Jat Sikh clans of the Lahore Division
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Below is a list of Jatt Sikh clans and their population of the Lahore Division
Division of Punjab
, drawn up for 1911 Census of India. In 1911, this division consisted of six districts, Lahore
, Amritsar
, Gurdaspur
,Gujranwala
, Sialkot
and Montgomery
.
The appearance of a particular tribe as Jat
in the list does not in itself confirm that the tribe is Jat or otherwise. Identity may change with time, and some groups in the list may no longer identify themselves as Jats. This list is simply gives an historical distribution of Jat Sikh tribes in the Punjab
province of British India, a number of years prior to the partition of Punjab. Almost all the Jat Sikh of Sialkot
, Lahore
and Gujranwala
districts immigrated to Indian Punjab
at the time of the partition of India
in 1947, as these districts became part of Pakistan
. In addition, Shakargarh Tehsil
of Gurdaspur District
also went to Pakistan.
and Khanqah Dogran
were separated from Gujranwala District
to form the separate district of Shaikhupura. According to the 1911 Census, there main clans were as follows:
Montgomery District
The total Jat population in Montgomery District according to 1931 Census of India was 151,186, of which the Jat Sikh population was 29,819 or 20% of the total. According to the 1911 Census, the main Jat Sikh clans were as follows:
Lahore Division
Lahore Division was an administrative division of the Punjab Province of Pakistan, until the reforms of 2000 abolished the third tier of government.-History:Lahore Division was originally an administrative division of the Punjab Province of British India...
Division of Punjab
Punjab (British India)
Punjab was a province of British India, it was one of the last areas of the Indian subcontinent to fall under British rule. With the end of British rule in 1947 the province was split between West Punjab, which went to Pakistan, and East Punjab, which went to India...
, drawn up for 1911 Census of India. In 1911, this division consisted of six districts, Lahore
Lahore District
Lahore District is a district in the Punjab province of Pakistan that contains the city of Lahore, the district and provincial capital. The total area is...
, Amritsar
Amritsar District
Amritsar district is one of 22 districts in the state of Punjab in West India. It has a population of 3,074,207 and covers an area of 5075 km²...
, Gurdaspur
Gurdaspur District
Gurdaspur district is a district in the state of Punjab, situated in the northwest part of the Republic of India. Gurdaspur is the district headquarters. It internationally borders Narowal District of the Pakistani Punjab, Kathua District of Jammu and Kashmir, the Punjab districts of Amritsar and...
,Gujranwala
Gujranwala District
Gujranwala District is a district in Punjab, Pakistan.- History :The village of Asarur which has been identified as the location of Taki, an ancient town, visited by the Chinese pilgrim Hiuen Tsiang contains immense ruins of Buddhist origin...
, Sialkot
Sialkot District
Sialkot District or the District of Sialkot , is one of the districts of the Punjab province of Pakistan. It is located in the north-east of the province...
and Montgomery
Sahiwal District
Sahiwal District is a district in the Punjab province of Pakistan. As of 1998, it had a population of 1,843,194 people, 16.27% of which were located in urban areas. Since 2008, Sahiwal District along with Okara District and Pakpattan District has comprised the Sahiwal Division...
.
The appearance of a particular tribe as Jat
Jat people
The Jat people are a community of traditionally non-elite tillers and herders in Northern India and Pakistan. Originally pastoralists in the lower Indus river-valley of Sindh, Jats migrated north into the Punjab region in late medieval times, and subsequently into the Delhi Territory,...
in the list does not in itself confirm that the tribe is Jat or otherwise. Identity may change with time, and some groups in the list may no longer identify themselves as Jats. This list is simply gives an historical distribution of Jat Sikh tribes in the Punjab
Punjab (British India)
Punjab was a province of British India, it was one of the last areas of the Indian subcontinent to fall under British rule. With the end of British rule in 1947 the province was split between West Punjab, which went to Pakistan, and East Punjab, which went to India...
province of British India, a number of years prior to the partition of Punjab. Almost all the Jat Sikh of Sialkot
Sialkot District
Sialkot District or the District of Sialkot , is one of the districts of the Punjab province of Pakistan. It is located in the north-east of the province...
, Lahore
Lahore District
Lahore District is a district in the Punjab province of Pakistan that contains the city of Lahore, the district and provincial capital. The total area is...
and Gujranwala
Gujranwala District
Gujranwala District is a district in Punjab, Pakistan.- History :The village of Asarur which has been identified as the location of Taki, an ancient town, visited by the Chinese pilgrim Hiuen Tsiang contains immense ruins of Buddhist origin...
districts immigrated to Indian Punjab
Punjab (India)
Punjab ) is a state in the northwest of the Republic of India, forming part of the larger Punjab region. The state is bordered by the Indian states of Himachal Pradesh to the east, Haryana to the south and southeast and Rajasthan to the southwest as well as the Pakistani province of Punjab to the...
at the time of the partition of India
Partition of India
The Partition of India was the partition of British India on the basis of religious demographics that led to the creation of the sovereign states of the Dominion of Pakistan and the Union of India on 14 and 15...
in 1947, as these districts became part of Pakistan
Pakistan
Pakistan , officially the Islamic Republic of Pakistan is a sovereign state in South Asia. It has a coastline along the Arabian Sea and the Gulf of Oman in the south and is bordered by Afghanistan and Iran in the west, India in the east and China in the far northeast. In the north, Tajikistan...
. In addition, Shakargarh Tehsil
Shakargarh Tehsil
Shakargarh Tehsil of Narowal District in the Punjab province of Pakistan. The tehsil is administratively subdivided into 35 Union Councils, three of which form the tehsil capital Shakargarh.-History:...
of Gurdaspur District
Gurdaspur District
Gurdaspur district is a district in the state of Punjab, situated in the northwest part of the Republic of India. Gurdaspur is the district headquarters. It internationally borders Narowal District of the Pakistani Punjab, Kathua District of Jammu and Kashmir, the Punjab districts of Amritsar and...
also went to Pakistan.
Sialkot District
The total Jat population was according to the 1931 Census of India was 237,575 of which Jatt Sikhs were 65,639 or about 28% of the total population. According to the 1911 Census, there main clans were as follows:-
Tribe Sialkot Tehsil Sialkot TehsilSialkot Tehsil is a subdivision of Sialkot District in the Punjab province of Pakistan. It is administratively subdivided into 52 Union Councils.-History:...
Pasrur Tehsil Pasrur TehsilPasrur Tehsil is a subdivision of Sialkot District in the Punjab province of Pakistan.-History:Tehsil Pasrur was created during British rule with Pasrur as its headquarter. It lies between 31°56' to 32°20' North and 74°32' to 74°57' East. It has an area of...
Zaffarwal ZafarwalZafarwal ) is a town situated in the Narowal District of Punjab, Pakistan. It is located at 32°21'0N 74°54'0E with an altitude of 268 metres . It is 7 km away from Indian-administered Kashmir. Zafarwal was part of the Kashmir region during the rule of Ranjit Singh. It was transferred to him...
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Total Aulakh AulakhAulakh , also known as Ola or Aula is a Jat clan found in Punjab, Pakistan and the states of Rajasthan, Punjab, Haryana and Uttar Pradesh, in India.- Origin :Aulakhs claim Lipka Tatar descent...
