Andhra Pradesh

Andhra Pradesh

Andhra Pradesh , is one of the 28 states of India, situated on the southeastern coast of India. It is India's fourth largest state by area and fifth largest by population. Its capital and largest city by population is Hyderabad.The total GDP of Andhra Pradesh is $100 billion and is ranked third...

• 1. Achchukattalavandlu, Singali, Singamvallu, Achchupanivallu,Achchukattuvaru, Achukatlavandlu.
• 2. Attar Saibulu, Attarollu
• 3. Dhobi Muslim
  Muslim Dhobi
  The Muslim Dhobi are a Muslim community that is traditionally involved in washing clothes in South Asia. They are considered to be Muslim converts from the Hindu Dhobi caste, and are found in North India and Pakistan...
  
   / Muslim Dhobi / Dhobi Musalman, Turka Chakla or Turka Sakala, Turaka Chakali, Tulukka Vannan, Tsakalas, Sakalas or Chakalas, Muslim Rajakas
• 4. Faqir
  Faqir (caste)
  The Faqir are a Muslim ethnic group found in India. They are also known as Shah Alvi or Sain in North India, which is now their preferred self-designation and in West Bengal, they are known as Sahajia...
  
  , Fhakir Budbudki, Ghanti Fhakir, Ghanta Fhakirlu, Turaka Budbudki, Darvesh, Fakeer
• 5. Garadi Muslim, Garadi Saibulu, Pamulavallu, Kani-kattuvallu, Garadollu, Garadiga
• 6. Gosangi Muslim, Phakeer Sayebulu
• 7. Guddi Eluguvallu, Elugu Bantuvallu, Musalman Keelu Gurralavallu
• 8. Hajjam
  Hajjam
  Hajjam , alternately pronounced and spelled as Hajaam , are a ethnic group found in North India and Pakistan. In Pakistan, they are settled in Sindh and Punjab provinces of Pakistan. The word Hajaam is derived from the Urdu word Hajaamat which in Urdu means barber and hairdresser...
  
  , Nai, Nai Muslim, Navid
• 9. Labbi, Labbai, Labbon, Labba
• 10. Pakeerla, Borewale, Deera Phakirlu, Bonthala
• 11. QureshiQassab
  Qassab
  The Qassab are members of the Muslim community involved in meat business. They are butchers and work in abattoirs and meat shops where they process and sell meat of poultry, seafood, cattle, goats, sheeps, etc. The most common surname of Qassab community is Quraishi. But all Quraishis are not ...
  
  , Kureshi / Khureshi, Khasab, Marati Khasab, Muslim Katika, Khatik Muslim
• 12. Shaik
  Shaikhs in South Asia
  Sheikh, also rendered as Sheik, Shaykh, Shaikh, Cheikh, Šeih, Šejh, Şeyh and other variants , is a word or honorific term in the Arabic language that literally means "elder." It is commonly used to designate an elder of a tribe, a revered wise man, or an Islamic scholar...
  
   / Sheikh
• 13. Siddi
  Siddi
  The Siddi, Siddhi, or Sheedi , also known as Habshi, are an Indian and Pakistani ethnic group of Afro-Arab and/or Black African descent. The Siddi population is currently estimated to be 20,000–55,000, with Gujarat and Hyderabad in India the main population centre. Siddis are mainly Sufi Muslims,...
  
  , Yaba, Habshi, Jasi
• 14. Turaka Kasha, Kakkukotte Zinka Saibulu, Chakkitakanevale, Terugadu Gontalavaru, Thirugatigantla, Rollaku Kakku Kottevaru, Pattar Phodulu, Chakketakare, Thuraka Kasha.
• 15. Other Muslim groups excluding:
• Syed, Sayid, Mushaik;
• Mughal
  Mughal (tribe)
  The term Mughal is simply a Turkic word and many groups in India, Pakistan, Afghanistan, and Bangladesh use the term Mughal to describe themselves...
  
  , Moghal;
• Pathans
  Pashtun diaspora
  Pashtuns , also called Pathans have many communities around the world. Pukhtuns have long history to conquer and colonizing several regions especially the ancient regions of Sub-continent in duration of past few centuries...
  
  ;
• Irani;
• Arabs of Hyderabad
  Chaush
  The Chaush are a Sunni Muslim community of Hadhrami Arab descent found in the Deccan region of India. An extension of these Arab descendants are also found in Bosnia & Herzegovina and Montenegro. It is a Turkish word used particularly during the Ottoman era of the Balkans, 'Chaush' or Čauši were...
  
  ;
• Bohara, Bohra
  Mustaali
  The Musta‘lī Ismā'īlī Muslims are so named because they accept Al-Musta'li as the nineteenth Fatimid caliph and legitimate successor to his father, al-Mustansir...
  
  ;
• Shia Imami Ismaili Khoja
  Khoja
  The Khojas are ethnic group of Shia Muslims. The word Khoja derives from Khwaja, a Persian title .In Pakistan, many Khojas migrated to and settled in the province of Sindh and especially in the city of Karachi. While in India, most Khojas live in the states of Gujarat, Maharashtra, Rajasthan and...
  
  ;
• Cutchi-Memon
  Kutchi Memon
  Kutchi Memons or Cutchi Memons are a part of larger Memons, a Muslim community of Pakistan and India, who speak the Kutchi language and are original residents of Kutch region....
  
  ;
• Jamayat
  Konkani Muslims
  Konkani / Kokani Muslims is a Muslim sub-ethnic group of Maharashtrian Muslims living in the Konkan region of India. They speak the Konkani language. A good number of them live in Mumbai...
  
  ;
• Navayath

Bihar

Bihar

Bihar is a state in eastern India. It is the 12th largest state in terms of geographical size at and 3rd largest by population. Almost 58% of Biharis are below the age of 25, which is the highest proportion in India....

• 1. Abdal
  Abdal (caste)
  The Abdal are Muslim community found in North India. They are a sub-group within the Faqir community. - Origin :The Abdal are one of a number of Muslim semi-nomadic community, traditionally associated with begging at shrines of Sufi saints. They are likely to be a division of the Domba community...
  
  
• 2. Bakho
  Bakho
  -Origin:The Bakho are a nomadic community, who are a traditionally associated with singing folk songs. They visit their patrons from other castes on special occasions, such as a birth of a child. The community speak Urdu. Little is known about their origin, but it is likely they are division of the...
  
  
• 3. Bhatiara
  Bhatiara
  The Bhatiara are a Pathan community, found in North India. They are also known as Farooqi or Shaikh Farooqi.-History and origin:...
  
  
• 4. Chik
  Chik
  The Chik are a Muslim community, found in the states of Bihar and Uttar Pradesh in India. They are also known as Bakar Qasab, Buz Qassab and Chikwa. The Chik have been granted Other Backward Class status in both Bihar and Uttar Pradesh....
  
  
• 5. Churihar
  Churihar
  -Origin:The word Churihar us derived from the Hindi word chura hara, literally a manufacturer of bangles. They were traditionally associated with the manufacture of bangles, and have no origin myth. It is likely, that they are amalgam of different groups who took to manufacturing bangles, and are...
  
  
• 6. Dafali
  Dafali
  The Dafali are a Muslim community found in the state Uttar Pradesh in India. They are also known as Shaikh Derveshi or just Derveshi. The Dafali have been granted Other Backward Class status.-Origin:...
  
  
• 7. Dhobi Muslim
  Muslim Dhobi
  The Muslim Dhobi are a Muslim community that is traditionally involved in washing clothes in South Asia. They are considered to be Muslim converts from the Hindu Dhobi caste, and are found in North India and Pakistan...
  
  
• 8. Dhunia
  Behna
  The Behna are a Muslim community, found in North India . In eastern Uttar Pradesh and Bihar, they were known as Dhuna or Dhunia. They also known as Naddaf in South India and Pinjara in Gujarat and Rajasthan...
  
  
• 9. Gaddi
  Muslim Gaddi
  The Muslim Gaddi are a Muslim community found mainly in North India. After the partition of India in 1947, the Gaddi of the states of Haryana and Delhi migrated to Pakistan and are now found in the provinces of Punjab and Sindh. In Pakistan, the community is often referred to as Gadi Rajput, and...
  
  
• 10. Hajjam
  Hajjam
  Hajjam , alternately pronounced and spelled as Hajaam , are a ethnic group found in North India and Pakistan. In Pakistan, they are settled in Sindh and Punjab provinces of Pakistan. The word Hajaam is derived from the Urdu word Hajaamat which in Urdu means barber and hairdresser...
  
  
• 11. Halalkhor
  Halalkhor
  The Halalkhor are a Dalit Muslim community , found in the states of Bihar and Uttar Pradesh in India . They are mostly Shias. The Halalkhor are also known as Shaikhra or Shahani in Bihar and Muslim Bhangi and Mehtar in Uttar Pradesh....
  
  
• 12. Idrisi
  Darzi
  The Darzi are a Muslim community, found in North India and Pakistan. Darzi means tailor in Urdu. A small number are also found in the Terai region of Nepal. They are also known as Idrisi or Idrisi Shaikh.-History and origin:...
  
