Jat Sikh clans of Jalandhar Division
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Below is a list of Jatt Sikh clans and their population of the Jalandhar
Division of Punjab
, drawn up for 1911 Census of India. In 1911, this division consisted of five districts, Jalandhar
, Ludhiana
, Hoshiarpur
,Firozpur
and Ludhiana
. The appearance of a particular tribe as Jat
in the list does not in itself confirm that the tribe is Jat or otherwise. Identity may change with time, and some groups in the list may no longer identify themselves as Jats. This list simply gives an historical distribution of Jatt Sikh tribes in the Punjab
province of India
, a number of years prior to the partition of Punjab. Also included in this list are the Jat Sikh clans found in Patiala State
and Ambala District
, neither of which were in the Jalandhar Division. However, culturally, the Jat Sikhs of these two areas have much in common with the Jats of Jalandhar.
, according to the 1931 Census of India was 193,921, of which Jatt Sikhs numbered 160,286 or 82% of the total population. There main clans according to 1911 Census were:
, according to the 1931 Census of India was 239,140, of which Jatt Sikhs numbered 211,682 or 88% of the total population. There main clans according to 1911 Census were:
, according to the 1931 Census of India was 154,221, of which Jatt Sikhs numbered 88,263 or 58% of the total population. There main clans according to 1911 Census were:
, according to the 1931 Census of India was 282,629, of which Jatt Sikhs numbered 231,532 or 82% of the total population. There main clans according to 1911 Census were:
, according to the 1931 Census of India was 458,597 of which Jatt Sikhs numbered 362,672 or 79% of the total population. There main clans according to 1911 Census were:
Jalandhar
Jalandhar is a city in Jalandhar District in the state of Punjab, India. It is located 144 km northwest of the state capital, Chandigarh...
Division of Punjab
Punjab (India)
Punjab ) is a state in the northwest of the Republic of India, forming part of the larger Punjab region. The state is bordered by the Indian states of Himachal Pradesh to the east, Haryana to the south and southeast and Rajasthan to the southwest as well as the Pakistani province of Punjab to the...
, drawn up for 1911 Census of India. In 1911, this division consisted of five districts, Jalandhar
Jalandhar District
Jalandhar district , Jalandhar Zilā) is one of the 22 districts in the state of Punjab in North-West Republic of India. The capital is Jalandhar City...
, Ludhiana
Ludhiana District
-Rainfall:The rainfall in the district increases from the southwest toward the northeast. About 70% of the rainfall is received during the period of July through September...
, Hoshiarpur
Hoshiarpur District
Hoshiarpur District , is a district of Punjab state in northern India.In 2011, Hoshiarpur had population of 1,582,793 of which male and female were 806,921 and 775,872 respectively. There was change of 6.85 percent in the population compared to population as per 2001...
,Firozpur
Firozpur District
Ferozepur district is one of the twenty two th districts in the state of Punjab in North-West Republic of India.It comprises an area of 11,142 km². The surface is level, with the exception of a few sand-hills in the south and south-east...
and Ludhiana
Ludhiana District
-Rainfall:The rainfall in the district increases from the southwest toward the northeast. About 70% of the rainfall is received during the period of July through September...
. The appearance of a particular tribe as Jat
Jat people
The Jat people are a community of traditionally non-elite tillers and herders in Northern India and Pakistan. Originally pastoralists in the lower Indus river-valley of Sindh, Jats migrated north into the Punjab region in late medieval times, and subsequently into the Delhi Territory,...
in the list does not in itself confirm that the tribe is Jat or otherwise. Identity may change with time, and some groups in the list may no longer identify themselves as Jats. This list simply gives an historical distribution of Jatt Sikh tribes in the Punjab
Punjab (India)
Punjab ) is a state in the northwest of the Republic of India, forming part of the larger Punjab region. The state is bordered by the Indian states of Himachal Pradesh to the east, Haryana to the south and southeast and Rajasthan to the southwest as well as the Pakistani province of Punjab to the...
province of India
India
India , officially the Republic of India , is a country in South Asia. It is the seventh-largest country by geographical area, the second-most populous country with over 1.2 billion people, and the most populous democracy in the world...
, a number of years prior to the partition of Punjab. Also included in this list are the Jat Sikh clans found in Patiala State
Patiala State
Patiala State was a princely state in India.The history of Patiala state starts off with the ancestor of the Sikh Patiala Royal House, Mohan Singh being harassed by neighbouring Bhullars and Dhaliwals . They would not allow Mohan to settle there. He was a follower of Guru Hargobind and the Guru...
and Ambala District
Ambala District
Ambala district is one of the 21 districts of Haryana state in India. Ambala town is the administrative headquarters of the district. The district has an area of 1568.85 km².-History:...
, neither of which were in the Jalandhar Division. However, culturally, the Jat Sikhs of these two areas have much in common with the Jats of Jalandhar.
Jalandhar District
The total Jat population of Jalandhar DistrictJalandhar District
Jalandhar district , Jalandhar Zilā) is one of the 22 districts in the state of Punjab in North-West Republic of India. The capital is Jalandhar City...
, according to the 1931 Census of India was 193,921, of which Jatt Sikhs numbered 160,286 or 82% of the total population. There main clans according to 1911 Census were:
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Tribe Jalandhar JalandharJalandhar is a city in Jalandhar District in the state of Punjab, India. It is located 144 km northwest of the state capital, Chandigarh...
TehsilTehsilA Tehsil or Tahsil/Tahasil , also known as Taluk and Mandal, is an administrative division of some country/countries of South Asia....
Nakodar NakodarNakodar is a city and a municipal council in Jalandhar district in the Indian state of Punjab.The city is almost 424 km from Delhi, 24 km from Jalandhar, 45 km from Ludhiana, and about 114 km from Amritsar. Surrounding villages include[Mehatpur]Nawan Pind Jattan, Heran, Bir...
TehsilTehsilA Tehsil or Tahsil/Tahasil , also known as Taluk and Mandal, is an administrative division of some country/countries of South Asia....
Phillaur PhillaurPhillaur is a town and a municipal council in Jalandhar district in the Indian state of Punjab.- Overview :Phillaur is the railway junction on the border line of Ludhiana and Jalandhar Cantonment. It was a junction for Lohian and Ferozepur. In pre-partition days, it was the main timber market of...
TehsilTehsilA Tehsil or Tahsil/Tahasil , also known as Taluk and Mandal, is an administrative division of some country/countries of South Asia....Nawanshahr Tehsil Total Atwal AtwalAtwal is a clan name of Jats from the Punjab region of Northern India and Pakistan. Atwal is derived from the Sanskrit word Attalika meaning 'high hill-tops'. People living there were called Atwals.- Religion :Most Atwals in India are Sikh...
1,149 31 26 894 2,100 Bains Bains (Jat)Bains is a gotra of Jat found in Punjab, India and Punjab, it is also suggest that Wains is an alternate spelling of Bains in Pakistan.-History and origin:There are a number of theories as to the origin of the Bains....
1,117 14 305 252 1,688 Bajwa BajwaBajwa is a Jat gotra or clan. They originally belonged to the region known as 'Bajwath' situated on the border of Jammu and Kashmir, and Punjab. They are now spread across the Punjab region divided between Northern India and Pakistan.- Etymology :...
3 458 31 27 519 Bal BalThe Bal surname, of differing origins, is common among several communities.-History and origin:Bals are descendents of Indo-Aryan tribes. According to the Mahabharata they are the descendents of Bhagat Prahlada's grandson Raja Bali .-Distribution in India:*Several people belonging to this Jat...
104 302 47 23 476 Basi 119 57 1,604 16 1,796 Bhullar BhullarWrestling_at_the_2010_Commonwealth_GamesBhullar is a Jat gotra or clan found in the Punjab region of India and Pakistan....
19 276 8 4 307 Chahal 103 196 106 193 598 Chatha ChathaChatha ) is a Punjabi Jatt tribe that inhabits parts of the Punjab in India and Pakistan. - History :The Chatha tribe were originally settled Gujranwala District, in which district they hold 184 villages...
668 14 682 Cheema CheemaCheema is a Jatt of Jat ethnicity found inPunjab, Haryana, Rajasthan and also in Pakistan.Cheemas are one of the two major sub clans of Jats along with other Jat clans like Sandhu, Grewal, Pannu, Uppal etc.. .Historically, this tribe has held considerable tracts in the upper Rechna Doab since...
