Nirban, also spelt Narban or Nirwan, is a large gotra of Hindus of Haryana.[1] There are villages of Nirban in Pataudi. They an also be found in the Badli and Haidurpur villages of Delhi.[2]

Nirban is also a clan of Rajputs.[3] According to Sir Henry Miers Elliot, the Nirban gotra is also found in the Ahirs.[4][5]

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  1. Ibbetson, Sir Denzil; Maclagan (1990). Glossary of the Tribes and Castes of the Punjab and North West Frontier Province. Asian Educational Services. ISBN 978-81-206-0505-3.
  2. Yadava, J. S. (1971). "History and Development of a Village Settlement in North India". Ethnohistory. 18 (3): 239–244. doi:10.2307/481533. ISSN 0014-1801. JSTOR 481533.
  3. Commission, Indian Historical Records (1981). Proceedings of the ... Session. The Commission.
  4. Elliot, Henry M.; Elliot, Sir Henry Miers (1869). Memoirs on the History, Folk-lore, and Distribution of the Races of the North Western Provinces of India: Being an Amplified Edition of the Original Supplemental Glossary of Indian Terms. Trübner & Company.
  5. Sherring, Matthew Atmore (1872). Hindu Tribes and Castes. Thacker, Spink & Company.