CENTRAL LIST OF OTHER BACKWARD CLASSES

Sl.No. Name of the Castes/Sub-castes/Synonyms/ Entry No. in the

Communities Central List

PUNJAB

1 Aheria 1

Aheri

Heri

Naik

Thori or

Turi

2 Arain 64

3 Barra 2

4 Beta 3

Hensi or Hesi

5 Bagria or 15

Bagaria

6 Barwar 25

7 Barai 26

8 Baragi, Bairagi 27

9 Battera 28

10 Bharbhunja 29

Bharbhuja

11 Bhat 30

Bhatra

Darpi

Ramiya

12 Bhuhalia Lohar 31

13 Bhar, Rajbhar 65

14 Chahang 32

15 Changar 4

16 Chirimar 5

17 Chimba or 33

Chimbe,

Chippi or

Chhipi

Darzi

Tonk

18 Christian (converted from Scheduled Castes) 63

19 Daiya 6

20 Dhobi 22

21 Dakaut 34

22 Dhimar 35

Mallah

Kashyap Rajput

23 Dhosali 37

Dosali

24 Dhaula or Soni 61

Sunar/Swarnkar

25 Faquir 36

26 Gwaria 7

Gauria

Gwar

27 Ghirath including 12

Chang and Bahti

28 Ghasi 14

Ghasiara or

Ghosi

29 Gorkha 19

30 Gawala 38

Gowala

31 Gaddaria 39

32 Gujjar 62

33 Hajjam 41

Nai

34 Jhangra Brahman 40

Khati, Lohar, Saifi, Ramgharia, Turkhan

35 Jogi Nath 42

36 Kanjar or Kanchan 8

37 Kurmi 9

38 Kahar, 13

Jhindwar or Jhinwar

Dhinwar, Dhiwar

39 Kumhar/Ghumiar, Prajapati/Parjapatra 20

40 Kamboj 23

41 Khanghera 45

42 Kucha Band 46

43 Kachhi, 68

Kachhi Shakya

Kachhi Maurya,

Kachhi Kushwaha

44 Labana or Lavana 18

45 Lakhera, Manihar 48

46 Madari 50

47 Mochi (other than Scheduled Castes) 52

48 Mirasi 53

49 Nar 10

50 Nai, Sain 21

51 Noongar 54

52 Nalband 55

53 Rehar, Rahara 11

54 Riaigar 16

55 Rechband 44

56 Rahbari 66

57 Pinja, Penja 57

58 Shorgir 56

59 Soi 58

60 Singhikant 59

Singhiwala

61 Saini 67

62 Teli 60

63 Thathera, Tamera 47

64 Weaver 17

(Jhullaha or Julaha (including Kabirpanthi

Julaha excluding those who are

Scheduled Castes)

65 Vanzara 49

Entry No. 24 Rai-Sikh omitted vide GN. 12011/16/2007 dt 10.10.07