The Chavan (also written as Chavhan) is a clan mostly found in Koli,[1][2] Maratha and Banjara[3] found largely in Maharashtra, India, and neighbouring states.[4][5]
Chavhan/Chavan चव्हाण
Clan (Gotra) of Koli, Maratha and Banjara castes
Ethnicity
Koli
Maratha
Banjara
Location
Maharashtra
Goa
Karnataka
Varna
Warrior
Parent tribe
Marathi people
Language
Marathi
Koli
Hindi
English
Banjara
Religion
Hindu
Surnames
Deshmukh
Patil
Nayak
^Ghurye, Govind Sadashiv (1957). The Mahadev Kolis. New Delhi, India: Popular Book Depot. p. 235.
^Hassan, Syed Siraj ul (1989). The Castes and Tribes of H.E.H. the Nizam's Dominions. New Delhi, India: Asian Educational Services. pp. 335: Chavàn. ISBN 978-81-206-0488-9.
^Burman, J. J. Roy (2010). Ethnography of a Denotified Tribe: The Laman Banjara. Mittal Publications. ISBN 978-81-8324-345-2.
^India. Census Commissioner; Edward Albert Gait (1903). Census of India, 1901. Office of the Superintendent of Government Printing, India. Retrieved 16 July 2011.
^Reginald Edward Enthoven (1990). The tribes and castes of Bombay. Asian Educational Services. p. 183. ISBN 978-81-206-0630-2.
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