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Cephalic index is an important parameter to find out the race and sex of an unidentified human skeletal
remains. Cephalic index and head shape are affected by geographical, gender, age and racial factors.
The study was conducted in Department of Anatomy, MM institute of Medical Sciences & Research,
Mullana (Ambala), on 600 Haryanvi adults of Bania caste, comprising of 300 males and 300 females.
Prior informed written consent was obtained from subjects. Inclusion and exclusion criteria for the study
were predefined. The measurements were taken by using standard anthropometric instruments. The
purpose of study was to access the maximum head length, maximum head breadth, and to find out the
cephalic index. The data were then analyzed by statistical software. The mean CI for males was 66.72
and for females was 72.25. Based on cephalic index, the head shape of 85% of males were
Dolichocephalic, 10.66% Mesocephalic, 3.33% Brachycephalic and 1% Hyperbrachycephalic. In females
69.34% were Dolichocephalic, 23.34% Mesocephalic, 6.33% Brachycephalic and 1% were
hyperbrachycephalic. The research showed that Haryanvi Banias have typical dolicocephalic phenotype
and these data presented can be useful in forensic science, anthropology and in genetics.
Key Words: Cephalic index, dolichocephalic, brachicephalic, mesocephalic.