60 15 669 19 762 Dhariwal DhariwalDhariwal are a clan of Jats found in both India and Pakistan.- History :One branch of the Mudgals was called Dharan. Later on, these people were known as Dhariwals....
445 465 451 157 1,518 Dhillon 487 255 784 349 1,875 Dhindsa DhindsaThe Dhindsa / Dhinda / Dhinsa are found in the Punjab region of India and Pakistan.-History and origin:According to the traditions of the tribe, their original home was Ambala, but they spread as far west as Sialkot, and as far south as Patiala...
150 134 223 507 Dosanjh DosanjhDosanjh is a surname as well as Jat clan with origins in Punjab, India. Dosanjh is typically associated with the Jat people of South Asia.- Notable people named Dosanjh :* Ujjal Dosanjh, Canadian politician...
453 267 1,629 Ghumman 4 44 24 72 Gill Gill (clan)Gill is a gotra/surname of the Jat ethnicity found in Punjab. Though, to westerners, Gill seems like a familiar given name , the Gill surname does not have the same etymological origins. "Gill" stands out to be one of the most popular surnames of the Jat race, with population of Gills being resided...
925 316 520 891 2,652 Heer Heer (clan)Heer also known as Heir/Haer or Hayer is one among the oldest and purest Jat gotras , along with Maan and Bhullar. It is found in the region of Punjab shared by India and Pakistan...106 811 256 16 1,189 Johal JohalJohal is a prominent Jatt family clan originally from modern Pakistan and North India. The Johals Jats are found both in Punjab, India and Punjab, Pakistan.-Lineage:...
462 90 2,466 36 3,054 Kahlon 496 1 5 63 565 Kang Kang (tribe)Kang is a gotra of Jats in India and Pakistan.Dilip Singh Ahlawat has mentioned it as one of the ruling Jat clans in Central Asia.- Distribution :...1,255 Maan 55 435 222 628 1,340 Mahil MahilMahal is a Jat gotra or clan found in the Northern Indian state of Punjab.- Origin :The place of origin of the Mahils is supposed to have been Delhi...
74 41 59 482 656 Pawania PawaniaThe Pawania are a Jat clan found in the states of Punjab and Haryana in India. They claim to be one of the four orignal clans of the Jats, and are predominantly Hindu, with a small Muslim and Sikh minority....
2 100 14 492 608 Randhawa RandhawaThe Randhawas are jatt clans.Randhawa , is one of the many last names of Jat/Jatt warrior clans that played an important historical role in South Asian history.-History:...
628 89 126 32 875 Sahi SahiSahi or Shahi is a clan of jat , Rajput,Bhumihar and Arain mulims.- History :Sahis are primarily agrarians and found on either sides of Punjab...
136 33 2 171 Sahota SahotaSahota are a clan of Jatts, Rajputs, and Tarkhans found in Punjab, India and Punjab, Pakistan.- History and origin myths :According to their traditions, their ancestor was a mythical fairy by the name of Punj Phulan Rani, who lived on a flower. She gave birth to a baby boy, and a tiger came and...1 4 2,152 44 2,201 Samra SamraSamra , classically called the Samarabriëans , or the Sumrahs is the surname of a clan gotra of Jats found in Punjab, India and Punjab, Pakistan. At one time they were settled in the UpperIndus.-History and origin:...137 124 1,165 141 1,567 Sangere SangheraSanghera/Senghera is a gotra of the Jat people.-Geographical distribution:The Sanghera/Senghera community are a famous jat clan ....29 294 375 6 704 Sandhu SandhuSandhu or Sindhu is a Jatt of Jat ethnicity found in Iraq, Punjab, Haryana, Rajasthan, Uttar Pradesh, Jammu and Kashmir in India and also in Pakistan...
635 584 1,971 859 4,049 Sarai Sarai (tribe)The Sarai are Jat clan found in Punjab, India and Punjab, Pakistan.They are found in Gurdaspur, Amritsar, Jalandhar and Sialkot, as well on the upper and middle Sutlej.-History and origin:...254 33 21 19 327 Sidhu SidhuSidhu is the most influential and prominent Jat/Jatt gotra .The Sidhu clan is mainly found in the Malwa region of Punjab state,Ganganagar district and the province of Punjab in Pakistan...
249 553 229 169 1,200 Sohal SohalSohal is a Jatt, gotra found in both Punjab, India and Punjab Pakistan. They are mainly Sikhs in India, and Muslims in Pakistan. - History :In Indian Punjab, Sikhs write this last name as "sohal" for its pronounced as such when written in Gurmukhi....583 246 79 28 936 Virk VirkVirk Wirk Birk Vrik Varika is a gotra of the Jat clan found in the Punjab region of India and Pakistan. Typically, Virks are tall, thin and fair-skinned. In western Punjab, Virks are supposed to belong to the Mahe dynasty and Manhas or Minhas are considered to be brethren of the Virks. Birk...
8 4 255 217 484
Ludhiana District
The total Jat population of Ludhiana DistrictLudhiana District
-Rainfall:The rainfall in the district increases from the southwest toward the northeast. About 70% of the rainfall is received during the period of July through September...
, according to the 1931 Census of India was 239,140, of which Jatt Sikhs numbered 211,682 or 88% of the total population. There main clans according to 1911 Census were:
Tribe | Ludhiana Tehsil Tehsil A Tehsil or Tahsil/Tahasil , also known as Taluk and Mandal, is an administrative division of some country/countries of South Asia.... | Samrala Samrala Samrala is a city and a municipal council in Ludhiana district in the Indian state of Punjab. It is about 35 km east of the district headquarters Ludhiana, on the highway to Chandigarh. Samrala is a Class III Municipality.-Geography:... Tehsil Tehsil A Tehsil or Tahsil/Tahasil , also known as Taluk and Mandal, is an administrative division of some country/countries of South Asia.... | Jagraon Jagraon Jagraon is a city and a municipal council in the Ludhiana district in the Indian state of Punjab. Jagraon is more than three centuries old. It has been thought by some that the city's original name was Jagar aon, meaning A place of great flooding, although this flooding has since ceased... Tehsil Tehsil A Tehsil or Tahsil/Tahasil , also known as Taluk and Mandal, is an administrative division of some country/countries of South Asia.... |
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Aulakh Aulakh Aulakh , also known as Ola or Aula is a Jat clan found in Punjab, Pakistan and the states of Rajasthan, Punjab, Haryana and Uttar Pradesh, in India.- Origin :Aulakhs claim Lipka Tatar descent... |
230 | 102 | 318 | 650 |
Bains Bains (Jat) Bains is a gotra of Jat found in Punjab, India and Punjab, it is also suggest that Wains is an alternate spelling of Bains in Pakistan.-History and origin:There are a number of theories as to the origin of the Bains.... |
103 | 15 | 104 | 222 |
Bal Bal The Bal surname, of differing origins, is common among several communities.-History and origin:Bals are descendents of Indo-Aryan tribes. According to the Mahabharata they are the descendents of Bhagat Prahlada's grandson Raja Bali .-Distribution in India:*Several people belonging to this Jat... |
736 | 16 | 121 | 873 |
Bhangu Bhangu Bhangu, Bhangoo, or Bhango is a Jat gotra or clan mainly found in the Punjab state of North India, Sindh and Punjab province of Pakistan.-History:... |
306 | 610 | 188 | 1,104 |
Bhullar Bhullar Wrestling_at_the_2010_Commonwealth_GamesBhullar is a Jat gotra or clan found in the Punjab region of India and Pakistan.... |
1,418 | 73 | 541 | 2,032 |
Boparai Boparai Boparai may refer to:*Boparai, a Rajput-Jat gotra found in India and Pakistan*Boparai, Kapurthala, a village in the Indian state of Punjab*Boparai, Phagwara, a village in the Indian state of Punjab... |
303 | 17 | 441 | 761 |
