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Dhudi Rajput
The Baghela, Dhudhi, Phullarwan and Rath, that all are found mainly in the Neeli Bar, although the Dhudhi have expanded as far north as Chakwal and Phullarwan to Sialkot. The Rath and Dhudhi claim a common Panwar Rajput ancestry, while the Baghela are closely associated with the much larger Kathia tribe. With regards to the Phullarwan.The Sandal Bar (the area between the Ravi and Chenab rivers), Kirana Bar (the area between the Chenab and Jhelum rivers), Neeli Bar (the area between the Ravi and Sutlej rivers) and Ganji Bar (the area between the Sutlej and dry river bed of the Hakra).

The Dhudi are a tribe of Panwar (Parmar,who claim descent from the Agnivansha dynasty) Rajput origin.Which traditionally in Indian society is also said represent the Kshatriya, or the warrior caste, so in the case of the Dhudi simply signifies that they are Rajputs..Numbered 5,800 ccording to the 1931 census of India.The Dhudi have traditions of migration from Malwa in Central India. Dhudi, the ancestor of the tribe was said to be a kinsman of Panwar ruler Rajah Bhoj of Ujjain, and said to have migrated with his family to Punjab. There initial settlement was in Multan, and conversion to Islam is said to have occurred at hands of the Sufi Bahaudin Zakaria. From their, the Dhudi are said to settled in Mailsi in Vehari District, where they are mentioned as early as the first half of the 14th Century. When the Delhi Sultanate was breaking up they spread along the Sutlej and Chenab. One of them, Haji Sher Mohammad was a saint whose shrine at Mouza Dewan Sahab in Vehari District This tribe is now found in Chakwal,Gujrat, Sialkot, Sargodha, Jhang, Multan, Sahiwal, Jhelum, Vehari Khanewal District Kabirwala and the Bahawalnagar districts.

Below is a list of tribes classified in Montgomery District (present day Sahiwal, Okara, and Vehari districts) as by the 1911 Census of India: Below is a list of tribes that were classified as Rajputs in 1911 Census:

Dhudhi Villages in North Punjab
They are found in the village of Ghansia, in neighbouring Jhelum District, their villages include Saeela, Dhok Sir, Lota, Dhok Masyal, Dhok Munawar and Dhok Dheri in Dina Tehsil and Toba, Golpur, Karyala Jalap (which they share with the Jalap tribe) and Dhudi Thal in Pind Dadan Khan Tehsil. While in Chakwal District, they are found in the village of Khokhar Zer. Moving south towards Sargodha, they are found in Dhudhi in Sahiwal Tehsil and Dhudhian in Kot Momin Tehsil. In neighbouring Khushab District, their villges include Thathi Bakhsh Shah. North of Sargodha in Mandi Bahauddin District, they are found in Bhagat and Kadher. In Bhakkar District, important Dhudhi villages include Jandanwal, Chak No 56DB, Chak 72/ML and Karloowala.

Dhudhi villages in South Punjab
Dhudhi villages include Boori Dhudhian, Dhudhiwala, Kapoori near Gharmor and Darbar Bahu Sultan. In the Pakpattan district, Dhudi villages includeChak14SP, Chak 27 SP,and Bateenga. There are two villages in Hafizabad District, Sukheke Mandi and Dubber. In Lodhran District, they are found in Chah Maniwala, while in Bhakkar District, they are found in Basti Cheena and Basti Dhudianwala. '''In Khushab District, they are found in the villages of Rahdari and Pillow Waince. And finally in Lodhran District, they are found inChah Mannywala near Dunyapur.'''

Reference
1.Gazetteer of the Montgomery District. 1884. pp 62-63

2.census of india 1911.

3.People of India Rajasthan Volume XXXVIII Part Two edited by B.K Lavania, D. K Samanta, S K Mandal & N.N Vyas pages 808 to 811 Popular Prakasha.