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	The '''Ramaiya''' are a [[caste]] found in the state of [[Uttar Pradesh]] in [[India]].<ref ~~name~~=~~"A Hasan pages 336">People of India Uttar Pradesh Volume XLII Part One edited by A Hasan & J C Das pages 336 to 339<~~/~~ref> Many members of this community migrated to [[Pakistan]] in 1947 and have settled in [[Punjab]]~~.		The '''Ramaiya''' are a [[caste]] found in the state of [[Uttar Pradesh]] in India.<ref>{{Cite book \|last=Levinson \|first=David \|url=https://books.google.com/books?id=Ds0ZAQAAIAAJ&q=The+Ramaiya+are+a+caste+found+in+the+state+of+Uttar+Pradesh+in+India. \|title=Encyclopedia of World Cultures: South Asia \|date=1991 \|publisher=G.K. Hall \|isbn=978-0-8161-1812-0 \|language=en}}</ref> Many members of this community migrated to Pakistan in 1947 and have settled in [[Punjab]].{{cn\|date=October 2023}}

	==~~History and origin==~~

	The Ramaiya are a community that are partly [[Sikh]], and partly [[Muslim]]. They get their name from the [[word]] ''Ramay'', which means to Archer. The community acquired this name on account of the fact that they were Farmers, and are said to have belonged to the [[Bhatra]] community, a well known Sikh caste ~~of [[Punjab (India)\|Punjab]]. Like the Bhatra, they are said to be [[Kshatriya]]s. They migrated into [[Uttar Pradesh]]~~ in the ~~17th and 18th Century. The community were originally Sikh, and said to have come from [[Punjab]]. However long residence in [[~~Uttar Pradesh~~]] has meant that Ramaiya are more properly [[Nanakshahi]], rather than Sikh. A significant number of Ramaiya~~ in ~~the [[Rohilkhand]] region have converted to [[Islam]]~~. ~~The Nanakshahi are sub-divided into a number~~ of ~~exogamous clans, known as [[gotra]]s~~. Their main gotras are the Bamra, Bank, Barsari, Bhat, Bisati, Dargal, Gajra, Gaur, Gujjar, Hardoiri, Nomain, Radi, Rai, Ranipari, Rathore, Sinha and Sipmatua. While the [[Muslim]] branch consists of the following divisions, the Rajput and Ramay.<ref>~~Tribes and castes~~ of ~~Northwestern Provinces and Oudh by William Crooke</ref>~~

	~~==Present circumstances==~~

	~~The~~ community ~~were traditionally salesman and village shop keepers. Many are now successful businessmen. They are found mainly~~ in ~~western [[Uttar Pradesh]] in the districts of [[Saharanpur District\|Saharanpur]], [[Bijnor District\|Bijnor]], [[Moradabad District\|Moradabad]]~~ and ~~[[Jyotiba Phule Nagar]]. Their main settlements~~ in ~~Bagpat. In~~ [[~~Saharanpur District~~]]~~, their main settlement is Chilkhana~~. Like other [[North India]]n [[Hindu]] communities, they maintain strict clan exogamy. While the [[Muslim]] section prefers marrying close kin, and practice both parallel cousin and cross cousin marriages. Many [[Nanakshahi]] Ramaiya are now orthodox [[Hindu]].

	~~==See also=~~=
	*[[Bhatra]]

	==References==		==References==
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	==History and origin==		==History and origin==

	The Ramaiya are a community that are partly [[Sikh]], and partly [[Muslim]]. They get their name from the [[word ''Ramay'', which means to Archer. The community acquired this name on account of the fact that they were Farmers, and are said to have belonged to the [[Bhatra]] community, a well known Sikh caste of [[Punjab (India)\|Punjab]]. Like the Bhatra, they are said to be [[Kshatriya]]s. They migrated into [[Uttar Pradesh]] in the 17th and 18th Century. The community were originally Sikh, and said to have come from [[Punjab]]. However long residence in [[Uttar Pradesh]] has meant that Ramaiya are more properly [[Nanakshahi]], rather than Sikh. A significant number of Ramaiya in the [[Rohilkhand]] region have converted to [[Islam]]. The Nanakshahi are sub-divided into a number of exogamous clans, known as [[gotra]]s. Their main gotras are the Bamra, Bank, Barsari, Bhat, Bisati, Dargal, Gajra, Gaur, Gujjar, Hardoiri, Nomain, Radi, Rai, Ranipari, Rathore, Sinha and Sipmatua. While the [[Muslim]] branch consists of the following divisions, the Rajput and Ramay.<ref>Tribes and castes of Northwestern Provinces and Oudh by William Crooke</ref>		The Ramaiya are a community that are partly [[Sikh]], and partly [[Muslim]]. They get their name from the [[word]] ''Ramay'', which means to Archer. The community acquired this name on account of the fact that they were Farmers, and are said to have belonged to the [[Bhatra]] community, a well known Sikh caste of [[Punjab (India)\|Punjab]]. Like the Bhatra, they are said to be [[Kshatriya]]s. They migrated into [[Uttar Pradesh]] in the 17th and 18th Century. The community were originally Sikh, and said to have come from [[Punjab]]. However long residence in [[Uttar Pradesh]] has meant that Ramaiya are more properly [[Nanakshahi]], rather than Sikh. A significant number of Ramaiya in the [[Rohilkhand]] region have converted to [[Islam]]. The Nanakshahi are sub-divided into a number of exogamous clans, known as [[gotra]]s. Their main gotras are the Bamra, Bank, Barsari, Bhat, Bisati, Dargal, Gajra, Gaur, Gujjar, Hardoiri, Nomain, Radi, Rai, Ranipari, Rathore, Sinha and Sipmatua. While the [[Muslim]] branch consists of the following divisions, the Rajput and Ramay.<ref>Tribes and castes of Northwestern Provinces and Oudh by William Crooke</ref>

