Talk:Gotras

Standardization of Jat gotras

Some Jat gotras have many variants eg. Badhran/Budhrain/Budhrayan. gotras written in this style are not searchable on internet. Also these can not be intrlinked on Wiki media. It has been tried to choose one standard form or most commonly used variant out of these multiple variants to represent that gotra. Other variants have been given links to this standard form. Lrburdak 06:52, 16 February 2006 (EST)

Number of Jat Gotras

Following is the number of Jat gotras arranged alphabetically with all possible variants in the Index list. The Grouping of different variants of the same gotras has been done in the respective article of that gotra. Here is the number of gotras alphabetically:

A - 145,
B - 650,
C - 214,
D - 515,
E - 1,
F - 53,
G - 345,
H - 92,
I - 17,
J - 288,
K - 595,
L - 153,
M - 245,
N - 158
O - 37,
P - 267,
Q - 0,
R - 128,
S - 325,
T - 208,
U - 21,
V - 130,
W - 8,
X - 0,
Y - 2,
Z - 0,
Total - 4596

Lrburdak 00:15, 3 October 2007 (EDT)

Lay out of gotras

Index of Gotras - The gotras in the index have been arranged in such a way that all variants with Hindi name find entry in the list arranged alphabetically so that a gotra can be searched with ease. The Hindi script helps to pronounce the name correctly.

Gotra Variants - In the article for gotra all possible variants have been grouped which have same origin or the same history. The first para of each article gotra consists of its all variants with hindi script in bracket. The gotra with article in Jatland Wiki appear blue in colour.

Origin of the Gotra - Then the origin of the gotra has been explained with references and page numbers from which it has been incorporated.

History of Gotra - The History of the gotras has been compiled from various sources starting from various Parvas of Mahabharata. As far as possible the shlokas in Sanskrit have also been quoted to make these authentic. Contents from Various Jat history books have also been incorporated with exact references.

Distribution of the gotras have been given first state wise and then the villages with population of these gotras in the districts. The sources of distribution are contribution by the members and various directories published from state and district Jat associations. These were discussed in past on Jatland History forum also.

Notable persons from each gotra have also been mentioned in the article for gotra. This has been done by the members as well as by the Wiki Editor from various published materials. A large number of people have articles in Jatland Wiki. These appear blue in colour.
Categorization - This is the most wonderful aspect of Jatland Wiki. At the bottom of each article you find Categories. For example Sheoran gotra is having following Categories:

Using Catgories - By clicking on Jat Gotras you get the entire list of Jat Gotras having articles. Click on Category Rajasthan and you find list of all Jat Gotras in Rajasthan. Click the category Gotras in Churu to find all gotras in Churu district. Gotra have also been categorized based on its origin. Click Gotras after Persons to find all gotras which originated from Persons. Gotras after Places will tell you all gotras originated based on Places.

--Lrburdak 13:35, 5 October 2007 (EDT)

Updation of Gotra list

Addition by Individual members

Addition by Individual members of Jatland to the list of Jat Gotras is one of the primary sources. Laxman Burdak 22:53, 25 July 2008 (EDT)

Jat Gotras from Adhunik Jat Itihas

The book Adhunik Jat Itihas ( in Hindi) (The modern history of Jats), Agra 1998 by Dr Mahendra Singh Arya, Dharmpal Singh Dudee, Kishan Singh Faujdar & Vijendra Singh Narwar, Publisher - Jaypal Agencies, Agra - 282007, Price Rs 250/- was an important source of Jat Gotras. The listing of Jat gotras from this book to Jatland Wiki was done from April - October 2007. We are very thankful to the authors of this book. Laxman Burdak 22:53, 25 July 2008 (EDT)

Jat Gotras in Jaipur district

Jat Samaj Samiti, Jaipur Published under the title Jat Directory and Smarika 1999-2000. It gives areawise detailed names, addresses, phone numbers of Jat families living in Jaipur city.

The two attributes Jat gotra and colony were brought on excel file, tabulated and shorted out. There is an interesting result which gives which jat gotra lives in which colony. This table is available with me and if any member is interested it can be uploaded. The following table is an abstract of the detailed table that gives population of each gotra as a number out of total jats (3920) in the directory arranged in alphabetical order.

