"Distribution. Sirohi district of Rajasthan. The breed also extends to Palanpur in Gujarat.

Adult male : 50.37 ± 2.52 (16) Adult female : 22.54 ± 0.17 (343)

Adult male : 80.0 ± 1.02 (16) Adult female : 61.3 ± 0.2 (343)

Adult male : 85.6 ± 1.4 (16) Adult female : 68.4 ± 0.2 (343)

Adult male : 80.3 ± 1.0 (16) Adult female : 62.4 ± 0.2 (343)

Conformation. Compact, medium-sized animals. Coat colour predominantly brown, with light or dark brown patches; a very few individuals are completely white. Most animals are wattled. Ears are flat and leaf-like, medium-sized and drooping. Both sexes have small horns, curved upward and backward. Tail is medium in length and curved upward. Udder is small and round, with small teats placed laterally

Marwar region of Rajasthan, comprising Jodhpur, Pali, Nagaur, Bikaner, Jalore, Jaisalmer and Barmer districts. The breed also extends into certain areas of Gujarat, especially Mehsana district.
Conformation. Medium-sized animals. Predominantly black with long shaggy hair coat. In about 5% of individuals, white or brown patches are also observed. Beard is present in both sexes. Ears are flat, medium in length and drooping. Both sexes have short, pointed horns, directed upward and backward. Tail is small and thin. Udder is small and round, with small teats placed laterally.

Adult male: 33.18 ± 1.77 (17) Adult female: 25.85 ± 0.29 (404)

Adult male: 70.97 ± 1.65 (17) Adult female: 63.51 ± 0.44 (404)

Adult male: 74.74 ± 1.61 (17) Adult female: 69.29 ± 0.22 (404)

Adult male: 71.68 ± 1.41 (17) Adult female: 68.60 ± 0.26 (404)

Distribution. Throughout the States of Punjab and Haryana. True-bred animals are however found in the districts of Gurdaspur, Amritsar and Ferozepur in Punjab

Adult male: 59.07 ± 2.82 (12) Adult female: 34.97 ± 0.52 (132)

Adult male: 85.5 ± 1.49 (12) Adult female: 70.42 ± 0.88 (130)

Adult male: 91.60 ± 1.97 (12) Adult female: 77.13 ± 0.46 (130)

Adult male: 86.0 ± 1.20 (12) Adult female: 73.70 ± 0.70 (130)

Conformation. Large animals. Variable coat colour, predominantly black or brown with white spots of differing sizes. The coat is short and lustrous. The face line is convex, with typical Roman nose but not as prominent as in Jamnapari. Ears are long and flat, curled and drooping; ear length. Both sexes have thick, medium-sized horns, carried horizontally with a slight twist directed backward and upward. Tail is small and thin. The udder is large and well developed, with large conical teats."

Distribution. Jhakrana and a few surrounding villages near Behror, in the Alwar district of Rajasthan.

Adult male: 57.80 ± 3.50 (10) Adult female: 44.48 ± 0.52 (178)

Adult male: 84.10 ± 2.11 (10) Adult female: 77.74 ± 0.36 (178)

Adult male: 90.40 ± 1.61 (10) Adult female: 79.12 ± 0.29 (178)

Adult male: 86.00 ± 1.91 (10) Adult female: 79.13 ± 0.31 (178)

Conformation. Large animals. The coat, predominantly black with white spots on ears and muzzle, is short and lustrous. Face line is straight. Forehead is narrow and slightly bulging. The breed is quite similar to Beetal, the major difference being that Jhakrana is longer. Udder is large, with large conical teats."

Distribution. Etah, Agra and Aligarh districts of Uttar Pradesh, and Bharatpur district of Rajasthan.

Adult male: 37.85 ± 1.96 (10) Adult female: 22.56 ± 0.32 (203)

Adult male: 70.45 ± 1.43 (11) Adult female: 58.68 ± 0.38 (203)

Adult male: 70.67 ± 0.74 (11) Adult female: 56.18 ± 0.37 (203)

Adult male: 75.53 ± 1.25 (11) Adult female: 64.31 ± 0.40 (203)

Conformation. Small animals, with compact body. The orbital bone is quite prominent, so that eyes appear bulging. There is wide variation in coat colour, but white with small light brown patches is the most typical. Ears are short, tubular, almost double, with the slit opening in front, erect, directed upward and outward. Both sexes have twisted horns, medium in length and directed upward and backward. Bucks have a large thick beard."

Distribution. Agra, Mathura and Etawa districts in Uttar Pradesh and Bhind and Morena districts in Madhya Pradesh.