160 110 31 302 Bains Bains (Jat)Bains is a gotra of Jat found in Punjab, India and Punjab, it is also suggest that Wains is an alternate spelling of Bains in Pakistan.-History and origin:There are a number of theories as to the origin of the Bains....
5 18 85 108 Bajwa BajwaBajwa is a Jat gotra or clan. They originally belonged to the region known as 'Bajwath' situated on the border of Jammu and Kashmir, and Punjab. They are now spread across the Punjab region divided between Northern India and Pakistan.- Etymology :...
612 2,908 1,012 5,284 222 10,038 Basra Basra (clan)The Basra are a clan of Jats and Kambojs, found in both Punjab, Pakistan and Punjab, India.-History and origin:According to their traditions, the tribe is descended from Basrai, a Saroha Rajput.Most of the popular personalities of Basra's include:...
6 629 685 1,320 Cheema CheemaCheema is a Jatt of Jat ethnicity found inPunjab, Haryana, Rajasthan and also in Pakistan.Cheemas are one of the two major sub clans of Jats along with other Jat clans like Sandhu, Grewal, Pannu, Uppal etc.. .Historically, this tribe has held considerable tracts in the upper Rechna Doab since...
291 340 24 371 2,957 3,983 Deo Deo (clan)The Deo are a gotra of Rajputs, found in the Punjab region of India and Pakistan.-History and origin:According to the traditions of the tribe, Sankatra was their ancestor, and they point to the town of Zafarwal, in Pakistan, as the seat of their original settlement.Their ancestor is said to be a...
23 96 800 880 1,799 Dhariwal 50 71 29 438 12 600 Dhillon 97 305 37 84 318 841 Dhindsa DhindsaThe Dhindsa / Dhinda / Dhinsa are found in the Punjab region of India and Pakistan.-History and origin:According to the traditions of the tribe, their original home was Ambala, but they spread as far west as Sialkot, and as far south as Patiala...
6 600 5 21 3 635 Ghumman 2,099 353 47 83 732 3,314 Gill Gill (clan)Gill is a gotra/surname of the Jat ethnicity found in Punjab. Though, to westerners, Gill seems like a familiar given name , the Gill surname does not have the same etymological origins. "Gill" stands out to be one of the most popular surnames of the Jat race, with population of Gills being resided...
219 341 44 813 34 1,451 Hanjra HanjraHanjrah is a clan of Jats found in the Punjab, Pakistan and Northern Indian state of Punjab.Raja Jagnath, was the younger son of Raja Giyal, the conqueror of Makhiala...
26 30 46 144 159 405 Heer Heer (clan)Heer also known as Heir/Haer or Hayer is one among the oldest and purest Jat gotras , along with Maan and Bhullar. It is found in the region of Punjab shared by India and Pakistan...
139 139 Kahlon 148 888 799 17 1,852 Kang Kang (tribe)Kang is a gotra of Jats in India and Pakistan.Dilip Singh Ahlawat has mentioned it as one of the ruling Jat clans in Central Asia.- Distribution :...
11 6 110 167 358 Lidhar LidharThe Lidhar are a Jat clan found in the Punjab province of Pakistan, and Punjab state of India.-History and origin:They claim descent from Lidhar, a Adjar nobleman from Batumi, who said to have married a Jat, and as such his descendents became part of the Jat community.-In Pakistan:In Pakistan,...
11 2 136 149 Maan 108 15 71 294 Nagra Nagra (clan)The Nagra are a Jat clan found in the province of Pakistani Punjab and the Indian state of Punjab.The clan claim descent from Nagra, who is said to be a Chauhan Rajput, and the tribe also claim a common origin with the Cheema. They are said to have left Delhi during the rule of Alauddin Khilji, and...
109 941 38 21 99 1,208 Pannun PannunA Jat tribe They are chiefly found throughout the central districts of Punjab India and Punjab Pakistan. According to some traditions, the tribe came from Ghazni in Afghanistan. They claim a connection with the Aulakh tribe....
7 142 63 64 276 Randhawa RandhawaThe Randhawas are jatt clans.Randhawa , is one of the many last names of Jat/Jatt warrior clans that played an important historical role in South Asian history.-History:...
51 195 25 1,033 49 1,323 Sahi SahiSahi or Shahi is a clan of jat , Rajput,Bhumihar and Arain mulims.- History :Sahis are primarily agrarians and found on either sides of Punjab...
10 64 7 7 1,019 1,107 Sandhu SandhuSandhu or Sindhu is a Jatt of Jat ethnicity found in Iraq, Punjab, Haryana, Rajasthan, Uttar Pradesh, Jammu and Kashmir in India and also in Pakistan...
304 299 97 465 1,163 2,328 Sarai Sarai (tribe)The Sarai are Jat clan found in Punjab, India and Punjab, Pakistan.They are found in Gurdaspur, Amritsar, Jalandhar and Sialkot, as well on the upper and middle Sutlej.-History and origin:...
11 20 143 174 Sidhu SidhuSidhu is the most influential and prominent Jat/Jatt gotra .The Sidhu clan is mainly found in the Malwa region of Punjab state,Ganganagar district and the province of Punjab in Pakistan...
87 87 Virk VirkVirk Wirk Birk Vrik Varika is a gotra of the Jat clan found in the Punjab region of India and Pakistan. Typically, Virks are tall, thin and fair-skinned. In western Punjab, Virks are supposed to belong to the Mahe dynasty and Manhas or Minhas are considered to be brethren of the Virks. Birk...
70 267 21 71 323 757 Waraich 41 87 175 471 57 831
Gujranwala District
The total Jat population was according to the 1931 Census of India was 213,389 of which Jatt Sikhs were 35,319 or about 17% of the total population. Please note that SharaqpurSharaqpur
Sharaqpur Sharif is a town of Sheikhupura District in the Punjab province of Pakistan. It is located at 31°27′48″N 74°6′0″E[1] and lies on the Jaranwala road 32 km from Lahore,and 20km from first exit of M2. It is very beautiful and flourishing town with different flowers, greenery, meadows and...
and Khanqah Dogran
Khanqah Dogran
Khanqah Dogran is city in the Sheikhupura District in the Punjab province of Pakistan.It is located at 31°49'54N 73°37'23E on the Sargodha to Sheikhupura Road, fifteen miles west of Farooqabad. The main industry in this area is automobile manufacturing...
were separated from Gujranwala District
Gujranwala District
Gujranwala District is a district in Punjab, Pakistan.- History :The village of Asarur which has been identified as the location of Taki, an ancient town, visited by the Chinese pilgrim Hiuen Tsiang contains immense ruins of Buddhist origin...
to form the separate district of Shaikhupura. According to the 1911 Census, there main clans were as follows:
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Tribe Gujranwala GujranwalaGujranwala is a industrial city in the north-east of the Punjab province. It is the sixth largest city in Pakistan with a population of approximately 2,661,360 as on 24 June 2011...
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Wazirabad Tehsil Wazirabad TehsilWazirabad is an administrative subdivision of Gujranwala District in the Punjab province of Pakistan. The tehsil is headquartered at the city of Wazirabad and is administratively subdivided into 36 Union Councils.-History:...
