Gotras of digamber agarwal
In Jainism, “Agarwal” is a community (jati) and gotra is a family/clan name, mainly used for social/marriage identity – it does not change by being Digambar or Shwetambar.
Traditional Agarwal (Agrawal) community – including many Digambar Agarwal Jains – is said to have 18 main gotras. They are usually listed like this (spellings can vary):
- Garg
- Goyal (Goel)
- Singhal
- Mungil / Mangal (regional variation)
- Tayal
- Taral
- Kamal
- Vachhil / Bansal–type variants in some lists
- Airan (Aeron)
- Dhalan
- Chintal
- Mittal
- Hiwal / Hiwale
- Kidhal
- Harha
- Kachhil
- Pukhanya
- (Some traditions count a closely related sub‑branch to complete 18; names and counting style differ by region.)
Key points for Digambar Agarwal Jains:
- Your gotra is the same Agarwal gotra your family has (Garg, Goyal, Mittal, etc.).
- Digambar is your Jain sect, not a gotra; it doesn’t change your ancestral gotra.
- Within Jain dharma, gotra is social, not a measure of spiritual level or eligibility for moksha.
For a simple explanation of how “Agarwal Jain” fits within Jainism (not as a separate sect), you can read more here