Talk:Gujranwala District
Sikh village research[change source]
The information in this list seems credible. Some of it is likely from the 1881, 1911 and 1931 Indian censuses; however, no specific cites are provided. This research comes from an article which may be deleted.
Select list of Sikh villages in Gujrarwala
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Sikh Populated villages, in Gujranwala District, of Punjab, Prior to 1947 partition. All these villages had a very large number of Sikhs. Majority of the Sikhs, of this district, were farmers, and large owners of fertile land, in Gujranwala District, Even being a minority in the district, still the Sikhs possessed more land than the Muslims who were a majority. Muslims forming about 70.45% out of the total Gujranwala District Population, where the Sikhs were less than 40% in the tehsils of Hafizabad, Gujranwala, Wazirabad. The Sikh Population, of Gujranwala district, consisted of mainly Jatt, others were Khatri, Arora, Rajput, Lubana, Mazhabhi, tribes.
Jatt Sikhs, 16,849 (9%)
Jatt Sikhs, 35,339 (17%)
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Perhaps this text can be useful in a future version of the article about this district? --Horeki (talk) 13:01, 24 June 2012 (UTC)