Hafizabad HafizabadHafizabad is a city and tehsil of Hafizabad District in the Punjab province of Pakistan. It is situated at 32° 4′ N. and 73° 41′ E.- History :...
TehsilTehsilA Tehsil or Tahsil/Tahasil , also known as Taluk and Mandal, is an administrative division of some country/countries of South Asia....Khangah Dogran Khanqah DogranKhanqah Dogran is city in the Sheikhupura District in the Punjab province of Pakistan.It is located at 31°49'54N 73°37'23E on the Sargodha to Sheikhupura Road, fifteen miles west of Farooqabad. The main industry in this area is automobile manufacturing...
TehsilTehsilA Tehsil or Tahsil/Tahasil , also known as Taluk and Mandal, is an administrative division of some country/countries of South Asia....Sharakpur SharaqpurSharaqpur Sharif is a town of Sheikhupura District in the Punjab province of Pakistan. It is located at 31°27′48″N 74°6′0″E[1] and lies on the Jaranwala road 32 km from Lahore,and 20km from first exit of M2. It is very beautiful and flourishing town with different flowers, greenery, meadows and...
TehsilTotal Aulakh AulakhAulakh , also known as Ola or Aula is a Jat clan found in Punjab, Pakistan and the states of Rajasthan, Punjab, Haryana and Uttar Pradesh, in India.- Origin :Aulakhs claim Lipka Tatar descent...
304 14 161 32 511 Bajwa BajwaBajwa is a Jat gotra or clan. They originally belonged to the region known as 'Bajwath' situated on the border of Jammu and Kashmir, and Punjab. They are now spread across the Punjab region divided between Northern India and Pakistan.- Etymology :...
58 16 615 689 Bhangu BhanguBhangu, Bhangoo, or Bhango is a Jat gotra or clan mainly found in the Punjab state of North India, Sindh and Punjab province of Pakistan.-History:...
87 116 203 Buttar ButtarButtar , is a Jat clan. Its members live in the Punjab region mainly the Malwa belt. Buttars in Pakistan are Muslims...
2 2 Chahal 169 8 79 21 277 Chatha ChathaChatha ) is a Punjabi Jatt tribe that inhabits parts of the Punjab in India and Pakistan. - History :The Chatha tribe were originally settled Gujranwala District, in which district they hold 184 villages...
26 333 358 99 816 Cheema CheemaCheema is a Jatt of Jat ethnicity found inPunjab, Haryana, Rajasthan and also in Pakistan.Cheemas are one of the two major sub clans of Jats along with other Jat clans like Sandhu, Grewal, Pannu, Uppal etc.. .Historically, this tribe has held considerable tracts in the upper Rechna Doab since...
769 765 46 2,130 Deo Deo (clan)The Deo are a gotra of Rajputs, found in the Punjab region of India and Pakistan.-History and origin:According to the traditions of the tribe, Sankatra was their ancestor, and they point to the town of Zafarwal, in Pakistan, as the seat of their original settlement.Their ancestor is said to be a...
31 9 238 278 Dhariwal DhariwalDhariwal are a clan of Jats found in both India and Pakistan.- History :One branch of the Mudgals was called Dharan. Later on, these people were known as Dhariwals....
131 44 5 139 319 Dhillon 343 47 19 171 324 904 Dhotar DhotarThe Dhotar are a Jat tribe, originally found principally in Gujranwala District, of Punjab, Pakistan. The Sikh section of this tribe moved to Punjab, India after partition.The Dhotar are found in Sialkot and Gujrat Districts of Punjab, Pakistan.- History :...
819 36 253 60 7 1,175 Ghumman 180 46 18 254 498 Gill Gill (clan)Gill is a gotra/surname of the Jat ethnicity found in Punjab. Though, to westerners, Gill seems like a familiar given name , the Gill surname does not have the same etymological origins. "Gill" stands out to be one of the most popular surnames of the Jat race, with population of Gills being resided...
158 153 54 660 91 1,116 Goraya Goraya (clan)Goraya is clan of Jats found in Punjab, Pakistan and Punjab, India.-History and origin:Goraya, Gor, Gora, Gauri is a Jatt tribe, said to be descended from the Sarons family of Lunar Rajputs, and to have come to Gujranwala as a nomad and pastoral tribe from Sirsa...
1,080 36 345 11 1,472 Hanjra HanjraHanjrah is a clan of Jats found in the Punjab, Pakistan and Northern Indian state of Punjab.Raja Jagnath, was the younger son of Raja Giyal, the conqueror of Makhiala...
638 60 466 256 4 1,424 Kahlon 58 266 324 Maan 51 10 102 163 Mangat Mangat (clan)Mangat, also written as Mawngat or Mongat, is a famous Jat clan, based in Punjab, northwest India, although some members also live in Punjab, Pakistan.-History and origin:...
9 105 114 Pannun PannunA Jat tribe They are chiefly found throughout the central districts of Punjab India and Punjab Pakistan. According to some traditions, the tribe came from Ghazni in Afghanistan. They claim a connection with the Aulakh tribe....
31 224 255 Randhawa RandhawaThe Randhawas are jatt clans.Randhawa , is one of the many last names of Jat/Jatt warrior clans that played an important historical role in South Asian history.-History:...
55 40 420 37 552 Sahi SahiSahi or Shahi is a clan of jat , Rajput,Bhumihar and Arain mulims.- History :Sahis are primarily agrarians and found on either sides of Punjab...
6 8 70 84 Sandhu SandhuSandhu or Sindhu is a Jatt of Jat ethnicity found in Iraq, Punjab, Haryana, Rajasthan, Uttar Pradesh, Jammu and Kashmir in India and also in Pakistan...
649 48 61 1,010 688 2,456 Sarai Sarai (tribe)The Sarai are Jat clan found in Punjab, India and Punjab, Pakistan.They are found in Gurdaspur, Amritsar, Jalandhar and Sialkot, as well on the upper and middle Sutlej.-History and origin:...
27 34 61 Sipra SipraSipra is a Rajput tribe in the Punjab region of Pakistan and India. Sipra are one of the most educated and well established families among other Jat casts.- History :...
13 4 17 Tarar TararTarar is a Punjabi tribe and Jat gotra of Northern India and in Punjab province of Pakistan.-Geographical distribution:Tarar is a Goth of Jats that means a sub-caste of Jat clan...
82 27 4 113 Virk VirkVirk Wirk Birk Vrik Varika is a gotra of the Jat clan found in the Punjab region of India and Pakistan. Typically, Virks are tall, thin and fair-skinned. In western Punjab, Virks are supposed to belong to the Mahe dynasty and Manhas or Minhas are considered to be brethren of the Virks. Birk...
