Tyagi (Muslim)
Encyclopedia
Muslim Tyagis are a part of the Tyagi
community that follows Islam
. Tyagis are a mixed Hindu
and Muslim
Brahmin
community of North India
and Pakistan
. Muslim Tyagis are also known as Mulla Brahmin and in Moradabad District
, and they are known as Chaudhry (which is a surname used by many Hindu Tyagis as well). They are found in the provinces of Sindh
and Punjab
in Pakistan
and the state of Uttar Pradesh
in India
. The Muslim Bhumihar
of eastern Uttar Pradesh
are a community of a similar background.
Khadir region of Haryana
, and the neighbouring districts of Uttar Pradesh
. They claim to be originally Gaur
Brahmins, and acquired the name Taga or Tyagi because they abandoned (tyag dena in Hindi
) priestly functions and took to agriculture. According to some British scholars, they may be identified with the Takkas, a tribe of Scythian origin, who had the snake as its totem. The Tyagis were said to the oldest inhabitants of the upper Yamuna
Khadir
.
According to another tradition, in Raja Janamajaya's time, there were no Gaur
Brahmins in the country, so he summoned them from beyond the sea. As half of them would not accept any money for their services, so he gave them 154 villages, so they resolved to take no offerings. There is no clarity about the Islamisation of the Tyagis. As per some British accounts, a significant number of Tyagi
s in western Uttar Pradesh
had converted during Aurangzeb
's reign and even much earlier. Their main clans are the Bachcha, Parashar, Bharadwaj and Gautam.
in Moradabad District
. They are descendents of Bacchraj, who is said to have founded the town of Bachhraon
during the rule of Sikander Lodhi. During the rule of the Mughal
Emperor Babar
, Bairusal, a Gaur Brahmin
arrived from Delhi
and married into the family of Bachraj. During a subsequent disputes with his in-laws, he proceeded to massacre the Tyagis. Fearing punishment at the hands of the Mughal
Emperor, Bairusal converted to Islam
and adopted the name Bahram Khan. His descendents became substantial landowners in western Rohilkhand
(i.e. Badaun, Bareilly etc.), with branches in Ujhari
in Hasanpur
tehsil
and Bhojpur
near Moradabad
.
, the large landowners like the Chaudharies of Bachraon have been left destitute by the land reforms carried out in India
, after independence. The community are entirely Sunni and split into Barelvi
and Deobandi
sects. They speak both the Khari boli dialect and standard Urdu
. The community is strictly endogamous, and practice both parallel cousin and cross cousin marriages.
In Pakistan
, there has been a slow and steady assimilation by the Ranghar
community, with increasing inter-marriage between the to groups. They are also in the process of abandoning the Haryanvi dialect in favour of standard Urdu
.
in 1947, almost all the Muslim Tyagis living in Haryana
and Punjab
states of India
moved to Pakistan
. They are now mainly settled in Muzaffargarh
and Layyah
districts of Punjab
province, and Nawabshah
and Mirpurkhas districts of Sindh
province. While many Muslim Tyagis living in Uttar Pradesh
and Bihar
states moved to Karachi
, Sindh
after the independence of Pakistan
in 1947.
The Muslim Tiyagis of Uttar Pradesh
are found mainly in Roorkee
, Saharanpur
, Moradabad
(mainly in and around Hassanpur), Meerut, Hapur
, Baghpat, Ghaziabad, and Muzaffarnagar
districts. In the Meerut region they are known as Mahesra.
The Mula
of Moradabad District
, are found in Thakurdwara
, are a sub-group of the Tyagis.A large number of Muslim tyagi are also resides in gulf countries mainly in saudi arabia
and united arab emirates
.they are not saudi citizen but has been living there for a long time as immigrant on temperory basis.population of them in alone riyadh
is in beetwen 5-10 thousands.