Buttar Buttar Buttar , is a Jat clan. Its members live in the Punjab region mainly the Malwa belt. Buttars in Pakistan are Muslims... |
3 | 1 | 832 | 836 |
Chahal | 1,226 | 207 | 859 | 2,292 |
Cheema Cheema Cheema is a Jatt of Jat ethnicity found inPunjab, Haryana, Rajasthan and also in Pakistan.Cheemas are one of the two major sub clans of Jats along with other Jat clans like Sandhu, Grewal, Pannu, Uppal etc.. .Historically, this tribe has held considerable tracts in the upper Rechna Doab since... |
1,175 | 13 | 683 | 1,571 |
Deo Deo (clan) The Deo are a gotra of Rajputs, found in the Punjab region of India and Pakistan.-History and origin:According to the traditions of the tribe, Sankatra was their ancestor, and they point to the town of Zafarwal, in Pakistan, as the seat of their original settlement.Their ancestor is said to be a... |
105 | 118 | 175 | 398 |
Dhariwal | 4,138 | 197 | 4,889 | 9,224 |
Dhillon | 1,898 | 421 | 1,281 | 3,600 |
Dhindsa Dhindsa The Dhindsa / Dhinda / Dhinsa are found in the Punjab region of India and Pakistan.-History and origin:According to the traditions of the tribe, their original home was Ambala, but they spread as far west as Sialkot, and as far south as Patiala... |
72 | 267 | 47 | 386 |
Grewal Grewal Grewal/ Garewal is a surname of Jats found in Haryana, Punjab and Pakistan. They are regarded as prominent and respected clan that has greatly influenced South Asia, especially during the British Raj. Notable people include Kartar Singh Sarabha.... |
10,814 | 404 | 1,548 | 12,136 |
Gill Gill (clan) Gill is a gotra/surname of the Jat ethnicity found in Punjab. Though, to westerners, Gill seems like a familiar given name , the Gill surname does not have the same etymological origins. "Gill" stands out to be one of the most popular surnames of the Jat race, with population of Gills being resided... |
2,643 | 452 | 4,592 | 7,687 |
Heer Heer (clan) Heer also known as Heir/Haer or Hayer is one among the oldest and purest Jat gotras , along with Maan and Bhullar. It is found in the region of Punjab shared by India and Pakistan... |
37 | 181 | 814 | 1,032 |
Kang Kang (tribe) Kang is a gotra of Jats in India and Pakistan.Dilip Singh Ahlawat has mentioned it as one of the ruling Jat clans in Central Asia.- Distribution :... |
14 | 233 | 3 | 250 |
Maan | 513 | 388 | 39 | 2,346 |
Mangat Mangat For the Article on Jat clan, see Mangat Mangat is a town and Union Council of Mandi Bahauddin District in the Punjab province of Pakistan. It is located at 32°31'0N 73°30'0E and has an altitude of 223 metres . Literacy rate is not high in this locality. Farming is main occupation.... |
534 | 544 | 99 | 1,177 |
Nain | 14 | 767 | 781 | |
Randhawa Randhawa The Randhawas are jatt clans.Randhawa , is one of the many last names of Jat/Jatt warrior clans that played an important historical role in South Asian history.-History:... |
93 | 395 | 187 | 675 |
Sahi Sahi Sahi or Shahi is a clan of jat , Rajput,Bhumihar and Arain mulims.- History :Sahis are primarily agrarians and found on either sides of Punjab... |
257 | 491 | 748 | |
Samra Samra Samra , classically called the Samarabriëans , or the Sumrahs is the surname of a clan gotra of Jats found in Punjab, India and Punjab, Pakistan. At one time they were settled in the UpperIndus.-History and origin:... |
243 | 300 | 542 | |
Sandhu Sandhu Sandhu or Sindhu is a Jatt of Jat ethnicity found in Iraq, Punjab, Haryana, Rajasthan, Uttar Pradesh, Jammu and Kashmir in India and also in Pakistan... |
574 | 562 | 2,258 | 3,394 |
Sarai Sarai (tribe) The Sarai are Jat clan found in Punjab, India and Punjab, Pakistan.They are found in Gurdaspur, Amritsar, Jalandhar and Sialkot, as well on the upper and middle Sutlej.-History and origin:... |
2,014 | |||
Sidhu Sidhu Sidhu is the most influential and prominent Jat/Jatt gotra .The Sidhu clan is mainly found in the Malwa region of Punjab state,Ganganagar district and the province of Punjab in Pakistan... |
2,667 | 292 | 7,827 | 10,786 |
Sohal Sohal Sohal is a Jatt, gotra found in both Punjab, India and Punjab Pakistan. They are mainly Sikhs in India, and Muslims in Pakistan. - History :In Indian Punjab, Sikhs write this last name as "sohal" for its pronounced as such when written in Gurmukhi.... |
18 | 14 | 13 | 45 |
Thind Thind Thind is the most prominent clan name found among the people living in Greater Punjab. The Thinds are well known in the areas of agriculture, military, sports and Punjabi literature. Thinds are numerously found as Sikhs, Hindus and the Muslims... |
5,923 | 127 | 291 | 6,241 |
Virk Virk Virk Wirk Birk Vrik Varika is a gotra of the Jat clan found in the Punjab region of India and Pakistan. Typically, Virks are tall, thin and fair-skinned. In western Punjab, Virks are supposed to belong to the Mahe dynasty and Manhas or Minhas are considered to be brethren of the Virks. Birk... |
338 | 5 | 373 | 716 |
Waraich | 54 | 30 | 25 | 109 |
Hoshiarpur District
The total Jat population of Hoshiarpur DistrictHoshiarpur District
Hoshiarpur District , is a district of Punjab state in northern India.In 2011, Hoshiarpur had population of 1,582,793 of which male and female were 806,921 and 775,872 respectively. There was change of 6.85 percent in the population compared to population as per 2001...
, according to the 1931 Census of India was 154,221, of which Jatt Sikhs numbered 88,263 or 58% of the total population. There main clans according to 1911 Census were:
Tribe | Hoshiarpur Hoshiarpur Hoshiarpur is a city and a municipal council in Hoshiarpur district in the Indian state of Punjab. It was founded, according to tradition, during the early part of the fourth century. In 1809 it was occupied by the forces of Maharaja Karanvir Singh and was united into the greater state of Punjab.... Tehsil Tehsil A Tehsil or Tahsil/Tahasil , also known as Taluk and Mandal, is an administrative division of some country/countries of South Asia.... | Dasuya Tehsil Tehsil A Tehsil or Tahsil/Tahasil , also known as Taluk and Mandal, is an administrative division of some country/countries of South Asia.... | Garhshanker Garhshanker Garhshankar is a city and a municipal council in Hoshiarpur district in the state of Punjab, India.-Etymology:The town was founded by Doad king shankar sahai. Hence the name: garh shankar .Garhshankar was founded in 1000.AD by Shankar Sahai Doad, that time king.Garhshankar was converted as a... Tehsil Tehsil A Tehsil or Tahsil/Tahasil , also known as Taluk and Mandal, is an administrative division of some country/countries of South Asia.... | Una Tehsil Una district Una is one of the districts of Himachal Pradesh, India, and shares its border with the Hoshiarpur District of Punjab. The terrain is generally a plain with low hills... |
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Atwal Atwal Atwal is a clan name of Jats from the Punjab region of Northern India and Pakistan. Atwal is derived from the Sanskrit word Attalika meaning 'high hill-tops'. People living there were called Atwals.- Religion :Most Atwals in India are Sikh... |
96 | 68 | 57 | 221 | |
Bains Bains (Jat) Bains is a gotra of Jat found in Punjab, India and Punjab, it is also suggest that Wains is an alternate spelling of Bains in Pakistan.-History and origin:There are a number of theories as to the origin of the Bains.... |
872 | 28 | 2,093 | 161 | 3,154 |
Chahal | 60 | 38 | 108 | 27 | 233 |
Dhariwal | 31 | 192 | 7 | 12 | 242 |
Dhillon | 219 | 94 | 715 | 13 | 1,041 |
