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Karwal is a sub branch of Sisodiya, Rajput, Aheria branch of the Kshtriya community in Rajasthan. Sparsely found in Rajasthan, Haryana, Uttar Pradesh. The 2011 Census of India for Rajasthan showed the Karwal population as 7183. Karwals are prominent kshatriya rajputs in Indian and Pakistan Punjab. Karwals are also counted in Braham Kshatriyas in Punjab.
Kshatriya is one of the four varnas of Hindu society and is associated with the warrior aristocracy. The Sanskrit term kṣatriyaḥ is used in the context of later Vedic society wherein members were organised into four classes: brahmin, kshatriya, vaishya, and shudra.
Rajput, also called Thakur, is a large multi-component cluster of castes, kin bodies, and local groups, sharing social status and ideology of genealogical descent originating from the Indian subcontinent. The term Rajput covers various patrilineal clans historically associated with warriorhood: several clans claim Rajput status, although not all claims are universally accepted. According to modern scholars, almost all Rajput clans originated from peasant or pastoral communities.
Chauhan, a name derived from the historical Chahamanas, a clan name associated with various ruling Rajput families in the present-day Indian state of Rajasthan from seventh century onwards.
Parmar, also known as Panwar or Pawar, is a Rajput clan found in Northern and Central India, especially in Rajasthan, Gujarat, Punjab, Haryana, Uttarakhand, Uttar Pradesh, Bihar, Madhya Pradesh and North Maharashtra. The clan name is also used by Kōḷīs, Garoḍās, Līmaciyā Valands, Mōcīs, Tūrīs, Luhārs, Kansārās, Darajīs, Bhāvasārs, Cūnvāḷiyās, Ghañcīs, Harijans, Sōnīs, Sutārs, Dhobīs, Khavāsas, Rabārīs, Āhīrs, Sandhīs, Pīñjārās, Vāñjhās, Dhūḷadhōyās, Rāvaḷs, Vāgharīs, Bhīls, Āñjaṇās, Mer and Ḍhēḍhs.
Saini is a caste of northern India. The community is given representation in government jobs and educational institutes as an Other Backward Class (OBC) in the states of Uttar Pradesh, Punjab, Haryana, Rajasthan and Madhya Pradesh.
Rajput is a large multi-component cluster of castes, kin bodies, and local groups, sharing social status and ideology of genealogical descent originating from the Indian subcontinent. The term Rajput covers various patrilineal clans historically associated with warriorhood: several clans claim Rajput status, although not all claims are universally accepted. According to modern scholars, almost all Rajputs clans originated from peasant or pastoral communities.
Mazhabi Sikh is a community from Northern India, especially Punjab region, who follow Sikhism.The word Mazhabi is derived from the Arabic term mazhab, and can be translated as the faithful. They live mainly in Indian Punjab, Rajasthan and Haryana. Mazhabi sikh community have roots with hindu ranghar rajputs. They are those people who belongs to brahmins, rajputs and vaishya in the varna system of Hinduism, but due to adopting the religion Din-i-ilahi of Akbar they were boycotted and out-cast by the brhamins, but muslims accepted them in islam. So that's why their are muslims ranghar rajputs in Islam in Indian sub continent. So the hindu ranghar rajputs that have been out-cast and boycotted by the brahmins in Hinduism were called Rangretas in society. But Guru Gobind SIngh Ji gave them very high honor of their child in Sikhism. The conspiracy of labeling Mazhabi Sikhs as low caste was to take control in the society, as they were kshatriya class and warriors that have ruled ancient India from long times. Their gotras and blood relation matches with ancient panwar, chauhan and other Rajput clans of ancient India. Ranghreta is Rajput, Ranghreta is Brahmin, Ranghreta is Kshatriya, Ranghreta is Jain, Ranghreta is Pathan and to some extent Ranghreta may be Scythian-Aryan. After the end of din-i-ilahi religion, the Hindu ranghars were boycotted in society and Hinduism, and the offspring's of Hindu Ranghar Rajputs were called Rangreta, so they always in seek of opportunity to prove themselves and their bravery for the society, and they got this opportunity, as in Sikhism religion. Guru Gobind Singh JIgave them a title of means rangreta the son of Guru Gobind Singh Ji or the sons of guru or god himself, as after the bravery shown by Bhai Jiwan Singh ji, by lifting the head of Guru Tegh bahadur JI at Delhi in the area or territory of Mughals. After this incident Guru Gobind Singh Ji was Impressed by their faith and belief in true Sikhism, Guru Gobind Singh Ji himself gave them the title of Mazhabi Sikh. So the Mazhabi Sikh community do not consist of single ethnic group or gotras but they arises from different varnas, gotras, and ethnicity.
