Ramdasia
Appearance
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Classification | Ramdasia |
Religions | Hinduism, Sikhism |
Languages | Punjabi language|Punjabi,Hindi |
Populated states | The Punjab region |
Subdivisions | Kabirpanthi, Ramdasia , Julaha |
The Ramdasia are a caste of weavers (also known as julahas ). Sikhs belonging to this group are known as Ramdasia Sikhs.[1] There are about 505,000 Ramdasia, 80% of whom live in Punjab. The other 20% live in the states of Haryana, Delhi, Rajasthan, Uttar Pradesh, Uttarakhand and Himachal Pradesh.[2]
Ramdasia have settled throughout the world including the United Kingdom and United States. Many have gone into clothing manufacturing along with scientific fields, medicine, business, agriculture, law and teaching.