The Kadia, or Kadiya is a term or title used to refer to a mason or persons involved in masonry in India. Many caste's person such as Koli, Kachhia, Gola, Chhipa, Sathwara, Kanbi, Kumbhar, Gurjar adopted the masonry and known as Kadia.[1][2]
Distribution edit
The Kadias are distributed in whole of the Gujarat but Hindu Kadias are found in Junagad, Vadodara, Surat, Amreli and Jamnagar districts of state and Muslim Kadias are distributed in Vadodara, Ahmedabad and Surat districts.[3]
Clans of Koli Kadia edit
There are some prominent clans of Koli Kadias of Gujarat.[4]
These clans are common in all subcastes of Koli caste.[4]
See also edit
References edit
- ^ Desai, Govindbhai Hathibhai (2007). Mother America. New Delhi, India. pp. 43: KADIA-It is an occupational name sometimes wrongly returned as a caste name by bricklayers who belong to Kachhin, Gola, Chhipn, Sathawara, Kanbi, Koll and other castes.
{{cite book}}: CS1 maint: location missing publisher (link) - ^ Tyabji, Azhar (2006). Bhuj: Art, Architecture, History. New Delhi, India: Mapin. pp. 283: Gurjar Kadia community of masons. ISBN 978-1-890206-80-2.
- ^ People of India: India's communities. New Delhi, India: Oxford University Press. 1998. p. 1439. ISBN 978-0-19-563354-2.
- ^ a b People of India: India's communities. New Delhi, India: Oxford University Press. 1998. pp. 1775: The Koli have three endogamous divisions based on occupation, namely Macchi Koli, Khedut Koli and Kodiya Koli or Kadia Koli. The Kodiya Koli are placed lowest with the Machi Koli in the hierarchical order. Besides, they have fifteen clans (got), such as Solanki, Bamania. Baria, Rathod, Chudasma and Makwana, which are common to all the subdivisions. ISBN 978-0-19-563354-2.