Salwa Kalla
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Salwa Kalla (सालवा कल्ला) is a Jat village, with biggest gotras as Godara and Thori, in Jodhpur district of Rajasthan at a distance of 40 km on Jodhpur – Pipad road. It is a place of historical importance as it is the birthplace of Vir Durgadas Rathore. The village was founded some years after the Jodhpur city was founded on 12 May 1459. Father of Vir Durgadas Ratore was Aaskaran who was a Darbari of Jodhpur Maharaja Jaswant Singh. This village was a Jagir awarded to Aaskaran by Majraja Jodhpur.
After India’s independence on the occasion of Navratras the Rajputs of the village wanted to offer a goat as victim to a deity but Jats opposed it. There was a struggle between both communities and the Rajputs were driven out of the village. They moved out and settled at village Asarnada. There is no Rajput family in the village now.
1000 families inhabit the village out of which 700 families belong to Jats of 24 gotras. Out of a total population of 6000 there are 4500 Jats in the village. The gotra wise number of Jat families is as under: Godara (150), Thori (150), Jakhar (55), Beniwal (53), Kookan (50), Sikhan (35), Bhinchar (30), Gaina (20), Dudi (20), Saran (20), Punia (20), Asiagh (20), Thalech (20), Others (100).
Reference
- Jat Samaj, Agra, June 1998
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