The Lakhera are a Hindu caste found in North India. In Uttarakhand, Lakhera caste is found among Sarola Brahmins and are not considered OBC. They are a community traditionally associated with bangle making.[2]
| Total population | |
|---|---|
| 162,000[1] | |
| Regions with significant populations | |
•  India | |
| Languages | |
| • Haryanvi • Hindi | |
| Religion | |
| • Hinduism 100% • | |
| Related ethnic groups | |
| • Chundrigar • Manihar |
Origin
editThe Lakhera get their name from the Sanskrit laksha kuru meaning a worker in lac. According to their mythologies, the community was created by the dirt washed from the body of the goddess Parvati.Other traditions make them out to be Yaduvanshi Rajputs. They are said to have originated in Bulandshahr District in Uttar Pradesh, and then spread to Haryana, Rajasthan and Punjab. The community in Uttar Pradesh speak Hindi, while in Haryana they speak Haryanvi.[3]
Present circumstances
editThe Lakhera community consists of a number of clans, the main ones being the Chauhan, Bhati, Nainvaya, Bagri, Nagoriya, Parihar, Solanki, Hatadiya and Atariya etc. They are an endogamous community, and each clan is exogamous. The majority of the Lakhera are still involved in the manufacture and sellng of bangles. Some members of the community are now shopkeepers. The Lakhera are Hindu, and have customs similar to other North Indian Hindus. They live in multi-caste villages, occupying their own distinct quuarters.[4]
In Uttar Pradesh, the community is found mainly in the south and east of the state. They are found mainly in Jalaun, Hamirpur, Lalitpur and Jhansi.[5]
See also
editReferences
edit- ^ "Lakhera". Joshua Project. Retrieved 28 June 2023.
- ^ People of India Hayana Volume XXIII edited by M.L Sharma and A.K Bhatia pages 324 to 328 Manohar
- ^ People of India Hayana Volume XXIII edited by M.L Sharma and A.K Bhatia pages 324 to 328 Manohar
- ^ People of India Hayana Volume XXIII edited by M.L Sharma and A.K Bhatia pages 324 to 328 Manohar
- ^ Tribes and Castes of North Western Provinces and Oudh Volume III by William Crook pages 361 to 362