Dhangar

High Quality Content by WIKIPEDIA articles! The Dhangar (Sanskrit/Devanāgarī धनगर, or Dhangad, Dhanpal. ) caste is primarily located in the Indian state of Maharashtra. Dhangars of the Northern and Southern India are reasonably considered to belong to the same race.Dhangar are the descendants of Kshatriya who took to herding sheep and cows in the forest in times of hardship. Their original home is said to be Gokul Vrindavan near Mathura. From Gokul they are said to be moved to Mewar and from Mewar to have spread into Gujarat and Maharashtra.