Jat clans of Multan Division
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Below is a list of Muslim Jat clans and their population of the Multan Division
of Punjab
, drawn up for 1911 Census of India. In 1911, the Multan Division
consisted of five districts, Lyalpur
, Montgomery
, Multan
, Muzaffargarh
and Dera Ghazi Khan
.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 Muslim Jat tribes in the Punjab
province of Pakistan
, a number of years prior to the partition of Punjab.
Lyalpur District
According to the 1911 census, the following were the principal Muslim Jat clans:
Jhang District
The entire Jat population of the district was Muslim, according to the 1931 Census of India, numbering 137,914. According to the 1911 census, the following were the principal Muslim Jat clans:
Muzaffargarh District
According to the 1911 census, the following were the principal Muslim Jat clans:
Multan District
The total Muslim Jat population of the district, according to the 1931 Census of India, was 340,584 (95%) out of a total population of 358,064. According to the 1911 census, the following were the principal Muslim Jat clans:
Dera Ghazi Khan District
According to the 1911 census, the following were the principal Muslim Jat clans:
Multan Division
Multan Division was an administrative division of the Punjab Province of Pakistan, until the reforms of 2000 abolished the third tier of government.-History:Multan Division was created during British Rule in the subcontinent...
of Punjab
Punjab (Pakistan)
Punjab is the most populous province of Pakistan, with approximately 45% of the country's total population. Forming most of the Punjab region, the province is bordered by Kashmir to the north-east, the Indian states of Punjab and Rajasthan to the east, the Pakistani province of Sindh to the...
, drawn up for 1911 Census of India. In 1911, the Multan Division
Multan Division
Multan Division was an administrative division of the Punjab Province of Pakistan, until the reforms of 2000 abolished the third tier of government.-History:Multan Division was created during British Rule in the subcontinent...
consisted of five districts, Lyalpur
Faisalabad District
Faisalabad District is one of the districts of Punjab province, Pakistan. According to the 1998 census of Pakistan it had a population of 5,429,547 of which almost 42% were in Faisalabad City....
, Montgomery
Sahiwal District
Sahiwal District is a district in the Punjab province of Pakistan. As of 1998, it had a population of 1,843,194 people, 16.27% of which were located in urban areas. Since 2008, Sahiwal District along with Okara District and Pakpattan District has comprised the Sahiwal Division...
, Multan
Multan District
Multan District is a district in the Punjab province of Pakistan. According to the 1998 census of Pakistan it had a population of 3,116,851 of which 41.64% were urban. Its capital is the city of Multan....
, Muzaffargarh
Muzaffargarh District
Muzaffargarh is a district in the south of the Punjab province of Pakistan. It is part of Saraiki Waseb. It is spread over an area of 8,249 km². Muzaffargarh District lies in the strip between the rivers Chenab and Indus, which pass along the Eastern and Western boundaries respectively of...
and Dera Ghazi Khan
Dera Ghazi Khan District
Dera Ghazi Khan is a district in the Punjab province of Pakistan. The district covers an area of 5,306 m² and it is a long narrow strip of country, 198 m...
.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 Muslim Jat tribes in the Punjab
Punjab (Pakistan)
Punjab is the most populous province of Pakistan, with approximately 45% of the country's total population. Forming most of the Punjab region, the province is bordered by Kashmir to the north-east, the Indian states of Punjab and Rajasthan to the east, the Pakistani province of Sindh to the...
province of Pakistan
Pakistan
Pakistan , officially the Islamic Republic of Pakistan is a sovereign state in South Asia. It has a coastline along the Arabian Sea and the Gulf of Oman in the south and is bordered by Afghanistan and Iran in the west, India in the east and China in the far northeast. In the north, Tajikistan...
, a number of years prior to the partition of Punjab.
Lyalpur DistrictFaisalabad DistrictFaisalabad District is one of the districts of Punjab province, Pakistan. According to the 1998 census of Pakistan it had a population of 5,429,547 of which almost 42% were in Faisalabad City....
According to the 1911 census, the following were the principal Muslim Jat clans:Tribe | Faisalabad Faisalabad Faisalabad , formerly known as Lyallpur, is the third largest metropolis in Pakistan, the second largest in the province of Punjab after Lahore, and a major industrial center in the heart of Pakistan. Before the foundation of the city in 1880, the area was very thinly populated. The population has... Tehsil Tehsil A Tehsil or Tahsil/Tahasil , also known as Taluk and Mandal, is an administrative division of some country/countries of South Asia.... | Samundri Samundri Samundri is a city of Faisalabad District in the Punjab province of Pakistan. It is located at 30°48'30N 71°52'15E with an altitude of 130 metres , and lies 45 from Faisalabad. It is the headquarters of Samundri Tehsil, a subdivision of the district.-History:Samundri was on a major trade route... Tehsil Tehsil A Tehsil or Tahsil/Tahasil , also known as Taluk and Mandal, is an administrative division of some country/countries of South Asia.... | Toba Tek Singh Tehsil Toba Tek Singh Tehsil Toba Tek Singh Tehsil is a subdivision of Toba Tek Singh District in the Punjab province of Pakistan. It is administratively subdivided into 32 Union Councils, three of which form the tehsil capital Toba Tek Singh.-History:... |
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Aheer Aheer Aheer is a Jat tribe found mainly in the western districts of Punjab and Sindh in Pakistan. -History and origin:The tribe is also known as Heer or Purewal depending on the dialect of the speaker. Those that tend to speak dialects of Lahanda, such as Seraiki or Pothari tend to refer to themselves... |
115 | 22 | 443 | 580 |
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... |
1,479 | 347 | 22 | 1,849 |
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... |
546 | 305 | 25 | 876 |
Awan Awan (Pakistan) Awan , is a South Asian Zamindar tribe, putatively of Arab origin, living predominantly in northern, central, and western parts of Punjab, Pakistan... |
955 | 936 | 195 | 2,085 |
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 :... |
2,412 | 263 | 1,103 | 3,868 |
Bar | 1,052 | 32 | 1,084 | |
Bandechha 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:... |
278 | 447 | 725 | |
