Gadaria people

Gadaria people
ClassificationOther Backward Caste
ReligionsHinduism
LanguagesHindi-Urdu, Punjabi, Rajasthan, Rajasthani, Bihari, Chhattisgarhi, Uttarakhandi
CountryIndia
RegionUttar Pradesh, Punjab, Rajasthan, Gujarat, Madhya Pradesh, Bihar, Uttarakhand, Chhattisgarh

The Gadaria or Gadariya (also known as Gadri,[1] Gayri,[1] or Gaari[2]) is a herding caste that was traditionally involved professionally in livestock breeding, especially sheep.[3] They are primarily found in Uttar Pradesh and in some parts of Punjab, Rajasthan, Madhya Pradesh and Bihar.[4] In Gujarat, they are called Bharwad.[5]

  1. ^ a b Census of India, 1921: Rajputana and Ajmer-Merwara, Part III Administrative Volume. 1921. p. Appendix L, pg xxi.
  2. ^ Mehta, S. C.; Vij, P. K.; Nivsarkar, A. E.; Sahai, R. (1995). "Sheep husbandry practices in Sonadi and Malpura breeding tract". Indian Journal of Small Ruminants. 1: 1–7.
  3. ^ Sharma, V.P.; Köhler-Rollefson, I (2003). Pastoralism in India: A scoping study. Ahmedabad: Centre for Management in Agriculture, IIM (Indian Institute of Management). S2CID 67805358.
  4. ^ Shashi (2011), p. 29-30.
  5. ^ Hebbar, Nistula (4 December 2017). "OBCs to play kingmaker in battle for Gujarat". Extrapolating on the 1931 Census, the OBCs, excluding Muslim OBCs, comprise 35.6% of the total population, with the Koli-Thakore block the largest, followed by artisan castes at 6.1%; Bharwad (Gadaria) at 2%; and other middle castes at 3.3%.