Population 20,000 approximately | District Swabi Union Council Pabaini Province Khyber Pakhtunkhwa | |
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Pabaini or Pabeni Pashto: پابينى Urdu: پابينى Hindi: पाबैनि is a village in the Swabi District of Khyber Pukhtunkhwa in Pakistan. It is situated about 13 kilometers from Swabi city. It has a population of 20,000 according to a 2007 estimate. Its residents are referred to as Pabainwaal. It has been proved, by any authentic source, that Pabainwaals relate to the Jadoon clan.
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Map of Pabaini, Pakistan
History
Although there is no authentic history about the formation of Pabaini however it is believed that in the late 16th century some of the people of Leron village intruded on the land currently known as Pabaini. In Pabaini the most common people are jadoon. In 1865 Gadoon was tribal area and Pabaini was also part of Gadoon but in 1870 Pabaini become part of swabi tehsil
Location
Pabaini is a small village in Kandaw Valley. It lies in the east side of Jhanda. Panjman village lies in the north west of Pabaini and Qadra and Gajai in north. Malak abad is in north east, Gadoon Industrial Estate is in south east and Maini village in south.The Village Boko lies to the South-West of Panjman and is about 9km away from Swabi City.
The major families forming the population of Pabaini are Urya khel, Doulat khel, Sheikhan, Khadi khel, Esa khel, Taus khani and Moula Kalay. The Jana khel and Dulat khel are the sub families formed in Dolat khel. Serai is the taxi stand and main bazaar of the village. Where all the villagers and northern neighbor villagers come for basic shopping.
Education
Education is growing fast in Pabaini now day, but its ratio is still less than the 70%. Educational Institute in Pabaini
Sports
The people of pabaini play many games. The young boys play cricket, football and badminton. There are also some other folk games like Makha which is most popular game of Pabaini is also played in the village. Through the provincial government fund a cricket ground was recently built.This ground is named with the popular late cricket player of the village pabaini Muhammad Sheraz Shaheed.