Bhatti | 1,850 | 3,690 | 3,650 | 9,190 |
Chadhar Chadhar Chadhar is a Punjabi tribe in India and Pakistan. They are both Rajputs and Jats, and are Aryan.This caste should not be confused with another Indian caste spelled similarly, which is found in Madhya Pardesh India and is amongst one of the Indian Scheduled Caste... |
1,358 | 1,917 | 153 | 3,428 |
Chahal | 195 | 171 | 78 | 444 |
Chhaj | 466 | 9 | 35 | 510 |
Changar | 43 | 1 | 799 | 843 |
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... |
967 | 967 | ||
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... |
359 | 185 | 85 | 629 |
Chhina | 29 | 92 | 81 | 202 |
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... |
359 | 185 | 85 | 629 |
Dhillon | 604 | 396 | 147 | 1,147 |
Dhariwal | 233 | 268 | 95 | 596 |
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... |
106 | 13 | 491 | 610 |
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... |
2,754 | 769 | 342 | 3,865 |
Gondal | 681 | 134 | 182 | 997 |
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... |
682 | 133 | 207 | 1,022 |
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... |
805 | 377 | 976 | 2,158 |
Hundal Hundal Hundal is a clan or gotra of jatts, found in Punjab , Haryana, Punjab . They are also found among the South Asian immigrant communities in the Iraq, Iran, Russia, Tailand and in other parts of the world. Hundal is also sometimes spelled as Hundle, They are fewer in number than other jatt clans.... |
277 | 64 | 154 | 495 |
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... |
548 | 218 | 39 | 805 |
Haral | 1,274 | 38 | 1,312 | |
Janjua | 105 | 160 | 244 | 509 |
Jauson | 1 | 38 | 492 | 531 |
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:... |
46 | 10 | 56 | |
Kahlon | 982 | 486 | 1,569 | 3,037 |
Kalair | 132 | 180 | 312 | |
Kamoka | 668 | 275 | 943 | |
16 | 511 | 54 | 581 | |
Kharal Kharal -History:Kharal are Panwar Rajputs. Panwar is Sub division of Paramara Rajputs.The Paramara belongs to the Agnivansha of Rajputs.... |
1,862 | 3,018 | 105 | 4,985 |
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 :... |
326 | 326 | ||
Khichi Khichi Khichi is a Chauhan Rajput clan.-History and origin:Khichi is the name of a branch of the Chauhan clan of Agnivanshi rajputs. The Rajput Chauhan kingdom became the leading Rajput state and a powerful kingdom in Northern India under King Prithviraj III , also known as Prithviraj Chauhan or Rai... |
363 | 1,341 | 15 | 2,219 |
Khinge | 3 | 503 | 506 | |
Khokhar Khokhar The Khokhar or Khokar are a people of Punjab region of Pakistan and north-western India. According to H. A. Rose they are the gotra of Rajput, Jat, Arain, Nai, and Churah. According to Denzil Ibbetson, they are also a gotra of the Tarkhan and Khatri tribes. The Khokhars were designated as an... |
1,338 | 1,331 | 704 | 3,371 |
Lak Lak (tribe) The Lak are a Jat found in Punjab, Pakistan.The Lak claim descent from the Panwar Rajputs. They were originally found alongs the banks of the Chenab river, but were outsted by the Sikhs in the 18th Century from this region. They are now found mainly in Sargodha District, with few communities in... |
434 | 221 | 24 | 673 |
Lona | 999 | 51 | 1 | 1,051 |
Lurka | 761 | 699 | 828 | 2,288 |
Maan | 238 | 167 | 32 | 437 |
Nonari Nonari The Nonari are a Jat clan found in the Punjab province of Pakistan.They are one of a number of nomadic pastoral nomads found in the Neeli Bar region. During the 19th Century, they were forcibly settled by British authorities, and are now a community of settled farmers... |
1 | 65 | 787 | 858 |
Pansota | 1,041 | 1,041 | ||
Rajoke | 715 | 266 | 981 | |
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:... |
1,564 | 551 | 220 | 2,335 |
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... |
497 | 108 | 200 | 805 |
Sahu Sahu Jat Sahu Jat is a Seraiki speaking Jat clan found throughout southern Punjab, with considerable concentrations in Kabirwala, Khanewal, Bahawalpur, Lodhran,Layyah, Dera Ghazi khan and Multan... |
41 | 470 | 147 | 685 |
Sial | 1,207 | 3,508 | 749 | 5,464 |
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... |
224 | 224 | ||
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... |
1,696 | 1,222 | 741 | 3,659 |
Sipra Sipra Sipra is a Rajput tribe in the Punjab region of Pakistan and India. Sipra are one of the most educated and well established families among other Jat casts.- History :... |
90 | 558 | 395 | 1,043 |
Tarar Tarar Tarar is a Punjabi tribe and Jat gotra of Northern India and in Punjab province of Pakistan.-Geographical distribution:Tarar is a Goth of Jats that means a sub-caste of Jat clan... |
344 | 101 | 69 | 514 |
Uppal | 14 | 14 | ||
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... |
686 | 202 | 117 | 1,005 |
Wahiniwal Wahiniwal The Wahniwal are Muslim Jat gotra found in Punjab, Pakistan.-History and origin:According to their traditions, they are of Bhatti Rajput descent. One of their ancestors was born in a depression in the ground, the word for depression in the local Seraiki and Punjabi languages is Wihan. The tribe... |
3 | 765 | 14 | 782 |
Wahla Wahla The Wahla are Jat clan found in Punjab, India and Punjab, Pakistan.-History and origin:Wahlah is spelt in different ways in different parts of the world. For instance, Wahla, Wahlah, Wahala. All of these refer to the same clan, Wahlah, the literal meaning of which is said to be "One Excellent... |
774 | 125 | 316 | 1,215 |
Waraich | 1,414 | 1,100 | 929 | 3,443 |
Waseer Waseer The Waseer are a Jat tribe found in the Punjab province of Pakistan.- Origin :The Waseer were a nomadic tribe found in the Sandal Bar region of Punjab, and according to their traditions, are of Panwar Rajput ancestry. They claim descent from Wasir, who was converted to Islam at the hands of the... |
1,346 | 312 | 3 | 1,661 |
Wasli Wasli (clan) Wasli or sometimes pronounced Vasli, are a Jat tribe found in the province of Punjab in Pakistan. They are found mainly in the districts of Khanewal,... |
291 | 330 | 57 | 67 |
Wattu Wattu The Wattoo or Wattu are Muslim Rajput tribe found in Punjab, Pakistan.-History and origin:Accoding to some traditions, the Wattoo are descended from a Rajah Junhar, a descendant of the famous Raja Salvahan of Sialkot. This Raja Junhar settled in Bhatner, where he had two sons, Jaipal and Rajpal... |
557 | 1,124 | 4 | 1,695 |
Waince 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.... |
1,589 | 804 | 152 | 2,635 |
Jhang DistrictJhang DistrictJhang District is a district of the Punjab province of Pakistan. The city of Jhang is the district's capital. According to the 1998 census of Pakistan, the district's population was 2.8 million, of which 23 percent lived in urban areas. By 2008, according to estimates, the population had...
