Uppal – is a clan of Jats, found in Montgomery and Amritsar also in Ludhiana where it is said that after a wedding in this clan the bridegroom cute the jandian after marriage , and plays with the twigs. It worships it’s jathera , Madda by name and distributes rice and bread made of 5 and one fourth sers of flour with apna to Brahmans.
This clan people’s belongs to Sikh Panth and Hinduism and in Pakistan they follow Islam.
In this clan Sardar Natha Singh was born who left there home Lakri in the Gurdaspur and coming to Amritsar and found Aimahwala Estate.
Distribution in Punjab :-
Villages in Gurdaspur district :-
Uppal named village is in Gurdaspur tahsil of Gurdaspur district in Punjab, India.
Villages in Patiala district :-
Uppal population is 2,400 in Patiala district.
Uppal are found in Montgomery, Ludhiana, Amritsar districts in Punjab.
Villages in Jalandhar district :-
Uppal Bhupa, Uppal Jagir, Uppal Khalsa are villages in Phillaur tahsil in Jalandhar district in Punjab, India.
Villages in Ludhiana district :-
Uppal is village in Ludhiana East Tahsil in Ludhiana district, Punjab.
Villages in Sangrur district :-
Upal Kheri is Village in Malerkotla tahsil of Sangrur district in Punjab.
Distribution in Pakistan :-
Uppal – They are found mainly in Lahore, Gujranwala and Faisalabad districts.
According to 1911 census, the population of the Uppal Muslim Jat clan was 87 in Lahore District in Pakistan.
References :-
- A Glossary Of The Tribes And Castes Of The Punjab And North-west Frontier Province Vol.3 by H.A. Rose.