Purawa

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Purawa(पुरावा) is a village in Gudamalani tehsil of Barmer district in Rajasthan. It is situated 30 km west of Barmer town. Village was named after Pura Jat. He founded the village and dug a Bawri here for water, which was known as Purabav. This Purabav gave the name to village Purawa. Village is known for protecting wild animals and trees.

Jat Gotras in the village

The village has about 150 Jat families. The Big gotras are Sewda and Bhakar. Other Jat gotras are Godara, Senwar, Hudda, Jajra, Jandu, Dhaka, Lol, Siyol, Lega, Bhinchar, Karwasra, Jakhar, Tarar, and Saran.

Notable persons from this village

  • Simratha Ram Sewda is a social worker.
  • Khuma Ram Sewda is main worker for Jat Samaj.

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