At present only 4 students attend the school and a part-time teacher teaches there for half of every week.

At present the village is witnessing an unprecedented construction boom, a fact that can be easily noticed by comparing the included photos.

The decline in the population is a reflection of a general trend in Arasbaran region, where due to the lack of jobs younger generation cannot manage a decent living.

[4] In Alherd, there are three Toğs, palm sized metallic icons fixed on a medium-sized wooden handles.

According to locals, these icons perform relentless erratic movements at the hands of their carriers (alamdars) until noon during Ashura.