Aasi
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Jat Clan: Aasi
Distribution Punjab (Pakistan)
Punjab (Pakistan)
Punjab is the most populous province of Pakistan, with approximately 45% of the country's total population. Forming most of the Punjab region, the province is bordered by Kashmir to the north-east, the Indian states of Punjab and Rajasthan to the east, the Pakistani province of Sindh to the...

  Sargodha District
Sargodha District
Sargodha District is a district of Punjab province, Pakistan, the capital of the district is Sargodha. It is an agricultural district, wheat, rice, and sugarcane being its main crops. The Sargodha district and region are also famous for citrus fruit; kino is a newly developed variety...

Descended from: Chadhar
Chadhar
Chadhar is a Punjabi tribe in India and Pakistan. They are both Rajputs and Jats, and are Aryan.This caste should not be confused with another Indian caste spelled similarly, which is found in Madhya Pardesh India and is amongst one of the Indian Scheduled Caste...

Branches: None
Religion Islam
Islam
Islam . The most common are and .   : Arabic pronunciation varies regionally. The first vowel ranges from ~~. The second vowel ranges from ~~~...

Languages Punjabi
Punjabi language
Punjabi is an Indo-Aryan language spoken by inhabitants of the historical Punjab region . For Sikhs, the Punjabi language stands as the official language in which all ceremonies take place. In Pakistan, Punjabi is the most widely spoken language...

 and Jhangochi
Jhangochi
Jhangochi is the oldest and most conservative dialect of the Punjabi language. Jaangli,Jhangvi,Chenavri,Changvi and Rachnavi are alternate names of this dialect. It is spoken throughout a widespread area, starting from Khanewal and Jhang at both ends of Ravi River and Chenab River to Gujranwala...

Surnames: Aasi or Chudhary

The Aasi (Urdu
Urdu
Urdu is a register of the Hindustani language that is identified with Muslims in South Asia. It belongs to the Indo-European family. Urdu is the national language and lingua franca of Pakistan. It is also widely spoken in some regions of India, where it is one of the 22 scheduled languages and an...

:آسی) are a clan of the Chadhar
Chadhar
Chadhar is a Punjabi tribe in India and Pakistan. They are both Rajputs and Jats, and are Aryan.This caste should not be confused with another Indian caste spelled similarly, which is found in Madhya Pardesh India and is amongst one of the Indian Scheduled Caste...

 tribe Jats and Rajputs, found in Punjab, Pakistan.

They are found mainly in the districts of Sargodha
Sargodha District
Sargodha District is a district of Punjab province, Pakistan, the capital of the district is Sargodha. It is an agricultural district, wheat, rice, and sugarcane being its main crops. The Sargodha district and region are also famous for citrus fruit; kino is a newly developed variety...

, Chiniot
Chiniot District
Chiniot District became the 36th district of the Punjab province of Pakistan in February 2009. Earlier it was a tehsil of Jhang District.- History :...

, Mandi Bahauddin
Mandi Bahauddin District
Mandi Bahauddin is a district of the Punjab province of Pakistan. It is located at 32°34'60N 73°30'0E and is bounded on the northwest by the Jhelum River, on the South-East by the Chenab River which separates it from Gujranwala District and Gujrat District and on the southwest by Sargodha District...

, and Sarai Alamgir Tehsil
Sarai Alamgir Tehsil
Sarai Alamgir Tehsil is one of three Tehsils in District of Gujrat. The Tehsil is located on the eastern bank of the Jhelum River across from the larger town of Jhelum...

 of Gujrat District
Gujrat District
Gujrat is a district of Punjab Province in Pakistan. It is an ancient district located in between two famous rivers, the Jhelum and Chenab. Because of its proximity with the rivers the land is good for cultivation with rice and sugar cane as main crops...

. In Chiniot District they mostly inhabit the left bank of the river Chenab in Chiniot Tehsil
Chiniot Tehsil
Chiniot is a subdivision of Chiniot District in the Punjab province of Pakistan.Prior to February 2009 Chiniot District and tehsil were part of Jhang District, the tehsil was subdivided into 44 Union Councils.-References:...

. Their main villages in Chiniot
Chiniot
Chiniot is a city and administration headquarter of Chiniot District, in the state of Punjab, Pakistan. Located between the heart of river Chenab with the heads of small rocky hills, it is known for its wooden furniture architecture which has a great attraction in all over the world.- Name and...

 are Qila Aasian, Moza Aasian and Chak No.158 Jb Bhowana.

Aasis are also the rustic denizens of the rural hinterland of Sargodha District
Sargodha District
Sargodha District is a district of Punjab province, Pakistan, the capital of the district is Sargodha. It is an agricultural district, wheat, rice, and sugarcane being its main crops. The Sargodha district and region are also famous for citrus fruit; kino is a newly developed variety...

 in general and Bhalwal Tehsil
Bhalwal Tehsil
Bhalwal Tehsil is a subdivision of Sargodha District in the Punjab province of Pakistan. It is administratively subdivided into 53 Union Councils, four of which form the tehsil capital Bhalwal....

 in particular. Uppi Rawana is one of the major hamlets of Aasis, chuadhary Sher Muhammad Aasi(late) was famous personality of that area.

In Sillanwali Tehsil
Sillanwali Tehsil
Sillanwali Tehsil is a subdivision of Sargodha District in the Punjab province of Pakistan. It is administratively subdivided into 16 Union Councils. The tehsil's headquarters are situated in the town of Sillanwali.-References:...

 of Sargodha District
Sargodha District
Sargodha District is a district of Punjab province, Pakistan, the capital of the district is Sargodha. It is an agricultural district, wheat, rice, and sugarcane being its main crops. The Sargodha district and region are also famous for citrus fruit; kino is a newly developed variety...

, their main village is Chak 152 North Branch.in Mandi Baha Ud Din their main village is Dhok Kasib
Dhok Kasib
Dhoke Kasib is a village and Union Council of Mandi Bahauddin District in the Punjab province of Pakistan. It is situated 20 km south east of the district capital - Mandi Bahauddin and 4 km south of the famous town of Chillianwala. The population of Dhok Kasib is about 8,000...

, Dr. Kashif Ejaz Aasi is the famous personality of aasi clan in Mandi bahauddin.
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