Wagher

The Wagher caste is found in the state of Gujarat in India belong to Islam in majority and some of them are Hindu.

History and origin

The Waghers are principally found in Devbhumi Dwarka district. & Jamnagar district. They are said to have migrated from Kutch. They are Hindu as well as Muslim by religion.

Present circumstances

The community still speak Kutchi, and are endogamous. They have several clans, the main ones being the Manek, Ker, Sumania, Gad, Giggla, Mapani, Tilayat and Bhayad. The community maintain the practice of clan exogamy. They are a major landowning community in the Dwarka sub-division of Jamnagar District. The community are still mainly farmers, but like other Gujarat castes, they have migrated to other parts of India and overseas in search of work. They are Hindu by religion, although small number have converted to Islam, and form a separate community of Muslim Wagher.

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See also
  • Khant

References
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