Baria Koli

The Baria Koli, or Baraiya Koli,[1] Bareeya Koli[2] and Bariya Koli[3] is a clan (Gotra) of the Koli caste found in the Indian State of Gujarat[4] and Dadra and Nagar Haveli and Daman and Diu.[5] the Devgad Baria was their Stronghold or given their name to Baria State in Gujarat.[6]

Baria Koli
બારીયા કોલી
Clan (Gotra) of Koli caste
Koli population in Gujarat in 1931 including Baria Kolis
EthnicityKoli people
Location
VarnaWarrior
Parent tribe
  • Talapada Koli
  • Chunvalia Koli
  • Ghedia Koli
  • Palia Koli
  • Divecha Koli
Demonym(s)Kolis
Branches
  • Baria Koli
  • Bariya Koli
  • Baraiya Koli
  • Baraia Koli
Language
Religion
Surnames

According to the census records of 1931, there were 1,03,769 Hindu Baria Kolis and 5 Baria Kolis were converted to Jain religion in the Baroda State of Gaekwars.[7]

  1. ^ Yājñika, Acyuta; Sheth, Suchitra (2005). The Shaping of Modern Gujarat: Plurality, Hindutva, and Beyond. New Delhi, India: Penguin Books India. p. 304. ISBN 978-0-14-400038-8.
  2. ^ Dominance and State Power in Modern India: Decline of a Social Order. New Delhi, India: Oxford University Press. 1989. p. 104. ISBN 978-0-19-562098-6.
  3. ^ Plunkett, Hugh Sheridan (1972). Leadership and Social Change in a District of Rajasthan, India. New Delhi, India: University of California, Berkeley. p. 191.
  4. ^ "A community called Koli - Indian Express". archive.indianexpress.com. Retrieved 2022-04-01.
  5. ^ Gopal, Krishna (2003). Fairs and Festivals of India: Chhattisgarh, Dadra and Nagar Haveli, Daman and Diu, Goa, Gujarat, Madhya Pradesh, Maharashtra. New Delhi, India: Gyan Publishing House. p. 35. ISBN 978-81-212-0811-6.
  6. ^ Desai, Anjali H. (2007). India Guide Gujarat. New Delhi, India: India Guide Publications. p. 184. ISBN 978-0-9789517-0-2.
  7. ^ Lobo, Lancy (1995). The Thakors of North Gujarat: A Caste in the Village and the Region. New Delhi, India: Hindustan Publishing Corporation. p. 188. ISBN 978-81-7075-035-2.