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[[File:Khati or Tarkhan, carpenter caste of the Panjab - Tashrih al-aqvam (1825), f.287v - BL Add. 27255.jpg|thumb|Tarkhan, carpenter caste of the Panjab - ''Tashrih al-aqvam'' (1825)]]
'''Tarkhan''' is a north Indian tribe which has been historically present in a Punjab and its nearby areas. Tarkhans are an ethnic minority and most of Tarkhans are followers of Sikhism and small number is a follower of Hinduism. Very small of number of ethnic Tarkhans are found in Pakistan, these Tarkhans are followers of Islam. Tarkhans are subdivided into various clans. The Tarkhan is a group of peoples commonly found in the [[Punjab]] regions of India and Pakistan. They are traditionally [[carpenter]]s by occupation.They become [[jangid]] [[brahman]] in 20th century<ref> http://www.jangidbrahminsamaj.com/land/ajitabh.htm </ref>
<Ref>{{cite book |first=W. H. |last=McLeod |title=Exploring Sikhism: Aspects of Sikh Identity, Culture and Thought |publisher=Oxford University Press |year=2000 |isbn=978-0-19-564902-4 |page=214}}</ref>

The [[Hindu]] Tarkhans are generally identified as [[Khati]]s or [[Suthar]], [[Lohar]] following the Vishwakarma (Craftsmen) community of India.<ref>{{cite book |title=Sociology: A Study of the Social Sphere |first=Yogesh |last=Atal |publisher=Pearson Education India |isbn=978-8-13179-759-4 |page=242 |url=https://books.google.com/books?id=RuK9z3jLcwgC&pg=PA242|year=2012 }}</ref>

According to the [[Census of India prior to independence|1921 census of India]], which may not be reliable, some Tarkhan Sikhs owned large areas of land and, in some cases, whole villages.<ref>{{cite book|first=Subash Chander |last=Sharma |title=Punjab, the Crucial Decade |publisher=Nirmal Publications |year=1987 |isbn=978-8171561735 |page=114 |url=https://books.google.com/books?id=L1RGX3whGEIC&pg=PA114}}</ref> Tarkhan Sikhs are among those groups identified as [[Ramgarhia]]s, after the [[Misl]] leader [[Jassa Singh Ramgarhia]].<ref>{{cite book|first=W. Owen |last=Cole |title=A Popular Dictionary of Sikhism: Sikh Religion and Philosophy |year=2005 |isbn=1135797609 |page=70 |url=https://books.google.com/books?id=vcSRAgAAQBAJ&pg=PA70}}</ref> Despite Sikhism generally rejecting the caste system, it does have its own very similar socio-economic hierarchy and in that the Ramgarhias, of which the Tarkhans are a part.Tarkhan Caste alongwith its synonyms Dhiman , Barhai, Thawin, Kangere, Chitere.

In 2001, the Punjab Government included Ramgarhia, Tarkhan and Dhiman in the list of [[Other Backward Classes]] (OBC) to improve their economic conditions.<ref>{{cite news |title=Ramgarhias in OBC list |url=https://timesofindia.indiatimes.com/city/chandigarh/Ramgarhias-in-OBC-list/articleshow/433739102.cms |access-date=3 September 2020 |work=The Times of India |date=31 August 2001 |language=en}}</ref> They were also added in the list of backward classes by the governments of [[Government of Haryana|Haryana]] and [[Government of Himachal Pradesh|Himachal Pradesh]].<ref>{{cite web |title=List of Backward Classes {{!}} Welfare of Scheduled Caste & Backward Classes Department, Government of Haryana |url=http://haryanascbc.gov.in/list-of-backward-classes |website=haryanascbc.gov.in |access-date=4 September 2020}}</ref><ref>{{cite web |title=HBCFDC |url=http://himachalservices.nic.in/hbcfdc/list.htm |website=himachalservices.nic.in |access-date=31 October 2020}}</ref>

==Notable people==
[[Jassa Singh Ramgarhia]], [[commander]] of the [[Ramgarhia Misl]]<ref>{{cite book |title=Historical Dictionary of Sikhism |url=https://archive.org/details/historicaldictio00mcle |url-access=limited |first=W. H. |last=McLeod |edition=2nd |publisher=Scarecrow Press |year=2005 |orig-year=1995 |isbn=0-8108-5088-5 |page=[https://archive.org/details/historicaldictio00mcle/page/n132 102]}}</ref>

==References==
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{{Ethnic groups, tribes and clans of the Punjab}}
[[Category:Punjabi tribes]]
[[Category:Carpenter castes]]

Tarkhan (Punjab) - Revision history

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