[1] Tribes and Castes of the N.W.P. and Oudh, art. Lohār.

[2] Dowson, Classical Dictionary, s.v.

[3] In Uriya the term, Ghantrabela means a person who has illicit intercourse with another. The Ghantra Lohārs are thus probably of bastard origin, like the groups known as half-castes and others which are frequently found.

[4] Punjab Census Report (1881), para. 624. (Ibbetson.)

[5] Tribes and Castes of Bengal, art. Lohār

[6] About 15 acres.

[7] Berār Census Report, 1881 (Kitts).

[8] Punjāb Ethnography, para. 624.

[9] Bombay Gazetteer, xvi. 82.