Pangwala Explained

The Pangwala is a tribal community predominant in the Pangi valley of Chamba district in Himachal Pradesh.

Social status

, the Pangwalas were classified as a Scheduled Tribe under the Indian government's reservation program of positive discrimination.[1]

Language

The native language of Pangwalas is Pangwali.

Notes and References

  1. Web site: Census of India: Government of India . List of Scheduled Tribes . 7 March 2007 . 27 November 2012 . dead . https://web.archive.org/web/20100605042409/http://censusindia.gov.in/Tables_Published/SCST/scst_main.html . 5 June 2010 .