Pundir

Surname in Khatik Cast

Pundir[1][2][3] or Pundhir is a Rajput [1] clan of the Indian and Uttrakhand, Uttar Pradesh , Rajasthan subcontinent. It is also found among the general caste group.[3][4][5]

Pundir
GotraPulastya
ReligionsHinduism, Hindu, Sanatan
LanguagesHindi, Kashmiri, Punjabi, Sanskrit
CountryIndia
RegionPunjab, India, Himachal Pradesh, Uttarakhand, Jammu and Kashmir
EthnicityRajput

Distribution

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Caste structure

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In India, Pundir are explicitly labelled in the General Caste

Geographical distribution

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They live mainly in the areas like Punjab, Uttar Pradesh, Uttarakhand, Jammu and Kashmir and Punjab, India.[6]

References

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  1. 1.0 1.1 Sarkar, Jadunath. AIN-I-AKBARI OF ABUL FAZAL-I-ALLAMI. Balaji Publication. p. 197. Pundir is one of the numerous branches of the Gujar.
  2. Srivastava, Ashirbadi Lal (1973). Akbar the Great: Society and culture in 16th century India. Shiva Lal Agarwala. p. 36. Pundirs were a branch of Gujar as well as of Gurjar and Jat castes
  3. 3.0 3.1 Srivastava, Lal (1972). Akbar the Great: Volume 3. Shiva Lal Agarwala. p. 36. Pundirs were a branch of Gujars as well as of Jat caste.
  4. Pawar, Hukam Singh (1993). The Jats, Their Origin, Antiquity, and Migrations. Manthan Publications. p. 105. ISBN 978-81-85235-22-6.
  5. "Gurjar Gotra". 2023-12-10. Archived from the original on 2023-12-10. Retrieved 2024-01-06.{{cite web}}: CS1 maint: bot: original URL status unknown (link)
  6. Cite error: The named reference :1 was used but no text was provided for refs named (see the help page).

Sources

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  1. Asiatic Society (Kolkata, India) (1949) Bibliotheca Indica: Volume 271 Baptist Mission Press. p. 197 "Pundir is one of the numerous branches of the Gujars."
  2. Abū al-Faz̤l ibn Mubārak, Henry Sullivan Jarrett, Sir Jadunath Sarkar (1927) The Ā-'īn-i Akbarī: A Gazetteer and Administrative Manual of Akbar's Empire and Past History of India · Volume 2 Asiatic Society. p. 197