but an exception is made in the case of head village Bhambi and his wife. There is striking popularity in the dress of men, but the Maru Bhambi women generally wear Ghagra or petticoat of country chintz, while the Jata Bhambis dress themselves like the Jat women and are distinguished from the use of lac churas instead of ivory ones. The women of the Charnia Bhambis wear a dress of yellow colour like the Charan women." Geographical distribution The Meghwal are found in Gujarat, Madhya Pradesh, Maharashtra and Rajasthan. The Meghs, Kabir Panthi or Bhagat are from Himachal Pradesh and Jammu and Kashmir and are known as Megh, Arya Megh and Bhagat. In some places they are known as Ganeshia, Meghbansi, Mihagh, Rakhesar, Rakhia, Rikhia, Rishia and other names. Some of the Mahashas also claim to be belonging to Meghs. After Partition of India in 1947, the Meghs who had become converts to the Hinduism, had to migrate to Indian territory. As of 1991, the population of Meghs in Punjab (India) was estimated at 105,157. Meghwals of Kutch-Gujarat In Kutch, Meghwals are divided into 4 entities depending on their origin or their time period of arrival: Maheshvari, Charania, Marmara, and Gujar Meghwal of Madhya Pradesh Meghwal of Madhya Pradesh are largely concentrated in Khargone district. They are known by various names such as Ganeshia, Rikhia, and Risha. They are divided into four subdivisions, namely Maheswari or Kachhi, Charania, Gujra, and Marwada. Lifestyle In the countryside of Rajasthan, many of the people of this community still reside in small hamlets of round, mud-brick huts painted on the outside with colourful geometric designs and decorated with detailed mirror inlays. In earlier days the main occupation of the Meghwal community was agricultural labour, weaving, specially Khadi and woodcarving, and these are still the main occupations. The women are famous for their embroidery work and are master wool and cotton weavers. Increasing numbers of the Meghwal today are educated and are obtaining government jobs. In Punjab, especially in the cities like Amritsar, Jalandhar and Ludhiana a good number of them is engaged as workers in factories producing sports, hosiery, surgical and metal goods. Very few of them have their own business or a small scale industry. Tiny business and service units are their main support for livelihood. Their staple diet includes rice, wheat and maize, and pulses such as moong, urad and channa. They