Kadia Kumbhar / Kadiya Kumbhar are a Hindu sub-group of the Kumbhar caste, which are found only in Gujarat, India.[1] They are among the Socially and Educationally Backward Classes of Gujarat State.[2]
The Kadia Kumbhar caste originated in the 1920s, when a group decided to break links with the Kumbhar, their parent caste and form a new distinct sub-group.[3] Kadia Kumbhars are those who have taken to the occupation of Kadias, or masons.[4] Remarriage of divorcees and widows is accepted in the Kadia Kumbhar society.[4] Marriage between individuals of close relation is prohibited. They are mostly vegetarian in diet but some members, especially in South Gujarat, do eat non-vegetarian food.[5]
Before India gained independence, the Kadia Kumbhar sub-group was largely concentrated in the territory of the former Baroda State,[1] Bhavnagar State[6] and in the Diu territory of Portuguese India.[7] The first census of the community was taken in the year 1931.[1] Presently, they are found spread in towns and districts like Vadodara, Amreli, Navsari, Kadi, Okha, Kodinar, Bhavnagar, and Mahuva, which towns were parts of these Princely States and Diu.[7] The community living in Talaja, Bhavnagar call them Gurjar Kshatriya Kadia Kumbhar.[8]
References
- ↑ 1.0 1.1 1.2 Communities, segments, synonyms, surnames and titles{{#if:|, {{{last}}}}. Anthropological Survey of India(1996). ISBN 978-0-19-563357-3
- ↑ List of Socially and Educationally Backward Classes declared by Gujarat State
- ↑ Gazetteer of the Baroda State{{#if:|, {{{last}}}}. Times Press(1923)
- ↑ 4.0 4.1 Gazetteers{{#if:|, {{{last}}}}. Directorate of Government Print., Stationery and Publications(1984)
- ↑ Census of India, 1961: Gujarat{{#if:|, {{{last}}}}. India. Office of the Registrar General, Manager of Publications(1966)
- ↑ Census of India, 1961: Gujarat{{#if:|, {{{last}}}}. Manager of Publications(1966)
- ↑ 7.0 7.1 Daman and Diu{{#if:|, {{{last}}}}. Popular Prakashan(1994). ISBN 978-81-7154-761-6
- ↑ તળાજામાં ગુર્જર ક્ષત્રિય કડિયા કુંભાર જ્ઞાતિ દ્વારા સમારોહ. Retrieved 8 July 2022.