The entire Jat population of the district was Muslim, according to the 1931 Census of India, numbering 137,914. According to the 1911 census, the following were the principal Muslim Jat clans:Tribe | Jhang Jhang - Demographics :According to 1981 census of Pakistan population of Jhang was 1,970,944 with the 434,495 housing units in Jhang. In 1998 census, population of Jhang was 2,834,545, whose annually growth rate was 2.16%. Male population was 1,474,099 and female population was 1,360,446... Tehsil | Chiniot Tehsil Chiniot Tehsil Chiniot is a subdivision of Chiniot District in the Punjab province of Pakistan.Prior to February 2009 Chiniot District and tehsil were part of Jhang District, the tehsil was subdivided into 44 Union Councils.-References:... | Shorkot Tehsil Shorkot Tehsil Shorkot is a subdivision of Jhang District in the Punjab province of Pakistan. It is subdivided into 16 Union Councils. The city of Shorkot is the headquarters of the tehsil.-Politics:The Tehsil Nazim of Shorkot is Mian Madhu Lal Hussain... |
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Awrah | 164 | 51 | 599 | 814 |
Chadhar Chadhar Chadhar is a Punjabi tribe in India and Pakistan. They are both Rajputs and Jats, and are Aryan.This caste should not be confused with another Indian caste spelled similarly, which is found in Madhya Pardesh India and is amongst one of the Indian Scheduled Caste... |
1,942 | 1,112 | 360 | 3,414 |
Samore | 5000 | 65 | 461 | 5506 |
Gilotar | 14 | 1,475 | 1,497 | |
Ganda | 421 | 216 | 637 | |
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... |
529 | 29 | 558 | |
Gondal | 229 | 565 | 106 | 900 |
Harral | 2,285 | 2,590 | 133 | 4,988 |
Hidan | 116 | 749 | 49 | 914 |
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... |
908 | 139 | 129 | 1,176 |
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... or Hayer Hayer Hayer also spelled as Hayre or Haer is a Jatt clan found in India and Pakistan in the region of Punjab. This article concerns the historical clan.-History and origin:... |
580 | 2 | 2 | 584 |
Johiya Johiya Johiya , also known as Joia, Joiya, Joyia, Joya, Joyea, and Joeya, is a Chandravanshi Rajput clan in Northern India and Pakistan. The Johiyas are one of the twenty-four undivided Rajput clans or eka. In ancient chronicles, they are described as "Lords of Jangladesh", a region that included Haryana,... |
404 | 998 | 319 | 1,721 |
Juta Juta (tribe) The Juta are a Jat clan, found in the Punjab province of Pakistan.-History and origin:, JAT JOTA FAMILY OF TEHSIL KABIRWALA, DISTRICT KHANEWAL... |
365 | 151 | 28 | 544 |
Kalasan | 183 | 188 | 162 | 533 |
Kaloke Kaloke Kaloke Their main village is Kaloke on the right bank of Chenab river in the Chiniot District Jhang at Lalian Jhang road in Punjab, Pakistan. Kaloke is a sub tribe or Gotra of Chadhar clan in India. Kailok was the name of their forefother who founded this pedigree.-See also:*Chadhar*Sheikhan*Talhi... |
23 | 520 | 95 | 638 |
Kanwan | 34 | 644 | 678 | |
Kharal Kharal -History:Kharal are Panwar Rajputs. Panwar is Sub division of Paramara Rajputs.The Paramara belongs to the Agnivansha of Rajputs.... |
871 | 716 | 205 | 1,792 |
Khichi Khichi Khichi is a Chauhan Rajput clan.-History and origin:Khichi is the name of a branch of the Chauhan clan of Agnivanshi rajputs. The Rajput Chauhan kingdom became the leading Rajput state and a powerful kingdom in Northern India under King Prithviraj III , also known as Prithviraj Chauhan or Rai... |
178 | 176 | 227 | 581 |
Kudhan | 724 | 122 | 199 | 1,045 |
Lak Lak (tribe) The Lak are a Jat found in Punjab, Pakistan.The Lak claim descent from the Panwar Rajputs. They were originally found alongs the banks of the Chenab river, but were outsted by the Sikhs in the 18th Century from this region. They are now found mainly in Sargodha District, with few communities in... |
760 | 378 | 181 | 1,310 |
Lali Lali (tribe) The Lali are a Jat gotra , found in the Punjab province of Pakistan.-History and origin:The Lali are made up of a number of Jat clans that have lived in the Kirana Bar for centuries. They were historically a pastoral tribe, and would take their herds into the Kirana Bar... |
87 | 1,501 | 1,640 | |
Lana | 650 | 361 | 1,011 | |
Mahra Mahra (clan) The Mahra are a Jat clan, found in the Punjab province of Pakistan.-History and origin:According to their traditions, they were originally Mughal, and settled near Delhi. Abour about 10 or 12 generations ago, the whole tribe was exterminated with the exception of a boy who was found lying among the... |
381 | 216 | 597 | |
Mahun | 877 | 588 | 6 | 1,471 |
Marral Marral The Marral or Maral are a Muslim tribe of Rajput found throughout southern part of the Punjab, Pakistan province of Pakistan.- History & Origins :... |
313 | 464 | 49 | 826 |
Maru | 954 | 2 | 956 | |
Naul Nauls The Naul is a tribe mostly native to Rajistan INDIA and Punjab Pakistan.In India and SINDH, NAUL is pronunced as NAWAL which is Hindi synonym.... |
338 | 269 | 1,529 | 2,136 |
Nonari Nonari The Nonari are a Jat clan found in the Punjab province of Pakistan.They are one of a number of nomadic pastoral nomads found in the Neeli Bar region. During the 19th Century, they were forcibly settled by British authorities, and are now a community of settled farmers... |
566 | 289 | 128 | 983 |
Noon Noon (tribe) -History and origin:Noon tribe is related to the Tiwana Muslim Rajput tribe from Mitha Tiwana. The Tiwana family lives in an old historical village in Khushab district. The Tiwana tribe is a very popular landholding and influential political family in the Khushab distrist. The Noon tribe came from... |
434 | 383 | 216 | 1,089 |
Rajoke | 1,072 | 73 | 117 | 1,262 |
Sahmal | 746 | 156 | 92 | 994 |
Sattar | 781 | 2 | 18 | 801 |
Sial | 437 | 55 | 103 | 595 |
Sipra Sipra Sipra is a Rajput tribe in the Punjab region of Pakistan and India. Sipra are one of the most educated and well established families among other Jat casts.- History :... |
1,333 | 969 | 790 | 3,092 |
Thabal | 15 | 969 | 35 | 1019 |
Muzaffargarh DistrictMuzaffargarh DistrictMuzaffargarh is a district in the south of the Punjab province of Pakistan. It is part of Saraiki Waseb. It is spread over an area of 8,249 km². Muzaffargarh District lies in the strip between the rivers Chenab and Indus, which pass along the Eastern and Western boundaries respectively of...
