Bara Bandai comes under the PK-8 constituency of Khyber Pakhtunkhwa Provincial Assembly and NA-4 constituency of National Assembly of Pakistan.  19201  The village residential areas are divided into sub units called as Chams (Pashto: چم) or Mohallah. Some of the major sub units are.   the village is in uc bara bandai, tehsil kabal, district swat. It is further divided into two subunits (neighbourhood council) Bara Bandai(1) & Bara Bandai (2). Under local body election 2015 the administration came into power is Falak naz khan & Riaz Ahmed. Total population of village Bara Bandai is 19374 (2009).Which makes it one of the largest villages in the Swat valley. There are number of sub-tribes (clans) of Yusufzais living in the village. Some names of the tribes are, (Khwaja khel, Awdal Khel,  Shado khel, Nasar Khel, Bara khan khel, Bucha Khel,  Ajo khel,  Haider khel(maloch wal),  Mandanr,  alikhan khel, adam khel, and some of occupational and religious tribes. The village consist of 1 high, 3 govt boys primary schools and 1 middle govt school for girls along with a number of schools in private sector. Bara Bandai has its own Basic Health Unit(BHU), many clinical laboratories and number of clinics in private sector which provide health facilities to the residents. The weather of the village is cold in the winter season and moderate during summer. Snowfall in winter intensify its beauty. The village climate made it favorable for many crops and fruits. The village not only fulfill their own need but also supply its product to other areas. Among these onion and peach are commonly produce. Aimal khan (captain Pakistan volley ball team) Shaykh Abu Eesa Niamatullah (UK based Islamic scholar)