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Hatwal

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Hatwal
ClassificationBrahmin
Religions Hinduism
LanguagesGarhwali
CountryIndia
Populated statesUttarakhand
Related groupsGarhwali people

Hatwal is one of the 36 sub-castes of Sarola Brahmins and their toponymic surname from Hat, a village in the Chamoli district of Uttarakhand, India.

Origin

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The Hatwals are one of the 36 sub-castes of Sarola brahmins from Garhwal who first migrated to the hills of present-day Uttarakhand from the plains of north-western India around the 13th century.[1][2]

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