Hans clan

Hans (हंस)  Hans (हांस) Han (हाँ) is a Jat clan[1] found in Punjab, India and Pakistan[2]. In Punjab its pronounced as 'हांस'. They are also found in Europe (German, Hans/Hanz).  Dilip Singh Ahlawat has mentioned it as one of the ruling Jat clans in Central Asia.

The Hans claim to be of Quraishi origin, and were one of the many tribes that occupied the upland of the Neeli Bar before the start of colonization of the Punjab by the British Imperial authorities in the 19th century.

Distribution in Punjab

Beer Hans

  • Hans, Hans Kalan are villages in Jagraon Tahsil in Ludhiana district, Punjab.
  • Hans is a village in Payal Ludhiana Tahsil in Ludhiana district, Punjab.

More villages related to Hans are:

  • Beer Hans 
  • Hans

Villages in Nawanshahr district

  • Hansron is a village in Nawanshahr tahsil in Nawanshahr district in Punjab.

Villages in Patiala district

Hansala village is in Dera Bassi tahsil in Patiala district, Punjab.

Distribution in Haryana

Village In Ambala District

Segta

Distribution in Pakistan

Hans - The Hans clan claims descent from a Qureshi Arab who settled in Pakka Sidhar in Sahiwal District. His descendants intermarried with the Jat tribes of the neighbourhood, and as such became Jat. Found in Sahiwal, Khanewal, Layyah and Bhakkar districts.

According to 1911 census Hans was the principal Muslim Jat clan in districts with population:

  • Montgomery District (Sahiwal District) - Hans (964)
  • Mianwali District - Hansi (691)
  • Muzaffargarh District - Hans (1,029)
  • Bahawalpur State - Hans (580)

See also

References

  1. ↑ "Jat Sikh Subcastes - Sikh Castes". www.sikhcastes.com. Retrieved 2017-11-23.
  2. ↑ "India Culture Discussion chat forums". indiaculture.net. Retrieved 2017-11-23.


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