Ahirwar

The Ahirwar, or Aharwar and Chaudhary are members of a north Indian Suryavanshi Kshatriya caste sub caste of Rajput (Jatav) caste [1][2][3] categorised among the Scheduled Castes. Predominantly are members of the Scheduled Castes with a higher population in Uttar Pradesh, Madhya Pradesh.[4][5][6]

Ahirwar
Suryavanshi
Regions with significant populations
• India • Nepal
Languages
• Hindi • Khari boli •Bundeli
Religion
• Hinduism and Buddhism

They are present, for example, in the state of Madhya Pradesh and Chhattisgarh[7] The 2001 Census of India recorded them in the Bundelkhand area and as the largest caste group in Lalitpur district, Uttar Pradesh, with a total population 138,167.

Notable Ahirwar
  • Nathu Ram Ahirwar, was an Indian politician, social leader, former Education minister and educationist.

See also

References
  1. Gust, Onni (2017). "Review of Knowledge, mediation and empire: James Tod's journeys among the Rajputs". Victorian Studies. 59 (2): 340–342. doi:10.2979/victorianstudies.59.2.17. ISSN 0042-5222.
  2. Kumar, Raj (2008). History Of The Chamar Dynasty : (From 6Th Century A.D. To 12Th Century A.D.). Gyan Publishing House. ISBN 978-81-7835-635-8.
  3. "Cynicism in the Third Century B.C.", A History of Cynicism : From Diogenes to the 6th Century AD, Bloomsbury Academic, retrieved 17 April 2023
  4. Abbasi, A. A., ed. (2001). Dimensions of Human Cultures in Central India: Professor S.K. Tiwari Felicitation Volume. Sarup & Sons. p. 255. ISBN 978-8-17625-186-0.
  5. Chaudhary, Shyam Nandan (2007). Dalit Agenda and Grazing Land to Scheduled Castes and Scheduled Tribes. Concept Publishing Co. p. 119. ISBN 9788180693816.
  6. Nandu Ram (2009). Beyond Ambedkar: Essays on Dalits in India. Har Anand Publications. p. 164. ISBN 9788124114193.
  7. Ahmad, Aijazuddin (2009). Geography of the South Asian subcontinent : a critical approach. New Delhi: Concept Pub. Co. ISBN 978-8-18069-568-1.


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