

OCHA/HDX Pakistan administrative boundaries, version 01, administrative level 3 feature PK51502. Source organisation: World Food Programme SDI; quality-assured and published by OCHA FIS and HDX. Source boundary date: 9 September 2022; publisher review: 27 September 2024. Download the source GeoJSON archive. Attribution: CC BY 3.0 IGO. Figures are rounded for display; bounds and nearby-point distances are derived here. Source checked: 30 October 2026.

Administrative context

This directory lists Bankad as a tehsil under Kohistan Lower. Follow the parent link to explore the wider area.

Other tehsils listed under Kohistan Lower

Location details

Type
Tehsil
Local name
Bankad
Country
Pakistan

Map reference point

This marker shows the saved reference coordinates for Bankad. It is not an administrative boundary, a verified office entrance or a navigation destination.

Latitude: 35.119000   Longitude: 72.852000

Record source / review note: 2026-05-19 (Open Admin Data / OCHA COD-AB). This is the saved record note, not a new verification of the point.

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