Rangrez/Nilgar
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Rangrez/Nilgar
Synonyms: Lilgar, Nilgar, Rangraz, Sabbagh [Bihar and/or Jharkhand] Nilgar [Madhya Pradesh and/or Chhattisgarh] Bilgar, Lilgar [West Bengal] Groups/subgroups: Lilgar, Nilgar, Rangrez [Bihar and/or Jharkhand] Bandistare, Chippa, Chunrigar, Lalgar, Lilgar, Sheikh [Madhya Pradesh and/or Chhattisgarh] Chimpiga (tailor), Unupulavadu (dyer) [E. Thurston]
- Subcastes: Bhat, Chandewal, Chauhan, Desi, Deswaia, Gaur, Ghosi, Gual Pathan, Hard, Kamangar, Khatri, Muttani,
Nilgar, Pathan, Qurashi, Sadiqi, Shaikh, Usmani in North West Provinces [W. Crooke] Surnames: Ahmed, Alam, Chouhan, Solanki [Bihar and/or Jharkhand] Ahmad, Rasheed, Siddiqui [Madhya Pradesh and/or Chhattisgarh] Behera, Sahu, Senapati, Subudhi [Orissa] Chowhan, Govi, Lodhi, Solanki [West Bengal] Exogamous units/clans (gotra): Anantabasudeva, Nagaswa [Orissa]