w alla , ▁A gg ar wal , ▁Ag ar aw al , ▁Ag ar aw ala ) ▁is ▁a ▁H indu ▁community ▁found ▁throughout ▁northern , ▁central ▁and ▁western ▁India , ▁including ▁Raj as than , ▁H ary ana , ▁P un j ab , ▁Del hi , ▁▁ ▁Ch h att is gar h , ▁Gu jar at , ▁and ▁U tt ar ▁Pr adesh . ▁Before ▁the ▁partition ▁of ▁India ▁in ▁ 1 9 4 7 , ▁people ▁of ▁the ▁community ▁were ▁also ▁found ▁in ▁the ▁modern - day ▁P un j ab ▁province ▁of ▁Pakistan . ▁Total ▁Ag raw al ▁population ▁in ▁India ▁is ▁estimated ▁to ▁be ▁around ▁ 1 0 - 1 5 ▁million , ▁which ▁makes ▁them ▁around ▁ 1 % ▁of ▁the ▁Indian ▁population . ▁Ag raw als ▁are ▁at ▁the ▁fore front ▁of ▁the ▁larger ▁tr ader ▁community , ▁which ▁includes ▁other ▁merc ant ile ▁communities ▁like ▁Mah esh w ari ▁and ▁O sw als . ▁ ▁M embers ▁of ▁the ▁Ag raw al ▁community ▁are ▁known ▁for ▁their ▁business ▁skills ▁and ▁have ▁for ▁many ▁years ▁been ▁influ ential ▁and ▁prosper ous ▁in ▁India . ▁In ▁ 2 0 1 6 , ▁the ▁most ▁common ▁surname ▁of ▁the ▁direct ors ▁of ▁the ▁companies ▁listed ▁in ▁the ▁National ▁Stock ▁Exchange ▁of ▁India ▁was ▁Ag ar wal ▁( and ▁its ▁variations ). ▁The ▁second ▁most ▁common ▁surname ▁was ▁Gu pta . ▁Even ▁in ▁modern - day ▁te ch ▁and ▁e commerce ▁companies , ▁they ▁continue ▁to ▁domin