Bhatia

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For the settlement in Bangladesh, see Bhatia, Bangladesh.

Bhatia is a caste originating in Rajasthan, a majority of whose members follow Hinduism.

[edit] History

The "Bhatia's" are said to originate from Rajasthan, but back in history the source is said to be Rishi "Bhat".(Would advice and request someone more knowledgeable to add to this space )

[edit] Types of Bhatias

Among the known varieties of Bhatias, there are Kutchi,Hyderabadi, Halai,Kanthi, Navgam,Pachisgaam, Thattai, and Punjabi. Bhatias from Kutch are Kutchi Bhatias, those from around Jamnagar district are known as Kanthi Bhatia, those from Sindh (in present day Pakistan) are known as Sindhi Bhatias,and those from Punjab (in present day India) are known as Punjabi Bhatias. Among Sindhi Bhatias, many are further identified from their place of origin (e.g. Hyderabadi, Thattai, Nasarpuri Bhatias,).To explain that a further people from the town of "Thatta" are called "Thattai", people from "Hyderabad" are called "Hyderabadi's" and so on.Most Sindhi Bhatia's have made their mark across India, Gulf, Southeast Asia and so on.

Bhatia's can be Jats or Gujjars or Rajputs or Dhangars.

[edit] See also

• Dhangar
• List of Jat clans
• Forward Castes

[edit] External links

(http://www.dutiapurecha.tribalpages.com Global Bhatias Online Directory

• Bhatia email directory on Sonal.co.uk
• Shree Bhatia Mahajan Dar es Salaam

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