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The Gaarha or sometimes pronounced Gara and occasionally Gada are a Muslim community or caste mosty found in the states Uttarakhand and Uttar Pradesh, India.

=History and Origin=

The Muslim GADA | Ghor | Garha biradari caste emerged as an Islamic caste in late 11th century & early 12th century. They are known as one Muslim biradari now, descendants of Shahab- Ud-Din Mohammad Ghauri[|Mohammad Ghauri] amalgamated with Indian Hindu [|Rajput]Rajputs & some Brahmin make the GADA biradari as what it is today. The early conversions to Islam were not in masses, Some Rajputs & Brahmins who converted to Islam during inception of Islam in north India in the 12th century with Mohammad Ghauri ( Mohammad of GHOR) invasions were called GARHA / GADA. [2] GADA community consist of descendants of Mohammad Ghauri, Rajputs & Brahmins who converted to Islam, hence some groups claim to be descended from the Mughal communities.[3] By large Gada /Garha are either Descendants of Mohammad Ghauri and converted Rajputs & Brahmins on inception of Islam in North India. This fact can be acknowledged by garha biradari population settling on the same track only in Doab region of North India. The later conversions were in masses and people retained their castes as it is.

Titles / Sirname used by GADA Biradari:

GAUR | GADA | PADHAN | CHAUDHARY | RANA | GAURI

They have a caste association, the Anjuman Garha (Garha association), whose primary purpose is look after the socio-economic welfare. The association runs schools imparting religious education, as well as a boarding house for poor boys. They live in multi caste villages, occupying their own quarters. Each of their settlement also contains an informal caste council called biradari panchayat, which acts as an instrument of social control and resolve intra community dispute.[4] Gada Biradari has also developed an advanced social networking website http://www.padhaan.com

The community is basically made up of small & large Farmers, Zamindaars and they were known for there cultivation and agricultural brilliance, commonly referred as Padhaan Ji and those who had large agricultural lands are called numberdaars, some are also known as Chaudhary & RANA, there are many Zamindars in Saharanpur & Haridwar region of this biradari, Being Orthodox Sunni Muslims this biradari is fundamentalist & hardcore religious, concentrated in the Doab region of Uttar Pradesh, and neighbouring Haridwar District of Uttarkhand and Yamuna Nagar disttrict of haryana]. Each of their settlements contain a village based caste council, known as a biradari panchayat which exercise social control. In terms of religion, they are orthodox Sunni Muslims, and have customs similar to other neighbouring Muslim castes, such as the Muslim Rajput, Pathan, Sheikh, Siddiqui, There have been a lot of inter-caste marriages in Gada biradari and most of them have been in Pathan, Sheikh, Syed, Siddiqui, Rajput communities. They are concentrated in only three districts. They observe all the Muslim festivals, such Eid ul Fitr and eid ul adha. The Garha speak both Urdu and the local Khari boli dialect.

=Known Personality=

=DISTRIBUTION=

They are found in the districts of Saharanpur, Muzaffarnagar, Meerut in Uttar Pradesh, and Yamunanagar District of Haryana. In neighbouring Uttarkhand state, they are found in Haridwar District.[citation needed]

According to 1901 Census of India, they numbered 44,536 in Saharanpur District, and were heavily concenterated in Nakur tehsil.[5] In Muzaffarnagar District, they were found mainly in the east of the district.[6]

A small number of Garha or Gada are also found in Sindh, Pakistan, where they assimilated into other Urdu speaking Muslim peasent castes, such as the Rohilla and Ranghar.

=VILLAGES/TOWNS/CITIES OF GADA BIRADARI= =DISTT. MEERUIT (U.P)=

1. Iqla Rasoolpur 2. Khanpur Banger 3. Durweshpur 4. Bali 5. Bhawanpur 6. Mawana Town 7. Boharpur 8. Palra 9. Seena 10. Rachhoti 11. Khandrawli 12. Gokalpur 13. Kamalpur 14. Meeruit City

Grand Total (Meeruit Distt.): 14

=DISTT. MUZAFFAR NAGAR (U.P)=

1. Thana Bhawan Town 2. Syed Nagla 3. Luhari Khurd 4. Dadheru Khurd 5. Dadheru Kalan

6. Muzaffar Nagar City 7. Bagonwali 8. Bajheri 9. Ratheri 10. Mustafabad 11. Badiwala 12. Nirana 13. Gadla 14. Purqazi Town 15. Khudda 16. Khoja Nagla 17. Khampur

Grand Total (Muzaffar Nagar Distt.): 17

=SAHARANPUR (U.P)=

(i) Deoband Circle
1. Gopali 2. Tighri 3. Theetki 4. Rajupur 5. Phulasi 6. Phulas Akbarpur 7. Sanpla Khatri 8. Sanpla Bakkal 9. Paroli 10. Nasrullahpur 11. Manki 12. Deoband Town 13. Khanja 14. Gunarsi 15. Amarpur Garhi 16. Imliya 17. Labkari

Total: 17

(ii) Rampur Maniharan Circle
1. Sirsali Khurd 2. Miyangi 3. Mohammadpur Gadey Wala 4. Sirsali Kalan 5. Shivdaspur 6. Kalaheri 7. Rampur Maniharan Town 8. Islam Nagar 9. Kanjoli 10. Sadholi

Total: 10

(iii) Gangoh Circle
1. Gangoh Town 2. Balla Majra 3. Lakhnauti 4. Ambehta Peerzadgan Town

Total: 4

(iv) Nagal Circle
1. Sohanchida 2. Tashipur 3. Chalhauli 4. Nalheda 5. Pandoli 6. Belda