,ashrafpur,baanska,mandaripur,chuchela,kaneta,jheal,galsua,tanda
Bijnor District
Bulandshahar district
Moradabad District
Muzaffarnagar District
Saharanpur District
Haridwar District
Ghaziabad District
Meerut District
Baghpat District
Panipat District
Tyagi
Tyagi is a surname of North India and Pakistan. There are both Hindu and Muslim Tyagis. Tyāgī is a sanskrit word meaning the renouncer Once localized to Western Uttar Pradesh, Uttarakhand, Haryana, Rajasthan and Delhi, they are now also found in Sindh and Punjab provinces of Pakistan due to the...
community that follows Islam
Islam
Islam . The most common are and . : Arabic pronunciation varies regionally. The first vowel ranges from ~~. The second vowel ranges from ~~~...
. Tyagis are a mixed Hindu
Hindu
Hindu refers to an identity associated with the philosophical, religious and cultural systems that are indigenous to the Indian subcontinent. As used in the Constitution of India, the word "Hindu" is also attributed to all persons professing any Indian religion...
and Muslim
Muslim
A Muslim, also spelled Moslem, is an adherent of Islam, a monotheistic, Abrahamic religion based on the Quran, which Muslims consider the verbatim word of God as revealed to prophet Muhammad. "Muslim" is the Arabic term for "submitter" .Muslims believe that God is one and incomparable...
Brahmin
Brahmin
Brahmin Brahman, Brahma and Brahmin.Brahman, Brahmin and Brahma have different meanings. Brahman refers to the Supreme Self...
community of North India
North India
North India, known natively as Uttar Bhārat or Shumālī Hindustān , is a loosely defined region in the northern part of India. The exact meaning of the term varies by usage...
and 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...
. Muslim Tyagis are also known as Mulla Brahmin and in Moradabad District
Moradabad District
Moradabad district is one of the districts of Uttar Pradesh state of India, and Moradabad town is the district headquarters. Moradabad district is a part of Moradabad division...
, and they are known as Chaudhry (which is a surname used by many Hindu Tyagis as well). They are found in the provinces of Sindh
Sindh
Sindh historically referred to as Ba'ab-ul-Islam , is one of the four provinces of Pakistan and historically is home to the Sindhi people. It is also locally known as the "Mehran". Though Muslims form the largest religious group in Sindh, a good number of Christians, Zoroastrians and Hindus can...
and 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...
in 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...
and the state of Uttar Pradesh
Uttar Pradesh
Uttar Pradesh abbreviation U.P. , is a state located in the northern part of India. With a population of over 200 million people, it is India's most populous state, as well as the world's most populous sub-national entity...
in India
India
India , officially the Republic of India , is a country in South Asia. It is the seventh-largest country by geographical area, the second-most populous country with over 1.2 billion people, and the most populous democracy in the world...
. The Muslim Bhumihar
Muslim Bhumihar
The Muslim Bhumihar or sometimes pronounced as Bhuinhar are a Muslim community found in the state of Uttar Pradesh in India. They are also known as Bhumihar Pathan and are found mainly in the district of Ghazipur...
of eastern Uttar Pradesh
Uttar Pradesh
Uttar Pradesh abbreviation U.P. , is a state located in the northern part of India. With a population of over 200 million people, it is India's most populous state, as well as the world's most populous sub-national entity...
are a community of a similar background.
History and origin
Historically, the Muslim Tyagi were found in the YamunaYamuna
The Yamuna is the largest tributary river of the Ganges in northern India...
Khadir region of Haryana
Haryana
Haryana is a state in India. Historically, it has been a part of the Kuru region in North India. The name Haryana is found mentioned in the 12th century AD by the apabhramsha writer Vibudh Shridhar . It is bordered by Punjab and Himachal Pradesh to the north, and by Rajasthan to the west and south...
, and the neighbouring districts of Uttar Pradesh
Uttar Pradesh
Uttar Pradesh abbreviation U.P. , is a state located in the northern part of India. With a population of over 200 million people, it is India's most populous state, as well as the world's most populous sub-national entity...
. They claim to be originally Gaur
Gaur
The gaur , also called Indian bison, is a large bovine native to South Asia and Southeast Asia. The species is listed as vulnerable on the IUCN Red List since 1986 as the population decline in parts of the species' range is likely to be well over 70% over the last three generations...
Brahmins, and acquired the name Taga or Tyagi because they abandoned (tyag dena in Hindi
Hindi
Standard Hindi, or more precisely Modern Standard Hindi, also known as Manak Hindi , High Hindi, Nagari Hindi, and Literary Hindi, is a standardized and sanskritized register of the Hindustani language derived from the Khariboli dialect of Delhi...
