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Garewal (गरेवाल) Gre-wal (गरेवाल) Grewal (ग्रेवाल) Grahwal (ग्रहवाल) Grahwar (ग्रहवार) Gaharawar (गहरवार) Gahrawar (गहरवार) Ghurwal (घुरवाल) Gerwal (गेरवाल) is a gotra of Jats and Rajputs found in Punjab and Rajasthan in India. This gotra is from the Chandela dynasty. Some writers have associated them with the Rathores, but other historians have proved that Rathore gotra is from Gaherwal gotra, and is also called Grewal.


Sikhs of this gotra are called Grewals. They have 52 villages in district Ludhiana. In Dholpur they are called Ghurwal and in the Punjab, Gharwar. The Gaharawar gotra is found amongst Rajputs also, but there are more Gahrawar Jats than Rajputs.

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Distribution in Haryana

Grewal gotra's of JAT finds in village Bamla in Bhiwani , Hissar, Punjab

Bamla (Bhiwani),

Ghasola (Bhiwani),

Samchana (Rohtak),

Baproli (Narnaul)

Kumbha (Hisar)

Rajli (Hisar)

Distribution in Punjab

Gujarwal is a well-known village in the District of Ludhiana, Punjab and almost all of the land owning families of the village are the Grewal or Garewal Jats. Many members (Grewals) of this village held important positions in the British and the independent Indian military, civil and police services, and politics. For example, the Chief Minister of Punjab (probably), Intelligence Chief of the undivided post independent Punjab and Kashmir, College Principals, high ranking military officers, and so on. It appears from the village name that its original name could have been "Grewal", after the land owning Jat families, but over time the name started to be pronounced as "Gujarwal" instead of "Grewal". [1] Grewal population is 10,680 in Patiala district.[2]

In Ludhiana district the Grewal population is 45,336. This clan basically belongs to the Ludhiana district where it has about 75 villages.[3]

Distribution in Rajasthan

Imliwala Phatak (Jaipur),

References

  1. ↑ History and study of the Jats. By Professor B.S Dhillon. ISBN-10: 1895603021 or ISBN-13: 978-1895603026. 106
  2. ↑ History and study of the Jats. By Professor B.S Dhillon. ISBN-10: 1895603021 or ISBN-13: 978-1895603026. p.126
  3. ↑ History and study of the Jats. By Professor B.S Dhillon. ISBN-10: 1895603021 or ISBN-13: 978-1895603026. p.123
  • Ram Swaroop joon: History of the Jats, India ,1967

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