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Matharu Regions with significant populations 
India 
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CanadaLanguages Religion Related ethnic groups Matharu or Matharoo (ਮਠਾੜੂ in Gurmukhī script) is a prominent Sikh clan belonging to the Khatri/Rajput and Jat tribe.
Origins
The Matharu clan originated from Punjab.Sikh Tarkhans are more commonly known as Ramgarhias because of their reverence for the famous Misl leader, Jassa Singh Ramgarhia(1723-1803), who was a Tarkhan.
They were eventually accepted by the Ramgarhia
Jats and Rajput (mostly Tarkhans) community, A very proud and fiercely independent people, they are amongst the wealthiest and most educated clans of India. and practiced carpentry and agriculture.
They are skilled artisans in the craft of woodwork and, ivory and ebony inlay work and ironcraft and table layouts, carpentry, landowning, farming, engineering,military.
Matharus also have historical connections with people named Nanda.
Tarkhan Tribes According to Sir Denzil Ibbetson, the major Tarkhan tribes of the Punjab and the Northwest Frontier Province include:
Begi Khel - Hazara.
Bhatti - Lahore, Multan and Rawalpindi
Dhaman/Dhiman - Ambala, Faridhkot, Firozpur, Jalandhar, Karnal, Nabha, Patiala and Sialkot.
Gade - Amritsar
Jhangra - Delhi and Hissar
Khatti - Ambala, Faridhkot, Firozpur, Jalandhar, Karnal, Nabha, Patiala and Sialkot.
Khokar - Lahore, Multan and Rawalpindi
Matharu - Amritsar, Jalandhar, Lahore and Ludhiana
Netal - Hoshiarpur
Siawan - Jalandhar and Sialkot
Tharu - Gurdaspur and Sialkot
Famous Matharus
- Talvin Singh Matharu[1] (born 1970), British musician
- Kiran Matharu (born 1989), British sportswoman
- Manjit Matharu, British neurologist
References
Ethnic groups, social groups and tribes of the Punjab Agrawal Arains Aroras Brahmins Scheduled Castes Ahirs Gurjars Jats Bajwa • Basra • Batth • Beniwal • Birring • Bhatti • Tiwana • Bhullar • Chahal • Chatha • Cheema • Dhaka • Dhillon • Dhaliwal • Dhindsa • Ghuman • Gill • Gondal • Goraya • Grewal • Heer • Jassal • Khokhar • Maan • Patlan • Ponwar • Randhawa • Sandhu • Saharan • Sidhu • Sodhi • Sohal • Virdi • Virk • Sanghera • Tiwana • Wahla • Sahi • Nanda.Labana Julaha Khatris Rajputs Babbar • Baghela • Bais • Bhakral • Bhatti • Candel • Chattar • Chib • Chhimba • Chauhan • Doad • Dhulia • Deora • Gohil • Jamwal • Janjua • Khokhar • Mair • Manhas • Manj • Mekan Naroo • Naruka • Nauls • Noon • Panwar • Prasad • Pundir • Puni • Ranawat • Rawat • Ranial • Rathore • Saharan • Saini • Sulehria • Sial • Shaktawat • Solangi • Sohlan • Sisodia • Tuar • Thakial • VaryaRavidassia Saini Tarkhan Shaikhs Sial Bharwana • BhawanaSayyid Gardezi • HashemiKumhar Others Categories:- Sikh warriors
- Punjabi tribes
- Ramgarhia clans
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