Aloch
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Aloch is a town in Shangla District
Shangla District
Shangla District ' is located in the Khyber-Pakhtunkhwa province of Pakistan.The district headquarters are located at Alpuri. It was previously a subdivision of Swat District, but was upgraded to the status of a district on July 10, 1995 by the then Chief Minister Aftab Khan Sherpao. The total...

 of Khyber Pakhtunkhwa included in Puran tehsil
Puran, Pakistan
Puran is a sub-division and tehsil of Shangla District in Khyber-Pakhtunkhwa province of Pakistan. The subdivision includes three tehsils viz: Puran itself, Martung and Makhuzai.Puran Sub-division comprises nine Union Councils...

. Aloch is a commercial place for business community. Union Council Aloch is the largest Union Council of Tehsil Puran
Puran, Pakistan
Puran is a sub-division and tehsil of Shangla District in Khyber-Pakhtunkhwa province of Pakistan. The subdivision includes three tehsils viz: Puran itself, Martung and Makhuzai.Puran Sub-division comprises nine Union Councils...

 both on area and population basis. Aloch and Nimkalay
Nimkalay
Nimkalay is a town of Puran Tehsil in Shangla District of Khyber-Pakhtunkhwa province of Pakistan. It is the main bazaar of Puran and a commercial place for the business community. Nimkalay is a part of the Aloch Union Council of Puran Tehsil, located at 34°43'60N 72°40'60E and lies in the area...

 comparatively have more facilities than the rest of Shangla District
Shangla District
Shangla District ' is located in the Khyber-Pakhtunkhwa province of Pakistan.The district headquarters are located at Alpuri. It was previously a subdivision of Swat District, but was upgraded to the status of a district on July 10, 1995 by the then Chief Minister Aftab Khan Sherpao. The total...

. The people at Aloch have almost access to all basic necessities of life and facilities at their doorsteps. They have a good hospital, Session Court, Police Setup, Schools and Colleges for both men and wowen, NADRA Office, Banks etc. within Aloch. Most of the inhabitants of Aloch belong to Abakhel branch of the subtribe Babozai
Babozai
Babozai is a town and union council of Mardan District in Khyber-Pakhtunkhwa. It is located at 34°50'0N 72°8'0E and has an altitude of 1754 metres ....

 of the major Pathan
Pashtun people
Pashtuns or Pathans , also known as ethnic Afghans , are an Eastern Iranic ethnic group with populations primarily between the Hindu Kush mountains in Afghanistan and the Indus River in Pakistan...

 tribe Yousafzai
Yousafzai
The Yūsufzai is one of the largest Pashtun tribes...

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Aloch is located at 34°43'60N 72°40'60E. It lies in the area affected by the 2005 earthquake
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By Faiz Puran
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