According to the 1911 census, the following were the principal Muslim Jat clans:Tribe | Muzaffargarh Muzaffargarh Muzaffargarh is a city in southwestern Punjab, Pakistan, located on the bank of the Chenab River. The Town of Muzaffargarh was founded in 1794 by the Governor of Mulran Nawab Muzaffar Khan.The Meaning of Muzaffargarh is "Fort of Muzaffar" because the old town lies inside the walls of a fort built... Tehsil | Alipur Alipur Alipur may refer to:Bangladesh* Alipur, Jhalokati*Alipur, Mymensingh* Alipur, NetrokonaIndia* Alipur, Andaman and Nicobar Islands* Alipur, Andhra Pradesh* Alipur, Bihar* Alipur, Delhi* Alipore, Gujarat* Alipur, Mahendragarh district in Haryana... Tehsil | Sanawan Tehsil | | Total |
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Autrah | 420 | 203 | 238 | 843 |
Babbar | 929 | 1,215 | 219 | 2,363 |
Bhutta Bhutta Bhutta is a Jatt tribe found in Punjab, Pakistan. The Bhutta are of Rajput origin are descended from a branch of the Suryavanshi Rajput family. Like "Soomra" jats of Punjab became Soomro in Sindh, likewise "Bhutta" became Bhutto when tribe moved towards south of Indus valley... |
1,780 | 744 | 279 | 2,803 |
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... |
164 | 156 | 224 | 544 |
Chadhar Chadhar Chadhar is a Punjabi tribe in India and Pakistan. They are both Rajputs and Jats, and are Aryan.This caste should not be confused with another Indian caste spelled similarly, which is found in Madhya Pardesh India and is amongst one of the Indian Scheduled Caste... |
173 | 151 | 201 | 525 |
Daha Daha Daha may refer to:*Daha, Bheri, Nepal*Daha, Karnali, Nepal*Daha, Bagpat, India... |
681 | 405 | 368 | 1,454 |
Ghallu Ghallu The Ghallu are a Seraiki speaking Jat clan, found in the Punjab province of Pakistan.-History and origin:The tribe claims descent from Ghallu, a Hindu Rajput, who was converted to Islam, by the famous Sufi saint Makhdum Jahanian of Uch. He is said to have had seven sons, from which the main clans... |
36 | 1,178 | 113 | 1,327 |
Hans Hans (clan) - History and origin :They claim to be of Quraishi origin. The Hans were one of the many tribes that occupied the upland of the Neeli Bar before the start of colonization of the Punjab by the British Imperial authorities in the 19th century.... |
121 | 908 | 1,029 | |
Janjua | 171 | 78 | 529 | 778 |
Kalasra | 147 | 324 | 810 | 1,281 |
Kalru | 1,017 | 471 | 1,488 | |
Khakhi | 1,458 | 239 | 125 | 1,822 |
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 :... |
925 | 348 | 812 | 2,085 |
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 :... |
372 | 257 | 629 | |
Lakaul | 517 | 821 | 180 | 1,518 |
Langah Langah (tribe) For the Article on the folk musicians, see LanghaLangah is a clan of the Afghan tribe settled in Sindh and Punjab provinces of Pakistan. They are not a baloch tribe. They have no connection with the Rajasthani Langha community.-History and origin:... |
144 | 362 | 194 | 700 |
Lar | 74 | 475 | 229 | 778 |
Mallana Mallana The Mallana are a Jat gotra, found in the Punjab and the North-West Frontier Province of Pakistan.-History and origin:According to their traditions, the Mallana claim descent from Mallana, said to be a Barlas Mughal trooper in the army of the Emperor Akbar. Mallana is said to have settled in... |
653 | 430 | 714 | 1,797 |
Nonari Nonari The Nonari are a Jat clan found in the Punjab province of Pakistan.They are one of a number of nomadic pastoral nomads found in the Neeli Bar region. During the 19th Century, they were forcibly settled by British authorities, and are now a community of settled farmers... |
918 | 597 | 28 | 1,453 |
Parhar Parhar (Jat) The Parhar are Jat gotra, found in the Punjab province of Pakistan, and both Jat and Rajput gotra in the Punjab state of India.-History and origin:The Parhar Jats claim descent from the Parihar Rajputs... |
1,258 | 686 | 666 | 2,610 |
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 :... |
15 | 615 | 630 | |
Sahu Sahu Jat Sahu Jat is a Seraiki speaking Jat clan found throughout southern Punjab, with considerable concentrations in Kabirwala, Khanewal, Bahawalpur, Lodhran,Layyah, Dera Ghazi khan and Multan... |
267 | 262 | 341 | 870 |
Sandhila Sandhila The Sandhila are a Muslim Jat gotra , found in the Sindh and Punjab provinces of Pakistan.-History and origin:The Sandhila claim descent from the their ancestor, Rai Sandhila, a Hindu Jat who came from the neighbourhood of Delhi, during the rule of the Mughal Emperor Shah Jahan, and settled in... |
1,599 | 557 | 361 | 2,477 |
Soomra Soomro Soomro or Soomra is a Sindhi tribe in Sindh, Punjab and Balochistan, Pakistan.- History and origin :The Soomra Dynasty was established by the Soomro tribe of Sindh. The Soomra ruled Sindh from 750-1351. Following the 985 CE expulsion of the Qarmatian Muslim sect from Iraq and Egypt, the... |
265 | 131 | 215 | 611 |
Thaheem Thaheem The Thaheem are a Sindhi tribe of Arab origin found in Sindh and Punjab provinces of Pakistan.- Origin :... |
1,284 | 307 | 157 | 1,748 |
Multan DistrictMultan DistrictMultan District is a district in the Punjab province of Pakistan. According to the 1998 census of Pakistan it had a population of 3,116,851 of which 41.64% were urban. Its capital is the city of Multan....
The total Muslim Jat population of the district, according to the 1931 Census of India, was 340,584 (95%) out of a total population of 358,064. According to the 1911 census, the following were the principal Muslim Jat clans:Tribe | Multan Multan Multan , is a city in the Punjab Province of Pakistan and capital of Multan District. It is located in the southern part of the province on the east bank of the Chenab River, more or less in the geographic centre of the country and about from Islamabad, from Lahore and from Karachi... Tehsil Tehsil A Tehsil or Tahsil/Tahasil , also known as Taluk and Mandal, is an administrative division of some country/countries of South Asia.... | Shujabad Shujabad Shujabad is the oldest tehsil of Multan District in the Punjab province of Pakistan. It is located about 45 km in south from Multan. Chenab River is situated in the west of city. Neighbouring settlements include Jalalpur Pirwala, Multan and Lodhran. Its population is about 600,000 .Shujabad is... Tehsil | Lodhran Lodhran Lodhran is the chief city of Lodhran District in the Punjab province of Pakistan. It is located on the northern side of River Sutlej.-Administration:... Tehsil Tehsil A Tehsil or Tahsil/Tahasil , also known as Taluk and Mandal, is an administrative division of some country/countries of South Asia.... | Mailsi Tehsil Mailsi Tehsil Mailsi Tehsil is a subdivision of Vehari District in the Punjab province of Pakistan. It is administratively subdivided into 31 Union Councils, two of which form the tehsil capital Mailsi.... | Kabirwala Tehsil Kabirwala Tehsil Kabirwala Tehsil is a subdivision of Khanewal District in the Punjab province of Pakistan. It is administratively subdivided into 34 Union Councils, two of which form the tehsil capital Kabirwala.-Major castes:... |
