Langar
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Langar
Langar (लांगर) Laangar (लांगर) Langal (लांगल) [1]Langa (लाङ्गा)/(लांगा)[2][3] gotra Jats live in Madhya Pradesh and Rajasthan. Langar clan is found in Afghanistan also.[4]
Origin
Langar/Lanjo/Lango/Lanja stands for Langaha.[5] They have been mentioned in Bhagvata Purana as descendants of Suryavanshi King Langala (लांगल) in the Ancestry of Kusha, son of Rama..
Villages founded by Langar clan
- Kheda Langar (खेड़ा लांगर) - village in Malpura tahsil in Tonk district in Rajasthan.
Distribution in Madhya Pradesh
Villages in Dhar district
Villages in Mandsaur district
Ralayta (Multanpura), Ranayra (Sitamau),
Villages in Ratlam district
Villages in Ratlam district with population of this gotra are:
Banjali 4, Bardiya goyal 1, Bilpank 1, Kalmoda 1, Kanser 1,
Villages in Ujjain district
Distribution in Rajasthan
Villages in Alwar district
Baroda Meo, Langarwas, Narnol Kalan,
Villages in Tonk district
Bambor (3), Dodwadi (9), Golhad (2), Jaula (1), Kheda Langar (2), Khureda Pasrotya (9), Niwai Rural, Ramniwaspura (5),
Villages in Jaipur district
Bhojpura Madhorajpura(1), Chakwada Chauru(1),
Villages in Nagaur district
Manjhee (4), Rawaliyawas, Luniyas,
Villages in Barmer district
Langon Ki Dhani (t.Sheo),
Villages in Chittorgarh district
Kunwaliya (9),
Notable Persons
9993105117 -Jat krishi farm Dedala Dhar ,454001
Gallery of Langar People
External links
See also
References
- ↑ Jat History Dalip Singh Ahlawat/Parishisht-I, s.n. ल-38
- ↑ Jat History Dalip Singh Ahlawat/Parishisht-I, s.n. ल-68
- ↑ O.S.Tugania:Jat Samuday ke Pramukh Adhar Bindu,p.59,s.n. 2225
- ↑ An Inquiry Into the Ethnography of Afghanistan, H. W. Bellew, p.79,82,112
- ↑ An Inquiry Into the Ethnography of Afghanistan By H. W. Bellew, The Oriental University Institute, Woking, 1891, p.80,120,131,133,184
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