The Rattal are a

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caste found in

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, India, who are of

Suryavanshi clan The Solar dynasty (IAST: Suryavaṃśa or Ravivaṃśa in Sanskrit) or the Ikshvaku dynasty was founded by the legendary king Ikshvaku.Geography of Rigvedic India, M.L. Bhargava, Lucknow 1964, pp. 15-18, 46-49, 92-98, 100-/1, 136 The dynasty is ...

. According to the 2001

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, their population was 1,913. They live in the warm and temperate zones of Jammu province in the districts of

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, Udhampur, and

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.People of India Jammu and Kashmir Volume XXV edited by K.N Pandita, S.D.S Charak and B.R Rizvi pages 586 to 592 Manohar The Rattal are strictly endogamous and practice clan exogamy. Their main include the Sargotra, Lakkotra, Motan, Kaith, Kulsotra and Sundhey (Sandhu). They do not have an informal caste council, which distinguishes them from other Jammu Hindus who tend have elaborate caste councils. The Rattal have now become landowners, as a result of the land reforms, and the bulk of them are small and marginal farmers. A small minority are still employed as agricultural labourers or involved the manufacture of baskets.

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{{reflist Dalit communities Scheduled Castes of Jammu and Kashmir Hindu communities

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