  
• 13. Kagzi
  Kagzi
  The Kagzi are a Muslim community found in the states of Gujarat and Maharashtra in India.- History and origin :The term Kagzi in Urdu means a manufacturer of paper, from the word kagaz or paper...
  
  
• 14. Lal Begi
  Lal Begi
  The Lal Begi are a scheduled caste found in the states of Bihar and Uttar Pradesh in India . The Muslim branch of the Lal Begi are known as Hasnati and the Hindu branch are known as Balmiki.-History and origin:...
  
  
• 15. Madari
  Madari
  The Madari are a Muslim community found in North India. They are a community of Muslim Faqirs.- Origin :The Madari are followers of a celebrated Sufi saint Zinda Shah of Makanpur in Awadh. His real name was Bazi ul din Shah and was born in Aleppo in Syria. The saint is said to still alive, hence...
  
  
• 16. Mirasi
  Mirasi
  The Mirasi are a Muslim or Sikh caste, found in Northern India and Pakistan. They are also known as Pakhwaji, Kalawart and Qawwal.The Mirasi community are the genealogists of a number of communities in Northern India and Pakistan. Most Mirasis are Muslim, but Rababi and Dhadi sub-groups are...
  
  
• 17. Mirshikar
  Mirshikar
  The Mirshikar are a Muslim community, found in North India . They are also known as Chirimar.-History and origin:The word Mirshikar is a combination of two Urdu words, mir meaning lord and shikar meaning a hunt, and their name means a leader of a hunting party. They were a community who were...
  
  
• 18. Muker
  Muker
  Muker is a village and civil parish in the Richmondshire district of North Yorkshire, England. Situated in Swaledale, one of the Yorkshire Dales, its name...
  
  
• 19. Nalband
  Nalband
  Nalband may refer to:*Nalband, Armenia*Nalbant, Romania*Nalband , Muslim community...
  
  
• 20. Nat Muslim
  Nat (Muslim)
  The Nat are a Muslim community found in North India. A few are also found in the Terai region of Nepal. They are Muslim converts from the Hindu Nat caste.-History and origin:...
  
  
• 21. Pamaria
  Pamaria
  - Origin :The Pamaria are said to be Muslim converts from the Parmar Rajput community. This conversion is said to have taken place during the rule of the Mugal Emperor Akbar. The Pamaria are then said to have left Rajasthan, their own original home, and moved to Bihar. When in Bihar, the community...
  
  
• 22. Rangrez
  Muslim Rangrez
  The Rangrez are a Muslim community found in North India. They are also known as Sabagh. Many members of Muslim Rangrez community have migrated to Pakistan after independence and have settled in Karachi, Sindh.-History and origin:...
  
  
• 23. Rayee
  Rayee
  The Rayee are a Muslim community found in the state of Bihar in India. They are sub-group of the larger Kunjra community of South Asia. They are also known as Sabzifarosh , Mewafarosh and Al-Raiee.-History and origin:The community are a branch of the wider Kunjra community, and claim to...
  
  
• 24. Sain
  Sai (caste)
  The Sai or sometimes pronounced Sayee are a Muslim community found in the states of Bihar and Uttar Pradesh in India. They are also known as the Sain.-Origin:...
  
  
• 25. Shaikhra
  Halalkhor
  The Halalkhor are a Dalit Muslim community , found in the states of Bihar and Uttar Pradesh in India . They are mostly Shias. The Halalkhor are also known as Shaikhra or Shahani in Bihar and Muslim Bhangi and Mehtar in Uttar Pradesh....
  
  
• 26. Shershahabadia
  Shershahabadia
  The Shershahabadi are a Muslim community found in the state of Bihar and West Bengal in India. They are part of the larger Shaikh community of Bihar and Bedia Community of Bengal. Common surnames used by the community include Mandal and Sekh...
  
  
• 27. Thakurai
  Thakurai
  The Thakurai are a Muslim Rajput community found in the state of Bihar in India. A small number are also found in the Terai region of Nepal.- Origin :...
  
  
• 28. Muslim Teli
• 29. Qalandar
  Qalandar (caste)
  The Qalandar are a Muslim community, found in North India . They are also known as Qalander Faqir. A few Qalandar are also found in the Terai region of Nepal.-History and origin:...
  
  
• 30. Qassab
  Qassab
  The Qassab are members of the Muslim community involved in meat business. They are butchers and work in abattoirs and meat shops where they process and sell meat of poultry, seafood, cattle, goats, sheeps, etc. The most common surname of Qassab community is Quraishi. But all Quraishis are not ...
  
  
• 31. Saikalgar
• 32. Malik(muslim)/Teli Malik(muslim)

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...

 

• 1. Abbasi Sakka
• 2. Ansari
  Momin Ansari
  The Momin Ansari or Ansari, are a Muslim community, found mainly in West and North India, and the province of Sindh in Pakistan. A small number of Ansaris are also found in the Terai region of Nepal. The community were once known as al ansar, although the term is now obsolete. In North India, the...
  
  
• 3. Arain
  Arain (Delhi)
  The Arain of Delhi are an Urdu speaking Muslim community found in Delhi, India. They are descended from the Arain community of Punjab. The Rayeen community of Uttar Pradesh also claim common ancestry with this community...
  
  
• 4. Bhatiara
  Bhatiara
  The Bhatiara are a Pathan community, found in North India. They are also known as Farooqi or Shaikh Farooqi.-History and origin:...
  
  
• 5. Darzi
  Darzi
  The Darzi are a Muslim community, found in North India and Pakistan. Darzi means tailor in Urdu. A small number are also found in the Terai region of Nepal. They are also known as Idrisi or Idrisi Shaikh.-History and origin:...
  
  
• 6. Dhobi Muslim
  Muslim Dhobi
  The Muslim Dhobi are a Muslim community that is traditionally involved in washing clothes in South Asia. They are considered to be Muslim converts from the Hindu Dhobi caste, and are found in North India and Pakistan...
  
  
• 7. Dhunia
  Behna
  The Behna are a Muslim community, found in North India . In eastern Uttar Pradesh and Bihar, they were known as Dhuna or Dhunia. They also known as Naddaf in South India and Pinjara in Gujarat and Rajasthan...
  
  
• 8 Faqir
  Faqir (caste)
  The Faqir are a Muslim ethnic group found in India. They are also known as Shah Alvi or Sain in North India, which is now their preferred self-designation and in West Bengal, they are known as Sahajia...
  
  
• 9. Gaddi
  Muslim Gaddi
  The Muslim Gaddi are a Muslim community found mainly in North India. After the partition of India in 1947, the Gaddi of the states of Haryana and Delhi migrated to Pakistan and are now found in the provinces of Punjab and Sindh. In Pakistan, the community is often referred to as Gadi Rajput, and...
  
  
• 10. Ghosi
  Ghosi (tribe)
  The Ghosi are a Muslim community found mainly in North India. The meaning of Ghosi is "to shout" as he herds his cattle. They are associated with the occupation cattle rearing and the selling of milk.According to famous British historians H.A. Rose, Ibbetson, Maclagan Ghosi 's are none other than...
  
  
• 11. Hajjam
  Hajjam
  Hajjam , alternately pronounced and spelled as Hajaam , are a ethnic group found in North India and Pakistan. In Pakistan, they are settled in Sindh and Punjab provinces of Pakistan. The word Hajaam is derived from the Urdu word Hajaamat which in Urdu means barber and hairdresser...
  
   are also known as Salmani
• 12. Manihar
  Manihar
  The Manihar or more commonly referred to as the Siddiqui Manihar, are a Muslim community, found mainly in North India, and the province of Sindh in Pakistan. A small number of Manihar are also found in the Terai region of Nepal.-History and origin:...
  
  
• 13. Memar
  Raj (caste)
  The Raj are a Muslim community found in the state of Uttar Pradesh in India. They are also known as Maimar and sometimes Mistry.-History and origin:...
  
   also known as Raj
• 14. Mirasi
  Mirasi
  The Mirasi are a Muslim or Sikh caste, found in Northern India and Pakistan. They are also known as Pakhwaji, Kalawart and Qawwal.The Mirasi community are the genealogists of a number of communities in Northern India and Pakistan. Most Mirasis are Muslim, but Rababi and Dhadi sub-groups are...
  
  
• 15. Nalband
  Nalband
  Nalband may refer to:*Nalband, Armenia*Nalbant, Romania*Nalband , Muslim community...
  
  
• 16. Naqqal
  Naqqal
  The Naqqal are a Muslim community found in the state of Uttar Pradesh in India. They are also known as the Kashmiri Bhand and recently as Kashmiri Shaikh. The Naqqal are a sub-group within the larger Bhand community. -Origin:...
  
  
• 17. Qassab
  Qassab
  The Qassab are members of the Muslim community involved in meat business. They are butchers and work in abattoirs and meat shops where they process and sell meat of poultry, seafood, cattle, goats, sheeps, etc. The most common surname of Qassab community is Quraishi. But all Quraishis are not ...
  
   are also known as Qureshi
• 18. Rangrez
  Muslim Rangrez
  The Rangrez are a Muslim community found in North India. They are also known as Sabagh. Many members of Muslim Rangrez community have migrated to Pakistan after independence and have settled in Karachi, Sindh.-History and origin:...
  