Gill Gill (clan) Gill is a gotra/surname of the Jat ethnicity found in Punjab. Though, to westerners, Gill seems like a familiar given name , the Gill surname does not have the same etymological origins. "Gill" stands out to be one of the most popular surnames of the Jat race, with population of Gills being resided... |
115 | 324 | 1,183 | 121 | 1,743 |
Heer Heer (clan) Heer also known as Heir/Haer or Hayer is one among the oldest and purest Jat gotras , along with Maan and Bhullar. It is found in the region of Punjab shared by India and Pakistan... |
437 | 35 | 791 | 35 | 1,298 |
Kang Kang (tribe) Kang is a gotra of Jats in India and Pakistan.Dilip Singh Ahlawat has mentioned it as one of the ruling Jat clans in Central Asia.- Distribution :... |
292 | 114 | 368 | 16 | 790 |
Maan | 52 | 17 | 857 | 52 | 978 |
Mahil Mahil Mahal is a Jat gotra or clan found in the Northern Indian state of Punjab.- Origin :The place of origin of the Mahils is supposed to have been Delhi... |
2 | 1 | 104 | 31 | 138 |
Randhawa Randhawa The Randhawas are jatt clans.Randhawa , is one of the many last names of Jat/Jatt warrior clans that played an important historical role in South Asian history.-History:... |
156 | 162 | 126 | 44 | 488 |
Sahotra Sahotra Sahotra are a clan of Rajput, Tarkhan and Jat, found in Punjab, India and Punjab, Pakistan.There are seven pronunciations for this tribe:* Sahotra* Sohotra* Sahota* Sahontra* Sauntra* Sontra* Sutra- History and origin myths :... |
787 | 17 | 37 | 2 | 843 |
Sandhu Sandhu Sandhu or Sindhu is a Jatt of Jat ethnicity found in Iraq, Punjab, Haryana, Rajasthan, Uttar Pradesh, Jammu and Kashmir in India and also in Pakistan... |
190 | 314 | 466 | 98 | 1,068 |
Sidhu Sidhu Sidhu is the most influential and prominent Jat/Jatt gotra .The Sidhu clan is mainly found in the Malwa region of Punjab state,Ganganagar district and the province of Punjab in Pakistan... |
74 | 37 | 522 | 5 | 638 |
Sohal Sohal Sohal is a Jatt, gotra found in both Punjab, India and Punjab Pakistan. They are mainly Sikhs in India, and Muslims in Pakistan. - History :In Indian Punjab, Sikhs write this last name as "sohal" for its pronounced as such when written in Gurmukhi.... |
1 | 112 | 32 | 145 | |
Thind Thind Thind is the most prominent clan name found among the people living in Greater Punjab. The Thinds are well known in the areas of agriculture, military, sports and Punjabi literature. Thinds are numerously found as Sikhs, Hindus and the Muslims... |
27 | 2 | 1,327 | 3 | 1,351 |
Firozpur District
The total Jat population of Firozpur DistrictFirozpur District
Ferozepur district is one of the twenty two th districts in the state of Punjab in North-West Republic of India.It comprises an area of 11,142 km². The surface is level, with the exception of a few sand-hills in the south and south-east...
, according to the 1931 Census of India was 282,629, of which Jatt Sikhs numbered 231,532 or 82% of the total population. There main clans according to 1911 Census were:
Tribe | Firozpur Firozpur Firozpur is a city on the banks of the Sutlej River in Firozpur District, Punjab, India, founded by Sultan Firoz Shah Tughlaq , a Muslim ruler of the Tughlaq Dynasty who reigned over the Sultanate of Delhi from 1351 to 1388.The Manj Rajputs say the town was named after their chief, a Rajput of... Tehsil Tehsil A Tehsil or Tahsil/Tahasil , also known as Taluk and Mandal, is an administrative division of some country/countries of South Asia.... | Zira Tehsil Tehsil A Tehsil or Tahsil/Tahasil , also known as Taluk and Mandal, is an administrative division of some country/countries of South Asia.... | Moga Moga, Punjab Moga is a city and a municipality in Moga district in the Indian state of Punjab.It became part and headquarter of 17th District in the state, Moga district of Punjab State on 24th day of November 1995, by then Chief Minister Harcharan Singh Brar. Before this, Moga was a part of Faridkot District... Tehsil Tehsil A Tehsil or Tahsil/Tahasil , also known as Taluk and Mandal, is an administrative division of some country/countries of South Asia.... | Muktsar tehsil | Fazilka Fazilka Fazilka is a city and a municipal council and 22nd newest district in the state of Punjab, India and recently declared as District on July 27, 2011 consisting three subdivisions Fazilka, Jalalabad and Abohar besides three sub-tehsils Arniwala Sheikh Suban, Sito Guno and Khuian Sarwar.- History... Tehsil Tehsil A Tehsil or Tahsil/Tahasil , also known as Taluk and Mandal, is an administrative division of some country/countries of South Asia.... |
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Aulakh Aulakh Aulakh , also known as Ola or Aula is a Jat clan found in Punjab, Pakistan and the states of Rajasthan, Punjab, Haryana and Uttar Pradesh, in India.- Origin :Aulakhs claim Lipka Tatar descent... |
173 | 409 | 280 | 509 | 1,371 | |
Bahar | 424 | 73 | 507 | |||
Bains Bains (Jat) Bains is a gotra of Jat found in Punjab, India and Punjab, it is also suggest that Wains is an alternate spelling of Bains in Pakistan.-History and origin:There are a number of theories as to the origin of the Bains.... |
10 | 10 | ||||
Batth Batth Batth is a Jat clan found mainly in the Punjab region of Pakistan and India including Haryana, Punjab, Rajasthan and in Punjabi migrant communities in United Kingdom, Canada, Australia and United States of America.-History and origin:... |
259 | 306 | 22 | 587 | ||
Bhatti | 364 | 4 | 5 | 373 | ||
Bhullar Bhullar Wrestling_at_the_2010_Commonwealth_GamesBhullar is a Jat gotra or clan found in the Punjab region of India and Pakistan.... |
257 | 28 | 1,085 | 1,242 | 682 | 3,294 |
Buttar Buttar Buttar , is a Jat clan. Its members live in the Punjab region mainly the Malwa belt. Buttars in Pakistan are Muslims... |
91 | 1,070 | 1,161 | |||
Chahal | 659 | 531 | 495 | 403 | 2,088 | |
Cheema Cheema Cheema is a Jatt of Jat ethnicity found inPunjab, Haryana, Rajasthan and also in Pakistan.Cheemas are one of the two major sub clans of Jats along with other Jat clans like Sandhu, Grewal, Pannu, Uppal etc.. .Historically, this tribe has held considerable tracts in the upper Rechna Doab since... |
318 | 118 | 182 | 186 | 42 | 826 |
Dhariwal | 1,174 | 132 | 11,297 | 1,518 | 1,344 | 15,455 |
Dhillon | 1,519 | 38 | 2,730 | 1,567 | 1,741 | 7,595 |
Garund | 109 | 693 | 124 | 182 | 1,108 | |
Gill Gill (clan) Gill is a gotra/surname of the Jat ethnicity found in Punjab. Though, to westerners, Gill seems like a familiar given name , the Gill surname does not have the same etymological origins. "Gill" stands out to be one of the most popular surnames of the Jat race, with population of Gills being resided... |
5,543 | 1,084 | 17,293 | 2,086 | 1,714 | 27,720 |
Heer Heer (clan) Heer also known as Heir/Haer or Hayer is one among the oldest and purest Jat gotras , along with Maan and Bhullar. It is found in the region of Punjab shared by India and Pakistan... |
4 | 370 | 229 | 41 | 644 | |
Jakhar Jakhar Jakhar, also known as Jakhu is a gotra or clan of Jats found in the Indian states of Haryana, Punjab, and in Rajasthan, and in the Pakistani province of Punjab.-Etymology:... |
2 | 87 | 89 | |||
Johal Johal Johal is a prominent Jatt family clan originally from modern Pakistan and North India. The Johals Jats are found both in Punjab, India and Punjab, Pakistan.-Lineage:... |
16 | 796 | 40 | 5 | 857 | |
Kaler Kaler Kaler , Kler or Clair or any other variation which remains phonetically identical, is a clan of Jats found in northern areas of India and Pakistan. They belong mostly to the Sikh faith... |
