Madda Khel is a Pashtun

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...

 clan of Allai

Allai

Allai is an administrative subdivision of Batagram District in the Khyber-Pakhtunkhwa province of Pakistan - that also contains the Allai Valley.- History :...

wals of the Swati

Swati (tribe)

The Swatis are a Pashtun tribe based around the Swat valley, in the Khyber-Pakhtunkhwa province of Pakistan. They are the largest tribal group of land owners in the Mansehra and Battagram districts....

 tribe, Batagram

Batagram

Battagram is the capital city of Battagram District in Khyber Pukhtoonkhwa Province of Pakistan. It is located at 34°41'N 73°1'E and has an altitude of 1038 metres .-Administration:...

 district in Khyber-Pakhtunkhwa. Historically, Madda Khel had 600 fighting men against English at the end of the 19th century during the British colonial rule.

The area Madakhail consist of two closely located regions. Soray (dark) Madakhail and Peetao (in sun) Madakhail. The population of Pitao is greater than that of Soray. The most literate village in Pitao is that of Gowandla and Tetay.

Madakhail region has been joined to Topi, district swabi, by road since December 2008. Most of the people travel preferably to Topi for shopping instead of Darband nowadays.