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The Bangali are strictly endogamous community, but have no system of gotras.

They are generally divided into the Hindu and Muslim groupings, with no intermarriage between the two groupings.

The Hindu Bangali trace their ancestry to a Shivai Ram Rajput, who is said to have immigrated from Bengal, while the Muslim Bangali claim to be Lodhi Pathans, who are said to have come from Bengal.

Most Hindu Bangalis were followers of Sakhi Sarwar, however most are now orthodox Hindu.

The Muslim branch are Sunni Muslims.