In this post, I am setting out the results of the 1901 Census of Punjab, which included the present day Pakistani province and the Indian states of Punjab, Haryana, Himachal and Delhi.
Religion-wise
Religion | Population | Percentage |
Muslim | 12,183,345 | 49% |
Hindu | 10,344,469 | 42% |
Sikh | 2,102,896 | 8.5% |
Christian | 66,591 | |
Jain | 49,983 | |
Buddhist | 6,940 | |
Zoroastrians | 477 | |
Jews and Uspecified | 36 | |
Total | 24,754,737 | 100% |
Fifteen Largest Castes per population in 1901
This section will not break up the largest castes by religion, which will be done in the next section. To give some background, the ten largest castes together accounted for 60% of the population. The largest caste in Punjab were the Jats, who were found in all three religious communities of the Punjab, and accounted for 20% of the total population. The two Dalit groups of the Chuhra and Chamar together accounted for 10% of the population. Most of the population from these two communities had remained Hindu in 1901. Agrarian groups like the Rajput, Arain and Gujar made up together 14% of the population. Among these, the Arain were almost entirely Muslim while the other two castes were largely Muslim.
Caste | Population | Percentage |
Jat | 4,946,651 | 20% |
Rajput | 1,797,591 | 7% |
Chamar | 1,268,434 | 5% |
Chuhra (I have excluded groups that registered themselves as Mussalli or Mazhabi) | 1,188,632 | 5% |
Brahman | 1,111,675 | 4.5% |
Arain | 1,006,784 | 4% |
Tarkhan | 680,486 | 3% |
Julaha | 656,769 | 3% |
Arora | 652,435 | 3% |
Gujar | 631,524 | 3% |
Baloch | 467,843 | |
Jhinwar | 459,177 | |
Khatri | 436,472 | |
Awan | 421,112 | |
Mochi | 414,987 |
Caste-wise
Religion | Caste or tribe | Population | |
Hindus | 10,344,469 | ||
Jat | 1,594,869 | ||
Chamar | 1,181,873 | ||
Brahman | 1,105,952 | ||
Chuhra | 947,943 | ||
Arora | 587,128 | ||
Rajput | 432,341 | ||
Kanet | 387,308 | ||
Khatri | 381,576 | ||
Jhinwar (Kashyap) | 291,124 | ||
Tarkhan / Barhai | 238,915 | ||
Ahir | 202,385 | ||
Kumhar | 193,278 | ||
Ghirath | 169,667 | ||
Gujar | 169,244 | ||
Dagi and Koli | 129,403 | ||
Sunar/Soni (Tank Kshtriya) | 154,739 | ||
Nai | 143,257 | ||
Bania | 126,285 | ||
Faqir | 119,076 | ||
Lohar | 113,100 | ||
Mali | 111,822 | ||
Saini | 106,011 | ||
Dhanuk | 77,343 | ||
Chhimba | 62,595 | ||
Domna | 58,230 | ||
Julaha | 57,472 | ||
Kamboh | 56,297 | ||
Megh | 49,449 | ||
Mahtam | 48,586 | ||
Ror | 44,771 | ||
Rathi | 38,473 | ||
Jogi and Rawal | 34,692 | ||
Labana | 34,514 | ||
Bhat | 34,509 | ||
Mahajan Pahari | 30,575 | ||
Bawaria | 27,854 | ||
Bazigar | 27,852 | ||
Kori | 26,146 | ||
