== TABLE 205g ==

Communal Composition of the Indian Army in 1930 /1/


Class  Areas  Percentage in Infantry  Percentage in Cavalry 
    Excluding Gurkhas  Including Gurkhas   
1. Punjabi Musalman  Punjab  27  22.6  14.28 
2. Gurkhas  Nepal  --  16.4  -- 
3. Sikhs  Punjab  16.24  13.58  23.81 
4. Dogras  North Punjab and Kashmir 11.4  9.54  9.53 
5. Jats  Rajputana, U. P., Punjab 9.5  7.94  19.06 
6. Pathans  N.-W.F. Province  7.57  6.35  4.76 
7. Mahrattas  Konkan  6.34  5.33  -- 
8. Garhwalis  Garhwal  4.53  3.63  -- 
9. U. P. Rajputs  U. P.  3.04  2.54  -- 
10. Rajputana Rajputs  Rajputana  2.8  2.35  -- 
11. Kumaonis  Kumaon  2.44  2.05  -- 
12. Gujars  N.E. Rajputana  1.52  1.28  -- 
13. Punjabi Hindus  Punjab  1.52  1.28  -- 
14. Ahirs  Do.  1.22  1.024  -- 
15. Musalmans, Rajputs, Ranghars Neighbourhood of  Delhi 1.22  1.024  7.14 
16. Kaimkhanis  Rajputana  --  --  4.76 
17. Kachins  Burma  1.22  1.024  -- 
18. Chins  Do.  1.22  1.024  -- 
19. Karens  Do.  1.22  1.024  -- 
20. Dekhani Musalmans  Deccan  --  --  4.76 
21. Hindustani Musalmans  U. P.  --  --  2.38 

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/1/ This table shows the percentage of men of each eligible class in the Indian Infantry (82 active and 18 training battations), the Indian Cavalry (21 regiments), and the 20 battalions of the Gurkha infantry. This table does not include the Indian personnel of (a) the 19 ballerics of Indian Mountain Artillery, and (b) 3 regiments of Sappers and Miners, (c) the Indian Signal Corps, and (d) the Corps of Indian Pioneers, all of which are composed of different proportions of the Punjabi Musalmans, Sikhs, Pathans, Hindustani Ilindus and Musalmans, Madrasis of all classes and Hazra Afghans, either in class units or class companies. Except that some units in these arms of the service are composed of the Madrasis and Hazras, now enrolled in other units of the Indian Army, the class composition of these units does not materially alter the proportion of the classes as given in the table. This table does not also include the Indian personnel attached to the British Infantry and Artillery units.
 


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