What surname is Sood?

Indian (Panjab): name of a Hindu mercantile community of the Panjab, believed to be derived from Persian sud ‘benefit’, ‘gain’, ‘interest’.

What is Koundal caste?

Preeti Kaundal‎Himachali Chaudhary “Ghirth” The Ghirth are a Hindu agricultural caste found in the state of Himachal Pradesh in North India. They are believed to have Rajput but became separate caste as they started widow remarriage and agriculture.

What is the caste of Sud?

Sood/Sud is a last name of Punjabi origin with close ties to the Khatri community in Punjab (India). According to the caste system in India, the Sood caste was of the warriors and knights.

Where does the Indian caste Sood belong to?

To Answer in short, Sood, is Rajput community. And later with the influence of Guru Gobind Singh Ji converted to Sikhism as well. In India, they are mostly in the states of Himachal Pradesh, Punjab, Haryana, Rajasthan, Jammu and Kashmir, and other areas of Northern India.

Which is the most important caste in Himachal Pradesh?

Sood – Sood constitute of an important group of the traditional traders and shopkeepers like the Bania, Khatri and Mahajan. Their clans are Butel, Gupta, Chimre, Bante, Bagle, Mahdudiye, Parkhoee, Chab, Kodel, Wahi, Kalander Baddhu, Baggha and Augarh.

Who are the leaders of the Sood community?

Sood is a community mainly centered in Sirhind, Punjab and Kangra, Kashmir, and Himachal Pradesh. The Punjab section and the Hill section both have 52 gotras each, many of which are named after villages. Their organization, Sood Sabha, elects its leaders.

Where does the name Sood come from in India?

They were originally a Rajput community. ‘Sood’ means “Victor of Enemies” in Sanskrit. Sood are descendants of Sodha Rajputs. The ancient lineage generally consists of Kshatriya Hindu high-tier warriors, princes, kings and queens who dominated over various kingdoms before Muslim and British invasions in India. Thanks Kuber Karol for the question.