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The '''Ghanchi-Pinjara''' are a [[Muslim]] community found in the state of [[Gujarat]] in [[India]]. A small number of Ghanchi are also found in the city of [[Karachi]] in [[Pakistan]].<ref name=:1>People of India Gujarat Volume XXI Part One edited by R.B Lal, P.B.S.V Padmanabham, G Krishnan & M Azeez Mohideen, pages 401–405.</ref>

== Origin ==

The Ghanchi-Pinjara evolved as a community, when a section of the [[Pinjara]] [[caste]] gave up their occupation of cotton carding and took up oil pressing. They have no connection with the [[Ghanchi (Muslim)|Ghanchi]] community. The community are found mainly in the districts of [[Junagadh]], [[Amreli]], [[Rajkot]], Surendranagar, and [[Bhavanagar]]. They speak Kathiawari dialect of [[Gujarati language|Gujarati]].<ref name=:1/>

== Clan divisions and occupations ==

The Ghanchi Pinjara are divided into a number of clans, the main ones being the Kagatla, Varaya, Bavalia, Mavod, Salod, Kakani, Bhadra, Katia, Gujarati, Sorathia and Godhrawala. All these clans intermarry, and are of equal status. Like other [[Gujarati Muslim]]s, they have their own caste association, the Pinjara Mansoori Jamat. The Ghanchi Pinjara have abandoned their traditional occupation, and most are now small farmers. A small number of Ghanchi Pinjara are now petty traders.<ref name=:1/>

== See also==
* [[Ghanchi (Muslim)|Muslim Ghanchi]]

== References ==

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[[Category:Social groups of Gujarat]]
[[Category:Muslim communities of India]]
[[Category:Muslim communities of Gujarat]]
[[Category:Social groups of Sindh]]

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