Baranwal

Barnwal (also spelled Baranwal, Burnwal, Varnwal, Warnwal or Barnawal) is a part of the larger Bania community of northern India. They originated in north India in the regions today comprising Uttar Pradesh, Bihar, Uttarakhand, Jharkhand and West Bengal. However, today they have a disapora spread across India and the world.[1]

The community mostly resides in the regions of Etawah, Azamgarh, Gorakhpur, Kushinagar, Deoria, Ghazipur, Bihar, Jharkhand, and West Bengal[1][2]

References
  1. Gupta, C. Dwarakanath (1999). Socio-cultural History of an Indian Caste. Mittal Publications. p. 16. ISBN 978-81-7099-726-9.
  2. Asian Folklore Institute; Society for Asian Folklore (1972). Asian Folklore Studies. Asian Folklore Institute.
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