194 | 55 | 428 | 41 | 88 | 716 |
Kang Kang (tribe) Kang is a gotra of Jats in India and Pakistan.Dilip Singh Ahlawat has mentioned it as one of the ruling Jat clans in Central Asia.- Distribution :... |
437 | 123 | 78 | 162 | 800 | |
Kangra | 33 | 119 | 383 | 19 | 544 | |
Khaira Khaira The Khaira are a Ramgarhia and Jat gotra found in Indian Punjab and Pakistani Punjab.Alternate transliterations include Khera, Khara, Khehra or Khahra.- People :... |
44 | 49 | 660 | 28 | 15 | 791 |
Khosa | 2,741 | 41 | 1,069 | 191 | 204 | 4,216 |
Korotaneh Korotaneh The Korotaneh or sometimes pronounced Korantana, are a Jat tribe found in the province of Pakistani Punjab and Indian Punjab. They are found mainly in the districts of Gujrat and Sialkot. The Korataneh claim descent from Koratana, there tribal ancestor, who was said to be a Bhatti Rajput by origin... |
27 | 502 | 375 | 4 | 11 | 919 |
Maan | 966 | 27 | 1,653 | 1,920 | 2,255 | 6,921 |
Mahi | 576 | 576 | ||||
Mahil Mahil Mahal is a Jat gotra or clan found in the Northern Indian state of Punjab.- Origin :The place of origin of the Mahils is supposed to have been Delhi... |
355 | 6 | 361 | |||
Pannu Pannu Pannu is the clan name of primarily Hindu and Sikh , Muslim Jat clan found primarily in Northern India, Delhi ,Sonepat,Hissar etc and in Amritsar and Hoshiarpur districts of Punjab... |
15 | 85 | 5 | 105 | ||
Rai Rai (Punjabi surname) Rai is a Jat clan or gotra found mainly in India's Punjab state and Pakistan's Punjab state. Rai is one of the most well known Sikh jat clans originating from the Punjab region of Pakistan and India. The home village for most Rais is Moranwali. Most Sikh jat Rais live in Jalandhar and Hoshiarpur... |
105 | 74 | 661 | 41 | 11 | 892 |
Randhawa Randhawa The Randhawas are jatt clans.Randhawa , is one of the many last names of Jat/Jatt warrior clans that played an important historical role in South Asian history.-History:... |
307 | |||||
Samra Samra Samra , classically called the Samarabriëans , or the Sumrahs is the surname of a clan gotra of Jats found in Punjab, India and Punjab, Pakistan. At one time they were settled in the UpperIndus.-History and origin:... |
413 | 28 | 73 | 28 | 8 | 549 |
Sandhu Sandhu Sandhu or Sindhu is a Jatt of Jat ethnicity found in Iraq, Punjab, Haryana, Rajasthan, Uttar Pradesh, Jammu and Kashmir in India and also in Pakistan... |
6,288 | 391 | 2,842 | 1,222 | 10,743 | |
Sang | 162 | 1,246 | 52 | 1,460 | ||
Sangha Sangha (surname) Sangha is a Jat gotra with origins in Punjab, India and Punjab, Pakistan.-History and origin:Sangha represents Jats who are from an Indo-Scythian background. Shah Saroa had five sons Sangha, Malhi, Dhillon, Dhindsa and Dosanjh.... |
1 | 355 | 155 | 511 | ||
Sarai Sarai (tribe) The Sarai are Jat clan found in Punjab, India and Punjab, Pakistan.They are found in Gurdaspur, Amritsar, Jalandhar and Sialkot, as well on the upper and middle Sutlej.-History and origin:... |
1,087 | 49 | 1,118 | 932 | 1,096 | 4,282 |
Sekhon Sekhon The Sekhon is a Punjabi Jatt tribe that inhabit parts of Punjab in India and Pakistan. Sekhon are believed to be descendants of Indo-Scythian tribes.- References :... |
268 | 53 | 891 | 83 | 512 | 1,807 |
Sidhu Sidhu Sidhu is the most influential and prominent Jat/Jatt gotra .The Sidhu clan is mainly found in the Malwa region of Punjab state,Ganganagar district and the province of Punjab in Pakistan... |
67,947 | |||||
Virk Virk Virk Wirk Birk Vrik Varika is a gotra of the Jat clan found in the Punjab region of India and Pakistan. Typically, Virks are tall, thin and fair-skinned. In western Punjab, Virks are supposed to belong to the Mahe dynasty and Manhas or Minhas are considered to be brethren of the Virks. Birk... |
57 | 28 | 232 | 91 | 88 | 496 |
Wandar | 65 | 1,354 | 96 | 1,515 | ||
Patiala State
The total Jat population of Patiala StatePatiala State
Patiala State was a princely state in India.The history of Patiala state starts off with the ancestor of the Sikh Patiala Royal House, Mohan Singh being harassed by neighbouring Bhullars and Dhaliwals . They would not allow Mohan to settle there. He was a follower of Guru Hargobind and the Guru...
, according to the 1931 Census of India was 458,597 of which Jatt Sikhs numbered 362,672 or 79% of the total population. There main clans according to 1911 Census were:
Tribe | | Population |
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Atwal Atwal Atwal is a clan name of Jats from the Punjab region of Northern India and Pakistan. Atwal is derived from the Sanskrit word Attalika meaning 'high hill-tops'. People living there were called Atwals.- Religion :Most Atwals in India are Sikh... |
514 |
Aulakh Aulakh Aulakh , also known as Ola or Aula is a Jat clan found in Punjab, Pakistan and the states of Rajasthan, Punjab, Haryana and Uttar Pradesh, in India.- Origin :Aulakhs claim Lipka Tatar descent... |
3,185 |
Auntal Antal Antal , known in classical writings as the Amateans or Antixenes , is a gotra of Jats found in India.-History and origin:... |
972 |
Aujla Aujla Aujla is a tribe of Jat Muslims descended from their eponym Hajual Rajput. They are found in Sialkot and Sahiwal District in Punjab, Pakistan. In Sahiwal, they are Muslims and classed as agricultural. In Indian Punjab there are many Sikhs having surname as Aujla.... |
1,380 |
Bains Bains (Jat) Bains is a gotra of Jat found in Punjab, India and Punjab, it is also suggest that Wains is an alternate spelling of Bains in Pakistan.-History and origin:There are a number of theories as to the origin of the Bains.... |
1,004 |
Bachhal | 477 |
Bagar | 599 |
Baidwan Baidwan The Baidwan are a Jat clan found in the province of Pakistani Punjab and the Indian states of Punjab and Haryana.According to the traditions of the tribe, they acquired the name Baidwan from the fact that a bride from the tribe was rescued by a baid meaning physician in Sanskrit... |
533 |
Bachta | 362 |
Bajwa Bajwa Bajwa is a Jat gotra or clan. They originally belonged to the region known as 'Bajwath' situated on the border of Jammu and Kashmir, and Punjab. They are now spread across the Punjab region divided between Northern India and Pakistan.- Etymology :... |
937 |
Bal Bal The Bal surname, of differing origins, is common among several communities.-History and origin:Bals are descendents of Indo-Aryan tribes. According to the Mahabharata they are the descendents of Bhagat Prahlada's grandson Raja Bali .-Distribution in India:*Several people belonging to this Jat... |
1,338 |
Bandecha Bandechha The Bandechha, also prounounced Bandesha or Badesha is a Jat clan, who are descendants of Indo-Scythian tribes found in the Punjab region of North India and Pakistan.-History and origin:... |
1,176 |
Bandhel | 750 |
Banse | 829 |
Baute | 1,389 |
Basati | 367 |
Bandar | 1,056 |
Banwaria | 752 |
Batoe | 624 |
Bhaniwal Bahniwal The Bahniwal are a Jat clan found in the states of Haryana and Punjab in India.According to the tribe's tradition, the Bahniwal are of Chauhan Rajput descent, who are said to have immigrated from Bikaner in Rajasthan to Hissar in the 15th Century. From Hissar, a branch of the tribe settled in... |
1,470 |
Bhangu Bhangu Bhangu, Bhangoo, or Bhango is a Jat gotra or clan mainly found in the Punjab state of North India, Sindh and Punjab province of Pakistan.-History:... |
3,522 |
Bhatthal | 1,862 |
Bhullar Bhullar Wrestling_at_the_2010_Commonwealth_GamesBhullar is a Jat gotra or clan found in the Punjab region of India and Pakistan.... |
