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|caste_name= Nirdhi Bhil<br />
|classification= [[Muslim]]{{citation needed|date=February 2017}}, [[farmers]]<br />
|subdivisions=None<br />
|populated_states= [[Maharashtra]] <br />
|languages=[[Marathi language|Marathi]] and [[Bhili language|Bhili]]<br />
|religions=[[Islam]]}}<br />
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'''Nirdhi Bhil''' or sometimes pronounced as '''Nilde Bhil''' are a [[Muslim]]{{citation needed|date=February 2017}}community found mainly at the base of the Satmalas hills in the [[Jamner]] and [[Pachora]] subdivisions of [[Jalgaon District]] in [[Maharashtra]], [[India]]. They are one of the main sub-groups within the larger [[Bhil]] tribe. Their customs are similar to another Muslim Bhil sub-group{{citation needed|date=February 2017}}, and there are cases of intermarriage between the two groups. However, the two groups are geographically divided. Little is known as to the exact circumstances as to their conversion to [[Islam]]{{citation needed|date=February 2017}}, but like the some bhil, it is said to have occurred during the rule of the Faruki kings. Satmalas hills formed part of the territory the [[Faruqi dynasty|Faruqi]] kingdom, a medieval state in central [[India]]. A close association had developed between the [[Bhil]] of this region, and the Faruqi state led to the conversion of many of them to [[Islam]].<ref>Marginal Muslim Communities in India edited by M.K.A Siddiqui pages 1 to 13 Institute of Objective Studies</ref><br />
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The community are mainly small and medium-sized farmers, with livestock raising as an important subsidiary occupation. Most Nirdhi now speak [[Marathi language|Marathi]], but historically the community spoke its own dialect of the Bhil language.<ref>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 326-335</ref><br />
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