Nandal
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Nandal (नांदल) Nandar (नांदर) Nander (नांदर) Bohariye (बोहरिये ) is a Jat clan, found in Haryana, Uttar Pradesh and Rajasthan, India. They are of Middle Eastern descent, specifically Iranian, or Persian.
Mahabharata Shalya Parva mentions names of combatants armed with diverse weapons and clad in diverse kinds of robes and ornaments, All of them came to the ceremony for investing Kartikeya with the status of generalissimo. Shalya Parva in Sanskrit mentions in shloka 63 Nandal along with Hans as under:
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Distribution in Haryana
Nandal's are generally present near Panipat, specially in Dahar, khukhrana. Rohtak, specially Bohar Village. In Rohtak, there is even a village named Nandal with sirname Nandal near Lakhan Majra. Even though the majority of the caste live in Haryana and Rajasthan, a few selected families live in North America or Europe. Nandal is a prominent Khaap or gotra of Jats in Haryana. Mostly Nandals are spreads over Rohtak, Sonipat,Panipat, Jhajjar, Kurukshetra and Kaithal districts.
Villages in Rohtak District
In Village Bohar, Garhi, Majra. Kutana, Nandal and Rithal in Rohtak District.
Villages in Sonipat District
In Jaissipur village of Sonipat District.
Villages in Panipat District
In Jatal, Dahar and Mehrana of Panipat District.
Villages in Jhajjar District
In Jatwara, Chimani and Mehrana villages of Jhajjar District.
Villages in Kurukshetra District
In Bhoot-Majra of Kurukshetra District.
Villages in Kaithal District
In Manas village of Kaithal District.
Distribution in Uttar Pradesh
Some Jats in UP write Nandar or Bohariye instead of Nandal.
Villages in Bulandshahar District
Bhuna,Rakrana, Chhichhrauli, Gohni,Shahpur,Dharampur, Ramgarhi, Nauranga,Habipur,Firozpur,Bhootgarhi and Jalokhari of Bulandshahar District in UP.
Notable persons from this clan
Sunita Nandal - A social worker in the village Rithal district Rohtak, Haryana
- S.C. Nandal - Customes & Excise Officer, Gurgaon
- Rai Singh Nandal, a very respectable person who has spent around 35 years in teaching mathematics.He has served at many places in Haryana. Currently, he resides at Sheela Bye Pass, Bharat Colony, Rohtak.
Nandal Village
In Rohtak district there is even a village named Nandal with surname Nandal near Lakhan Majra.
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