About Bagh
The District Bagh, as is reflected from its name (meaning garden), is one of the greenest areas of AJK. Bagh had been a tehsil of Poonch district till 1987 when it was declared an independent district. It consists of an area of 1,368 sq km. According to the District Census Report 1998, Bagh had a population of 0.395 million and a growth rate of 2.6%. The average household size is 7.4 per family. Some 94% population lives in rural areas. The social indicators of Bagh district are quite encouraging as the literacy rate among male and female is 72.87% and 40.97% respectively. The working population of Bagh District is engaged in two major sectors i.e. agriculture/forestry and services/public administration. The housing units that stood at 53,275 in 1998 seemed to have grown two fold during the last decade.
The Area of district bagh is 1368 sq. km. having
projected population estimated in 1994 about 0.443 million. Topogragphically this district falls into mountainous zone.Administratively, district bagh has three sub-divisions namely Bagh, Dheerkot and havaily. This district resembles to district Poonch in all means due to its history, culture, customs and tradions. The area of this district is highland deeply cut by rushing hill torrents. District bagh, as a whole is rich in natural beauty. Bagh, Dheerkot and Suddhen Galli, Hanse Chowki, Neela Butt, Las Danna, Mahmood Galli, Kahuta , Havaily and Ganga Choti are the main scenic spots in this district.
The District Bagh, as is reflected from its name (meaning garden), is one of the greenest areas of AJK. Bagh had been a tehsil of Poonch district till 1987 when it was declared an independent district. It consists of an area of 1,368 sq km. According to the District Census Report 1998, Bagh had a population of 0.395 million and a growth rate of 2.6%. The average household size is 7.4 per family. Some 94% population lives in rural areas. The social indicators of Bagh district are quite encouraging as the literacy rate among male and female is 72.87% and 40.97% respectively. The working population of Bagh District is engaged in two major sectors i.e. agriculture/forestry and services/public administration. The housing units that stood at 53,275 in 1998 seemed to have grown two fold during the last decade. The Housing Damage Assessment identified more than 90000 housing units destroyed and damaged in its report.
Due to its proximity with the epicenter of the earthquake, Bagh had suffered colossal damage to its physical infrastructure, as a result besides rebuilding rural housing stock, Government of AJK has prepared a town plan for Bagh to shift population and public administration buildings from red zones to safer areas. Besides losing physical livelihood means and social assets including schools, health facilities and land, people have lost intangible assets such as capacity to work. The reconstruction and rehabilitation program of AJK Govt. is focused on rebuilding these assets over a period of three years. It includes providing financial assistance to private house owners, rebuilding 257 educational institutions, 38 health facilities and 542 Water Supply Schemes.
The Area of district bagh is 1368 sq. km. having
projected population estimated in 1994 about 0.443 million. Topogragphically this district falls into mountainous zone.Administratively, district bagh has three sub-divisions namely Bagh, Dheerkot and havaily. This district resembles to district Poonch in all means due to its history, culture, customs and tradions. The area of this district is highland deeply cut by rushing hill torrents. District bagh, as a whole is rich in natural beauty. Bagh, Dheerkot and Suddhen Galli, Hanse Chowki, Neela Butt, Las Danna, Mahmood Galli, Kahuta , Havaily and Ganga Choti are the main scenic spots in this district.
The District Bagh, as is reflected from its name (meaning garden), is one of the greenest areas of AJK. Bagh had been a tehsil of Poonch district till 1987 when it was declared an independent district. It consists of an area of 1,368 sq km. According to the District Census Report 1998, Bagh had a population of 0.395 million and a growth rate of 2.6%. The average household size is 7.4 per family. Some 94% population lives in rural areas. The social indicators of Bagh district are quite encouraging as the literacy rate among male and female is 72.87% and 40.97% respectively. The working population of Bagh District is engaged in two major sectors i.e. agriculture/forestry and services/public administration. The housing units that stood at 53,275 in 1998 seemed to have grown two fold during the last decade. The Housing Damage Assessment identified more than 90000 housing units destroyed and damaged in its report.
Due to its proximity with the epicenter of the earthquake, Bagh had suffered colossal damage to its physical infrastructure, as a result besides rebuilding rural housing stock, Government of AJK has prepared a town plan for Bagh to shift population and public administration buildings from red zones to safer areas. Besides losing physical livelihood means and social assets including schools, health facilities and land, people have lost intangible assets such as capacity to work. The reconstruction and rehabilitation program of AJK Govt. is focused on rebuilding these assets over a period of three years. It includes providing financial assistance to private house owners, rebuilding 257 educational institutions, 38 health facilities and 542 Water Supply Schemes.