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==Factions== ==Factions==
The Sunars are divided into a large number of territorial . Sunar who uses Verma , Soni are the Kshatriya, Who started the business of gold
The Sunars are divided into a large number of territorial and non-territorial groupings called alla. Some of the major alla are the Jhankhad, Santanpuriya, Lal sultaniya, Dekhalantiya, Mundaha, Bhigahiya, Parajiya, Samuhiya, Chilliya, Katiliya Kalidarwa, Naubastwal, Berehele, Gedehiya, Shahpuriya, Mathureke Paliya, Katkaria and Nimkheriya ,Vaibhaha . Each lineage is associated with a particular area. To which its ancestors belonged to. The Sunar use Soni, Seth, Swarnkar, Shah, Singh, Puri, Bhutani, Sonik, Kapoor, Mehra, Rastogi, Verma,Saraf etc. as their surnames. In ] and ], the community is also known as ].<ref>''People of India'': Uttar Pradesh (Volume XLII) edited by A Hasan & J C Das page 1500</ref> In Haryana, the Sunars are often known as Swarnakar, ], Suri and ], are their common surname.<ref>''People of India'': Haryana (Volume XXIII) edited by M.L Sharma and A.K Bhatia page 475 Manohar Books</ref> In Punjab and Rajasthan, ] community work as goldsmiths.


==Sunar in Nepal== ==Sunar in Nepal==

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Hindu caste of goldsmiths in India

Sunar (alternately, Sonar or Swarnkar) is a Hindu vishwakarma and kshatriya caste in India referring to the community of people who work as goldsmiths. The community is primarily Hindu, and found all over India. Indian and Nepali sunar use soni as their surname.

Sub division

The term Sunar may derive from the Sanskrit suvarna kār, "worker in gold".

Sunar are of 3 Types

Kshatriya Sunar

Brahmin sunar

Vaishya sunar

Kannaujia and mair rajput are the Kshatriya caste

and all the others were baniya and brahmins

Factions

The Sunars are divided into a large number of territorial . Sunar who uses Verma , Soni are the Kshatriya, Who started the business of gold

Sunar in Nepal

The Central Bureau of Statistics of Nepal classifies the Sunar (called Sonar in the Nepal census) as a subgroup within the broader social group of Madheshi Other Caste. At the time of the 2011 Nepal census, 64,335 people (0.2% of the population of Nepal) were Sunar. The frequency of Sunars by province was as follows:

The frequency of Sunars was higher than national average (0.2%) in the following districts:

Notable

See also

References

  1. People of India: Uttar Pradesh (Volume XLII) edited by A Hasan & J C Das page 1500 to 150
  2. R.V. Russell (October 1995). The Tribes and Castes of the Central Provinces of India. Vol. IV. Published Under the Orders of the Central Provinces Administration, Macmillan and Co., Limited St. Martin's Street, London. 1916. p. 517. Retrieved 6 July 2011.
  3. Population Monograph of Nepal, Volume II
  4. 2011 Nepal Census, District Level Detail Report
  5. https://translate.google.com/translate?u=https://indianexpress.com/article/political-pulse/how-and-why-congress-chose-raj-babbar-to-head-up-fight/&hl=hi&sl=en&tl=hi&client=srp&prev=search

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