Bakarwal

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Bakarwal

Bakarwal
A Bakarwal Jirga in Rajouri, Kashmir
Regions with significant populations
India	113,198[citation needed]
Languages
[Gujari]
Religion
Islam
Related ethnic groups
Gujjars

The Bakarwal, (also spelled Bakkarwal or Bakrawala) are a nomadic ethnic group who along with Gujjars, have been listed as Scheduled Tribes in the Indian Union Territory of Jammu and Kashmir and Ladakh since 1991.^[1] Bakerwal and Gujjar is the largest Muslim tribe and the third-largest ethnic community in the Indian part of Jammu and Kashmir.^[2]

They spread over a large area from Pir Panjal to Zanskar located in the Himalayan mountains of India. They are mainly found in the Indian union territory of Jammu and Kashmir and Ladakh.^{[3][page needed][4][page needed]}