Bhalia Koli
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The Bhalia Koli[1] also spelled as Bhaliya Koli[2] is a clan (Gotra) of the Koli caste mostly found in the Indian state of Gujarat and Union territory of Dadra and Nagar Haveli and Daman and Diu.[3] In the census of 1931 in Baroda State, the population of Bhalia Kolis was 27,437 alongwith Ghedia Kolis.[4]
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The Bhaliya clan is considered as superior clan among Kolis because they ruled over Bhal region of Gujarat.[5]
Origin
The Bhalia Kolis got their name from their homeland Bhal region of Gujarat which was ruled by them and was stronghold for their Koli piracy.[6]
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References
- ↑ Enthoven, Reginald Edward. The Tribes and Castes of Bombay (in en) (1990). New Delhi, India, Asia: Asian Educational Services. p. 93: Bhalia - A subdivision of Kolis in Gujarat. ISBN 978-81-206-0630-2.
- ↑ Singh, K. S.. Communities, Segments, Synonyms, Surnames and Titles (in en) (1996). New Delhi, India, Asia: Anthropological Survey of India. p. 1460. ISBN 978-0-19-563357-3.
- ↑ Somanaboina, Simhadri. The Routledge Handbook of the Other Backward Classes in India: Thought, Movements and Development (in en) (2021-11-15). New Delhi, India, Asia: Taylor & Francis. ISBN 978-1-000-46280-7.
- ↑ Lobo, Lancy. The Thakors of North Gujarat: A Caste in the Village and the Region (in en) (1995). New Delhi, India, Asia: Hindustan Publishing Corporation. p. 188: Koli population of Baroda State including Bhalia Kolis, 1931. ISBN 978-81-7075-035-2.
- ↑ Singh, K. S.. The Scheduled Castes (in en) (1995). New Delhi, India, Asia: Oxford University Press. p. 576. ISBN 978-0-19-563742-7.
- ↑ Registrar, India Office of the. Census of India, 1961 (in en) (1962). New Delhi, India, Asia: Manager of Publications. p. 6.