) priestly functions and took to agriculture. According to some British scholars, they may be identified with the Takkas, a tribe of Scythian origin, who had the snake as its totem. The Tyagis were said to the oldest inhabitants of the upper Yamuna
Yamuna
The Yamuna is the largest tributary river of the Ganges in northern India...
Khadir
Khadir and Bangar
Khādir and Bāngar are terms used in Hindi-Urdu, Punjabi and Sindhi in the Indo-Gangetic plains of North India and Pakistan to differentiate between two types of river plains and alluvial soils. Khadir or Khadar plains are those that are low-lying next to a river...
.
According to another tradition, in Raja Janamajaya's time, there were no Gaur
Gaur
The gaur , also called Indian bison, is a large bovine native to South Asia and Southeast Asia. The species is listed as vulnerable on the IUCN Red List since 1986 as the population decline in parts of the species' range is likely to be well over 70% over the last three generations...
Brahmins in the country, so he summoned them from beyond the sea. As half of them would not accept any money for their services, so he gave them 154 villages, so they resolved to take no offerings. There is no clarity about the Islamisation of the Tyagis. As per some British accounts, a significant number of Tyagi
Tyagi
Tyagi is a surname of North India and Pakistan. There are both Hindu and Muslim Tyagis. Tyāgī is a sanskrit word meaning the renouncer Once localized to Western Uttar Pradesh, Uttarakhand, Haryana, Rajasthan and Delhi, they are now also found in Sindh and Punjab provinces of Pakistan due to the...
s in western Uttar Pradesh
Uttar Pradesh
Uttar Pradesh abbreviation U.P. , is a state located in the northern part of India. With a population of over 200 million people, it is India's most populous state, as well as the world's most populous sub-national entity...
had converted during Aurangzeb
Aurangzeb
Abul Muzaffar Muhy-ud-Din Muhammad Aurangzeb Alamgir , more commonly known as Aurangzeb or by his chosen imperial title Alamgir , was the sixth Mughal Emperor of India, whose reign lasted from 1658 until his death in 1707.Badshah Aurangzeb, having ruled most of the Indian subcontinent for nearly...
's reign and even much earlier. Their main clans are the Bachcha, Parashar, Bharadwaj and Gautam.
The Chaudharis of Bachhraon
Perhaps the most important Muslim Tyagi family was that of the Chaudharies of BachhraonBachhraon
Bachhraon is a city and a municipal board in Jyotiba Phule Nagar district in the state of Uttar Pradesh, India.-Geography:Bachhraon is located at near eastern bank of Ganga river. It has an average elevation of 209 metres ....
in Moradabad District
Moradabad District
Moradabad district is one of the districts of Uttar Pradesh state of India, and Moradabad town is the district headquarters. Moradabad district is a part of Moradabad division...
. They are descendents of Bacchraj, who is said to have founded the town of Bachhraon
Bachhraon
Bachhraon is a city and a municipal board in Jyotiba Phule Nagar district in the state of Uttar Pradesh, India.-Geography:Bachhraon is located at near eastern bank of Ganga river. It has an average elevation of 209 metres ....
during the rule of Sikander Lodhi. During the rule of the Mughal
Mughal Empire
The Mughal Empire , or Mogul Empire in traditional English usage, was an imperial power from the Indian Subcontinent. The Mughal emperors were descendants of the Timurids...
Emperor Babar
Babur
Babur was a Muslim conqueror from Central Asia who, following a series of setbacks, finally succeeded in laying the basis for the Mughal dynasty of South Asia. He was a direct descendant of Timur through his father, and a descendant also of Genghis Khan through his mother...
, Bairusal, a Gaur Brahmin
Gaur Brahmin
The Gaur Brahmin or Adh Brahmin are a Brahmin sub-caste found in North India. Gurjar gaur Brahmins were priests of the Gurjars during the reign of the Gurjars....
arrived from Delhi
Delhi
Delhi , officially National Capital Territory of Delhi , is the largest metropolis by area and the second-largest by population in India, next to Mumbai. It is the eighth largest metropolis in the world by population with 16,753,265 inhabitants in the Territory at the 2011 Census...
and married into the family of Bachraj. During a subsequent disputes with his in-laws, he proceeded to massacre the Tyagis. Fearing punishment at the hands of the Mughal
Mughal Empire
The Mughal Empire , or Mogul Empire in traditional English usage, was an imperial power from the Indian Subcontinent. The Mughal emperors were descendants of the Timurids...
