Oshikhandass Gilgit baltistan 3.51

Oshikhandass is a village in Gilgit. It is in the east of Gilgit city. Oshikhandass is part of Bagrote region its consists of about 1700 houses with about 16000 residents. The local means of economy is agriculture. There are three government schools out of which two for girls and one for boys besides there are five private schools.
Literacy rate is more than 80% The average altitude of 1,500 metres(4,900 ft).[1]
This village links Bagrot Valley and Jalalabad village to the city Gilgit. The metaled road crosses the KKH in the way towards city. The languages spoken in Oshikhandass are Shina and Burushiski. In early decades after 1940 people from hunza and Bagrot valley were living here. With the passage of time some other people also became residents of this village as it was near Gilgit city. Those people include people from Astore, Yasin and Haramosh. Nanga Parbat lies in the east of this village and it could be seen from there.
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