List of other backward castes in Rajasthan

Other Backward Class

The Central Government of India classifies some of its citizens based on their social and economic condition as Scheduled Caste , Scheduled Tribe , and Other Backward Class . The OBC list presented by the commission is dynamic and will change from time to time depending on social, educational and...

in the state of 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...

, 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...

1 Ahir (Yadav)
2 Barhai
Barhai
The Barhai , or sometimes pronounced Badhai are Hindu caste, found in North India. They are also known as Panchali, Chowrasia,and Kolash. A small number are also found in the Terai region of Nepal. -History and origin:...

Khati

Khati is a community within the Vishwakarma community, found in North India.-Distribution:Members of this community are spread widely in northern and are also known as jangid brhamins...

Kharadi

Suthar

The Suthar or Sutar is a Hindu caste within the Vishwakarma community of India. They are also found in the province of Sindh in Pakistan . They are also known as Mistry in Saurashtra.-The Origin :...

Tarkhan

Tarkhan is an ancient Central Asian title used by various Indo-European Tarkhan (Old Turkic Tarqan; Mongolian: Darkhan; ; ; ; alternative spellings Tarkan, Tarkhaan, Tarqan, Tarchan, Tarxan, Tarcan or Targan) is an ancient Central Asian title used by various Indo-European Tarkhan (Old Turkic...

3 Badwa

Bhat

Rao

Rao (surname)

Rao/राव/رااہ is an Indian princely title cognate with Raja. It's also a royal surname across India, Pakistan, China, Taiwan, Italy and Brazil...

Jachak

Jaga

Jagas of Rajasthan

Jaga is a caste in Rajasthan, who hereditarily keeps the genealogical records of warrior communities like Meenas, Rajputs, Yaduvanshi Ahirs, and Gurjars, Jats -References:...

4 Bagaria
5 Banjara
Banjara
The Banjara are a class of usually described as nomadic people from the Indian state of Rajasthan, North-West Gujarat, and Western Madhya Pradesh and Eastern Sindh province of pre-independence Pakistan...

Baladia

Labana

Labanas are a Punjabi tribe. The Labanas of Punjab region are mostly Sikhs, with a small minority of Muslims and Hindus.- History:According to British records 33% of the Labana were baptised Sikhs and were found primarily in the Lahore, Gujranwala, and Sialkot areas...

Lavana

-History and origin:The Lavana are a branch of the larger Banjara community of North India. They claim descent from the Rajput community, and the word lavana also means salt in Hindi, and the community’s traditional occupation was the peddling and transportation of salt.-Present circumstances:The...

6 Bari
7 Bharbhuja
8 Bhatiara
Bhatiara
The Bhatiara are a Pathan community, found in North India. They are also known as Farooqi or Shaikh Farooqi.-History and origin:...
9 Charan
Charan
Chāraṇ is the term for a caste living in the Gujarat and Rajasthan states of India. According to Shrimada Bhagwata Skand Charans were created along with other divine forms such as Yaksha, Gandharvas, Kinnara, Sidhdhas, Apsara, etc. and lived with them in Heaven...
10 Chhippa (Chhipi)

Nama

Bhavsar

The Bhavasar are an ethnic group in India. They are from the traditional Kshatriya varna in Hinduism.-Origin and legends:The Bhavasar's legendary origin dates back to the Saurashtra. Tradition holds the community was formed by Bhavsingh and Sarsingh, two young princes from north-western India...

11 Chungar
12 Dakaut

Deshantri

13 Damami

Nagarchi

14 RAWNA RAJPUT(Daroga

Daroga-Rajot

Hazuri

Wazir)

15 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:...
16 Dhakad
17 Dhivar

Kahar

Kahar is an ancient community of India. They are divided in to Hindu ,Muslim and Sikhs respectively. The muslim kahar chiefly found in Punjab,Haryana and western belt of Uttar Pradesh...

18 Khatri
Khatri
Khatri is a caste from the northern Indian subcontinent. Khatris in India are mostly from Punjab, region but later they migrated to regions like Rajasthan, Uttar Pradesh, Delhi, Jammu, Uttarkhand, Himachal Pradesh, Gujarat, Madhya Pradesh, Haryana, Balochistan, Sindh and Khyber...

