Yadav Ahir from Ahirwal

Yadav/Ahir Population in India.

Ahir or Yadavs are the single largest community in India.Comprising upto 16% of the total population somewhat same percentage as muslims in India. Yadav/ Ahirs are found in Himachal, Rajasthan, Haryana, Delhi, Uttar- Pradesh, Bihar, Bengal, Assam, Madhya- Pradesh, Chattisgarh, Uttrakhand, Gujrat, Maharastra, Tamil Nadu and Karnataka.

Himachal:-

Ahirs of Himachal and Uttrakhand are Yaduvanshi's claiming Rajput origin and are not more than 2 Lakhs.

Haryana:-

In Haryana they are majority in Gurgaon, Narnaul, Rewari, Mahendraharh, To a lesser extent in Jhajjar and Bhiwani. Rao or Rao Sahab {a rajput title} is title given to them during Mughals , when they established their estates and a small empire.However Britishers plundered them.

In Gurgaon Ahirs are nearly 3 Lakhs.

In Rewari Ahirs are 8 Lakhs.

In Narnaul they are near about 5 Lakhs.

In Mahendragarh and Bhiwani they are about 4 Lakhs.

In Jhajjar, Kosli they are around 2 Lakhs.

In total they are 22-25 Lakhs in Haryana second only to Jats.

Delhi.

Delhi doesnt have great Ahir/Yadav Population , they have around 20 villages in North west and 10 in east and 10 in south nearing to Gurgaon.Should not been nore than 40 villages and population of around 1 Lakh.

In delhi Jats are majority with around 150 villages , second comes Gujjars which have improved their number since Jamunapaar or Trans -Yamuna is addded into Delhi. However their number of villages and population is uncertain , which untill 1970 was around 34 villages now according to wiki it's 70.

Rajasthan:-

Rajasthan has good number of Yadavs however many are mixed with Rajputs , Bhati rajputs and Jaisalmer Rajputs are said to be Yaduvanshi ahirs.As rajput is not a caste but a title whom so ever besides rajputs establised his kingdon was given rajput titile .Their has been many instances in the history where Bhramins , Gujjars, Jats and Ahirs became Kings but they changed themselves to Rajputs.

Alwar , Jhunjunu, Ajmer, Jaisalmer , Jhodpur, and to a lesser extent in Bharatpur has been ancestral homes of Yaduvanshi Ahirs.They are still found in large numbers with proud history.

They are around 10 Lakhs there.

Uttar- Pradesh

Uttar- Pradesh have near about 2 crore Yadavs.

Yaduvanshi Ahirs {Yadu tribe} are found in western Uttar pradesh where they have around 150 villages many in Bijnor, Noida, Agra and few in Meeruth, Gaziabad etc.. In noida and Gaziabad Yadavs are found near Hindon River.In western Uttar Pradesh Ahirs/Yadavs comes at third place after Jats and Gujjars.However Muslims are main political force.

Uttar- Pradesh is Ahir/ Yadav Bastion. They are majority and found in bulk in central part. Yadavs or Ahirs In central Up are of Nand vanshi tribe same tribe is also shared by Gujjars.

In eastern Uttar pradesh their tribal status is majority Gwalvanshi {considered low class among yaduvanshi and nandvanshi's} and less Nand vanshi's with no Yaduvanshi at all.They have a great number in Eastern part specially Varanasi, Azamgarh , Ballia ,Junpur and Mirzapur district.

Bihar

In Bihar Yadavs {Gwalvanshi's} and Khurmis are main political force and found in majorityThey are found in majority of districts, like:-Gopalganj, Banka, Darbhanga,Siwan, Sahabad , Sasaram, Gaya , Rohtas, Palamau, Hazaribag , Chhapra,Madhubani, Munger etc.

Madhya pradesh

In Mp Yadavs are in large numbers specially in Northern and central parts, They are mostly nandvanshi's and few Yaduvanshi. They are around 10 Lakhs in MP.

