Kohli (clan)

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Kohli
Regions with significant populations
India
Languages
Punjabi, Hindi
Religion
Hinduism, Sikhism, Islam
Related ethnic groups
Kukhrain, Khatri

Kohli is a Khatri clan from Delhi. The clan belongs to Khukhrain family of the Punjabi Khatris, along with other subcastes: Anand, Talwar, Sahni/Sawhney, Sethi, Ghai, Bhasin, Sabharwal, Chadha, and Suri. [1]

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References

  1. Singh, Kumar Suresh, ed. (1998). India's Communities. Oxford University Press (OUP). p. 1732. ISBN   978-0195633542. The Khokhran Khatri have eight clans, namely Anand, Bhasin, Chadha, Ghai, Kohli, Sabarwal, Sawhney, Sethi, and Suri.