Originally Posted by
Thambi
how much of the population do baniyas makeup? Yes I did see many northwestern shifted folks in rajasthan but there were many that looked quite southern shifted as well. Phenotype doesnt equal genotype all the time so thats why. The jatts and brahmins makeup 4 samples in total while there are more baniya samples showing they can go into mid 40s to high 40s and even to low 50s. Not sure if baniays in rajasthan came from neighboring gujarat, UP, etc. Also OBCs are middle-lower. I used kshatriyas and vaishyas for most as middle castes. OBC/tribals are not really middle castes. Jatt sikhs are not obcs in punjab and haryana and most of their birdaris that are non jatts score almost no differently to jatts.
Plus that rajasthani jatts dont all have to score similarly so thats why i didnt use them. 25% S indian cant be the average. Rajasthanis didnt look THAT western shifted. They still looked more southern than punjabis imo. somewhere in the mid 30s makes sense. Also i could be wrong but arent many brahmins and jatts in rajasthan from neighboring punjab/haryana? I know a rajasthani brahmin from Kota and he said many have origin from punjab.