Jatal
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The Jatal are a tribe of Janjua Rajputs, found in Punjab
province of Pakistan
.
According the 1931 Census of India their male population was about 750. The Jatal are found mainly in Kahuta Tehsil
of Rawalpindi District
.
, while Gagri
, Bani Gala, Mohra Noor,Jagyoot, Nogazi are important villages of the tribe in the Islamabad Capital Territory
. Jatal, Jatal Sukhroo and Jatal Durab are important villages of the Rawalpindi Tehsil. The Jatal are also found in Jhelum District
.
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...
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According the 1931 Census of India their male population was about 750. The Jatal are found mainly in Kahuta Tehsil
Kahuta Tehsil
Kahuta Tehsil is one of the seven Tehsils of Rawalpindi District in the Punjab province of Pakistan. The neighbouring Tehsil of Kotli Sattian used to be part of Kahuta, but was later created as a separate tehsil.-History:...
of Rawalpindi District
Rawalpindi District
Rawalpindi is a district of Pakistan in the north of the Punjab province which contains the city of Rawalpindi. The district has an area of . It was part of Rawalpindi Division, until the year 2000 when the division was abolished...
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Distribution
Lakho, Mohraian and Jatal are important villages in Gujar Khan TehsilGujar Khan Tehsil
Gujar Khan Tehsil, head-quartered at Gujar Khan, is one of the seven Tehsils of Rawalpindi District in the Punjab province of Pakistan...
, while Gagri
Gagri
Gagri is a village in Sihala unian council of the Islamabad Capital Territory. The village is further divided into dhoks which are Gagri Mirzian, Gagri Jatal, Dhoke Shian, Pind Gagri, Bhandar, Dhoke Rajput, Dhoke Darzian and Nai Abadi Bhandar....
, Bani Gala, Mohra Noor,Jagyoot, Nogazi are important villages of the tribe in the Islamabad Capital Territory
Islamabad Capital Territory
The Islamabad Capital Territory is one of the two federal territories of Pakistan. It includes Islamabad, the capital city of Pakistan, and covers an area of 1,165.5 km² of which 906 km² is Islamabad proper...
. Jatal, Jatal Sukhroo and Jatal Durab are important villages of the Rawalpindi Tehsil. The Jatal are also found in Jhelum District
Jhelum District
Jhelum District is in the Punjab province of Pakistan. According the 1998 census the district had a population of 936,957, of which 31.48% were urban. Jhelum is known for providing a large number of soldiers to the British and later to the Pakistan armed forces due to which it is also known as...
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