Lohchav
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Lochav lohchab (लोचब), Lohchap (लोहचप) Lohchav (लोहचव) Lochhav (लोछव) Lohach (लोहच) or Arh is a gotra
of Jatts
. They were called Lohchav as Panwars had inhabited this area in Rohtak
. They are found in Punjab
, Haryana
, Uttar Pradesh
and Delhi
. The King Arh was in fourth generation of Ardas and is mentioned in many stories of Puranas. He was a brave Warrior. According to Todd's Rajasthan the origin of the Arh dynasty cannot be traced but a few gotras of this dynasty are found among the Jatts.
: Bupaniya, Katlupur, Jhinjoli and Shahpur; two in Delhi
- Auchandi, Near Narala; one in South Delhi - Bamnoli; and one village in Uttar Pradesh
, in the Bagpat
District.
Katlupur is most prominent Lohchab Village in Haryana is at 28°50'33"N 77°1'49"E. Many families of this village are settled in Delhi and some families of katlupur are now permanently settled in Gohana- Sonipat district.
Lohchap population is 480 in Patiala district.
Issapur is a village in Sangrur District
, Punjab and has a population of 2100 Jat Sikh Lohchav's.
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 Jatts
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,...
. They were called Lohchav as Panwars had inhabited this area in Rohtak
Rohtak
Rohtak City is a Municipal Corporation in Rohtak district that styles itself as the "Heart of Haryana". It is located 70 km Northwest of New Delhi and 210 km South of the state capital Chandigarh at the NH 10...
. They are found in Punjab
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...
, Haryana
Haryana
Haryana is a state in India. Historically, it has been a part of the Kuru region in North India. The name Haryana is found mentioned in the 12th century AD by the apabhramsha writer Vibudh Shridhar . It is bordered by Punjab and Himachal Pradesh to the north, and by Rajasthan to the west and south...
, 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...
and Delhi
Delhi
Delhi , officially National Capital Territory of Delhi , is the largest metropolis by area and the second-largest by population in India, next to Mumbai. It is the eighth largest metropolis in the world by population with 16,753,265 inhabitants in the Territory at the 2011 Census...
. The King Arh was in fourth generation of Ardas and is mentioned in many stories of Puranas. He was a brave Warrior. According to Todd's Rajasthan the origin of the Arh dynasty cannot be traced but a few gotras of this dynasty are found among the Jatts.
Distribution
Very few Jatts belonging to this gotra are found today. They have four villages in HaryanaHaryana
Haryana is a state in India. Historically, it has been a part of the Kuru region in North India. The name Haryana is found mentioned in the 12th century AD by the apabhramsha writer Vibudh Shridhar . It is bordered by Punjab and Himachal Pradesh to the north, and by Rajasthan to the west and south...
: Bupaniya, Katlupur, Jhinjoli and Shahpur; two in Delhi
Delhi
Delhi , officially National Capital Territory of Delhi , is the largest metropolis by area and the second-largest by population in India, next to Mumbai. It is the eighth largest metropolis in the world by population with 16,753,265 inhabitants in the Territory at the 2011 Census...
- Auchandi, Near Narala; one in South Delhi - Bamnoli; and one village in 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...
, in the Bagpat
Bagpat
Baghpat is a city and a municipal board in Baghpat district in the state of Uttar Pradesh, India. It is the administrative headquarters of Baghpat District....
District.
Katlupur is most prominent Lohchab Village in Haryana is at 28°50'33"N 77°1'49"E. Many families of this village are settled in Delhi and some families of katlupur are now permanently settled in Gohana- Sonipat district.
Lohchap population is 480 in Patiala district.
Issapur is a village in Sangrur District
Sangrur district
Sangrur district is in the state of Punjab in North-West Republic of India. Earlier Barnala was part of Sangrur district, but now Barnala is a separate district.-Sangrur consists of following cities:DHURIMALERKOTLA...
, Punjab and has a population of 2100 Jat Sikh Lohchav's.