Table 1 Demographic information of the informants from the investigated area
Summer pasture name | Altitude (m) | Ecology | Stay duration (months) | Ethnicity | Religion | Language | No. of inhabitants | No. of male and female interviewed | Occupation |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
Bilor Kasi | 3517 | Alpine pasture | 3.5 | Kashmiri | Islam | Kashmiri & Hindko | 57 | 8M/4F | Farming and cattle rearing |
Zargary Behak | 3520 | Subalpine forest | 4 | Lone | Islam | Shina | 45 | 9M | Horticulture and cattle rearing |
Gujjar Nar | 3761 | Alpine pasture | 3 | Bakarwal | Islam | Gojri & Hindko | 74 | 9M/5F | Cattle rearing |
Shounthar | 3500 | Subalpine forest | 3.5 | Kashmiri | Islam | Paharhe & Hindko | 69 | 12M/6F | Farming and cattle rearing |
Magri | 3584 | Alpine pasture | 3.5 | Kashmiri | Islam | Paharhe | 82 | 13M/3F | Farming and cattle rearing |
Ratti Galli | 3814 | Alpine pasture | 3 | Bakarwal | Islam | Gojri | 77 | 8M/6F | Farming and cattle rearing |
Dabran top | 3352 | Subalpine forest | 3 | Gujjar | Islam | Gojri | 113 | 10M/3F | Farming and cattle rearing |
Peera Hashimar | 3079 | Alpine pasture | 4 | Gujjar | Islam | Gojri & Hindko | 106 | 8M/4F | Farming and cattle rearing |
Sheesha Mali | 3297 | Alpine pasture | 3 | Gujjar | Islam | Gojri | 72 | 6M/2F | Cattle rearing |
Bara Hazari | 3594 | Subalpine forest | 3.5 | Kashmiri | Islam | Hindko | 109 | 11M/4F | Cattle rearing |
Machiyara | 3423 | Alpine pasture | 4 | Gujjar | Islam | Gojri & Hindko | 98 | 8M/3F | Farming and cattle rearing |
Kamiri top | 3026 | Alpine pasture | 3 | Maldiyal | Islam | Hindko | 66 | 3M/5F | Cattle rearing |
Sheero Dhara | 2886 | Alpine pasture | 3 | Gujjar | Islam | Gojri & Hindko | 83 | 9M/2F | Farming and cattle rearing |
Bedori | 3082 | Alpine pasture | 3 | Gujjar | Islam | Gojri & Hindko | 62 | 6M/1F | Farming and cattle rearing |
Poonch | 2702 | Alpine pasture | 3.5 | Bakarwal | Islam | Hindko & Gojri | 70 | 4M/4F | Farming and cattle rearing |
Ganga Choti | 3024 | Alpine pasture | 3 | Bakarwal | Islam | Hindko & Gojri | 61 | 3M/4F | Farming and cattle rearing |
Saral Behak | 3621 | Alpine pasture | 3 | Bakarwal | Islam | Gojri | 74 | 7M/4F | Cattle rearing |
Kutton | 3423 | Subalpine forest | 3.5 | Gujjar | Islam | Gojri | 49 | 3M/3F | Farming and cattle rearing |