5,277 79 539 9,833 1,550 17,278 Waraich 1,542 41 22 737 54 2,396
Lahore District
The total Jat population was according to the 1931 Census of India was 204,406 of which Jatt Sikhs were 122,871 or about 61% of the total population. According to the 1911 Census, there main clans were as follows:Tribe | Lahore Lahore Lahore is the capital of the Pakistani province of Punjab and the second largest city in the country. With a rich and fabulous history dating back to over a thousand years ago, Lahore is no doubt Pakistan's cultural capital. One of the most densely populated cities in the world, Lahore remains a... Tehsil Tehsil A Tehsil or Tahsil/Tahasil , also known as Taluk and Mandal, is an administrative division of some country/countries of South Asia.... | Chunian Tehsil Chunian Tehsil Chunian Tehsil is an administrative subdivision of Kasur District in the Punjab province of Pakistan. The city of Chunian is the headquarters of the tehsil.-Administration:... | Kasur Kasur Kasur , the capital of Kasur District in Pakistan. Kasur is located adjacent to the border of Ganda Singh Wala between Pakistan and India, and is a tourist attraction because of the daily occurring Flags lowering ceremony... Tehsil Tehsil A Tehsil or Tahsil/Tahasil , also known as Taluk and Mandal, is an administrative division of some country/countries of South Asia.... |
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Aulakh Aulakh Aulakh , also known as Ola or Aula is a Jat clan found in Punjab, Pakistan and the states of Rajasthan, Punjab, Haryana and Uttar Pradesh, in India.- Origin :Aulakhs claim Lipka Tatar descent... |
185 | 278 | 583 | 1,046 |
Bajwa Bajwa Bajwa is a Jat gotra or clan. They originally belonged to the region known as 'Bajwath' situated on the border of Jammu and Kashmir, and Punjab. They are now spread across the Punjab region divided between Northern India and Pakistan.- Etymology :... |
57 | 3 | 134 | 194 |
Batth Batth Batth is a Jat clan found mainly in the Punjab region of Pakistan and India including Haryana, Punjab, Rajasthan and in Punjabi migrant communities in United Kingdom, Canada, Australia and United States of America.-History and origin:... |
1,571 | 127 | 1,604 | 3,302 |
Bhatti | 795 | 85 | 880 | |
Bhullar Bhullar Wrestling_at_the_2010_Commonwealth_GamesBhullar is a Jat gotra or clan found in the Punjab region of India and Pakistan.... |
669 | 92 | 612 | 9,688 |
Buttar Buttar Buttar , is a Jat clan. Its members live in the Punjab region mainly the Malwa belt. Buttars in Pakistan are Muslims... |
43 | 10 | 145 | 916 |
Chauhan Chauhan Chauhan, Chouhan or Chohan , , - is a clan who ruled parts of northern India in the Middle Ages. The clan is most famous for Rajput King Maharaja Prithviraj Chauhan... |
207 | 2 | 1 | 210 |
Chahal | 27 | 5 | 41 | 75 |
Cheema Cheema Cheema is a Jatt of Jat ethnicity found inPunjab, Haryana, Rajasthan and also in Pakistan.Cheemas are one of the two major sub clans of Jats along with other Jat clans like Sandhu, Grewal, Pannu, Uppal etc.. .Historically, this tribe has held considerable tracts in the upper Rechna Doab since... |
337 | 115 | 151 | 369 |
Chhina | 207 | 98 | 437 | 182 |
Deo Deo (clan) The Deo are a gotra of Rajputs, found in the Punjab region of India and Pakistan.-History and origin:According to the traditions of the tribe, Sankatra was their ancestor, and they point to the town of Zafarwal, in Pakistan, as the seat of their original settlement.Their ancestor is said to be a... |
233 | 169 | 305 | 707 |
Dhariwal | 617 | 63 | 774 | 1,448 |
Dhillon | 1,944 | 977 | 2,907 | 5,828 |
Gill Gill (clan) Gill is a gotra/surname of the Jat ethnicity found in Punjab. Though, to westerners, Gill seems like a familiar given name , the Gill surname does not have the same etymological origins. "Gill" stands out to be one of the most popular surnames of the Jat race, with population of Gills being resided... |
1,773 | 1,287 | 6,001 | 9,071 |
Gondal | 66 | 12 | 78 | |
Hanjra Hanjra Hanjrah is a clan of Jats found in the Punjab, Pakistan and Northern Indian state of Punjab.Raja Jagnath, was the younger son of Raja Giyal, the conqueror of Makhiala... |
60 | 284 | 9 | 353 |
Heer Heer (clan) Heer also known as Heir/Haer or Hayer is one among the oldest and purest Jat gotras , along with Maan and Bhullar. It is found in the region of Punjab shared by India and Pakistan... |
464 | 29 | 104 | 597 |
Khaira Khaira The Khaira are a Ramgarhia and Jat gotra found in Indian Punjab and Pakistani Punjab.Alternate transliterations include Khera, Khara, Khehra or Khahra.- People :... |
93 | 1,637 | 179 | 1,909 |
Maan | 672 | 122 | 229 | 1,023 |
Malhi Malhi The Malhi is a Jat gotra/Kumhar clan from the North Indian state of Punjab and Pakistani Punjab,Earlier based in the region around Sialkot , the Malhis were often wealthy landlords living in North-East Punjab.... |
326 | 30 | 283 | 639 |
Pannun Pannun A Jat tribe They are chiefly found throughout the central districts of Punjab India and Punjab Pakistan. According to some traditions, the tribe came from Ghazni in Afghanistan. They claim a connection with the Aulakh tribe.... |
61 | 5 | 431 | 497 |
Randhawa Randhawa The Randhawas are jatt clans.Randhawa , is one of the many last names of Jat/Jatt warrior clans that played an important historical role in South Asian history.-History:... |
146 | 104 | 289 | 539 |
Samra Samra Samra , classically called the Samarabriëans , or the Sumrahs is the surname of a clan gotra of Jats found in Punjab, India and Punjab, Pakistan. At one time they were settled in the UpperIndus.-History and origin:... |
| 130 | 23 | 97 | 250 |
Sandhu Sandhu Sandhu or Sindhu is a Jatt of Jat ethnicity found in Iraq, Punjab, Haryana, Rajasthan, Uttar Pradesh, Jammu and Kashmir in India and also in Pakistan... |
10,747 | 10,467 | 15,102 | 36,316 |
Sarai Sarai (tribe) The Sarai are Jat clan found in Punjab, India and Punjab, Pakistan.They are found in Gurdaspur, Amritsar, Jalandhar and Sialkot, as well on the upper and middle Sutlej.-History and origin:... |
216 | 62 | 351 | 629 |
Sekhon Sekhon The Sekhon is a Punjabi Jatt tribe that inhabit parts of Punjab in India and Pakistan. Sekhon are believed to be descendants of Indo-Scythian tribes.- References :... |
5 | 121 | 503 | 629 |
Sidhu Sidhu Sidhu is the most influential and prominent Jat/Jatt gotra .The Sidhu clan is mainly found in the Malwa region of Punjab state,Ganganagar district and the province of Punjab in Pakistan... |
440 | 5,617 | 667 | 6,724 |
Uppal | 1,285 | 28 | 114 | 1,426 |
Virk Virk Virk Wirk Birk Vrik Varika is a gotra of the Jat clan found in the Punjab region of India and Pakistan. Typically, Virks are tall, thin and fair-skinned. In western Punjab, Virks are supposed to belong to the Mahe dynasty and Manhas or Minhas are considered to be brethren of the Virks. Birk... |
156 | 493 | 1,472 | 2,126 |
Waraich | 185 | 278 | 583 | 1,046 |
Montgomery DistrictSahiwal DistrictSahiwal District is a district in the Punjab province of Pakistan. As of 1998, it had a population of 1,843,194 people, 16.27% of which were located in urban areas. Since 2008, Sahiwal District along with Okara District and Pakpattan District has comprised the Sahiwal Division...
