List of Scheduled Castes in Punjab
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Below is a list of Scheduled Caste communities found in the state of Punjab
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Punjab (India)
Punjab ) is a state in the northwest of the Republic of India, forming part of the larger Punjab region. The state is bordered by the Indian states of Himachal Pradesh to the east, Haryana to the south and southeast and Rajasthan to the southwest as well as the Pakistani province of Punjab to the...
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Number Name of the Castes/Sub-castes/Synonyms *1 Ad-Dharmi *2 Bangali BangaliThe Bangali are a caste found in India, and the Hindu branch have scheduled caste status in Haryana and Uttar Pradesh. They are distinct from the Bengali ethnic group of eastern India and Bangladesh...*3 Barar *4 Batwal BatwalThe Batwal are a Hindu scheduled caste found in the state of Jammu and Kashmir and Punjab in India. They are also known as Barwale.- Origin :...*5 Bawariya BawariyaThe Bawariya are a Hindu caste found in the states of Haryana and Uttar Pradesh in India. They have scheduled caste status in Uttar Pradesh.-Origin:...*6 Bazigar BazigarBazigars are a nomad gipsy-folk of India, found throughout North India. They live a life apart from the surrounding Hindu population, and still preserve a certain ethnical identity, scarcely justified by any indications given by their physique...*7 Balmiki BhangiBhangi is an Indian caste or jāti traditionally treated as untouchable, and was historically restricted to three occupations: cleaning latrines, sweeping, and scavenging . They prefer to be known as Balmiki...
or ChuraChuraChura is a caste in Punjab whose traditional occupation is sweeping. Churas are largely followers of Sikhism and secondly Christianity. A small minority practice Valmikism an off shoot or cult form of mainstream Hinduism which still incorporates elements of Sikhism in its practices...
*8 Bhanjra *9 Chamar ChamarChamar |tanner]]"; from the Sanskrit Charmakara) is a prominent occupational caste in India, Pakistan and Nepal. Chamar is a Dalit sub-caste mainly found in the northern states, such as Punjab, Haryana, Himachal Pradesh, Uttar Pradesh, Bihar, Delhi and in Nepal at least north to the Himalayas...*10 Chanal *11 Dagi *12 Darain *13 Dhogri *14 Dhanak DhanukThe Dhanuk are an ethnic group found in Bangladesh, India and Nepal. In India, the Dhanuk, who are also known as Dharhi and are found in the states of Haryana, Uttar Pradesh and Bihar. They have been granted Scheduled Caste status. In Nepal, they are settled in the Terai districts of Saptari,...*15 Deha DehaThe Deha, sometimes pronounced as Dhaya, Dhea, Daiya and Dheya are a caste found in India, and have scheduled caste status in Haryana.- Origin :...*16 Dumna Dom- People :* Dom people, an ethnic group in the Middle East* Doms, people of indigenous origin found in the Indian state of West Bengal* Domba or Dom, an ethnic group of India...
, Mahasha or Doom*17 Gagra *18 Gandhila GandhilaThe Gandhila sometimes pronounced as Gandhil and Gandola, are a Hindu caste found in North India. They have scheduled caste status in Haryana. - Origin :...*19 Kabirpanthi Julaha *20 Khatik KhateekThe Khatik is a Kshatriya, Rajput ancestry and the etymology of the word Khatik comes from Sanskrit Khat+eek, which means orders of Priest in the Yaga Mandapam to stroke sacrifice of animal during Vedic Yagas by none other than Rajput, Kshatriya i.e...*21 Koli *22 Meracha *23 Mazhabi MazhabiA Mazhabi Sikh is a member of the Rangretta clans Churas who have embraced the sikh faith who are mainly found in the Punjab region, Kashmir and Rajastan...*24 Megh MeghwalThe Megh , Meghwal or Meghwar people live primarily in northwest India, with a small population in Pakistan. As of 2008, their total population was estimated at 2,807,000, of whom 2,760,000 lived in India...*25 Mochi Mochi (caste)The Mochi are a community, found in North India. They are the traditional shoemakers of South Asia. They are a Hindu community, spread throughout North India.-History and origin:The Mochi are Hindu...*26 Nat Nat (caste)The Nat are a Hindu caste found in North India.-History and origin:The Nat are a nomadic community found in North India. They are one of number of communities that are said to be of Dom origin, and have traditions similar to the Bazigar caste. The word nata in Sanskrit means a dancer, and the Nat...
*27 Odh *28 Pasi Pasi (caste)The Pasi are a caste found in India, in the states of Bihar, Delhi, Haryana and Uttar Pradesh. A small number of Pasi are also found in the Terai region of Nepal. They are one of the Scheduled caste but not Untouchables. The Pasi are also known as Paswan.-Origin:The Pasi claim their descent from...*29 Perna Perna (caste)The Perna are a Hindu caste found mainly in the states of Haryana and Punjab in India.- Origin :The Perna were a nomadic tribe, referred to as vagrant by British ethnographers, similar in background to the Nat and Bazigar communities. They were said to be a sub-group of the Dom community...*30 Pherera *31 Sanhai *32 Sanhal *33 Sansi *34 Sansoi *35 Sepela Sapera (caste)The Sapera are a Hindu caste found in North India. They are also known as Barwa Sampheriya in West Bengal, Sapela in Punjab and Sparera in Madhya Pradesh.-Origin:...
*36 Sikligar SikligarThe Sikligar are a community found in the states of Gujarat, Haryana and Pinjab in India. They also known as the Mathuria Lohar, Kamgar, Kuchband and Panchal. They are Hindu in Gujarat and Sikh in Punjab, and partly Hindu and partly Sikh in Haryana.- Origin :...*37 BRAR *38 Rai Sikh