Population of Muslim Jat Clans of British Punjab According to the 1911 Census of India

Bellow is a breakdown of the larger Jat clans by population. I would also the reader to look at my post Major Muslim Jat clans, which gives a brief description of the main clans.

 

Tribe	Population	Distribution
Wariach	66,392	Faisalabad / Toba Tek Singh, Gujrat, Sialkot, Gurdaspur, Gujranwala, Lahore, Sargodha, Amritsar, Ludhiana, Jalandhar and Kapurthala
Gondal	62,320	Jhang, Faisalabad / Toba Tek Singh, Gujrat, Jhelum, Lahore, Sargodha and Rawalpindi
Cheema	37,076	Multam, Faisalabad / Toba Tek Singh, Gujrat, Gujranwala, Sialkot, Lahore, Sargodha, Amritsar, Ludhiana, Jalandhar and Kapurthala
Bhatti	35,289	Bahawalpur / Rahim Yar Khan, Dera Ghazi Khan, Faisalabad / Toba Tek Singh, Ambala, Lahore, Sahiwal / Okara, Jhelum, Mianwali / Bhakkar, Sargodha, Ludhiana, Jalandhar and Kapurthala
Khokhar	33,032	Bahawalpur / Rahim Yar Khan, Dera Ghazi Khan, Jhang, Faisalabad / Toba Tek Singh, Gujranwala, Sahiwal, Okara, Lahore and Hissar
Sandhu	32,632	Faisalabad / Toba Tek Singh,Gujrat, Sialkot, Gurdaspur, Gujranwala, Lahore, Sargo dha, Amritsar, Ludhiana, Jalandhar and Kapurthala
Kharal	24,702	Bahawalpur / Rahim Yar Khan, Jhang, Faisalabad / Toba Tek Singh, Sahiwal / Okara, Lahore, Mianwali / Bhakkar, Gujranwala, Sargodha
Bajwa	23,501	Faisalabad / Toba Tek Singh, Gujranwala, Sialkot, Gurdaspur, Sargodha, Lahore, Amritsar, Jalandhar and Kapurthala
Gill	22,861	Multan, Jhang, Faisalabad / Toba Tek Singh, Sialkot, Gujtanwala, Lahore, Gurdaspur, Amritsar, Ludhiana, Jalandhar and Kapurthala
Tarar	22,351	Faisalabad / Toba Tek Singh,Lahore, Gujrat, Gujranwala, Jhelum, Sialkot and Sargodha
Sial	21,251	Bahawalpur / Rahim Yar Khan, Dera Ghazi Khan, Jhang, Faisalabad / Toba Tek Singh,Sahiwal / Okara / Pakpattan, Gujrat, Jhelum, Mianwali / Bhakkar, Lahore and Rawalpindi
Chadhar/Chandher	19,396	Multan, Bahawalpur / Rahim Yar Khan, Jhang, Faisalabad / Toba Tek Singh, Sahiwal / Okara / Pakpattan, Gujrat, Jhelum, Mianwali / Bhakkar, Muzaffargarh, Sialkot, Sargodha, Lahore, Amritsar, and Firuzpur
Bhutta	17,306	Multan, Dera Ghazi Khan, Muzaffargarh, Mianwali / Bhakkar, Jhelum, Sargodha
Virk	16,153	Multan, Dera Ghazi Khan, Faisalabad / Toba Tek Singh,Sialkot, Gurdaspur, Gujrat, Gujranwala, Lahore, Sargodha, Amritsar, Ludhiana, and Jalandhar
Ghumman	13,826	Faisalabad / Toba Tek Singh, Sialkot, Gurdaspur, Gujrat, Gujranwala, Lahore, Sargodha, Amritsar, Ludhiana, Jalandhar and Kapurthala
Hanjra	12,844	Jhang, Faisalabad / Toba Tek Singh, Sialkot, Gurdaspur, Gujrat, Gujranwala, Sargodha, Lahore, Amritsar, Ludhiana, Jalandhar
Joiya	12,044	Dera Ghazi Khan, Jhang, Faisalabad / Toba Tek Singh, Firuzpur, Sahiwal /Okara, Lahore, Sargodha, Mianwali / Bhakkar
Kahlon	11,942	Faisalabad / Toba Tek Singh, Sialkot, Gujranwala, Lahore, Gurdaspur Amritsar, and Jalandhar
Chachar	11,783	Bahawalpur / Rahim Yar Khan, Dera Ghazi Khan and Multan
Dhillon	11,561	Faisalabad / Toba Tek Singh, Ambala, Ludhiana,Lahore, Gujrat, Gujranwala, Jalandhar, Kapurthala and Sialkot
Bains /Waince	11,487	Multan, Bahawalpur / Rahim Yar Khan, Faisalabad / Toba Tek Singh, Sialkot, Gurdaspur, Gujrat, Mianwali / Bhakkar, Jhelum, Sargodha, Ambala, Ludhiana, Jalandhar and Kapurthala
Chhina	10,424	Dera Ghazi Khan, Faisalabad / Toba Tek Singh,Gujranwala, Sialkot, Lahore, Sargodha, Mianwali / Bhakkar,Rawalpindi, Gurdaspur, Amritsar, and Jalandhar
Thaheem	10,088	Dera Ghazi Khan, Muzaffargarh, Sargodha, Bahawalpur / Rahim Yar Khan and Multan
Khichi	10,067	Jhang, Faisalabad / Toba Tek Singh, Sahiwal / Okara / Pakpattan, Sargodha and Multan
Harral	9,553	Jhang, Faisalabad / Toba Tek Singh, Jhelum, Sargodha and Gujranwala
Randhawa	9,261	Faisalabad / Toba Tek Singh, Sialkot, Gurdaspur, Gujranwala, Lahore, Amritsar, Ludhiana, Jalandhar and Kapurthala
Goraya	8,707	Faisalabad / Toba Tek Singh, Gujranwala, Sialkot, Sargodha, Gurdaspur, Lahore, Amritsar, Ludhiana, and Jalandhar
Panwar or Puar	8,568	Bahawalpur / Rahim Yar Khan, Dera Ghazi Khan
Nonari	8,236	Jhang, Faisalabad / Toba Tek Singh,Sahiwal / Okara / Pakpattan, Muzaffargarh / Layyah and Multan
Sahi	7,947	Faisalabad / Toba Tek Singh, Sialkot, Gujranwala, Mianwali / Bhakkar, Lahore, Gujrat, Amritsar, Jalandhar and Kapurthala
Sidhu	7,856	Faisalabad / Toba Tek Singh, Sialkot, Gurdaspur, Lahore, Amritsar, Ludhiana, Jalandhar and Kapurthala
Langah	7,766	Bahawalpur / Rahim Yar Khan, Dera Ghazi Khan, Muzaffargarh, Sargodha, Mianwali / Bhakkar and Multan
Soomra	7,742	Bahawalpur / Rahim Yar Khan, Dera Ghazi Khan, Muzaffargarh, Mianwali and Multan
Thathaal	7,550	Gujrat, Sialkot, Jhelum, Gurdaspur and Rawalpindi
Ranjha	7,536	Sargodha
Bulla	6,691	Multan
Babbar	6,657	Dera Ghazi Khan, Muzaffargarh
Noon	6,493	Multan, Bahawalpur / Rahim Yar Khan, Jhang, and Sargodha – most Noon in Sargodha declared themselves to be Rajput
Awan	6,232	Faisalabad / Toba Tek Singh, Sialkot, Gurdaspur and Lahore
Dhamial	6,232	Jhelum and Rawalpindi
Daha	6,041	Bahawalpur / Rahim Yar Khan, Dera Ghazi Khan, Muzaffargarh
Heer	6,013	Dera Ghazi Khan, Jhang, Sialkot, Lahore, Gujrat, Mianwali / Bhakkar, Sargodha, Amritsar, Ludhiana, Jalandhar and Kapurthala
Chatha	5,963	Multan, Faisalabad / Toba Tek Singh, Gujranwala, Sialkot, Muzaffargarh, Lahore, Amritsar, Ludhiana, Jalandhar and Kapurthala
Sipra	5,886	Jhang, Faisalabad, Gujrat, Gujranwala and Multan
Lak	5,803	Dera Ghazi Khan, Jhang, Faisalabad / Toba Tek Singh, Sargodha
Mekan	5,435	Sargodha
Ghallu	5,313	Bahawalpur / Rahim Yar Khan, Muzaffargarh, Mianwali
Bohar	5,308	Bahawalpur / Rahim Yar Khan,Dera Ghazi Khan
Bab	5,257	Dera Ghazi Khan
Parhar	5,118	Dera Ghazi Khan, Muzaffargah, Jhang, Bhakkar, Sargodha and Multan
Bassi	5,090	Kapurthala and Jalandhar
Maan	4,955	Faisalabad / Toba Tek Singh, Gurdaspur, Gujranwala, Lahore, Hissar, Ludhiana, Jalandhar and Kapurthala
Dhudhi	4,903	Bahawalpur / Rahim Yar Khan, Jhang, Sahiwal / Okara / Pakpattan, Jhelum, Mianwali / Bhakkar, Sargodha
Langrial	4,489	Multan, Rawalpindi, Sialkot and Gujrat
Mahra	4,810	Bahawalpur / Rahim Yar Khan, Dera Ghazi Khan, Jhang and Multan
Bangial	4,798	Jhelum, Rawalpindi, Sialkot and Gujrat
Dhariwal	4,449	Faisalabad / Toba Tek Singh, Ambala, Amritsar, Gujranwala, Gurdaspur, Lahore, Ludhiana, Sialkot Jalandhar and Kapurthala
Naich	4,379	Dera Ghazi Khan
Manjotha	4,348	Dera Ghazi Khan
Mahaar	4,277	Bahawalpur / Rahim Yar Khan,Sahiwal / Okara / Pakpattan
Aulakh	4,245	Faisalabad / Toba Tek Singh, Gujranwala, Sialkot, Gurdaspur, Mianwali, Lahore, Amritsar, Ludhiana, Jalandhar and Kapurthala
