Tarkhan (Punjab)

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Tarkhan
Regions with significant populations
India and Pakistan
Languages
Hindi • Punjabi
Religion
Hinduism • Islam • Sikhism
This article is about the Punjabi community. For other uses, see Tarkan.
Tarkhan, carpenter caste of the Panjab - Tashrih al-aqvam (1825)

The Tarkhan is a kin-based group commonly found in the Punjab regions of India and Pakistan. They are traditionally carpenters by occupation and by their caste.In Punjab , the term is usually refers to the Ramgharia Community . Ramgarhia is associated mainly with the Tarkhan tribe because of its later famous Misldhar, Jassa Singh Ramgarhia, who was a Tarkhan.

The Tarkhan is categorized as the Vishwakarma caste.[1]

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References

  1. ^ Atal, Yogesh. Sociology: A Study of the Social Sphere. Pearson Education India. p. 242. ISBN 978-8-13179-759-4.
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