Adult male: 44.66 ± 1.89 (49) Adult female: 38.03 ± 0.63 (168)

Adult male: 77.37 ± 1.23 (49) Adult female: 75.15 ± 0.46 (168)

Adult male: 78.17 ± 1.25 (49) Adult female: 75.20 ± 0.38 (168)

Adult male: 79.52 ± 1.2 (49) Adult female: 76.11 ± 0.38 (168)

Conformation. Large animals. There is a great variation in coat colour, but the typical coat is white with small tan patches on head and neck. The typical character of the breed is a highly convex nose line with a tuft of hair, yielding a parrot mouth appearance. The ears are very long, flat and drooping. Both sexes are horned. Tail is thin and short. A thick growth of hair on the buttocks, known as feathers, obscures the udder when observed from behind. The udder is well developed, round, with large conical teats."

Distribution. Banaskantha, Mehsana, Gandhi Nagar and Ahmedabad districts of Gujarat.

Adult male: 37.14 ± 1.51 (11) Adult female: 32.39 ± 0.38 (185)

Adult male: 71.2 ± 1.0 (11) Adult female: 68.0 ± 0.3 (183)

Adult male: 80.4 ± 1.2 (11) Adult female: 74.3 ± 0.2 (188)

Adult male: 76.9 ± 1.2 (11) Adult female: 73.0 ± 0.3 (188)

Conformation. Large animals. The coat is black, with white spots at the base of the ear. Nose line is straight. The hair coat is long and shaggy. Ears are white, leaf-like and drooping. Both sexes have slightly twisted horns, curved upward and backward. The udder is well developed; the teats are large and conical."

Distribution. Bhavnagar, Amreli and Junagarh districts of Gujarat.

Adult male: 37.10 ± 1.42 (22) Adult female: 36.03 ± 0.38 (173)

Adult male: 73.4 ± 1.3 (22) Adult female: 72.4 ± 0.3 (173)

Adult male: 81.2 ± 1.2 (22) Adult female: 79.5 ± 0.3 (173)

Adult male: 74.7 ± 0.9 (22) Adult female: 75.2 ± 0.2 (173)

Conformation. Large animals. The coat is black and covered with coarse long hairs. Nose line is slightly convex. Ears are tubular and drooping. Both sexes have slightly twisted horns, turned backward."

Distribution. Surendranagar and Rajkot districts in Gujarat.

Adult male: 38.84 ± 1.46 (19) Adult female: 32.99 ± 0.32 (186)

Adult male: 75.6 ± 1.05 (19) Adult female: 71.8 ± 0.3 (186)

Adult male: 83.3 ± 0.8 (19) Adult female: 78.5 ± 0.2 (186)

Adult male: 76.8 ± 1.1 (19) Adult female: 74.2 ± 2.3 (186)

Conformation. Large animals. Coat is black and contains long coarse hair. Ears are long, wide, leaf-like and drooping. Both sexes have long twisted horns, pointed upward. The udder is well developed, with large conical teats."

Distribution. Kutch district in Gujarat.

Adult male: 43.50 ± 1.16 (24) Adult female: 39.29 ± 0.40 (176)

Adult male: 77.1 ± 1.3 (24) Adult female: 75.0 ± 0.3 (176)

Adult male: 86.4 ± 0.7 (24) Adult female: 82.4 ± 0.3 (176)

Adult male: 78.4 ± 0.7 (24) Adult female: 76.1 ± 0.2 (176)

Conformation. Large animals. The coat is predominantly black, but a few white, brown and spotted animals are also found. The hair is coarse and long. The nose is slightly Roman. The ears are long, broad and drooping. Both sexes have short, thick horns, pointed upward. The udder is reasonably well developed; teats are conical."

Distribution. Surat and Baroda.

Adult male: 29.50 (2) Adult female: 32.03 ± 1.31 (29)

Adult male: 65.0 (2) Adult female: 66.6 ± 0.85 (29)

Adult male: 73.5 (2) Adult female: 70.1 ± 0.92 (29)

Adult male: 70.5 (2) Adult female: 71.8 ± 1.02 (29)

Conformation. Medium-sized animals, generally white in body colour, with very well developed udder and large conical teats. Ears are medium-sized. Both sexes have small horns directed backward."

Distribution. Poona and Ahmednagar districts of Maharashtra.

Adult male: 38.37 ± 2.44 (6) Adult female: 28.97 ± 0.49 (285)

Adult male: 69.8 ± 1.30 (6) Adult female: 62.5 ± 0.06 (285)

Adult male: 77.3 ± 1.88 (6) Adult female: 68.0 ± 0.12 (285)

Adult male: 76.0 ± 2.1 (6) Adult female: 71.0 ± 0.30 (285)

Conformation. Medium-sized animals. Body colour may be white, black or brown, with spots of the other colours. Ears are medium-sized and drooping. Both sexes have horns, directed backward and upward. Tail is thin and short. The hair coat is extremely coarse and short."

Distribution. Calicut, Cannannore and Malapuram districts of Kerala.

