Birote Khurd is a subdivision of Berote Kalan Union Council in Pakistan. History As part of the local government reforms of 2000, Berote Khurd lost the status of Union Council and was merged into Berote Kalan. Etymology The name of the union council "Birote or Berote Khurd" means lesser Birote, differentiating it from the larger settlement of "Birote Kalan". The words Khurd and Kalan (little and big) are administrative terminology dating back to Mughal times – to differentiate two areas with the same name, hence Birote Khurd means little birote (cf. Britannia major, "Greater Britain" and Britannia minor "Lesser Britain"). Geography Berote Khurd is located in the east part of Abbottabad District in the North West Frontier Province. To the east is the Birote Kallan and Kashmir region and in the west Nathiagalli areas, to the south is Pluck and to the north is the Bakot area. Birote Khurd lies in the foothills of famous Mushkpuri peaks of the Galyat Region. Demographics It has a population of 2,500. The main tribes of Berote Khurd are the Thadyabal, Mojwal, Nakodraal, Lahral (a sub tribe of the Dhond Abbasi). Others tribes are Awans, Gujjars, Seyeds, Pathans, and Qureshis. Main settlements The main wards of Berote, Khurd are (with notable residents): Nakkar Kutbal - Imtiaz Hussain Abbasi, MD., Shahzad Abbasi, Zeeshan Arshad S/O Arshad Hussain Lahoor - Rustam Abbasi Mohra - Qazi Muhammad Sajawal, Fazal Rahim Abbasi, Naib Nazim Sarwar Abbasi, Nawaz Abbasi (late), and Zafeer Abbasi Nakar Mojwal - Muhammad Almas Abbasi, Yasir Abbasi, Shakir Abbasi, Sardar Hanif Abbasi, Siddique Abbasi, Zaheer Abbasi, Abiq Abbasi, Haji Khadim Abbasi, Wajid Abbasi, Ismdad Abbasi, Ziyab Abbasi, Arshad Abbasi, Allah Ditta Abbasi Rialiy - Farooq Abbasi, Waqas Qudoos Abbasi Batala Hotrari/Hotrary - Haji Muhammad Khushid Abbasi, Haji Muhammad Iqbal Abbasi, Hafiz Munib Abbasi, Amir Abbasi, Zakeer Abbasi, Asim Iqbal, Muhammad Bilal Baseer Abbasi Mawan Di Hill Mumtaz Abbasi (late), Shafeeq Abbasi Soi Nakheter - Waheed Anwar Abbasi, Nadeem Zareen Abbasi Moori - Zafeer Brothers Poora - Mushtaq Abbasi Sangrerhi - Haneef Abbasi, Khurshid Hotrari, Sauod Mahmood Toopa- Haqeeq Abbasi Nari Hoter - Iftekhar Abbasi, Sadaqat Abbasi Hotrol - Mohsin Imdad, Sajjad Abbasi, Shahbaz Abbasi Bhan - Rahimdad Abbasi, Tikka Khan Abbasi Khrindi - Shabbir Abbasi, Nawaz Abbasi Kali Kandal - Suleman Hussain, Sharif Khan Transport The Qazi Sajawal road from Basian/Abbasian Hotrari Chowk to BHU Mohra road (7-KM) connects Swargali- Boi highway (a junction on