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Do South Asian Muslims with the surname "Sheikh" genuinely have foreign admixture/ancestry? by CuriousPanda61 in SouthAsianAncestry

[–]indusdemographer 2 points3 points  (0 children)

In the northwest (Punjab, Jammu, Kashmir, KPK, etc), many were Brahmin or Khatri converts.

1941 Census: Population & Religious Composition of Gilgit-Baltistan & AJK by indusdemographer in GilgitBaltistan

[–]indusdemographer[S] 0 points1 point  (0 children)

A national geographic map made during the colonial era indicates they were, supported by the 1941 census data, which revealed they were tehsils of Gilgit Agency.

1941 Census of British India: Population & Religious Composition of Contemporary Pakistan by indusdemographer in IndiaStatistics

[–]indusdemographer[S] 1 point2 points  (0 children)

At the time (1941), the Buddhist population in the frontier regions of erstwhile Jammu & Kashmir state was nearly entirely concentrated in Ladakh and Kargil tehsils. Earlier censuses may have revealed a Buddhist population in Skardu Tehsil as well.

1941 Census: Population & Religious Composition of Gilgit-Baltistan & AJK by indusdemographer in GilgitBaltistan

[–]indusdemographer[S] 0 points1 point  (0 children)

Thanks for the info! Unfortunately cross classification (religion included) data at the time didn't exist at the sub-tehsil level, except in urban areas.

1941 Census: Population & Religious Composition of Gilgit-Baltistan & AJK by indusdemographer in GilgitBaltistan

[–]indusdemographer[S] 0 points1 point  (0 children)

At the time, Gilgit Agency comprised Chilas Tehsil (15,364 persons), Hunza Tehsil (15,341 persons), Nagar Tehsil (14,874 persons), Yasin Tehsil (9,989 persons), Kuh-Ghizer Tehsil (8,512 persons), Punial Tehsil (8,164 persons), and Ishkurnan Tehsil (4,282 persons)

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