  
• 19. Saifi
  Saifi
  The Saifi are a Muslim community found in North India, Pakistan. They are now considered as forming a community with in the Shaikh caste. They are also known as Muslim BadhaiLohar Kalayi gar.-History and origin:...
  
   also known as Muslim
  Muslim
  A Muslim, also spelled Moslem, is an adherent of Islam, a monotheistic, Abrahamic religion based on the Quran, which Muslims consider the verbatim word of God as revealed to prophet Muhammad. "Muslim" is the Arabic term for "submitter" .Muslims believe that God is one and incomparable...
  
   Lohar
  Lohar
  Lohar is an ethnic sub-caste found among Hindus, Sikhs and Muslims in Northern India and Northern Pakistan. Originally this community was a warrior tribe living in provinces of Kermanshah in Iran right up to Khyber-Pakhtunkhwa in Pakistan. In India the Lohars are also known as Vishwakarma, Sharma,...
  
  
• 20. Teli-Malik
  Muslim Teli
  The Muslim Teli are an ethnic group found in Pakistan and India. The word Tel means oil and Teli means person dealing with manufacture and sale of cooking oil in Urdu...
  
  

Gujarat

• 1. Ansari
  Momin Ansari
  The Momin Ansari or Ansari, are a Muslim community, found mainly in West and North India, and the province of Sindh in Pakistan. A small number of Ansaris are also found in the Terai region of Nepal. The community were once known as al ansar, although the term is now obsolete. In North India, the...
  
  
• 2. Bafan
  Bafan
  The Bafan are a Muslim community found in the state of Gujarat in India and a province of Sindh in Pakistan. They are one of a number of communities of Maldhari pastoral nomads found in the Banni region of Kutch.-History and origin:...
  
  
• 3. Bharbhunja
  Bharbhunja
  The Bharbhunja are a Muslim community found in the states of Gujarat and Uttar Pradesh in India. In Uttar Pradesh, the community are also known as Bharbhunja Shaikh.- Origin :...
  
  
• 4. Chhipa
  Chhipa
  The Chhipa are a Muslim community found in the state of Gujarat in India. A few Chhipa are also found in the city of Karachi in Pakistan.-History and origin:Chhipa is also hindu community which belives in Sant Namdev...
  
  
• 5. Chunara
  Chunara
  The Chunara are an ethnic group found in the state of Gujarat in India. A small number are also found in the port city of Karachi in Pakistan. There are in fact now two communities of Chunara, one Hindu and the other Muslim.-Origin:...
  
  
• 6. Dafer
  Dafer
  - Origin :The Dafer claim to have immigrated from Sindh, and settled in Saurashtra. The community is sub-divided along religious lines, with there being both Muslim and Hindu Dafer. They are settled in the Vanthali and Talala talukas of Junagadh District. The community speak Kutchi, while most also...
  
  
• 7. Dhobi Muslim
  Muslim Dhobi
  The Muslim Dhobi are a Muslim community that is traditionally involved in washing clothes in South Asia. They are considered to be Muslim converts from the Hindu Dhobi caste, and are found in North India and Pakistan...
  
  
• 8. Faqir
  Faqir (caste)
  The Faqir are a Muslim ethnic group found in India. They are also known as Shah Alvi or Sain in North India, which is now their preferred self-designation and in West Bengal, they are known as Sahajia...
  
  
• 9. Gadhai
  Gadhai
  - Origin :The Gadhai claim to have immigrated from Rajasthan, about five hundred years ago. They were first settled in Kutch, where they were employed by the local Rajputs, and then brought to Saurashtra by the Kathi rulers. The Gadhai bred donkeys, which were the main beasts of burdens...
  
  
• 10. Galiara
  Galiara
  - History and origin :The Galiara derive their name from the Gujarati word gali which means indigo. People who are engaged in the extraction of indigo and dyeing are referred to as Galiara. They are found throughout Gujarat. According to their traditions, the community were originally Rajputs, who...
  
  
• 11. Ghanchi
  Ghanchi (Muslim)
  The Ghanchi are a Gujarati Muslim community found in the states of Gujarat and Rajasthan in India. A small number of Ghanchi are also found in the city of Karachi in Pakistan. - Origin :...
  
  
• 12. Ghanchi-Pinjara
  Ghanchi-Pinjara
  The Ghanchi-Pinjara are a Muslim community found in the state of Gujarat in India. A small number of Ghanchi are also found in the city of Karachi in Pakistan. - Origin :...
  
  
• 13. Hajjam
  Hajjam
  Hajjam , alternately pronounced and spelled as Hajaam , are a ethnic group found in North India and Pakistan. In Pakistan, they are settled in Sindh and Punjab provinces of Pakistan. The word Hajaam is derived from the Urdu word Hajaamat which in Urdu means barber and hairdresser...
  
  
• 14. Hingora
  Hingora
  The Hingora are a Muslim community found in the state of Gujarat in India and a province of Sindh in Pakistan. They are one of a number of communities of Maldhari pastoral nomads found in the Banni region of Kutch.-History and origin:...
  
  
• 15. Jats of Kutch
  Jats of Kutch
  The Jats of Kutch are a cattle breeding nomadic Muslim community, found in the Kutch region of Gujarat in India. They are one of a number of communities of Maldhari pastoral nomads found in the Banni region of Kutch.- History and origin :...
  
  
• 16. Khalipha
  Khalipha
  Khalifa is a Muslim community of Gujarat in India and Sindh in Pakistan. Their traditional occupation is usually as folk singers or musicians. Most Khaliphas are Sunni Muslims. They form one of the sub-groups of the Gujarati Muslims....
  
  
• 17. Khateek
  Khateek
  The 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...
  
  
• 18. Langha
  Langha (tribe)
  The Langha or Langah are a Muslim community found in the states of Gujarat and Rajasthan in India. They are unrelated to the Langah tribe of southern Pakistan.- History and origin :...
  
  
• 19. Makrani
  Makrani (caste)
  - History and origin :The Makrani of Gujarat are descendents of Baluch who were brought to Saurashtra as mercenaries. They are still distributed in the former princely states of Kathiawar. These Baluch soldiers came from the Makran region of Baluchistan. They now speak Gujarati, while some Makrani...
  
  
• 20. Mansoori
  Mansoori
  The Mansoori are Muslim community found in the state of Gujarat in India. They are part of the larger Pinjara community which is found throughout North India.-History and origin:...
  
  
• 21. Meta Qureshi
  Meta Qureshi
  The Meta Qureshi are a Muslim community found in the state of Gujarat in India and a province of Sindh in Pakistan. They are one of a number of communities of pastoral nomads found in the Banni region of Kutch...
  
  
• 22 Mirasi
  Mirasi
  The Mirasi are a Muslim or Sikh caste, found in Northern India and Pakistan. They are also known as Pakhwaji, Kalawart and Qawwal.The Mirasi community are the genealogists of a number of communities in Northern India and Pakistan. Most Mirasis are Muslim, but Rababi and Dhadi sub-groups are...
  
  
• 23. Mir
• 24. Miyana
  Miyana
  The Miyana are a Muslim Rajput community found in the state of Gujarat in India.- History and origin :The Miyana are Rajputs who were converted to Islam during the rule of Allauddin Khilji in the thirteenth century...
  
  
• 25. Nayak
• 26. Pinjara
  Pinjara
  The Pinjara are a Muslim community found in the states of Madhya Pradesh, Maharashtra and Rajasthan in India. They are also known as Shaikh Mansoori, especially in Gujarat, where the name Pinjara is no longer used...
  
  
• 27 Salaat
  Salaat (Muslim)
  The Salaat are Muslim community found in the state of Gujarat in India. They are Muslim converts from the Hindu Salaat caste.-History and Origins:...
  
  
• 28. Sandhai Muslims
  Sandhai Muslims
  The Sandhai Muslim are a community found in the state of Gujarat in India . They are one of a number of communities of pastoral nomads found in the Banni region of Kutch.-History and origin:...
  
  
• 29. Siddi
  Siddi
  The Siddi, Siddhi, or Sheedi , also known as Habshi, are an Indian and Pakistani ethnic group of Afro-Arab and/or Black African descent. The Siddi population is currently estimated to be 20,000–55,000, with Gujarat and Hyderabad in India the main population centre. Siddis are mainly Sufi Muslims,...
  
  
• 30. Sipahi
  Sipahi (caste)
  The Sipahi are a Muslim community found in the state of Gujarat in India . They are also known as Kasbatis, especially in Baroda.-History and origin:...
  
  
• 31. Theba
  Theba
  Theba is a taxonomic genus of air-breathing land snails, medium-sized pulmonate gastropod mollusks in the family Helicidae, the true snails.Theba is the type genus of the tribe Thebini....
  
  
• 32. Turk Jamat
  Turk Jamat
  The Turk Jamat are a Muslim community found in the state of Gujarat in India. Many members of Turk Jamat Muslim community migrated to Pakistan after the independence in 1947 and settled in Karachi.-History and origin:...
  
  
• 33. Wagher
  Muslim Wagher
  The Wagher are a Muslim Rajput community found in the state of Gujarat in India. They are Muslim converts from the Wagher caste.-History and origin:...
  
  
• 34 teli( malik)

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...

