Food: 

          The staple food of the area is wheat, rice and pulses. Inferior grains are not generally eaten. Meat is frequently eaten specially in the urban towns. Wheat (flour) is baked in the from of chapattis on an iron plate placed on the fire heart. Pulses and vegetables are quite common items of diet. Spices, salts and Ghee (butter oil) are added to them for flavor and taste. The chief meals are taken just before mid-day and in the evening before sun set but city folks generally have three meals.     

      Dress: 

         The local dress consists of a Kurta without collar covered by a waist-coat or Kurti and a loose loin cloth or trousers. A long piece of cloth called Chaddar is usually thrown over the shoulders. Achkan and Sherwani are worn on formal occasions by most people, but quite a large number of Muhajirs (refugees) wear these as normal dress. In the villages, a Kurta with Tehband (sheet round of legs) and Safa on shoulders is the most common dress. The Pagri still carries a sign of respectability and some people in the cities while most people in the villages have this as the sole head-dress. The women’s clothes are generally more colorful with popular shades of red and yellow. Women clothing consists of Shalwar, Kamiz and Dopatta or Chaddar to cover their heads and upper part of the body. Phulkari is a silk embroidered shawl often fancied by the rural women-folks. Saree is only worn by women in towns and cities on formal occasions. The most common footwear for men in the villages is shoes of rough leather usually made by the village shoemaker. Boots are worn by those living in the cities and towns while women folk-wear sandal or slippers. Purdah is very common amongst the lower, middle and upper middle class women but rare amongst women of upper class.
      Betrothals/Marriages: 

                                  Betrothal always precedes a marriage. The proposal is initiated by near relative of the boy or girl and the women of both sides take leading role in finalizing the proposal. The wedding may take place any time after the betrothal. Marriages between the same section of tribe are customary but inter- marriage between people of different tribes and castes in cities and towns is becoming more frequent. The usual age at marriage for boys is 18 to 20 years and that for girls is 16 to 20 years. On the wedding day, the relatives and friends of the boy assemble and proceed in procession to the girl’s house. The marriage procession is generally headed by musical band. The marriage party is received by the relatives and friends of the parents of the girl. The party is then entertained. Thereafter the Nikah (wed-lock) ceremony is performed by the Nikah Registrar and a feast is given to the marriage procession. Alms are distributed to Fakirs (beggars) and village mueens are fed. At the end, the groom with the bride are put into a Doli (palanquin) and taken away to the groom house. The bride stays in her new house for a couple of days and then returns to her father’s house. This coming home of the bride is called Muklawa.