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Tomar is a clan name, some members of which ruled parts of North India at different times. They are Rajputs and claim Chandravanshi descent.
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- 1 2 Susan Visvanathan (2013). Readings in Indian Sociology Volume IX: Culture and Society. SAGE publications. ISBN 9788132118435.
- ↑ Sharada Srinivasan, Shuzhuo Li (2017). Scarce Women and Surplus Men in China and India. p. 94. ISBN 9783319632759.
All Jats in this village belong to the Tomar gotrā.