Malak	4,042	Bahawalpur / Rahim Yar Khan
Basra	4,041	Sialkot, Gurdaspur, Lahore, Amritsar, Ludhiana, Jalandhar
Jhammat	4,030	Bahawalpur / Rahim Yar Khan, Mianwali / Bhakkar, Jhelum
Chahal	4,024	Faisalabad / Toba Tek Singh, Gujranwala, Ambala, Lahore, Amritsar, Gurdaspur, Ludhiana, Jalandhar and Kapurthala
Khera or Khaira	3,958	Bahawalpur / Rahim Yar Khan, Dera Ghazi Khan, Muzaffargarh, Faisalabad, Sialkot, Gurdaspur, Lahore, Amritsar, Ludhiana, Jalandhar and Kapurthala
Chauhan	3,910	Bahawalpur / Rahim Yar Khan, Dera Ghazi Khan, Faisalabad, Sahiwal / Okara / Pakpattan, Gujrat, Lahore and Patiala State
Kang	3,887	Ambala, Amritsar, Gujrat, Dera Ghazi Khan, Muzaffargarh / Layyah, Ludhiana, Jalandhar, Kapurthala and Sialkot
Sahu	3,864	Bahawalpur / Rahim Yar Khan, Faisalabad, Sahiwal / Okara / Pakpattan, Muzaffargarh
Maij	3,786	Bahawalpur / Rahim Yar Khan
Mallana	3,771	Dera Ghazi Khan, Muzaffargarh, Mianwali
Sandhila	4,566	Dera Ghazi Khan, Muzaffargarh, Mianwali and Multan
Chaughata	3,728	Multan and Bahawalpur / Rahim Yar Khan
Kanyal	3,527	Mianwali / Bhakkar, Jhelum and Rawalpindi
Kalyal	3,168	Jhelum and Rawalpindi
Bilar	3,147	Multan
Buttar	3,067	Dera Ghazi Khan, Gujranwala, Sialkot, Gurdaspur, Lahore, Amritsar, Ludhiana, Jalandhar and Kapurthala
Sahotra	3,035	Dera Ghazi Khan, Muzaffargarh, Ambala, Ludhiana, Jalandhar and Kapurthala
Targar	3,011	Mianwali
Mangat	2,962	Ambala, Gujranwala, Gujrat, Ludhiana, Jalandhar and Kapurthala
Sujal	2,954	Sargodha
Janjua	2,876	Faisalabad / Toba Tek Singh, Mianwali / Bhakkar,Muzaffargarh / Layyah, Hoshiarpur and Patiala State – most Janjua declared themselves as Rajputs
Sarai	2,827	Sialkot, Gujranwala, Gujrat, Gurdaspur, Lahore, Amritsar, Ludhiana, Jalandhar and Kapurthala
Lang	2,715	Multan
Lakaul	2,675	Dera Ghazi Khan, Muzaffargarh
Lodike	2,675	Gujranwala
Rawn	2,616	Multan
Hans	2,573	Bahawalpur / Rahim Yar Khan, Muzaffargarh, Sahiwal / Okara / Pakpattan
Khak	3,161	Multan, Bahawalpur / Rahim Yar Khan, Dera Ghazi Khan, Sialkot, and Gurdaspur
Bhullar	2,544	Sialkot, Gurdaspur, Lahore, Amritsar, Ludhiana, Jalandhar and Kapurthala
Kachela	2,517	Dera Ghazi Khan and Multan
Wehi	2,509	Multan
Arar	2,478	Sahiwal / Okara / Pakpattan, Mianwali / Bhakkar
Dosanjh	2,473	Ludhiana, Jalandhar and Kapurthala
Atwal	2,430	Faisalabad / Toba Tek Singh, Ambala, Ludhiana, Gurdaspur Jalandhar and Kapurthala
Khakhi	2,418	Muzaffargarh and Multan
Kallu	2,403	Mianwali / Bhakkar, Sialkot, and Gurdaspur
Uttera	2,392	Bahawalpur / Rahim Yar Khan and Lodhran
Jajularu	2,379	Multan
Asar	2,352	Mianwali
Lali	2,324	Jhang, Sargodha
Dhaku	2,295	Bahawalpur / Rahim Yar Khan,Sahiwal / Okara / Pakpattan, Sargodha
Lurka	2,288	Faisalabad
Waseer	2,266	Faisalabad / Toba Tek Singh and Multan
Auler Khel	2,244	Mianwali
Rajoke	2,243	Jhang, Faisalabad / Toba Tek Singh
Dhal	2,210	Mianwali / Bhakkar, Sargodha
Arain	2,192	Multan
Bhakral	2,147	Jhelum
Chapal	2,120	Bahawalpur / Rahim Yar Khan
Jakhar	2,275	Multan, Sahiwal / Okara / Pakpattan, Mianwali/ Bhakkar, Firuzpur, and Hissar
Lona	2,062	Jhang, Faisalabad
Sambar	2,030	Dera Ghazi Khan
Khatril	2,004	Rawalpindi
Sohal	1,985	Sialkot, Gurdaspur, Lahore, Sargodha, Amritsar, Ludhiana, Jalandhar and Kapurthala
Deo	1,961	Faisalabad, Gujranwala, Sialkot, Lahore, Amritsar, Ludhiana, Jalandhar and Kapurthala
Barra	1,927	Dera Ghazi Khan
Aulara	1,915	Mianwali
Pannun	1,914	Bahawalpur / Rahim Yar Khan, Sialkot, Gurdaspur, Gujranwala, Lahore, Amritsar, Jalandhar and Kapurthala
Rehan	1,880	Sargodha
Khar	1,853	Bahawalpur / Rahim Yar Khan, Mianwali, Bhakkar/Layyah
Nanwa	1,833	Bahawalpur / Rahim Yar Khan
Nagyal	1,830	Jhelum
Bhasa	1,829	Multan
Raya	1,790	Jhelum
Bhachar	1,719	Mianwali
Marral	1,705	Jhang,Bahawalpur / Rahim Yar Khan
Changar	1,704	Faisalabad and Dera Ghazi Khan
Wattu	1,695	Faisalabad / Toba Tek Singh
Tonwar / Tomar	1,691	Bahawalpur / Rahim Yar Khan – outside Bahawalpur almost all the Tonwar declared themselves as Rajput
Kalsan	1,690	Jhang, Faisalabad / Toba Tek Singh, Sahiwal / Okara / Pakpattan
Wahla	1,688	Faisalabad, Sialkot, and Gurdaspur
Panwat	1,676	Bahawalpur / Rahim Yar Khan
Jammun	1,657	Bahawalpur / Rahim Yar Khan
Malil	1,633	Sahiwal / Okara / Pakpattan
Larsan	1,609	Multan
Jajalani	1,571	Dera Ghazi Khan
Makwal	1,564	Dera Ghazi Khan, Bahawalpur / Rahim Yar Khan
Bhamb	1,552	Sargodha
Chhajra	1,507	Mianwali and Dera Ghazi Khan
Gilotar	1,497	Jhang
Kalru	1,488	Muzaffargarh
Mahun	1,471	Jhang
Jora	1,457	Mianwali / Bhakkar, Sargodha
Dahya	1,391	Bahawalpur / Rahim Yar Khan, Hissar, Ambala – most Dahya declared themselves as Rajputs
Kundi	1,338	Mianwali
Wasli	1,327	Faisalabad / Toba Tek Singh and Multan
Tulla	1,311	Sargodha
Dahar or Dahiri	1,307	Bahawalpur / Rahim Yar Khan
Dakhna	1,303	Dera Ghazi Khan
Kalasra	1,281	Muzaffargarh
Talokar	1,274	Mianwali
Kalwar	1,271	Bahawalpur / Rahim Yar Khan – outside Bahawalpur most Kalwar registered themselves as a seperate caste
Gujar	1,265	Jhang
Mekan	1,229	Jhelum
Bhidwal	1,295	Mianwali
Jhullan	1,285	Bahawalpur / Rahim Yar Khan
Parohe	1,253	Multan
Nourangi	1,247	Multan
Bahiniwal	1,225	Hissar, Karnal and Rohtak
Dawana	1,210	Multan
Chani	1,204	Bahawalpur / Rahim Yar Khan, Dera Ghazi Khan
Khatarmal	1,184	Jhelum
Bagwar	1,179	Multan
Ghagar	1,177	Multan
Mahla	1,160	Bahawalpur / Rahim Yar Khan
Sangi	1,159	Bahawalpur / Rahim Yar Khan
Matyal	1,147	Jhelum
Khinger	1,146	Jhelum
Tatri	1,122	Sargodha
Johal	1,115	Faisalabad / Toba Tek Singh, Gurdaspur, Ludhiana, Jalandhar and Kapurthala
Aheer	1,101	Faisalabad / Toba Tek Singh, Sargodha
Jhawari	1,092	Sargodha
Sadraj	1,091	Multan
Bar	1,084	Faisalabad
Dhar	1,074	Bahawalpur / Rahim Yar Khan
Samma	1,072	Bahawalpur / Rahim Yar Khan
Kanera	1,071	Dera Ghazi Khan, Mianwali
Aishiani	1,058	Dera Ghazi Khan
Khat	1,055	Sargodha
Gorchhi	1,054	Mianwali
Gangal	1,049	Jhelum
Gauja	1,047	Bahawalpur / Rahim Yar Khan
Kudhan	1,045	Jhang
Pansota	1,041	Faisalabad
Dara	1,040	Multan
Kalhora	1,031	Bahawalpur / Rahim Yar Khan
Thabal	1,019	Jhang
Naul	1,630	Jhang and Multan
Sahmal	994	Jhang
Lodhra	985	Bahawalpur / Rahim Yar Khan
Sandi	981	Mianwali
Duran	977	Bahawalpur / Rahim Yar Khan
Chachakar	974	Multan
Sadhari	974	Multan
Grewal	962	Ludhiana
Shakhani	961	Dera Ghazi Khan
Sandal	960	Multan
Chozan	958	Bahawalpur / Rahim Yar Khan
Maru	956	Jhang
Dhandla	949	Dera Ghazi Khan
Chimar	947	Bahawalpur / Rahim Yar Khan
Samitah	943	Bahawalpur / Rahim Yar Khan
Kamoka	943	Faisalabad / Toba Tek Singh
Burana	935	Sargodha
Maho	934	Multan
Siana	933	Multan
Chanal	919	Multan
