In PUNJAB the hierarchy among the castes is as below:
At the top place reside the Kshatriyas/Khatris of Punjab. Within Kshatriyas their is ranking too which is as below:
At the second place reside the Banias of Punjab. These include Aggarwal, Mittal, etc.
At the the third place reside the rest of the communities like Ramgarhias, Jats etc.
At the last place reside the scheduled caste.
It is a punjabi khatri caste.
Gaind belongs to punjabi Khatri tribe ..Its not a schedule caste
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marwaha is not a schedule caste. They are kahtri's in Punjabi
They are known to be of Punjabi origin
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Dhami belongs to the Jat caste, a community of Punjabi non-elite farmers. They claim to be degraded Kshatriyas, but are more accepted as Shudras. They are considered an OBC (other backward caste).
Sikhs do not believe in caste. Its just a Punjabi thing.Note: Sikhism is a Religion, Punjabi is a culture.
They are Hindu Khatris - are they kshtriyas or baniyas or kayasths ??