A focused population profile of Saurashtra, with modern genetic matches, ancestry modeling, and a World Genetics G25 heatmap.
📍 ReferenceSaurashtra
🧬 Closest matchPunjabi Lahore (Dalit Profile)
🗺️ HeatmapModern genetic distance
Who are Saurashtra?
Saurashtra is included in the World Genetics modern G25 database as a reference population. This page uses that reference average to compare Saurashtra with other modern populations in the database.
The label should be read as a population reference name rather than a complete description of every individual, family, language, region, or community history connected with Saurashtra.
What is Saurashtra DNA closest to?
In the World Genetics modern G25 comparison, the closest non-self match for Saurashtra is Punjabi Lahore (Dalit Profile). Other nearby references include Kannadiga Kuruba Karnataka, Kol Uttar Pradesh, Narikuravar, and Awadhi Rajput Baiswar. This gives the Saurashtra profile its nearest modern genetic context inside the current reference database.
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What does Saurashtra ancestry look like?
The ancestral breakdown below loads the best-fitting World Genetics calculator for the Saurashtra average. It should be read as a model of deep ancestry components, while the closest-match table is the better guide to which modern populations are most similar in G25 space.
Ancestral Breakdown
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Where is Saurashtra DNA closest on the map?
The heatmap gives the Saurashtra profile a geographic shape. Warmer areas mark regions where available modern reference populations sit closer to the Saurashtra average, while cooler areas represent more distant matches.
Saurashtra Genetic Distance HeatmapWarmer areas show closer modern population averages.
What populations are genetically closest to Saurashtra?
The closest non-self match in this World Genetics comparison is Punjabi Lahore (Dalit Profile). Other nearby references include Kannadiga Kuruba Karnataka, Kol Uttar Pradesh, Narikuravar, and Awadhi Rajput Baiswar.
Is Saurashtra DNA closest to Punjabi Lahore (Dalit Profile)?
In the current modern G25 reference set, Punjabi Lahore (Dalit Profile) is the closest listed match to the Saurashtra average after removing Saurashtra itself from the table.
What does the Saurashtra heatmap show?
The heatmap shows where modern reference populations are closer or farther from the Saurashtra G25 average, giving the closest-match results a geographic view.