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The Tribes and Castes of the Central Provinces of India--Volume I (of IV)

PART I
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Bhargava Dhusar is a subcaste of Bania.

See Bania-Dhusar.
_Bharia_ .-- (From the Bhar tribe.) A tribe.

A subcaste of Baiga in Mandla, and of Kol.
_Bharia-Bhumia_ .-- Synonym of Bharia.
_Bharotia_ or _Mudia_ .-- (Shaven.) Subcaste of Baiga, also of Ahir.
_Bharthi_ .-- Name of one of the ten orders of Gosains.
_Bhatia_ .-- A commercial caste of Sind and Gujarat, a few of whom settle temporarily in the Central Provinces.

Sir D.Ibbetson writes of them: [425] "The Bhatias are a class of Rajputs, originally coming from Bhatner, Jaisalmer and the Rajputana desert, who have taken to domestic pursuits.

The name would seem to show that they were Bhatis (called Bhatti in the Punjab); but be that as it may, their Rajput origin seems to be unquestioned.


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