Bhoi

Sagarvanshi-Mali

Keer

Mallaah

The Mallah are the traditional boatmen caste and ethnic group of North India, East India and Pakistan. A small number of Mallah are also found in Nepal....

Mehra

18 Dhobi
Dhobi
The Dhobi are a caste group found in Pakistan and India who specialize in washing clothes. The word Dhobi is derived from Hindi word dhona, which means to wash. They are found throughout North India, Gujarat, Maharashtra as well as the Punjab province of Pakistan, where they are known as Gazar...

(other than those who are

included in the List of Scheduled

Castes for Rajasthan)

19 Faqir
Jogi Faqir
The Jogi Faqir or Faqir are a Muslim community, found in North India. They are also known as Madariya Faqir. The Jogi Faqir are Muslim converts from the Hindu Jogi caste, and are one of the two sub-divisions of the Faqir found in Uttar Pradesh....

/Faquir

(Kadiris Chistis and Naqshbandias are not included)

20 Gaderia
Gaderia
Gaderia is exclusively used for the cattle grazing community of North India. Gaderia, Charvaha, Gwala and Gujar are synonyms of herdsman....

(Gadri)

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...

(Gvala)

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...

21 Gadia-Lohar

Gadola

22 Ghanchi
Ghanchi
- Ghanchi Muslim Jamaat Name :BHADAR KHATIYA , BOMBAY HALAI , DALAL , DETHARIYA , GODHRA , HALAI , JAMNAGAR , JUNAGADH , KADIWAL , KUTCHI , LUNAWADA , MANGROLIA , MODASA , MODAN , PRABHAS PATAN , RADHANPURA , RAJKOT , SORTHIYA , ZALAWAD , ZALAWADIA - Origin :The name is of Hindi origin, and means...
23 Giri

Gosain (Gushain)

24 Gujar
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....

Gurjar

25 Hela
26 Janwa

Sirvi

27 Jat (except in Bharatpur & Dhaulpur districts) 58
28 Jogi
Jogi (castes)
The Jogi are a Hindu community, found in North India, and smallers numbers also found in the southern state of Karnataka . They are known as Giri, Nath and Goswami....

Nath

The Sanskrit word nāthá or नाथ, is the proper name of a Hindu initiatory tradition and the word itself literally means "lord, protector, refuge"...

29 Julaha
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...

(Hindu & Muslim)
30 Kachhi
Kachhi (caste)
The Kachhi are a Hindu caste, found in the states of Bihar, Rajasthan, gujarat and Uttar Pradesh in India . They are also known as the Shakya.-History and origin:...

24

Kachhi Kushwaha

Kachhi-Shakya

31 Kalal (Tak.)
32 Kalbi
Kalbi
The Kalbi are a Hindu caste found in the state of Rajasthan in India. They are also known as Patel or Chowdhary.-History and origin:According to some traditions, the term is Kalbi is derived from Kurmi, which was corrupted to Kalbi. These Kurmis are said to have settled in Mewar in the twelfth...
33 Kalbelia
Kalbelia
Kalbelia is one of the most sensuous dance forms of Rajasthan, performed by a tribe of the same name.-Kalbelia Tribe:The Kalbelias were known for their frequent movement from one place to another in ancient times. Their main occupation is catching snakes and trading snake venom. Hence, the dance...
33 Kanbi
Kunbi
Kunbi is a generic term applied to castes of traditionally non-elite tillers in Western India. These include the Dhonoje, Ghatole, Hindre, Jadav, Jhare, Khaire, Lewa , Lonari and Tirole communities of Vidharbha. The communities are largely found in the state of Maharashtra but also exist in the...

34 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...

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...

Mansoori

35 Kasai
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 ...
36 Kharol
Kharol
The Kharol are a Hindu caste found in the state of Rajasthan in India.Kharol are classified as an Other Backward Class in Rajasthan.-History and origin:...
37 Kirar
Kirar
The Kirar is a Hindu Rajput found in the states of Rajasthan and Madhya Pradesh in India. They are also known as Kirar or Kirad.-History and origin:...

(Kirad)
38 Kumhar
Kumhar
Kumhar or Kumbhar ; also known as Prajapati, is a caste or community of India, mainly belonging to the Hindu religion. The word "Kumhar" literally means "potter" in Indian languages, pottery being the traditional occupation of the Kumhars....