Gujarat

Gujarat got it's name from Gujjars , However in todays gujarat the single largest tribe found is Yaduvanshi Ahirs {ancestral home is Cental Asia}.

Historians say that they came from Persia {Iran} and moved to Mathura from their along with Lord Krishna. It is said that Gujjars , Jats and ahirs were all called Yadavas during Krishna's time.

They are around 25 Lakhs in Gujarat and are mostly neo rajputs.They don't use Yadav as their last name and have retained Ahir as their tribe.Samma , Chudasama tribes of rajputs have very well mixed in ahir blood now.Out of all Ahirs found in India they are the most good looking.

Maharastra

In Maharastra ahirs are of Nandvanshi origin, and many other are called Gawli or Dhangars.

Their blood have been mixed because of inter tribal marriages with other herdmen like Gujjars and Yadavs, Holkars etc. Jhadav are mixed of Ahirs and Gujjars.

In maharastra as Ahirs have been mixed with other tribals so their exact population is a matter of debate and research.

Karnataka

Ahirs are called Yadavs , reddis holkars in Karnataka, and are in very good numbers however excluding yadavas of Karnataka all ahirs have been mixed well with other locals.

Tamil Nadu

Ayer word came from ahirs ,Ahir herdmen travelled till Tamil nadu through wars or with cattle.

Around 10 lakh Yadavs are prsesnt in Tamil Nadu.

Bengal and Assam.

Since ancient times or 2 bc , tribes dealing with cattle are called Ahirs in Bengal or Assam, they can be Gwalvanshi or Gonds or can be any local tribe.There are around 20 Lakh Ahirs in Bengal and Assam.

Places of Yadav prominence in Northern India

* Rajasthan has Alwar, Jhunjhunu, Bharatpur.

* Haryana has Gurgaon, Narnaul , Rewari , Mahendragarh,.

* Uttar Pradesh has Kanpur, Etawah, Farukhabad, Kannauj, Auraiya, Unnao, Hardoi, Agra, Azamgarh, Badaun, Etah, Firozabad, Gorkakhpur.

* Bihar has Gopalganj, Banka, Darbhanga, Siwan, Chhapra, Madhubani, Munger.

Rao Birender Singh Yadav was the second chief minister of Haryana and Chaudhary Brahm Prakash Yadav was the first chief minister of Delhi. In Marubhumi (Marwar), Saurashtra and Maharashtra they served the local rulers and established their own rule. Ishwarsena, a great Ahir general, became master of Western Deccan in place of the famous Satava-hanas. He took the title of Rajan and an era was named after him. His descendants continued to rule for nine generations.

Pran Sukh Yadav  was an extraordinary military commander of his time. He was a close friend of Hari Singh Nalwa and famous Punjab ruler Maharaja Ranjit Singh.In his early career he trained Sikh Khalsa army. After the death of Maharaja Ranjit Singh he fought in both the First and Second Anglo-Sikh Wars, due to his extreme hatred towards Britishers after the defeat of Sikhs he started giving military training to the farmers of Narnaul and Mahendragarh region.

Another king Rao Tula Ram was born on 9 December 1825 in a Royal Rao Bhadur Nirpur Yadav family which belonged to "Rao Bhadur Ghari-Bolni" in village Rampura (Rewari). His father was Puran Singh and his mother's name was Gyan Kaur who was daughter of Great Jat ruler Maharaja Ranjit Singh. In 1857, Rao Tula Ram led the rebellion in Haryana along with his brother Rao Bhadur Tula Ram of Ghari Bolni and Rao Gopal Dev of Nirpur.For centuries the Ahirs were eclipsed as a political power in Haryana until the time of the Pratihara dynasty. In time they became independent rulers of Southwest Haryana. Although the Ahirs and Yadavas form one group, the former are an important community of Haryana, but numerically they constitute less than 10% of the total population. Most of them live in the region around Rewari, Narnaul, Mahendragarh and Gurgaon which is therefore known as Ahirwal or the abode of Ahirs.