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The '''Rattal''' are a [[Suryavanshi rajputs]] found in [[Jammu and Kashmir (union territory)|Jammu and Kashmir]], India. <ref>People of India Jammu and Kashmir Volume XXV edited by K.N Pandita, S.D.S Charak and B.R Rizvi pages 586 to 592 Manohar</ref> According to the 2001 [[Census of India]], their population was 13,327.
The '''Rattal''' are a [[Suryavanshi rajputs|Suryavanshi rajput]] found in [[Jammu and Kashmir (union territory)|Jammu and Kashmir]], India. <ref>People of India Jammu and Kashmir Volume XXV edited by K.N Pandita, S.D.S Charak and B.R Rizvi pages 586 to 592 Manohar</ref> According to the 2001 [[Census of India]], their population was 13,327.
 
== Origin ==
 
The Rattal are a community that were traditionally involved in the removal of carcasses and skinning for leather. An important subsidiary occupation was the weaving of baskets. The Rattal are grouped along with other similarly placed [[Hindu]]s of [[Jammu]]. They live in the warm and temperate zones of Jammu province in the districts of [[Kathua District|Kathua]], [[Udhampur District|Udhampur]], and [[Reasi District|Reasi]].<ref>People of India Jammu and Kashmir Volume XXV edited by K.N Pandita, S.D.S Charak and B.R Rizvi pages 586 to 592 Manohar</ref>


<ref>People of India Jammu and Kashmir Volume XXV edited by K.N Pandita, S.D.S Charak and B.R Rizvi pages 586 to 592 Manohar</ref>
== Present circumstances ==
== Present circumstances ==
The Rattal are strictly [[endogamy|endogamous]] and practice clan exogamy. Their main include the Sargotra, Lakkotra, Mootan, Kath, Kulsota and Sundeh. They do not have an informal caste council, which distinguishes them from other Jammu Hindus who tend have elaborate caste councils.


The Rattal are strictly [[endogamy|endogamous]] and practice clan exogamy. Their main include the Sargotra, Lakkotra, Mootan, Kath, Kulsota and Sundeh.  They do not have an informal caste council, which distinguishes them from other Jammu Hindus who tend have elaborate caste councils.
The Rattal have now become landowners, as a result of the land reforms, and the bulk of them are small and marginal farmers. The decades since independence in 1947 has seen major changes in their socio-economic status
 
The Rattal have now become landowners, as a result of the land reforms, and the bulk of them are small and marginal farmers. A small minority are still employed as agricultural labourers or involved the manufacture of baskets. The decades since independence in 1947 has seen major changes in their socio-economic status, but they socially they are still perceived as untouchables.
 
== See also ==
== See also ==
*[[Saryara]]
*[[Saryara]]
== References ==
== References ==
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[[Category:Social groups of Jammu and Kashmir]]
[[Category:Social groups of Jammu and Kashmir]]
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[[Category:Dalit communities]]
[[Category:Scheduled Castes of Jammu and Kashmir]]
[[Category:Scheduled Castes of Jammu and Kashmir]]

Latest revision as of 11:41, 27 March 2022

The Rattal are a Suryavanshi rajput found in Jammu and Kashmir, India. [1] According to the 2001 Census of India, their population was 13,327.

[2]

Present circumstances[edit]

The Rattal are strictly endogamous and practice clan exogamy. Their main include the Sargotra, Lakkotra, Mootan, Kath, Kulsota and Sundeh. They do not have an informal caste council, which distinguishes them from other Jammu Hindus who tend have elaborate caste councils.

The Rattal have now become landowners, as a result of the land reforms, and the bulk of them are small and marginal farmers. The decades since independence in 1947 has seen major changes in their socio-economic status

See also[edit]

References[edit]

  1. People of India Jammu and Kashmir Volume XXV edited by K.N Pandita, S.D.S Charak and B.R Rizvi pages 586 to 592 Manohar
  2. People of India Jammu and Kashmir Volume XXV edited by K.N Pandita, S.D.S Charak and B.R Rizvi pages 586 to 592 Manohar