Hidan	914	Jhang
Katwal	912	Bahawalpur / Rahim Yar Khan
Batwani	895	Dera Ghazi Khan
Samdana	895	Dera Ghazi Khan
Kakrial	894	Bahawalpur / Rahim Yar Khan
Pumma	893	Mianwali
Samra	880	Sialkot, Gurdaspur, Gujranwala, Lahore, Amritsar, Ludhiana, Jalandhar and Kapurthala
Phor	867	Dera Ghazi Khan
Kalera	855	Sargodha
Dhandu	844	Bahawalpur / Rahim Yar Khan
Autrah	843	Muzaffargarh
Domra	822	Dera Ghazi Khan
Pattiwala	816	Multan
Awrah	814	Jhang
Badhan	813	Gujrat, Ambala and Karnal
Ghatwala also known as Malik	808	Karnal and Rohtak
Basar	807	Multan
Baghoor	807	Sargodha
Phaphra	802	Jhelum
Sattar	801	Jhang
Koral	794	Bahawalpur / Rahim Yar Khan
Jaam	788	Bahawalpur / Rahim Yar Khan
Gujjral	788	Jhelum
Darakhe	785	Dera Ghazi Khan
Wahiniwal	782	Faisalabad
Lar	778	Muzaffargarh
Unu	777	Mianwali
Maitla	776	Dera Ghazi Khan
Chavan	775	Multan
Hanbi	769	Dera Ghazi Khan
Langra	766	Multan
Sailigar	757	Multan
Natt	755	Sialkot, and Gurdaspur
Parkar	753	Multan
Bandechha	750	Faisalabad / Toba Tek Singh, Amritsar
Dahral	738	Sargodha
Khanda	734	Jhelum
Hujjan	733	Dera Ghazi Khan
Atral	733	Bahawalpur / Rahim Yar Khan
Bhatia	733	Bahawalpur / Rahim Yar Khan
Hundal	725	Faisalabad / Toba Tek Singh, Amritsar
Khaloti	720	Dera Ghazi Khan
Otrai	718	Dera Ghazi Khan
Kalyar	715	Sargodha
Sagoo	715	Sargodha
Jatal	710	Jhelum
Ghogha	710	Jhelum
Hatiar	691	Sargodha
Hansi	691	Mianwali
Dangar	689	Bahawalpur / Rahim Yar Khan
Rongia	689	Multan
Kamboh	679	Bahawalpur / Rahim Yar Khan – outside Bahawalpur, almost all Kamboh registered themselves as a separate caste
Jhandir	679	Sahiwal /Okara / Pakpattan
Kanwan	678	Jhang
Suddle	674	Multan
Shaikha	674	Multan
Mahran	673	Multan
Mohana	663	Dera Ghazi Khan
Makkal	662	Mianwali
Asran	662	Mianwali
Mahesar	648	Dera Ghazi Khan
Mangil	656	Dera Ghazi Khan
Sangra	653	Mianwali
Khoti	646	Jhelum
Dhol	638	Dera Ghazi Khan
Bhadro	638	Sahiwal / Okara / Pakpattan
Kaloke	638	Rawalpindi
Khombra	637	Bahawalpur / Rahim Yar Khan
Ganda	637	Rawalpindi
Ghani	628	Dera Ghazi Khan
Manela	628	Bahawalpur / Rahim Yar Khan
Dhindsa	627	Sialkot, Lahore, Amritsar, Ludhiana, Jalandhar and Kapurthala
Bhangu	625	Gujranwala, Sialkot, Gurdaspur, Lahore, Amritsar, Ludhiana, Jalandhar and Kapurthala
Jandral	618	Jhelum
Ruk	618	Multan
Tama	617	Jhelum
Lidhar	614	Sialkot, Gurdaspur and Lahore
Khatti	612	Dera Ghazi Khan
Aura	610	Rawalpindi
Chandram	608	Multan
Bagar	602	Multan
Sapral	600	Sahiwal / Okara / Pakpattan
Kalhar	600	Mianwali
Samachi	599	Multan
Panjootha	596	Sargodha
Ghorhawal	591	Mianwali
Bhander	589	Sargodha
Chahura	587	Mianwali
Bagril	586	Gujrat
Athar	581	Bahawalpur / Rahim Yar Khan
Pukhowara	581	Multan
Hariar	579	Jhelum
Lapra	579	Multan
Brakha	579	Sargodha
Charal	578	Multan
Rayar	578	Sialkot, and Gurdaspur
Sandrana	577	Sargodha
Serwal	572	Jhelum
Jangal	572	Jhelum
Kajla	558	Dera Ghazi Khan
Kande	557	Bahawalpur / Rahim Yar Khan
Kabru	554	Dera Ghazi Khan
Jarola	550	Sargodha
Samri	549	Multan
Marath	548	Sargodha
Joota	544	Jhelum
Saand	544	Mianwali
Hindan	541	Rawalpindi
Kathal	538	Bahawalpur / Rahim Yar Khan
Jandi	538	Sialkot, and Gurdaspur
Masson	537	Bahawalpur / Rahim Yar Khan
Jauson	531	Faisalabad / Toba Tek Singh
Malhan	529	Dera Ghazi Khan
Kalia	525	Bahawalpur / Rahim Yar Khan
Bir	524	Multan
Meo	524	Dera Ghazi Khan – the relation of the Meo Jat of Dera Ghazi Khan and the Meo caste in Gurgaon, Alwar and Bharatpur is unclear. The Meo Jat claim an Arab origin
Samtia	524	Mianwali
Sansi	522	Gujranwala and Lahore
Dhamtal	520	Rawalpindi
Chhaj	510	Faisalabad
Bipar	508	Bahawalpur / Rahim Yar Khan
Chawali	506	Bahawalpur / Rahim Yar Khan
Khinge	506	Faisalabad / Toba Tek Singh
Nissowana	505	Sargodha
Bhawan	503	Sargodha
Barar	501	Dera Ghazi Khan
Mahi	498	Multan
Kohawer	496	Mianwali
Gadri	490	Sialkot and Gurdaspur
Minhas	457	Jhelum
Sanghera	418	Ambala, Ludhiana, Jalandhar and Kapurthala
Chuna	415	Sialkot, and Gurdaspur
Mandahar	401	Patiala State
Nagra	366	Sialkot and Gurdaspur
Batth	340	Lahore
Deshwal	321	Hissar, Karnal and Rohtak/td>
Kalair	312	Faisalabad / Toba Tek Singh
Godara	309	Hissar / Patiala State
Ghahi	301	Multan
Bal	298	Sialkot, Gurdaspur, Lahore, Amritsar, Ludhiana, Jalandhar and Kapurthala
Marhal also sometimes called Mandal	280	Patiala State and Karnal – Muslim Nawabs of Karnal belonged to this tribe
Auntal	274	Jalandhar and Ludhiana
Ves	274	Sargodha
Turkhel	255	Mianwali
Panghal	229	Hissar, Karnal and Rohtak
Janjhar	223	Patiala State
Jhalli	219	Patiala State
Tiwana	216	Patiala State – most Tiwana declared themselves as Rajputs
Punia	213	Hissar / Patiala State
Pawania	207	Hissar, Karnal and Patiala State
Billan	205	Patiala State
Malhi	205	Lahore, Sialkot, and Gurdaspur
Raad	201	Multan
Narwal	191	Hissar
Sudhan	175	Rawalpindi
Mami	166	Sialkot, and Gurdaspur
Uppal	163	Faisalabad, Lahore, Gujranwala and Patiala State
Nain	162	Hissar, Karnal and Rohtak
Sekhon	155	Lahore
Padda	151	Sialkot, and Gurdaspur
Jawana	150	Patiala State
Shajra	144	Multan
Rathi	144	Karnal and Hissar
Dhandhe	141	Patiala State
Mahil	134	Sialkot, Lahore, Amritsar, Ludhiana, Jalandhar and Kapurthala
Maalta	121	Multan
Basati	120	Patiala State
Raparia	119	Patiala State / Hissar
Sunar	107	Rohtak
Aujla	107	Jalandhar
Bore	102	Patiala State
Bandar / Wandar	100	Firuzpur, Hissar and Sirsa
Baghial	96	Rawalpindi
Kali Rauni	95	Patiala State
Dohan	83	Hissar
Gandhu	77	Patiala State
Gadra	77	Patiala State
Gulia	71	Patiala State
Ahlawat	70	Hissar, Karnal and Rohtak
Bola	70	Hissar and Patiala State
Maghial	69	Rawalpindi
Khatri	68	Sonepat, Karnal and Rohtak
Sodhi	65	Patiala State
Baidwan	61	Karnal and Hissar
Mander	59	Patiala State
Sarwara	58	Patiala State
Phogat	57	Patiala State
Dabdal	51	Hissar
Hari	49	Patiala State
Gurne	48	Patiala State
Boria	46	Rawalpindi
Dhauker	45	Patiala State
Sheoran	43	Hissar
Lahar	43	Patiala State
Sohi	42	Patiala State
Mandi	41	Patiala State
Narwan	41	Patiala State
Narwan	41	Patiala State
Sawaich	40	Hissar
Sangi	38	Firuzpur
Rattiwal	37	Patiala State
Jawanda	34	Patiala State
Dandiwal	34	Hissar
Bator	33	Patiala State
Tarka	30	Patiala State
Rai	29	Firuzpur
Chanhan	26	Hissar
Mial	25	Rawalpindi
Kandoe	24	Patiala State
Sehwag	24	Hissar
Maindal	22	Patiala State
Mahla	22	Hissar
Bagar	21	Patiala State
Gailan	20	Hissar
Phogat	20	Patiala State
Jassar	19	Patiala State
Sarao	13	Patiala State
Dullat	13	Patiala State
Jaglan	11	Hissar
Chande	10	Patiala State
Bandhel	10	Patiala State
Lahar	10	Hissar
Dhawe	10	Patiala State
Dalal	10	Rohtak
Khandi	9	Hissar
Boparai	9	Gurdaspur
Saran	7	Rohtak
Dagur	2	Gurgaon – a few families of Muley Jats