• 1. Dhobi Muslim
  Muslim Dhobi
  The Muslim Dhobi are a Muslim community that is traditionally involved in washing clothes in South Asia. They are considered to be Muslim converts from the Hindu Dhobi caste, and are found in North India and Pakistan...
  
  
• 2. Faqir
  Faqir (caste)
  The Faqir are a Muslim ethnic group found in India. They are also known as Shah Alvi or Sain in North India, which is now their preferred self-designation and in West Bengal, they are known as Sahajia...
  
  
• 3. Ghosi
  Ghosi (tribe)
  The Ghosi are a Muslim community found mainly in North India. The meaning of Ghosi is "to shout" as he herds his cattle. They are associated with the occupation cattle rearing and the selling of milk.According to famous British historians H.A. Rose, Ibbetson, Maclagan Ghosi 's are none other than...
  
  
• 4. Hajjam
  Hajjam
  Hajjam , alternately pronounced and spelled as Hajaam , are a ethnic group found in North India and Pakistan. In Pakistan, they are settled in Sindh and Punjab provinces of Pakistan. The word Hajaam is derived from the Urdu word Hajaamat which in Urdu means barber and hairdresser...
  
   are also known as Salmani
• 5. Manihar
  Manihar
  The Manihar or more commonly referred to as the Siddiqui Manihar, are a Muslim community, found mainly in North India, and the province of Sindh in Pakistan. A small number of Manihar are also found in the Terai region of Nepal.-History and origin:...
  
   are also known as Siddiqui
• 6. Meo
  Meo
  Mayo or Meo or Mewati is a prominent Muslim Rajput tribe from North-Western India. A considerable number of Meos migrated to Pakistan after independence in 1947 and now they are estimated to be over 12 million. In Pakistan, Meos have lost their distinct group identity and cultural traditions and...
  
  
• 7. Mirasi
  Mirasi
  The Mirasi are a Muslim or Sikh caste, found in Northern India and Pakistan. They are also known as Pakhwaji, Kalawart and Qawwal.The Mirasi community are the genealogists of a number of communities in Northern India and Pakistan. Most Mirasis are Muslim, but Rababi and Dhadi sub-groups are...
  
  
• 8. Saifi
  Saifi
  The Saifi are a Muslim community found in North India, Pakistan. They are now considered as forming a community with in the Shaikh caste. They are also known as Muslim BadhaiLohar Kalayi gar.-History and origin:...
  
   are also known as Muslim
  Muslim
  A Muslim, also spelled Moslem, is an adherent of Islam, a monotheistic, Abrahamic religion based on the Quran, which Muslims consider the verbatim word of God as revealed to prophet Muhammad. "Muslim" is the Arabic term for "submitter" .Muslims believe that God is one and incomparable...
  
   Lohar
  Lohar
  Lohar is an ethnic sub-caste found among Hindus, Sikhs and Muslims in Northern India and Northern Pakistan. Originally this community was a warrior tribe living in provinces of Kermanshah in Iran right up to Khyber-Pakhtunkhwa in Pakistan. In India the Lohars are also known as Vishwakarma, Sharma,...
  
  
• 9. Rangrez
  Muslim Rangrez
  The Rangrez are a Muslim community found in North India. They are also known as Sabagh. Many members of Muslim Rangrez community have migrated to Pakistan after independence and have settled in Karachi, Sindh.-History and origin:...
  
  
• 10 teli(malik)

Madhya Pradesh

Madhya Pradesh

Madhya Pradesh , often called the Heart of India, is a state in central India. Its capital is Bhopal and Indore is the largest city....

• 1. Ansari
  Momin Ansari
  The Momin Ansari or Ansari, are a Muslim community, found mainly in West and North India, and the province of Sindh in Pakistan. A small number of Ansaris are also found in the Terai region of Nepal. The community were once known as al ansar, although the term is now obsolete. In North India, the...
  
  
• 2. Banjara Muslim
  Banjara (Muslim)
  The Muslim Banjara are a Muslim community found in the states of Gujarat, Madhya Pradesh and Uttar Pradesh in India. Many members of this community migrated to Pakistan in 1947 and have settled in Karachi and Sindh. They are also known as the Rahmani, especially in Uttar Pradesh, and they use...
  
   also known as Rahmani
• 3. Barhai, Muslim
• 4. Behna
  Behna
  The Behna are a Muslim community, found in North India . In eastern Uttar Pradesh and Bihar, they were known as Dhuna or Dhunia. They also known as Naddaf in South India and Pinjara in Gujarat and Rajasthan...
  
   also known as Mansoori
• 5. Bhatiara
  Bhatiara
  The Bhatiara are a Pathan community, found in North India. They are also known as Farooqi or Shaikh Farooqi.-History and origin:...
  
  
• 6. Bhishti-Abbasi
• 7. Chhipa
  Chhipa
  The Chhipa are a Muslim community found in the state of Gujarat in India. A few Chhipa are also found in the city of Karachi in Pakistan.-History and origin:Chhipa is also hindu community which belives in Sant Namdev...
  
  
• 8. Deshwali
  Deshwali
  The Deshwali , or sometimes pronounced Deswali, are a Muslim Rajput community found in the state of Rajasthan in India. A small number of Deshwali are found in the city of Hyderabad,Sindh in Pakistan.-History and origin:...
  
  
• 9. Dhobi Muslim
  Muslim Dhobi
  The Muslim Dhobi are a Muslim community that is traditionally involved in washing clothes in South Asia. They are considered to be Muslim converts from the Hindu Dhobi caste, and are found in North India and Pakistan...
  
   also known as Hawari
• 10.Faqir
  Faqir (caste)
  The Faqir are a Muslim ethnic group found in India. They are also known as Shah Alvi or Sain in North India, which is now their preferred self-designation and in West Bengal, they are known as Sahajia...
  
  
• 11. Gaddi
  Muslim Gaddi
  The Muslim Gaddi are a Muslim community found mainly in North India. After the partition of India in 1947, the Gaddi of the states of Haryana and Delhi migrated to Pakistan and are now found in the provinces of Punjab and Sindh. In Pakistan, the community is often referred to as Gadi Rajput, and...
  
  
• 12. Ghosi
  Ghosi (tribe)
  The Ghosi are a Muslim community found mainly in North India. The meaning of Ghosi is "to shout" as he herds his cattle. They are associated with the occupation cattle rearing and the selling of milk.According to famous British historians H.A. Rose, Ibbetson, Maclagan Ghosi 's are none other than...
  
  
• 13. Hajjam
  Hajjam
  Hajjam , alternately pronounced and spelled as Hajaam , are a ethnic group found in North India and Pakistan. In Pakistan, they are settled in Sindh and Punjab provinces of Pakistan. The word Hajaam is derived from the Urdu word Hajaamat which in Urdu means barber and hairdresser...
  
  , also known as Salmani
• 14. Hela Mehtar
  Hela Mehtar
  The Hela Mehtar are a Sunni Muslim community found in the state of Rajasthan in India.-Origin:The Hela are a community of sweepers. They claim to have come from the Arabia, sometime in the distant past. The Hela are found in the districts of Bundi, Kota, Tonk and Jhalawar. They speak the Hadoti...
  
  
• 15. Kadore
• 16. Kalaigar
• 17. Manihar
  Manihar
  The Manihar or more commonly referred to as the Siddiqui Manihar, are a Muslim community, found mainly in North India, and the province of Sindh in Pakistan. A small number of Manihar are also found in the Terai region of Nepal.-History and origin:...
  
   also known as Siddiqui
• 18. Meo
  Meo
  Mayo or Meo or Mewati is a prominent Muslim Rajput tribe from North-Western India. A considerable number of Meos migrated to Pakistan after independence in 1947 and now they are estimated to be over 12 million. In Pakistan, Meos have lost their distinct group identity and cultural traditions and...
  
  
• 19. Mirasi
  Mirasi
  The Mirasi are a Muslim or Sikh caste, found in Northern India and Pakistan. They are also known as Pakhwaji, Kalawart and Qawwal.The Mirasi community are the genealogists of a number of communities in Northern India and Pakistan. Most Mirasis are Muslim, but Rababi and Dhadi sub-groups are...
  
  
• 20. Mirdha except Muslim Jat
• 21. Mochi Muslim
• 22. Multani Lohar
  Multani Lohar
  - History and origin :The community claims to be Rajputs who converted to Islam. They were originally settled in the city of Multan, and were brought to Jodhpur by its ruler to manufacture cannonballs. Over time, these Multani Lohars immigrated to Gujarat. Their dialect of Gujarati still contains...
  
  
• 23. Muker
  Muker
  Muker is a village and civil parish in the Richmondshire district of North Yorkshire, England. Situated in Swaledale, one of the Yorkshire Dales, its name...
  
  
• 24. Nagori Lohar
  Nagori
  Nagori is an Ox breed from Rajasthan, India and is useful for agricultural purposes....
  
  
• 25. Nalband
• 26. Nat Muslim
  Nat (Muslim)
  The Nat are a Muslim community found in North India. A few are also found in the Terai region of Nepal. They are Muslim converts from the Hindu Nat caste.-History and origin:...
  
