The Kadia, or Kadiya is a term or
title
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used to refer to a mason or persons involved in
masonry
Masonry is the building of structures from individual units, which are often laid in and bound together by mortar; the term ''masonry'' can also refer to the units themselves. The common materials of masonry construction are bricks, building ...
in
India
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. Many caste's person such as
Koli
Koli may refer to:
Places
* Koli, Finland, a hill in Finland
* Koli National Park, a national park in Finland
* Koli, Iran (disambiguation), several places in Iran
* Koli Airfield, a former airfield in the South Pacific
Other uses
* Koli peopl ...
,
Kachhia,
Gola,
Chhipa
Chhipi (alternatively called Chhipa/Chimpa) is a caste of people with ancestral roots tracing back to India. They are found in the states of Gujarat, Rajasthan, Madhya Pradesh, Haryana, Delhi, Uttar Pradesh of India.People of India Gujarat Volum ...
,
Sathwara,
Kanbi
Patidar ( Gujarati: ) is an Indian landlord and agrarian caste found mostly in Gujarat but also in at least 22 other states of India. The community comprises at multiple subcastes, most prominently the Levas and Kadvas. They form one of the ...
,
Kumbhar
Kumhar is a Indian caste system, caste or community in India, Nepal and Pakistan. Kumhar have historically been associated with art of pottery.
Etymology
The Kumhars derive their name from the Sanskrit word ''Kumbhakar'' meaning earthen-pot ...
,
Gurjar
Gurjar or Gujjar (also transliterated as ''Gujar, Gurjara and Gujjer'') is an ethnic nomadic, agricultural and pastoral community, spread mainly in India, Pakistan and Afghanistan, divided internally into various clan groups. They were tra ...
adopted the masonry and known as Kadia.
Distribution
The Kadias are distributed in whole of the
Gujarat
Gujarat (, ) is a state along the western coast of India. Its coastline of about is the longest in the country, most of which lies on the Kathiawar peninsula. Gujarat is the fifth-largest Indian state by area, covering some ; and the ninth ...
but
Hindu
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Kadias are found in
Junagad,
Vadodara
Vadodara (), also known as Baroda, is the second largest city in the Indian state of Gujarat. It serves as the administrative headquarters of the Vadodara district and is situated on the banks of the Vishwamitri River, from the state capita ...
,
Surat
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,
Amreli
Amreli is a city and a municipality in Amreli district in Indian state of Gujarat.
History
It is believed that during 534 AD Amreli existed was formerly known as Anumanji, Amlik and then Amravati. The city is named in ancient Gujrati as ''Am ...
and
Jamnagar
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districts
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of state and Muslim Kadias are distributed in Vadodara,
Ahmedabad
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and Surat districts.
Clans of Koli Kadia
There are some prominent clans of Koli Kadias of Gujarat.
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Solanki Solanki may refer to:
*Solanki (name), surname and given name
*Solanki (clan), Indian clan associated with the Rajputs
*Solanki dynasty, alternate name for the Chaulukya dynasty
The Chaulukya dynasty (), also Solanki dynasty, was a dynasty tha ...
* Bamania
*
Baria
*
Rathod
*
Chudasama
The Chudasama are a Rajput clan found in the state of Gujarat in India. They are offshoot of the Samma tribe of Sind. The Chudasama dynasty of Junagadh once ruled Thatta of Sind and Chudachandra laid foundation in Gujarat with Junagadh
...
*
Makwana
The Makwana, or Makawana is a clan (Gotra) of the Koli caste found in the Indian state of Gujarat. The Makwana clan is mostly found among Talpada Kolis, Chunvalia Koli and Ghedia Kolis.
In 1931 census of Baroda State, there were 20,700 Kolis ...
These clans are common in all subcastes of Koli caste.
See also
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Mistri
References
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