The total Jat population in Montgomery District according to 1931 Census of India was 151,186, of which the Jat Sikh population was 29,819 or 20% of the total. According to the 1911 Census, the main Jat Sikh clans were as follows:Tribe | Sahiwal Sahiwal Sahiwal is a city in Punjab, Pakistan. It is the administrative centre of Sahiwal District and Sahiwal Division. Sahiwal is approximately 180 km from the major city Lahore and is the city between Lahore and Multan... Tehsil | Gugera Tehsil | Dipalpur Dipalpur Dipalpur is a town in Okara District of the Punjab and headquarters of Depalpur Tehsil, assumed to be largest tehsil of Pakistan. It is situated 25 kilometres from the district capital Okara on a bank of the Beas River in Bari Doab... Tehsil | Pakpattan Pakpattan Pakpattan is the capital city of the Pakpattan District in the Sahiwal Division in the Punjab province of Pakistan. Pakpattan is one of the ancient cities of Pakistan. It is the city that has the shrine of the well-known Sufi of all times, Baba Fareed... Tehsil |
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Aulakh Aulakh Aulakh , also known as Ola or Aula is a Jat clan found in Punjab, Pakistan and the states of Rajasthan, Punjab, Haryana and Uttar Pradesh, in India.- Origin :Aulakhs claim Lipka Tatar descent... |
540 | 540 | |||
Sandhu Sandhu Sandhu or Sindhu is a Jatt of Jat ethnicity found in Iraq, Punjab, Haryana, Rajasthan, Uttar Pradesh, Jammu and Kashmir in India and also in Pakistan... |
694 | 694 | |||
Amritsar District
The total Jat population was according to the 1931 Census of India was 139,454 of which Jatt Sikhs were 116,194 or about 83% of the total population. According to the 1911 Census, there main clans were as follows:Tribe | Amritsar Amritsar Amritsar is a city in the northern part of India and is the administrative headquarters of Amritsar district in the state of Punjab, India. The 2001 Indian census reported the population of the city to be over 1,500,000, with that of the entire district numbering 3,695,077... Tehsil Tehsil A Tehsil or Tahsil/Tahasil , also known as Taluk and Mandal, is an administrative division of some country/countries of South Asia.... | Tarn Taran Tarn Taran Tarn Taran may refer to:*Tarn Taran Sahib, a city in Tarn Taran district, Punjab, India*Tarn Taran district, a district in Punjab, India*Tarn Taran... Tehsil Tehsil A Tehsil or Tahsil/Tahasil , also known as Taluk and Mandal, is an administrative division of some country/countries of South Asia.... | Ajnala Tehsil Tehsil A Tehsil or Tahsil/Tahasil , also known as Taluk and Mandal, is an administrative division of some country/countries of South Asia.... |
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Aulakh Aulakh Aulakh , also known as Ola or Aula is a Jat clan found in Punjab, Pakistan and the states of Rajasthan, Punjab, Haryana and Uttar Pradesh, in India.- Origin :Aulakhs claim Lipka Tatar descent... |
448 | 1,982 | 3,542 | 5,882 |
Bahniwal Bahniwal The Bahniwal are a Jat clan found in the states of Haryana and Punjab in India.According to the tribe's tradition, the Bahniwal are of Chauhan Rajput descent, who are said to have immigrated from Bikaner in Rajasthan to Hissar in the 15th Century. From Hissar, a branch of the tribe settled in... |
489 | 7 | 13 | 509 |
Bajwa Bajwa Bajwa is a Jat gotra or clan. They originally belonged to the region known as 'Bajwath' situated on the border of Jammu and Kashmir, and Punjab. They are now spread across the Punjab region divided between Northern India and Pakistan.- Etymology :... |
271 | 390 | 136 | 797 |
Bal Bal The Bal surname, of differing origins, is common among several communities.-History and origin:Bals are descendents of Indo-Aryan tribes. According to the Mahabharata they are the descendents of Bhagat Prahlada's grandson Raja Bali .-Distribution in India:*Several people belonging to this Jat... |
5,544 | 202 | 282 | 6,028 |
Bhangu Bhangu Bhangu, Bhangoo, or Bhango is a Jat gotra or clan mainly found in the Punjab state of North India, Sindh and Punjab province of Pakistan.-History:... |
766 | 664 | 1,108 | 2,538 |
Bhullar Bhullar Wrestling_at_the_2010_Commonwealth_GamesBhullar is a Jat gotra or clan found in the Punjab region of India and Pakistan.... |
1,605 | 495 | 661 | 2,761 |
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... |
1,418 | 2 | 1,420 | |
Chahal | 2,482 | 1,759 | 21 | 4,262 |
Cheema Cheema Cheema is a Jatt of Jat ethnicity found inPunjab, Haryana, Rajasthan and also in Pakistan.Cheemas are one of the two major sub clans of Jats along with other Jat clans like Sandhu, Grewal, Pannu, Uppal etc.. .Historically, this tribe has held considerable tracts in the upper Rechna Doab since... |
407 | 554 | 189 | 1,150 |
Chhina | 215 | 338 | 1,301 | 1,854 |
Deo Deo (clan) The Deo are a gotra of Rajputs, found in the Punjab region of India and Pakistan.-History and origin:According to the traditions of the tribe, Sankatra was their ancestor, and they point to the town of Zafarwal, in Pakistan, as the seat of their original settlement.Their ancestor is said to be a... |
82 | 260 | 137 | 479 |
Dhariwal | 529 | 390 | 300 | 1,219 |
Dhillon | 3,119 | 10,998 | 938 | 15,055 |
Ghumman | 207 | 36 | 20 | 363 |
Gill Gill (clan) Gill is a gotra/surname of the Jat ethnicity found in Punjab. Though, to westerners, Gill seems like a familiar given name , the Gill surname does not have the same etymological origins. "Gill" stands out to be one of the most popular surnames of the Jat race, with population of Gills being resided... |
4,703 | 6,015 | 3,762 | 14,480 |
Goraya Goraya (clan) Goraya is clan of Jats found in Punjab, Pakistan and Punjab, India.-History and origin:Goraya, Gor, Gora, Gauri is a Jatt tribe, said to be descended from the Sarons family of Lunar Rajputs, and to have come to Gujranwala as a nomad and pastoral tribe from Sirsa... |
293 | 28 | 180 | 501 |
Hanjra Hanjra Hanjrah is a clan of Jats found in the Punjab, Pakistan and Northern Indian state of Punjab.Raja Jagnath, was the younger son of Raja Giyal, the conqueror of Makhiala... |
1,106 | 40 | 382 | 1,528 |
Heer Heer (clan) Heer also known as Heir/Haer or Hayer is one among the oldest and purest Jat gotras , along with Maan and Bhullar. It is found in the region of Punjab shared by India and Pakistan... |
589 | 166 | 128 | 883 |
Hundal Hundal Hundal is a clan or gotra of jatts, found in Punjab , Haryana, Punjab . They are also found among the South Asian immigrant communities in the Iraq, Iran, Russia, Tailand and in other parts of the world. Hundal is also sometimes spelled as Hundle, They are fewer in number than other jatt clans.... |