 

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Population of Muslim Rajput Clans of British Punjab According to the 1911 Census of India

 

Tribe	Population	Distribution
Bhatti	208,664	throughout Punjab, but special concentrations in Bhatiana (Firuzpur/Hissar/Sirsa), Bhatiore (Jhang/Chiniot), Gujranwala and Rawalpindi
Chauhan	109,533	Modern Haryana (especially Karnal and Panipat), Ambala, and central Punjab – the Karnal, Rohtak and Rewari Chauhan are a Ranghar tribe, in central found mainly in Lahore, Amritsar and Jallandhar
Khokhar	93,012	Jhang, Jhelum, Hoshiarpur, Sialkot, Hoshiarpur, Jallandhar and Gurdaspur
Sial	91,211	Jhang, Multan and other parts of South Punjab
Joiya	49,486	Along the banks of the Sutlej from Multan to Firuzpur extending to Hissar and Sirsa
Panwar	44,924	Rohtak, Karnal, Jind and Hissar (the eastern group); Bahawalpur, Multan and Muzaffargarh (the western group) – the eastern group are a Ranghar tribe; a smaller grouo also found in Jhelum
Wattu	34,696	Along the banks of the Sutlej from Bahawalpur to Firuzpur extending to Hissar and Sirsa
Naru	29,665	Present East Punjab, Amritsar, Jallandhar, Hoshiarpur and Ludhiana – by early 20th Century, several Naru were settled in Faisalabad and Sahiwal in the canal colonies
Ghorewaha	26,203	Present East Punjab, Jallandhar, Hoshiarpur and Ludhiana
Janjua	25,621	a western group in Rawalpindi and Jhelum and eastern group in Hoshiarpur
Sulehri / Sulehria	25,512	Sialkot and Gurdaspur
Mandahar	24,703	Modern Haryana (especially Karnal and Panipat), Ambala, and Hissar. They are a Ranghar tribe
Manj	20,633	Present East Punjab, Amritsar, Jallandhar, Hoshiarpur and Ludhiana
Bariah also pronounced as Varya	17,893	Present East Punjab, Jallandhar, Hoshiarpur and Ludhiana
Tomar	16,686	Modern Haryana (especially Rohtak and Panipat), Ambala, and in the Bahawalpur Stater
Mair-Minhas	15,075	Chakwal
Kharal	14,521	Faisalabad and Sahiwal
Jatu	13,825	Modern Haryana (especially Hissar and Gurgaon), Ambala, and Rohtak. They are a Ranghar tribe
Manhas / Minhas	10,382	From Rawalpindi to Hoshiarpur – a Muslim Dogra grouping
Awan	9.555	Two groups of Awan registered themselves as Rajput, those of Sonepat and near Delhi – who were a Ranghar tribe, and smaller group in Gurdaspur and Sialkot. All Awan declared themselves as Awan
Taoni	9,273	Ambala – a Ranghar grouping
Alpial	8,986	Attock – a branch of the Manj Rajput tribe
Chib	8,360	Gujrat, a Muslim Dogra clan
Jodhra	8,085	Attock District
Dhanyal	7,909	Rawalpindi – Murree Tehsil
Dhudhi	6,730	Sargodha, Jhang, Faisalabad and Sahiwal
Baghial	6,715	Rawalpindi
Dhamial	5,973	Rawalpindi
Bhakral	5,744	Rawalpindi and Jhelum
Bhakral	5,744	Rawalpindi and Jhelum
Khichi	4,774	Sargodha, Jhang and Sahiwal
Langrial	3,886	Multan, Sahiwal and Okara – northern branch in Rawalpindi/Jhelum and Gujrat – most northern Langrial declared themselves as Jat
Chadhar	3,825	Jhang District – outside Jhang most Chadhars registered themselves as Jat
Dahya	3,620	Ambala District – a Ranghar clan
Khanzada	3,662	Gurgaon – a branch of the Jadaun clan
Kalial	3,662	Rawalpindi and Jhelum
Dahya	3,620	Ambala District – a Ranghar clan
Kathia	2,900	Sahiwal and Okara
Kanial	2,317	Rawalpindi
Mangral	2,309	Rawalpindi
Nagrial	2,220	Rawalpindi
Kalyar	2,177	Sargodha – most Kalyar declared themselves to Jat
Raghubansi	2,135	Ambala – a Ranghar clan
Katil	2,104	Sialkot and Gurdaspur
Gaharwal	2,069	Rawalpindi
Nagyal	2,038	Rawalpindi and Jhelum
Qaimkhani	2,020	Hissar – essentially a Rajasthani tribe, a branch of the Chauhan
Rawat	1,971	Malerkotla State
Thathaal	1,618	Rawalpindi
Mekan	1,584	Sargodha – most Mekan declared themselves as Jat
Jhap	1,559	Jhang
Jamra	1,455	Dera Ghazi Khan
Tiwana	1,347	a western group in Kushab and eastern group in Patiala
Matyal	1,347	Rawalpindi
Jatal	1,310	Rawalpindi
Rathore	1,148	Hissar, Firuzpur and Bahawalpur, in areas bordering Bikaner. Rajasthani immigrants
Khuhi	1,148	Multan
Warha	1,288	In Hissar a Ranghar group, also found along the Sutlej in Firuzpur and Bahawalpur State
Dogar	1,300	Sahiwal and Okara – most Dogar registered themselves as Dogars and numbered 68,473
Jalap	1,172	Jhelum – a branch of the Khokhar tribe
Nagrawal	1,143	Rawalpindi
Ramial	1,120	Rawalpindi
Ghangar	1,002	Rawalpindi
Daha	991	Multan, Sahiwal and Okara – a branch of the Panwar
Badpyar	988	Delhi with villages near the Yamuna river – a Ranghar clan
Pundir	985	Ambala and Karnal – a Ranghar group with villages near the Yamuna river
Atiras	965	Patiala State
Kural	961	Rawalpindi
Phularwan	935	Sahiwal and Okara – a second group in Sialkot
Baghela	923	Sahiwal / Okara
Mukhmdal	852	Gujrat – a Chib sub-clan
Jora	834	Fazilka, Hissar and Sirsa
Attar	821	Sargodha
Mial	817	Rawalpindi
Hon	811	Rawalpindi – a branch of the Panwar tribe
Bargujar	805	Gurgaon – a Ranghar tribe found in Rewari
Mayen	802	Patiala State
Mahaar	792	Along the banks of the Sutlej from Bahawalpur to Firuzpur extending to Hissar and Sirsa – most Mahaar declared themselves as Jat
Adrah	792	Rawalpindi
Kala	747	Jhang
Sakhri	743	Hissar – a Ranghar clans, sub-division of the Jatu
Taraqar	710	Multan
Bhao	706	From Kharian to Gurdaspur – a Muslim Dogra group
Rath	706	Sahiwal / Pakpattan
Sarral	698	Rawalpindi
Luddu	680	Hoshiarpur
Gaurwa	644	Gurgaon – Ranghar group
Kethwal	642	Rawalpindi – Murree Tehsil
Doli	639	Sahiwal / Okara
Barial	633	Ludhiana District
Chandel	618	Present East Punjab, Jallandhar, Patiala and Ludhiana
Sohlan	606	Jhelum
Noon	599	Sargodha and Multan – a branch of the Bhatti tribe
Agan	569	Gurdaspur – Muslim Dogra clan/td>
Dhanwal	569	Sahiwal and Okara/td>
Jandran	551	Sahiwal / Okara
Bains	548	Rawalpindi – the majority of the Bains registered themselves as Jats
Ranjha	579	Jhelum / Chakwal
Ratial	549	Rawalpindi
Mughal	544	Rawalpindi
Satraola	544	Hissar – a Ranghar tribe
Bhan	519	Sargodha
Chatha	420	Rawalpindi
Jawal	288	Delhi – a Ranghar clan
Jadaun	165	Gurgaon and Karnal – a Ranghar tribe
Jaswal	160	Hoshiarpur
Meun	76	Multan and Bahawalpur State
Pathania	71	Gurdaspur – a Muslim Dogra group
Jaral	58	Kangra
Gondal	31	Rawalpindi – almost all the Gondals declared themselves as Jat, except a few in Rawalpindi

