Nagri Totial, also known as Nagri Tutial, is one of the 57 union councils of Abbottabad District in Khyber Pakhtunkhwa province, Pakistan.

Origins of name

Nagri Tutial or the town of the Tutials is named after a Dhund Raja (chief) Toota Khan, who was a son of Doomat Khan.

The Haro River cuts across the village of Nagri Totial.

The village, situated at an elevation of 4,081 feet, has a unique history. Before the partition, Hindus and Sikhs lived alongside Muslims in harmony, until many fled to India during that period.

The villagers of Nagri Totial predominantly belong to the 'Totialian' branch of the Dhund (Abbasi) tribe, named after Raja Toota Khan, an Abbasi chief. They have settled along a stretch southeast of Abbottabad, extending to Ghora Gali near Murree in the east. Additionally, some Qureshis, Awans, and Bhattis also reside in the village.

Lora, the nearest town to Nagri Totial, is accessible by road.

Location

Nagri Tutial is situated in the south east of the district and forms part of Abbottabad district's frontier with the Punjab (Nagri Tutial's eastern border is with Punjab's Rawalpindi Tehsil). Nagri Tutial shares a border with the following Union Councils within Abbottabad District - to the North and east by Seer Gharbi, to the west by Nara, and to the south by Lora. Nagri Tutial has an average elevation of 1243 metres (4081 feet).