3,287 | 475 | 66 | 3,828 |
Kahlon | 151 | 120 | 124 | 395 |
Kang Kang (tribe) Kang is a gotra of Jats in India and Pakistan.Dilip Singh Ahlawat has mentioned it as one of the ruling Jat clans in Central Asia.- Distribution :... |
343 | 1,776 | 34 | 2,153 |
Mahil Mahil Mahal is a Jat gotra or clan found in the Northern Indian state of Punjab.- Origin :The place of origin of the Mahils is supposed to have been Delhi... |
1.040 | 62 | 877 | 1,979 |
Maan | 1,311 | 449 | 369 | 2,129 |
Pannun Pannun A Jat tribe They are chiefly found throughout the central districts of Punjab India and Punjab Pakistan. According to some traditions, the tribe came from Ghazni in Afghanistan. They claim a connection with the Aulakh tribe.... |
631 | 5,028 | 406 | 6,065 |
Randhawa Randhawa The Randhawas are jatt clans.Randhawa , is one of the many last names of Jat/Jatt warrior clans that played an important historical role in South Asian history.-History:... |
8,447 | 3,716 | 2,767 | 14,930 |
Samra Samra Samra , classically called the Samarabriëans , or the Sumrahs is the surname of a clan gotra of Jats found in Punjab, India and Punjab, Pakistan. At one time they were settled in the UpperIndus.-History and origin:... |
281 | 321 | 80 | 682 |
Sandhu Sandhu Sandhu or Sindhu is a Jatt of Jat ethnicity found in Iraq, Punjab, Haryana, Rajasthan, Uttar Pradesh, Jammu and Kashmir in India and also in Pakistan... |
3,927 | 18,714 | 1,952 | 24,593 |
Sarai Sarai (tribe) The Sarai are Jat clan found in Punjab, India and Punjab, Pakistan.They are found in Gurdaspur, Amritsar, Jalandhar and Sialkot, as well on the upper and middle Sutlej.-History and origin:... |
837 | 1,402 | 372 | 2,610 |
Sidhu Sidhu Sidhu is the most influential and prominent Jat/Jatt gotra .The Sidhu clan is mainly found in the Malwa region of Punjab state,Ganganagar district and the province of Punjab in Pakistan... |
1,373 | 2,291 | 351 | 4,015 |
Sohal Sohal Sohal is a Jatt, gotra found in both Punjab, India and Punjab Pakistan. They are mainly Sikhs in India, and Muslims in Pakistan. - History :In Indian Punjab, Sikhs write this last name as "sohal" for its pronounced as such when written in Gurmukhi.... |
434 | 812 | 488 | 1,734 |
Virk Virk Virk Wirk Birk Vrik Varika is a gotra of the Jat clan found in the Punjab region of India and Pakistan. Typically, Virks are tall, thin and fair-skinned. In western Punjab, Virks are supposed to belong to the Mahe dynasty and Manhas or Minhas are considered to be brethren of the Virks. Birk... |
255 | 343 | 135 | 733 |
Waraich | 1,128 | 119 | 646 | 1,893 |
Gurdaspur District
The total Jat population was according to the 1931 Census of India was 158,628 of which Jatt Sikhs were 100,312 or about 63% of the total population. According to the 1911 Census, there main clans were as follows:-
Tribe Gurdaspur GurdaspurGurdaspur is a city in the state of Punjab, situated in the northwest part of the Republic of India. It is located in the center of and is the administrative head of Gurdaspur District. It was the location of a fort which was famous for the siege it sustained in 1712 from the Mughals...
TehsilTehsilA Tehsil or Tahsil/Tahasil , also known as Taluk and Mandal, is an administrative division of some country/countries of South Asia....
Batala BatalaBatala is a municipal council in Gurdaspur district in the state of Punjab, India. It is located about 30 km from Gurdaspur, the headquarters of the district....
TehsilTehsilA Tehsil or Tahsil/Tahasil , also known as Taluk and Mandal, is an administrative division of some country/countries of South Asia....
Shakargarh Tehsil Shakargarh TehsilShakargarh Tehsil of Narowal District in the Punjab province of Pakistan. The tehsil is administratively subdivided into 35 Union Councils, three of which form the tehsil capital Shakargarh.-History:...Pathankot PathankotPathankot became 22nd district on 28th July 2011 and a municipal corporation in the Indian state of Punjab. It was a part of the Nurpur princely state ruled by the Rajputs prior to 1849 AD. It is a meeting point of the three northern states of Punjab, Himachal Pradesh and Jammu and Kashmir...
TehsilTotal Atwal AtwalAtwal is a clan name of Jats from the Punjab region of Northern India and Pakistan. Atwal is derived from the Sanskrit word Attalika meaning 'high hill-tops'. People living there were called Atwals.- Religion :Most Atwals in India are Sikh...
236 255 106 59 Aulakh AulakhAulakh , also known as Ola or Aula is a Jat clan found in Punjab, Pakistan and the states of Rajasthan, Punjab, Haryana and Uttar Pradesh, in India.- Origin :Aulakhs claim Lipka Tatar descent...
283 626 30 939 Bains Bains (Jat)Bains is a gotra of Jat found in Punjab, India and Punjab, it is also suggest that Wains is an alternate spelling of Bains in Pakistan.-History and origin:There are a number of theories as to the origin of the Bains....
343 684 36 1,063 Bajwa BajwaBajwa is a Jat gotra or clan. They originally belonged to the region known as 'Bajwath' situated on the border of Jammu and Kashmir, and Punjab. They are now spread across the Punjab region divided between Northern India and Pakistan.- Etymology :...
160 380 692 5 1,237 Bal BalThe Bal surname, of differing origins, is common among several communities.-History and origin:Bals are descendents of Indo-Aryan tribes. According to the Mahabharata they are the descendents of Bhagat Prahlada's grandson Raja Bali .-Distribution in India:*Several people belonging to this Jat...
103 411 9 523 Basra Basra (clan)The Basra are a clan of Jats and Kambojs, found in both Punjab, Pakistan and Punjab, India.-History and origin:According to their traditions, the tribe is descended from Basrai, a Saroha Rajput.Most of the popular personalities of Basra's include:...
286 286 Batth BatthBatth is a Jat clan found mainly in the Punjab region of Pakistan and India including Haryana, Punjab, Rajasthan and in Punjabi migrant communities in United Kingdom, Canada, Australia and United States of America.-History and origin:...
196 598 794 Bhangu BhanguBhangu, Bhangoo, or Bhango is a Jat gotra or clan mainly found in the Punjab state of North India, Sindh and Punjab province of Pakistan.-History:...
319 22 341 Bhattewad BhattewadThe Bhattewad or sometimes pronounced as Bhatiwid are a Jat clan found in the province of Pakistani Punjab and the Indian state of Punjab....
248 451 699 Bhullar BhullarWrestling_at_the_2010_Commonwealth_GamesBhullar is a Jat gotra or clan found in the Punjab region of India and Pakistan....
