This article is about a subcaste of Koli caste in Gujarat. For heroic memorial stones, see Paliya.
The Palia Koli,[1] (also spelled as Paliya Koli and Pallia Koli) (Hindi: पालिया कोली) is a subcaste of the Koli caste found in the Indian state of Eastern Gujarat.[2] Palia Kolis were related to the Rajputs of Gujarat by marrying poor or lower Rajput girls.[3]
Palia Koli પાલિયા કોલી
Subcaste of the Koli caste
Ethnicity
Koli people
Location
Gujarat, India
Dadra and Nagar Haveli and Daman and Diu, India
Sindh, Pakistan
Varna
Warrior
Parent tribe
Gujarati Koli
Demonym
Koli
Language
Koli
Gujarati
Hindi
Sindhi
English
Religion
Hindu
Surnames
Thakor
Patel
Darbar
Garasia
Dharala
Mewasi
Kotwal
^Shah, A. M. (1998). The Family in India: Critical Essays. New Delhi, India: Orient Blackswan. p. 136. ISBN 978-81-250-1306-8.{{cite book}}: CS1 maint: date and year (link)
^Lobo, Lancy (1995). The Thakors of North Gujarat: A Caste in the Village and the Region. New Delhi, India: Hindustan Publishing Corporation. pp. 1 - 162: Some Kolis, such as Palia Koli, Idaria Koli, Debaria Koli, and Chumvalia Koli, suggest the places from which they migrated, though in the place of origin they may not be identified by the same name . Some groups among Kolis are ... ISBN 978-81-7075-035-2.{{cite book}}: CS1 maint: date and year (link)
^Shah, A. M.; Desai, Ishwarlal Pragji (1988). Division and Hierarchy: An Overview of Caste in Gujarat. New Delhi, India: Hindustan Publishing Corporation. pp. 7 - 14 - 15. ISBN 978-81-7075-008-6.{{cite book}}: CS1 maint: date and year (link)
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