Sehrawat

Sehrawat (सहरावत) Rai (राय) Rao (राव) Rawat (रावत) Saramat (सरामत) Sairawat (सैरावत) Sahrawat (सहरावत) Seharawat (सेहरावत) Serawat (सेरावत) Sharawat (शहरावत) is gotra of Jats found in Haryana, Uttar Pradesh, Delhi, Madhya Pradesh, Rajasthan, Maharashtra.

History

These variants of this gotra were only titles used by Tanwar sardars which later began to be used as Gotras. The Rawat Jats have 800 villages in district Gurgaon and 8 villages in district Aligarh. Rawat is variant of Rajwat (राजवत), a branch of Tanwars. Sarawat are descendants of Virpurusha Shahjad Singh who was body guard of Punjab Keshari. o Delhi during Prithviraj Chauhan to assist him in wars against Mohammad Gauri,after others शhad deserted him. After Prithviraj Chauhan's defeat most of them chose to settle down in areas around Mehrauli (mainly Mahipalpur) where lies their roots,the village was named Mahipalpur after there leader Mahipal Jat. Other villages in Delhi and Haryana/Rajasthan,UP and MP are mainly offshoots of Mahipalpur.It is one of the biggest gotra in jats.

Distribution in Delhi

Delhi has a major concentration of Sehrawats and are found mainly in villages: Mahipalpur, Malikpur, Kohi alias Rangpuri, Nangal Dewat (now acquired & shifted due to expansion of IGI,Airport;shifter behind Indian spinal injuries hospital in a resettlement colony), Khair, Kishan Garh, Bawana, Bakkarwala, Hiran Kudna alias Jaffarpur, Baprola, Sahipur, Pochan Pur, Tilangpur Kotla, Dhool Siras, Amberhai, Badu Sarai, Masoodpur, Mehram Nagar, Mitraon, Chirag Delhi, Singhu Border, Palam

Distributionin Punjab

Sahrawat population is 1,170 villages in Patiala district.

Distribution in Haryana

The main Village of Sehrawats in Haryana are Khard Alipur, Niyana ,Bhainswal Kalan, Nayat/Niat (न्यात), Dipalpur, Bhadaani, Kultana Ajaib, Mokhra, Kila Jaffargarh, (Khudali). Some villages are near Faridabad. Some Villages are there in Sirsa Distt. and some villages near Tauru (Sehrawats in Tauru are basically from the villages of Delhi; namely Mahipalpur, Nangal Dewat etc. who migrated there after land acquisition in Delhi).

One Interesting thing that i had noted about Sehrawat Villages or mix with other gotras They Normally prefer to reside in East Side of village.

There may be opposition also but this is something uncommon that has been found by some of us.

Village Jagsi in Tehsil Gohana in District Sonipat.

Villages in Gurgaon district

Sukhrali, Hasanpur(Tauru),

Villages in Mahendragarh district

Nizampur Narnaul,

Villages in Rewari district

Dhakiya,

Villages in Jhajjar district

Birohar (बिरोहड़), Maliyawas Bhadani,

Villages in Hisar district

Kharar Alipur, Niyana, Ramayan, Mehanda,

Villages in Rohtak district

 Ajaibअजायब (जाब),  

Mor Khedi (मोर खेड़ी), SUNARIAN KHURD/KALA, Bhanshru Khurd(भैसरू खुर्द)

Villages in Jind district

Kila Zafargarh किला जफरगढ़ (खुडाली)

Distribution in Madhya Pradesh

Rawat jats are found in Bhopal, Mandsaur and Gwalior in Madhya Pradesh.

Villages in Nimach district

Serawat Jats are found in villages: Barkheda Jat (15), Kesarpura (1), Kundala (1),

Distribution in Uttar Pradesh

Sehrawats have also some villages in Muzaffarnagar , Uttar Pradesh out of which five main villages are, 1. Bitaodha (near Budhana) 2. Tissa Alipur (near Bhopa town), 3. Nona (near Mansurpur town), 4. Mathedi, 5. Bhokarheri. The Bhokarheri village is the biggest village out of five. All these have majority of Jats. These are well developed villages. Some are found in district Meerut also.

Rawat Khap has 12 villages in Mathura district.

Villages in Muzaffarnagar district

Alipur Muzaffarnagar, Bitaodha, Muzaffarnagar, Nauna, Yusufpur, Bhokarheri, Mathedi, Tissa,

Villages in Baghpat district

1. Ladhwari

Distribution in Rajasthan

Rawat Khap has 12 villages in Bharatpur district.

Locations in Jaipur city

Rawat Jats live in following colonies in Jaipur: Barkat Nagar, Gandhi Nagar, Gopalpura Bypass, Jaisinghpura (Sanganer), Khatipura, Sodala,

Sarawat gotra Jats live in colonies: C-Scheme, Jagatpura, Jhotwara, Murlipura Scheme, Tonk Road,

Villages in Jaipur district

Serawat Jats live in villages:

Achalpura (1), Chatarpura (1), Nangal bharda, Tiwadiwala (1), Udaipuria,

Sherawat Jats live in villages: Hathnoud, Machwa, Mohanpura (1), Ramnagaria, Shri Kishanpura (1),

Villages in Alwar district

Kakrauli, Nangal Udiya,

Villages in Kota district

Kherli Ghata,

Villages in Tonk district

Sarawat jats live in villages: Surajpura Sarawat (1),

Serawat jats live in villages:

Hanotia Naner (8),

Villages in Sawai Madhopur district

Sahrawata (t.Bonli),

Villages in Bharatpur district

Kila Zafargarh,

Notable people from this gotra

• Satpal - Popularly Known as Padam Shree'Mahabali Satpal'.
• Kanha Rawat - Kanha Rawat born in 1640 AD in village Bahin, place of origin of Rawats, situated 60 miles South of Delhi, was a revolutionary freedom fighter.
• Chaudhary Mani Ram Sehrawat of Khard AliPur Distt Hisar is a Freedom Figher. He destroyed the statue of George Pancham in Delhi.
• Mehtab Singh Sehrawat - I.A.S. COMMISSIONER, MUNICIPAL CORPORATION, FARIDABAD
• Hardhyan Singh Sharawat - Lyricist & singer
• Gian Singh- Olympian in Wrestling
• Rajpal Singh Sehrawat - Social Worker Bhanshru Khurd, +919013518461.

Reference

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