243 489 11 743 Boparai BoparaiBoparai may refer to:*Boparai, a Rajput-Jat gotra found in India and Pakistan*Boparai, Kapurthala, a village in the Indian state of Punjab*Boparai, Phagwara, a village in the Indian state of Punjab...
649 993 1,647 Buttar ButtarButtar , is a Jat clan. Its members live in the Punjab region mainly the Malwa belt. Buttars in Pakistan are Muslims...
308 74 382 Chahal 1,188 1,017 2,215 Chhina 233 162 248 Chuna 427 543 970 Dayar 1,698 1,698 Dhariwal 825 704 9 1,538 Dhillon 769 518 6 1,287 Gharal 1,004 1,004 Ghuman GhumanGhuman are a Rajput tribe, found in Pakistan and Northern Indian States of Punjab and Haryana. Ghumman is a Chandravanshi Rajput clan of Janjua Rajput lineage in Punjab that claims Lunar origin by direct descent from Raja Sanpal Janjua of Janjua Rajput ancestry...
1,143 101 4 1,248 Gill Gill (clan)Gill is a gotra/surname of the Jat ethnicity found in Punjab. Though, to westerners, Gill seems like a familiar given name , the Gill surname does not have the same etymological origins. "Gill" stands out to be one of the most popular surnames of the Jat race, with population of Gills being resided...
867 1,135 224 79 2,305 Goraya Goraya (clan)Goraya is clan of Jats found in Punjab, Pakistan and Punjab, India.-History and origin:Goraya, Gor, Gora, Gauri is a Jatt tribe, said to be descended from the Sarons family of Lunar Rajputs, and to have come to Gujranwala as a nomad and pastoral tribe from Sirsa...
773 1,254 511 2,538 Hanjra HanjraHanjrah is a clan of Jats found in the Punjab, Pakistan and Northern Indian state of Punjab.Raja Jagnath, was the younger son of Raja Giyal, the conqueror of Makhiala...
66 195 261 Johal JohalJohal is a prominent Jatt family clan originally from modern Pakistan and North India. The Johals Jats are found both in Punjab, India and Punjab, Pakistan.-Lineage:...
509 14 523 Kahlon 1,465 1,559 3,179 9 6,212 Kamon 734 734 Khaira KhairaThe Khaira are a Ramgarhia and Jat gotra found in Indian Punjab and Pakistani Punjab.Alternate transliterations include Khera, Khara, Khehra or Khahra.- People :...
371 349 720 Malhi MalhiThe Malhi is a Jat gotra/Kumhar clan from the North Indian state of Punjab and Pakistani Punjab,Earlier based in the region around Sialkot , the Malhis were often wealthy landlords living in North-East Punjab....
207 241 1,405 5 1,858 Maan 276 481 7 764 Natt NattThe Natt are a Jat gotra found in the Punjab region of Pakistan and India.-History and origin:The tribe is descended from Jograh, a Suryavanshi Rajput, who is said to have come from Ayudhia, in North India...
160 547 707 Padda Padda (clan)Padda is a Jat clan found in Punjab, Haryana, Rajasthan, Uttar Pradesh, Jammu and Kashmir in India and also in Pakistan. Padda is known to be one of the Original Jat clans along with other popular Jat clans like Grewal, Cheema, Gill, Sidhu, Sandhu, Brar, Dhillon, Aulakh, Samra, Mann...
186 488 674 Pandar 766 766 Pannun PannunA Jat tribe They are chiefly found throughout the central districts of Punjab India and Punjab Pakistan. According to some traditions, the tribe came from Ghazni in Afghanistan. They claim a connection with the Aulakh tribe....
264 737 1,001 Randhawa RandhawaThe Randhawas are jatt clans.Randhawa , is one of the many last names of Jat/Jatt warrior clans that played an important historical role in South Asian history.-History:...
1,073 8,141 220 21 9,455 Rayar 507 1,060 1,567 Samra SamraSamra , classically called the Samarabriëans , or the Sumrahs is the surname of a clan gotra of Jats found in Punjab, India and Punjab, Pakistan. At one time they were settled in the UpperIndus.-History and origin:...
252 302 67 621 Sandhu SandhuSandhu or Sindhu is a Jatt of Jat ethnicity found in Iraq, Punjab, Haryana, Rajasthan, Uttar Pradesh, Jammu and Kashmir in India and also in Pakistan...
180 385 565 Sarai Sarai (tribe)The Sarai are Jat clan found in Punjab, India and Punjab, Pakistan.They are found in Gurdaspur, Amritsar, Jalandhar and Sialkot, as well on the upper and middle Sutlej.-History and origin:...
405 1,128 106 1,639 Sidhu SidhuSidhu is the most influential and prominent Jat/Jatt gotra .The Sidhu clan is mainly found in the Malwa region of Punjab state,Ganganagar district and the province of Punjab in Pakistan...
1,421 1,996 225 83 3,725 Sohal SohalSohal is a Jatt, gotra found in both Punjab, India and Punjab Pakistan. They are mainly Sikhs in India, and Muslims in Pakistan. - History :In Indian Punjab, Sikhs write this last name as "sohal" for its pronounced as such when written in Gurmukhi....
315 3 243 559 Thathal 145 6 151 Virk VirkVirk Wirk Birk Vrik Varika is a gotra of the Jat clan found in the Punjab region of India and Pakistan. Typically, Virks are tall, thin and fair-skinned. In western Punjab, Virks are supposed to belong to the Mahe dynasty and Manhas or Minhas are considered to be brethren of the Virks. Birk...
339 172 1 512 Wahla WahlaThe Wahla are Jat clan found in Punjab, India and Punjab, Pakistan.-History and origin:Wahlah is spelt in different ways in different parts of the world. For instance, Wahla, Wahlah, Wahala. All of these refer to the same clan, Wahlah, the literal meaning of which is said to be "One Excellent...
