Unreferenced stub auto yes date December 2009 Dhonchak is a gotra of Gujjars and Jats found in Panipat district in Haryana , India . Gotras of Jats Category Jat clans Category Jat clans of Haryana India ethno stub sv Jater D ... more details
infobox ethnic group group Jhinwar poptime 493,000 ref http www.joshuaproject.net peoples.php?peo3 17010 ref popplace flagcountry India langs Hindi language Hindi Punjabi language Punjab Haryanvi language Haryanvi rels Hinduism Sikhism related Kahar Dogra Jheer Kahar The Jhinwar are a Hindu caste and Sikh caste found in the states of Haryana and Punjab India Punjab in India . They are also known as Dhimar, Jhimar and Kashyap Rajputs. A smaller number of Jhinwar are Sikh . ref People of India Hayana Present Circumstances The community is divided into different clans such as the Antal, Badran, Baison, Bhatiara, Bhatti, Brahia, Khokhar, Chalag, Chauhan, Dhonchak, Dhora, Gadri, Hadda, Inan, Inar, Jalan, Jhoka, Kalan, and Tuar. They are a strictly endogamous, but practice clan exogamy. The community speaks Haryanvi, Dogri etc., the Sikh Jhinwar also speaking Punjabi. Traditionally the Jhinwar were water carriers and palanquin bearers, but both these occupations have been abandoned. They are found mainly in Kotli and Mirpur districts. A small number are now farmers, but a greater number are landless agricultural labourers or daily wage labourers. A large number of the community are now operating road side restaurants dhaba s, a trade that seems to have been monopolized by the Jhinwar Kashyap Rajputs. Khisku, Pounti, Bera, Tak, Bamhotra, Doe, Dari, Athgotra, Sukhajange, Manhotra, Baspurie, Balgotra, Allar, Sountre, Manni, Sarmutre, Sangotra, Sansoa, Chikkardubbe, Samhotra, Lunjh, Jallandhari, Lakhotra, Dain, Bahri, Seotre, Malgotre, Maski, Koonj, Gadari, Jassam and Poonchi. Read more http wiki.answers.com Q Who are kashyap rajputs ixzz1jVcAN31U Volume XXIII edited by M.L Sharma and A.K Bhatia pages 265 to 268 Manohar ref ref People of India Punjab Volume XXXVII edited by I.J Bansal and Swaran Singh pages 247 to 252 Manohar ref References Reflist Category Indian castes ... more details
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