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Kunjra
The Kunjra (pronounced as Kunjrda or Kunjda ) are a Muslim community found in North India, and Central India.〔People of India Uttar Pradesh Volume XLII Part II page 867 Manohar publications〕 ==History and origin== The Kunjra are a community associated with green grocing, who sell mainly vegetable and fruits. The name of the community is derived from Arabic word kunj, which means a group of warrior . The now prefer to call themselves kunjas, and claim their migration from the Kunja mountains in Arabia.〔People of India Uttar Pradesh page 867〕 According to Gazetteet Punjab, they are known to be the descendants of Raja Kunjpal, the Raja of Kunjah town lies in the Gujrat district of Punjab province, that is now in Pakistan.
There are social divisions within the community, such as Jaunpuria, Mirzapuria and Purbia. In Awadh, the Kabaria Kunjra now form a distinct endogamous group. Unlike other Kunjra groups, the Kabaria are largely a community of peasant cultivators. The Kunjra are strictly endogamous.
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