4,068 |
Bhatti | 462 |
Biling Birring Birring, is a clan of Jatts in Punjab, India. Birring is also spelled as Billing, Benning, Wirring, Baring, Berring, Warring, Binning, Bening or Birringh amongst the generations of this clan. Warring people are traditionally thought to be descendants of Raja Jagdeo... |
1,419 |
Birk Virk Virk Wirk Birk Vrik Varika is a gotra of the Jat clan found in the Punjab region of India and Pakistan. Typically, Virks are tall, thin and fair-skinned. In western Punjab, Virks are supposed to belong to the Mahe dynasty and Manhas or Minhas are considered to be brethren of the Virks. Birk... |
1,091 |
Buttar Buttar Buttar , is a Jat clan. Its members live in the Punjab region mainly the Malwa belt. Buttars in Pakistan are Muslims... |
457 |
Bole | 986 |
Boparai Boparai Boparai may refer to:*Boparai, a Rajput-Jat gotra found in India and Pakistan*Boparai, Kapurthala, a village in the Indian state of Punjab*Boparai, Phagwara, a village in the Indian state of Punjab... |
1,542 |
Bore | 657 |
Chahal | 21,300 |
Chatha Chatha Chatha ) is a Punjabi Jatt tribe that inhabits parts of the Punjab in India and Pakistan. - History :The Chatha tribe were originally settled Gujranwala District, in which district they hold 184 villages... |
736 |
Chauhan Chauhan Chauhan, Chouhan or Chohan , , - is a clan who ruled parts of northern India in the Middle Ages. The clan is most famous for Rajput King Maharaja Prithviraj Chauhan... |
1,795 |
Cheema Cheema Cheema is a Jatt of Jat ethnicity found inPunjab, Haryana, Rajasthan and also in Pakistan.Cheemas are one of the two major sub clans of Jats along with other Jat clans like Sandhu, Grewal, Pannu, Uppal etc.. .Historically, this tribe has held considerable tracts in the upper Rechna Doab since... |
1,282 |
Chopare | |
Dahiya Dahiya Dahiya or दहिया, classically called the Dimures , is a clan of Jats and Yaduvanshi Ahirs found in Rajasthan, Haryana, Punjab and Uttar Pradesh in India.-Distribution:... |
254 |
Dallu | 931 |
Dangi | 680 |
Dandiwal Dandiwal The Dandiwal are a Jat clan found in the state of Haryana in India.According to the tribe's tradition, the Dandiwal are of Chauhan Rajput descent, who are said to have immigrated from Jaisalmer in Rajasthan to Sirsa and Hissar in the 15th Century. Like many other Jat clans, in addition to being... |
3,981 |
Deo Deo (clan) The Deo are a gotra of Rajputs, found in the Punjab region of India and Pakistan.-History and origin:According to the traditions of the tribe, Sankatra was their ancestor, and they point to the town of Zafarwal, in Pakistan, as the seat of their original settlement.Their ancestor is said to be a... |
500 |
Dhariwal | 17,966 |
Dhanoa | 1,043 |
Dhahor | 1,455 |
Dhandian | 301 |
Dhandhe | 4,414 |
Dhandhana | 526 |
Dhawe | 1,614 |
Dhallan | 303 |
Dhillon | 10,059 |
Dhindsa Dhindsa The Dhindsa / Dhinda / Dhinsa are found in the Punjab region of India and Pakistan.-History and origin:According to the traditions of the tribe, their original home was Ambala, but they spread as far west as Sialkot, and as far south as Patiala... |
2,638 |
Dholu | 798 |
Doraian | 4,390 |
Dullat | 1,233 |
Gadra | 642 |
Gandhu | 5,617 |
Gangore | 1,268 |
Grewal Grewal Grewal/ Garewal is a surname of Jats found in Haryana, Punjab and Pakistan. They are regarded as prominent and respected clan that has greatly influenced South Asia, especially during the British Raj. Notable people include Kartar Singh Sarabha.... |
3,552 |
Ghangas Ghangas Ghanghas or Ghangas is gotra of Jats found in the states of Punjab, Uttar Pradesh and Haryana in India.- Origin :The word Ghangas is derived from Ghan Ghas . As per the folk legend, a holy man was imprisoned by a powerful but evil person of the area. Locals were fearful of supporting the holy man... |
612 |
Ghuman Ghuman Ghuman are a Rajput tribe, found in Pakistan and Northern Indian States of Punjab and Haryana. Ghumman is a Chandravanshi Rajput clan of Janjua Rajput lineage in Punjab that claims Lunar origin by direct descent from Raja Sanpal Janjua of Janjua Rajput ancestry... |
9,182 |
Gill Gill (clan) Gill is a gotra/surname of the Jat ethnicity found in Punjab. Though, to westerners, Gill seems like a familiar given name , the Gill surname does not have the same etymological origins. "Gill" stands out to be one of the most popular surnames of the Jat race, with population of Gills being resided... |
15,255 |
Godara Godara (clan) Godara is a clan or gotra of Jats and Bishnois found in Rajasthan, Haryana, Uttar Pradesh and Delhi in India. Many have also migrated to Western regions such as Gujarat or Pakistan. They are the descendants of Goha Dutta, a prince of the Mewar dynasty who was adopted by a Brahmin to fight against... |
723 |
Goraya Goraya (clan) Goraya is clan of Jats found in Punjab, Pakistan and Punjab, India.-History and origin:Goraya, Gor, Gora, Gauri is a Jatt tribe, said to be descended from the Sarons family of Lunar Rajputs, and to have come to Gujranwala as a nomad and pastoral tribe from Sirsa... |
283 |
Gosal | 551 |
Gurne | 1,206 |
Hanjra Hanjra Hanjrah is a clan of Jats found in the Punjab, Pakistan and Northern Indian state of Punjab.Raja Jagnath, was the younger son of Raja Giyal, the conqueror of Makhiala... |
1,341 |
Hari | 709 |
Heer Heer (clan) Heer also known as Heir/Haer or Hayer is one among the oldest and purest Jat gotras , along with Maan and Bhullar. It is found in the region of Punjab shared by India and Pakistan... |
871 |
Jakhar Jakhar Jakhar, also known as Jakhu is a gotra or clan of Jats found in the Indian states of Haryana, Punjab, and in Rajasthan, and in the Pakistani province of Punjab.-Etymology:... |
304 |
Janjh | 1,637 |
Janjhar | 1,164 |
Jaria | 309 |
Jassar | 866 |
Jawana | 1,372 |
Jawinda Jawanda - Jawanda Surname: Jawanda is a Jat surname traditionally found in India particularly in Punjab . Most Jawandas are Punjabis of the Sikh faith in India.- Historical Context :... |
478 |
Jhalli | 524 |
Jhund | 1,344 |
Kahlon | 61 |
Kali Raune Kaliramna Kaliramna or Kaliraman or Kaleramne is gotra of Jats found in Haryana and Punjab. Kala, Kalidhaman, Kalkhande, Kalirawan, Kalerana, Kalirawat, Kalirai, Kalu are the variations of the same gotra. This gotra is branch of Nagavanshi or Nagas... |
2,703 |
Kandoe 82 | 82 |
Kang Kang (tribe) Kang is a gotra of Jats in India and Pakistan.Dilip Singh Ahlawat has mentioned it as one of the ruling Jat clans in Central Asia.- Distribution :... |
942 |
Kankar | 49 |
Khaira Khaira The Khaira are a Ramgarhia and Jat gotra found in Indian Punjab and Pakistani Punjab.Alternate transliterations include Khera, Khara, Khehra or Khahra.- People :... |
571 |
Kharand | 2,521 |
Khatri Khatri (Jat) Khatri is a Jat gotra found in North India, mainly in the state of Haryana. A small number of Muslim Khatri Jats are now found in Pakistan. -History and origin:... |
532 |
Khire | 703 |
Lahar | 524 |
Lamba | 36 |
Lochap Lohchav Lochav lohchab , Lohchap Lohchav Lochhav Lohach or Arh is a gotra of Jatts. They were called Lohchav as Panwars had inhabited this area in Rohtak. They are found in Punjab, Haryana, Uttar Pradesh and Delhi. The King Arh was in fourth generation of Ardas and is mentioned in many stories of... |
157 |
Maan | 15,801 |
Mahil Mahil Mahal is a Jat gotra or clan found in the Northern Indian state of Punjab.- Origin :The place of origin of the Mahils is supposed to have been Delhi... |
723 |
Mahvi | 738 |
Maindal 1,126 | 1,126 |