Sansi | 25,445 | ||
Mirasi | 24,399 | ||
Noongar | 23,007 | ||
Gadariya | 22,386 | ||
Gaddi | 21,512 | ||
Sood | 20,420 | ||
Batwal | |||
Hali | 18,570 | ||
Odh | 18,179 | ||
Dhobi | 17,916 | ||
Kalal (Kalwar) | 17,240 | ||
Bishnoi | 17,114 | ||
Bhatia | 16,949 | ||
Aheri | 13,647 | ||
Kayastha | 12,439 | ||
Khateek | 12,286 | ||
Jaiswara | 12,058 | ||
Thori (Nayak) | 11,822 | ||
Chanal | 11,744 | ||
Barwala | 11,189 | ||
Brahman Muhial | 10,180 | ||
Darzi | 9,882 | ||
Saryara | 9,216 | ||
Thakkar | 8,750 | ||
Taga /Tyagi | 8,376 | ||
Lodha / Lodhi | 7,683 | ||
Bharbhunja | 7,162 | ||
Purbiya | 6,295 | ||
Chhang | 6,209 | ||
Gurkha | 5,956 | ||
Banjara | 5,421 | ||
Mochi | 5,310 | ||
Nat | 4,099 | ||
Bohra | 4,076 | ||
Nayak | 4,037 | ||
Ghai | 3,950 | ||
Rebari | 3,889 | ||
Teli | 3,882 | ||
Thathera | 3,842 | ||
Marechha | 3,537 | ||
Bahti | 3,501 | ||
Agari | 3,444 | ||
Maniar | 3,356 | ||
Mallaah | 3,031 | ||
Sirkiband | 3,003 | ||
Barar | 2,958 | ||
Dhaugri | 2,935 | ||
Meena | 2,850 | ||
Darain | 2,785 | ||
Kacchi | 2,775 | ||
Bhanjra | 2,621 | ||
Reya | 2,285 | ||
Beldar | 2,732 | ||
Thavi | 2,122 | ||
Karal | 1,853 | ||
Sepi | 1,830 | ||
Raj | 1,701 | ||
Kanjar | 1,563 | ||
Arain | 1,596 | ||
Bhabhra | 1,580 | ||
Rawat | 1,531 | ||
Rehar | 1,469 | ||
Bangali | 1,362 | ||
Penja | 1,360 | ||
Daoli | 1,266 | ||
Dhusar – Bhargava | 1,250 | ||
Sewak | 1,233 | ||
Kanchan | 1,208 | ||
Hesi | 1,154 | ||
Bhatra | 1,095 | ||
Bhojki | 1,071 | ||
Pasi | 1,041 | ||
Sehnai | 930 | ||
Kurmi | 913 | ||
Shorgir | 783 | ||
Tamboli | 716 | ||
Sapela | 676 | ||
Makh | 631 | ||
Gandhila | 601 | ||
Dosali | 492 | ||
Rangrez | 489 | ||
Gagra | 488 | ||
Ghosi | 486 | ||
Barah | 482 | ||
Garri / Gayri | 480 | ||
Bhand | 476 | ||
Machhi | 451 | ||
Patwa | 449 | ||
Hadi | 441 | ||
Bott (Bhotia) | 418 | ||
Sangtarash | |||
Kashmiri | 386 | ||
Bahrupia | 382 | ||
Kapri | 370 | ||
Satti | 336 | ||
Niaria | 317 | ||
Maratha | 310 | ||
Saiqalgar | 275 | ||
Dogra | 230 | ||
Baghban | 191 | ||
Dabgar | 186 | ||
Attar | 176 | ||
Marwari Bania | 136 | ||
Chirimar | 125 | ||
Perna | 106 | ||
Kikan | 100 | ||
Lilari | 96 | ||
Pahari | 81 | ||
Pujari | 76 | ||
Pakhiwara | 74 | ||
Bhil | 61 | ||
Batera | 58 | ||
Bari | 51 | ||
Cheenighar | 39 | ||
Sikhs | 2,102,896 | ||
Jat | 1,389,530 | ||
Tarkhan (Ramgarhia) | 147,475 | ||
Chamar | 76,229 | ||
Arora | 65,307 | ||
Khatri | 54,735 | ||
Kamboh | 43,886 | ||
Lohar | 30,935 | ||
Chhimba | 28,856 | ||
Jhinwar | 25,845 | ||
Nai | 25,058 | ||
Labana | 22,884 | ||
Chuhra | 22,769 | ||
Saini | 20,480 | ||
Sonar | 19,235 | ||
Mahtam | 19,183 | ||
Rajput | 17,903 | ||
