Patel community
E283244
The Patel community is a prominent Gujarati caste group traditionally associated with landowning and agriculture, many of whose members have become influential in business and diaspora communities worldwide.
All labels observed (2)
| Label | Occurrences |
|---|---|
| Patel community canonical | 4 |
| Patel family of Gujarat | 1 |
Statements (48)
| Predicate | Object |
|---|---|
| instanceOf |
Gujarati community
ⓘ
caste group ⓘ social group ⓘ |
| alternativeName | Patidar community ⓘ |
| associatedWithTerm | Patidar community ⓘ |
| casteStatus |
Other Backward Class in some Indian states
ⓘ
dominant peasant caste in parts of Gujarat ⓘ |
| countryOfOrigin | India ⓘ |
| culturalPractice |
celebration of major Hindu festivals
ⓘ
community associations in diaspora ⓘ |
| diasporaPresence |
Australia
ⓘ
Canada ⓘ East Africa ⓘ Persian Gulf states ⓘ
surface form:
Gulf countries
New Zealand ⓘ United Kingdom ⓘ United States of America ⓘ
surface form:
United States
|
| economicActivity |
hospitality industry
ⓘ
motel ownership in the United States ⓘ real estate ⓘ retail trade ⓘ small business ownership ⓘ |
| ethnicGroup | Gujarati people ⓘ |
| hasSubgroup |
Anjana Patel
ⓘ
Kadva Patel ⓘ
surface form:
Charotar Patel
Kadva Patel ⓘ Leuva Patel ⓘ |
| hasSurname |
Patel
ⓘ
Patidar ⓘ |
| historicalRole |
landowning peasantry in Gujarat
ⓘ
village headmen in parts of Gujarat ⓘ |
| knownFor |
entrepreneurship
ⓘ
strong business networks ⓘ transnational diaspora networks ⓘ |
| language | Gujarati ⓘ |
| marriagePattern | largely endogamous within subgroups ⓘ |
| migrationPattern |
overseas migration for business opportunities
ⓘ
rural-to-urban migration within Gujarat ⓘ |
| notableConcentration |
Charotar region of Gujarat
ⓘ
Saurashtra region of Gujarat ⓘ |
| politicalActivity | Patidar reservation agitation in Gujarat ⓘ |
| politicalInfluence | significant in Gujarat state politics ⓘ |
| regionOfOrigin | Gujarat ⓘ |
| religion |
Hinduism
ⓘ
Jainism ⓘ |
| socialStructure | clan-based organization ⓘ |
| traditionalOccupation |
agriculture
ⓘ
landowning ⓘ |
Referenced by (5)
Full triples — surface form annotated when it differs from this entity's canonical label.
this entity surface form:
Patel family of Gujarat