▁fam ine , ▁extreme ▁pover ty ▁and ▁har sh ▁treatment ▁by ▁the ▁Dog ra ▁H indu ▁regime ▁( acc ording ▁to ▁Prem ▁N ath ▁B az az ▁the ▁K ash mi ri ▁Muslim s ▁faced ▁this ▁har sh ▁treatment ▁because ▁of ▁their ▁religion ). ▁According ▁to ▁the ▁ 1 9 1 1 ▁Census ▁there ▁were ▁ 1 7 7 , 5 4 9 ▁K ash mi ri ▁Muslim s ▁in ▁the ▁P un j ab . ▁With ▁the ▁inclusion ▁of ▁K ash mi ri ▁settlement s ▁in ▁N W FP ▁this ▁figure ▁rose ▁to ▁ 2 0 6 , 1 8 0 . ▁ ▁Population ▁ ▁The ▁ 1 9 2 1 ▁Census ▁report ▁stated ▁that ▁K ash mi ri ▁Muslim s ▁formed ▁ 3 1 % ▁of ▁the ▁Muslim ▁population ▁of ▁the ▁entire ▁pr inc ely ▁state ▁of ▁Jam mu ▁and ▁K ash mir . ▁The ▁ 1 9 2 1 ▁Census ▁report ▁also ▁stated ▁that ▁K ash mi ri ▁Muslim s ▁are ▁sub - div ided ▁into ▁numerous ▁sub - cast es ▁such ▁as ▁Bat , ▁Dar , ▁W ain ▁etc . ▁The ▁K ash mi ri ▁Muslim ▁population ▁in ▁the ▁ 1 9 2 1 ▁Census ▁was ▁recorded ▁as ▁ 7 9 6 , 8 0 4 . ▁ ▁The ▁ 1 9 3 1 ▁Census ▁report ▁also ▁re iter ated ▁that ▁the ▁' K ash mi ri ▁Muslim ' ▁population ▁occupied ▁the ▁for em ost ▁position ▁in ▁the ▁State ▁( other ▁communities ▁in ▁the ▁pr inc ely ▁State ▁being