The Goriya are a Jat clan found mainly in the India

India

India , officially the Republic of India , is a country in South Asia. It is the seventh-largest country by geographical area, the second-most populous country with over 1.2 billion people, and the most populous democracy in the world...

n states of Haryana

Haryana

Haryana is a state in India. Historically, it has been a part of the Kuru region in North India. The name Haryana is found mentioned in the 12th century AD by the apabhramsha writer Vibudh Shridhar . It is bordered by Punjab and Himachal Pradesh to the north, and by Rajasthan to the west and south...

 and Uttar Pradesh

Uttar Pradesh

Uttar Pradesh abbreviation U.P. , is a state located in the northern part of India. With a population of over 200 million people, it is India's most populous state, as well as the world's most populous sub-national entity...

. They are said to derive their name from Goran Singh, a Rajput

Rajput

A Rajput is a member of one of the patrilineal clans of western, central, northern India and in some parts of Pakistan. Rajputs are descendants of one of the major ruling warrior classes in the Indian subcontinent, particularly North India...

 who took a Jat wife, and as such his descendants became Jat. They are found through out Haryana and in western Uttar Pradesh. The Goriya are distinct from the Goraya

Goraya (clan)

Goraya is clan of Jats found in Punjab, Pakistan and Punjab, India.-History and origin:Goraya, Gor, Gora, Gauri is a Jatt tribe, said to be descended from the Sarons family of Lunar Rajputs, and to have come to Gujranwala as a nomad and pastoral tribe from Sirsa...

, a Jat clan found in Punjab.