Warraich / Varaich/Baraich, (mainly also spelt Varaich) is a warrior ethnic clan found mainly in Jats and some Rajputs of India and Pakistan as per some mythis they are descendants of Hindu Jatchief Raja Karandev , Raja of Kasra ,Who migrate Karsa to Delhi during the region of Firozashah,and settled in Hissar and And in this dynasty, there was king Varch, whose descendants became Warraich and after 500 years his descendants Warrich migrate hissar to Gujranwala, Punjab.and some old
stories tells Waraich, a Hindu Jat, had five sons who moved from Chenab to two cities Gujrat and Gujranwala. Three brothers moved to Gujrat and the other two moved to Gujranwala. In or about the tenth century A.D. they moved down to the Jhelum River in large numbers and settled down there. Until the thirteenth century AD they continued to fight with Gujjar tribes. Today these Waraich occupy a very compact area comprising 360 villages in a region called “Jatat”. Also, but less
commonly it can be spelt (Baraich, Braich, Varaitch, Varaich, and Warraich) depending on which Punjabi dialect is being used.
● Distribution –
Western Punjab –
The Warraich / Varaich clan (also spelled Wraich, Braich, Baraich) is mostly found in western Punjab, Pakistan in two districts Gujrat and Gujranwala. During the reign of Emperor Akbar, more than 117 of his villages were also in Gujarat.Many big Zamindaris and Jagirdaris were also received in their reign.and 48 villages in Gujranwala. Warriach was the largest Muslim Jat clan according to the 1901 Census, and the second largest according to the 1911 Census, the last that tabulated the Jat clans. The Warraich clan is concentrated in Gujrat and Mandi Bahaudin districts, in an area intermediate between the high central plateau and the lowlands of the Chenab, both in the Gujrat and the Phalia tehsils. Depending
on the region, Warraich can also be pronounced as Baraich, Braich, Araich, and Varaich, depending on which Punjabi dialect is being used. They are also known as Chungh.
● Eastern Punjab –
In eastern Punjab in India the clan (Wrraich | Waraich) is found in large numbers in the Majha and Malwa region. Historically they are known as land owners and tenant farmers but are also considered by some as fearless warriors and to date there are large numbers of this clan are employed by both Indian and Pakistani armies. In Indian Punjab the clan consists about 315 villages. After 1947 a large number of waraich clan took stay in haryana state. There are some villages known
as (BANSA,DERA GUJRAKHIYA ASSANDH,GUHMTHALA,PANIPAT,NISSING,RAMBHA,SOUNKARA)has
this clan.80% of residents of village bhai bakhtaur in dist bathinda are waraich.
● Distribution in Uttar Pradesh –
Villages in Meerut district
Sujatpur.
● Religion
Members of the Warraich / Varaich clan in western Punjab are Muslim.
In eastern Punjab and Haryana, the clan is Sikh and Hindu.
●Distribution
The Warraich / Varaich (also spelt Wraich & Braich) clan population was 38,070, in Amritsar district, during the 1911 British Punjab Census and in the Patiala district it was 19,950 during the 1911 Punjab Census.
Famous Estate –
●Wazirabad Estate
●Ruriala Estate.