gurjar kshtriya / Kadiya kshtriya are a Hindu sub-group of the kshtriya caste, which are found only in Gujarat, India. [1] They are among the Socially and Educationally Backward Classes of Gujarat State. [2]
The Kadia caste originated in the 1920s, when a group decided to break links with the gurjar kadiya, their parent caste and form a new distinct sub-group. [3] Kadia are those who have taken to the occupation of Kadias, or masons. [4] Remarriage of divorcees and widows is accepted in the Kadia society. [4] Marriage between individuals of close relation is prohibited. They are mostly vegetarian in diet but some members, especially in South Gujarat, do eat non-vegetarian food. [5]
Before India gained independence, the gujjar Kadia sub-group was largely concentrated in the territory of the former Baroda State, [1] Bhavnagar State [6] and in the Diu territory of Portuguese India. [7] The first census of the community was taken in the year 1931. [1] Presently, they are found spread in towns and districts like Vadodara, Amreli, Navsari, Kadi, Okha, Kodinar, Bhavnagar, and Mahuva, which towns were parts of these Princely States and Diu. [7] The community living in Talaja, Bhavnagar call them Gurjar Kshatriya Kadia kshtriya. [8]
gurjar kshtriya / Kadiya kshtriya are a Hindu sub-group of the kshtriya caste, which are found only in Gujarat, India. [1] They are among the Socially and Educationally Backward Classes of Gujarat State. [2]
The Kadia caste originated in the 1920s, when a group decided to break links with the gurjar kadiya, their parent caste and form a new distinct sub-group. [3] Kadia are those who have taken to the occupation of Kadias, or masons. [4] Remarriage of divorcees and widows is accepted in the Kadia society. [4] Marriage between individuals of close relation is prohibited. They are mostly vegetarian in diet but some members, especially in South Gujarat, do eat non-vegetarian food. [5]
Before India gained independence, the gujjar Kadia sub-group was largely concentrated in the territory of the former Baroda State, [1] Bhavnagar State [6] and in the Diu territory of Portuguese India. [7] The first census of the community was taken in the year 1931. [1] Presently, they are found spread in towns and districts like Vadodara, Amreli, Navsari, Kadi, Okha, Kodinar, Bhavnagar, and Mahuva, which towns were parts of these Princely States and Diu. [7] The community living in Talaja, Bhavnagar call them Gurjar Kshatriya Kadia kshtriya. [8]