The Jat Directory gives details of 3920 Jat families. There are large number of people who use Chaudhary, Arya or Jat as surnames. Some people use no surname. Out of this list 812 Jats had used Chaudhary as surname. 1218 people had Arya or Jat as surname or no surname. Many people around Jaipur use Jat surname. Out of these people 1890 people with gotra as surnames were selected and tabulated. These 1890 people are from 356 gotras. These were added to Gotra list of Jatland Wiki in First week of February 2007. (For details see Jaipur or Thread on Jatland Forums) Laxman Burdak 22:53, 25 July 2008 (EDT)

Jat Gotras in Sangariya

Jat Samaj Smarika Sangariya 2006 gives list of Jat members of the samaj in Sangariya. The list includes details of all members of 408 families who are members of Jat Samaj Sangariya. The details include about name and gotra of head of the family with other members and relation with the head of the family. Gotra of each married woman in the family is also given. Other details are age, education, profession and the telephone numbers. The place of origin of the head is also there. The information from Jat Samaj Smarika Sangariya 2006 was reduced to an excel table with gotra, place of origin and the district. We got 1041 entries of gotras of married members. The parental gotra of female members was recorded for the purpose of analysis. In the following table each gotra has got two numbers in the bracket. The first figure indicates number of male members of that gotra out of total 1041 and second figure indicates number of female members of that gotra who came and married to family in Sangariya. The entry with * indicates that there is no family of this gotra in Sangariya but only female members married with members in Sangariya. These Gotras were added to Jatland Wiki on 16-4-2007. (For details see Jaipur or Thread on Jatland Forums) Laxman Burdak 22:53, 25 July 2008 (EDT)

Jat gotras in Muzaffarnagar

Jat Jagriti Smarika - 2006, Published by Janpad Jat Mahasabha Muzaffarnagar. It gives details of life members’ names, addresses, place of origin, gotra and phone numbers of Jat families living in Muzaffarnagar city.

The two attributes Jat gotra and place of origin were brought on excel file, tabulated and shorted out. There is an interesting result which gives which jat gotra is from which village. The table is an abstract of the detailed table that gives population of each gotra as a number out of total jat families (263) in the directory arranged in alphabetical order.

The Jat Directory gives details of 263 Jat families who are life members. They are from 60 gotras. The figure after gotra is the count out of 263 from which we can roughly assess comparative population of that gotra in the district. These Gotras were added to Jatland Wiki on 20-4-2007. (For details see Muzaffarnagar or Thread on Jatland Forums) Laxman Burdak 22:53, 25 July 2008 (EDT)

Jat Gotras in Mandsaur

Veer Jat Parichayavali Published by Anand Prakashan, Ratlam (M.P.) gives details of members’ names, addresses, place of origin, gotra and phone numbers of Jat families living in Mandsaur district.

The two attributes Jat gotra and place of origin were brought on excel file, tabulated and shorted out. There is an interesting result which gives which jat gotra is from which village. This table is available with me and if any member is interested it can be uploaded. The following table is an abstract of the detailed table that gives population of each gotra as a number out of total jat families (1406) in the directory arranged in alphabetical order.

The Veer Jat Parichayavali gives details of 1406 Jat families who are members. They are from 186 gotras. The figure after gotra is the count out of 1406 from which we can roughly assess comparative population of that gotra in the district. These Gotras were added to Jatland Wiki on 23-4-2007. (For details see Mandsaur or Thread on Jatland Forums) Laxman Burdak 22:53, 25 July 2008 (EDT)

Jat Gotras in Nimach district

Pariwarik Parichay Patrika - 2003 Published by Jila Jat Samaj, Nimach (M.P.) gives details of members’ names, His gotra and his wife's gotra,age and education of each member in the family of Jats living in Nimach district. I had also discussion with President of Veer Tejaji Jat Samaj Samiti, Nimach, PIN-458441, shri Balraj Sapedia (Phone-07423-222795) who was instrument in publishing this smarika.

The two attributes Jat gotra and place were brought on excel file, tabulated and shorted out. There is an interesting result which gives which jat gotra is from which village. This table is available with me and if any member is interested it can be uploaded. The following table is an abstract of the detailed table that gives population of each gotra as out of total jat members 1276 (644 families) members in the directory arranged in alphabetical order.