 

List and Population of Jat clans of the Rawalpindi Division According 1901 Census of India

Below is a list of Muslim Jat clans and their population in the Rawalpindi Division of Punjab, drawn up for 1901 Census of India. Please also read my introduction for the 1911 Census on the Jat clans to give you some background. Almost all the population that professed to be Jat were Muslim, with exception of Kharian Tehsil of Gujrat District, which was home several Hindu Wariach Jats.

Rawalpindi District

The total Jat population in 1901 was 46,061, of which 43,853 (95%) were Muslim. Below is a list of the major clans:

Tribe	Total
Aura	1,660
Badhan	246
Baghial	647
Bains	1,388
Bhagiara	270
Chatha	130
Chhina	653
Dhamial	2,203
Dhamtal	695
Gangal	325
Gill	373
Gondal	958
Hanial	155
Harial	194
Hattial	222
Heer	428
Hindan	489
Jatal	395
Jodhra	5,157
Kalial	1,791
Kanial	954
Kassar	105
Khalis	102
Khatril	1,578
Khor	389
Langrial	120
Lodhra	134
Magial	596
Magrial	486
Mangral	226
Matyal	314
Mial	599
Mundra	150
Phira	164
Phul	135
Salhal	215
Sandhu	99
Sangal	427
Sial	618
Sudhan	1,765
Tama	231
Thathaal	534
Walana	112
Wariach	347

Jhelum District

The total Jat population in 1901 was 73,364, of which 72,763 (99%) were Muslim. Below is a list of the major clans:

Tribe	Total
Badhan	248
Bains	962
Bhakral	585
Bhatti	2,053
Bhutta	678
Chadhar	121
Chauhan	224
Dhudhi	352
Gondal	879
Harral	460
Heer	243
Janjua	120
Jhammat	929
Kanial	1,990
Kassar	111
Langah	482
Mahil	320
Minhas	824
Ranjha	236
Sahi	445
Sial	126
Tarar	758
Thaheem	139
Wariach	388

Gujrat District

The total Jat population in 1901 was 198,075, of which 192,000 (97%) were Muslim. Below is a list of the major clans:

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Tribe	Total
Bains	478
Bajwa	532
Bhullar	106
Bhutta	373
Chatha	812
Cheema	2,923
Chhina	287
Dhariwal	388
Dhillon	568
Dhotar	1,513
Ghumman	739
Gill	503
Goraya	148
Harral	158
Heer	1,654
Hanjra	2,338
Jakhar	235
Kang	1,183
Langrial	3,702
Mangat	1,031
Marral	168
Pannun	242
Randhawa	298
Sahi	4,498
Sandhu	228
Sarai	661
Sidhu	2,157
Sipra	1,259
Sohal	374
Tarar	14,531
Virk	775
Wariach	37,805

Shahpur District

The total Jat population in 1901 was 63,876, of which 63,649 (99%) were Muslim. Below is a list of the major clans:

Tribe	Total
Aulakh	103
Bains	613
Bhachar	166
Bhatti	3,864
Bhutta	1,298
Burana	657
Chadhar	3,303
Chhina	538
Hanjra	528
Harral	1,849
Heer	553
Hurgan	236
Jhawari	1,092
Jora	718
Lak	2,197
Lali	531
Lala	357
Langah	604
Mahil	181
Mangat	226
Marath	548
Nissowana	518
Panjootha	966
Rehan	1,567
Sahi	164
Sidhu	100
Sipra	1,382
Tarar	1,223
Thaheem	288
Tulla	1,403
Virk	318
Wariach	445

Mianwali District

The total Jat population in 1901 was 137,665, all of whom were Muslim. Below is a list of the major clans:

Tribe	Total
Aheer	843
Asar	1,377
Atar Khel	181
Atra	652
Aulakh	1,887
Aura	232
Autrah	1,075
Bains	353
Bedha	472
Bhachar	1.422
Bhadwal	1,207
Bhatti	1,880
Bhullar	483
Bhumla	793
Bhutta	778
Birkan	130
Budhwana	366
Chadhar	1,226
Chandhar	235
Chhajra	367
Chhina	1,580
Dab	103
Deo	915
Des	158
Dhandla	286
Dharal	419
Dhariwal	184
Dhillon	949
Dhudhi	335
Dumra	585
Gandhi	1,288
Ghallu	818
Gill	190
Goraya	365
Gorchar	807
Hanbi	336
Hans	498
Harral	347
Heer	603
Janjua	573
Jatal	164
Jakhar	1,229
Jhammat	507
Joiya	670
Kahlon	442
Kalasra	918
Kallu	1,301
Kallu Khel	147
Khandoa	1,278
Khera	176
Kohawer	1,020
Lak	452
Langah	704
Langrial	222
Lohanch	676
Mallana	454
Naul	229
Pala Khel	169
Rawana	215
Saggu	434
Sahgra	321
Sahi	963
Samtia	1,007
Saandh	948
Sandhila	701
Saandi	410
Sarai	150
Sawag	460
Srb	1,144
Sial	2,945
Sohal	435
Soomra	930
Talokar	1,096
Thaheem	352
Turkhel	1,344
Turk	1,499
Waghora	173
Wawana	258

List and Population of Muslim Rajput clans of the Rawalpindi Division According to 1901 Census of India

Below is a list of Muslim Rajput clans and their population in the Rawalpindi Division of Punjab, drawn up for 1901 Census of India. Please also read my introduction for the 1911 Census to give you some background. Almost all the population that professed to be Rajput were Muslim, with exception of Kharian Tehsil of Gujrat District, which was home several Bhao and Chib Rajput villages, who had remained Hindu. In 1901 Rawalpindi Division comprised the following districts; Rawalpindi, Jhelum, Gujrat, Shahpur, and Mianwali.. In 1902, Attock was seperated from Rawalpindi and seperate figures were produced. However, the 1901 data on Rawalpindi includes the Attock figures/

In terms of choice of calling oneself Rajput or Jat, this as much depended on the status of a tribe within the village they inhabitted. For example, the Kanial in Jhelum District declared themselves to be Jat, while in Rawalpindi as Rajput. However, in Gujrat the boundary between Rajput and Jat was somewhat more rigid, with those calling themselves Rajput were Dogra clans that had accepted Islam such as the Bhao, Chib, Minhas and Narma.