Total: 6

(vi) Saharanpur, Sarsawa, Chilkana, Behat Circle
1. Mohanpur Gada 2. Chidbana 3. Fatehpur Jat 4. Kakrola 5. Qazipura 6. Pinjora 7. Dariapur 8. Chunehti 9. Shaheedpura 10. Manakmau 11. Ighri 12. Saragthal 13. Beedpur 14. Alipura - Official Website 15. Saroorpur Gada 16. Pilakhni 17. Sarsava Town 18. Kalyanpur 19. Adampur 20. Megh Chappar 21. Hauz Kheri 22. Bhaupur 23. Hoshi Majra 24. Manoharpur 25. Marorgarh 26. Katla Khurd 27. Katla Kalan 28. Aurangjebpur 29. Najeebpura 30. Ghathera 31. Buddha Khera 32. Paragpur 33. Lullah Majra 34. Samgaur 35. Patni 36. Seekri 37. Chilkana 38. Naya Bans 39. Saleeri 40. Sachella Deva 41. Chalakpur 42. Manakpur 43. Nalhera Gujjar 44. Dumjhera 45. Dumjheri 46. Dhaula Heri 47. Pathed Kalan 48. Pathed Khurd 49. Sultanpur 50. Salempur Gada 51. Jhanjeri Pathanpura 52. Mirzapur Pole 53. Padli Pole 54. Qasimpur 55. Pelaon 56. Kunja Grant 57. Manjhipur 58. Bhoolni 59. Shahabpur 60. Masail 61. Niwada 62. Serleon 63. Jahanpur 64. Shekhupur Kalan 65. Shekhupur Khurd 66. Majahadpur 67. Maragpur 68. Sabripur 69. Khirka Janardar 70. Chimma Bans 71. Pathori 72. Laadwa 73. Malakpur Naher 74. Bajeedpur 75. Tajpura 76. Reerhi Mohiuddinpur 77. Mahesri Kalan 78. Alipura Khurd 79. Bhojpur 80. Malakpur (Goomti) 81. Bahadra 82. Malahedi 83. Bijopura 84. Gazanpura 85. Topri 86. Azampura 87. Mahesri Khurd 88. Ghana Khandi 89. Lakhnauti 90. Heera Heri 91. Devla 92. Devli 93. Rasoolpur 94. Ramzanpur 95. Nazirpura 96. Sankhalki 97. Shoomli 98. Dhatauli Ranghad 99. Dhamola 100. Khurad 101. Gokalpur 102. Salempur 103. Padli 104. Doodhli Sarak 105. Shuklapuri 106. Sarakdi Khumar 107. Chak Sarai Bharti 108. Chak Hareti 109. Mahipura 110. Kailashpur 111. AuGrahu 112. Mohiuddinpur 113. Nawada 114. Kushahni 115. Mughal Majra 116. Chandroli 117. Challheda 118. Chatka 119. Mohammadpur Gada 120. Sambhalka 121. Sambhalki 122. Heriowala 123. Khushalpur 124. Ghogreki 125. Paragpur 126. Doodhli Bukhara 127. Tapri Kalan 128. Tapri Khurd 129. Mubarakpur 130. Saharanpur City 131. Firozabad (chilkana circle near paragpur)

Total: 131

(vii) Gagal Heri – Chutmalpur Circle
1. Gagal Heri 2. Kaulki 3. Majra 4. Bhabreki 5. Rasoolpur 6. Kalsuan 7. Dada Jalalpur 8. Sikroda 9. Fatehpur 10. Dhal Majra 11. Habibpur 12. Gokal Wala 13. Kameshpur 14. Galley Wala 15. Kaley Wala 16. Badheri 17. Sherpur 18. Syed Majra 19. Battan Wala 20. Sona 21. Dhanakpur 22. Gandewad 23. Raidy 24. Harodi 25. Chappar 26. Karalhati 27. Sambhalki 28. Mathana 29. Balla Wali 30. Chutmalpur

Total:30

Grand Total (Saharanpur Distt.): 197

=DISTT. HARIDWAR (U.A)=

(i) Roorkee Circle
1. Sirchandi 2. Shikarpur 3. Thitola 4. Bukkanpur 5. Banhera Tanda 6. Manglore Town 7. Mohammadpur (Naher) 8. Roorkee City 9. Raheempur 10. Padli Gujjar 11. Balelpur 12. Kamelpur 13. Padli Ganda 14. Rasoolpur 15. Sarakdi 16. Shahpura 17. Sohalpur 18. Nalheda Anantpur 19. Madhopur Hajratpur 20. Saliyar 21. Khatta Kheri 22. Hamampur 23. Latherdeva Sheikh 24. Nagla Kubda 25. Harjoli 26. Panyali 27. Safarpur 28. Sheetalpur 29. Kotwal 30. Kumradi 31. Katarpur 32. Khelpur 33. Daurbasi 34. Moheetpur 35. Sherpur 36. Makkhanpur 37. Muqeempur 38. Chanchak 39. Manak Majra 40. Raipur 41. Amarpur

Total: 41

(ii) Jawalapur Haridwar Circle
1. Hakeempur 2. Umarpur 3. Badheri 4. Changa Majra 5. Imli 6. Nagal 7. Ibrahimpur 8. Sohanpura 9. Chandpur 10. Fatehpur 11. Dariapur 12. Bahadrabad 13. Jawalapur

Total: 39

Grand Total (Haridwar Distt.): 54

=DISTT. YAMUNA NAGAR (Haryana)=--86.99.180.37 (talk) 19:20, 27 March 2015 (UTC)

1. Malakpur Khaddar 2. Bhilpura 3. Sugh 4. Kait Mandi 5. Chachroli 6. Middah 7. Garhi 8. Buriah 9. Jagahdri

Grand Total (Yamuna Nagar Distt.): 9