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In Northern West Bengal most of the Kundu people are associated with agriculture.Dilip Singh Ahlawat has mention it as one of the ruling Jat clans in Central Asia
Central Asia
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. A city named Kundila is mentioned in Mahabharata, the inhabitants of this were known as Kundu. They are also mentioned as descendants of rishi Kondilya.

The Mahabharata Tribe - Kundivisa (कुण्डी विष) - A tribe with professional soldiers who fought on both sides in Great War, they constituted a wing in Yudhisthira's army in Mahabharata (VI.46.49).
पिशाचा दरदाश चैव पुण्ड्राः कुण्डी विषैः सह
मडका कडकाश चैव तङ्गणाः परपङ्गणाः (VI.46.49)


The Mahabharata Tribe - Kundivisa (कुण्डी विष) may be identified with Jat Gotra - Kundu (कुंडू)

Mahabharata Shalya Parva mentions names of combatants armed with diverse weapons and clad in diverse kinds of robes
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 and ornaments, All of them came to the ceremony for investing Kartikeya with the status of generalissimo
Generalissimo
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. Shalya Parva in Sanskrit
Sanskrit
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 mentions in shloka 53 Kundu along with Kapahis as under:
द्रॊण शरवाः कपिस्कन्धः काञ्चनाक्षॊ जलं धमः
अक्षसंतर्जनॊ राजन कुनदीकस तमॊ ऽभरकृत ।। 53 ।।


Panini mentions Kaunduparatha, as a part of Trigarta, Jullundur kingdom. The Kulun, Mentioned by Panini, are the Kahlon Jats, Kuluta, Kālān, Krishna of the Puranas, Resident of Kullu, Himachal Pradesh. The Kuninda, however, are the Kundus. The Coins of Their King Amogha Bhuti, (King of Kunindas) have been found at Tappamev District Hoshiarpur
Hoshiarpur
Hoshiarpur is a city and a municipal council in Hoshiarpur district in the Indian state of Punjab. It was founded, according to tradition, during the early part of the fourth century. In 1809 it was occupied by the forces of Maharaja Karanvir Singh and was united into the greater state of Punjab....

, Punjab
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Punjab ) is a state in the northwest of the Republic of India, forming part of the larger Punjab region. The state is bordered by the Indian states of Himachal Pradesh to the east, Haryana to the south and southeast and Rajasthan to the southwest as well as the Pakistani province of Punjab to the...

. According to Vayu Purana the Kundus were living on the banks of the Sita river
Sita River
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 in Central Asia
Central Asia
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. It is identified as the Tarim river
Tarim River
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. J.C. Vidyalankar says it is the Yarkand river or Jarafshan, still called Sito, by the Chinese
Chinese people
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. A city, Kundus on the Pamirs, is named after them (116- Through the Pamirs. p. 209) Sabha Parva Mentions a people called Kundaman, along with the Hans, Sibi and Paur.

Distribution

They are found in Alwar, Jaipur
Jaipur
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 districts of Rajasthan
Rajasthan
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, in Meerut District of Uttar Pradesh
Uttar Pradesh
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 and in Madhya Pradesh
Madhya Pradesh
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. Kundu's are also found in 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...

, West Bengal
West Bengal
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 and Bangladesh
Bangladesh
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Distribution in Rajasthan

Locations in Jaipur city
Himmat Nagar, Tonk Road,

Locations in ALWAR
A-145 Budh Vihar,

Distribution in Haryana

Kundu Jats are found in Jind, Hissar, Bhiwani, kaithal, panipat, rohotak, sonipat,palwal, allika, rajola, yadupur, kerako , kakrali Districts in 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...

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Only and only Khark Gagar village is famous in jind(haryana) Kundu's village.
Khark Gagar village is also called Ramphal Kundu's Khark(ex.MLA)

Villages in Hisar district

In Hisar district they live in tehsil Barwala where Pabra, Kinala, Faridpur, Khairi, Kandool are the five villages having much stregnth of Kundu Jat gotra.

Villages in Karnal district

Bhusli(also known as Bhagwanpur)
Villages in Rohtak district
Titoli.

Berla & Shivani are the Villages in Bhiwani Districts where Kundu Jats are found.

'Villages in Jind District

Kalwa,Kalawati,khark gagar,Pilukhera,Bhurain & Pilukhera Mandi,Hoshiarpura are the villages in Jind District where Kundu Jats are found.

Villages in Palwal district

Allika (Also known as Gareka), Village in Palwal district and tehsil is also palwal.Allika is known as Jat village. In Allika village all peoples pray for Mansha Ram Baba.
village namely shahpur in district panipat also situated 21 km from panipat.
other villages are dhurana, kaith, bijova.

VILLAGES in sonipat district

butana,chandpur are there.... BUTANA is one of the biggest village in district.....

Distribution in Uttar Pradesh

village of hewa are found in (west up) meerut

village bharsi(west up)
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