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{{infobox ethnic group|
|group= Ahirwar
| group           = Ahirwar
|poptime =  
| native_name      = Suryavanshi
|popplace = • India • Nepal
| image            = Ahirwar.jpg
|langs = • [[Hindi]] • [[Khari boli]]
| poptime         =  
|rels= • Hinduism and Buddhism
| popplace         = • India • Nepal
| langs           = • [[Hindi]] • [[Khari boli]] •[[Bundeli]]
| rels             = • Hinduism and Buddhism
}}
}}


The '''Ahirwar''', or '''Aharwar'''   are members of a north Indian [[Chamar]] [[Caste system in India|caste]] categorised among the [[Scheduled Castes]].<ref>{{cite book | url=https://books.google.com/books?id=jUwFL3IipK0C&pg=PA255 |title=Dimensions of Human Cultures in Central India: Professor S.K. Tiwari Felicitation Volume | publisher=Sarup & Sons |editor-first=A. A. |editor-last=Abbasi |year=2001 |page=255 |isbn=978-8-17625-186-0}}</ref><ref>{{cite book |first=Shyam Nandan |last=Chaudhary|title=Dalit Agenda and Grazing Land to Scheduled Castes and Scheduled Tribes|url=https://books.google.com/books?id=5mme2OO0CKwC&pg=PA119 |year=2007|publisher=Concept Publishing Co. |page=119|isbn=9788180693816}}</ref><ref>{{cite book | url=https://books.google.com/books?id=BV0FuSXACbUC&pg=PA164 | title=Beyond Ambedkar: Essays on Dalits in India | publisher=Har Anand Publications | author=Nandu Ram | year=2009 | pages=164 | isbn=9788124114193}}</ref>
The '''Ahirwar''', or '''Aharwar''' or Chaudhary are members of a north Indian Suryavanshi Kshatriya [[Caste system in India|caste]] categorised among the [[Scheduled Castes]].Predominantly are members of the Scheduled Castes with a higher population in Uttar Pradesh, Madhya Pradesh. <ref>{{cite book | url=https://books.google.com/books?id=jUwFL3IipK0C&pg=PA255 |title=Dimensions of Human Cultures in Central India: Professor S.K. Tiwari Felicitation Volume | publisher=Sarup & Sons |editor-first=A. A. |editor-last=Abbasi |year=2001 |page=255 |isbn=978-8-17625-186-0}}</ref><ref>{{cite book |first=Shyam Nandan |last=Chaudhary|title=Dalit Agenda and Grazing Land to Scheduled Castes and Scheduled Tribes|url=https://books.google.com/books?id=5mme2OO0CKwC&pg=PA119 |year=2007|publisher=Concept Publishing Co. |page=119|isbn=9788180693816}}</ref><ref>{{cite book | url=https://books.google.com/books?id=BV0FuSXACbUC&pg=PA164 | title=Beyond Ambedkar: Essays on Dalits in India | publisher=Har Anand Publications | author=Nandu Ram | year=2009 | pages=164 | isbn=9788124114193}}</ref>


They are present, for example, in the state of [[Madhya Pradesh]].<ref name="ahmad">{{cite book|last1=Ahmad|first1=Aijazuddin|title=Geography of the South Asian subcontinent : a critical approach|date=2009|publisher=Concept Pub. Co.|location=New Delhi|isbn=978-8-18069-568-1 |url=https://books.google.com/books?id=I2QmPHeIowoC&pg=PA231}}</ref> The [[2001 Census of India]] recorded them in the [[Bundelkhand]] area and as the largest caste group in [[Lalitpur district, India|Lalitpur district]], [[Uttar Pradesh]], with a total population 138,167.{{citation needed|date=April 2017}}
They are present, for example, in the state of [[Madhya Pradesh]].<ref name="ahmad">{{cite book|last1=Ahmad|first1=Aijazuddin|title=Geography of the South Asian subcontinent : a critical approach|date=2009|publisher=Concept Pub. Co.|location=New Delhi|isbn=978-8-18069-568-1 |url=https://books.google.com/books?id=I2QmPHeIowoC&pg=PA231}}</ref> The [[2001 Census of India]] recorded them in the [[Bundelkhand]] area and as the largest caste group in [[Lalitpur district, India|Lalitpur district]], [[Uttar Pradesh]], with a total population 138,167.{{citation needed|date=April 2017}}
==Notable Ahirwar==
*[[Nathu Ram Ahirwar]]-was an Indian politician, social leader, former Education minister and educationist.
*[[ Dinesh Ahirwar]]- Indian Politician


==See also==
==See also==

Revision as of 17:10, 1 February 2023

Ahirwar
Suryavanshi
File:Ahirwar.jpg
Regions with significant populations
• India • Nepal
Languages
HindiKhari boliBundeli
Religion
• Hinduism and Buddhism

The Ahirwar, or Aharwar or Chaudhary are members of a north Indian Suryavanshi Kshatriya caste categorised among the Scheduled Castes.Predominantly are members of the Scheduled Castes with a higher population in Uttar Pradesh, Madhya Pradesh. [1][2][3]

They are present, for example, in the state of Madhya Pradesh.[4] The 2001 Census of India recorded them in the Bundelkhand area and as the largest caste group in Lalitpur district, Uttar Pradesh, with a total population 138,167.[citation needed]

Notable Ahirwar

  • Nathu Ram Ahirwar-was an Indian politician, social leader, former Education minister and educationist.

See also

References

  1. Abbasi, A. A., ed. (2001). Dimensions of Human Cultures in Central India: Professor S.K. Tiwari Felicitation Volume. Sarup & Sons. p. 255. ISBN 978-8-17625-186-0.
  2. Chaudhary, Shyam Nandan (2007). Dalit Agenda and Grazing Land to Scheduled Castes and Scheduled Tribes. Concept Publishing Co. p. 119. ISBN 9788180693816.
  3. Nandu Ram (2009). Beyond Ambedkar: Essays on Dalits in India. Har Anand Publications. p. 164. ISBN 9788124114193.
  4. Ahmad, Aijazuddin (2009). Geography of the South Asian subcontinent : a critical approach. New Delhi: Concept Pub. Co. ISBN 978-8-18069-568-1.