The inhabitants belong to Aba Khel subtribe of Mandanr Yusafzai Pathans who occupy Swabi and Mardan districts of Khyber- Pakhtunkhwa. The major khel living in Kaddi include Balar Khel, Taju Khel, Zakarya Khel, Khan Khel and Panj Pao. History The name Kaddi appears to
be derived from Kada which in Pashto refers to a place lower than normal in height. Historically Kaddi had a great
natural lake with
seasonal
birds from Siberia flocking in winter. Majority of the lake
was converted into residential
area. The present population
of Kaddi is likely to have
settled here in late 17th
century as a spill over from the nearby town Zaida with which they still maintain close
economic links. Area and population Having an area of about 2
square km, Kaddi is situated
to the south of Panj Pir and is bounded on its west by Nullah Badrai and a few small hills. An irrigation canal runs
through Kaddi on its western
side which has been
beautifully siphoned to pass
under Badrai. The feature is
locally known as "Sepun" (Pashto:سیپن) . The estimated population of Kaddi
is about 6500 in which most
are farmers by profession. Some people are working in
government services and
overseas as well. The main source of income is
Government service and
employment abroad along
with farming. There are three
government and two private
schools in the village. The literacy rate is around 61%. People The people in Kaddi belong to
Usi Khel, Aba Khel subtribe of Mandanr Yusafzai. The Khel include Balar Khel, Taju Khel, Panj Pao and Zakarya Khel. Some other families are also
settled in Kaddi along with Yusafzai tribe including Jadoon and Awan families. Balar Khel Ancestors of Balar Khel in village Kaddi are: a. Tura Baz Khan: He came from Hund as the chieftain of the village. His descendants
are therefore also known as Khan Khel. The lineage is traced to Balar as follow:
Balar Khan --> Rana Khan -->
Zabita Khan --> Buland Khan
--> Tura Baz Khan. Buchi Khan: Four sons of Buchi Khan; Khanzada, Azeem
Khan, Hurmat & Umar came to
Kaddi from Zaida leaving their fifth brother Zareef behind. Descendents of the former
two at present constitute
Balar Khel proper. The lineage
of Buchi Khan can be traced
to Balar in fourth generation as follows: Balar Khan -->
Rana Khan --> Dargayi -->
Buchi Khan c. Sadr Khan: Sadr Khan came to Kaddi from Zaida leaving
his two brothers Mehmood
Khan and Daem Khan in Zaida. They live in an area between
Balar Khel and Zakarya Khel
and are closely associated to both Khel. The lineage of Sadr
Khan can be traced to Balar
as follows: Balar Khan -->
Rana Khan --> Dargayi -->
Muhammad Khan --> Sadr
Khan (The latter two have been
described in the Land
Compilation Book of 1872 as
to be unable to trace their
lineage to Balar. However
names of Buchi Khan and Muhammad Khan can be found
in Balar Khel located in Zaida.) Kalu Khan: Descendants of Kalu Khan live in association
with Taju Khel. He came to
Kaddi from Panj Pir where his grandfather Moiz Ullah Khan
had come from Hund as
chieftain of the village. They
are therefore in fact Khan
Khel Balar Khel presently living in association with Taju Khel. The lineage of Kalu Khan can
be traced to Balar as follows:
Balar Khan --> Rana Khan -->
Zabita Khan --> Buland Khan
--> Moiz Ullah Khan --> Fateh Ali Khan --> Kalu Khan e. Associated Balar Khel: Apart from the four families
mentioned above there are
few associated families living
in close association with Balar
Khel though not genealogically
related to Balar Khan. These include Jadoon and Awan
families. Taju Khel As per the Britannica Encyclopaedia's 11th Edition,
Taju Khel or Tajo Khel are the
sub tribe of Yousafzai. They live in many parts of Pakistan and India including Kaddi, Zaida, Marghuz, Lahor, Beka Sala, Haryan in Pakistan and Bhopal, Delhi, Agraa and Pathan Kot in India. Some Taju
Khel in Swabi still have strong
family terms with their
relatives in India. They are
the descendents of Doran
Khan. Furthur more according to Roshan Khan the author of
'The History of Yousafzai' Taju
Khel along with four other
brothers came to current
swabi roughly around 16th
century from Afghan province Kundooz. Currently the
estimated population of Taju
Khel globally is around
100,000 to 170,000 but these
figures are merely speculative
and can vary exponentially. According to a renowned
elder and historian of Yaqubi village Taju Khel, Zakarya
Khel,Panj Pao and Balar Khel
were all brothers along with
Taus Khani, Bazid Khel and
Ayub Khel. He further believes
that all these brother along with their ancestors formed
Aba Khel but like all other
chaotic and questionable
history of Pashtun tribes, this still has long way to get
approved and recognized as
History. Zakarya Khel Panj Pao
