1901 Census of the North West Frontier Province

This was the breakdown by caste, religion and community of the population of the North West Frontier Province, now known as Khyber Pakhtunkhwa, by the 1901 Census of India.

Religion

Caste or Tribe

Sub-Caste

Population

Muslims

1,957,777

Ahir

78

Arab

149

Arain

3,442

Attar

141

Awan

241,006

Baghban

11,871

Baluch

23,946

Bangali

2

Bania

8

Banjara

402

Barar

13

Barwala

139

Batwal

10

Bazigar

11

Bhand

10

Bharai

94

Bhat

102

Bhatra

175

Bhatiara

4,337

Bot

6

Brahmin

45

Chamar

4,193

Changar

106

Chhimba

404

Chuhra

1,191

Dabgar

2

Darugar

181

Darzi

2,983

Dhobi

15,172

Dhund

25,253

Dogar

13

Dogra

19

Faqir

1,416

Gaderia

125

Gagra

3

Gakhar

5,595

Ghai

5

Ghullam

155

Gujjar

109,086

Gurkha

5

Hazara

54

Jat

72,542

Jhabel

3

Jhinwar

2,163

Jogi and Rawal

12

Julaha

38,256

Kachhi

2

Kahut

38

Kalal

1,965

Kamangar

15

Kamboh

30

Kanera

1,901

Kanchan

107

Kangar

6

Karral

15,947

Kashmiri

24,854

Kayastha

2

Kehal

84

Khakha

396

Khanzada

11

Khatik

115

Khattar

1,222

Khoja

3,681

Khokhar

3,385

Khumra

10

Kohistani

221

Konshi

1,609

Kumhar

20,071

Kunjra

2

Kutana

5,139

Labana

78

Lilari

483

Lohar

27,190

Macchi

4,516

Mali

6

Maliar

27,167

Mallah

5,841

Maratha

3

Meo

14

Mialgan

1,011

Mina

22

Mirasi

11,024

Mochi

23,235

Mughal

13,608

Mussalli

8,577

Nai

23,892

Naik

1

Nat

95

Niaria

15

Odh

18

Pakhiwara

99

Paracha

10,639

Pathan

850,346

Penja

2,122

Pujari

3

Qassab

7,200

Qureshi

13,973

Rahbari

282

Raj

54

Rajput

15,162

Rangrez

3,476

Rathi

4

Saiqalgar

102

Sansi

2

Sarara

7,336

Sayyid

76,805

Shaikh

18,655

Sunar

7,787

Swati

33,433

Tanoli

60,826

Tarawara

258

Tarkhan

39,682

Teli

9,780

Thori

12

Turk

2,434

Ullema

2,058

Hindus

134,252

Ahir

231

Arora

62,730

Bania

324

Bhabra

59

Bhat

324

Bhatia

2,053

Bhatiara

221

Brahman

10,885

Brahman Muhial

2,406

Chamar

372

Chhimba

53

Chuhra

6,756

Dabgar

7

Daoli

9

Darugar

6

Darzi

9

Dhanak

21

Dhobi

1,162

Dogra

161

Faqir

2,023

Gaderia

6

Gakhar

4

Ghosi

87

Gujjar

5

Gurkha

3,807

Jaiswara

125

Jat

431

Jhinwar

2,117

Jogi and Rawal

30

Julaha

13

Kalal

1

Kamboh

4

Kanet

3

Kayastha

10

Khatik

6

Khatri

28,261

Kumhar

36

Labana

27

Lohar

9

Madrasi

50

Mahajan Pahari

3

Mallah

11

Maratha

291

Mazhabi

2

Mochi

29

Nai

122

Odh

649

Punjari

1

Purbia

112

Raj

2

Rajput

2,988

Rangrez

1

Rathi

1

Sunar

3,234

Talegu

47

Tamboli

46

Tamil

101

Tarkhan

251

Teli

5

Sikh

28,091

Ahir

2

Arora

6,217

Bania

6

Bhat

5

Bhatia

333

Bhatiara

20

Bhatra

7

Brahman

2,045

Brahman Muhial

161

Chamar

20

Chhimba

8

Chuhra

9

Darzi

18

Dhanak

1

Dhobi

15

Dogra

18

Faqir

75

Jat

8,108

Jhinwar

269

Kalal

6

Kamboh

3

Kayastha

1

Khatri

5,343

Labana

294

Lohar

11

Mallah

2

Maniar

257

Mazhabi

1,014

Mochi

2

Nai

350

Niaria

3

Odh

2

Rajput

1,940

Sunar

416

Tarkhan

349

Teli

1

Parsi

46

Christian

5,273

Jewish

4

Jain

37

Total Population

2,125,480

See also

  • 1911 Census of the North West Frontier Province