Sipra
Sipra | |
Distribution | Punjab (Pakistan) |
Descended from: | |
Branches: | Gill Jat |
Religion | Islam, Hindu, Sikhs |
Languages | Punjabi, Saraiki, Sindi, Balochi |
Surnames: | Sipra |
Sipra (also known as Sapra) is a tribe in the Punjab region of Pakistan and India. Sipra is a Muslim, Hindu, Sikh tribe[1] found mainly in the western districts of Punjab in Pakistan.[2]
Sipra[]
The Sipra are a sub-division of the Jat. It means 'river'. While the Sapra is used by Hindus and Sikhs.[3]
Location[]
The tribe is chiefly found along the banks of Chenab, Jhelum and Indus River, in the districts of Gujrat, Mandi Bahauddin, Sargodha, Jhelum, Jhang, Gujranwala, Hafizabad, Sheikhpura, Kasur, Okara, Faisalabad, Sahiwal, Chichawatni, Mian Channu, Vehari, Chiniot, , , Gojra, , Bahawalpur, Multan, Muzzaffargarh, , , , Kot Addu, Layyah (Basti Serai), Khanewal, Rahim Yar Khan, Rajanpur, Kharian, Kamalia, Tandlianwala, Ahmadpur East, Muridke, Balkassar, Kabirwala( Chah piple Wala mouza bahadar Wala), Mahmumwali, Changa Manga, , and , , Bhalwal, .
Also in Sindh in Karachi, Ghotki And in Balochistan Jhal Magsi
Notable people[]
- Haq Nawaz Jhangvi, (Ex MNA)[citation needed]
- Masroor Nawaz Jhangvi, (Ex MPA)[citation needed]
- Moeen Nizami, poet, writer and scholar from Sargodha[citation needed]
- Saqlain Anwar Sipra, (Ex MPA)[citation needed]
- , (Junior Commissioned Officer, Shaheed, Pak Army(Chiniot)[citation needed]
References[]
- Muslim communities of Pakistan
- Social groups of Punjab, Pakistan
- Pakistani ethnic group stubs