Sarmal

Sarmal is a Pahari Dogra Rajput Clan of Suryavanshi Lineage in Jammu and Kashmir. They lived in the lower hills of Durgardesh, so, also called as Pahari Raje or Dogra Rajputs. All the Dogra Rajputs are Khas Aryas.

Vansh and Dynasty
Sarmals belong to the Suryavansha Dynasty (Solar Dynasty) which is oldest among Kshatriyas. It is the dynasty in which incarnation of Lord Rama took place.

•Vansh - Suryavansh

•Gotra - Bhardwaj

Etymology
The societies in Himalayan region from jammu to Himachal Pradesh and Himachal to Uttrakhand, there is similar pattern of history, where numerous small kingdoms scattered over hills and small valleys.

To term it more precisely, these kingdoms were rather fortified villages of warrior--landlords known as Thakurs and Ranas.

These Feudal Lords were Rajputs by lineage.Most of Rajput groups in this region have origin in these kingdoms, the name of which became the name of their clan. Actually, similar for Sarmal Clan which have its origin in Sauram hills of Dugar region of Samba District of Jammu & Kashmir.The family of Rajputs of Sauram Region were then begin to known as Sarmal who were Suryavanshi Kshatriya.

Demographics
Majority of the them are concentrated in the Samba District of the Indian-administered Jammu & Kashmir.Moreover, also scattered in Jammu, Kathua, Doda, Katra, Bhadrawah and neighbouring states like Punjab and Himachal Pradesh.