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Bagar | 501 | 101 | 602 | |||
Bagwar | 1,169 | 8 | 2 | 1,179 | ||
Bhutta Bhutta Bhutta is a Jatt tribe found in Punjab, Pakistan. The Bhutta are of Rajput origin are descended from a branch of the Suryavanshi Rajput family. Like "Soomra" jats of Punjab became Soomro in Sindh, likewise "Bhutta" became Bhutto when tribe moved towards south of Indus valley... |
6,668 | 779 | 953 | 424 | 878 | 9,697 |
Bhasa | 8 | 516 | 1,305 | 1,829 | ||
Bilar | 60 | 1,865 | 1,165 | 57 | 3,147 | |
Bir | 490 | 8 | 10 | 16 | 524 | |
Basar | 493 | 106 | 113 | 52 | 43 | 807 |
Bulla | 2,773 | 216 | 1,804 | 1,898 | 6,691 | |
Chachakar | 271 | 10 | 59 | 634 | 974 | |
Chhachhar Chhachhar -History and origin:The Chhachhar claim Mughal origin, and claim descent from the famous king Timur. But according to another tradition, Surar, Subhago, Silro and Chachar were once slaves of Bunga Rai, the Raja of Umarkot in Sindh, and were freed by Jam Jakhar... |
189 | 92 | 142 | 181 | 554 | |
Chanal | 10 | 79 | 73 | 417 | 340 | 919 |
Chandram | 41 | 224 | 2 | 182 | 159 | 608 |
Chaughata | 238 | 336 69 | 567 | 1,727 | 2,937 | |
Charal | 17 | 25 | 546 | 578 | ||
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... |
616 | 138 | 49 | 605 | 204 | 1,612 |
Chavan | 90 | 14 | 21 | 185 | 465 | 775 |
Chadhar Chadhar Chadhar is a Punjabi tribe in India and Pakistan. They are both Rajputs and Jats, and are Aryan.This caste should not be confused with another Indian caste spelled similarly, which is found in Madhya Pardesh India and is amongst one of the Indian Scheduled Caste... |
164 | 5 | 411 | 264 | 884 | |
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... |
60 | 137 | 800 | 14 | 7 | 1,018 |
Dara | 36 | 181 | 13 | 808 | 1,040 | |
Dawana Dawana The Dawana are a Seraiki speaking clan Jat clan found in the province of Punjab Pakistan. The Dawana are a clan of the Sial, claiming descent from Diwan Khan. Like all Sials, the Dawana claim descent from the Panwar Rajputs, having originally come from Dharanagri in central India... |
1 | 1,169 | 3 | 17 | 20 | 1,210 |
Ghagar | 90 | 688 | 348 | 51 | 1,177 | |
Ghahi | 46 | 255 | 301 | |||
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... |
158 | 81 | 264 | 503 | ||
Jajularu | 385 | 392 | 770 | 400 | 432 | 2,379 |
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:... |
29 | 2 | 39 | 105 | 175 | |
Jhagar | 341 | 518 | 11 | 226 | 143 | 1,177 |
Kachela | 669 | 669 | ||||
Khak | 62 | 470 | 596 | |||
Khaki | 596 | 596 | ||||
Khichi Khichi Khichi is a Chauhan Rajput clan.-History and origin:Khichi is the name of a branch of the Chauhan clan of Agnivanshi rajputs. The Rajput Chauhan kingdom became the leading Rajput state and a powerful kingdom in Northern India under King Prithviraj III , also known as Prithviraj Chauhan or Rai... |
672 | 158 | 672 | |||
Lang | 294 | 1,680 | 351 | 232 | 158 | 2,715 |
Langah Langah (tribe) For the Article on the folk musicians, see LanghaLangah is a clan of the Afghan tribe settled in Sindh and Punjab provinces of Pakistan. They are not a baloch tribe. They have no connection with the Rajasthani Langha community.-History and origin:... |
245 | 251 | 304 | 332 | 1,132 | |
Langra | 142 | 699 | 39 | 766 | ||
Langrial Langrial (tribe) -History and origin:The Langrial are found throughout Punjab, the tribe has different traditions to its origin, depending on the region it inhabits.The Multan Langrial, claim descent from a Brahmin of Bikaner... |
562 | 45 | 140 | 6 | 753 | |
Larsan | 65 | 264 | 1,280 | 1,609 | ||
Lapra | 47 | 33 | 480 | 19 | 579 | |
Mahi | 492 | 6 | 498 | |||
Maalta | 84 | 6 | 6 | 25 | 121 | |
Maho | 101 | 84 | 674 | 75 | 934 | |
Mahran | 70 | 10 | 593 | 673 | ||
Mahra Mahra (clan) The Mahra are a Jat clan, found in the Punjab province of Pakistan.-History and origin:According to their traditions, they were originally Mughal, and settled near Delhi. Abour about 10 or 12 generations ago, the whole tribe was exterminated with the exception of a boy who was found lying among the... |
208 | 103 | 487 | 218 | 1,018 | |
Nonari Nonari The Nonari are a Jat clan found in the Punjab province of Pakistan.They are one of a number of nomadic pastoral nomads found in the Neeli Bar region. During the 19th Century, they were forcibly settled by British authorities, and are now a community of settled farmers... |
6 | 459 | 107 | 260 | 102 | 934 |
Naul Nauls The Naul is a tribe mostly native to Rajistan INDIA and Punjab Pakistan.In India and SINDH, NAUL is pronunced as NAWAL which is Hindi synonym.... |
531 | 24 | 56 | 611 | ||
Nourangi | 334 | 86 | 827 | 1,247 | ||
Noon Noon (tribe) -History and origin:Noon tribe is related to the Tiwana Muslim Rajput tribe from Mitha Tiwana. The Tiwana family lives in an old historical village in Khushab district. The Tiwana tribe is a very popular landholding and influential political family in the Khushab distrist. The Noon tribe came from... |
245 | 3,254 | 260 | 3,766 | ||
Parhar Parhar (Jat) The Parhar are Jat gotra, found in the Punjab province of Pakistan, and both Jat and Rajput gotra in the Punjab state of India.-History and origin:The Parhar Jats claim descent from the Parihar Rajputs... |
461 | 28 | 37 | 27 | 4 | 557 |
Parkar | 436 | 303 | 14 | 753 | ||
Parohe | 26 | 6 | 1,026 | 195 | 1,253 | |
Pattiwala | 457 | 273 | 86 | 816 | ||
Pukhowara | 8 | 553 | 581 | |||
Raad | 5 | 22 | 174 | 201 | ||
Rawn | 2,130 | 176 | 154 | 156 | 2,616 | |
Rongia | 144 | 545 | 689 | |||
Ruk | 598 | 2 | 6 | 10 | 618 | |
Sadal | 101 | 355 | 218 | 674 | ||
Sadhari | 8 | 12 | 412 | 542 | 974 | |
Sadraj | 36 | 930 | 90 | 1,091 | ||
Shajra Shajra (clan) Shajra are a Jat tribe found in the provinces of Sindh and Punjab in Pakistan. They are found mainly in the districts of Khanewal, Multan and Rajanpur in Punjab. The Shajra claim descent from Mahli, who is said to be a Suryavanshi Rajput. This Mahli is said to have four sons, Shajra being one of... |
90 | 38 | 16 | 144 | ||
Sailigar | 382 | 375 | 757 | |||
Samachi | 28 | 176 | 223 | 172 | 599 | |
Samri | 472 | 26 | 51 | 549 | ||
