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 |
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Joiya |
9 |
2 |
11 |
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Khokhar |
193 |
96 |
38 |
188 |
1,124 |
1,637 |
Wattu |
1,115 |
7 |
1,122 |
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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 |
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Awan |
427 |
369 |
236 |
99 |
1,131 |
Bhatti |
1,638 |
4,016 |
942 |
3,673 |
10,269 |
706 |
706 |
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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 |
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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 |
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Bhatti |
1,026 |
1,498 |
3,014 |
1,892 |
7,380 |
Chauhan |
108 |
92 |
280 |
147 |
627 |
Doli |
491 |
148 |
639 |
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Dhanwal |
559 |
559 |
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Dhudhi |
26 |
4 |
107 |
641 |
778 |
Dogar |
1 |
27 |
58 |
1,214 |
1,300 |
Jandran |
8 |
543 |
551 |
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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 |
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Sial |
3,055 |
107 |
49 |
75 |
3,286 |
Wattu |
617 |
1,653 |
9,916 |
3,481 |
15,647 |
Sulehria |
25 |
25 |
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See also
- Muslim Jat clans of Lahore Division
- Punjabi Rajputs