Rawalpindi District

The total Rajput population in 1901 was 122,317, of which 121,420 (99%) were Muslims.

Tribe	Total
Adrah	909
Alpial	9,395
Badhan	272
Baghial	5,769
Bains	152
Baria	106
Bhakial	404
Bhakral	10.819
Bhao Ragial	153
Bhatti	36,268
Budhal	152
Chatha	500
Chauhan	3,029
Chib	309
Dalal	133
Dhamial	2.967
Dhanial	3,935
Dhudhi	196
Gakhar	690
Gaharwal	194
Gangal	178
Gondal	168
Hafial	197
Hon	1,496
Janjua	3,815
Jasgam	129
Jatal	1,451
Jodha	368
Jodhra	1,802
Johar	407
Kahut	178
Kalial	773
Kangra	222
Kanial	2,435
Kanial Chauhan	470
Kassar	122
Kawar	487
Ketwal	2,251
Khakha	106
Khatril	722
Khel	234
Mair	235
Mangral	331
Marrial	167
Minhas	3,974
Mial	699
Nagial	3,036
Nagral	918
Nagrawal	580
Narma	158
Naru	241
Panwar	125
Ranial	1,345
Sainiwal	408
Salhal	271
Saswal	174
Sasral	1,292
Satral	146
Satti	326
Sial	388
Sudhan	227
Thathaal	4,134
Taranda	162
Tonda	162

Please note most Gakhars declared themselves to be Gakhar and in 1901 numbered 13,665. Similarly most Janjua, Satti and Sudhan declared themselves as such and numbered 8,361,17,094 and 2,291.

Jhelum District

The total Rajput population in 1901 was 57,567, of which 57,316 (99%) were Muslims.

Tribe	Total
Bhakral	702
Bhatti	10,664
Chauhan	5,140
Chib	254
Gakhar	475
Gondal	2,592
Jalap	949
Janjua	8,881
Kanial	107
Mair-Minhas	15,692
Mandahar	210
Minhas	723
Mekan	729
Panwar	649
Ranjha	869
Sial	477

Please note that some Gondal and Ranjha declared themselves to be Jat, and interestingly in the 1911 Census all the Gondal declared themselves as Jat. While the Mekan tribe declared themselves to be Rajput in 1901 Census and Jat in 1911. What is surprising is the omission of the Sohlan, who are an important tribe found along the Jhelum and Mirpur borders. The Gakhar population in 1901 was 10,572, almost all whom barring the 475 declared themselves simply as Gakhar, and not Rajput.

Attock District

The total Rajput population in 1901 was 25,611, of which 25,590 (99%) were Muslims.Below is a list of the larger clans recordeed for the 1901 Census.

Tribe	Total
Alpial	9,180
Bhatti	3,553
Chatha	5,395
Chauhan	502
Janjua	1,153
Jodhra	1,700

Gujrat District

The total Rajput population in the District was 23,711, of which those who were Muslim were 22,328 (94%). Below is a list of the larger clans recordeed for the 1901 Census.

Tribe	Total
Bhatti	1,784
Chauhan	79
Chib	9,349
Janjua	1,063
Minhas	723
Narma	748
Panwar	111

The omission of the Bhao, who an important Kharian tribe is a mystery.

Shahpur District (Sargodha District)

The total Rajput population in 1901 was 73,177, of which72,096 (99%) were Muslims.Below is a list of the larger clans recordeed for the 1901 Census.

Tribe	Total
Bargujar	176
Bhatti	7,205
Chauhan	1,463
Chib	311
Dhudhi	1,506
Gondal	25,535
Janjua	4,293
Jhammat	2,266
Joiya	3,004
Khichi	833
Mekan	6,577
Minhas	406
Noon	1,213
Panwar	48
Ranjha	8,907
Sial	2,679
Tiwana	2,971
Wattu	266

Mianwali District

The total Rajput population in 1901 was 6,136, of which 6,003 (98%) were Muslims.Below is a list of the larger clans recordeed for the 1901 Census.

Tribe	Total
Bhatti	590
Chauhan	197
Chib	204
Dharwal	175
Gaurwa	384
Gondal	173
Janjua	598
Joiya	1,174
Kanial	327
Khichi	514
Mekan	134
Naru	407
Panwar	426
Sial	193
Wattu	215

Population of Muslim Rajput Clans of British Punjab According to the 1901 Census of India

In this post, I make reference to the 1901 Census of India, which gave a breakdown of the larger Muslim Rajput clans of British Punjab. The whole Province of Punjab had a 24.4 million population in 1901, of which the Muslim Rajputs numbered 1,505,586. In 1901, the Punjab comprised five administrative divisions — Delhi, Jullunder, Lahore, Multan and Rawalpindi — and a number of princely states. During the course of the Census, those districts that lay across the Indus which formed the Peshawar Division were formed into a new province named the North West Frontier Province. Geographically, the province was a triangular tract of country of which the Indus River and its tributary the Sutlej formed the two sides up to their confluence, the base of the triangle in the north being the Lower Himalayan Range between those two rivers. Moreover, the province as constituted under British rule also included a large tract outside these boundaries. Along the northern border, Himalayan ranges divided it from Kashmir and Tibet. On the west it was separated from the North-West Frontier Province by the Indus, until it reached the border of Dera Ghazi Khan District, which was divided from Baluchistan by the Sulaiman Range. To the south lay Sindh and Rajputana, while on the east the rivers Jumna and Tons separated it from the United Provinces.

In present-day India, it included the regions of Punjab, Haryana, Chandigarh, Delhi, and Himachal Pradesh (but excluding the former princely states which were later combined into the Patiala and East Punjab States Union). While in present-day Pakistan, it included the regions of Punjab, Islamabad Capital Territory and Khyber Pakhtunkhwa (until 1901).

My post on the Rajputs of Punjab gives more details as to the origin and distribution of the various Rajputs tribes.

 

