Demographics of Rawalpindi District: Difference between revisions
Content deleted Content added
i developed demogracies rwp |
|||
| Line 1: | Line 1: | ||
The '''Demography of Rawalpindi District''', a district of [[Punjab (Pakistan)|Punjab]] in [[Pakistan]] |
The '''Demography of Rawalpindi District''', a district of [[Punjab (Pakistan)|Punjab]] in [[Pakistan]] ''Paharias" mostly. |
||
According to the 1998 census the population of the district was 3,363,911 of which 53.03% were urban, making Rawalpindi the second most urbanised district in Punjab<ref>[http://www.urckarachi.org/Population%20Table-5.htm 1998 Census details]</ref>. By 1998 the population was estimated to be 4.41 million - a rise of over a million. The main tribes of the district are the [[Awan (Pakistan)|Awan]], [[Dhund Abbasi]], [[Dhanyal]], [[Bhatti]], [[Chauhan]], [[Janjua]], [[Maliar]], [[Mangral]], [[Jasgam]] (Abbasi), [[Mughal (tribe)|Mughals]], [[Pashtuns]], [[Qureshi]], [[Rawal]], [[Satti]] and [[Sayyid]].<ref>[http://www.dawn.com/weekly/herald/herald29.htm District Profile: Northern Punjab - Rawalpindi]</ref> |
|||
==History== |
|||
===1901 census=== |
|||
The 1901 census was carried out during the period of British rule, the population of the district in 1901 was 558,699, the area of the district at the time was 558,699 square miles<ref>[http://dsal.uchicago.edu/reference/gazetteer/pager.html?objectid=DS405.1.I34_V21_268.gif Rāwalpindi Division - Imperial Gazetteer of India, v. 21, p. 262]</ref> |
|||
The main tribes of [[Rawalpindi District]] at that time were the [[Awan (Pakistan)|Awan]], [[Dhund Abbasi]], [[Dhanyal]], [[Gakhars]], [[Gujjars]], [[Jasgam]], [[Jats]], [[Kashmiri people|Kashmiris]], [[Khattar]], [[Paracha]], [[Rajputs]],[[Satti]] and [[Sayyid]].<ref name="DistGaze">District Gazetteer of Rawalpindi District</ref> |
|||
According to the census of 1901, the population of the main tribes were: [[Awan]] (38,768), [[Dhund Abbasi]]s (23,462), [[Gakhars]](13,328), [[Gujjars]] (25,953)[[Janjua]] Rajputs(7,557), [[Jats]] (34,556), [[Khattar]](1,014). Miscellaneous [[Rajputs]](100,991), [[Satti]] (15,343) and [[Sayyid]](12,508). |
|||
According to the 1901 census [[Muslims]] numbered 466,918, or more than 83% of the total population, while [[Hindus]] and [[Sikhs]] numbered 57,325 and 26,363 respectively.<ref>[http://dsal.uchicago.edu/reference/gazetteer/pager.html?objectid=DS405.1.I34_V21_272.gif Rāwalpindi District Imperial Gazetteer of India, v. 21, p. 266.]</ref> |
|||
==== Jat Clans ==== |
|||
The principal divisions of the [[Jat]]s, according to 1901 census were: |
|||
[[Aura (Jat)| Aura]] (1,629), [[Bains (Jat) | Bains]] (1,371), Bhogial (590), [[Chhina]] (998), [[Dhamial (Jat) | Dhamial]] (2,202), Dhamtal (695), [[Gondal(clan)| Gondal]] (792), [[Kalyal]] (1,781), [[Kanyal]] (907), [[Khatril]] (1,578), Mogial (596), Mial (599), [[Sudhun]] (1,765), [[Sial]] (603) and [[Thathaal]] (534)<ref name="DistGaze"/> |
|||
==== Rajput clans ==== |
|||
The principal divisions of the [[Rajput]]s according to 1901 census were: |
|||
Adrah (909), [[Baghial]] (5,655), [[Bhakral]] (9,922), [[Bhatti]] (30,633), [[Chatha]] (500, [[Chauhan]] (2,560),[[Dhamial Rajputs]] (2,838), [[Dhanyal]] (3,903), [[Gakhar]] (581), [[Hon (tribe) | Hon]] (1,366), [[Janjua]] (3,195), [[Jatal]] (1,450), Kahial (652), [[Kanyal]] (2,176), [[Kethwal]] (2,251), [[Manhas]](3,694), Mial (699), [[Satti]] (3,013), Nagral (919), Nagralwal (580), [[Ranial Rajputs]] (1,344), Sarral (1,292) and [[Thathaal]] (4,019)<ref name="DistGaze"/> |
|||
Other Rajput clans in the district include the [[Nagyal]], [[Mathyal]], [[Ratial]], Sehngral, [[Sohlan]], [[Langrial (tribe) | Langrial]], [[Mangral]], [[Khingar]], [[Chib]], [[Dhudhi]], Ghik, Malal, Bhutial, Jamsral, Sainswal, Bijnial, Ramial, Hayal, Janjil, Tharjial, Khumbal, Bharial, Hafyal, Gungal, Salhal,Hattar and Toor. |
|||
===After independence=== |
|||
