Non-local communities in Punjab, 1883

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This article is an extract from PANJAB CASTES SIR DENZIL CHARLES JELF IBBETSON, K.C. S.I. Being a reprint of the chapter on The Races, Castes and Tribes of the People in the Report on the Census of the Panjab published in 1883 by the late Sir Denzil Ibbetson, KCSI Lahore: Printed by the Superintendent, Government Printing, Punjab, 1916. Indpaedia is an archive. It neither agrees nor disagrees with the contents of this article. Secondly, this has been scanned from a book. You can help by sending the corrected version to the Facebook page, Indpaedia.com. All information used will be duly acknowledged.

Miscellaneous Castes

The castes which I have included in Abstract No. 9.5 on the next page* are of a miscellaneous nature, and would not con veniently fall under any of the main divisions under which I have grouped my castes. I have divided them into two classes. The first, which includes Kashmiris, Dogras, Gurkhas, and Parsis, are Indian castes who live on the borders of the Panjab but are only present in the Province as immigrants ; though indeed some of the Kashmiri colonies are now permanent and con tain large numbers of people. The second, which includes Kayaths, Bishnois, Chahzangs, and Kanchans are inhabitants of the Panjab, though no one of them except the Ksiyath of the plains can be said to be a true caste.