Emperor, Bairusal converted to Islam
Islam
Islam . The most common are and . : Arabic pronunciation varies regionally. The first vowel ranges from ~~. The second vowel ranges from ~~~...
and adopted the name Bahram Khan. His descendents became substantial landowners in western Rohilkhand
Rohilkhand
Rohilkhand is a region of northwestern Uttar Pradesh state of India.Rohilkhand lies on the upper Ganges alluvial plain and has an area of about 25,000 km²/10,000 square miles...
(i.e. Badaun, Bareilly etc.), with branches in Ujhari
Ujhari
Ujhari is a town and a nagar panchayat in Jyotiba Phule Nagar district in the Indian state of Uttar Pradesh.-Demographics: India census, Ujhari had a population of 18,715. Males constitute 52% of the population and females 48%. Ujhari has an average literacy rate of 27%, lower than the national...
in Hasanpur
Hasanpur
Hasanpur is a city and a municipal board in Jyotiba Phule Nagar district in the Indian state of Uttar Pradesh.-Education:RGM Computer Education & V.T.I. Near munsifi Branch...
tehsil
Tehsil
A Tehsil or Tahsil/Tahasil , also known as Taluk and Mandal, is an administrative division of some country/countries of South Asia....
and Bhojpur
Bhojpur Dharampur
Bhojpur Dharampur is a town and a nagar panchayat in Moradabad district in the state of Uttar Pradesh, India.-Demographics: India census, Bhojpur Dharampur had a population of 24,395. Males constitute 53% of the population and females 47%...
near Moradabad
Moradabad
Moradabad is a city and a municipal corporation in Moradabad district in the Indian state of Uttar Pradesh. It was established in 1600 by prince Murad, the son of the Mughal Emperor Shah Jahan; as a result the city came to be known as Moradabad. It is the administrative headquarters of...
.
Present circumstances
The Tyagi are still largely a rural community, usually found in uni-caste villages. They are largely small to medium sized farmers, and grow wheat, sorghum and sugar cane. While the peasent proprietors have done well, taking full advantage of the Green RevolutionGreen Revolution
Green Revolution refers to a series of research, development, and technology transfer initiatives, occurring between the 1940s and the late 1970s, that increased agriculture production around the world, beginning most markedly in the late 1960s....
, the large landowners like the Chaudharies of Bachraon have been left destitute by the land reforms carried out in India
India
India , officially the Republic of India , is a country in South Asia. It is the seventh-largest country by geographical area, the second-most populous country with over 1.2 billion people, and the most populous democracy in the world...
, after independence. The community are entirely Sunni and split into Barelvi
Barelvi
Barelvi is a term used for the movement of Sufi , Sunni Islam originating in the Indian subcontinent.The Movement is known as Ahle Sunnat movement to its followers....
and Deobandi
Deobandi
Deobandi is a movement of Sunni Islam. The movement began at Darul Uloom Deoband in Deoband, India, where its foundation was laid on 30 May 1866.-History:...
sects. They speak both the Khari boli dialect and standard 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...
. The community is strictly endogamous, and practice both parallel cousin and cross cousin marriages.
In 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...
, there has been a slow and steady assimilation by the Ranghar
Ranghar
Ranghar are a Muslim ethnic group, which is found in Sindh and Punjab provinces of Pakistan and Haryana and Uttar Pradesh states of India. Ranghar were native to Indian state of Haryana and also found in the Doab region of Uttar Pradesh, as well as Delhi in India...
community, with increasing inter-marriage between the to groups. They are also in the process of abandoning the Haryanvi dialect in favour of standard 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...
.
