Agrawal
Sign in to saveAlso known as Agarwal, Agerwal, Agrawala, Agarwala, Agarwalla, Aggarwal, Agarawal, Agarawala
Agrawal (Agarwal, Agerwal, Agrawala, Agarwala, Agarwalla, Aggarwal, Agarawal, Agarawala, or Aggrawal) is a Bania Vaishya caste. The Banias of northern India are a cluster of several communities.
Key facts
- Ethnic group.group
- Agrawal
- Ethnic group.image
- Maharja Agrasena.jpeg
- Ethnic group.caption
- Maharaja Agrasen, the legendary king who was the forefather of Agrawals
- Ethnic group.regions
- India, Pakistan, and Bangladesh
- Ethnic group.langs
- Punjabi, Haryanvi, Hindi, Rajasthani
- Ethnic group.rels
- Majority: Hinduism, Jainism, Sikhism Minority: Islam, Christianity
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10 sectionsContents
- History
- Migration to Delhi
- Migration to Rajput kingdoms
- Migration to Eastern India
- Gotras
- Notable Agrawals
- See also
- References
- Bibliography
- External links
Agrawal (Agarwal, Agerwal, Agrawala, Agarwala, Agarwalla, Aggarwal, Agarawal, Agarawala, or Aggrawal) is a Bania Vaishya caste. The Banias of northern India are a cluster of several communities.
They are found throughout northern India, mainly in the states of Rajasthan, Haryana, Punjab, Jammu and Kashmir, Chandigarh, Himachal Pradesh, Uttarakhand, Delhi, Madhya Pradesh, Gujarat, Maharashtra and Uttar Pradesh. They are also found in the Pakistani provinces of Punjab and Sindh, though at the time of the partition of India, most of them migrated across the newly created border to independent India. Most Agrawals follow Vaishnava Hinduism or Jainism, while a minority adhere to Islam or Christianity.