Tribe	Population	Distribution
Bhatti	249,302	throughout Punjab, but special concentrations in Bhatiana (Firuzpur/Hissar/Sirsa), Bhatiore (Jhang/Chiniot), Gujranwala and Rawalpindi
Chauhan	114,529	Modern Haryana (especially Karnal and Panipat), Ambala, and central Punjab – the Karnal, Rohtak and Rewari Chauhan are a Ranghar tribe
Khokhar	108,239	Jhang, Jhelum, Hoshiarpur, Sialkot and Gurdaspur
Sial	104,658	Jhang, Multan and other parts of South Punjab
Joiya	61,438	Along the banks of the Sutlej from Multan to Firuzpur extending to Hissar and Sirsa
Panwar	55,068	Rohtak, Karnal, Jind and Hissar (the eastern group); Bahawalpur, Multan and Muzaffargarh (the western group) – the eastern group are a Ranghar tribe
Gondal	36,088	The Gondal Bar (Mandi Bahaudin, Gujrat and Sargodha), also in Rawalpindi
Naru	34,152	mainly in what is now India Punjab – Jallandhar and Ludhiana
Ghorewaha	33,295	mainly in what is now India Punjab – Hoshiarpur, Jallandhar and Ludhiana
Sulehria / Sulehri	28,577	Sialkot and Gurdaspur – a Muslim Dogra group
Wattu	25,544	Along the banks of the Sutlej from Multan to Firuzpur extending to Hissar and Sirsa
Janjua	23,619	A western group found in Rawalpindi and Jhelum, and eastern group in Hoshiarpur
Baria, also pronounced Varya	21,991	Jalandhar, Hoshiarpur and Patiala State
Mandahar	21,764	Mainly Karnal and Panipat – a Ranghar group
Manj	20,736	Amritsar, Firuzpur and Jalandhar
Jatu	18,861	Hissar, Sirsa and Rohtak – a Ranghar
Taoni	18,384	Ambala and Patiala State – a Ranghar tribe
Tomar/ Tonwar	18,365	Hissar, Karnal and Rohtak – a Ranghar tribe
Mair-Minhas	15,697	Chakwal
Minhas/Manhas	13,471	from Rawalpindi in the west to Hoshiarpur in the east – a Muslim Dogra group
Dhudhi	11,764	In Sahiwal, mainly in the new districts of Vehari and Okara
Ranjha	11,764	Gujrat, Jhelum and Mandi Bahaudin
Bhakral	11,577	Rawalpindi and Jhelum/Chakwal
Chib	10.697	Jhelum and Gujrat – Muslim Dogra sub-group
Khichi	9,769	Between Ravi and Sutlej – now Vehari, Pakpattan and Sahiwal
Alpial	9,395	Attock and Rawalpindi
Mekan	8,915	Sargodha and Jhelum
Tiwana	6,326	A western group in Khushab and eastern group in Patiala
Khoja	6,326	Multan and Bahawalpur State
Baghial	5,769	Rawalpindi
Noon	4,866	Sargodha, Multan and southern Punjab
Thathaal	4,134	Rawalpindi, Jhelum and Gujrat
Dhanial	4,037	Murree Tehsil of Rawalpindi
Raghubansi	4,032	Hissar and Sirsa – a Ranghar group
Dahya	3,637	Ambala and Karnal – a Ranghar tribe
Kanyal	3,271	Rawalpindi and Jhelum
Nagial	3,036	Rawalpindi and Jhelum
Dhamial	2,967	Rawalpindi and Jhelum
Jhammat	2,550	Sargodha, Multan and South Punjab
Gaurwa	2,521	Gurgaon, Delhi and Rohtak – a Ranghar tribe
Kethwal	2,355	Rawalpindi – Murre Tehsil (now Kotli Sattian)
Katil	2,170	Sialkot and Gurdaspur – A Muslim Dogra sub-group
Jodhra	1,802	Attock and Rawalpindi District
Bargujar	1,502	Gurgaon and Delhi – Ranghar tribe
Hon	1,496	Rawalpindi
Lar	1,494	Multan and South Punjab
Jatal	1,451	Rawalpindi
Pundir	1,427	Ambala and Karnal – a Ranghar tribe
Atiras	1,416	Patiala State
Ranial	1,345	Rawalpindi and Jhelum
Sasral	1,292	Rawalpindi
Nissowana	996	Jhang and Sargodha
Jalap	949	Jhelum
Nagral	919	Rawalpindi
Adrah	909	Rawalpindi
Bhon	853	Sargodha
Kalial	773	Rawalpindi and Jhelum
Chandel	752	Lahore, Jalandhar and Ludhiana
Narma	748	Rawalpindi and Gujrat
Satti	744	Rawalpindi – Murree
Khatril	722	Rawalpindi
Mial	699	Rawalpindi
Gakhar	690	Rawalpindi and Jhelum
Targar	653	Multan and South Punjab
Rathore	587	Firuzpur and Hissar
Nagralwal	580	Rawalpindi
Jamra	548	Dera Ghazi Khan
Satraola	546	Hissar – a Ranghar group
Chatha	500	Rawalpindi
Kowar	493	Rawalpindi
Luddu/td>	491	Hoshiarpur
Kanial Chauhan	470	Rawalpindi
Sainiwal	439	Rawalpindi
Rath	410	Sahiwal and Okara
Johar	407	Rawalpindi
Bakhial	404	Rawalpindi
Jodha	368	Rawalpindi
Joota	367	Jhang
Bosan	340	Multan
Chadhar	334	Jhang
Mangral	331	Rawalpindi
Fattiana	318	Sahiwal
Pathial	311	Hoshiarpur
Maral	307	Jhang
Tanwari	273	Multan
Badhan	272	Rawalpindi
Salhal	262	Rawalpindi
Khel	234	Rawalpindi
Sudhan	227	Rawalpindi
Kangra	222	Rawalpindi
Dharwal	202	Mianwali
Hafial	197	Rawalpindi
Gaharwal	194	Rawalpindi
Kahut	178	Jhelum / Chakwal
Gangal	178	Rawalpindi
Saswal	174	Rawalpindi
Marial	167	Rawalpindi
Kathia	166	Sahiwal
Taranda	162	Multan
Tonda	156	Rawalpindi
Bhao Ragial	153	Rawalpindi
Bains	152	Rawalpindi
Budhal	152	Rawalpindi
Dalal	133	Rawalpindi
Satral	146	Rawalpindi
Jasgam	129	Rawalpindi
Matra	121	Multan
Kassar	113	Jhelum / Chakwal
Katoch	112	Kangra
Khakha	106	Rawalpindi
Jaswal	89	Hoshiarpur
Bagri	82	Firuzpur
Pathania	69	Gurdaspur
Ladhar	47	Rawalpindi
Jaral	47	Kangra
Kilchi	46	Rawalpindi
Thakkar	36	Gurdaspur
Guleria	11	Gurdaspur

 

Description of Major Muslim Communities in India : Bhatti

In this fifth post of mine on Muslim communities in India, I shall stick with the state of Uttar Pradesh (UP). The state is home to 38,519,225, who make up 19.3% of the total population. This population is not only large, but very diverse, home to perhaps as much as two hundred odd groups, castes and sects, speaking various dialects, as well as standard Urdu. In this post, I shall look the Bhatti community, which has traditions of migration from the Punjab, in particular from the Sirsa Rania region that is now divided between Haryana and Indian Punjab. Several Bhatti groups claim that there migration to UP was the result of the Chalisa Famine of 1783-84, the affected the territories south of Sultjej river, which were prior to the famine rich grassland. As the Bhatti were pastoral groups relying heavily on cattle rearing, and the Chalisa effectively wiped out these grasslands. However, as I shall discuss in this post, various groups of Bhattis have different and complex origin myths.

In Uttar Pradesh, the Bhatti are an extremely diverse set of communities, many with quite different origin myths. I shall initially give a brief background to the origin myths of the Bhatti, the migration history of the some of these groups and finally look briefly the Bhatti Taluqdars of Bara Banki, who were perhaps the most prominent family among Bhattis of UP. Just a point of clarification, the name is pronounced as Bhatti in UP, Haryana and Punjab, and Bhati in Gujarat, Rajasthan and Sindh. In terms of distribution, the Bhatti are fairly widespread, but there main concentrations are in Bulandshahr, Budaun, Kasganj, Farrukhabad, Barreilly, Pratapgarh and Barabanki districts.

Origin

According to tribal legends, the Bhatis were initially Yadavas, claiming descent from Krishna as an avatar of Vishnu, and thus identify themselves as a Chandravanshi Kshatriya. The Yadava homeland was the territory of Braj, roughly what is now Agra, Mathura and the adjoining areas of Rajasthan such as Bharatpur, from they were driven out by Paras Ram and fled to the Thar desert area of Jangladesh. Jangladesh was infertile and there was a constant scarcity of water throughout this region. The people had to wander from one place to another in search of water and food. These people were known as the Bhati. The word “Bhati” is therefore derived from the Hindi word, ‘Bhatakna’ (“to wander”). What is interesting about this legend is that it makes oblique reference to the most desert dwellers of the Jangaldesh acquired the name Bhati, which probably suggest a mixed origin. It is also interesting most Bhati of this region, now divided between Rajasthan and Sindh, remain herdsmen.

James Todd the colonial historian makes reference to another origin myth, involving a Mamnenez, the king of Khorasan, who drove out King Shal Bahan from Ghazni. He then established his capital at Sialkot. One of his sons was Rao Bhati and his descendants came to be called Bhatis. In Punjab, Rajah Risalu, the founder of Sialkot is often said to a Bhatti, and in that province, at least a third of those who called themselves were of the Bhatti clan. In Punjab, the Bhatti story also talks about a period of exile to Ghazni, followed by their return.

I now return to the Jangaldesh, the present regions of Jaisalmer, Bikaner and Mallani (split now between Umerkot in Pakistan and Barmer) and an individual named Jaisal. Jaisal is said to have founded the city of Jaisalmer in 1156 AD. The new fort that he built was on a hill called Trikuta. The state of Jaisalmer was positioned right on the route from Afghanistan to Delhi. Taking advantage of this strategic position, the Bhatis levied taxes on the passing caravans. At the height of Bhati power, it covered a large part of what is now the Bahawalpur Division of Pakistan, Bikaner extending into southern Haryana. With the arrival of the Rathore in Bikaner in 1504, the traditional homeland of the Bhatti split, with the northern region becoming known as Bhatiana.

Bhatiana

Almost all the tribal traditions connect the Bhati Rajputs to Bhatnair or Bhatner (present-day Hanumangarh in northern Rajasthan. Bhatner was historically important as it was situated on the route of invaders from Central Asia to India. Whether the Bhati Rajputs initially spread from Bhatner and Bhattiana or these were their final abodes is unclear. It might be the case that the drying up of the Ghaggar forced them to migrate to the plains of Punjab. However, its worth pointing out that most Bhattiana Bhattis trace their history to the desert principality of Jaisalmer in Rajasthan, in the border villages of Bikaner and some tehsils of Jodhpur (Osian and Shergarh). Sirsa in the heart of Bhattiana became home to a Muslim Bhatti principality, which survived until the arrival of the British in the 19th Century. Most of the local Rajput tribes, such as the Bhatti and Joiya had become Muslim with the arrival of the Mughals (early 16th Century) and led a pastoral life. However, with the Chalisa famine of 1783-84, almost the entire ecosystem was destroyed, forcing significant Bhatti migration into the Doaba region of Uttar Pradesh. The Awadh Bhattis have slightly different story to their migration, and I will look at that latter in the article.

