Batakundi also spelt Battakundi (Northern Hindko: بٹہ کنڈی, Urdu: بٹہ کنڈی) is a tourist town located 15 km east of Naran[1][2] in Mansehra District, Khyber Pakhtunkhwa, Pakistan.

It is the first destination on the Mansehra-Naran-Jalkhad-Chilas Road to Babusar Top, and the path further leading to Lalazar and Gilgit-Baltistan.

[5] People often stay at hotels in Batakundi when they are planning their trip across Babusar Top.

Batakundi is the last town in Kaghan Valley that stays open all year.

The project was started by the recognition of the Sarhad Hydel Development Organization (SHYDO) (now called PEDO) with the help of the German Agency for Technical Cooperation (GTZ) under the analysis of Identification of Hydropower Potential in Kaghan Valley.