Rājputana, meaning "Land of the Rajputs", was a region in the Indian subcontinent that included mainly the present-day Indian state of Rajasthan, as well as parts of Madhya Pradesh and Gujarat, and some adjoining areas of Sindh in modern-day southern Pakistan.
Mair is a rajput community traditionally found in northern India.
Gurjar is an Indo-Aryan agricultural ethnic community, residing mainly in India, Pakistan and Afghanistan, divided internally into various clan groups. They were traditionally involved in agriculture, pastoral and nomadic activities and formed a large heterogeneous group. The historical role of Gurjars has been quite diverse in society: at one end they have been founders of several kingdoms and dynasties and, at the other end, some are still nomads with no land of their own.
Dhani or Thok is a type of hamlet, the smallest conglomeration of houses, in the sandy Bagar region of the northwestern states of Rajasthan, Haryana and Punjab in India. Per the Census of India, 70% of Indians live in villages. 80% of the villages have a population of less than 1000 people and each consists of a cluster of hamlets. Most dhanis are nucleated settlements, while others are more dispersed. A dhani could be as small as one isolated house for a single family or a small cluster of several houses which could grow in number with successive generations, and even become a village by itself. All families living in a dhani are relatives or at least are of the same caste. An isolated collection of several dhanis, which could be few hundred meters apart, constitutes a gram panchayat village community. A typical dhani in the arid zone of Rajasthan is a cluster of huts with a boundary made of dried shrubs around it and with owners' livestock such as goats, sheep and camels inside the bara. Dhani are atypically mud huts in Rajasthan. Houses in dani nowadays are made of modern brick and mortar, specially in affluent higher-per-capita-income states of Haryana and Punjab, and some richer families of Rajasthan.
The Gadaria or Gadariya is a herding caste that was traditionally involved professionally in livestock breeding, especially sheep. They are primarily found in Uttar Pradesh and in some parts of Punjab, Rajasthan, Madhya Pradesh and Bihar. In Gujarat, they are called Bharwad.
Nadoda are a Rajput community found in the state of Gujarat, India.They are notable for their historic refusal to pay taxes to the sultans.
Chhipi is a caste of people with ancestral roots tracing back to India. They are found in the states of Gujarat, Rajasthan, Madhya Pradesh, Haryana, Delhi, Uttar Pradesh of India.
The Kalwar,KalalorKalar are an Indian caste historically found in Uttar Pradesh, Rajasthan, Punjab, Haryana, Jammu & Kashmir and other parts of north and central India. The caste is traditionally associated with the distillation and selling of liquor, but around the start of the 20th century assorted Kalwar caste organisations sought to leave that trade and redefine their community through Sanskritisation process.
Ravana Rajput is an Indian upper caste.Ravana Rajputs,a sub-set of Rajput clan and they are culturally similar to Rajput but have historically faced caste descrimination. They are among the castes known as Darogas.
Kanhpuriyaor Kanhvanshi are a dynasty of Kshatriyas (Rajput). It is a branch of Chandravansh. Maharaja Kanhdev was the originator of Kanhpuria dynasty, by the name of Maharaja Kanhdev and due to residence in Kanhpur. This dynasty is known as Kanhpuria or Kanhvanshi.
Modern historians agree that Rajputs consisted of a mix of various different social groups and different varnas. Rajputisation explains the process by which such diverse communities coalesced into the Rajput community.
Bhāt is a "generic term" used to refer to a bard in India. The majority of Bhats hail from Rajasthan and worked as genealogists for their patrons, however, they are viewed as mythographers. In India, the inception of Rajputization was followed by the emanation of two groups of bards with a group of them serving the society's influential communities and the other serving the communities with lower ranking in the social hierarchy.
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