Which caste is Agarwal?

Agarwals and Guptas usually belong to the Hindu Baniya caste—communities traditionally involved in trade and commerce, and known for their business acumen. In fact, the Mint newspaper reported in 2011, that many Indian billionaires were Baniyas.

Are Agarwal Punjabis?

Agrawal (anglicised as Agarwal, Agerwal, Agrawala, Agarwala, Agarwalla, Aggarwal, Agarawal, Agarawala) is a Bania community found throughout northern, central and western India, mainly in the states of Rajasthan, Haryana, Punjab, Chandigarh, Himachal Pradesh, Uttarakhand, Delhi, Chhattisgarh, Gujarat and Uttar Pradesh.

Are Baniyas Punjabis?

Punjabi baniyas are absolutely Punjabi and not migrants from Marwar i.e. Rajasthan ( at least not in the very recent centuries). They speak Punjabi, share the same cuisine, same food and same culture. They are just another caste in Punjabi society.

Are Agrawal Marwari?

Means more than 99\% of Agarwals are marwaris. But don’t be shocked if you see some one practicing Jainism or Budhism writes Agarwal as their name. Agrawal is originally a Vaishnav Bania class from Marwar, Rajasthan, India. Some historians believe that they originally hail from Haryana, India.

Is Bansal a Punjabi?

Indian (northern states): Hindu (Bania), Jain, and Sikh name, which appears to be related to Sanskrit vamša ‘lineage’, also meaning ‘bamboo’. The Agarwal Banias have a clan called Bansal (see Agarwal), as have the Ramgarhia Sikhs.

Are agarwals vegetarians?

The Agarwals, who are proudly lacto-vegetarian, hail from the kingdom of Agroha (Haryana today) established in 3200 BC by their King Agrasen who gave up the Kshatriya/warrior tradition and took to trading.

Are Agarwal suryavanshi?

Cultures. The Agrawals claim descent from the legendary king Agrasena. According to another legend, Maharaja Agrasena was a Suryavanshi Kshatriya leader, born during the last stages of Dwapar Yuga.

Are Mittal’s Brahmins?

Of India’s mobile phone firms, Reliance Communications (Ambani), Airtel (Mittal), Vodafone Essar (Ruia), Idea (Birla), Spice (Modi) are owned by Banias. BSNL is run by a Bania (Kuldeep Goyal) and Tata’s TTML is run by a Brahmin (K.A. Chaukar).

What is the population of Agarwals in India?

The total population of Agarwals in India is around 4–5 million today making them constituting around 5000000/1388838942 = 0.0036\% of the population So Agarwals are a very small community in North-West India : mainly Haryana, Rajasthan and Punjab. Current fertility rate : 1.6 so the community population is shrinking.

What is the difference between Agarwal and Baniya?

Agarwals are an orthodox and tradition-bound community. Baniya community is the business class according to the Indian caste system and is mainly involved in trading and businesses. Agarwal is the main sub-section of the Baniya community who deeply believe in arranged marriages.

Where is Agrawal community found?

Agrawal (Agarwal, Agerwal, Agrawala, Agarwala, Aggarwal, Agarawal) is a community found throughout northern India, including in Rajasthan, Haryana, Punjab, Delhi, Chhattisgarh, and Uttar Pradesh. Before the partition of India in 1947, people of the community were also found in the modern-day Punjab province of Pakistan.

Are Rajasthani Agarwals Marwari?

Hell, properly speaking, most Rajasthani Agarwals are not Marwari at all. Even Rajasthani Agarwals are mostly from Shekhawati region which comprises of districts like Jhunjhunu, Churu, Sikar and Hanumangarh and not from Marwar. However, whether an Agarwal is from Rajasthan or Punjab or UP or Haryana, their customs are always same.