	== Present circumstances ==		==Present circumstances==

	The community were traditionally salesman and village shop keepers. Many are now successful businessmen. They are found mainly in western [[Uttar Pradesh]] in the districts of [[Saharanpur District\|Saharanpur]], [[Bijnor District\|Bijnor]], [[Moradabad District\|Moradabad]] and [[Jyotiba Phule Nagar]]. Their main settlements in Bagpat. In [[Saharanpur District]], their main settlement is Chilkhana. Like other [[North India]]n [[Hindu]] communities, they maintain strict clan exogamy. While the [[Muslim]] section prefers marrying close kin, and practice both parallel cousin and cross cousin marriages. Many [[Nanakshahi]] Ramaiya are now orthodox [[Hindu]].		The community were traditionally salesman and village shop keepers. Many are now successful businessmen. They are found mainly in western [[Uttar Pradesh]] in the districts of [[Saharanpur District\|Saharanpur]], [[Bijnor District\|Bijnor]], [[Moradabad District\|Moradabad]] and [[Jyotiba Phule Nagar]]. Their main settlements in Bagpat. In [[Saharanpur District]], their main settlement is Chilkhana. Like other [[North India]]n [[Hindu]] communities, they maintain strict clan exogamy. While the [[Muslim]] section prefers marrying close kin, and practice both parallel cousin and cross cousin marriages. Many [[Nanakshahi]] Ramaiya are now orthodox [[Hindu]].

	==See also==		==See also==
	* [[Bhatra]]		*[[Bhatra]]

	==References==		==References==

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The '''Ramaiya''' are a [[caste]] found in the state of [[Uttar Pradesh]] in [[India]].<ref name="A Hasan pages 336">People of India Uttar Pradesh Volume XLII Part One edited by A Hasan & J C Das pages 336 to 339</ref> Many members of this community migrated to [[Pakistan]] in 1947 and have settled in [[Punjab]].

==History and origin==

The Ramaiya are a community that are partly [[Sikh]], and partly [[Muslim]]. They get their name from the [[word ''Ramay'', which means to Archer. The community acquired this name on account of the fact that they were Farmers, and are said to have belonged to the [[Bhatra]] community, a well known Sikh caste of [[Punjab (India)|Punjab]]. Like the Bhatra, they are said to be [[Kshatriya]]s. They migrated into [[Uttar Pradesh]] in the 17th and 18th Century. The community were originally Sikh, and said to have come from [[Punjab]]. However long residence in [[Uttar Pradesh]] has meant that Ramaiya are more properly [[Nanakshahi]], rather than Sikh. A significant number of Ramaiya in the [[Rohilkhand]] region have converted to [[Islam]]. The Nanakshahi are sub-divided into a number of exogamous clans, known as [[gotra]]s. Their main gotras are the Bamra, Bank, Barsari, Bhat, Bisati, Dargal, Gajra, Gaur, Gujjar, Hardoiri, Nomain, Radi, Rai, Ranipari, Rathore, Sinha and Sipmatua. While the [[Muslim]] branch consists of the following divisions, the Rajput and Ramay.<ref>Tribes and castes of Northwestern Provinces and Oudh by William Crooke</ref>

== Present circumstances ==

The community were traditionally salesman and village shop keepers. Many are now successful businessmen. They are found mainly in western [[Uttar Pradesh]] in the districts of [[Saharanpur District|Saharanpur]], [[Bijnor District|Bijnor]], [[Moradabad District|Moradabad]] and [[Jyotiba Phule Nagar]]. Their main settlements in Bagpat. In [[Saharanpur District]], their main settlement is Chilkhana. Like other [[North India]]n [[Hindu]] communities, they maintain strict clan exogamy. While the [[Muslim]] section prefers marrying close kin, and practice both parallel cousin and cross cousin marriages. Many [[Nanakshahi]] Ramaiya are now orthodox [[Hindu]].

==See also==
* [[Bhatra]]

==References==
{{reflist}}
{{Indian Muslim}}

[[Category:Social groups of Uttar Pradesh]]
[[Category:Muslim communities of India]]
[[Category:Shaikh clans]]
[[Category:Muslim communities of Uttar Pradesh]]
[[Category:Sikh communities]]