Distribution
After the independence of PakistanPakistan
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 1947, almost all the Muslim Tyagis living in Haryana
Haryana
Haryana is a state in India. Historically, it has been a part of the Kuru region in North India. The name Haryana is found mentioned in the 12th century AD by the apabhramsha writer Vibudh Shridhar . It is bordered by Punjab and Himachal Pradesh to the north, and by Rajasthan to the west and south...
and 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...
states of India
India
India , officially the Republic of India , is a country in South Asia. It is the seventh-largest country by geographical area, the second-most populous country with over 1.2 billion people, and the most populous democracy in the world...
moved to 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...
. They are now mainly settled in Muzaffargarh
Muzaffargarh
Muzaffargarh is a city in southwestern Punjab, Pakistan, located on the bank of the Chenab River. The Town of Muzaffargarh was founded in 1794 by the Governor of Mulran Nawab Muzaffar Khan.The Meaning of Muzaffargarh is "Fort of Muzaffar" because the old town lies inside the walls of a fort built...
and Layyah
Layyah
Layyah, also spelt Leiah , is the capital city of the Layyah District in the Punjab province of Pakistan. It is located at 30°58'0N 70°56'0E with an altitude of 143 metres .-Old History:...
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...
province, and Nawabshah
Nawabshah
Nawabshah , or Shaheed Benazirabad, is a district in the Sindh province of Pakistan. It is headquarter of Shaheed Benazir Abad District...
and Mirpurkhas districts of Sindh
Sindh
Sindh historically referred to as Ba'ab-ul-Islam , is one of the four provinces of Pakistan and historically is home to the Sindhi people. It is also locally known as the "Mehran". Though Muslims form the largest religious group in Sindh, a good number of Christians, Zoroastrians and Hindus can...
province. While many Muslim Tyagis living in Uttar Pradesh
Uttar Pradesh
Uttar Pradesh abbreviation U.P. , is a state located in the northern part of India. With a population of over 200 million people, it is India's most populous state, as well as the world's most populous sub-national entity...
and Bihar
Bihar
Bihar is a state in eastern India. It is the 12th largest state in terms of geographical size at and 3rd largest by population. Almost 58% of Biharis are below the age of 25, which is the highest proportion in India....
states moved to Karachi
Karachi
Karachi is the largest city, main seaport and the main financial centre of Pakistan, as well as the capital of the province of Sindh. The city has an estimated population of 13 to 15 million, while the total metropolitan area has a population of over 18 million...
, Sindh
Sindh
Sindh historically referred to as Ba'ab-ul-Islam , is one of the four provinces of Pakistan and historically is home to the Sindhi people. It is also locally known as the "Mehran". Though Muslims form the largest religious group in Sindh, a good number of Christians, Zoroastrians and Hindus can...
after the independence 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 1947.
The Muslim Tiyagis of Uttar Pradesh
Uttar Pradesh
Uttar Pradesh abbreviation U.P. , is a state located in the northern part of India. With a population of over 200 million people, it is India's most populous state, as well as the world's most populous sub-national entity...
are found mainly in Roorkee
Roorkee
Roorkee is a city and seat of a municipal council in Uttarakhand, in far northern India. It is located on the banks of the Ganges canal on the national highway between Delhi and Dehradun. Roorkee is known for Roorkee Cantonment, one of the country's oldest cantonments, and the headquarters of...
, Saharanpur
Saharanpur
Saharanpur is a city and a Municipal Corporation in the state of Uttar Pradesh in northern India. It is the administrative headquarters of Saharanpur District as well as Saharanpur Division...
, Moradabad
Moradabad
Moradabad is a city and a municipal corporation in Moradabad district in the Indian state of Uttar Pradesh. It was established in 1600 by prince Murad, the son of the Mughal Emperor Shah Jahan; as a result the city came to be known as Moradabad. It is the administrative headquarters of...
(mainly in and around Hassanpur), Meerut, Hapur
Hapur
Hapur is a city with a population of 216,100 located 65 kilometers east of the capital of India and noted as manufacturing hub of making Stainless Steel Pipes and Tubes, Hapur is also famous for paper cones and tubes....
, Baghpat, Ghaziabad, and Muzaffarnagar
Muzaffarnagar
Muzaffarnagar is a major city and a municipal board in the Indian state of Uttar Pradesh. The city was established in Mughal period by a Sayyid Jagirdar, Munawar Lashkar Ali, and so named in honour of his father, Muzaffar Ali Khan. It is the headquarters of the Muzaffarnagar district. It is a...
districts. In the Meerut region they are known as Mahesra.
