The Rawe Rajput is a subcaste of

Rajputs Rājpūt (, from Sanskrit ''rājaputra'' meaning "son of a king"), also called Thākur (), is a large multi-component cluster of castes, kin bodies, and local groups, sharing social status and ideology of genealogical descent originating fro ...

found in the Indian states of Delhi and Uttar Pradesh. They are descendant of eminent rulers of aristocratic

Rajput clans Rajput (from Sanskrit ''raja-putra'' 'son of a king') is a large multi-component cluster of castes, kin bodies, and local groups, sharing social status and ideology of genealogical descent originating from the Indian subcontinent. The term Rajp ...

. The variations of the name include Raya/Raye/Rava/Rave/Rawa/Rawe Rajput The Rawa Rajput community is scattered in about 150 villages in the States of

Delhi Delhi, officially the National Capital Territory (NCT) of Delhi, is a city and a union territory of India containing New Delhi, the capital of India. Straddling the Yamuna river, but spread chiefly to the west, or beyond its Bank (geography ...

and

Uttar Pradesh Uttar Pradesh ( ; UP) is a States and union territories of India, state in North India, northern India. With over 241 million inhabitants, it is the List of states and union territories of India by population, most populated state in In ...

. In

, the community is settled in the western districts. In

, the community is settled approximately in the centre. The villages in Delhi are as follows - *Aryapura and Wazirpur *Naraina, Madipur, Basai Darapur, Titarpur and Nangal Raya

Notable personalities

* Anil Mogha *

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* Neha Tanwar *

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* Pradyumn Rajput *

Karan Singh Tanwar Karan Singh Tanwar is a leader of Bharatiya Janata Party and a former member of the Delhi Legislative Assembly The Legislative Assembly of the National Capital Territory of Delhi is the unicameral legislature of the union territory of D ...

Indian (Politician) from Delhi. * Sukhbir Singh Gathina, Rashtriya Mahasachiv RLD, Rashtriya Adhyaksh (Bhartya * Satish Chauhan, Former Deputy Secretary (Delhi Govt), Rashtriya Sanyojak (Bhartya Rashtriya Rawa Rajput Mahasabha). * Harshit from Wazirpur Village, Delhi

References

{{reflist Social groups of Uttar Pradesh Rajput clans of Uttar Pradesh Rajput clans Social groups of Delhi Rajput clans of Delhi