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{{Short description|North Indian caste}}
The '''Karwal''' are a [[Sikh]], [[Hindu]] [[caste]] found in the state of [[Uttar Pradesh,Haryana]] in [[India]]. They belongs to the Rajput community and are spread all over the Northern India, in the states of Delhi, Punjab, Rajasthan, UP,UK, and MP. This Gotra is very closely linked with Verma and Mair Kshatriya castes.Vikas Karwal Verma, Hardeep Karwal Verma ..
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'''Karwal''' is a [[Scheduled Caste]] in the state of [[Uttar Pradesh]], India. The [[2011 Census of India]] for Uttar Pradesh showed the Karwal population as 7,183.<ref>{{cite web|url=http://www.censusindia.gov.in/2011census/PCA/SC_ST/PCA-A10/SC-0900-PCA-A-10-ddw.xlsx |title= A-10 Individual Scheduled Caste Primary Census Abstract Data and its Appendix - Uttar Pradesh |publisher=Registrar General & Census Commissioner, India |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20140702231151/http://www.censusindia.gov.in/2011census/PCA/SC_ST/PCA-A10/SC-0900-PCA-A-10-ddw.xlsx |archive-date=2 July 2014}}{{Cn|date=November 2024}}</ref>


Karwal is also an unrelated community in Punjab and pre-partition North India, traditionally belonging to the Rajput class.<ref>{{cite web|url=http://sikhsangat.com/index.php?/topic/63068-hindu-punjabi-who-are-they |title= Hindu Punjabi - Who Are They? |accessdate=2017-11-25}}{{Attribution needed|date=October 2024}}</ref>
They all are writing deferents surnames like ''Rawal'', ''Rana'', ''Aheriya''," Jaswal ", ''Chittaudi'', ''Sishodia'' etc. They are further sub-divided into a number of clans, the main ones being the Purabia, Hazari, Uttariya, Koiereriya and Turkiya. According to their traditions, they were [[Rajput]]s of [[Jodhpur]] who migrated to [[Uttar Pradesh]] in the 19th Century. They are now found in the districts of [[Agra District|Agra]], [[Mathura District|Mathura]], [[Aligarh District|Aligarh]], [[Etah District|Etah]], [[Mahamaya Nagar District|Hathras]], [[Kanshiram Nagar District|Kanshiram Nagar]], [[Mainpuri District|Mainpuri]], [[Moradabad District|Moradabad]], [[Ghaziabad district, India|Ghaziabad]], [[Bulandshahar District|Bulandshahar]], [[Barabanki District|Barabanki]], [[Basti District|Basti]], [[Gorakhpur District|Gorakhpur]], [[Lucknow District|Lucknow]], [[Dehradun]] and other District of Uttar Pradesh. The Karwal speak a dialect of their own, known as Karwali, which shows strons influences of [[Rajasthani language|Rajasthani]].<ref>People of India Uttar Pradesh Volume XLII Part Two edited by A Hasan & J C Das pages 730 to 735 Manohar Publications</ref>
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The work 'Karwal' is composed of two words 'kar' meaning 'hand' in devnagri and 'wal' or 'bal' which means power.
The word 'karwal' mean the person whose hands are powerful.
Karwal is also a Rajput community found in Panjab, MP, UP, Rajasthan and Delhi.


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== Present circumstances ==
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The Karwal is a bold, aggressive, intellect and educated sub-community, belonging to the Rajput clans, in Rajasthan, Punjab, MP and other northern states of India. This caste is not restricted to only Hindus, but is also common among other religions also, such as Sikhs.

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[[Category:Social groups of Uttar Pradesh]]
[[Category:Indian castes]]
[[Category:Hindu communities]]
[[Category:Scheduled Castes of Uttar Pradesh]]
[[Category:Scheduled Castes of Uttar Pradesh]]
[[Category:Dom people]]
[[Category:Romani in India]]

Latest revision as of 03:26, 4 November 2024

Karwal is a Scheduled Caste in the state of Uttar Pradesh, India. The 2011 Census of India for Uttar Pradesh showed the Karwal population as 7,183.[1]

Karwal is also an unrelated community in Punjab and pre-partition North India, traditionally belonging to the Rajput class.[2]

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  1. ^ "A-10 Individual Scheduled Caste Primary Census Abstract Data and its Appendix - Uttar Pradesh". Registrar General & Census Commissioner, India. Archived from the original on 2 July 2014.[citation needed]
  2. ^ "Hindu Punjabi - Who Are They?". Retrieved 25 November 2017.[attribution needed]