  
• 27. Niyargar or Niyargar Multani
• 28. Pemdi
• 29. Pindari
• 30. Pinjara
  Pinjara
  The Pinjara are a Muslim community found in the states of Madhya Pradesh, Maharashtra and Rajasthan in India. They are also known as Shaikh Mansoori, especially in Gujarat, where the name Pinjara is no longer used...
  
   also known as Nadaf
• 31. Qassab
  Qassab
  The Qassab are members of the Muslim community involved in meat business. They are butchers and work in abattoirs and meat shops where they process and sell meat of poultry, seafood, cattle, goats, sheeps, etc. The most common surname of Qassab community is Quraishi. But all Quraishis are not ...
  
   also known as Qureshi
• 32. Raine
  Kunjra
  The Kunjra are a Muslim community found in North India, Central India and Pakistan.-History and origin:The Kunjra are a community associated with green grocing, who sell mainly vegetable and fruits. The name of the community is derived from arabic word kunj, which means a group of warrior...
  
  
• 33. Rangrez
  Muslim Rangrez
  The Rangrez are a Muslim community found in North India. They are also known as Sabagh. Many members of Muslim Rangrez community have migrated to Pakistan after independence and have settled in Karachi, Sindh.-History and origin:...
  
  
• 34. Saifi
  Saifi
  The Saifi are a Muslim community found in North India, Pakistan. They are now considered as forming a community with in the Shaikh caste. They are also known as Muslim BadhaiLohar Kalayi gar.-History and origin:...
  
   also known as Muslim
  Muslim
  A Muslim, also spelled Moslem, is an adherent of Islam, a monotheistic, Abrahamic religion based on the Quran, which Muslims consider the verbatim word of God as revealed to prophet Muhammad. "Muslim" is the Arabic term for "submitter" .Muslims believe that God is one and incomparable...
  
   Lohar
  Lohar
  Lohar is an ethnic sub-caste found among Hindus, Sikhs and Muslims in Northern India and Northern Pakistan. Originally this community was a warrior tribe living in provinces of Kermanshah in Iran right up to Khyber-Pakhtunkhwa in Pakistan. In India the Lohars are also known as Vishwakarma, Sharma,...
  
  
• 35. Sayee
  Sai (caste)
  The Sai or sometimes pronounced Sayee are a Muslim community found in the states of Bihar and Uttar Pradesh in India. They are also known as the Sain.-Origin:...
  
  
• 36. Tadvi Bhil
  Tadvi Bhil
  The Tadvi Bhil are a Muslim community found in the states of Maharashtra and Madhya Pradesh in India and Sindh in Pakistan. They are Muslim converts from the larger Bhil ethnic group. Tadvi Bhils are descendents of Muslim men and local Bhil women...
  
   also known as Tadvi Pathan
• 37. Muslim Teli (malik)

Maharashtra

Maharashtra

Maharashtra is a state located in India. It is the second most populous after Uttar Pradesh and third largest state by area in India...

• 1. Ansari
  Momin Ansari
  The Momin Ansari or Ansari, are a Muslim community, found mainly in West and North India, and the province of Sindh in Pakistan. A small number of Ansaris are also found in the Terai region of Nepal. The community were once known as al ansar, although the term is now obsolete. In North India, the...
  
  
• 2. Attar
  Attar (caste)
  The Attar are a Muslim community found in the state of Maharashtra in India. This community has no connection with the Attarwala of Gujarat, except for the fact that both communities were at one time involved in the manufacture of itars.-Origin:...
  
  
• 3. Bagwan
  Baghban
  Baghban is a 2003 Bollywood drama film directed by Ravi Chopra, with a star cast of Amitabh Bachchan, Hema Malini, Salman Khan, Mahima Chaudhary, Paresh Rawal, Rimi Sen, Lilette Dubey and others...
  
  
• 4. Chhaparband
  Chhaparband (Muslim)
  The Chhaparband are a Muslim community found in the states of Karanataka and Maharashtra in India. They are Muslim converts from the Hindu Chhaparband community.-Origin:...
  
  
• 5. Dhawad
  Dhawad
  -Origin:The Dhawad community were historically involved in the extraction of metal alloys from the earth. Little is known about the origin of this community, except that they are said to have immigrated from Bijapur District in Karnataka about two hundred years ago. They are now found mainly in...
  
  
• 6.Darwesi
• 7. Fakir Bhandarwala
  Faqir (caste)
  The Faqir are a Muslim ethnic group found in India. They are also known as Shah Alvi or Sain in North India, which is now their preferred self-designation and in West Bengal, they are known as Sahajia...
  
  
• 8. Gavandi
  Gavandi
  -Origin:The community gets its name from the word Gandhi, which is the Marathi word for mason. They are found mainly in the district of Kolhapur, where they are said to have migrated to from Gulbarga in Karnataka. According to their traditions, they were invited the Maratha rulers of Kolhapur to...
  
  
• 9. Gavil Muslim
• 10. Hashmi
• 11. Khateek
  Khateek
  The 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...
  
  
• 12. Mansoori
  Mansoori
  The Mansoori are Muslim community found in the state of Gujarat in India. They are part of the larger Pinjara community which is found throughout North India.-History and origin:...
  
  
• 13. Muslim Madari
  Madari
  The Madari are a Muslim community found in North India. They are a community of Muslim Faqirs.- Origin :The Madari are followers of a celebrated Sufi saint Zinda Shah of Makanpur in Awadh. His real name was Bazi ul din Shah and was born in Aleppo in Syria. The saint is said to still alive, hence...
  
  
• 14. Nalba
• 15. Naqqash
• 16. Nilgar
  Muslim Rangrez
  The Rangrez are a Muslim community found in North India. They are also known as Sabagh. Many members of Muslim Rangrez community have migrated to Pakistan after independence and have settled in Karachi, Sindh.-History and origin:...
  
  
• 17. Pan Faroshs
• 18. Putligar
• 19. Sanpagarudi
  Garodi
  The Garodi are a Muslim community found in the state of Maharashtra in India. They are also known as Sampagarudi, Madari Baorikar and Gare.-Origin:The Garodi are a community of Madari Faqirs, and are found in the districts of Kolhapur, Sangli and Pune...
  
  
• 20. Qassab
  Qassab
  The Qassab are members of the Muslim community involved in meat business. They are butchers and work in abattoirs and meat shops where they process and sell meat of poultry, seafood, cattle, goats, sheeps, etc. The most common surname of Qassab community is Quraishi. But all Quraishis are not ...
  
  
• 21 teli(malik)

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...

 

• 1. Ansari
  Ansari
  Ansari may refer to:* Ansari , list of people with this surname* Khwaja Abdullah Ansari , Persian Muslim scholar and Sufi* Momin Ansari, a Muslim ethnic group found in South Asia* Ansari, an alternate term for Alawis...
  
  
• 2. Arain
  Arain
  The Arain , are a Muslim agricultural caste settled mainly in the Punjab, with significant numbers also in Sindh. They are chiefly associated with farming, traditionally being landlords or zamindars.- Origin :...
  
  
• 3. Faqir
  Faqir (caste)
  The Faqir are a Muslim ethnic group found in India. They are also known as Shah Alvi or Sain in North India, which is now their preferred self-designation and in West Bengal, they are known as Sahajia...
  
  
• 4. Ghosi
  Ghosi (tribe)
  The Ghosi are a Muslim community found mainly in North India. The meaning of Ghosi is "to shout" as he herds his cattle. They are associated with the occupation cattle rearing and the selling of milk.According to famous British historians H.A. Rose, Ibbetson, Maclagan Ghosi 's are none other than...
  
  
• 5. Gujjar Muslim
  Gujjar
  The Gurjar are an ethnic group in India, Pakistan and Afghanistan. Alternative spellings include Gurjara, Gujar, Gurjjara and Gūrjara. The spelling Gurjara or Gurjar is preferable to the rest....
  
  
• 6. Hajjam
  Hajjam
  Hajjam , alternately pronounced and spelled as Hajaam , are a ethnic group found in North India and Pakistan. In Pakistan, they are settled in Sindh and Punjab provinces of Pakistan. The word Hajaam is derived from the Urdu word Hajaamat which in Urdu means barber and hairdresser...
  
  
• 7. Kanjar
  Kanjar
  Kanjar is a traditionally nomadic community resident in Madhya Pradesh, Rajasthan, Punjab, Gujarat and parts of Uttar Pradesh in India. The community is also known by the names of Nath, Banchra, Marwari Kumar, and Bhantu. They are reputed to have made a living by kidnapping, theft, prostitution,...
  
  
• 8. Kamboh
• 9.Mirasi
  Mirasi
  The Mirasi are a Muslim or Sikh caste, found in Northern India and Pakistan. They are also known as Pakhwaji, Kalawart and Qawwal.The Mirasi community are the genealogists of a number of communities in Northern India and Pakistan. Most Mirasis are Muslim, but Rababi and Dhadi sub-groups are...
  
  
• 10.Saifi
  Saifi
  The Saifi are a Muslim community found in North India, Pakistan. They are now considered as forming a community with in the Shaikh caste. They are also known as Muslim BadhaiLohar Kalayi gar.-History and origin:...
  
  

Rajasthan

Rajasthan

Rājasthān the land of Rajasthanis, , is the largest state of the Republic of India by area. It is located in the northwest of India. It encompasses most of the area of the large, inhospitable Great Indian Desert , which has an edge paralleling the Sutlej-Indus river valley along its border with...

