The Dabgar are a Hindu caste found in the states of Gujarat, Rajasthan, and Uttar Pradesh in India.
The rest of the community fled in the jungles of Bundelkhand, and slowly spread to the Doab region of Uttar Pradesh.
[4] The Rajasthan Dabgar are involved in the manufacture of a number of musical instruments such as the Tabla, dholak, dhagli and thap.
According to their traditions, the fled Baroda as a consequence of a Muslim invasion, and are now found mainly in the Dabgar and Sarnagpur districts of Ahmadabad.
A small number of Dabgar also belong to the Nanakpanthi sect, which is closely connected with Sikhism.
Each of these three clans is territorial, with the Chauhan found mainly in Jodhpur, Deora in Udaipur and Panwar in Ajmer.
Like other artisan castes, they have seen a decline in their traditional occupation, with many Dabgar now employed as daily wage labourers.
They are found mainly in the districts of Varanasi, Ghazipur, Azamgarh, Gorakhpur, Ballia, Allahabad and Kanpur.