Janmeja
Encyclopedia
Janmeja is the name for a gotra
of Jats
found in the state of Uttar Pradesh
, India
.
, Uttar Pradesh, India.
There are three other gotras in the same village, including Beniwal
and Rana. Jats of Janmeja are known as "haveliwalas" or "heliwale" in the local language.
Janmeja is a very close-knit clan with relations mainly in Meerut and Muzzaffarnagar.
According to the Bhats keeping the family history, a branch of the family had also settled in Bulandshahr.
Gotra
In the Hindu society, the term Gotra broadly refers to people who are descendants in an unbroken male line from a common male ancestor. Panini defines gotra for grammatical purposes as apatyam pautraprabhrti gotram , which means "the word gotra denotes the progeny beginning with the son's son"...
of Jats
Jat people
The Jat people are a community of traditionally non-elite tillers and herders in Northern India and Pakistan. Originally pastoralists in the lower Indus river-valley of Sindh, Jats migrated north into the Punjab region in late medieval times, and subsequently into the Delhi Territory,...
found in the state of Uttar Pradesh
Uttar Pradesh
Uttar Pradesh abbreviation U.P. , is a state located in the northern part of India. With a population of over 200 million people, it is India's most populous state, as well as the world's most populous sub-national entity...
, India
India
India , officially the Republic of India , is a country in South Asia. It is the seventh-largest country by geographical area, the second-most populous country with over 1.2 billion people, and the most populous democracy in the world...
.
Locations
The Jats of the Janmeja gotra reside in the village of Goharni near Shamli, which is in the Muzaffarnagar districtMuzaffarnagar District
Muzaffarnagar district is a district of Uttar Pradesh state in northern India. It is part of Saharanpur division. The town of Muzaffarnagar is the district headquarters.-Communication:...
, Uttar Pradesh, India.
There are three other gotras in the same village, including Beniwal
Beniwal
Beniwal , also Veniwal Venhval Benhival Vainiwal Bhainiwal Bahinwar is a clan or gotra of Jats in Punjab, Rajasthan, Haryana, Delhi, Uttar Pradesh and Madhya Pradesh in India. They were rulers in Jangaldesh. They are Jats. Beniwals are also Jat Sikhs in Punjab...
and Rana. Jats of Janmeja are known as "haveliwalas" or "heliwale" in the local language.
Janmeja is a very close-knit clan with relations mainly in Meerut and Muzzaffarnagar.
According to the Bhats keeping the family history, a branch of the family had also settled in Bulandshahr.