▁has ▁a ▁population ▁of ▁ 2 , 5 0 0 . ▁As ▁part ▁of ▁the ▁local ▁government ▁re forms ▁of ▁ 2 0 0 0 , ▁Ber ote ▁Kh urd ▁lost ▁the ▁status ▁of ▁Union ▁Council ▁and ▁was ▁merged ▁into ▁Ber ote ▁Kal an . ▁ ▁Et ym ology ▁The ▁name ▁of ▁the ▁union ▁council ▁" B iro te ▁or ▁Ber ote ▁Kh urd " ▁means ▁less er ▁B iro te , ▁this ▁is ▁to ▁differenti ate ▁it ▁from ▁the ▁larger ▁settlement ▁of ▁" B iro te ▁Kal an ". ▁The ▁words ▁Kh urd ▁and ▁Kal an ▁( l ittle ▁and ▁big ) ▁are ▁administrative ▁termin ology ▁d ating ▁back ▁to ▁M ug hal ▁times ▁– ▁to ▁differenti ate ▁two ▁areas ▁with ▁the ▁same ▁name , ▁hence ▁B iro te ▁Kh urd ▁means ▁little ▁b iro te ( cf . ▁Britann ia ▁major , ▁" Gre ater ▁Britain " ▁and ▁Britann ia ▁minor ▁" L esser ▁Britain "). ▁ ▁Location ▁ ▁B iro te ▁Kh urd ▁is ▁located ▁in ▁the ▁east ▁of ▁Abb ott abad ▁district . ▁ ▁To ▁the ▁east ▁is ▁the ▁B iro te ▁K all an ▁and ▁K ash mir ▁region ▁and ▁in ▁the ▁west ▁N ath i ag al li ▁areas , ▁to ▁the ▁south ▁is ▁Pl uck ▁and ▁to ▁the ▁north ▁is ▁Bak ot ▁area . ▁B iro te ▁Kh urd ▁lies ▁in ▁the ▁fo oth ills ▁of ▁famous ▁M ush k p uri ▁pe aks ▁of ▁the ▁Gal y at ▁Region . ▁ ▁Eth nic ▁groups ▁▁