Sheikh-ul-Bandi is one of the 51 union councils

Union Councils of Pakistan

A sherwan or village council in Pakistan is an elected local government body consisting of 21 councillors, and headed by a nazim and a naib nazim...

 (sub-divisions) of Abbottabad District

Abbottabad District

Abbottabad is a district in the Khyber Pakhtunkhwa province of Pakistan. The district covers an area of 1,969 km with the city of Abbottabad being the principal town...

 in Khyber-Pakhtunkhwa province of Pakistan

Pakistan

Pakistan , officially the Islamic Republic of Pakistan is a sovereign state in South Asia. It has a coastline along the Arabian Sea and the Gulf of Oman in the south and is bordered by Afghanistan and Iran in the west, India in the east and China in the far northeast. In the north, Tajikistan...

. The Union council takes its name from a neighbourhood which is 3 km from the city of Abbottabad

Abbottabad

Abbottabad is a city located in the Hazara region of the Khyber Pakhtunkhwa province, in Pakistan. The city is situated in the Orash Valley, northeast of the capital Islamabad and east of Peshawar at an altitude of and is the capital of the Abbottabad District...

. It is in the valley toward the north-west of the Sarban Hills. It is located at 34° 8' 60N, 73° 13' 60E

The Nazim (i.e., the Administrator) of the union council is Waseem Khan Jadoon while Malik Saeed Awan is the Naib Nazim (i.e., the Deputy Administrator).

Languages

The main language is Hindko, Pashto, although Urdu

Urdu

Urdu is a register of the Hindustani language that is identified with Muslims in South Asia. It belongs to the Indo-European family. Urdu is the national language and lingua franca of Pakistan. It is also widely spoken in some regions of India, where it is one of the 22 scheduled languages and an...

 is also spoken and understood.

Ethnic groups

− The predominant ethnic group of Sheikhul Bandi are the Jadoons - a Pashtoon tribe. There are also some other families that belong to Awans, Rajas and others.

Famous people

Renowned in Pakistan and Abroad only Please don't include others. Thanks

• Riafat Khan Jadoon
  Jadoon
  The Jadoons are one of the largest Pashtun tribes in Pakistan. They originate from Jallalabad and are now located in the southern Hazara Division area of Khyber Pakhtoonkhuwa, Pakistan, partly in Gadoon area in Swabi on the southern slopes of Mahaban Mountains, and partly in Abbottabad District...
  
  ,(President MCB Trade Union Of Pakistan )
• Arshad Jadoon
  Jadoon
  The Jadoons are one of the largest Pashtun tribes in Pakistan. They originate from Jallalabad and are now located in the southern Hazara Division area of Khyber Pakhtoonkhuwa, Pakistan, partly in Gadoon area in Swabi on the southern slopes of Mahaban Mountains, and partly in Abbottabad District...
  
  , ( Int boxer and Sport man )
• Khawer Khan Jadoon
  Jadoon
  The Jadoons are one of the largest Pashtun tribes in Pakistan. They originate from Jallalabad and are now located in the southern Hazara Division area of Khyber Pakhtoonkhuwa, Pakistan, partly in Gadoon area in Swabi on the southern slopes of Mahaban Mountains, and partly in Abbottabad District...
  
   (Pakistan Color Boxing)
• Mir Asad Senior Advocate Practitioner Income tax.
• Haji Maqbool-u-r Rehman KhanJadoon
  Jadoon
  The Jadoons are one of the largest Pashtun tribes in Pakistan. They originate from Jallalabad and are now located in the southern Hazara Division area of Khyber Pakhtoonkhuwa, Pakistan, partly in Gadoon area in Swabi on the southern slopes of Mahaban Mountains, and partly in Abbottabad District...
  
