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Kori or Koli is an Indian
caste A caste is a Essentialism, fixed social group into which an individual is born within a particular system of social stratification: a caste system. Within such a system, individuals are expected to marry exclusively within the same caste (en ...
, who were traditionally Fishermen (in Coastal Areas), Weavers (in Northern States) and Farmers (especially in Gujarat) . Other names for this caste include Banodha, Vaish, Koli, Mahour, Anuragi ,Mahawar, Kabirpanthi and Julaha The Kori are classified as a Scheduled Caste in the states of
Himachal Pradesh Himachal Pradesh (; Sanskrit: ''himācāl prādes;'' "Snow-laden Mountain Province") is a States and union territories of India, state in the northern part of India. Situated in the Western Himalayas, it is one of the thirteen Indian Himalayan ...
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Uttar Pradesh Uttar Pradesh ( ; UP) is a States and union territories of India, state in North India, northern India. With over 241 million inhabitants, it is the List of states and union territories of India by population, most populated state in In ...
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Uttarakhand Uttarakhand (, ), also known as Uttaranchal ( ; List of renamed places in India, the official name until 2007), is a States and union territories of India, state in North India, northern India. The state is bordered by Himachal Pradesh to the n ...
. In The Past The Kori Had "OBC" Status in Meerut, Agra, Rohil khand and its neighbouring cities. In Delhi, Rajasthan, Gujarat, Maharashtra and Southern States the Kori caste is known as Koli. The Kori scheduled caste population in Uttar Pradesh at the 2011 census of India was 2,293,937. The Kori's traditional caste councils, plans and implements welfare activities and also settles disputes. Imposition of cash fine is a form of punishment inflicted by the council.


Etymology

The name "Kori" is associated to "kol" which is a tribe mainly in UP,MP Jharkhand .


History

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noted in his research of the jajmani system in Uttar Pradesh that by the 1960s, all of the Koris in the villages studied by him had adopted roles as agriculturist, ploughmen, and midwives, because industrialisation had made their traditional occupation as weavers redundant.


References

Weaving communities of South Asia Scheduled Castes of Uttar Pradesh Scheduled Castes of Himachal Pradesh Scheduled Castes of Uttarakhand Indian castes Indian castes by profession Ethnic groups in India {{India-ethno-stub