Distribution of Jat gotras in Sikar district of Rajasthan
Sikar is one of the most important Jat districts in the country, which played crucial role in turning the history at various times. Be it the agitation of farmers against oppression by Jagirdars or freedom movement or agitation for getting reservation for Jats in jobs. It always took leading role.
Thakur Deshraj has mentioned in his book History of Jats that in 1931 the population of Jats was double the population of Rajputs in Rajputana. He has also given a list of Jat gotras in his book who reside in Rajasthan.
I thought to study the distribution pattern of Jat gotras in the Sikar district. There are no ready records or studies as such. So I took the membership list of Jat Jwala magazine published by All India Jat Mahasabha, Sikar on the occasion of 4th Jat Mahasammelan at Sikar on 25 December 2002. It had a list of 2742 jat members from through out the district. Out of these members I left those who did not use surname or those use Jat or Arya as surnames. There were 2238 jat members with their gotra as surname and village of residence in Sikar district is given. Thus the two attributes gotra and village were brought on excel file, tabulated and shorted out. There is an interesting result which gives which jat gotra lives in which village. This table is available with me and if any member is interested it can be uploaded. The following table is an abstract of the detailed table that gives population of each gotra as percentage of total jats in the district in the increasing order.
S.no. Gotra % Jats distribution
1 ahlawat 0.04 1 Low
2 bayala 0.04 1 Low
3 behda 0.04 1 Low
4 bhainri 0.04 1 Low
5 bhawala 0.04 1 Low
6 bochalya 0.04 1 Low
7 chandelia 0.04 1 Low
8 dadarwal 0.04 1 Low
9 devanda 0.04 1 Low
10 dhankad 0.04 1 Low
11 dhinwa 0.04 1 Low
12 dodwadia 0.04 1 Low
13 dudi 0.04 1 Low
14 faraswal 0.04 1 Low
15 genan 0.04 1 Low
16 guleria 0.04 1 Low
17 jatrana 0.04 1 Low
18 jewalia 0.04 1 Low
19 kankoria 0.04 1 Low
20 kapuria 0.04 1 Low
21 karir 0.04 1 Low
22 katewa 0.04 1 Low
23 khakal 0.04 1 Low
24 kharbas 0.04 1 Low
25 kharra 0.04 1 Low
26 khileri 0.04 1 Low
27 kukania 0.04 1 Low
28 lahri 0.04 1 Low
29 lamoria 0.04 1 Low
30 legha 0.04 1 Low
31 loyal 0.04 1 Low
32 manth 0.04 1 Low
33 natwaria 0.04 1 Low
34 padgad 0.04 1 Low
35 palasian 0.04 1 Low
36 palsania 0.04 1 Low
37 rabar 0.04 1 Low
38 rajharia 0.04 1 Low
39 raukas 0.04 1 Low
40 risaldar 0.04 1 Low
41 sain 0.04 1 Low
42 sakuniya 0.04 1 Low
43 set 0.04 1 Low
44 sevag 0.04 1 Low
45 singal 0.04 1 Low
46 sutla 0.04 1 Low
47 techra 0.04 1 Low
48 balauda 0.09 2 Low
49 bangarwa0.09 2 Low
50 barjati 0.09 2 Low
51 barkesia 0.09 2 Low
52 berwal 0.09 2 Low
53 bhadu 0.09 2 Low
54 bheda 0.09 2 Low
55 dangi 0.09 2 Low
56 dara 0.09 2 Low
57 ghosalia 0.09 2 Low
58 jangoo 0.09 2 Low
59 kalwania 0.09 2 Low
60 khedar 0.09 2 Low
61 khokhar 0.09 2 Low
62 kirdolia 0.09 2 Low
63 kok 0.09 2 Low
64 kulhar 0.09 2 Low
65 lamba 0.09 2 Low
66 lathar 0.09 2 Low
67 mahia 0.09 2 Low
68 mandia 0.09 2 Low
69 manju 0.09 2 Low
70 patel 0.09 2 Low
71 premi 0.09 2 Low
72 rabia 0.09 2 Low
73 rao 0.09 2 Low
74 rayal 0.09 2 Low
75 sinsinwal 0.09 2 Low
76 takhar 0.09 2 Low
77 bagarwa 0.13 3 Low
78 bajad 0.13 3 Low
79 bajdolia 0.13 3 Low
80 barala 0.13 3 Low
81 kharinta 0.13 3 Low
82 sohu 0.13 3 Low
83 thebad 0.13 3 Low
84 thori 0.13 3 Low
85 badsara 0.18 4 Low
86 beniwal 0.18 4 Low
87 birda 0.18 4 Low
88 boran 0.18 4 Low
89 dhariwal 0.18 4 Low
90 dular 0.18 4 Low
91 fardolia 0.18 4 Low
92 jethoo 0.18 4 Low
93 mangawa 0.18 4 Low
94 sangwan 0.18 4 Low
95 sarawag 0.18 4 Low
