The Lohar (Blacksmith) is a social group in India, Nepal and Pakistan, America & Europe. They form part of a loose grouping of traditionally artisanal castes known as Panchals.

Lohars worship Lord Vishwakarma and other Hindu gods and claim to be Vishwakarma's descendants. Lohar caste is included in OBC in different parts of India. Regional synonyms include Vishwakarma and Saifi/Tarkhan (for Muslims).

Names

Lohar are known by varied surnames in different regions.

• Assam: Karmakar, Lohar, Vishwakarma
• Andhra Pradesh: Achari, Chary, and Acharya
• Bengal: Karmakar, Lohar, Raut, Majhi, Guli, Gulimajhi, Dandamajhi, Dalui, Sutar
• Bihar and Uttar Pradesh: SAIFI‚Sharma, Vishwakarma, and Thakur
• Delhi: Lohar, [SAIFI], Panchal
• Haryana :Dalwal, Tanwar, Panwar, Solanki, Chauhan, Dangi, Karhera, Dharra, Bhavra, Siwal, Lohar, Panchal, Bhardwaj, pitlehra
• karnataka : kammara, Achari, kambar
• Kerala : Achari, Vishwakarma, Ashari, Panjal
• Maharashtra: Suryavanshi, Kale, Dharankar, Chavhan, Pawar, Panhalkar, Yande, Borkar, Ghotekar, Manekar, Dhuratkar, Nagare, Thorat, Ingle, Dangre, Upankar, Mane, Ighe, Lohar, Koshe, Waghodekar, Kumbare, Panvalkar, Dhole, Pakhale. In Konkan Area Shemadkar, Katalkar, Gulekar, Shirvankar, Ghadi, Masurkar, Chaphekar, Masurkar, Pomendkar,
• Gujarat: Panchal,Makwana, Pitroda, Chitroda, Parmar, Pithva, Suthar, Mistry, Gohil.
• Nepal: Biswakarma/Kami
• Orissa : Moharana, Mohapatra, Sutar, Sahu, Parida
• Punjab: Saifi/Tarkhan
• Rajasthan: Lohar, Mistri, Panchal, Suthar
• Tamil Nadu: Vishvabrahmins, Kamaalar, Aachari or Aasaari