643 102 290 1,035 Waraich 386 114 500
Sangrur District
The total Jat population was according to the 1931 Census of India was 139,454 of which Jatt Sikhs were 116,194 or about 83% of the total population. According to the 1911 Census, there main clans were as follows:Tribe | Sangrur Sangrur Sangrur is a city in the Indian state of Punjab, India. It is the headquarters of the Sangrur district. It is located at the intersection of the roads connecting Delhi with Ludhiana and Patiala with Bathinda, at a distance of 80 km from Ludhiana and 48 km from Patiala. The... Tehsil Tehsil A Tehsil or Tahsil/Tahasil , also known as Taluk and Mandal, is an administrative division of some country/countries of South Asia.... | Malerkotla Malerkotla Malerkotla is a city and a municipal council in Sangrur district in the Indian state of Punjab. It was the seat of the eponymous princely state during the British Raj... Tehsil Tehsil A Tehsil or Tahsil/Tahasil , also known as Taluk and Mandal, is an administrative division of some country/countries of South Asia.... | barnala Barnala Barnala is an Indian city in the Punjab state of India which serves as the head quarters of the Barnala district. It is situated in the heart of the state. Barnala is well known for textile market in the area.-History and famous people:... Tehsil Tehsil A Tehsil or Tahsil/Tahasil , also known as Taluk and Mandal, is an administrative division of some country/countries of South Asia.... |
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Aulakh Aulakh Aulakh , also known as Ola or Aula is a Jat clan found in Punjab, Pakistan and the states of Rajasthan, Punjab, Haryana and Uttar Pradesh, in India.- Origin :Aulakhs claim Lipka Tatar descent... |
348 | 1,382 | 542 | 2,182 |
Bahniwal Bahniwal The Bahniwal are a Jat clan found in the states of Haryana and Punjab in India.According to the tribe's tradition, the Bahniwal are of Chauhan Rajput descent, who are said to have immigrated from Bikaner in Rajasthan to Hissar in the 15th Century. From Hissar, a branch of the tribe settled in... |
489 | 7 | 13 | 509 |
Bajwa Bajwa Bajwa is a Jat gotra or clan. They originally belonged to the region known as 'Bajwath' situated on the border of Jammu and Kashmir, and Punjab. They are now spread across the Punjab region divided between Northern India and Pakistan.- Etymology :... |
271 | 390 | 136 | 797 |
Bal Bal The Bal surname, of differing origins, is common among several communities.-History and origin:Bals are descendents of Indo-Aryan tribes. According to the Mahabharata they are the descendents of Bhagat Prahlada's grandson Raja Bali .-Distribution in India:*Several people belonging to this Jat... |
2,544 | 202 | 282 | 3,028 |
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... |
1,418 | 2 | 1,420 | |
Chahal | 3,527 | 1,321 | 517 | 5,365 |
Cheema Cheema Cheema is a Jatt of Jat ethnicity found inPunjab, Haryana, Rajasthan and also in Pakistan.Cheemas are one of the two major sub clans of Jats along with other Jat clans like Sandhu, Grewal, Pannu, Uppal etc.. .Historically, this tribe has held considerable tracts in the upper Rechna Doab since... |
407 | 554 | 189 | 1,150 |
Chhina | 215 | 338 | 1,301 | 1,854 |
Deo Deo (clan) The Deo are a gotra of Rajputs, found in the Punjab region of India and Pakistan.-History and origin:According to the traditions of the tribe, Sankatra was their ancestor, and they point to the town of Zafarwal, in Pakistan, as the seat of their original settlement.Their ancestor is said to be a... |
82 | 260 | 137 | 479 |
Dhariwal | 529 | 390 | 300 | 1,219 |
Dhillon | 2,125 | 1529 | 641 | 4,295 |
Ghumman | 207 | 36 | 20 | 363 |
Gill Gill (clan) Gill is a gotra/surname of the Jat ethnicity found in Punjab. Though, to westerners, Gill seems like a familiar given name , the Gill surname does not have the same etymological origins. "Gill" stands out to be one of the most popular surnames of the Jat race, with population of Gills being resided... |
4,703 | 5,015 | 1,762 | 11,480 |
Hanjra Hanjra Hanjrah is a clan of Jats found in the Punjab, Pakistan and Northern Indian state of Punjab.Raja Jagnath, was the younger son of Raja Giyal, the conqueror of Makhiala... |
1,106 | 40 | 382 | 1,528 |
Heer Heer (clan) Heer also known as Heir/Haer or Hayer is one among the oldest and purest Jat gotras , along with Maan and Bhullar. It is found in the region of Punjab shared by India and Pakistan... |
589 | 166 | 128 | 883 |
Kahlon | 151 | 120 | 124 | 395 |
Kang Kang (tribe) Kang is a gotra of Jats in India and Pakistan.Dilip Singh Ahlawat has mentioned it as one of the ruling Jat clans in Central Asia.- Distribution :... |
343 | 1,776 | 34 | 2,153 |
Mahil Mahil Mahal is a Jat gotra or clan found in the Northern Indian state of Punjab.- Origin :The place of origin of the Mahils is supposed to have been Delhi... |
1.040 | 62 | 877 | 1,979 |
Maan | 1,311 | 449 | 369 | 2,129 |
Pannun Pannun A Jat tribe They are chiefly found throughout the central districts of Punjab India and Punjab Pakistan. According to some traditions, the tribe came from Ghazni in Afghanistan. They claim a connection with the Aulakh tribe.... |
631 | 5,028 | 406 | 6,065 |
Randhawa Randhawa The Randhawas are jatt clans.Randhawa , is one of the many last names of Jat/Jatt warrior clans that played an important historical role in South Asian history.-History:... |
5,447 | 3,716 | 2,767 | 11,930 |
Samra Samra Samra , classically called the Samarabriëans , or the Sumrahs is the surname of a clan gotra of Jats found in Punjab, India and Punjab, Pakistan. At one time they were settled in the UpperIndus.-History and origin:... |
281 | 321 | 80 | 682 |
Sandhu Sandhu Sandhu or Sindhu is a Jatt of Jat ethnicity found in Iraq, Punjab, Haryana, Rajasthan, Uttar Pradesh, Jammu and Kashmir in India and also in Pakistan... |
2,297 | 2,457 | 1,629 | 6,383 |
Sarai Sarai (tribe) The Sarai are Jat clan found in Punjab, India and Punjab, Pakistan.They are found in Gurdaspur, Amritsar, Jalandhar and Sialkot, as well on the upper and middle Sutlej.-History and origin:... |
837 | 1,402 | 372 | 2,610 |
Sidhu Sidhu Sidhu is the most influential and prominent Jat/Jatt gotra .The Sidhu clan is mainly found in the Malwa region of Punjab state,Ganganagar district and the province of Punjab in Pakistan... |
1,373 | 2,291 | 351 | 4,015 |
Sohal Sohal Sohal is a Jatt, gotra found in both Punjab, India and Punjab Pakistan. They are mainly Sikhs in India, and Muslims in Pakistan. - History :In Indian Punjab, Sikhs write this last name as "sohal" for its pronounced as such when written in Gurmukhi.... |
434 | 812 | 488 | 1,734 |
Thind Thind Thind is the most prominent clan name found among the people living in Greater Punjab. The Thinds are well known in the areas of agriculture, military, sports and Punjabi literature. Thinds are numerously found as Sikhs, Hindus and the Muslims... |
1,947 | 2,765 | 547 | 5,259 |
Virk Virk Virk Wirk Birk Vrik Varika is a gotra of the Jat clan found in the Punjab region of India and Pakistan. Typically, Virks are tall, thin and fair-skinned. In western Punjab, Virks are supposed to belong to the Mahe dynasty and Manhas or Minhas are considered to be brethren of the Virks. Birk... |
255 | 343 | 135 | 733 |
Waraich | 1,328 | 219 | 646 | 2.193 |
See Also
- Jat Sikh
- Muslim Jat clans of Lahore DivisionMuslim Jat clans of Lahore DivisionThis is a list of Muslim Jat clans of west Punjab compiled by census takers for the 1911 census of India. In 1911, this division consisted of six districts, Lahore, Amritsar, Gurdaspur,Gujranwala, Sialkot and Montgomery....
- Jat Sikh clans of Jalandhar DivisionJat Sikh clans of Jalandhar DivisionBelow is a list of Jatt Sikh clans and their population of the Jalandhar Division of Punjab, drawn up for 1911 Census of India. In 1911, this division consisted of five districts, Jalandhar, Ludhiana, Hoshiarpur,Firozpur and Ludhiana. The appearance of a particular tribe as Jat in the list does not...