96 bugalia 0.22 5 Medium
97 doodhwal 0.22 5 Medium
98 jhuria 0.22 5 Medium
99 khairwa 0.22 5 Medium
100 lora 0.22 5 Medium
101 muwal 0.22 5 Medium
102 nain 0.22 5 Medium
103 fogawat 0.27 6 Medium
104 rad 0.27 6 Medium
105 repswal 0.27 6 Medium
106 achara 0.31 7 Medium
107 bhanwaria0.31 7 Medium
108 budania 0.31 7 Medium
109 fanan 0.31 7 Medium
110 ruhela 0.31 7 Medium
111 rulania 0.31 7 Medium
112 birk 0.36 8 Medium
113 dookya 0.36 8 Medium
114 kasania 0.36 8 Medium
115 kudi 0.36 8 Medium
116 pawaria 0.36 8 Medium
117 bhinchar 0.4 9 Medium
118 haritwal 0.4 9 Medium
119 saran 0.41 9 Medium
120 dotasara 0.45 10 Medium
121 githala 0.45 10 Medium
122 hudda 0.45 10 Medium
123 kaler 0.45 10 Medium
124 kaswa 0.45 10 Medium
125 piploda 0.45 10 Medium
126 samota 0.45 10 Medium
127 tetarwal 0.45 10 Medium
128 gora 0.49 11 Medium
129 mawlia 0.54 12 Medium
130 naga 0.54 12 Medium
131 siyak 0.62 14 Medium
132 dorwal 0.63 14 Medium
133 bhadia 0.67 15 Medium
134 jhajharia 0.67 15 Medium
135 matwa 0.67 15 Medium
136 sheoran 0.71 16 Medium
137 sheshma 0.71 16 Medium
138 chhabarwal0.76 17 Medium
139 karwasra 0.76 17 Medium
140 godara 0.8 18 Medium
141 kalirawna 0.8 18 Medium
142 mali 0.85 19 Medium
143 pachar 0.85 19 Medium
144 thalod 0.86 17 Medium
145 dhayal 0.89 20 Medium
146 mandiwal 0.89 20 Medium
147 nitharwal 0.89 20 Medium
148 rewad 0.89 20 Medium
149 sewda 0.89 20 Medium
150 kulhari 0.94 21 Medium
151 bhuria 1.03 23 Large
152 batar 1.07 24 Large
153 chahar 1.08 24 Large
154 mehria 1.16 26 Large
155 sunda 1.25 28 Large
156 ola 1.34 30 Large
157 kajla 1.39 31 Large
158 moond 1.39 31 Large
159 ranwa 1.43 32 Large
160 khyalia 1.52 34 Large
161 bhukar 1.65 37 Large
162 punia 1.72 38 Large
163 bajiya 1.79 40 Large
164 mahla 1.83 41 Large
165 burdak 2.02 45 Large
166 fageria 2.14 48 Large
167 bhakar 2.76 61 Large
168 bagaria 2.83 63 Large
169 bhamu 3.26 73 Large
170 nehra 3.48 78 Large
171 meel 3.62 81 Large
172 garhwal 3.72 83 Large
173 pilania 3.73 83 Large
174 bijarnia 3.75 84 Large
175 khichar 3.75 84 Large
176 jakhar 4.12 92 Large
177 dhaka 5.52 123 Large
100 2238
Conclusions
*There are total 177 gotras found in Sikar district from members list of All India Jat Mahsabha, Sikar.
*Out of these total 177 gotras found in Sikar district the largest 27 gotras with their population more than 1 % of jat population are 1.Dhaka (5.52 %), 2.Jakhar (4.12 %), 3.Khichar (3.75 %), 4.Bijarnia (3.75 %), 5.Pilania (3.73 %), 6.Garhwal (3.72 %), 7.Meel (3.62 %), 8.Nehra (3.48 %), 9.Bhamu (3.26 %), 10.Bagaria (2.83 %), 11.Bhakar (2.76 %), 12.Fageria (2.14 %), 13.Burdak (2.02 %), 14.Mahla (1.83 %), 15.Bajiya (1.79 %), 16.Punia (1.72 %), 17.Bhukar (1.65 %), 18.Khyalia (1.52 %), 19.Ranwa (1.43 %), 20.Moond (1.39 %) 21.Kajla (1.39 %), 22.Ola (1.34 %), 23.Sunda (1.25 %),24.Mehria (1.16 %), 25.Chahar (1.08 %), 26.Batar (1.07 %), 27.Bhuria (1.03 %) .
*These 27 largest gotras in the above table constitute about 65 % of Jat population in the district. These bigger gotras seem to have come to the district in early periods and have spread faster. Some of these gotras had their republics in the district.
*The next 55 medium gotras (bugalia 0.22 % – kulhari 0.94 %) constitute 27.5 % of Jat population. These have population percentage ranging from 0.94 % - 0.22 %. These seem to have come up in the middle periods.
*The rest 95 gotras (ahlawat 0.04 % – sarawag 0.18 %) in the list constitute only 7.5 % of Jat population. These are lesser-known gotras in Sikar district with low distribution, which have come from out side in later periods and hence could not spread. These are located in only few villages.