Chamar
Leather-bottle makers (Presumably members of the 'Chamaar' caste), Tashrih al-aqvam (1825) | |
| Regions with significant populations | |
|---|---|
| India • Pakistan | |
| Languages | |
| Hindi • Punjabi | |
| Religion | |
| Hinduism • Islam • Sikhism • Ravidassia • Christianity | |
| Related ethnic groups | |
| Jatav • Ramdasia • Ravidassia • Raigar • Chambhar • Dhusia • Madiga • Ad-Dharmi • Ahirwar |
Chamar (or Jatav) is a community classified as a Scheduled Caste under modern India's system of affirmative action that originated from the group of trade persons who were involved in leather tanning and shoemaking. They are found throughout the Indian subcontinent, mainly in the northern states of India and in Pakistan and Nepal.