Muslim Rajput clans of Lahore Division in 1911

This is a list of Muslim Rajput clans of west Punjab compiled by census takers for the 1911 census of India. The list is ordered by administrative divisions, starting with the Lahore Division, and only refers to Muslim Rajput clans.

The appearance of a particular tribe as Rajput in the list does not in itself confirm that the tribe is Rajput or otherwise. Identity may change with time, and some groups in the list may no longer identify themselves as Rajputs. This list is simply gives an historical distribution of Muslim Rajputs tribes in the Punjab province of Pakistan, a number of years prior to the partition of Punjab.

Lahore District

The total Rajput population in the district according to 1931 Census of India was 100,903, of which Muslims numbered 82,054 or 82% of the population. According to 1911 Census of India the main clans in Lahore District were as follows:

Tribe

Lahore Tehsil

Chunian Tehsil

Kasur Tehsil

Total

Awan

433

101

377

911

Bhatti

7,640

7,284

5,062

19,986

Chauhan

1,207

185

180

1,578

Dhudhi

93

199

2

294

Joiya

274

280

289

843

Khokhar

5,398

2,215

786

8,339

Naru

384

213

740

610

Panwar

749

213

740

1,702

Rathore

14

14

28

Sulehria

948

46

989

Amritsar District

The total Rajput population in the district according to 1931 Census of India was 33,904, of which Muslims numbered 27,253 or 80% of the population. According to 1911 Census of India the main clans in Amritsar District were as follows:

Tribe

Amritsar Tehsil

Tarn Taran Tehsil

Ajnala Tehsil

Total

Bhatti

7,755

2,457

6,205

16,417

Chauhan

1,139

23

145

1,307

Manj

450

479

558

1,478

Naru

103

228

958

1,289

Gujranwala District

The total Rajput population according to 1931 Census of India was 15,607, of which Muslims numbered 10,473 or 67% of the total population. According to 1911 Census of India the main clans in Gujranwala District were as follows:

Tribe Tribe

Gujranwala Tehsil

Wazirabad Tehsil

Hafizabad Tehsil

Khanqah Dogran Tehsil

Sharaqpur Tehsil

Total

Bhatti

268

171

2,099

2,758

4,064

9,388

Chauhan

131

52

10

97

313

605

Gondal

24

24

Joiya

9

2

11

Khokhar

193

96

38

188

1,124

1,637

Wattu

1,115

7

1,122

Gurdaspur District

The total Rajput population in the district according to 1931 Census of India was 91,459, of which Muslims numbered 56,668 or 62% of the total Rpopulation. According to 1911 Census of India the main clans in Gurdaspur District were as follows:

Tribe

Gurdaspur Tehsil

Batala Tehsil

Shakargarh Tehsil

Pathankot Tehsil

Total

Agan

561

8

569

Awan

427

369

236

99

1,131

Bhatti

1,638

4,016

942

3,673

10,269

Bhao

706

706

Chauhan

515

525

173

339

1,552

Katil

11

2

2,078

13

2,104

Khokhar

1,189

2,040

381

269

3,879

Minhas

1,537

90

679

751

3,057

Manj

313

670

27

201

1,221

Naru

1,389

250

51

325

2,015

Pathania

2

69

71

Sulehria

311

87

5,465

1,907

7,770

Sialkot District

The total Rajput population in the district according to 1931 Census of India was 67,674, of which Muslims numbered 55,098 or 81% of the total population. According to 1911 Census of India the main Muslim clans in Sialkot District were as follows:

Tribe

Sialkot Tehsil

Pasrur Tehsil

Zafarwal Tehsil

Raya Tehsil

Daska Tehsil

Total

Bhatti

271

1,880

2,113

1,880

271

7,605

Chauhan

28

115

243

114

373

873

Janjua

656

3

25

121

43

854

Minhas

472

24

335

15

43

869

Sulehria

35

244

14,223

95

103

15,627

Montgomery District (Sahiwal District)

The total Rajput population in the district according to 1931 Census of India was 120,212, of which Muslims numbered 112,388 or 93% of the total population. According to 1911 Census of India the main Muslim clans in Montgomery District were as follows:

Tribe

Sahiwal Tehsil

Gugera Tehsil

Dipalpur Tehsil

Pakpattan Tehsi

Total

Baghela

919

4

923

Bhatti

1,026

1,498

3,014

1,892

7,380

Chauhan

108

92

280

147

627

Doli

491

148

639

Dhanwal

559

559

Dhudhi

26

4

107

641

778

Dogar

1

27

58

1,214

1,300

Jandran

8

543

551

Joiya

260

266

861

3,732

5,119

Kathia

2,875

12

71

2,900

Khichi

77

1,002

61

175

1,315

Khokhar

432

191

267

401

1,291

Phullarwan

27

880

28

935

Rath

75

630

706

Sial

3,055

107

49

75

3,286

Wattu

617

1,653

9,916

3,481

15,647

Sulehria

25

25

See also

  • Muslim Jat clans of Lahore Division
  • Punjabi Rajputs