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kharola are a Hindu Rajput caste found in the state of Rajasthan and Uttrakhand India. [1]
| | This article relies largely or entirely on a single source .(July 2023) |
kharola are a Hindu Rajput caste found in the state of Rajasthan and Uttrakhand India. [1]
The Kharol community is historically associated with the occupation of salt making. In the local language, Rajasthani, the word khar means cotton, and a kandera means someone who works with cotton. They are from Rajput ancestry. They are said to have migrated from Delhi to Ajmer. The community speak the Mewari dialect. [2]
The community are divided into two endogamous divisions, namely the Rajput and Todwala. These two divisions are sub-divided gotras, and they maintain gotra exogamy.The Kharol are no longer involved in their traditional occupation of manufacturing salt, and are mainly involved in agriculture, being landless labourers. [3]
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