Mandahar Mandahar The Mandahar are tribe of Rajputs, once found in Kaithal , Haryana . They are now found in Pakistan. A few Mandahar are also found in Saharanpur District in Uttar Pradesh.-Origin:... |
1,867 |
Mander | 2,264 |
Mangat Mangat For the Article on Jat clan, see Mangat Mangat is a town and Union Council of Mandi Bahauddin District in the Punjab province of Pakistan. It is located at 32°31'0N 73°30'0E and has an altitude of 223 metres . Literacy rate is not high in this locality. Farming is main occupation.... |
2,644 |
Maur Mor (clan) Mor or Maur or Maurya is gotra of Jats found in Rajasthan, Uttar Pradesh, Madhya Pradesh Punjab and Haryana states in India.-Origin of clan:... |
1,152 |
Nagra Nagra (clan) The Nagra are a Jat clan found in the province of Pakistani Punjab and the Indian state of Punjab.The clan claim descent from Nagra, who is said to be a Chauhan Rajput, and the tribe also claim a common origin with the Cheema. They are said to have left Delhi during the rule of Alauddin Khilji, and... |
558 |
Nain | 348 |
Nalla | 700 |
Naraini | 1,532 |
Narwan | 1,284 |
Natt Natt The Natt are a Jat gotra found in the Punjab region of Pakistan and India.-History and origin:The tribe is descended from Jograh, a Suryavanshi Rajput, who is said to have come from Ayudhia, in North India... |
611 |
Papre | 32 |
Pawania Pawania The Pawania are a Jat clan found in the states of Punjab and Haryana in India. They claim to be one of the four orignal clans of the Jats, and are predominantly Hindu, with a small Muslim and Sikh minority.... |
1,516 |
Pundir Pundir The Pundir is a Suryavanshi branch of Rajputs. The word itself is derived from the Sanskrit word Purandara literally meaning "the destroyer of forts". The Pundir Rajputs hold riyasat in Nahan, Garhwal, Nagaur and Saharanpur where their Kuldevis are situated... |
1,331 |
Punia | 1,786 |
Randhawa Randhawa The Randhawas are jatt clans.Randhawa , is one of the many last names of Jat/Jatt warrior clans that played an important historical role in South Asian history.-History:... |
2,305 |
Ranwan | 500 |
Raparia | 15 |
Rattaul | 831 |
Rattiwal | 831 |
Saharawat Sehrawat Sehrawat are a gotra of the Jat ethnic group, native mainly to New Delhi, Haryana, and Uttar Pradesh in India... |
38 |
Sallu | 80 |
Samra Samra Samra , classically called the Samarabriëans , or the Sumrahs is the surname of a clan gotra of Jats found in Punjab, India and Punjab, Pakistan. At one time they were settled in the UpperIndus.-History and origin:... |
1,299 |
Sangwan Sangwan Sangwan or sangwa is a clan or gotra of Jats found in Rajasthan, Haryana and Western Uttar Pradesh in India. The Sangwan clan is also settled in Punjab and Sindh in Pakistan... |
267 |
Sandhu Sandhu Sandhu or Sindhu is a Jatt of Jat ethnicity found in Iraq, Punjab, Haryana, Rajasthan, Uttar Pradesh, Jammu and Kashmir in India and also in Pakistan... |
11,364 |
Sarah | 6,596 |
Sarai Sarai (tribe) The Sarai are Jat clan found in Punjab, India and Punjab, Pakistan.They are found in Gurdaspur, Amritsar, Jalandhar and Sialkot, as well on the upper and middle Sutlej.-History and origin:... |
218 |
Sarao Sarao Sarao is a Jat clan. Found in the Punjab Region they are a small Clan who mainly follow Sikhism. Akali Baba Phula Singh the Jathedar of Akal Takhat and leader of Akali Nihang Singhs was from Sarao Jatt Sikh Clan, Who lived during the Great Sikh Period in the Country of Punjab.They are Found In... |
1,885 |
Sari | 2,594 |
Saroe | 7,566 |
Sarware Sarwara Sarwara is a small clan of Jat people. Sarwara is centered in the Patiala District . Most villages of the Sarwara clan live around the Ambala City of Haryana. Historically, all clan members lived in 22 villages in the Patiala District... |
1,794 |
Sekhon Sekhon The Sekhon is a Punjabi Jatt tribe that inhabit parts of Punjab in India and Pakistan. Sekhon are believed to be descendants of Indo-Scythian tribes.- References :... |
3,482 |
Sibi | 611 |
Sihumar | 22 |
Sidhu Sidhu Sidhu is the most influential and prominent Jat/Jatt gotra .The Sidhu clan is mainly found in the Malwa region of Punjab state,Ganganagar district and the province of Punjab in Pakistan... |
35,347 |
Sohi | 3,003 |
Suraj | 663 |
Tarka | 125 |
Tiwana Tiwana Tiwana is a Jat Punjabi Rajput clan that hails the Punjab region of India and Pakistan. The Tiwanas of East Punjab are Jat Sikhs, while the Tiwanas of West Punjab are Muslims. Tiwanas are descendants of Panwar Rajputs.... |
3,166 |
Thind | 2,729 |
Uppal | 801 |
Waraich | 638 |
Ambala District
According to the 1931 Census of India, the total Jat population of the district was 106,402, of which the Jat Sikh numbered 74,927 or about 71% of the total population. According to the 1911 census, the following were the principal Jat Sikh clans:-
Tribe Ambala AmbalaAmbala is a city and a municipal corporation in Ambala district in the state of Haryana, India, located on the border of the states of Haryana and Punjab in India. Politically; Ambala has two sub-areas: Ambala Cantt and Ambala City, approximately 3 kilometers apart from each other...
TehsilKharar Tehsil Rupar Tehsil Naraingarh NaraingarhNaraingarh is a city and a municipal committee in Ambala district in the Indian state of Haryana.-Demographics: India census, Naraingarh had a population of 18,209. Males constitute 53% of the population and females 47%. Naraingarh has an average literacy rate of 73%, higher than the national...
TehsilJagadhri Tehsil
Total Baidwan BaidwanThe Baidwan are a Jat clan found in the province of Pakistani Punjab and the Indian states of Punjab and Haryana.According to the traditions of the tribe, they acquired the name Baidwan from the fact that a bride from the tribe was rescued by a baid meaning physician in Sanskrit...
46 839 162 4 1 1,052 Bains Bains (Jat)Bains is a gotra of Jat found in Punjab, India and Punjab, it is also suggest that Wains is an alternate spelling of Bains in Pakistan.-History and origin:There are a number of theories as to the origin of the Bains....
4 69 317 10 400 Bal BalThe Bal surname, of differing origins, is common among several communities.-History and origin:Bals are descendents of Indo-Aryan tribes. According to the Mahabharata they are the descendents of Bhagat Prahlada's grandson Raja Bali .-Distribution in India:*Several people belonging to this Jat...
18 102 77 1 5 203 Batth BatthBatth is a Jat clan found mainly in the Punjab region of Pakistan and India including Haryana, Punjab, Rajasthan and in Punjabi migrant communities in United Kingdom, Canada, Australia and United States of America.-History and origin:...
401 1 70 472 Chahal 106 87 192 14 30 429 Dahiya DahiyaDahiya or दहिया, classically called the Dimures , is a clan of Jats and Yaduvanshi Ahirs found in Rajasthan, Haryana, Punjab and Uttar Pradesh in India.-Distribution:...
17 1 11 29 Dhariwal 81 344 470 53 54 1,002 Dhillon 80 243 80 125 90 618 Dhindsa DhindsaThe Dhindsa / Dhinda / Dhinsa are found in the Punjab region of India and Pakistan.-History and origin:According to the traditions of the tribe, their original home was Ambala, but they spread as far west as Sialkot, and as far south as Patiala...
189 8 185 1 383 Gill Gill (clan)Gill is a gotra/surname of the Jat ethnicity found in Punjab. Though, to westerners, Gill seems like a familiar given name , the Gill surname does not have the same etymological origins. "Gill" stands out to be one of the most popular surnames of the Jat race, with population of Gills being resided...
