Barar (बरार) is a subcaste of Kamboj clan and community found in Punjab, Haryana, Rajasthan, Uttar Pradesh, Uttaranchal and other parts of India. Some of people belongs to this Barar subcaste also found in Punjab state of Pakistan. Barar falls under 52 gotra (broad division) of Kamboj caste. Barar sub-caste alongside other Kamboj / Kamboh people belong to the group of Indo-Aryan peoples.
Etymology: The various variations / derivations for Barar are used: Barar
References: Kamboj Itihaas, 1972, H. S. Thind, p 42, Vishal Kamboj (Monthly Kamboj Magazine), Sher Singh Kamboj Nirmal , p 15, H A Glossary of the Tribes and Castes of the Punjab and North-West Frontier Province, 1914, H. A. Rose, Vol III, p 524, Jat Ribes p 140/141
बरार आधुनिक काम्बोज जाति का गोत्र / उपजाति है। यह गोत्र काम्बोज जाति के 52 गोत्र (व्यापक विभाजन) के अंतर्गत आता है।