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1911 Census of the of the North West Frontier Province of Pakistan
At that time Awan was the second largest community (276,511 or about 23%).

Religion	Caste or Tribe	Sub-Caste	Population
	Arain		3,343
	Awan		276,511
	Baghban		20,471
	Baluch		26,513
	Gakhar		6,806
	Gujjar		113,498
	Jat		78,070
	Khokhar		1,179
	Mughal		14,865
	Pathan (all tribes)		845,189
	Qureshi		20,939
	Rajput		10,042

According to the 1931 Census of India, the last to collect data on castes, the largest tribes of the Rawalpindi Division, starting with the largest numerically, were the Rajput , Awan , Jat, Gujjar and Kashmiri. Here is a list of the major tribes:

Tribe

Attock District

Jhelum District

Rawalpindi District

Total

Rajput (all tribes)

36,192

78,013

212,418

326,623

Awan

204,295

61,321

46,627

312,243

Jat

10,429

85,459

16,373

112,261

Pathan

47,589

14,722

6,675

68,986

Gujar

13,246

20,526

27,485

61,257

Maliar

10,521

21,348

17,295

49,164

Sayyad

14,935

14,832

14,578

44,345

Mughal

6,459

18,830

16,446

41,735

Kashmiri

7,517

11,507

25,793

Dhund Abbasi

29, 423

Gakhar

437

11,507

25,793

Qureshi

2,965

10,522

9,053

22,540

Satti

15,343

Khattar

4,548

445

4,993

Paracha

1,117

1,142

2,259

Aheer

173

Distribution

The Plauteau portion of the Pothohar region is held by the Awan, Rajput, Jat, Maliar, Gujar and Mughal. The Salt Range is held entirely by the Awan tribe.

More recent works by the British anthropologist Pnina Werbner have confirmed the continuing strength of tribal feelings among emigrant Pothoharis in the United Kingdom. This region was and still is an important source of recruitment into the old colonial British Indian army, and its successor, the Pakistan Army. Official recruitment policies have also encouraged the sense of tribal belonging among the Pothoharis.

1911 Census

The total Muslim population of AJ & Kashmir was 196,817 (58%) out of a total population of 341,665. The rest were entirely Hindu.
Awan was the largest ethnic group in AJ & Kashmir.

Jammu District (including city)	Jasrota	Udhampur District	Reasi District	Mirpur District	Poonch Jagir	Muzaffar abad District	Kashmir North	Total Awan Population
1,978	127	108	324	6,280	6,171	11,642	580	27,558

Arain Population of Punjab & KPK according to the 1901 Census	Punjab = 1,005,188, KPK = 3,343 (You can see above chart) Total = 1,00,8531
Gujjar Population of Punjab & KPK according to the 1901 Census of Punjab	Punjab = 460,450, KPK = 113,498 (You can see above chart) Total = 5,73,948
Jat Population of Punjab & KPK according to the 1901 Census of Punjab	Punjab = 1,957,252, KPK = 78,070 (You can see above chart) Total = 2,035,322
Rajput Population of Punjab & KPK according to the 1901 Census of Punjab	Punjab = 1,397,347, KPK = 10,042 (You can see above chart) Total = 1,47,389
Awan Population of Punjab & KPK according to the 1901 Census of Punjab	Punjab = 421,112, KPK = 276,511 (You can see above chart) Total = about 7,00,000

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