The Thakor Koli, or Thakore Koli, is a subcaste of the Koli caste of Gujarat. Koli people form the largest caste-cluster in Gujarat, comprising 24 per cent of the total population of the state.[1][2] Koli Thakors in Gujarat are classified as Other Backward Class (OBC). During his tenure, the former chief minister, Koli community member Madhav Singh Solanki, included all Koli communities of Gujarat in the OBC.[3] Koli Thakors are mostly cultivators or small land-owners.[4]
| Thakor Koli | |
|---|---|
| Subcaste, or title of Koli caste | |
 Photograph of Thakor Koli of Baroda State, 1911 | |
| Location | |
| Parent tribe | Koli people of Gujarat |
| Demonym(s) | Thakor Koli |
| Branches | Chunvalia Koli |
| Language |
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| Religion | Hinduism |
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- ^ "A community called Koli". Indian Express. Retrieved 31 January 2021.
- ^ Lobo, Lancy (1995). The Thakors of North Gujarat: A Caste in the Village and the Region. Hindustan Publishing Corporation. ISBN 978-81-7075-035-2.
- ^ "A Community in Gujarat Has Banned Inter-Caste Marriage and Mobile Phones for Unmarried Girls". Vice. 18 July 2019. Retrieved 1 February 2021.