Sandal | 810 | 136 | 8 | 6 | 960 | |
Sandhila Sandhila The Sandhila are a Muslim Jat gotra , found in the Sindh and Punjab provinces of Pakistan.-History and origin:The Sandhila claim descent from the their ancestor, Rai Sandhila, a Hindu Jat who came from the neighbourhood of Delhi, during the rule of the Mughal Emperor Shah Jahan, and settled in... |
49 | 8 | 966 | |||
Shekha | 674 | 674 | ||||
Siana | 655 | 270 | 8 | 933 | ||
Sipra Sipra Sipra is a Rajput tribe in the Punjab region of Pakistan and India. Sipra are one of the most educated and well established families among other Jat casts.- History :... |
9 | 9 | ||||
Soomra Soomro Soomro or Soomra is a Sindhi tribe in Sindh, Punjab and Balochistan, Pakistan.- History and origin :The Soomra Dynasty was established by the Soomro tribe of Sindh. The Soomra ruled Sindh from 750-1351. Following the 985 CE expulsion of the Qarmatian Muslim sect from Iraq and Egypt, the... |
291 | 291 | ||||
Thaheem Thaheem The Thaheem are a Sindhi tribe of Arab origin found in Sindh and Punjab provinces of Pakistan.- Origin :... |
1,300 | 729 | 611 | 128 | 1,164 | 3,932 |
Uanis | 430 | 320 | 83 | 15 | 848 | |
Vasli Wasli (clan) Wasli or sometimes pronounced Vasli, are a Jat tribe found in the province of Punjab in Pakistan. They are found mainly in the districts of Khanewal,... |
23 | 248 | 331 | 47 | 649 | |
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... |
243 | 37 | 27 | 19 | 328 | |
Waseer Waseer The Waseer are a Jat tribe found in the Punjab province of Pakistan.- Origin :The Waseer were a nomadic tribe found in the Sandal Bar region of Punjab, and according to their traditions, are of Panwar Rajput ancestry. They claim descent from Wasir, who was converted to Islam at the hands of the... |
21 | 425 | 159 | 605 | ||
Wehi | 1,648 | 56 | 805 | 2,509 |
Dera Ghazi Khan DistrictDera Ghazi Khan DistrictDera Ghazi Khan is a district in the Punjab province of Pakistan. The district covers an area of 5,306 m² and it is a long narrow strip of country, 198 m...
According to the 1911 census, the following were the principal Muslim Jat clans:-
Tribe Dera Ghazi Khan Tehsil Dera Ghazi Khan TehsilDera Ghazi Khan Tehsil is an administrative subdivision of Dera Ghazi Khan District in the Punjab province of Pakistan.-History:Dera Ghazi Khan Tehsil was created as a subdivision of Dera Ghazi Khan District during British rule...Sanghar Tehsil Rajanpur RajanpurRajanpur is a city and the headquarters of Rajanpur District in the far southwestern part of Punjab, Pakistan. The district lies entirely west of the Indus River. it is a narrow, to wide strip of land sandwiched between the Indus River on the east and the Sulaiman Mountains on the west. The...
TehsilTehsilA Tehsil or Tahsil/Tahasil , also known as Taluk and Mandal, is an administrative division of some country/countries of South Asia....Jampur JampurJampur is a small city located at 29°38'32" N , 70°35'45"E in Rajanpur District, south of Dera Ghazi Khan, in the centre of Pakistan. It comprises an area of about 8-10 square kilometres and has a population of almost 1,20,000.-History:...
Tehsil| Total Aishiani 1,058 Babbar 4,294 Barra 1,927 Batwani 895 Bhatti 9,128 Bhutta BhuttaBhutta is a Jatt tribe found in Punjab, Pakistan. The Bhutta are of Rajput origin are descended from a branch of the Suryavanshi Rajput family. Like "Soomra" jats of Punjab became Soomro in Sindh, likewise "Bhutta" became Bhutto when tribe moved towards south of Indus valley...
2,876 Buttar ButtarButtar , is a Jat clan. Its members live in the Punjab region mainly the Malwa belt. Buttars in Pakistan are Muslims...
1,292 Bab 5,257 Barar 501 Bohar BoharThe Bohar are a Jat clan found in the Punjab province of Pakistan and Rajasthan state of India.-History and origin:The Bohar is a tribe in Punjabi Wasib+ Saraiki Wasaib in Pakistan and Indian state Rajastan . In early times this tribe was non muslims when the Saints and Sufi's came into the...
1,445 Chhachhar Chhachhar-History and origin:The Chhachhar claim Mughal origin, and claim descent from the famous king Timur. But according to another tradition, Surar, Subhago, Silro and Chachar were once slaves of Bunga Rai, the Raja of Umarkot in Sindh, and were freed by Jam Jakhar...
1,898 Chhajra ChhajraThe Chhajra are a Saraiki speaking Jat clan, found in the Punjab province of Pakistan. The Chhajra are distinct from the Shajra, another Saraiki speaking Jat clan.-History and origin:Mian Nadeem Akhtar Chhajra Manik wali, migrated to uk in 2001....
913 Chhina 706 Changar 861 Chani 572 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...
1,026 Dhandla DhandlaThe Dhandla are a Seraiki speaking Jat tribe, found in the Punjab province of Pakistan.-History and origin:The tribe claims descent from Dhandla, a Rajput, who is said to have come from Jaisalmer to Multan, where he converted to Islam...
949 Daha Daha (tribe)The Daha are a Seraiki/Punjabi speaking Jat tribe, found in the Punjab province of Pakistan.-History and origin:The tribe claims descent from Daha, who was said to be a Muslim holyman, who married the daughter of Parihar Rajput. They claim kinship with the Bohar and Parhar Jats, who are also of...
1,016 Dakhna 1,303 Darakhe 785 Dhol 638 Domra 822 Ghani 628 Hanbi 769 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...
387 Hujjan 733 Johiya JohiyaJohiya , also known as Joia, Joiya, Joyia, Joya, Joyea, and Joeya, is a Chandravanshi Rajput clan in Northern India and Pakistan. The Johiyas are one of the twenty-four undivided Rajput clans or eka. In ancient chronicles, they are described as "Lords of Jangladesh", a region that included Haryana,...
1,617 Jajalani 1,571 Kajla 558 Kanera 208 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 :...
10 Khatti 612 Kachela 1,848 Kabru 554 Khak 556 Khaloti 720 Khaira KhairaThe Khaira are a Ramgarhia and Jat gotra found in Indian Punjab and Pakistani Punjab.Alternate transliterations include Khera, Khara, Khehra or Khahra.- People :...
567 Lakaul 1,157 Lak Lak (tribe)The Lak are a Jat found in Punjab, Pakistan.The Lak claim descent from the Panwar Rajputs. They were originally found alongs the banks of the Chenab river, but were outsted by the Sikhs in the 18th Century from this region. They are now found mainly in Sargodha District, with few communities in...
658 Langah Langah (tribe)For the Article on the folk musicians, see LanghaLangah is a clan of the Afghan tribe settled in Sindh and Punjab provinces of Pakistan. They are not a baloch tribe. They have no connection with the Rajasthani Langha community.-History and origin:...
