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Padda (पड्डा) is a Jat Gotra in Himachal Pradesh. Padda is a Muslim Jat clan found in Pakistan.
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Origin
Padati (पदाति) is name of people mentioned by Panini in Ashtadhyayi and in Mahabharata.
History
Distribution in Himachal Pradesh
Gotras in Kangra district
Distribution in Punjab
Padda is village in Dera Baba Nanak tahsil in Gurdaspur district in Punjab.
Padda is village in Baba Bakala tahsil in Amritsar district in Punjab.
Padda is village in Kapurthala tahsil in Kapurthala district in Punjab.
Distribution in Pakistan
Padda are found in Sialkot and Narowal districts.
According to 1911 census the Padda were the principal Muslim Jat clan in: Gurdaspur District - Padda (151)
Notable persons
- Purushottam Padda (पुरुषोत्तम पड्डा): कांगड़ा जिला के बैदी गांव निवासी पुरुषोत्तम पड्डा सेवानिवृत्त शिक्षक हैं। इनकी गिनती समुदाय के गणमान्यों में होती है।[1]
- Deepak Kumar Padda (Major) (30.06.1976 - 04.06.2005), Shaurya Chakra (posthumous), became martyr of militancy on 04.06.2005 during Operation Satnam at Gangwar in Kupwara district of Jammu and Kashmir. Unit: 14 Grenadiers Regiment. He was from Himachal Pradesh.
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References
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