title: Pangwala
text: # Pangwala
  
  The Pangwala is a tribal community predominant in the Pangi valley of Chamba district in Himachal Pradesh.
  
  ## Social status
  
  As of 2001, the Pangwalas were classified as a Scheduled Tribe under the Indian government's reservation program of positive discrimination.
  
  ## Language
  
  The native language of Pangwalas is Pangwali.
  
  