Gajjar
Vishwakarma Gurjar Sutar
(gurjar )
| Gajjar(ગજ્જર) | |
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| Gajjar | |
  Gajjar(ગજ્જર) | |
| Coordinates: 23°08′N 72°25′E / 23.13°N 72.41°E | |
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| Time zone | UTC+5 (IST) |
Gajjar is a surname/title representing a sub-caste of Vaishnav Gujarati's from Hindu Suthar community. In the state of Gujarat, from the middle of the 1500s through the 1900s, the Gajjar of a village would be a member of the village business committee and they are mostly associated with carpentry and not limited to construction, engineering, architecture. Gajjar is now also used as a surname among communities like, MEVADA, VAISHANAV, MISTRY, and some 108 other surnames of the Gajjar. Also Gajjar is a mostly used surname amongst Gurjar Suthar Vishwakarma caste community. Also a number of People settled in Mumbai.
Some of thbe surnames are like Pilojpara, Chattralia, Voralia and Umradia. Some are based on the village name, etc