1,558 Mahra Mahra (clan)The Mahra are a Jat clan, found in the Punjab province of Pakistan.-History and origin:According to their traditions, they were originally Mughal, and settled near Delhi. Abour about 10 or 12 generations ago, the whole tribe was exterminated with the exception of a boy who was found lying among the...
702 Mahesar 648 Maitla MaitlaMaitla or Metlo is a Jat gotra or clan found in the Punjab province of Pakistan and Punjab .- Geographical distribution :Maitlas mainly inhabit in the districts of Jhang, Sargodha, Multan, Muzaffargarh, Layyah, Bhakkar, Khanewal, Vehari, Lodhran, Bahawalpur, Bahawalnagar, Gujranwala, Sheikhpura,...
776 Mohana Mohana (tribe)The Mohana or sometimes pronounced Mohano are a Sindhi tribe, that is historically connected with fishing. Many Mohana prefer self-designation Mir-bahar, which means lord of the sea. They are found through out Sindh, but are concentrated along the shore of Lake Manchar. In Baluchistan, the Mohana...
663 Mallana MallanaThe Mallana are a Jat gotra, found in the Punjab and the North-West Frontier Province of Pakistan.-History and origin:According to their traditions, the Mallana claim descent from Mallana, said to be a Barlas Mughal trooper in the army of the Emperor Akbar. Mallana is said to have settled in...
1,358 Malhan 529 Mangil 656 Manjotha ManjothaThe Manjotha are a large Seraiki-speaking Jat clan found mainly in Dera Ghazi Khan District of Punjab, Pakistan.- History :According to their traditions, they came originally from Makran in Baluchistan. They are closely connected with the Arwal clan, and follow the customs of the neighbouring...
4,348 Meo MeoMayo or Meo or Mewati is a prominent Muslim Rajput tribe from North-Western India. A considerable number of Meos migrated to Pakistan after independence in 1947 and now they are estimated to be over 12 million. In Pakistan, Meos have lost their distinct group identity and cultural traditions and...
524 Makwal MakwalThe Makwal are a Seraiki speaking Jat clan, found in the Punjab province of Pakistan.-History and origin:The word Makwal, is a shortened form of Makkah wal, which in the Seraiki language means "from Makkah". The tribe claims that its ancestors were Arabs from the holy city of Makkah in what is now...
1,091 Naich Naich (tribe)The Naich is a tribe settled throughout the Sindh, Khyber-Pakhtunkhwa and Punjab provinces of Pakistan. They are a clan of the Jat Muslim tribe and in most areas people of this tribe are known as Jatt Naich and almost in all areas of Pakistan their mother-language is seraiki. In Sindh...
286 Otrai 718 Parhar Parhar (Jat)The Parhar are Jat gotra, found in the Punjab province of Pakistan, and both Jat and Rajput gotra in the Punjab state of India.-History and origin:The Parhar Jats claim descent from the Parihar Rajputs...
1,144 Panwar 866 Phor 867 Sahotra SahotraSahotra 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 :...
994 Sandhila SandhilaThe Sandhila are a Muslim Jat gotra , found in the Sindh and Punjab provinces of Pakistan.-History and origin:The Sandhila claim descent from the their ancestor, Rai Sandhila, a Hindu Jat who came from the neighbourhood of Delhi, during the rule of the Mughal Emperor Shah Jahan, and settled in...
1,082 Soomra SoomroSoomro or Soomra is a Sindhi tribe in Sindh, Punjab and Balochistan, Pakistan.- History and origin :The Soomra Dynasty was established by the Soomro tribe of Sindh. The Soomra ruled Sindh from 750-1351. Following the 985 CE expulsion of the Qarmatian Muslim sect from Iraq and Egypt, the...
2,508 Sambar 2,030 Shahkhani 961 Sial 3,915 Samdana 895 Thaheem ThaheemThe Thaheem are a Sindhi tribe of Arab origin found in Sindh and Punjab provinces of Pakistan.- Origin :...
1,499 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...
548
Bahawalpur State
The total Muslim Jat population of the state, according to the 1931 Census of India, was 361,891 (90%) out a of total population of 402,785. According to the 1911 census, the following were the principal Muslim Jat clans:-
Tribe | Population Atera 575 Athar 581 Atral 500 Bhatia BhatiaBhatia is a group of people and a caste originating from Sindh Province and Rajasthan. The Bhatias primarily live in Northwestern India and Pakistan. They are mainly found among the following ethnic groups or clans: Rajputs, Khatris, Gujjars, Yaduvanshi/Yadav and Bhati...
733 Bhatti 1,951 Bipar 508 Bohar BoharThe Bohar are a Jat clan found in the Punjab province of Pakistan and Rajasthan state of India.-History and origin:The Bohar is a tribe in Punjabi Wasib+ Saraiki Wasaib in Pakistan and Indian state Rajastan . In early times this tribe was non muslims when the Saints and Sufi's came into the...
3,863 Chhachhar Chhachhar-History and origin:The Chhachhar claim Mughal origin, and claim descent from the famous king Timur. But according to another tradition, Surar, Subhago, Silro and Chachar were once slaves of Bunga Rai, the Raja of Umarkot in Sindh, and were freed by Jam Jakhar...
9,331 Chadhar ChadharChadhar is a Punjabi tribe in India and Pakistan. They are both Rajputs and Jats, and are Aryan.This caste should not be confused with another Indian caste spelled similarly, which is found in Madhya Pardesh India and is amongst one of the Indian Scheduled Caste...
597 Chani 632 Chapal 2,120 Chaughata 791 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...
567 Chawali 506 Chimar 947 Chozan 958 Daher Daher (clan)Daher is a clan found in the Punjab, Pakistan. Some Daher consider themselves to be Jat, while others identify themselves are Rajputs.- History and origin :...
1,307 Daia 1,364 Dakhu 823 Dangar 689 Daha Daha (tribe)The Daha are a Seraiki/Punjabi speaking Jat tribe, found in the Punjab province of Pakistan.-History and origin:The tribe claims descent from Daha, who was said to be a Muslim holyman, who married the daughter of Parihar Rajput. They claim kinship with the Bohar and Parhar Jats, who are also of...
3,571 Dhandu DhanduThe Dhandu are a Seraiki speaking Jat clan, found in the Punjab procvince of Pakistan.-History and origin:The Dhandu claim descent from the Panwar Rajputs...
844 Dhar 1,074 Dhudhi DhudhiThe Dhudi are a tribe of Panhwar, Panwar, Parmar Rajput origin, found in the Punjab province of Pakistan. According to the 1931 census of India they had a population of 5,800....
686 Duran 977 Gauja 1,047 Ghallu GhalluThe Ghallu are a Seraiki speaking Jat clan, found in the Punjab province of Pakistan.-History and origin:The tribe claims descent from Ghallu, a Hindu Rajput, who was converted to Islam, by the famous Sufi saint Makhdum Jahanian of Uch. He is said to have had seven sons, from which the main clans...
2,508 Kalia 525 Hans Hans (clan)- History and origin :They claim to be of Quraishi origin. The Hans were one of the many tribes that occupied the upland of the Neeli Bar before the start of colonization of the Punjab by the British Imperial authorities in the 19th century....
