Jat Sikh clans of Jalandhar Division
Below is a list of Jatt Sikh clans and their population in the Jullunder Division of the Punjab province, British India copied from various district and provincial gazetteers of British India published between 1908 and 1931. In 1908, the division consisted of five districts, Ferozepur, Ludhiana, Jullundur, Hoshiarpur, and Kangra and a number of princely states.[1]
Jalandhar District[edit]
The total Jat population of Jalandhar District, according to the 1931 Census of India was 193,921, of which Jatt Sikhs numbered 160,286 or 82% of the total population. Their main clans according to 1911 Census were:[2]
| Tribe | Jalandhar Tehsil | Nakodar Tehsil | Phillaur Tehsil | Nawanshahr Tehsil | - | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Atwal | 1,149 | 31 | 26 | 894 | 2,100 | |
| Ahluwalia | 986 | 41 | 183 | 212 | 1962 | |
| Bains | 1,117 | 14 | 305 | 252 | 1,688 | |
| Bajwa | 3 | 458 | 31 | 27 | 519 | |
| Banga | 2113 | 897 | 1886 | 5322 | ||
| Bal | 104 | 302 | 47 | 23 | 476 | |
| Basi | 119 | 57 | 1,604 | 16 | 1,796 | |
| Bhullar | 19 | 276 | 8 | 4 | 307 | |
| Chahal | 103 | 196 | 106 | 193 | 598 | |
| Chatha | 668 | 14 | 682 | |||
| Cheema | 60 | 15 | 669 | 19 | 762 | |
| Clair | 150 | 115 | 369 | 919 | 1553 | |
| Dhariwal | 445 | 465 | 451 | 157 | 1,518 | |
| Dhillon | 487 | 255 | 784 | 349 | 1,875 | |
| Dhindsa | 150 | 134 | 223 | 507 | ||
| Dosanjh | 453 | 267 | 1,629 | |||
| Ghumman | 4 | 44 | 24 | 72 | ||
| Gill | 925 | 316 | 520 | 891 | 2,652 | |
| Heer | 106 | 811 | 256 | 16 | 1,189 | |
| Jaura | 70 | 8 | 16 | 15 | 109 | |
| Johal | 462 | 90 | 2,466 | 36 | 3,054 | |
| Kahlon | 496 | 1 | 5 | 63 | 565 | |
| Kang | 1,255 | |||||
| Maan | 55 | 435 | 222 | 628 | 1,340 | |
| Mahil | 74 | 41 | 59 | 482 | 656 | |
| Matharu | 21 | 16 | 31 | 18 | 292 | |
| Parhar | 575 | 57 | 31 | 523 | 1186 | |
| Pawania | 2 | 100 | 14 | 492 | 608 | |
| Randhawa | 628 | 89 | 126 | 32 | 875 | |
| Ramewal | 600 | |||||
| Sahi | 136 | 33 | 2 | 171 | ||
| Sahota | 1 | 4 | 2,152 | 44 | 2,201 | |
| Samra | 137 | 124 | 1,165 | 141 | 1,567 | |
| Sangere | 29 | 294 | 375 | 6 | 704 | |
| Sandhu | 635 | 584 | 1,971 | 859 | 4,049 | |
| Sarai | 254 | 33 | 21 | 19 | 327 | |
| Sidhu | 249 | 553 | 229 | 169 | 1,200 | |
| Sohal | 583 | 246 | 79 | 28 | 936 | |
| Virdi | 2 | 103 | 53 | 158 | ||
| Virk | 8 | 4 | 255 | 217 | 484 |
Ludhiana District[edit]
The total Jat population of Ludhiana District, according to the 1931 Census of India was 239,140, of which Jatt Sikhs numbered 211,682 or 88% of the total population. There main clans according to 1911 Census were:[3]
| Tribe | Ludhiana Tehsil | Samrala Tehsil | Jagraon Tehsil | Total |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Aulakh | 230 | 102 | 318 | 650 |
| Bains | 103 | 15 | 104 | 222 |
| Bal | 736 | 16 | 121 | 873 |
| Bhangu | 306 | 610 | 188 | 1,104 |
| Bhullar | 1,418 | 73 | 541 | 2,032 |
| Boparai | 303 | 17 | 441 | 761 |
| Buttar | 3 | 1 | 832 | 836 |
| Chahal | 1,226 | 207 | 859 | 2,292 |
| Cheema | 1,175 | 13 | 683 | 1,571 |
| Deo | 105 | 118 | 175 | 398 |
| Dhariwal | 4,138 | 197 | 4,889 | 9,224 |
| Dhillon | 1,898 | 421 | 1,281 | 3,600 |
| Dhindsa | 72 | 267 | 47 | 386 |
| Grewal | 10,814 | 404 | 1,548 | 12,136 |
| Gill | 2,643 | 452 | 4,592 | 7,687 |
| Heer | 37 | 181 | 814 | 1,032 |
| Kang | 14 | 233 | 3 | 250 |
| Maan | 513 | 388 | 39 | 2,346 |
| Mangat | 534 | 544 | 99 | 1,177 |
| Matharu | 11 | 88 | 302 | |
| Parhar | 17 | 35 | 23 | 75 |
| Randhawa | 93 | 395 | 187 | 675 |
| Sahi | 257 | 491 | 748 | |
| Samra | 243 | 300 | 542 | |
| Sandhu | 574 | 562 | 2,258 | 3,394 |
| Sarai | 2,014 | |||
| Sidhu | 2,667 | 292 | 7,827 | 10,786 |
| Seerha | 18 | 14 | 13 | 45 |
| Thind | 6,923 | 127 | 291 | 7,241 |
| Virk | 338 | 5 | 373 | 716 |
| Waraich | 54 | 30 | 25 | 109 |