• 1. Ansari
  Momin Ansari
  The Momin Ansari or Ansari, are a Muslim community, found mainly in West and North India, and the province of Sindh in Pakistan. A small number of Ansaris are also found in the Terai region of Nepal. The community were once known as al ansar, although the term is now obsolete. In North India, the...
  
  
• 2. Baghban
  Baghban
  Baghban is a 2003 Bollywood drama film directed by Ravi Chopra, with a star cast of Amitabh Bachchan, Hema Malini, Salman Khan, Mahima Chaudhary, Paresh Rawal, Rimi Sen, Lilette Dubey and others...
  
  
• 3. Bharbhunja
  Bharbhunja
  The Bharbhunja are a Muslim community found in the states of Gujarat and Uttar Pradesh in India. In Uttar Pradesh, the community are also known as Bharbhunja Shaikh.- Origin :...
  
  
• 4. Cheetah
  Cheetah (caste)
  The Cheetah or Cheeta are a Muslim Rajput community found in the state of Rajasthan in India. They are also known as Cheeta Thakur.-History and origin:...
  
  
• 5. Chhipa
  Chhipa
  The Chhipa are a Muslim community found in the state of Gujarat in India. A few Chhipa are also found in the city of Karachi in Pakistan.-History and origin:Chhipa is also hindu community which belives in Sant Namdev...
  
  
• 6. Darzi
  Darzi
  The Darzi are a Muslim community, found in North India and Pakistan. Darzi means tailor in Urdu. A small number are also found in the Terai region of Nepal. They are also known as Idrisi or Idrisi Shaikh.-History and origin:...
  
   are also known as Idrisi
• 7. Deshwali
  Deshwali
  The Deshwali , or sometimes pronounced Deswali, are a Muslim Rajput community found in the state of Rajasthan in India. A small number of Deshwali are found in the city of Hyderabad,Sindh in Pakistan.-History and origin:...
  
  
• 8. Dhobi Muslim
  Muslim Dhobi
  The Muslim Dhobi are a Muslim community that is traditionally involved in washing clothes in South Asia. They are considered to be Muslim converts from the Hindu Dhobi caste, and are found in North India and Pakistan...
  
  
• 9. Faqir
  Faqir (caste)
  The Faqir are a Muslim ethnic group found in India. They are also known as Shah Alvi or Sain in North India, which is now their preferred self-designation and in West Bengal, they are known as Sahajia...
  
  
• 10. Gaddi
  Muslim Gaddi
  The Muslim Gaddi are a Muslim community found mainly in North India. After the partition of India in 1947, the Gaddi of the states of Haryana and Delhi migrated to Pakistan and are now found in the provinces of Punjab and Sindh. In Pakistan, the community is often referred to as Gadi Rajput, and...
  
  
• 11. Ghanchi
  Ghanchi (Muslim)
  The Ghanchi are a Gujarati Muslim community found in the states of Gujarat and Rajasthan in India. A small number of Ghanchi are also found in the city of Karachi in Pakistan. - Origin :...
  
  
• 12. Ghosi
  Ghosi (tribe)
  The Ghosi are a Muslim community found mainly in North India. The meaning of Ghosi is "to shout" as he herds his cattle. They are associated with the occupation cattle rearing and the selling of milk.According to famous British historians H.A. Rose, Ibbetson, Maclagan Ghosi 's are none other than...
  
  
• 13. Hajjam
  Hajjam
  Hajjam , alternately pronounced and spelled as Hajaam , are a ethnic group found in North India and Pakistan. In Pakistan, they are settled in Sindh and Punjab provinces of Pakistan. The word Hajaam is derived from the Urdu word Hajaamat which in Urdu means barber and hairdresser...
  
   are also known as Salmani
• 14. Hela Mehtar
  Hela Mehtar
  The Hela Mehtar are a Sunni Muslim community found in the state of Rajasthan in India.-Origin:The Hela are a community of sweepers. They claim to have come from the Arabia, sometime in the distant past. The Hela are found in the districts of Bundi, Kota, Tonk and Jhalawar. They speak the Hadoti...
  
  
• 15. Kandera
  Kandera
  The Kandera are a community, partly Muslim and partly Hindu found in the state of Rajasthan in India.-History and origin:The community is historically associated with the occupation of cotton ginning. In the local language, Rajasthani, the word kani means cotton, and a kandera means someone who...
  
  
• 16. Kunjra
  Kunjra
  The Kunjra are a Muslim community found in North India, Central India and Pakistan.-History and origin:The Kunjra are a community associated with green grocing, who sell mainly vegetable and fruits. The name of the community is derived from arabic word kunj, which means a group of warrior...
  
  
• 17. Manihar
  Manihar
  The Manihar or more commonly referred to as the Siddiqui Manihar, are a Muslim community, found mainly in North India, and the province of Sindh in Pakistan. A small number of Manihar are also found in the Terai region of Nepal.-History and origin:...
  
  
• 18. Meo
  Meo
  Mayo or Meo or Mewati is a prominent Muslim Rajput tribe from North-Western India. A considerable number of Meos migrated to Pakistan after independence in 1947 and now they are estimated to be over 12 million. In Pakistan, Meos have lost their distinct group identity and cultural traditions and...
  
  
• 18. Merat
  Merat
  The Merat are a Rajput community, found in the state of Rajasthan in India. They also settled in Punjab and Sindh provinces Pakistan. They are also known as Mer and Merat-Kathat.-History and origin:...
  
  
• 19. Mirasi
  Mirasi
  The Mirasi are a Muslim or Sikh caste, found in Northern India and Pakistan. They are also known as Pakhwaji, Kalawart and Qawwal.The Mirasi community are the genealogists of a number of communities in Northern India and Pakistan. Most Mirasis are Muslim, but Rababi and Dhadi sub-groups are...
  
  
• 20. Pinjara
  Pinjara
  The Pinjara are a Muslim community found in the states of Madhya Pradesh, Maharashtra and Rajasthan in India. They are also known as Shaikh Mansoori, especially in Gujarat, where the name Pinjara is no longer used...
  
   are also known as Mansoori
• 21. Qassab
  Qassab
  The Qassab are members of the Muslim community involved in meat business. They are butchers and work in abattoirs and meat shops where they process and sell meat of poultry, seafood, cattle, goats, sheeps, etc. The most common surname of Qassab community is Quraishi. But all Quraishis are not ...
  
  
• 22. Rangrez
  Muslim Rangrez
  The Rangrez are a Muslim community found in North India. They are also known as Sabagh. Many members of Muslim Rangrez community have migrated to Pakistan after independence and have settled in Karachi, Sindh.-History and origin:...
  
   are also known as Nilgar
• 23. Sakka-Bhishti
• 24. Silawat
  Silawat
  The Silawat are a Muslim community found in the province of Sindh in Pakistan and state of Rajasthan in India. They are also known as Sangtarash and Gazdar, especially in Sindh. -History and origin:...
  
   are also known as Gazdar
• 25. Sindhi-Sipahi
  Sindhi-Sipahi
  The Sindh-Sipahi are a Muslim community found in the province of Sindh in Pakistan and state of Rajasthan in India.-History and origin:The Sindh-Sipahi originally belonged to the family of Chandravanshi Rajputs...
  
  
• 26. Teli Muslim
  Muslim Teli
  The Muslim Teli are an ethnic group found in Pakistan and India. The word Tel means oil and Teli means person dealing with manufacture and sale of cooking oil in Urdu...
  
   are also known as Malik

Tamil Nadu

Tamil Nadu

Tamil Nadu is one of the 28 states of India. Its capital and largest city is Chennai. Tamil Nadu lies in the southernmost part of the Indian Peninsula and is bordered by the union territory of Pondicherry, and the states of Kerala, Karnataka, and Andhra Pradesh...

 

• 1.Dhakni Muslim
• 2.Dudekula
• 3.Labbai, Rowther
  Rowther
  Rowther or Ravuthar or Rawthar or Rawther is a distinctive Islamic community from the Southern Indian state of Tamil Nadu. Together with the Kayalar, Lebbai and Maraikayar communities, they constitute the multi-ethnic Tamil Muslim, an Islamic community spread across South India and South East...
  
   and Marakayar
  Marakkar
  Marakkar or Maraikayar or Maraicayar or Maricar or Marican is a distinctive Tamil- and Malayalam-speaking Muslim people of the states of Kerala and Tamil Nadu in India.Traditionally, the Maricars engaged in mercantile commerce...
  
  
• 4.Mapilla

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...

• 1. Ansari
  Momin Ansari
  The Momin Ansari or Ansari, are a Muslim community, found mainly in West and North India, and the province of Sindh in Pakistan. A small number of Ansaris are also found in the Terai region of Nepal. The community were once known as al ansar, although the term is now obsolete. In North India, the...
  
  
• 2. Atishbaz
  Atishbaz
  The Atishbaz are a Muslim community found in the state Uttar Pradesh in India. They also refer to themselves as Atishbaz Shaikh or sometimes just Shaikh, which is also a common surname. Atishbaz also known as darugar. The Uttar Pradesh Atishbaz have been granted Other Backward Class status...
  
