Baranwal

Baranwal (also spelled Barnwal, Burnwal, Varnwal, Warnwal or Barnawal) is a part of the larger Bania community of northern India. They originated in north India in the regions today comprising Uttar Pradesh, Bihar, Uttarakhand, Jharkhand and West Bengal. However, today they have a disapora spread across India and the world.^[1]

The community mostly resides in the regions of Etawah, Azamgarh, Gorakhpur, Kushinagar, Deoria, Ghazipur, Bihar, Jharkhand, and West Bengal^[1][2]

References

1. Gupta, C. Dwarakanath (1999). Socio-cultural History of an Indian Caste. Mittal Publications. p. 16. ISBN 978-81-7099-726-9. Archived from the original on 15 April 2023. Retrieved 18 March 2023.
2. Asian Folklore Institute; Society for Asian Folklore (1972). Asian Folklore Studies. Asian Folklore Institute.^{[page needed]}