Migration to UP – Traditions of the Bhatti of the Doab and Rohilkhand

Various groups of Bhatti in the Doab have different traditions as to their origin and migration. In terms of distribution, the Bhatti in the Doab are found mainly in Bullandshar, in Etah District mainly in Azamnagar tehsil, with Bhargain being their most important settlement, and in Kakrala in Badaun and Thriya Nizamat Khan in Bareilly. Most Bhatti settlements like along the banks of the Kali Nadi between Bullandshahr and Etah. Many of these Kali Nadi Bhattis have origin myths suggest that they predate the Chalisa migration. It is of course quite possible a number of waves of Bhatti arrived in UP over different times. They say they came to Bulandshahr under Kansal, or as others say, Deo and Kare, in the time of Prithivi Raj Chauhan (1149–1192 CE), and drove out or more likely subdued the Meos. The clan then divided into two branches, the Bhatti and Jaiswar. Interestingly, looking at colonial censuses of UP shows that most Jaiswars are Hindu, and Bhatti Muslim. It should also be noted that Hindu Jaiswar and Bhatti do not intermarry, under the rules of clan exogamy, considering themselves to be the same clan. Conversion to Islam is said to have taken place during the times of Qutubudin Aibak (1150–1210) and Alaudin Khilji (ruled 1296 to 1316). This would make them some of the earliest converts to Islam. In Bulandshahr, most Hindu Bhattis consider themselves as Gujjars, while the Muslims groups are now known as Ranghar, a term used to describe any Muslim Muslim Rajput. They are said to be over a 150 Bhatti villages in the Noida, Bulandshahr and Meerut region, most of whom are Muslim. Important villages include Til Begumpur, Hirnoti, Vellana, Vair ,Rabupura and Bakaswa.

The Bhatti of Til Begumpur

The most important Bhatti settlement in the Bullandshar / Greater Noida region is village of Til Begumpur. It was a site of an independent Bhatti Muslim principality until 1857. According to tribal traditions, the ancestors of the Bhattis are said to have come to Til Begumpur from Bbattiana, in the t.ime of Prithvi Raja of Dehli, and to settled here after expelling the Meos. The Bhatti are said to have founded two villages Ghodi Bachchera and Til Begumpur, now located on the outskirts of Greater Noida. The founders of these two villages were said to be two brothers. During 16th Century, Gujjars began immigrate from across the Yamuna, thereby reducing the Bhatti principality to a few villages. According to tribal tradition, Til was established by Rao Kasan Singh, who after defeat at the hands of a Allauddin Khilji was converted to Islamic . Kasan Singh was renamed himself Rao Qasim Ali Khan after conversion. While the village Ghodi was established by Kasan Singh’s younger brother Ranbir Singh who lived and died a Bhati Rajput. One of the brothers was also supposed to have fathered Bhati Gujjars after marriage with a Gujjar girl. The Bhattis in Til and other villages – Dhaula, Andhel, Mandpa, Kaumra and Jalalpur – all claim descent from Rao Qasim.

The Til Begumpur Bhatti’s played an important role in the 1857 War of Independence, and after the reestablishment of British rule, the estate was confiscated for their rebellion. The lands were handed over to the Skinner Estate, which was created by Colonel James Skinner CB (1778 – 4 December 1841) was an Anglo-Indian military adventurer in India, who became known as Sikandar Sahib later in life. The town of Sikanderabad near Tilla is named after Skinner. The Skinner family remain proprietors of Tilla until the independence of India in 1947.

The Bhatti of Bhargain

However, the Bhargain Bhattis have strong traditions of migration during the Chalisa, and as I have already said, this probably shows a steady flow of Bhatti migrants from the arid region of Bhattiana. According to the Bhargain tradition, two brothers named Khawaj Khan and Mehmood Khan came and settled in the region fertile region between the Bhurhi Ganga and Kali Nadi river. They are said to be fleeing the Chalisa famine and found the area occupied by Ahir groups, whom they displaced. The brothers are said to have founded the village of Bhargain during the later part of 18th century. From their various sons descend most of sub-clans of the Bhagain Bhattis. The region where the Bhattis settled was in a vacuum, and they became effectively independent, sometimes fighting with their neighbours the Pathans of Kasganj, and sometimes allied with them. Two descendants of Khawaj Khan, Dillu Khan and Sharabu Khan moved to Badaun and founded Kakrala. Most Kasganj, Badaun and Farrukhabad Bhattis claim some connection with the brothers Khawaj and Mahmood. Other then Bhargain, there are several villages in Azamnagar tehsil.

The Bhatti of Kakrala

The Kakrala Bhattis however have a slightly different story to their origin. According to one of their traditions in 1610 AD, the Bhattis were settled in Agra, when they seized Noorjahaan, the wife of the Mughal Emperor Jahangir, as she was travelling from Bengal to Delhi. When Jehangir came to know of this, he sent a force against them, forcing them to flee to the country of the Meos, lying east of their homeland in Agra. Their the Bhattis converted to Islam, and remained until the death of Jahangir. Their circumstances changed, when Noorjahaan wanted her son-in-law to be enthroned. She needed allies and the Bhatti came in support. They were then granted lands that became settlement of Kakrala. If this legend is to be believed then, Kakrala was founded a century before Bhargain, and the connection between the two Bhatti communities becomes weaker. The Kakrala Bhatti state was absorbed into the Rohilla state in early 18th Century, and the Bhattis also played a part in 1857. Closely connected to the Kakrala Bhattis are those of the town of Thirya Nizamat Khan in Bareilly, which said to have been founded by migrants from Kakra. In additions, there are also several Bhatti villages near Baheri in Bareilly District.

The Bhatti Khanzada

I now move to Awadh, and look at the very interesting community of the Bhatti of Barabanki. The Bhatti Khanzada of Awadh are a sub-group within the larger Khanzada community of Awadh. However, unlike other Khanzadas, the Bhattis are now closely associated with the Qidwai Shaikhs, with whom they intermarry.
There is also a distinct community of Bhattis found in the village of Yahiapur in Pratapgarh district. The Awadh region covers most of the eastern areas of Uttar Pradesh, and is home to a distinct culture with the extensive use of the Awadhi language.

The Awadh Bhatti also claim to orignate from Bhatner in Haryana, and the Bhattis were some of the earliest converts of Islam. According to tribal traditons, there ancestors Zabar Khan and his brother, Mustafa Khan, accompanied the governor Tatar Khan to Awadh at the time of the first Muslim conquest. In return for his services Zabar Khan received the parganas
of Mawai and Basorhi. He and his brother were the disciple of the saint, Saiyid Shah Jalal, whose tomb is at Basorhi, and in consequence of an insult offered to the holy man they exterminated the Brahmans of Mawai. Zabar Khan’s descendants
held the land for several generations, and then Kale Khan and Munna Jan divided their estates, taking Basorhi and Mawai respectively.
From the former springs the Neora house, which takes its name from a village in the south of Basorhi.

The two Bhatti taluqdars of Barauli and Neora in Barabanki district, and are closely related to the Qidwai Shaikhs, a neighbouring Muslim community through intermarriage. Other then the taluqdar families, the majority of the Barabanki Bhatti are small to medium sized farmers. With the abolishment of zamindari system of feudal ownership, has had a strong impact on the large landowning families, as much of their land has been redistributed. Bhattis are found mainly in and around the town of Mawai, with important villages include Makhdumpur, Neora and Basorhi.

Bhatti of Yahyapur in District Pratapgarh

The village of Yahyapur in Pratapgarh District has quite a unique history. The village is located on the north bank of the river Sai, near its junction with the Paraya stream, about seven miles from Partapgarh city. Located within the village is the famous temple of Bilkhar Nath, which stands among the ruins of Kot Bilkhar, the ancient fort of Ghaibar Sah, a Dikhit Rajput of Bisauli in Banda District. This man was sent by the Emperor of Dehli to exterminate the Bhars, and settling here founded the family of Bilkharia Thakurs, who ruled the pargana till the days of Raja Ramdev Singh. Ramdev Singh was defeated and slain some 650 years ago by Bariar Singh, the ancestor of the Bachgoti clan. On the division of the Baohgoti property the fort fell to the lot of Dingur Singh, the ancestor of the present taluqdar of Dalippur. It was destroyed by the forces of the Nawab of Awadh in 1773 after the defeat of Rai Maharban Singh. The ruins stand on the river bank on a plateau surrounded on three sides by ravines and covered with scrub jungle. The Awadh rulers then settled a colony of Bhattis, who now make up the majority of the population. However the shrine of Bilkbar Nath in the village has remained an important site of Hindu pilgramage.

Distribution of Bhattis by District According to 1891 Census of India
 

District	Hindu	Muslim
Barreilly		3,763
Bulandshahr	3,482	2,455
Etah	80	2,671
Pratabgarh		1,652
Barabanki		1,353
Farrukhabad	10	1,177
Ghazipur		854
Aligarh	5	576
Moradabad		514
Saharanpur	37	443
Muzaffarnagar	80	343
Bahraich		267
Hardoi		198
Lakhimpur Kheri		195
Sultanpur		127
Unao		112
Gorakhpur	125	66
Mathura		49
Badaun	587
Meerut	180
Total Population in UP	4,619	17,170