The Kadia, or Kadiya is a term or
title
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used to refer to a mason or persons involved in
masonry
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in
India
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. Many caste's person such as
Koli,
Kachhia,
Gola,
Chhipa,
Sathwara,
Kanbi,
Kumbhar,
Gurjar
The Gurjar (or Gujjar, Gujar, Gurjara) are an agricultural ethnic community, residing mainly in India, Pakistan, and Afghanistan, divided internally into various clan groups. They were traditionally involved in agriculture, pastoral and nomadic ...
adopted the masonry and known as Kadia.
Distribution
The Kadias are distributed in whole of the
Gujarat
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but
Hindu
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Kadias are found in
Junagad,
Vadodara
Vadodara (), also known as Baroda, is a city situated on the banks of the Vishwamitri River in the Indian state of Gujarat. It serves as the administrative headquarters of the Vadodara district. The city is named for its abundance of banyan ...
,
Surat
Surat (Gujarati Language, Gujarati: ) is a city in the western Indian States and territories of India, state of Gujarat. The word Surat directly translates to ''face'' in Urdu, Gujarati language, Gujarati and Hindi. Located on the banks of t ...
,
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 ''Amar ...
and
Jamnagar
Jamnagar () is a city and the headquarters of Jamnagar district in the Indian state of Gujarat. The city lies just to the south of the Gulf of Kutch, some west of the state capital, Gandhinagar. The city was the capital of Nawanagar State, Na ...
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 dynasty, alternate name for the Chaulukya dynasty
The Chaulukya dynasty (), also Solanki dynasty, was a dynasty that ruled parts of what are now Gujarat and Rajasthan in north-western India, between and . Their ...
* Bamania
*
Baria
*
Rathod
*
Chudasama
*
Makwana
The Makwana are a Hindu and Muslim community of Gujarat.
The Makwana Muslims are now mainly small peasant proprietors found in north Gujarat. According to their traditions, their ancestor Bapuji, the son of Harpal Makwana, converted to Islam. He ...
These clans are common in all subcastes of Koli caste.
See also
*
Mistri
References
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