Patidar
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Patidar is a prominent agrarian and mercantile community originating from Gujarat, India, known historically for landownership, farming, and later business and diaspora entrepreneurship.
Observed surface forms (3)
| Surface form | Occurrences |
|---|---|
| Kadva Patidar (as a parallel Patidar subgroup) | 1 |
| Patidar Patels | 1 |
| Patidar Samaj | 1 |
Statements (49)
| Predicate | Object |
|---|---|
| instanceOf |
caste community
ⓘ
ethnic group ⓘ social group ⓘ |
| associatedWithSurname | Patel NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| countryOfOrigin | India ⓘ |
| diasporaCharacteristic |
active in hospitality and motel business in the United States
ⓘ
active in retail and trading in the United Kingdom ⓘ active in small and medium enterprises ⓘ |
| economicRole |
agrarian
ⓘ
industrial ⓘ mercantile ⓘ trading ⓘ |
| etymology | term derived from words meaning landholder or owner of strips of land (patis) ⓘ |
| hasAlternativeName |
Patel
NERFINISHED
ⓘ
Patidar caste NERFINISHED ⓘ Patidar community NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| hasSubgroup |
Chhota Patidar
NERFINISHED
ⓘ
Kadva Patidar NERFINISHED ⓘ Leuva Patidar NERFINISHED ⓘ Mota Patidar NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| historicalStatus |
landowning community
ⓘ
peasant-proprietor community ⓘ |
| knownFor |
agrarian activities
ⓘ
business ⓘ diaspora entrepreneurship ⓘ entrepreneurship ⓘ |
| languageSpoken | Gujarati NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| originatesFrom |
Charotar region of Gujarat
ⓘ
Kheda region of Gujarat NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| politicalInfluence | significant in Gujarat politics ⓘ |
| presentIn |
Africa
NERFINISHED
ⓘ
Australia NERFINISHED ⓘ Canada NERFINISHED ⓘ East Africa NERFINISHED ⓘ Gujarat NERFINISHED ⓘ Madhya Pradesh NERFINISHED ⓘ Maharashtra NERFINISHED ⓘ Rajasthan NERFINISHED ⓘ United Kingdom NERFINISHED ⓘ United States NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| regionOfOrigin | Gujarat NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| religion | Hinduism ⓘ |
| socialClassification |
Other Backward Class in some Indian states
ⓘ
dominant caste in parts of Gujarat ⓘ |
| subgroupOf | Gujarati people NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| traditionalOccupation |
agriculture
ⓘ
farming ⓘ landownership ⓘ mercantile trade ⓘ |
Referenced by (9)
Full triples — surface form annotated when it differs from this entity's canonical label.
this entity surface form:
Patidar Patels
this entity surface form:
Patidar Samaj
this entity surface form:
Kadva Patidar (as a parallel Patidar subgroup)