Jat Clan: Aura | |
Distribution | Punjab (Pakistan) Rawalpindi District |
Descended from: | Rajput |
Branches: | None |
Religion | Islam |
Surnames: | Chaudhary |
A Muslim Jat tribe, found mainly in Gujar Khan Tehsil of Rawalpindi District. Chak 21 S.B. is large settlement of the Aura in Sargodha District. These Aura are immigrants from Gujar Khan Tehsil who were settled in the Sargodha region in the 19th Century. Other villages include Balakhar in Rawalpindi District and Abdullahpur in Jhelum District. [1]
According to the Census of India 1901, they numbered 1,629, of which 1,387 were found in Gujar Khan, the rest were found mainly in Rawalpindi Tehsil.[2].