The Pariwarik Parichay Patrika - 2003 Published by Jila Jat Samaj, Nimach (M.P.) gives details of 644 Jat families who are members. They are from 252 gotras. The figure after gotra is the count out of 1276 from which we can roughly assess comparative population of that gotra in the district. These Gotras were added to Jatland Wiki on 30-6-2008. (For details see Nimach or Thread on Jatland Forums) Laxman Burdak 22:53, 25 July 2008 (EDT)

Jat Gotras in Chhoti Sadri (Chittorgarh)

Pariwarik Parichay Patrika - 2003 Published by Jila Jat Samaj, Nimach (M.P.) gives details of members’ names, His gotra and his wife's gotra,age and education of each member in the family of Jats living in Nimach district and those living in Chhoti Sadri tahsil in chittorgarh district of rajasthan. I had also discussion with President of Veer Tejaji Jat Samaj Samiti, Nimach, PIN-458441, shri Balraj Sapedia (Phone-07423-222795) who was instrument in publishing this smarika.

The two attributes Jat gotra and place were brought on excel file, tabulated and shorted out. There is an interesting result which gives which jat gotra is from which village. This table is available with me and if any member is interested it can be uploaded. The following table is an abstract of the detailed table that gives population of each gotra as out of total jat members 1276 (644 families) members in the directory arranged in alphabetical order.

The Pariwarik Parichay Patrika - 2003 Published by Jila Jat Samaj, Nimach (M.P.) gives details of 173 Jat families from Chhoti Sadri tahsil who are members. They are from 65 gotras. The figure after gotra is the count out of 313 from which we can roughly assess comparative population of that gotra in Chhoti Sadri tahsil of the Chittorgarh district.

These Gotras were added to Jatland Wiki on 6-7-2008. (For details see Chhoti Sadri or Thread on Jatland Forums) Laxman Burdak 22:53, 25 July 2008 (EDT)

Jat Gotras in Tonk district

The Jat Dharmshala Samiti organized a grand Jat sammellan on 10 June 1998 and published a smarika 'Jat Kalyan Smarika' on this occasion. This smarika has a list of 4425 members of Jat community from 455 Jat Gotras and about 280 villages of tahsils Malpura, Tonk, Todaraisingh and Niwai in Tonk district. The 210 gotra names are new gotras not yet recorded in Jatland Wiki with any information about them. These have been updated and added to the list of Jat Gotras on Jatland Wiki on 23-7-2008. Laxman Burdak 22:09, 25 July 2008 (EDT)

Jat Gotras in Jaipur district out of Jaipur city

The Jat Dharmshala Samiti Diggi Tonk organized a grand Jat sammellan on 10 June 1998 and published a smarika 'Jat Kalyan Smarika' on this occasion. This smarika has a list of 2380 members from Jaipur district also from adjoining tahsils Phagi, Dudu, Chaksu, Sanganer, Bassi. There are 195 villages and 300 Jat Gotras from these tahsils of southern part of Jaipur district. This list has also mentioned Jat Gotras of the contributors and as such is a useful document for the study and distribution of Jat gotras in Tonk district as well as Jaipur district. The 100 gotra names in Jaipur dstrict are new gotras not yet recorded in Jatland Wiki with any information about them. These new gotras are written with hindi name in bracket. These have been updated and added to the list of Jat Gotras on Jatland Wiki on 8-8-2008. Laxman Burdak 03:02, 10 August 2008 (EDT)

Formatting of Gotras updated

The page on Jat Gotras had become to long. It takes long time to open long pages on Wiki. So it has been formatted with different style and created separate page for each alphabet. It is now easy to manage and search the Jat Gotras. Members may suggest any changes they feel like. Laxman Burdak 13:01, 31 October 2008 (EDT)

Categorization of Jat Gotras in Rajasthan and Madhya Pradesh

As on today we have info about 1,291 Jat Gotras in Rajasthan.

Also we have info about 951 Jat Gotras in MP.

This you can know by simply clicking State name in Category at bottom of each gotra.

We have categorized each Gotra based on its distribution into Rare Distribution if particular Gotra is found very sparsely in two or three districts in few villages only. This info may be of great importance why the Gotra has only limited distribution.

In all Gotras of these two states we have put Category No Origin if no source so far tells us about the origin of the Gotra. Members may find list of these Gotras simply clicking such Category. If a Gotra is Categorized as No Origin and you know its origin kindly edit under Origin title to add the origin and remove the Category No Origin at bottom.

Click Category:No Origin you find that 933 Gotras have no info about their origin. You may help to find origin !!!

Click Category:Rare Distribution to know Gotras with Rare Distribution. We have 1,387 Gotras under this Category.

We may do this exercise for other states also !!! Regards,

Laxman Burdak 21:55, 30 December 2011 (EST)