The Mula
Mula
-Places:* Mula, Maldives, a city in the Maldives* Mula, Spain, a town in the autonomous community of Murcia, Spain* Muľa, a village and municipality in southern Slovakia* Mula, a drum used in Cuban music...
of Moradabad District
Moradabad District
Moradabad district is one of the districts of Uttar Pradesh state of India, and Moradabad town is the district headquarters. Moradabad district is a part of Moradabad division...
, are found in Thakurdwara
Thakurdwara
Thakurdwara is a city and in Moradabad district in the Indian state of Uttar Pradesh and 19th largest tehsil of Uttar Pradesh.-Geography:Thakurdwara is located at . It has an average elevation of . This is .The city is situated on Kashipur-Moradabad, The world famous Jim Corbett National Park is...
, are a sub-group of the Tyagis.A large number of Muslim tyagi are also resides in gulf countries mainly in saudi arabia
Saudi Arabia
The Kingdom of Saudi Arabia , commonly known in British English as Saudi Arabia and in Arabic as as-Sa‘ūdiyyah , is the largest state in Western Asia by land area, constituting the bulk of the Arabian Peninsula, and the second-largest in the Arab World...
and united arab emirates
United Arab Emirates
The United Arab Emirates, abbreviated as the UAE, or shortened to "the Emirates", is a state situated in the southeast of the Arabian Peninsula in Western Asia on the Persian Gulf, bordering Oman, and Saudi Arabia, and sharing sea borders with Iraq, Kuwait, Bahrain, Qatar, and Iran.The UAE is a...
.they are not saudi citizen but has been living there for a long time as immigrant on temperory basis.population of them in alone riyadh
Riyadh
Riyadh is the capital and largest city of Saudi Arabia. It is also the capital of Riyadh Province, and belongs to the historical regions of Najd and Al-Yamama. It is situated in the center of the Arabian Peninsula on a large plateau, and is home to 5,254,560 people, and the urban center of a...
is in beetwen 5-10 thousands.
Village and towns in India
Jyotiba Phule Nagar DistrictJyotiba Phule Nagar District
Jyotiba Phule Nagar district is one of the 72 districts of Uttar Pradesh state in northern India. Amroha town is the district headquarters. According to Government of India, the district is one of the Minority Concentrated District in India on the basis of the 2001 census data on population,...
- Towns: ujhariUjhariUjhari is a town and a nagar panchayat in Jyotiba Phule Nagar district in the Indian state of Uttar Pradesh.-Demographics: India census, Ujhari had a population of 18,715. Males constitute 52% of the population and females 48%. Ujhari has an average literacy rate of 27%, lower than the national...
, bachhraonBachhraonBachhraon is a city and a municipal board in Jyotiba Phule Nagar district in the state of Uttar Pradesh, India.-Geography:Bachhraon is located at near eastern bank of Ganga river. It has an average elevation of 209 metres ....
, HasanpurHasanpurHasanpur is a city and a municipal board in Jyotiba Phule Nagar district in the Indian state of Uttar Pradesh.-Education:RGM Computer Education & V.T.I. Near munsifi Branch... - Villages: dhakka,gangwar,burawali,dhawarsisutawali,shakargarhi,jaytoli,piploti,nehroli,noorpur,hariyana
,ashrafpur,baanska,mandaripur,chuchela,kaneta,jheal,galsua,tanda
Bijnor District
Bijnor District
Bijnor is a district of Uttar Pradesh state of India. Bijnor city is the district headquarters.-Geography :...
- Towns and Vollages: Muslim choudharyan in DhampurDhampurDhampur is a city and a municipal board in Bijnor district in the state of Uttar Pradesh, India.- Geography :The neighboring villages are Mirzapur PallaDittanpur Jaitra, Bari Mandi, Nindru, Naurangabad, Purana Dhampur, Sherkot, Suhagpur, Bholarampur, Alavalpur, Mohammadpur Sultan,Puraini,Morna...
tehsil, Seahora, sahaspurSahaspurSahaspur is a town and a nagar panchayat in Bijnor district in the Indian state of Uttar Pradesh.-Geography:Sahaspur is located at . It has an average elevation of 197 metres .The Nagar Panchyata is located between Seohara and Kaanth....