(Prajapati
Prajapati
In Hinduism, Prajapati "lord of creatures" is a Hindu deity presiding over procreation, and protector of life. He appears as a creator deity or supreme God Viswakarma Vedic deities in RV 10 and in Brahmana literature...

)

Kumawat

39 Lakhera (Lakhara)

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:...

40 Lodh
Lodh
The Lodh are a Hindu Rajput caste, found throughout India. They are found mainly in Madhya Pradesh and Uttar Pradesh. Lodhas claim to Chandravansi Rajputs and inhabit Dholpur, Sawai Madhopur, Jhalawar and Bharatpur districts. Their hereditary occupation is military service.-Origin:The word Lodh...

(Lodha, Lodh)
41 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,...

, Panchal
42 Maha-Brahman (Acharaj)
43 Mali
Mali caste
The Mali are an occupational caste found among the Hindus who traditionally worked as gardners. They also call themselves Phul Mali, who derived their names from their occupation of growing flowers. The Mali are found throughout North India, East India as well as the Terai region of Nepal and...

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...

Rayee/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....

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...

45 Mer
Mers
The Mer population of Kathiawar region in Saurashtra also known as the Maher, Mihir, Mair or Mehr are a community of people who have evolved from the Kshatriya Rajput varna within Hinduism. They are believed to be of Indo-Aryan descent, and have a rich and diverse history involving many battles,...

(Mehrat-Kathat,

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:...

-Ghodat,

Cheeta)

46 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...

37

Dhadi

47 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...

(other than those who are included in 54

the list of Scheduled Castes for Rajasthan)

48 Mogia (Mogya)
49 Nai
Nai (caste)
The word Nai refers to a particular profession, that of cutting hair, running beauty salons, makeup or facelift clinics, beauty parlours, etc. among Hindus, Sikhs or Muslims in India. They are also referred to as Nai and Nai-Thakur, Sains. In Pakistan, the Nai or hairdresser were following it as a...

Sain

Baid Nai

50 Nyaria
51 Odh
Oad
Odh are a Muslim Rajput community and a tribe with origins in Sindh and Punjab in Pakistan and Rajasthan in India. The tribe has a distinct and unique history dating back thousands of years. They are considered to be of Muslim Rajput origin. However, not much is documented about this tribe...
52 Patwa
Patwa
The Patwa are mainly a Hindu community, who origin from North India, who are traditional weavers and jewellery business and thread workers.- History :...

(Phadal)
53 Rai-Sikh
54 Raika, Rabari
Rabari
Members of the Rabari or Rewari live throughout the Rajasthan, Gujarat, Punjab, Harayana, Uttar Pradesh and Madhya Pradesh states in India...

(Debasi)
55 Rangrez
Rangrez
Rangaraju is an Indian caste, found in the states of Andhra Pradesh, Maharastra, and Karnataka, of India.-Origin:Their mother tongue is Marathi. They are locally called Rangarajulu, they are related to the Shivaji Maharaj . They were called a family of rulers, since they called them raj, later...

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:...

56 Rawat
Rawat Rajputs
Rawat Rajputs are a group of people who reside in Ajmer, Ballabgarh, Faridabad, Palwal Rajsamand, Bhilwara, Chittorgarh and Pali districts of Rajasthan, the area known as Magra-Merwara and the Kumaon division and Garhwal Divisions of Uttarakhand, India....
57 adh](Vaishnav)]

Swami

58 Sakka-Bhishti, Saqqa-Bhishti,

Bhishti-Abbasi

59 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...
60 Sikligar
61 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:...

(except Sompura Murtikar)
62 Sirkiwal
63 Sondhia
Sondhia
The Sondhia are a Hindu caste found in the state of Rajasthan in India.- History and origin :The term Sondhia has its origin in the word Sindh, which means river. They claim to belong to the Rajput community, although this claim is not accepted by the other Rajput groups. The Sondhia occupy a tract...
64 Swaranakar

Sunar

Soni

65 Tamoli (Tamboli)
66 Teli
Teli
Teli is a business caste of oil pressers in India and Pakistan. Members may be either Hindu or Muslim; Muslim Teli are called Roshandaar or Teli Malik....
67 Thathera
Thathera
The Thathera are a Hindu community, found mainly in North India, who are involved in the production of household utensils made from various kinds of metal alloys.- History :...

Kansara

Bharawa

68 Lal

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