Adult male: 38.96 ± 2.32 (14) Adult female: 31.12 ± 0.9 (115)

Adult male: 70.2 ± 1.6 (14) Adult female: 63.5 ± 0.5 (115)

Adult male: 71.9 ± 2.1 (14) Adult female: 63.2 ± 0.3 (115)

Adult male: 73.8 ± 2.2 (14) Adult female: 67.4 ± 0.5 (115)

Conformation.Medium-sized animals. Coat colour varies widely from completely white to completely black. 31% of the goats have long hair. Males and a small percentage of females (13%) are bearded. Both sexes have small, slightly twisted, horns, directed outward and upward. Ears are medium-sized, directed outward and downward. Tail is small and thin. Udder is small and round, with medium-sized teats."

Distribution. Latur, Tuljapur and Udgir taluks of Osmanabad district of Maharashtra.

Adult male: 33.66 ± 2.73 (16) Adult female: 32.36 ± 0.55 (194)

Adult male: 69.12 ± 1.93 (16) Adult female: 67.51 ± 0.38 (194)

Adult male: 77.87 ± 1.68 (16) Adult female: 74.79 ± 0.30 (194)

Adult male: 72.06 ± 2.04 (16) Adult female: 72.04 ± 0.40 (194)

Conformation. Tall animals. black, white, and brown or spotted. Ears are medium long. Most males (89.5%) are horned; females may be horned or polled, in almost equal proportions. Tail is medium long and thin. The udder is small and round with small teats placed laterally."

Distribution. Ramnathapuram and Tirunelveli districts in Tamil Nadu.

Adult male: 35.76 ± 2.06 (17) Adult female: 28.62 ± 0.37 (114)

Adult male: 71.06 ± 1.36 (17) Adult female: 67.30 ± 0.38 (114)

Adult male: 84.12 ± 1.74 (17) Adult female: 76.15 ± 0.46 (114)

Adult male: 77.53 ± 1.55 (17) Adult female: 70.83 ± 0.44 (114)

Conformation. Tall animals, predominantly black or black with white spots. Ears are medium-long. Males are horned; females are polled. Tail is medium-sized and thin. Udder is small and round, with small teats placed laterally."

Distribution. Chamba, Kangra, Kulu, Bilaspur, Simla, Kinnaur and Lahaul and Spiti in Himachal Pradesh and Dehradun, Nainital, Tehrigarhwal and Chamoli hill districts in Uttar Pradesh.

Adult male: 27.45 ± 0.41 (31) Adult female: 24.72 ± 0.51 (100)

Adult male: 69.5 ± 0.84 (31) Adult female: 65.2 ± 1.18 (100)

Adult male: 61.3 ± 0.84 (31) Adult female: 58.1 ± 1.02 (100)

Adult male: 72.2 ± 0.68 (31) Adult female: 69.3 ± 0.48 (100)

Conformation. Medium-sized animals. Coat colour is mostly white, but black and brown and combinations of these are also seen. Both sexes have large horns, directed upward and backward and occasionally twisted. Ears are medium long and drooping. The nose line is convex. The udder is small and rounded, with small teats placed laterally. The hair is white, lustrous and long."

Distribution. Changthang region of Ladakh, at altitudes above 4 000 m.

Adult male: 20.37 ± 0.24 (90) Adult female: 19.75 ± 0.15 (640)

Adult male: 49.8 ± 0.36 (90) Adult female: 52.4 ± 0.23 (640)

Adult male: 49.0 ± 0.29 (90) Adult female: 49.0 ± 0.29 (90)

Adult male: 63.0 ± 0.44 (90) Adult female: 65.2 ± 0.29 (640)

Conformation. Medium-sized animals. Half of the animals are white, the remainder black, grey or brown. Both sexes have horns, generally large (range: 15 to 55 cm), turning outward, upward and inward to form a semi-circle, but a wide variation exists in both shape and size.
The pashmina is harvested once a year, generally in June/July, either by shearing or by combing. Average production is 214 g (788) (range: 68 to 500 g

Distribution. Lahaul and Spiti valleys of Himachal Pradesh, and Uttar Kashi, Chamoli, Pithoragarh districuts of Uttar Pradesh, bordering Tibet.

Adult male: 39.42 ± 1.57 (28) Adult female: 25.71 ± 0.33 (126)

Adult male: 75.8 ± 1.07 (28) Adult female: 69.3 ± 0.47 (80)

Adult male: 68.6 ± 0.98 (28) Adult female: 60.0 ± 0.96 (80)

Adult male: 80.70 ± 1.15 (28) Adult female: 73.7 ± 0.53 (80)

Conformation. Medium-sized animals. The coat is usually white, mixed with greyish red. Both sexes have horns, directed upward, backward and outward, with one or more twists. These goats are not very different in conformation from Changthangi"

Distribution. Orissa
Animal are tall, colour varies from white, brown or spotted.
Conformation. The breeds is best known for Excellent chevon and skin quality. animal are small, black in colour