imported>Citation bot Add: title. Changed bare reference to CS1/2. | Use this bot. Report bugs. | Suggested by Abductive | Category:"Related ethnic groups" needing confirmation | #UCB_Category 1471/3979 |
No edit summary Tags: Visual edit Mobile edit Mobile web edit |
||
| Line 13: | Line 13: | ||
==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== | ||
Revision as of 15:00, 27 November 2023
| Total population | |
|---|---|
| 6,300[1] | |
| Regions with significant populations | |
| Languages | |
| Related ethnic groups | |
The Ramaiya are a caste found in the state of Uttar Pradesh in India.[2] 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. Like the Bhatra, they are said to be Kshatriyas. 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 gotras. 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.[3]
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, Bijnor, Moradabad and Jyotiba Phule Nagar. Their main settlements in Bagpat. In Saharanpur District, their main settlement is Chilkhana. Like other North Indian 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
References
- ↑ "People Groups | Joshua Project".
- ↑ People of India Uttar Pradesh Volume XLII Part One edited by A Hasan & J C Das pages 336 to 339
- ↑ Tribes and castes of Northwestern Provinces and Oudh by William Crooke