Chhonkar

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Chhonkar (छोंकर) or Chhaunkar (छौंकर) Chhinkar (छींकर) Chhaunkare (छौंकरे) gotra Jats are found in Madhya Pradesh and Rajasthan. Raja Sahajpal after becoming angry (Chhoh in Hindi) left Karauli and came to Pichhor and ruled here. After Chhoh they were known as Chhonkar. They worship tree called Chhonkara (Prosopis cineraria), also known as Sami or Khejri. is gotra of Jats. ^[1]

History

There are 5 villages of Chhonkar Khap in Agra district. Chhaunkar Khap has 32 villages in Mathura district. ^[2]

Distribution of gotra in Madhya Pradesh

Beragarh Bhopal, Indore, Bhopal

Villages in Chittorgarh district

Chittorgarh,

Locations in Jaipur city

Madhuvan Conony,

See also

• Chhonkara

Notable persons from this clan

• Ram Singh Chhonkar - Social worker, Govt Servant in U P. , Born on 15-2-1949 at village Atoos in Agra district. ^[3]

References

1. ↑ Dr Mahendra Singh Arya, Dharmpal Singh Dudee, Kishan Singh Faujdar & Vijendra Singh Narwar: Ādhunik Jat Itihasa (The modern history of Jats), Agra 1998
2. ↑ Jat Bandhu, Agra, April 1991
3. ↑ Dr Mahendra Singh Arya, Dharmpal Singh Dudee, Kishan Singh Faujdar & Vijendra Singh Narwar: Ādhunik Jat Itihasa (The modern history of Jats), Agra 1998, Section 10 pp. 16

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