Koli population in 1931 including Chunvalia Kolis of Bombay Presidency
Location
Gujarat
Daman and Diu
Parent caste
Koli people
Population
8,185 In Baroda State[relevant?] in the census of 1931[needs update]
Demonym
Chunvalia Koli (also rendered:
Chunvaliya
Chunwalia
Chunwaliya
Chuvalia
Chuvaliya
Chuwalia
Chuwaliya)
Language
Wadiyara Koli language, other Koli languages
Gujarati
Hindi
English
Religion
Hinduism (majority)
Islam (minority)
Surnames
(or titles):
Thakor
Pagi
Kotwal
Darbar
The Chunvalia,[1] or Chuvalia,[2]Chunwalia[3] is a subcaste of the Koli caste, found in the Indian state of Gujarat.[4][5] The Chunvalia Kolis were the first Indian caste to adopt the game of cricket in India.[6] Chunvalia Kolis were classified as a Criminal Tribe under Criminal Tribes Act by government of the British Raj because of their purported anti-social behaviour and activities, such as alleged dacoity in Gujarat.[7] During the First World War, Chunwalia Kolis were enlisted as soldiers in British Indian Army by the Bombay government of British India.[8]
^Desai, Ishwarlal Pragji (1965). Some Aspects of Family in Mahuva: A Sociological Study of Jointness in a Small Town. New Delhi: Asia Publishing House. p. 233. Archived from the original on 23 June 2022. Retrieved 23 June 2022. Thus, the Kolis of the coastal areas in Gujarat have mainly come to be known as Agaria. Today the Agarias have become a separate caste. They marry their daughters with other Kolis except the Chunvalia Koli
^"An assembly seat in Gujarat where the Koli society decides to win, not the political party". All Gujarat News. 21 July 2020. Archived from the original on 21 June 2021. Retrieved 28 March 2022.
^Shah, Ghanshyam (1975). Caste Association and Political Process in Gujarat: A Study of Gujarat Kshatriya Sabha. New Delhi: Popular Prakashan. p. 13. Archived from the original on 23 June 2022. Retrieved 23 June 2022.
^Gaurang Jani (7 September 2007). "A community called Koli -". Indian Express. Archived from the original on 27 December 2019. Retrieved 28 March 2022.
^Dave, Hiral (6 November 2012). "Numbers on their side, Kolis call for a better deal". The Indian Express. Rajkot. Archived from the original on 23 June 2022. Retrieved 28 March 2022.
^Drew, John (6 December 2021). "The Christmas the Kolis took to cricket". The Daily Star. Archived from the original on 18 March 2022. Retrieved 28 March 2022.
^Shah, Popatlal Govindlal (1967). Vimukta Jatis: Denotified Communities in Western India. New Delhi: Gujarat Research Society. p. 20. Archived from the original on 23 June 2022. Retrieved 23 June 2022.
^A Short Record of Bombay Recruiting During the Great War. New Delhi: Printed at the Government Central Press. 1919. p. 17. Archived from the original on 23 June 2022. Retrieved 23 June 2022.
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