Which caste has highest population Pakistan?

Punjabis are an Indo-Aryan ethno-linguistic group and they are the largest ethnic group in Pakistan by population, numbering approximately 110 million people and thus consisting of 50.0\% of Pakistan’s total population of 220 million in 2020.

What is Pakistan’s lowest caste?

sweeper group
A study in a Pakistani village found that a caste-like hierarchy exists in the Muslim community of the village. The sweeper group is ranked the lowest.

How many caste are there in Pakistan?

There are about 40 castes, 32 of which were listed as scheduled castes under the November 1957 Presidential ordinance of Pakistan. Meghwars are one of these listed castes, along with Bheels, Kolhis, Baghris and others.

What caste is Awan?

Awan ( Hindi: आवान, Punjabi Gurmukhi: ਆਵਾਨ, Urdu: اعوان), or Avan is Jat Gotra in Pakistan and Punjab, India. Aman/Awan clan is found in Afghanistan. It is an important tribe of Punjab (Pakistan).

What is the caste of Khan?

Khan was originally not a Muslim title, but a Mongol title, but when Mongols married Turks and their descendants converted to Islam, Khan became popular as a title among Muslim nobles, and was then given to Rajput converts. In Islam there is no caste system. Anyone can add khan in their surname.

Who are Malik in Pakistan?

Some Maliks (Urdu: ملک) belong to a clan of Hindu Jat, Muslim and a few Sikh Jat, found primarily in India. (There also exist Hindu Punjabi Maliks that are part of the Khukhrain or Arora communities. The Muslim Malik community is settled all over Pakistan and the Sikh Malik in India.

Is Awan a Pathan?

Other groups that lived and still live among the Pashtuns include the Awan, who are also found in the Peshawar Valley, Kohat and Bannu, the Maliar or Baghban, concentrated mainly in the Peshawer valley, the Paracha also found in Peshawer and Kohat, and the Gujjar.