  
• 3. Baghban
  Baghban
  Baghban is a 2003 Bollywood drama film directed by Ravi Chopra, with a star cast of Amitabh Bachchan, Hema Malini, Salman Khan, Mahima Chaudhary, Paresh Rawal, Rimi Sen, Lilette Dubey and others...
  
  
• 4. Muslim Banjara
  Banjara (Muslim)
  The Muslim Banjara are a Muslim community found in the states of Gujarat, Madhya Pradesh and Uttar Pradesh in India. Many members of this community migrated to Pakistan in 1947 and have settled in Karachi and Sindh. They are also known as the Rahmani, especially in Uttar Pradesh, and they use...
  
  
• 5. Behna
  Behna
  The Behna are a Muslim community, found in North India . In eastern Uttar Pradesh and Bihar, they were known as Dhuna or Dhunia. They also known as Naddaf in South India and Pinjara in Gujarat and Rajasthan...
  
  , also known as Dhunia and Mansoori
• 6. Bhatiara
  Bhatiara
  The Bhatiara are a Pathan community, found in North India. They are also known as Farooqi or Shaikh Farooqi.-History and origin:...
  
  
• 7. Bhishti also known as Saqqa or Saqqa Abassi
• 8. Chikwa
  Qassab
  The Qassab are members of the Muslim community involved in meat business. They are butchers and work in abattoirs and meat shops where they process and sell meat of poultry, seafood, cattle, goats, sheeps, etc. The most common surname of Qassab community is Quraishi. But all Quraishis are not ...
  
  
• 9. Dafali
  Dafali
  The Dafali are a Muslim community found in the state Uttar Pradesh in India. They are also known as Shaikh Derveshi or just Derveshi. The Dafali have been granted Other Backward Class status.-Origin:...
  
  
• 10.Darzi
  Darzi
  The Darzi are a Muslim community, found in North India and Pakistan. Darzi means tailor in Urdu. A small number are also found in the Terai region of Nepal. They are also known as Idrisi or Idrisi Shaikh.-History and origin:...
  
   are also known as Idrisi
• 11.Dhobi Muslim
  Muslim Dhobi
  The Muslim Dhobi are a Muslim community that is traditionally involved in washing clothes in South Asia. They are considered to be Muslim converts from the Hindu Dhobi caste, and are found in North India and Pakistan...
  
   are also known as Hawari
• 12.Faqir
  Faqir (caste)
  The Faqir are a Muslim ethnic group found in India. They are also known as Shah Alvi or Sain in North India, which is now their preferred self-designation and in West Bengal, they are known as Sahajia...
  
  
• 13. Gaddi Muslim
  Muslim Gaddi
  The Muslim Gaddi are a Muslim community found mainly in North India. After the partition of India in 1947, the Gaddi of the states of Haryana and Delhi migrated to Pakistan and are now found in the provinces of Punjab and Sindh. In Pakistan, the community is often referred to as Gadi Rajput, and...
  
  
• 14. Ghosi
  Ghosi (tribe)
  The Ghosi are a Muslim community found mainly in North India. The meaning of Ghosi is "to shout" as he herds his cattle. They are associated with the occupation cattle rearing and the selling of milk.According to famous British historians H.A. Rose, Ibbetson, Maclagan Ghosi 's are none other than...
  
  
• 15. Gujjar Muslim
  Muslim Gujjar (Uttar Pradesh)
  The Muslim Gujjar of Uttar Pradesh are a Muslim community found in the state of Uttar Pradesh in India. They are Muslim converts of the wider Gujjar community of South Asia. The Gujjar of Uttar Pradesh are, in fact, three distinct communities, those of the Doab region, those of Awadh and the...
  
  
• 16. Hajjam
  Hajjam
  Hajjam , alternately pronounced and spelled as Hajaam , are a ethnic group found in North India and Pakistan. In Pakistan, they are settled in Sindh and Punjab provinces of Pakistan. The word Hajaam is derived from the Urdu word Hajaamat which in Urdu means barber and hairdresser...
  
  
• 17. Halalkhor
  Halalkhor
  The Halalkhor are a Dalit Muslim community , found in the states of Bihar and Uttar Pradesh in India . They are mostly Shias. The Halalkhor are also known as Shaikhra or Shahani in Bihar and Muslim Bhangi and Mehtar in Uttar Pradesh....
  
  
• 18. Halwai Muslim
  Muslim Halwai
  The Muslim Halwai are a Muslim community found in Pakistan and in the Uttar Pradesh state, in India. They were former members of the Hindu Halwai caste, who have converted to Islam. Halva means sweets in Urdu and Halvai or Halwai are sweet makers...
  
  
• 19. Jhojha
  Jhojha
  The Jhojha are a Muslim community or caste found in the state of Uttar Pradesh, in India. Some members of this community migrated to Pakistan in 1947 and have settled in Karachi, Sindh.-History and origin:...
  
  
• 20. Kabaria
  Kabaria
  The Kabaria, sometimes pronounced as Kabariya are a Muslim community found in the state of Uttar Pradesh in India, mainly in the Awadh region. A small number of Kabaria are also found in the Terai region of Nepal...
  
  
• 21. Kasgar
  Kasgar
  The Kasgar are a Muslim community, found in the state of Uttar Pradesh in India . After independence of Pakistan in 1947, many Kasgar migrated and resettled in Pakistan...
  
  
• 22. Kayastha Muslim
  Muslim Kayasths
  The Kayastha Muslim are community of Muslims, descendents of members of the Kayasth caste who embraced Islam. They live in the state of Uttar Pradesh in India, the provinces of Sindh and Punjab in Pakistan and many have now settled in United Kingdom, United States and Canada. The community uses...
  
  
• 23. Khumra
  Khumra
  Khumra are a Muslim community found mainly in the Rohilkhand region of Uttar Pradesh in India. A few were also found in Panipat and Karnal in Haryana, most of whom are now found in Pakistan. They generally refer themselves as Khumra Shaikh...
  
  
• 24. Kunjra
  Kunjra
  The Kunjra are a Muslim community found in North India, Central India and Pakistan.-History and origin:The Kunjra are a community associated with green grocing, who sell mainly vegetable and fruits. The name of the community is derived from arabic word kunj, which means a group of warrior...
  
  
• 25. Lal Begi
  Lal Begi
  The Lal Begi are a scheduled caste found in the states of Bihar and Uttar Pradesh in India . The Muslim branch of the Lal Begi are known as Hasnati and the Hindu branch are known as Balmiki.-History and origin:...
  
  
• 26. Madari
  Madari
  The Madari are a Muslim community found in North India. They are a community of Muslim Faqirs.- Origin :The Madari are followers of a celebrated Sufi saint Zinda Shah of Makanpur in Awadh. His real name was Bazi ul din Shah and was born in Aleppo in Syria. The saint is said to still alive, hence...
  
  
• 27. Manihar
  Manihar
  The Manihar or more commonly referred to as the Siddiqui Manihar, are a Muslim community, found mainly in North India, and the province of Sindh in Pakistan. A small number of Manihar are also found in the Terai region of Nepal.-History and origin:...
  
  
• 28. Meo
  Meo
  Mayo or Meo or Mewati is a prominent Muslim Rajput tribe from North-Western India. A considerable number of Meos migrated to Pakistan after independence in 1947 and now they are estimated to be over 12 million. In Pakistan, Meos have lost their distinct group identity and cultural traditions and...
  
  
• 29. Mirasi
  Mirasi
  The Mirasi are a Muslim or Sikh caste, found in Northern India and Pakistan. They are also known as Pakhwaji, Kalawart and Qawwal.The Mirasi community are the genealogists of a number of communities in Northern India and Pakistan. Most Mirasis are Muslim, but Rababi and Dhadi sub-groups are...
  
  
• 30. Muker
  Muker
  Muker is a village and civil parish in the Richmondshire district of North Yorkshire, England. Situated in Swaledale, one of the Yorkshire Dales, its name...
  
  
• 31. Nanbai
  Nanbai
  The Nanbai are a Muslim community found in the state of Uttar Pradesh in India. Many members of Nanbai community have migrated to Pakistan after independence and have settled in Karachi, Sindh.-History and origin:...
  
  
• 32. Nat Muslim
  Nat (Muslim)
  The Nat are a Muslim community found in North India. A few are also found in the Terai region of Nepal. They are Muslim converts from the Hindu Nat caste.-History and origin:...
  
  
• 33. Naqqal
  Naqqal
  The Naqqal are a Muslim community found in the state of Uttar Pradesh in India. They are also known as the Kashmiri Bhand and recently as Kashmiri Shaikh. The Naqqal are a sub-group within the larger Bhand community. -Origin:...
  
   also known as Kashmiri Shaikh
• 34. Saifi
  Saifi
  The Saifi are a Muslim community found in North India, Pakistan. They are now considered as forming a community with in the Shaikh caste. They are also known as Muslim BadhaiLohar Kalayi gar.-History and origin:...
  
   also known as Muslim
  Muslim
  A Muslim, also spelled Moslem, is an adherent of Islam, a monotheistic, Abrahamic religion based on the Quran, which Muslims consider the verbatim word of God as revealed to prophet Muhammad. "Muslim" is the Arabic term for "submitter" .Muslims believe that God is one and incomparable...
  
