[1] The Paratharia Ahir community consist of a number of clans, the main ones being the Dangar, Bala, Batta, Jatiya, Kerasiya, Chad, Chhanga, Chavada, Gagal, Dheela, Mata and Varchand.
The community is believed to have derived its name from the Parathar region, their original homeland.
According to their traditions, they migrated from Mathura to the Parathar region of Saurashtra.
The Paratharia then migrated to Kutch about four to five hundred years ago.
[1] The Paratharia community consist of a number of clans, the main ones being the Dangar, Bala, Batta, Jatiya, Kerasiya, Chad, Chhanga, Chavada, Gagal, Dheela, Mata and Varchand.