Lodha is a name of various Indian communities and may refer to:
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Lodha people, a tribal people living primarily in the Indian states of
West Bengal
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and
Odisha
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, mostly in the
Paschim Medinipur district. A section of the Lodha has converted to Islam, and form a distinct community of
Lodha Muslims.
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Lodhi (caste), agriculturalist caste primarily found in
Uttar Pradesh
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and
Madhya Pradesh
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, sometimes categorised as
Other Backward Class, but claim
Rajput
Rājpūt (, from Sanskrit ''rājaputra'' meaning "son of a king"), also called Thākur (), is a large multi-component cluster of castes, kin bodies, and local groups, sharing social status and ideology of genealogical descent originating fro ...
ties and prefer to be known as "Lodhi-Rajput",
[Chauhan, Brij Raj (1980). Extending frontiers of sociological learning. Meerut University. Institute of Advanced Studies. Dept. of Sociology, Institute of Advanced Studies, Meerut University. p. 55.]
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Oswal, also known as Oswal Lodha,
Jain community from
Rajasthan
Rajasthan (; Literal translation, lit. 'Land of Kings') is a States and union territories of India, state in northwestern India. It covers or 10.4 per cent of India's total geographical area. It is the List of states and union territories of ...
.
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Indian castes
Ethnic groups in India