Jat Clan: Ranjha
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...
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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...
Surnames:	Ranjha

The Ranjha are a gotra (clan) of Jat, found in the eastern uplands of Sargodha

Sargodha

Sargodha is a city in the Sargodha District of Punjab province, Pakistan.Sargodha is located in the northwest of Pakistan. It is the eleventh largest city of Pakistan and also known as Pakistan's best citrus-producing area. It is an agricultural trade centre with various industries...

, Mandi Bahauddin

Mandi Bahauddin

Mandi Bahauddin is the capital of Mandi Bahauddin District in the Punjab province of Pakistan. The town is some 220 metres above the sea level and is situated in upper Punjab, between the rivers Jhelum and Chenab . Mandi Bahauddin city is situated some 50 km from the M2 - Motorway of...

 and Gujrat

Gujrat

Gujrat is a city in Pakistan. It is the capital of Gujrat District and the Gujrat Tehsil subdivision in the Punjab Province. People living in Gujrat refer to themselves as Gujratis, which sometimes leads to confusion with people from the Indian state of Gujarat which adjoins Pakistan...

 districts, of Punjab

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...

, 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...

. A small number are also found in Jhelum

Jhelum

Jhelum or Jehlum may refer to:* Jhelum, a city in Pakistan on the banks of the Jhelum River* Jhelum District, an administrative division in Punjab, Pakistan surrounding the city of Jhelum...

 and Gujranwala

Gujranwala

Gujranwala 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...

 districts. There is also historical presence of the Ranjha tribe in Baluchistan and Sindh specifically Ranjhapur.

History and origin

Hashim ali Ranjha [dara buhan Ranjha]

Their traditions tells that they are the descendants of the Jats from Eastern Punjab. However tracing further back the Ranjha tribe is also found in Sindh and Balochistan prior to the migration to the more fertile lands of Punjab, Ranjhapur is such a town in Balochistan. The tradition has it that ancestor of the tribe Ikrimah ibn Abi-Jahl

Ikrimah ibn Abi-Jahl

Ikrimah ibn Abi Jahl was an important early Muslim leader and companion of Muhammad. As the son of Abu Jahl, Ikrimah was at first, one of the chief Mecca opponents to Muhammad....

 belonged to the Arab Quresh tribe and his descendants settled in Sindh after the Invasion of Muhammad Bin Qasim during the Ummyyad Caliphate in 710CE

Villages

In 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...

, The mostly Ranjhas are found in korey kot, Rahimpur & others are in Wah Miana, Midh Ranjha, Buccha Kalan, Mela, Dhingran-aali, Kot Fazal Ahmed Jhol Pur and Rajey Wala(Bhera) . Ranjhas own large chunks of fertile Citrus growing Lands in District Sargodha and are considered to be one of the most influential, powerful and affluent clans of the district (particularly in Tehsil Bhalwal), where they hold most of the National and Provincial assemblies seats.
In tehsil Sargodha Ranjha's also hold a piece of land in Chack 88 SB.
Maqsood Ranjha is a prominent stack holder of 88 SB, they are originally migrated from "Kot Ranjha" District Gujrat.
In Mandi Bahauddin District

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...

, the Ranjha are found in Bhindar Kalan, Phalia, Wah miana Madhre, Dhaul Ranjha, Ratowal, Makkewal, Khamb Kurd,GREAT MIANWAL RANJHA, Anhay, Pandowal, Kotali Mastani, Nain, Ghang, Sajan, Sahbowal, Bhojuwal, Khairewal, Burg Agar, Bhukh, Ghanni Ghanna, Chak Mian,Kot Sher Muhammad, Musa Kalan, Kot Hast Khan, Musa Kurd, Hamber, Walayt wala, Ghut Kurd, Khumb Kalan, Chut Kalan, Noorpur Kehna, Khanb Alam, Ghar Lakhan, Chak chut, Burg Hassan, Burg Ghanian, Raan, Bherowal, Takhar Kalan, Takhar Miana, Fatehwala, and Wariyaam, Thatha Hust, Thatha Ameer.

In Jhelum District

Jhelum District

Jhelum District is in the Punjab province of Pakistan. According the 1998 census the district had a population of 936,957, of which 31.48% were urban. Jhelum is known for providing a large number of soldiers to the British and later to the Pakistan armed forces due to which it is also known as...

, the Ranjhas are found in Ranjha village.

In Chakwal District

Chakwal District

Chakwal is a district in the Punjab province of Pakistan. Chakwal district was created in 1985; until the year 2000 when divisions were abolished, it was part of Rawalpindi Division.-Administration:...

, the Ranjha are found in Ranjha village.

In Dera Ghazi Khan District

Dera Ghazi Khan District

Dera Ghazi Khan is a district in the Punjab province of Pakistan. The district covers an area of 5,306 m² and it is a long narrow strip of country, 198 m...

, the Ranjha are found in Basti ranjha and Rakh Ranjha.

In Pind Dadan Khan Tehsil, the ranjha are found in Sammanwal

Ranjha's are in Villaga Nathian P.O. Dhudi Phaphara Tehsil Pind Dadan Khan

In Muzaffar Garh District, Tehsil Kot Adu, the ranjha's are found in Chack 611 TDA.
In Ranjhapur, the ranjha are found in Balochistan/Sindh