Danga
Danga (डांगा)[1] Dage (डागे) is Gotra of Jats. Danga Jats are found in Rajasthan and Madhya Pradesh.
Origin
The people who lived in Dang (mountains) were called Danga. [2]
History
Evidence compiled by Nainsi on the clans of the Jats and their original homes and migration there from to different places in Merta in Nagaur are of Immense importance. It is one of the prominent immigrant clans who came to Merta.
Distribution in Madhya Pradesh
Villages in Ratlam district
Ghatwas and Gunawad are notable villages in Ratlam district. Villages in Ratlam district with population of this gotra are:
Banjali 2, Barbodana 1, Bardiya goyal 1, Bodina 1, Chikliya 1, Damottar 1, Dantodiya 3, Delanpur 6, Dhaturiya 1, Dheekwa 3, Dodiana 1, Ghatwas 126, Gunawad 35, Hanumanpalia, 1, Kalori 1, Kalori khurd 3, Lapatia 2, Malakheda 1, Nalkui 1, Namli 6, Narayangarh sailana 2, Negarda 2, Panchewa 1, Ramgarh sailana 2, Ratlam 6, Sikhedi 4,
Villages in Harda district
Villages in Dhar district
Badwai, Bamkaner, Dattigara (2), Dhamnod, Dhar Madhya Pradesh, Salkanpur,
Villages in Indore district
Villages in Barwani district
Villages in Dewas district
Distribution in Rajasthan
Villages in Nagaur district
Lamba Jatan, Megadand, Merta Road, Morra, Mundiyar, Padoo Khurd, Beetan,
Villages in Jodhpur district
Notable Persons
- Bala Ram Jat (Danga) - 15 Jh, Omkar Nagar, Mandav Road, Dhar, Mob: 9755784678
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References
- ↑ O.S.Tugania:Jat Samuday ke Pramukh Adhar Bindu,p.41,s.n. 1019
- ↑ Dr Mahendra Singh Arya, Dharmpal Singh Dudee, Kishan Singh Faujdar & Vijendra Singh Narwar: Ādhunik Jat Itihasa (The modern history of Jats), Agra 1998, p. 250
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