Kumhar | 15,948 | ||
Faqir | 10,699 | ||
Mazhabi | 9,762 | ||
Kalal (Ahluwalia) | 7,579 | ||
Julaha | 6,511 | ||
Bhatia | 6,356 | ||
Brahman | 5,337 | ||
Karal | 2,559 | ||
Bahrupia | 2,377 | ||
Banjara | 2,023 | ||
Bhat | 1,948 | ||
Gujar | 1,870 | ||
Mahajan Pahari | 1,567 | ||
Bawaria | 1,285 | ||
Bazigar | 1,285 | ||
Kanet | 1,036 | ||
Bania | 917 | ||
Raj | 916 | ||
Ghirath | 895 | ||
Brahman Muhial | 827 | ||
Mali | 799 | ||
Dhobi | 781 | ||
Darzi | 666 | ||
Aheri | 627 | ||
Saryara | 528 | ||
Chhang | 457 | ||
Bhatra | 423 | ||
Bhabra | 398 | ||
Thathera | 381 | ||
Sood | 326 | ||
Saiqalgar (Sikligar) | 285 | ||
Ahir | 217 | ||
Sangtarash | 159 | ||
Sansi | 159 | ||
Daoli | 102 | ||
Nayak | 81 | ||
Odh | 78 | ||
Thori (Nayak) | 73 | ||
Nat | 69 | ||
Bhand | 67 | ||
Dogra | 64 | ||
Makh | 55 | ||
Niaria | 35 | ||
Teli | 25 | ||
Muslims | 12,183,345 | ||
Jat | 1,962,252 | ||
Rajput | 1,347,347 | ||
Arain | 1,005,188 | ||
Julaha | 592,786 | ||
Baloch | 467,843 | ||
Gujar | 460,410 | ||
Awan | 421,112 | ||
Mochi | 409,677 | ||
Kumhar | 359,889 | ||
Shaikh | 321,408 | ||
Teli | 318,598 | ||
Tarkhan | 294,096 | ||
Pathan | 263,897 | ||
Faqir | 255,864 | ||
Sayyad | 244,227 | ||
Machhi | 240,983 | ||
Mirasi | 222,959 | ||
Chuhra | 217,805 | ||
Nai | 207,822 | ||
Lohar | 206,371 | ||
Kashmiri | 193,088 | ||
Meo | 146,652 | ||
Jhinwar | 142,208 | ||
Dhobi | 128,487 | ||
Qassab (Qasai) | 118,644 | ||
Khokhar | 107,939 | ||
Khoja (Punjabi Shaikh) | 99,238 | ||
Mughal | 98,282 | ||
Maliar | 81,093 | ||
Dogar | 75,080 | ||
Kamboh | 73,878 | ||
Mallaah | 70,223 | ||
Bharai / Shaikh Sarwari | 65,678 | ||
Barwala | 62,466 | ||
Chhimba | 60,051 | ||
Mussali / Muslim Shaikh | 57,410 | ||
Qureshi | 52,951 | ||
Kutana | 49,982 | ||
Jogi and Rawal | 41,030 | ||
Kharal | 40,296 | ||
Changar | 39,354 | ||
Ulema | 34,099 | ||
Pacheda | 31,117 | ||
Darzi | 28,969 | ||
Sonar (Tank Rajput) | 28,565 | ||
Ghakhar | 26,259 | ||
Dhund (Abbasi) | 23,591 | ||
Daudpotra (Abbasi) | 20,384 | ||
Rangrez | 20,160 | ||
Lilari | 20,027 | ||
Penja | 19,679 | ||
Rawat | 17,374 | ||
Satti | 17,094 | ||
Mahtam | 15,076 | ||
Bhatiara | 13,942 | ||
Jhabel | 13,278 | ||
Khateek | 11,362 | ||
Kahut | 10,804 | ||
Kakkezai | 10,793 | ||
Raj | 10,486 | ||
Chamar | 10,332 | ||
Kanchan | 8,984 | ||
Odh | 8,583 | ||
Janjua | 8,361 | ||
Maniar | 7,907 | ||
Kalal | 7,563 | ||
Khattar | 7,411 | ||
Kunjra | 6,913 | ||
Nat | 6,330 | ||
Kanera | 5,893 | ||
Pakhiwara | 5,590 | ||
Taga / Tyagi | 5,214 | ||
Paracha | 4,564 | ||
Khanzada (Jadaun) | 3,971 | ||
Banjara | 3,728 | ||
Harni | 3,575 | ||
Labana | 3,531 | ||
Ghosi | 3,543 | ||
