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{{Ethnic group|
|group= Chhaparband
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|langs = • [[Hindi language|Hindi]] • [[Kannada language|Kannada]] • [[Marathi language|Marathi]]
|rels= • [[Hinduism]] 100% •
|related= • [[Chhaparband (Muslim)|Musalman Chhaparband]]
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The '''Chhaparband''' are a Hindu [[caste]] found in the states of [[Karnataka]] and [[Maharashtra]] in India. They are also known as '''Chhaparbasi''', '''Chhaparwale''' and '''Rajput Chhaparband'''.<ref name="People_of_India_Maha_30">People of India Maharshtra Volume XXX Part One edited by B.V Bhanu, B.R Bhatnagar, D.K Bose, V.S Kulkarni and J Sreenath pages 408-419</ref>

==Origin==

The community claim to be [[Rajput]]s from [[North India]] who migrated to the [[Deccan Plateau|Deccan]] region in search of employment. They were given land in [[Pune]] by the [[Peshwa]], around an area that was known as Kala Wawar, which is a black farm in [[Marathi language|Marathi]]. This area then became known as the Chhaparband’s lane. The community then took the occupation of building roofs out of the grass and bamboo, and the word Chhaparband literally means a roofer. The community still speak [[Hindi]] at home, although the [[Karnataka]] Chhaparband also speak [[Kannada language|Kannada]] and the [[Maharashtra]] Chhaparband also speak [[Marathi language|Marathi]]. A section of the Chhaparband have converted to [[Islam]], and formed a distinct community of [[Chhaparband (Muslim)|Muslim Chharband]].<ref name="People_of_India_Maha_30" />

They are divided into thirty clans, known as ''kul''s. Every clan has its own origin myth. The main clans are the Baite, Bisen, Chandel, Chauhan, Janakwar, Pasihat, Dalawale Rajput, Paithanwale, [[Rajput Pardeshi]] and Sengar. Many of these are famous [[Rajput]] clans found in [[North India]]. The community is strictly endogamous, and each of the clan is exogamous.<ref name="People_of_India_Maha_30" />

==Present circumstances==

The Chhapraband no longer practice their traditional occupation. They are mainly a community of small businessmen, although as education spreads, the community is involved in a number of occupation. Despite urbanization, the sense of community identity remains strong, with little intermarriage with other communities or [[caste]]s. The Chhaparband are Hindu, and have their own clan goddesses. Their customs are similar to other [[Maharashtra]] Hindus.<ref name="People_of_India_Maha_30" />

==See also==

*[[Chhaparband (Muslim)|Muslim Chhaparband]]

==References==

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[[Category:Social groups of Maharashtra]]
[[Category:Indian castes]]
[[Category:Social groups of Karnataka]]

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Ajay Kumar: Erased a questionable source to improve reliability.

>Utcursch: rv: colonial ethnographers are not acceptable sources - see Wikipedia:Reliable_sources/Noticeboard/Archive_172#Are_British_Raj_ethnographers_unreliable%3F