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Bhadwals are the Dogra Rajput whose origin is from the region named ' Bhadhu' - Hilly region of Kathua and Udhampur. Currently, most of them live in billawar kathua mahanpur Kangra, Hamirpur and other regions of Jammu and himachal

History King Kalash Pal had two sons, namely Tung Pal and Tukh Pal. After the death of King Kalash Pal his elder son. Tung Pal ascended the throne of Basohli and his younger brother Tukh Pal was allotted the Hater Jagir. This created a long confrontation between the two brothers but later on they shaked the hands and Tukh Pal selected a Hill top near Hateted and established a capital township of his Kingdom and named it as PADHU which with the passage of time came to be known as Bhadhu and the descendents of Tukh Pal came to be known as Bhadwal Rajputs.

Name Origin

These people originally belongs to Bhaddu Billawar, Kathua, Jammu and Kashmir. Bhadwal is comprising of two Hindi words "Bhaddu" and "wale", means resident of Bhaddu. As a norms these type of surname i.e, with the origin place, is common in Jammu. As rajpoots of Jammu are knowns as Jamwal, and that of Samba are known as Sambyal.

Spellings & Pronunciations

Bhadwal

Nationality & Ethnicity Bhaddu Billawar, Kathua, Jammu and Kashmir, India