Bhatia (clan) explained

Caste Name:	Bhatia
Ethnicity:	Gurjar (Gujjar)

Bhatia^{[1] [2] [3]} is a clan found among the Gurjar ethnic group of Pakistan and Indian. They are mainly involved in agricultural activities in Punjab and Kashmir regions.^{[4] [5] [6]}

History

It is also believed that village Adoana village in Shahid Bhagat Singh district of Indian Punjab was founded by the Bhatia Gujjars where this clan is dominant in the area and hold major part of the land.^[7]

Notes and References

1. Book: Manku, Darshan Singh . The Gujar Settlements: A Study in Ethnic Geography . 1986 . Inter-India Publications . 978-81-210-0072-7 . 78 . en . For example village Adoana was founded by Bhatia Gujars and this dominant clan has the maximum land. Maissey (Mehsi) another important clan of Gujars found in the village..
2. Book: Sarkar . Jayanta . Transition, Change, and Transformation: Impacting the Tribes in India . Chakraborty . Jyotirmoy . 2003 . Anthropological Survey of India . 978-81-85579-74-0 . 63 . en . Muslim Gujjars of Chamba till date use the same clan names like their Hindu counterpart of Bilaspur, Himachal Pradesh, viz Gorsi, Bhatia, Dinda, etc..
3. Book: Singh, K. S. . Rajasthan (part ll) . 1998 . Popular Prakashan . 978-81-7154-766-1 . 406 . en.
4. Book: Singh, K. S. . Communities, Segments, Synonyms, Surnames and Titles . 1996 . Anthropological Survey of India . 978-0-19-563357-3 . 1320 . en.
5. Book: Kumar, Raj . Encyclopaedia of Untouchables Ancient, Medieval and Modern . 2008 . Kalpaz Publisher . 978-81-7835-664-8 . 446 . en.
6. Web site: 2023-12-10 . Gurjar Gotra . 2024-01-07 . https://web.archive.org/web/20231210045001/https://learngurjari.dlohia.com/gurjar-gotra . 2023-12-10 . Gurjar Gotra / clans, B: Bhatia.
7. Book: Singh, Nau Nihal . The Royal Gurjars: Their Contribution to India . 2003 . Anmol Publications . 978-81-261-1414-6 . 58 . en . A village Adoana was founded by Bhatia Gujars and this dominant clan has the maximum land in the village..