Gaddi | 3,294 | ||
Bodla | 3,184 | ||
Noongar | 2,894 | ||
Ahir | 2,816 | ||
Khakha | 2,765 | ||
Sansi | 2,536 | ||
Bhat | 2,487 | ||
Aheri | 2,449 | ||
Gagra | 2,433 | ||
Ghullam | 2,405 | ||
Sudhan | 2,291 | ||
Niaria | 2,162 | ||
Kathia | 2,099 | ||
Baddun | 1,896 | ||
Lilla | 1,691 | ||
Baghban | 1,602 | ||
Kehal | 1,531 | ||
Batwal | 1,477 | ||
Qalandar | 1,449 | ||
Bharbhunja | 1,385 | ||
Thathera | 1,374 | ||
Perna | 1,270 | ||
Bhand | 1,162 | ||
Toba | 1,140 | ||
Dabgar | 1,127 | ||
Khumra | 1,109 | ||
Arab | 1,098 | ||
Barar | 1,025 | ||
Kangar | 915 | ||
Domna | 902 | ||
Kanjar | 889 | ||
Garri / Gayri | 826 | ||
Kayastha | 822 | ||
Kamangar | 783 | ||
Kharasia | 773 | ||
Darugar | 728 | ||
Marath | 689 | ||
Gadariya | 661 | ||
Phapra | 632 | ||
Turk | 563 | ||
Bawaria | 468 | ||
Dogra | 448 | ||
Bisati | 439 | ||
Mohipota / Mohipotra | 431 | ||
Thori (Nayak) | 392 | ||
Brahman | 386 | ||
Patwa | 363 | ||
Karal | 350 | ||
Chirimar | 341 | ||
Sirkiband | 330 | ||
Tanoli | 309 | ||
Sahnsar | 305 | ||
Mali | 294 | ||
Qizilbash | 294 | ||
Saiqalgar | 280 | ||
Lodha / Lodhi | 268 | ||
Bazigar | 254 | ||
Bangali | 252 | ||
Attar | 216 | ||
Pasi | 215 | ||
Bhatia | 213 | ||
Jhojha | 202 | ||
Sattiar | 198 | ||
Arora | 189 | ||
Khushabi | 185 | ||
Saini | 180 | ||
Kanet | 176 | ||
Khatri | 161 | ||
Hijra | 157 | ||
Bohra | 150 | ||
Sapela | 149 | ||
Gandhila | 145 | ||
Chanal | 139 | ||
Kamachi | 137 | ||
Shorgir | 124 | ||
Tamboli | 123 | ||
Cheenigar | 101 | ||
Kapri | 99 | ||
Sangtarash | 81 | ||
Tibetan Musalman | 79 | ||
Nayak | 79 | ||
Makh | 68 | ||
Sehnai | 68 | ||
Bhabhra | 65 | ||
Qarol | 61 | ||
Rababi | |||
Bahrupia | 37 | ||
Ladakhi | 32 | ||
Rehar | 29 | ||
Ghok | 18 | ||
Hazara | 12 | ||
Jains | 49,983 | ||
Bania | 35,807 | ||
Bhabhra | 11,249 | ||
Faqir | 107 | ||
Jain Miscellaneous | 2,653 | ||
Buddhist | 6,940 | ||
Jad | 1,945 | ||
Kanet | 1,342 | ||
Hasir | 372 | ||
Joba / Jora | 233 | ||
Chhazang | 71 | ||
Tarkhan | 31 | ||
Lanba | 22 | ||
Chhimba | 15 | ||
Lonpa | 7 | ||
Oh | 6 | ||
Long Changpa | 3 | ||
Champa | 3 | ||
Christian | 66,591 | ||
Zoroastrians | 477 | ||
Jews and Unspecified | 36 | ||
Total | 24,754,737 |
See Also
Kamboh Population of Punjab According to the 1901 Census
Dogar Population of Punjab and the United Provinces according to 1901 Census
Source
Census of India 1901 [Vol 17A] Imperial tables, I-VIII, X-XV, XVII and XVIII for the Punjab, with the native states under the political control of the Punjab Government, and for the North-west Frontier Province Table XIII Part II A – The Castes and Tribes of the Punjab by Districts and States