,_a_cloth_printer_-_Tashrih_al-aqvam_(1825),_f.260v_-_BL_Add._27255.jpg) Chhipa, a cloth printer from Tashrih al-aqvam (1825) | |
| Regions with significant populations | |
|---|---|
| India and Pakistan | |
| Languages | |
| Gujarati, Kutchi and Marwari | |
| Religion | |
| Hinduism, Islam | |
| Related ethnic groups | |
| Chhapa or Chhapola |
Chhipi (alternatively called Chhimpa[1]/Chhipa/Chimpa) is a caste of people with ancestral roots tracing back to India. These people are basically Rajputs and used to wear Kshatriya attire.[2] These people were skilled in the art of war, Later people of this caste started doing printing work. They are found in the states of Gujarat, Rajasthan, Madhya Pradesh, Haryana, Delhi, Uttar Pradesh of India.
- ^ Kitts, Eustace John (1885). A Compendium of the Caste and Tribes Found in India: Comp. from the (1881) Census Reports for the Various Provinces (excluding Burmah) and Native States of the Empire. Printed at the Education society's Press.
- ^ People of India: Uttar Pradesh. Anthropological Survey of India. 2005. ISBN 978-81-7304-114-3.