Bandechha

Bandechha, Bandesha are the same clan. Bandechha is a prominent Jatt clan of the Punjab. They claim Suryavanshi descent. Most of the members of this clan are Sikhs by religion in India and Muslims in Pakistan.

The noted historian, K.C. Yadav says that most of the Jat tribes came to the Punjab in eleventh century during the days of Mahmud of Ghazni. Bandechha too are believed to have migrated to the province at this time. Parminder Singh's opinion is that this clan originated from the village Fatehgarh Churia of Amritsar district.

Bandechha(s) are found mostly in Kapurthala, Jalandhar, Patiala, Ludhiana in Indian Punjab. Prominent Bandechha villages include Fatthu Dhinga, Sarai Banjara, Shah Kot, Badesha. In Pakistan Bandechhas are mostly settled in Faisalabad and Khanewal however many have migrated further to Sindh. Prominent Pakistani Bandechha villages include Hassan pur, Alipur, Noorpur Daak Wala, Bodi Shah, Chitourgarh, Chak 64, Chak 9.

Some Bandechha(s) went further from Punjab to Haryana and Delhi and some further still, migrating to Canada, England, Germany, United States. Presently, the Bandechha are spread all over the World.