Hoshiarpur District[edit]
The total Jat population of Hoshiarpur District, according to the 1931 Census of India was 154,221, of which Jatt Sikhs numbered 88,263 or 58% of the total population. There main clans according to 1911 Census were:[4]
| Tribe | Hoshiarpur Tehsil | Dasuya Tehsil | Garhshanker Tehsil | Una Tehsil | Total |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Atwal | 96 | 68 | 57 | 221 | |
| Ahluwalia | 281 | 19 | 113 | 172 | 585 |
| Bains | 872 | 28 | 2,093 | 161 | 3,154 |
| Chahal | 60 | 38 | 108 | 27 | 233 |
| Dhariwal | 31 | 192 | 7 | 12 | 242 |
| Dhillon | 219 | 94 | 715 | 13 | 1,041 |
| Dhami | |||||
| Gill | 115 | 324 | 1,183 | 121 | 1,743 |
| Heer | 437 | 35 | 791 | 35 | 1,298 |
| Kang | 292 | 114 | 368 | 16 | 790 |
| Maan | 52 | 17 | 857 | 52 | 978 |
| Mahil | 2 | 1 | 104 | 31 | 138 |
| Parhar | 115 | 18 | 41 | 495 | 669 |
| Randhawa | 156 | 162 | 126 | 44 | 488 |
| Sahotra | 787 | 17 | 37 | 2 | 843 |
| Sandhu | 190 | 314 | 466 | 98 | 1,068 |
| Sandhar | 90 | 400 | 150 | 175 | 815 |
| Sidhu | 74 | 37 | 522 | 5 | 638 |
| Sohal | 1 | 112 | 32 | 145 | |
| Thind | 27 | 2 | 325 | 3 | 357 |
Firozpur District[edit]
The total Jat population of Firozpur District, according to the 1931 Census of India was 282,629, of which Jatt Sikhs numbered 231,532 or 82% of the total population. There main clans according to 1911 Census were:[5]
| Tribe | Firozpur Tehsil | Zira Tehsil | Moga Tehsil | Muktsar tehsil | Fazilka Tehsil | Total |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Aulakh | 173 | 409 | 280 | 509 | 1,371 | |
| Bahar | 424 | 73 | 507 | |||
| Bains | 10 | 10 | ||||
| Batth | 259 | 306 | 22 | 587 | ||
| Bhatti | 364 | 4 | 5 | 373 | ||
| Bhullar | 257 | 28 | 1,085 | 1,242 | 682 | 3,294 |
| Buttar | 91 | 1,070 | 1,161 | |||
| Chahal | 659 | 531 | 495 | 403 | 2,088 | |
| Cheema | 318 | 118 | 182 | 186 | 42 | 826 |
| Dhariwal | 1,174 | 132 | 11,297 | 1,518 | 1,344 | 15,455 |
| Dhillon | 1,519 | 38 | 2,730 | 1,567 | 1,741 | 7,595 |
| Dhami | ||||||
| Garund | 109 | 693 | 124 | 182 | 1,108 | |
| Gill | 5,543 | 1,084 | 17,293 | 2,086 | 1,714 | 27,720 |
| Heer | 4 | 370 | 229 | 41 | 644 | |
| Jakhar | 2 | 87 | 89 | |||
| Johal | 16 | 796 | 40 | 5 | 857 | |
| Kaler | 194 | 55 | 428 | 41 | 88 | 716 |
| Kang | 437 | 123 | 78 | 162 | 800 | |
| Kangra | 33 | 119 | 383 | 19 | 544 | |
| Khaira | 44 | 49 | 660 | 28 | 15 | 791 |
| Khosa | 2,741 | 41 | 1,069 | 191 | 204 | 4,216 |
| Korotaneh | 27 | 502 | 375 | 4 | 11 | 919 |
| Maan | 966 | 27 | 1,653 | 1,920 | 2,255 | 6,921 |
| Mahi | 576 | 576 | ||||
| Mahil | 355 | 6 | 361 | |||
| Pannu | 15 | 85 | 5 | 105 | ||
| Parhar | 17 | 9 | 7 | 23 | 11 | 67 |
| Rai | 105 | 74 | 661 | 41 | 11 | 892 |
| Randhawa | 307 | |||||
| Samra | 413 | 28 | 73 | 28 | 8 | 549 |
| Sandhu | 6,288 | 391 | 2,842 | 1,222 | 10,743 | |
| Sang | 162 | 1,246 | 52 | 1,460 | ||
| Sangha | 1 | 355 | 155 | 511 | ||
| Sarai | 1,087 | 49 | 1,118 | 932 | 1,096 | 4,282 |
| Sekhon | 268 | 53 | 891 | 83 | 512 | 1,807 |
| Sidhu | 67,947 | |||||
| Virk | 57 | 28 | 232 | 91 | 88 | 496 |
| Wandar | 65 | 1,354 | 96 | 1,515 |
See also[edit]
- Jat Sikh clans of the Lahore Division
- Muslim Jat clans of Jalandhar Division
- Hindu Jat clans of Ambala Division
References[edit]
- ↑ Imperial Gazetteer of India, Provincial Series, Punjab, Volume 1: The Province; Mountains, Rivers, Canals, and Historic Areas; and the Delhi and Jullundur Divisions, Calcutta: Superintendent of Government Printing, 1908
- ↑ Jullumder District Gazetteer Part B 1912 Table 15 pages xxix to xxxii
- ↑ Ludhiana District Gazetteer Part B 1912 Table 15 pages xxv to xxvii
- ↑ Hoshiarpur District Gazetteer Part B 1912 Table 15 pages xxx to xxxi
- ↑ Firuzpur District Gazetteer Part B 1912 Table 15
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