After independence in 1947 there was a large scale population transfer between India and Pakistan, refugees from East Punjab <ref>[http://www.dawn.com/2004/06/29/op.htm Troubling historical roots]</ref> Kashmir and other areas arrived in Rawalpindi.<ref>[http://www.dawn.com/2008/05/17/nat16.htm Residents of Auqaf houses threaten siege of parliament]</ref> While it is accepted that population of urban Rawalpindi has been transformed since partition, the rural population in the [[Kahuta Tehsil|Kahuta]], [[Kallar Syedan Tehsil|Kallar Syedan]], [[Kotli Sattian Tehsil|Kotli Sattian]], [[Gujar Khan Tehsil|Gujar Khan]] and [[Murree Tehsil|Murree]] Tehsils still comprise overwhelmingly of the tribes referred to in 1901 census. <ref>[http://www.dailytimes.com.pk/default.asp?page=story_1-10-2002_pg7_8 ELECTIONS 2002 (Rawalpindi Division)]</ref> |
|||
== Distribution == |
|||
===[[Murree Tehsil]]=== |
|||
The Muree Tehsil, barring the town of [[Muree]] itself which has a multi-ethnic population, is almost entirely held by the [[Dhund Abbasi]] tribe, with a few villages held by the [[Dhanyal]]. Indeed, the dialect of [[Punjabi language|Punjabi]] spoken in the [[tehsil]], is often referred to as [[Dhundi-Kairali language]]. |
|||
===[[Kotli Sattian Tehsil]]=== |
|||
This [[tehsil]] is largely held by the [[Dhanyal]], [[Satti]] and [[Kethwal]] tribes, with a sprinkling of [[Jasgam]] and as well as a few other minor [[Muslim Rajput]] tribes. |
|||
Kotli Sattian in fact means the fort of the [[Satti]]s, and the tehsil is a stronghold of the tribe. |
|||
===[[Kallar Syedan Tehsil]]=== |
|||
This [[tehsil]] is generally home a number of Rajput clans, such as the [[Bhakral]], [[Janjua]], [[Langrial (tribe)|Langrial]], [[Baghial]], Kahial, [[Hon Rajputs]] among others. The tehsil also has a fair amount of [[Gakhar]] and [[Awans]] villages. |
|||
===[[Gujar Khan Tehsil]]=== |
|||
[[Gujar Khan Tehsil]] is home to a variety of communities, the town of Gujar Khan is multi-ethnic, having taking in refugees from Kashmir and East Punjab, as well as immigrants from others parts of the country. |
|||
The rural [[Union Council]]s are generally held by [[Gakhar]],[[Gujar]], [[Jat]], [[Rajput]] ([[Manhas]], [[Bangial]], [[Kanyal]], [[Bhakral]], [[Bhatti]] & [[Janjua Rajput]]s e.t.c) and [[Awan]] tribes. |
|||
This [[tehsil]] is only one in [[Rawalpindi District]] where there is a substantial community of Jats. Along the [[Kallar Syedan Tehsil]] border, there are several villages of [[Sandhu]] [[Jats]], who arrived in the region in the 18th Century. Other clans in the tehsil include the [[Cheema]], [[Chhina]], [[Bains]], [[Kalyal]], [[Aura (Jat) | Aura]], and the [[Khingar]], some of whom are Rajput, while others are Jats.. |
|||
===[[Kahuta Tehsil]]=== |
|||
Another district dominated by [[Rajput]] tribes, such the [[Satti]], [[Janjua]],[[Mangral]], [[Narma]] [[Khatril]] and [[Bhatti]]. The hilly portion of the tehsil is held by the [[Jasgam]] Abbasi and [[Dhund Abbasi]]. In addition, the district is also home to a small number of [[Gakhar]]s and [[Awan]]s. |
|||
===[[Taxila Tehsil]]=== |
|||
This tehsil is home to [[Awan]], [[Khattar]], [[Gujar]] and [[Alpial]] [[Rajputs]]. |
|||
The border with Attock District is almost entirely held by the [[Gujjar]] and[[ Khattar]]. |
|||
The family of the Alpial Chaudrys of Chakri is fairly prominent. |
|||
===[[Rawalpindi Tehsil]]=== |
|||
Rawalpindi Tehsil includes the city of Rawalpindi and sarrounding countryside. The city is multi-ethnic, with large communities of immigrant [[Pashtun]]s. However, two communities, the [[Paracha]]s and [[Kashmiri people|Kashmiris]] have always been historicaly connected with city. The rural areas are home mainly to [[Mughal (tribe)|Mughal]], [[Gakhar]], [[Rajput]] and [[Awan]] tribes. The [[Dhamial (Rajput)|Dhamial]] and [[Ranial Rajputs]] are two important clans, with villages near the city. Other important Rajput clans are the [[Bhatti]], [[Minhas]] and [[Janjua]], who form the three largest tribes in the tehsil. In addition, other Rajput clans include the Adrah, [[Baghial]], [[Bhakral]], [[Bains]], [[Chauhan]], [[Kanyal]], Mattal, Mial, [[Nagyal]], Nagral, Nagrawal, [[Ratial]] and Sarral. The tehsil is also home to small community of [[Jats]], the [[Gondal(clan)|Gondal]], [[Chatha]] and [[Thathaal]] are three important Jat clans in the tehsil. |
|||
==References== |
|||
{{Reflist}} |
|||
[[Category:Demographics of Pakistan]] |
|||
[[Category:Pakistani society]] |
|||
[[Category:Rawalpindi District]] |
|||
[[Category: Social groups of Pakistan]] |
|||