Pangwala

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The Pangwala is a tribal community predominant in the Pangi valley of Chamba district in Himachal Pradesh.[citation needed]

Social status[edit]

As of 2001, the Pangwalas were classified as a Scheduled Tribe under the Indian government's reservation program of positive discrimination.[1]

Language[edit]

The native language of Pangwalas is Pangwali.

References[edit]

  1. "List of Scheduled Tribes". Census of India: Government of India. 7 March 2007. Archived from the original on 5 June 2010. Retrieved 27 November 2012.