People of the Konkan Division

Ethnic communities residing in the Konkan Division of Maharashtra

The Konkan Division is the administrative division in the coastal region of the Indian state of Maharashtra. It has a diverse number of ethnic and religious communities.

Communities

  • Agri
  • Bhandari
  • Neo-Buddhists
  • Chitpavan
  • Chaukalshi
  • Daivadnya
  • Gaud Saraswat Brahmin
  • Bombay East Indians
  • Kayastha Prabhu
  • Kunbi
  • Vaishya vani
  • Kupari
  • Kumbhar
  • Pathare Prabhu
  • Somvanshi Kshatriya Pathare
  • Samvedi Brahmin
  • Konkani Muslims
  • Siddis[1]
  • Bene Israel

References

  1. ^ Shah, Anish M.; et al. (15 July 2011). "Indian Siddis: African Descendants with Indian Admixture". American Journal of Human Genetics 89 (1): 154–161. doi:10.1016/j.ajhg.2011.05.030. Retrieved 18 December 2012.