580 Jam 788 Jammun 1,657 Jhammat JhammatJhammat is a Jat tribe found in the province of Punjab, Pakistan.- Overview :They are found in large area from Jhelum District in the north to Bahawalpur District in the south, in the Punjab province. The tribe has a large concentrations in Bhakkar, Chakwal, Sargodha and Khushab districts. The...
2,097 Jhullan JhullanThe Jhullan are a Jat tribe found in the province of Punjab in Pakistan.The Jhullan are a clan of Bhatti Rajputs, who claim descent from Rai Gajun, a local ruler in south Punjab. They are and their kinsmen the Drighs are said to have immigrated from Rajasthan and settled in what is now Bahawalpur...
1,285 Khak 1,453 Kakrial 894 Kalia 525 Kalhora KalhoraThe Kalhora are of Sindhi origin they trace their origins to a Sindhi warrior named, Sultan Ahmad Kalhora who married a daughter of Raja Rai Dhorang Sahta, receiving much territories as dowry. Amir Fathullah Khan Kalhora, is the recognized ancestor of the dynasty. He conquered the bhangar...
1,031 Kalwar KalwarThe Kalwar, Kalal or Kalar is a geographical title used by the Kalwar clan of Chandravanshi or Somvanshi Rajputs and Thakurs of Kalwar Thikana near Jaipur in Rajasthan referring to various geographical locations present globally viz. Kalal province in Pakistan, Qalal Azerbaijan, Kalar Iraq, Kalar...
1,271 Kamboh 679 Kande 557 Kathal 538 Katwal 912 Khar Khar (tribe)Khar is a Seraiki speaking clan of Kamboj tribe. Khar clan is mainly settled in southern Punjab province in Pakistan.They are mainly settled in Muzaffargarh, Layyah and Bhakkar districts...
840 Kharal Kharal-History:Kharal are Panwar Rajputs. Panwar is Sub division of Paramara Rajputs.The Paramara belongs to the Agnivansha of Rajputs....
1,770 Khokhar KhokharThe Khokhar or Khokar are a people of Punjab region of Pakistan and north-western India. According to H. A. Rose they are the gotra of Rajput, Jat, Arain, Nai, and Churah. According to Denzil Ibbetson, they are also a gotra of the Tarkhan and Khatri tribes. The Khokhars were designated as an...
2,771 Khombra 637 Khaira KhairaThe Khaira are a Ramgarhia and Jat gotra found in Indian Punjab and Pakistani Punjab.Alternate transliterations include Khera, Khara, Khehra or Khahra.- People :...
540 Koral 794 Langah Langah (tribe)For the Article on the folk musicians, see LanghaLangah is a clan of the Afghan tribe settled in Sindh and Punjab provinces of Pakistan. They are not a baloch tribe. They have no connection with the Rajasthani Langha community.-History and origin:...
3,118 Lodhra LodhraThe Lodhra are a tribe of Muslim Rajputs, found mainly in Lodhran District of Punjab, Pakistan.The tribe claims descent from Lodhra, a son of Sukhram Dev, a ManhasRajput. Lodhra is said to have come to the district in the 17th Century, and founded the town of Lodhran. The tribe converted to Islam...
985 Mahaar MahaarThe Mahaar are a Jutt tribe found in the Punjab province of Pakistan. The Mahaar are entirely distinct from the Mahar, another tribe of Jutt origin found in Sindh and Punjab.-History and origin:...
3,022 Mahra Mahra (clan)The Mahra are a Jat clan, found in the Punjab province of Pakistan.-History and origin:According to their traditions, they were originally Mughal, and settled near Delhi. Abour about 10 or 12 generations ago, the whole tribe was exterminated with the exception of a boy who was found lying among the...
2,493 Mahla 1,160 Maij 3,786 Makwal MakwalThe Makwal are a Seraiki speaking Jat clan, found in the Punjab province of Pakistan.-History and origin:The word Makwal, is a shortened form of Makkah wal, which in the Seraiki language means "from Makkah". The tribe claims that its ancestors were Arabs from the holy city of Makkah in what is now...
473 Malak 4,042 Manela 628 Marral MarralThe Marral or Maral are a Muslim tribe of Rajput found throughout southern part of the Punjab, Pakistan province of Pakistan.- History & Origins :...
880 Masson 537 Naich NaichNaich can refer to:*Naich, Sindh - a town and Union Council of Sindh, Pakistan.*Naich - a tribe of Sindh, NWFP and Punjab in Pakistan.*Naiche - The son of the Apache chief Cochise....
4,093 Nanwa 1,833 Noon Noon (tribe)-History and origin:Noon tribe is related to the Tiwana Muslim Rajput tribe from Mitha Tiwana. The Tiwana family lives in an old historical village in Khushab district. The Tiwana tribe is a very popular landholding and influential political family in the Khushab distrist. The Noon tribe came from...
930 Nonari NonariThe Nonari are a Jat clan found in the Punjab province of Pakistan.They are one of a number of nomadic pastoral nomads found in the Neeli Bar region. During the 19th Century, they were forcibly settled by British authorities, and are now a community of settled farmers...
1,560 Uttera UtteraThe Uttera are a Seraiki speaking Jat clan, found in the Punjab province of Pakistan.-History and origin:According to their traditions, the tribe claims descent from a Bhatti Rajput nobleman, a Rana Rajwadhan. The Rana lived in Ghazni, and then moved to Delhi in India. After sometime, he moved to...
1,817 Pannun PannunA Jat tribe They are chiefly found throughout the central districts of Punjab India and Punjab Pakistan. According to some traditions, the tribe came from Ghazni in Afghanistan. They claim a connection with the Aulakh tribe....
914 Panwat 1,676 Panwar 7,702 Sahu Sahu JatSahu Jat is a Seraiki speaking Jat clan found throughout southern Punjab, with considerable concentrations in Kabirwala, Khanewal, Bahawalpur, Lodhran,Layyah, Dera Ghazi khan and Multan...
1,131 Samma 1,072 Samitah SamtiaSamtia are a Muslim Jat clan found in Bhakkar and Layyah districts, of Punjab, Pakistan.-History and origin:They claim Rajput extraction and tell the following story of their origin; Ram Chandar and Gonda adopted Islam under Sultan Alauddin Khilji of Delhi...
943 Sangi Sangi (tribe)Saangy is a Muslim Jat clan found in provinces of Punjab and Sindh, in Pakistan.-History and origin:The Saangy are a branch of the Samma tribe of Sindh...
1,159 Sial 847 Soomra SoomroSoomro or Soomra is a Sindhi tribe in Sindh, Punjab and Balochistan, Pakistan.- History and origin :The Soomra Dynasty was established by the Soomro tribe of Sindh. The Soomra ruled Sindh from 750-1351. Following the 985 CE expulsion of the Qarmatian Muslim sect from Iraq and Egypt, the...
3,721 Thaheem ThaheemThe Thaheem are a Sindhi tribe of Arab origin found in Sindh and Punjab provinces of Pakistan.- Origin :...
1,653 Tonwar 1,691 Waince 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....
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