, sherkotSherkotSherkot is a city and municipal board in the Bijrnor of the Indian state of Uttar Pradesh.-History:Sherkot, meaning the Tiger's Court, was founded during the reign of Sher Shah Suri, an Afghan ruler of the Sur Dynasty, who became the Emperor of North India between 1540 and 1545...
,Mangalkheda.
Bulandshahar district
- Towns and Villages:SianaSianaSiana is a city and a municipal board in Bulandshahr district in the Indian state of Uttar Pradesh.-Demographics: India census, Siana had a population of 39,033. Males constitute 53% of the population and females 47%. Siana has an average literacy rate of 53%, lower than the national average of...
,aahar
Moradabad District
Moradabad District
Moradabad district is one of the districts of Uttar Pradesh state of India, and Moradabad town is the district headquarters. Moradabad district is a part of Moradabad division...
- Towns and Villages: HasanpurHasanpurHasanpur is a city and a municipal board in Jyotiba Phule Nagar district in the Indian state of Uttar Pradesh.-Education:RGM Computer Education & V.T.I. Near munsifi Branch...
Majholi,maanpur,manota,chandwar,janeta,garhi-salempur,nehroli,ghansoorpur,chaudharpur,burhanpur,mau,mai,mehmoodpur,umari.
Muzaffarnagar District
Muzaffarnagar District
Muzaffarnagar district is a district of Uttar Pradesh state in northern India. It is part of Saharanpur division. The town of Muzaffarnagar is the district headquarters.-Communication:...
- Towns:CharthavalCharthavalCharthaval is a town and a nagar panchayat in Muzaffarnagar district in the state of Uttar Pradesh, India.-Demographics: India census, Charthaval had a population of 31,493. Males constitute 53% of the population and females 47%. Charthaval has an average literacy rate of 51%, lower than the...
, Kutesra and BudhanaBudhanaBudhana is a village, Block , Tehsil and a Nagar Panchayat in Muzaffarnagar district in the state of uttar pradesh, India.- Geography :Budhana is located at . It has an average elevation of 231 metres ....
. - Villages: Nayamu,Vigyana,Baheri,Chokra,Dhaderu Khurd, Saidpura,Navla, Basdhara, Pavti Khurd, Nirdhana, Gandaur(Hazurnagar),Mubarakpur, Barla, Chapaar, Sujru, Sarwat,and Jaroda Nara
Saharanpur District
Saharanpur District
Saharanpur district is the northernmost of the districts of Uttar Pradesh state, India. Bordering the states of Haryana and Uttarakhand, and close to the foothills of Shivalik range, it lies in the northern part of the Doab region...
- Towns: DeobandDeobandDeoband is a city and a municipal board in Saharanpur district in the state of Uttar Pradesh, India. It is located in the upper Doab region of Uttar Pradesh. Deoband used to be surrounded by dense forests, and was believed to be the abode of the Goddess Durga, according to one tradition this is...
- Villages: BachitiBachitiBachiti is a village situated in Nagal Mandal of Saharanpur District in Uttar Pradesh, India . The village is located about 17.63 kilometres from its Mandal headquarters in Nagal, and is 457 kilometres from the Uttar Pradesh state capital Lucknow...
, GanjheriGanjheriGanjheri is a village situated in the Nagal Mandal of Saharanpur District in Uttar Pradesh, India . The village is located about 19.53 km from its Mandal headquarters in Nagal, and is 458 kilometres from the state capital Lucknow...
, Talheri BuzurgTalheri BujurgTalheri Bujurg is a village in Saharanpur district of Uttar Pradesh, located 9 kilometers from Deoband. This village is one of the biggest village of this district.This Village is the residence of people following several religions and castes....
, Ambheta Shekhan, Ambheta MohanAmbheta MohanAmbehta Mohan is a village situated in the Nanauta Mandal of Saharanpur District in Uttar Pradesh, India. Ambehta Mohan is located 11.90 kilometres from the Mandal headquarters in Nanauta and is 458 km distance from the state capital Lucknow ....
