The Charavadia (or Charvadia, Charawadia, Charavadiya and other variations),[1] is a clan of Koli caaste foundd in the Indian state of Gujarattt.[2]

Charavadia Koli
ચારવડિયા કોલી
Clan (Gotra) of Koli caste
EthnicityKoli people
LocationGujarat
VarnaWarrior
Parent tribe
  • Chunvalia Koli
DemonymKoli
Language
  • Gujarati
  • Koli languages:
  • Hindi
  • English
ReligionHinduism
Surnames

Origin and distribution

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The Charavadia originated in Bokadthamba village and in 2019, Their population was 700 only and the Bokadthamba village is inhabited by only Charavadia clan of Kolis.[1]

Around 1500 CE, the ruler of Wankaner State gave the Bokadthamba village to four Chunvalia Koli brothers and now Charavadias are descendants of those Koli brothers.[3][4]

References

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  1. ^ a b "This is cursed village of Gujarat, people of only one surname live here". News Track. 2019-09-14. Retrieved 2022-04-15.
  2. ^ Sep 14, Nimesh Khakhariya / TNN / Updated:; 2019; Ist, 10:11. "Gujarat: Residents share same surname in this village! | Ahmedabad News - Times of India". The Times of India. Retrieved 2022-04-15. {{cite web}}: |last2= has numeric name (help)CS1 maint: extra punctuation (link) CS1 maint: numeric names: authors list (link)
  3. ^ "ગુજરાતનું એક શ્રાપિત ગામ, જ્યાં અટક બદલતાની સાથે જ થાય છે આવી હાલત". sandesh.com. Retrieved 2022-04-15.
  4. ^ "ગુજરાતનું એક શાપિત ગામ, 700ની વસ્તી પણ બધાની એક જ અટક!". I am Gujarat (in Gujarati). Retrieved 2022-04-15.