Arora


The Arora is a community originating from the Punjab region of India and Pakistan. The name is derived from the place Aror and the community comprises both Hindus and Sikhs.
in Sukkur District of Sindh as sketched in 1842
Scott Cameron Levi, believes that they are a "sub-caste of the Khatris".

Occupation and demographics

The Hoshiarpur Gazetteer says:
Before the independence, Aroras used to marry only among their sub-group i.e. Uttradhi, Dakkhna or Dahra and members of the same geographic region. But after the independence, spheres of permissible arranged matrimonial alliances were widened to others of Punjabi origin.