270 351 324 49 256 1,250 Heer Heer (clan)Heer also known as Heir/Haer or Hayer is one among the oldest and purest Jat gotras , along with Maan and Bhullar. It is found in the region of Punjab shared by India and Pakistan...
106 1,541 4 30 1,681 Kang Kang (tribe)Kang is a gotra of Jats in India and Pakistan.Dilip Singh Ahlawat has mentioned it as one of the ruling Jat clans in Central Asia.- Distribution :...
3 26 793 2 39 863 Maan 91 103 702 11 11 918 Mahil MahilMahal is a Jat gotra or clan found in the Northern Indian state of Punjab.- Origin :The place of origin of the Mahils is supposed to have been Delhi...
42 132 6 5 185 Mangat MangatFor the Article on Jat clan, see Mangat Mangat is a town and Union Council of Mandi Bahauddin District in the Punjab province of Pakistan. It is located at 32°31'0N 73°30'0E and has an altitude of 223 metres . Literacy rate is not high in this locality. Farming is main occupation....1 177 178 Pawania PawaniaThe Pawania are a Jat clan found in the states of Punjab and Haryana in India. They claim to be one of the four orignal clans of the Jats, and are predominantly Hindu, with a small Muslim and Sikh minority....1 387 225 613 Sarai Sarai (tribe)The Sarai are Jat clan found in Punjab, India and Punjab, Pakistan.They are found in Gurdaspur, Amritsar, Jalandhar and Sialkot, as well on the upper and middle Sutlej.-History and origin:...71 8 85 164 Sandhu SandhuSandhu or Sindhu is a Jatt of Jat ethnicity found in Iraq, Punjab, Haryana, Rajasthan, Uttar Pradesh, Jammu and Kashmir in India and also in Pakistan...546 473 489 164 749 2,421 Sidhu SidhuSidhu is the most influential and prominent Jat/Jatt gotra .The Sidhu clan is mainly found in the Malwa region of Punjab state,Ganganagar district and the province of Punjab in Pakistan...21 247 362 31 66 727 Waraich 24 241 160 2 20 447
Hissar District
The total Jat population of the district, according to the 1931 Census of India, was 224,889, of which the Sikh Jat population was 33,623 or 15% of the total. According to the 1911 census, the following were the principal Jat clans:
Tribe Hissar Hisar, IndiaHisar city, previously spelled Hissar, is the administrative headquarters of Hisar district, in the state of Haryana, in northwestern India. Hisar was founded in 1354 CE, as Hissar-e-Firoza by Firoz Shah Tughlaq, who reigned over the Sultanate of Delhi from 1351 to 1388. on the demolished ruins...
TehsilTehsilA Tehsil or Tahsil/Tahasil , also known as Taluk and Mandal, is an administrative division of some country/countries of South Asia....
Hansi HansiHansi is a city and a municipal council in Hisar district in the Indian state of Haryana. Its 2011 population is estimated to be 1,34,568. It is located at a distance of east of Hisar on National Highway 10. Geographically, it is semi-arid with around 46 cm of annual rainfall. It appears...
TehsilBhiwani BhiwaniBhiwani is a city and a municipal council in Bhiwani district in the state of Haryana, India. It is known as the city of temples. Besides being a seat of spiritual learning, the city has been the centerstage of regional politics. The city is hometown to three of Haryana's chief ministers: Bansi...
TehsilFatehabad Fatehabad, HaryanaFatehabad , is a city and a municipal committee in Fatehabad district in the state of Haryana, India.-History:Aryans at first on the banks of the rivers -the Saraswati and the Drishadvati, and in the course of their expansion covered a wider area of Hisar and Fatehabad. The area was probably...
TehsilSirsa Sirsa districtSirsa district is one of the districts of Haryana state, India. Sirsa is the district headquarters, and is located on National Highway 10 and 250 km away from Delhi.-Origin of name:The district is named after its headquarters, Sirsa...
TehsilTotal Bahniwal BahniwalThe Bahniwal are a Jat clan found in the states of Haryana and Punjab in India.According to the tribe's tradition, the Bahniwal are of Chauhan Rajput descent, who are said to have immigrated from Bikaner in Rajasthan to Hissar in the 15th Century. From Hissar, a branch of the tribe settled in...
122 Bara 45 Bola 916 Chahal 1,670 Chauhan ChauhanChauhan, Chouhan or Chohan , , - is a clan who ruled parts of northern India in the Middle Ages. The clan is most famous for Rajput King Maharaja Prithviraj Chauhan...
35 Dandiwal DandiwalThe Dandiwal are a Jat clan found in the state of Haryana in India.According to the tribe's tradition, the Dandiwal are of Chauhan Rajput descent, who are said to have immigrated from Jaisalmer in Rajasthan to Sirsa and Hissar in the 15th Century. Like many other Jat clans, in addition to being...
58 Dhariwal 759 Dhillon 392 Dodi DudiDudi or Dudee or Duddy or Dhuddy is a gotra of Jats found in Rajasthan, Haryana, Uttar Pradesh, Gujarat, Punjab and Madhya Pradesh in India as well as Pakistan. Dudi gotra is also found in Bhati Rajputs, Sikhs, Muslims, Buddhists and Bishnois.Dudi is an old tribe of Ramayana period. Dudis are Naga...
25 Gill Gill (clan)Gill is a gotra/surname of the Jat ethnicity found in Punjab. Though, to westerners, Gill seems like a familiar given name , the Gill surname does not have the same etymological origins. "Gill" stands out to be one of the most popular surnames of the Jat race, with population of Gills being resided...
609 Godara Godara (clan)Godara is a clan or gotra of Jats and Bishnois found in Rajasthan, Haryana, Uttar Pradesh and Delhi in India. Many have also migrated to Western regions such as Gujarat or Pakistan. They are the descendants of Goha Dutta, a prince of the Mewar dynasty who was adopted by a Brahmin to fight against...
162 Heer Heer (clan)Heer also known as Heir/Haer or Hayer is one among the oldest and purest Jat gotras , along with Maan and Bhullar. It is found in the region of Punjab shared by India and Pakistan...
27 Lonba 73 Maan 579 Nain 67 Panghal PanghalPanghal , classically called the Peucolaïteans , is a Jat clan, found in Haryana, Uttar Pradesh and Rajasthan, India.-Panghals:...
12 Punia 132 Saharan Saharan (gotra)Saharan or Sran or Saran is a gotra of jats in Uttar Pradesh, Punjab, Haryana and Madhya Pradesh in India and Some districts of Punjab, Pakistan claim from Rajputs still today, Saharan's lineage goes to both Brahmins and Kshatriya Rajput. This is an ancient clan of India and belong to Hindu as...
118 Sahag SihagSihag , Siyag , Sehwag , or Asiagh is a clan of Jat people found in Rajasthan, Haryana, Western Uttar Pradesh, Madhya Pradesh and Punjab region in India...
48 Sandhu SandhuSandhu or Sindhu is a Jatt of Jat ethnicity found in Iraq, Punjab, Haryana, Rajasthan, Uttar Pradesh, Jammu and Kashmir in India and also in Pakistan...
591 Sara 2,809 Sawaich 76
See Also
- Jat Sikh clans of the Lahore DivisionJat Sikh clans of the Lahore DivisionBelow is a list of Jatt Sikh clans and their population of the Lahore Division Division of Punjab, drawn up for 1911 Census of India. In 1911, this division consisted of six districts, Lahore, Amritsar, Gurdaspur,Gujranwala, Sialkot and Montgomery....
- Muslim Jat clans of Jalandhar DivisionMuslim Jat clans of Jalandhar DivisionBelow is a list of Muslim Jat clans and their population of the Jalandhar Division of Punjab, drawn up for 1911 Census of India. In 1911, this division consisted of five districts, Jalandhar, Ludhiana, Hoshiarpur, Firozpur and Ludhiana. The appearance of a particular tribe as Jat in the list does...
- Hindu Jat clans of Ambala DivisionHindu Jat clans of Ambala DivisionBelow is a list of Hindu Jat clans and their population in the Ambala Division of Punjab, drawn up for 1911 Census of India. This region now forms part of the modern state of Haryana in India. In 1911, the Ambala Division consisted of four districts, Ambala, Hissar, Rohtak, and Gurgaon...
- Jat Sikh clans of the Lahore Division