They are also known as Dogra, Mehra,Kashyap,Nishad, Dhimar, Jimar or Jhinwar. They claim to be descended from Kashyap Rishi, who is said to have lived during the time of Lord Ram. Present Circumstances
The community is divided into different clans such as the Antal, Badran, Baison, Bhatiara, Bhatti, Brahia, Khokhar, Chalag, Chauhan, Dhonchak, Dhora, Gadri, Hadda, Inan, Inar, Jalan, Jhoka, Kalan, and Tuar. They are a strictly endogamous, but practice clan exogamy. The community speaks Hindi, Haryanvi, Dogri etc., the Sikh Jhinwar also speaking Punjabi. Traditionally the Jhinwar were water carriers and palanquin bearers, but both these occupations have been abandoned. They are found mainly in Kotli and Mirpur districts. A small number are now farmers, but a greater number are landless agricultural labourers or daily wage labourers. A large number of the community are now operating road side restaurants/dhaba's, a trade that seems to have been monopolized by the Jhinwar / Kashyap Rajputs
