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In India, the Jatt ethnic grouping is by far the largest at a population of 11,855,000 followed by the Mazhabi at 2,701,000 with the Tarkhans totaling 1,091,000. | In India, the Jatt ethnic grouping is by far the largest at a population of 11,855,000 followed by the Mazhabi at 2,701,000 with the Tarkhans totaling 1,091,000. | ||
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Revision as of 14:07, 17 July 2008
The Sikh community of the Indian subcontinent comprises many diverse sets of peoples as the Sikh Gurus preached for ethnic and social harmony. These include different ethnic peoples, tribal and socio-economic groups. Main groupings (i.e. over 1,000 members) include:
- Arain
- Arora
- Bairagi
- Bania
- Basith
- Bawaria
- Bazigar
- Bhabra
- Brahman
- Chamar
- Chhimba
- Darzi
- Dhobi
- Gujar
- Jatt
- Jhinwar
- Kahar
- Kamboj
- Khatri
- Kumhar
- Labana
- Lohar
- Mahtam
- Mazhabi
- Megh
- Mirasi
- Mochi
- Nai
- Rajput
- Ramgharia
- Saini
- Sarera
- Sikligar
- Sonar
- Sudh
- Tarkhan
- Zargar
In India, the Jatt ethnic grouping is by far the largest at a population of 11,855,000 followed by the Mazhabi at 2,701,000 with the Tarkhans totaling 1,091,000.