   Lohar
  Lohar
  Lohar is an ethnic sub-caste found among Hindus, Sikhs and Muslims in Northern India and Northern Pakistan. Originally this community was a warrior tribe living in provinces of Kermanshah in Iran right up to Khyber-Pakhtunkhwa in Pakistan. In India the Lohars are also known as Vishwakarma, Sharma,...
  
  
• 35. Sain
  Sai (caste)
  The Sai or sometimes pronounced Sayee are a Muslim community found in the states of Bihar and Uttar Pradesh in India. They are also known as the Sain.-Origin:...
  
  
• 36. Raj
  Raj (caste)
  The Raj are a Muslim community found in the state of Uttar Pradesh in India. They are also known as Maimar and sometimes Mistry.-History and origin:...
  
   also known as Memar
• 37. Rayeen
  Rayeen
  The Rayeen are a Sunni Muslim community and are found in the state of Uttar Pradesh, in India.Mostly educated and big cultivarors,Rayeen traces their origin from Syria Arabclaiming relationship with Pakistani landlord Rayeen Community....
  
  
• 38. Rangrez
  Muslim Rangrez
  The Rangrez are a Muslim community found in North India. They are also known as Sabagh. Many members of Muslim Rangrez community have migrated to Pakistan after independence and have settled in Karachi, Sindh.-History and origin:...
  
  
• 39. Shaikh Sarwari
  Panchpiria
  The Panchpiria are a Muslim community found in the state of Uttar Pradesh in India..-Origin:The word panchpiria literally in Urdu means a follower of five pirs or Sufi holy men, from the Urdu word for five which is panch, and pir or holyman. This community gets its name from the fact that they are...
  
   also known as Peerahi
• 40. Teli (malik muslim)

West Bengal

West Bengal

West Bengal is a state in the eastern region of India and is the nation's fourth-most populous. It is also the seventh-most populous sub-national entity in the world, with over 91 million inhabitants. A major agricultural producer, West Bengal is the sixth-largest contributor to India's GDP...

• 1. Abdal
  Abdal (caste)
  The Abdal are Muslim community found in North India. They are a sub-group within the Faqir community. - Origin :The Abdal are one of a number of Muslim semi-nomadic community, traditionally associated with begging at shrines of Sufi saints. They are likely to be a division of the Domba community...
  
  
• 2. Ansari
  Momin Ansari
  The Momin Ansari or Ansari, are a Muslim community, found mainly in West and North India, and the province of Sindh in Pakistan. A small number of Ansaris are also found in the Terai region of Nepal. The community were once known as al ansar, although the term is now obsolete. In North India, the...
  
   are also known as Jolah
• 3. Baidya Muslim
  Bedia (tribe)
  The Bedia a community of Bihar, they believe that they originally lived on Mohdipahar and have descended from the union of Vedbansi prince with a Munda girl. The other view is that a section of the Kurmis were outcasts and to be known as the Bedia or Wandering Kurmis.The Bedia or sometimes...
  
  
• 4. Basni / Bosni
• 5. Barujibi Muslim / Barui
• 6.Bepari / Byapari Muslim
• 7.Beldar Muslim
• 8. Bhatia Muslim
• 9. Bhatiara
  Bhatiara
  The Bhatiara are a Pathan community, found in North India. They are also known as Farooqi or Shaikh Farooqi.-History and origin:...
  
  
• 10. Biswas Muslim
• 11.Chowduli
• 12. Churihar
  Churihar
  -Origin:The word Churihar us derived from the Hindi word chura hara, literally a manufacturer of bangles. They were traditionally associated with the manufacture of bangles, and have no origin myth. It is likely, that they are amalgam of different groups who took to manufacturing bangles, and are...
  
  
• 13. Chutor Mistri
• 14. Darzi
  Darzi
  The Darzi are a Muslim community, found in North India and Pakistan. Darzi means tailor in Urdu. A small number are also found in the Terai region of Nepal. They are also known as Idrisi or Idrisi Shaikh.-History and origin:...
  
   also known as Idrisi
• 15. Dafadar
• 16. Dhukre
• 17. Dhunia
  Behna
  The Behna are a Muslim community, found in North India . In eastern Uttar Pradesh and Bihar, they were known as Dhuna or Dhunia. They also known as Naddaf in South India and Pinjara in Gujarat and Rajasthan...
  
  
• 18. Dhali (Muslim)
• 19. Dhobi Muslim
  Muslim Dhobi
  The Muslim Dhobi are a Muslim community that is traditionally involved in washing clothes in South Asia. They are considered to be Muslim converts from the Hindu Dhobi caste, and are found in North India and Pakistan...
  
   are also known as Hawari
• 20. Gaven
  Gayen
  The Gayen are a Muslim community found in the states of Assam and West Bengal in India. A few are also found in the Sylhet District of Bangladesh. The Gayen are a sub-group with the larger Faqir ethnic group of South Asia.-Origin:...
  
  
• 21. Ghosi
  Ghosi (tribe)
  The Ghosi are a Muslim community found mainly in North India. The meaning of Ghosi is "to shout" as he herds his cattle. They are associated with the occupation cattle rearing and the selling of milk.According to famous British historians H.A. Rose, Ibbetson, Maclagan Ghosi 's are none other than...
  
  
• 22. Haldar Muslim
• 23. Jamadar
• 24. Kahar
  Muslim Kahar
  The Kahar are a Muslim community found in north east India and Bangladesh. They are a community of palanquin bearers and agriculturists, and are Muslim converts from the Hindu Kahar caste. The Kahar are also known as Sardars, especially in Murshidabad District....
  
  
• 25. Kan
  Kan (tribe)
  The Kan are a Muslim community found in north east India and Bangladesh. They are also known as Khalifa.-Origin:The Kan are a small Muslim community who were traditional involved in the repairing of umbrellas. According to traditions, the Kan were originally members of the Dom community who...
  
  
• 26. Khotta Muslim
• 27. Kunjra
  Kunjra
  The Kunjra are a Muslim community found in North India, Central India and Pakistan.-History and origin:The Kunjra are a community associated with green grocing, who sell mainly vegetable and fruits. The name of the community is derived from arabic word kunj, which means a group of warrior...
  
  
• 28. Laskar
• 29. Mahaldar
• 30. Majhi / Patni Muslim
• 31. Mal Muslim
  Mal Muslim
  The Mal Muslims are a Muslim community found in north east India and Bangladesh. They are a Muslim converts from the Hindu Mal caste. The community is also known as Besati Mal or Churiwala.-Origin:...
  
  
• 32. Mali Muslim
• 33. Malik
• 34. Mandal Muslim
• 35. Midde
• 36. Mochi / Chamar Muslim
• 37. Molla
• 38. Nashya-Sekh
  Nashya Shaikh
  The Nashya Shaikh or Nashya Sekh are a Muslim community found in the state of West Bengal in India. A small number are also found in the neighbouring state of Bihar, where they are known as the Bengali Shaikh. They are also known as Rajbonghsi Muslim or Uttar Bangis Muslim...
  
  
• 39. Nehariya
• 40. Nikari
  Nekari
  -Origin:The community is traditionally associated with selling fish. According to their traditions, the community gets its name from the word Urdu work nek, which means honest, and kar meaning living, so the Nekari literally means those who make an honest living, There is some evidence to suggest...
  
  
• 41. Pahadiya Muslim
• 42. Patidar
• 43.Penchi
• 44. Piyada Muslim
• 45. Qalandar
  Qalandar (caste)
  The Qalandar are a Muslim community, found in North India . They are also known as Qalander Faqir. A few Qalandar are also found in the Terai region of Nepal.-History and origin:...
  
  
• 46. Qassab
  Qassab
  The Qassab are members of the Muslim community involved in meat business. They are butchers and work in abattoirs and meat shops where they process and sell meat of poultry, seafood, cattle, goats, sheeps, etc. The most common surname of Qassab community is Quraishi. But all Quraishis are not ...
  
  
• 47. Rajmistri
• 48. Sain
  Sai (caste)
  The Sai or sometimes pronounced Sayee are a Muslim community found in the states of Bihar and Uttar Pradesh in India. They are also known as the Sain.-Origin:...
  
  
• 49. Sanpui
  Sapuria
  The Sapuria are a Muslim community found in the state of West Bengal in India, as well as in Bangladesh. They are also known as Bedia Mal and Sanpui.-Origin:...
  
  /Sapui Muslim
• 50. Sardar
  Muslim Kahar
  The Kahar are a Muslim community found in north east India and Bangladesh. They are a community of palanquin bearers and agriculturists, and are Muslim converts from the Hindu Kahar caste. The Kahar are also known as Sardars, especially in Murshidabad District....
  
  
• 51. Shershahabadia
  Shershahabadia
  The Shershahabadi are a Muslim community found in the state of Bihar and West Bengal in India. They are part of the larger Shaikh community of Bihar and Bedia Community of Bengal. Common surnames used by the community include Mandal and Sekh...
  
  
• 52. Siuli (Muslim)
• 53. Tutia
  Tuntia
  The Tuntia, or sometimrs pronounced Tutia, are a Muslim community found in the state of West Bengal in India. They are also known Tute and are a community of Bengali speaking peasant farmers.-Origin:...
  
  
• 54. Tal-Pakha Benia