, Khubbapur,and JhabiranJhabiranJhabiran is a village situated in the Deoband Mandal of Saharanpur District in Uttar Pradesh, India . It is about 452 kilometres from the state capital Lucknow...
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Haridwar District
Haridwar District
Haridwar district is a district in the state of Uttarakhand, India. It is headquartered at Haridwar which is also its largest city. The district is ringed by the districts Dehradun in the north and east, Pauri Garhwal in the east and the Uttar Pradesh districts of Muzaffarnagar and Bijnor in the...
- Towns: RoorkeeRoorkeeRoorkee is a city and seat of a municipal council in Uttarakhand, in far northern India. It is located on the banks of the Ganges canal on the national highway between Delhi and Dehradun. Roorkee is known for Roorkee Cantonment, one of the country's oldest cantonments, and the headquarters of...
, JhabreraJhabreraJhabrera is a town and a nagar panchayat in Hardwar district in the Indian state of Uttarakhand, situated 17 kilometres from Roorkee.-Etymology:...
, Piran Kaliyar SharifPiran Kaliyar SharifPiran Kaliyar is the dargah of Alauddin Ali Ahmed Sabir Kalyari also known as Sabir Kaliyari at Kaliyar village, near Haridwar. It is one of the most revered shrine for Muslims in India and is equally revered by Hindus and Muslims....
. - Villages: Khajuri, Sarthedi,Chandpur,dhandera, Bedpur.
Ghaziabad District
- town:Garhmukteswar
- Villages: Naikpur, Saintly, Waith, khorajpur, Atseni, Phulri,kaamalpul,dehpa,saina,bhent,dotai,popai,badarnka,nahal,mansoori,dasna,dhawarsi teyala, ajraadha,asodha,ghoongrala,muraadpur,toodi.
Meerut District
Meerut District
Meerut district , is one of the districts of Uttar Pradesh state of India, and Meerut is the district headquarters. Meerut district is a part of Meerut division.-Demographics:...
- Towns: HapurHapurHapur is a city with a population of 216,100 located 65 kilometers east of the capital of India and noted as manufacturing hub of making Stainless Steel Pipes and Tubes, Hapur is also famous for paper cones and tubes....
, Kithore, modinagarModinagarModinagar is a city and a municipal board in Ghaziabad district in the Indian state of Uttar Pradesh. Founded in 1933 by Gujarmal Modi, who established the Modi group of industries here along with his brother, Kedar Nath Modi. Gujarmal Modi is the grandfather of Lalit Modi It is approximately 45...
and MuradnagarMuradnagar--Ceoanuj 11:18, 18 November 2011 Muradnagar is a city and a municipal board in Ghaziabad district in the Indian state of Uttar Pradesh. It was founded about four hundred years ago by Mirza Muhammad Murad Mughal, son of Mughal Emperor, Alamgir II, whose mausoleum still stands near the town.... - Villages: Asoura, Tiyala, Jisori,Jisora, Radhna,Khajuri,badha gaon,shondat,aseelpur, Nanu,Asoura, Kaland, Bahrora, Saravni,Raasna,Damgadhi,Laliyana,Radhna Inayatpur, Asoura and more than a hundred villages the in the Meerut region.
Baghpat District
- Towns: BarautBarautBaraut is a city and a small municipal board in Baghpat district, Uttar Pradesh, India. Previously it was under Meerut district which was bifurcated into Meerut and Baghpat districts. At present it is a education hub for the villages around Baraut....
- Villages: Ghouspur,Basaud, Luhara, Barnawa,Vinapur and about fifty more villages.
Panipat District
Panipat District
Panipat district is one of the 21 districts of Haryana state in northern India. The historical town of Panipat is the administrative headquarters of the district. The district occupies an area of 1268 km².-History:...
- Villages: Subri, Rakseda and some one or two villages
Famous Muslim Tyagi
- Javed MiandadJaved MiandadMohammad Javed Miandad Khan , popularly known as Javed Miandad , is a former Pakistani cricketer who played between 1975 and 1996. He is Pakistan's leading run scorer in Test cricket. He has served as a captain of the Pakistan national cricket team...
, Pakistani cricketer & EX. Captain of Pakistan national cricket team