The Saryara's are a

Hindu Hindus (; ) are people who religiously adhere to Hinduism.Jeffery D. Long (2007), A Vision for Hinduism, IB Tauris, , pages 35–37 Historically, the term has also been used as a geographical, cultural, and later religious identifier for ...

caste Caste is a form of social stratification characterised by endogamy, hereditary transmission of a style of life which often includes an occupation, ritual status in a hierarchy, and customary social interaction and exclusion based on cultura ...

found in the

Jammu and Kashmir Jammu and Kashmir may refer to: * Kashmir, the northernmost geographical region of the Indian subcontinent * Jammu and Kashmir (union territory), a region administered by India as a union territory * Jammu and Kashmir (state), a region administered ...

. According to the 2001

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, their population was 13,327.http://censusindia.gov.in/Tables_Published/SCST/SCCRC_24.pdf with almost half of them living in Bahu Fort, an old town situated along the banks of Jammu Tawi river.

Society

The Saryara are strictly endogamous, and like other Jammu

s practice clan exogamy. Their main clans include the Sagotra, Dalotra, Pajgotra, Dadwal, Basotra, And, Padwal, Shabotra, Gotra,Patru, Nagotra, and Sawalia. The Saryara live in multi-caste villages, occupying their own distinct quarters. Each of their settlements contains a caste council which resolves dishes within the community and enforces community norms. The Saryara also have a statewide caste association based in the Bahu Fort locality.

References

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