   (Vice president PMLN(khyber pakhtunkhwa), President All trade union ATD, President Sabzi Mandi ,EX Nazim & Business Individual )
• Haji Ghayoor Khan Jadoon late (Chairman Sheikh ul Bandi for short span)
• Shahid Khan Jadoon
  Jadoon
  The Jadoons are one of the largest Pashtun tribes in Pakistan. They originate from Jallalabad and are now located in the southern Hazara Division area of Khyber Pakhtoonkhuwa, Pakistan, partly in Gadoon area in Swabi on the southern slopes of Mahaban Mountains, and partly in Abbottabad District...
  
   Late (Chartered Accountant)
• Dr.Ishtiaq Khan Jadoon
  Jadoon
  The Jadoons are one of the largest Pashtun tribes in Pakistan. They originate from Jallalabad and are now located in the southern Hazara Division area of Khyber Pakhtoonkhuwa, Pakistan, partly in Gadoon area in Swabi on the southern slopes of Mahaban Mountains, and partly in Abbottabad District...
  
   (Ph.D Geology)
• Dr.Mushtaq Khan Jadoon
  Jadoon
  The Jadoons are one of the largest Pashtun tribes in Pakistan. They originate from Jallalabad and are now located in the southern Hazara Division area of Khyber Pakhtoonkhuwa, Pakistan, partly in Gadoon area in Swabi on the southern slopes of Mahaban Mountains, and partly in Abbottabad District...
  
   (Ph.D)
• Abdul Latif Mir(Retired Director Education)
• Brigadier Afsar Khan Jadoon
  Jadoon
  The Jadoons are one of the largest Pashtun tribes in Pakistan. They originate from Jallalabad and are now located in the southern Hazara Division area of Khyber Pakhtoonkhuwa, Pakistan, partly in Gadoon area in Swabi on the southern slopes of Mahaban Mountains, and partly in Abbottabad District...
  
  
• Haji Niaz Gul Khan Jadoon
  Jadoon
  The Jadoons are one of the largest Pashtun tribes in Pakistan. They originate from Jallalabad and are now located in the southern Hazara Division area of Khyber Pakhtoonkhuwa, Pakistan, partly in Gadoon area in Swabi on the southern slopes of Mahaban Mountains, and partly in Abbottabad District...
  
   Late(Businessman,Contract Technician GMC,Mercidez Benz & Rolls-Royce Motor Cars KSA)
• Saqib Khan Jadoon Chartered Accountant
  Chartered Accountant
  Chartered Accountants were the first accountants to form a professional body, initially established in Britain in 1854. The Edinburgh Society of Accountants , the Glasgow Institute of Accountants and Actuaries and the Aberdeen Society of Accountants were each granted a royal charter almost from...
  
  
• Jawad khan Jadoon Chartered Accountant
  Chartered Accountant
  Chartered Accountants were the first accountants to form a professional body, initially established in Britain in 1854. The Edinburgh Society of Accountants , the Glasgow Institute of Accountants and Actuaries and the Aberdeen Society of Accountants were each granted a royal charter almost from...
  
  
• Dr Nasir Khan Jadoon(Radiologist)
• Dr Asad Khan Jadoon(Cardiologist in USA)
• Atif Khan Jadoon (Medical Billing executive MTBC USA)
• Khalid ur Rehman jadoon (Ex-DG NADRA Islamabad).
• Dr. Haroon M Qazi (Plastic Surgeon USA)
• Qazi M,Tahir(EX-EN WAPDA)
• Saleem Khan Jadoon Late (Magestrate)
• Pervaiz Khan Jadoon(SP. Police)
• Tehmas Khan Jadoon (Magestrate)
• Shoukat Turk (Advocate General Sect Dist Bar Association)
• Sajid Iqbal Advocate.
• General (Rtd) Masood Pervaiz
• Brg. Tariq
• Brg. Javaid
• Naveed Khan Jadoon Badalzai(NADRA)
• Hameed Gul Jadoon (Business Individual-UAE)
• Nasir Jadoon (Geologist Australia)

Subdivisions

The Union Council is subdivided into the following areas: Cantonment, Qasba Abbottabad, Sheikhul bandi and Rakh Civil Military.