Nikpikhel

Naikpikhel (also known as Nekbikhel in Pashto: نیکپی خیل) is a sub-clan of the Yousafzai Pashtun tribe in Swat, residing in the surrounding area of Tehsil Kabal, Swat, situated just opposite to Mingora on the western bank of the River Swat in Swat District, Khyber Pakhtunkhwa, Pakistan.

Ethnicity
Naikpikhel belongs to the Yousafzai branch of Pashtuns and traces its ancestry back to Malak Yousaf (Yousafzai) and further to Aku (Aku Zai). From the first wife of Aku (Aku Zai), named 'Gouhara', the tribe branches into four sub-tribes: 1. Baizai 2. Khwaja Zai 3. Aba Zai 4. Khadak Zai

Khwaja Zai further branches into Mali Zai, Sujni, Shami Zai, Naikpi Khel, Shamo Zai, and Aden Zai.

Etymology
The name Naikpi Khel is a portmanteau of Nikpi (نیکپی), which means "fortunate" in Pashto, and khel (خیل), which translates to "tribe" or "clan".

Naikpi Khel Sub-Clans
The Naikpikhel tribe is divided into four sub-clans:
 * Aba Khel
 * Aisha Khel
 * Sheikh Sena
 * Musa

The Aisha Khel sub-clan includes villages such as Kanju, Dherai, Damghar, Kuza Bandai, Momdherai, Sigram, Lalu Bandai, Kamar Bandai, Jut Kot, Maloka, Bara Bandai, Ghorijo, Delay,

and Ningolai.

Aba Khel is further divided into two branches:
 * Upper Aba Khel (Bar Aba Khel)
 * Lower Aba Khel (Koz Aba Khel)

Bar Aba Khel includes Kalakalay, Totano Bandai, Manja, Golden, Devlai, Nasrat, Shah Dehrai, Samai, Maira, Tall, Dardyal, Kamkhwalai, Chur, Penawrhai, and Kamyari.

Bar Aba Khel is subdivided into three clans or tribes:
 * Mata Khel
 * Zaina Khel
 * Sahib Khel

Mata Khel sub-clan includes Karam Ali Khel (Karmali Khel), Maryam Khel, Saran Khel, Jora Khel, Khushal Khel, Bemi Khel, and Ranjo Khel, residing in Shahderai, Totano Bandai, Golden, Manja, and Dardyal.

Zaina Khel further branches into Merwais Khel and Usman Khel. Merwais Khel expands to Sheda Khel, Umer Khel, Painda Khel, and Musa Khel. Usman Khel is divided into Jogi Khel, Nemat Khel, Baba Khel, and Hasan Ali Khel. Kotwal Khel (Hassan Zai) resides in Sirsinai Kabal, having migrated from Torghar due to alliances and loyalties with Usman Khel.

Sahib Khel is further divided into sub-tribes like Mamo Khel (including Bado Khel, Mansaf Khel, Wali Khel, and Baro Khel), Bostan Khel, Sayed Khan Khel, Dolat Khan Khel, and Shabor Khel, based in Devlai, Golden, Nasrat, Shalhand, Tagma, Malakana, and Sirsinai.

Musa has only two sub-tribes according to the Shajara, namely Sar Abdal and Bakhti.

Aisha Khel Sub-Clans
The Aisha Khel tribe is divided into three main sub-clans:

Zubar Khel

 * Rama Khel
 * Nemat Khel
 * Khata Khel
 * Pai Khel

Khudai Khel

 * Babokar Khel
 * Umer Khan khel
 * Zaal Khel
 * Mian Khan Khel

Dado Khel

 * Ali Khan Khel
 * Aibo Khel
 * Manki Khel
 * Jogi Khel
 * Ghali Khel
 * Nasar Khel


 * Ali Khan Khel subdivisions:
 * Audal Khel
 * Bucha Khel
 * Bara Khan Khel
 * Saido Khel
 * Sultan Khel
 * Adam Khel
 * Nasar Khel subdivisions:
 * Shado Khel
 * Ajo Khel
 * Tawas Khel
 * Mandanr Khel

Sheikh Sena has no further sub-tribe information.