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Banodha, Vaish, Koli, Mahour, Mahawar, Anuragi, Kabirpanthi and Julaha. | Banodha, Vaish, Koli, Mahour, Mahawar, Anuragi, Kabirpanthi and Julaha.<ref>{{cite book |author=Badri Narayan |title=Women Heroes and Dalit Assertion in North India: Culture, Identity and Politics |url=https://books.google.com/books?id=7feHAwAAQBAJ&pg=PA119 |year=2006 |publisher=SAGE |isbn=978-81-321-0280-9 |page=119 |access-date=29 October 2019 |archive-date=12 July 2023 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20230712070226/https://books.google.com/books?id=7feHAwAAQBAJ&pg=PA119 |url-status=live }}</ref> | ||
The Kori are classified as a [[Scheduled Caste]] in the states of, [[Haryana]], [[Himachal Pradesh]], [[Madhya Pradesh]],[[Odisha]], [[Punjab]], [[Rajasthan]], | The Kori are classified as a [[Scheduled Caste]] in the states of, [[Haryana]], [[Himachal Pradesh]], [[Madhya Pradesh]],[[Odisha]], [[Punjab]], [[Rajasthan]], | ||
[[Uttar Pradesh]], [[Chhattisgarh]], and [[Uttarakhand]] as well as in the Union Territory of [[Chandigarh]]. | [[Uttar Pradesh]], [[Chhattisgarh]], and [[Uttarakhand]] as well as in the Union Territory of [[Chandigarh]].<ref>{{cite web | title=LIST OF SCHEDULED CASTES | url=https://socialjustice.gov.in/writereaddata/UploadFile/Compendium-2016.pdf |website =socialjustice.gov.in|access-date=10 July 2025}}</ref><ref>{{cite web | title=State wise / UT wise list of Scheduled Caste (updated)| website=Department of Social Justice and Empowerment | date=7 July 2025 | url=https://socialjustice.gov.in/common/76750 | access-date=10 July 2025}}</ref> In the past the Kori had [[Other Backward Class|OBC]] status in Meerut, Agra, Rohilkhand and its neighbouring cities.{{Citation needed|date=July 2025}} | ||
In Delhi, Rajasthan, Gujarat, Maharashtra and Southern States the Kori caste is known as Koli. | In Delhi, Rajasthan, Gujarat, Maharashtra and Southern States the Kori caste is known as Koli.<ref>{{Cite book |last=Chandel |first=M. P. S. |url=https://books.google.com/books?id=Ao5tlGH2sFQC&pg=PA49 |title=Democratic Transformation of a Social Class |date=1991-01-01 |publisher=Mittal Publications |isbn=978-81-7099-314-8 |location=[[New Delhi]], [[India]] |pages=49 |language=en}}</ref> | ||
The Kori scheduled caste population in Uttar Pradesh at the [[2011 census of India]] was 2,293,937. | The Kori scheduled caste population in Uttar Pradesh at the [[2011 census of India]] was 2,293,937.<ref>{{cite web |url=http://www.censusindia.gov.in/2011census/PCA/SC_ST/PCA-A10/SC-0900-PCA-A-10-ddw.xlsx |title=A-10 Individual Scheduled Caste Primary Census Abstract Data and its Appendix - Uttar Pradesh |publisher=Registrar General & Census Commissioner, India |access-date=2017-02-06 |archive-date=31 July 2018 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20180731072159/http://www.censusindia.gov.in/2011census/PCA/SC_ST/PCA-A10/SC-0900-PCA-A-10-ddw.xlsx |url-status=live }}</ref> The Kori's traditional caste councils, plans and implements welfare activities and also settles disputes. Imposition of cash fine is a form of punishment inflicted by the council.<ref name=":2">{{Cite book |last=Chanchreek |first=K. L. |url=https://books.google.com/books?id=nGkaAQAAIAAJ |title=Sant Kabir: life and philosophy |publisher=Shree Publications |year=2007 |isbn=978-81-8329-161-3 |location=New Delhi, India |pages=190 |language=en |access-date=28 May 2023 |archive-date=4 June 2023 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20230604111630/https://books.google.com/books?id=nGkaAQAAIAAJ |url-status=live }}</ref> | ||
==Etymology== | ==Etymology== | ||
The name "Kori" is associated to "kol" which is a tribe mainly in UP, MP and Jharkhand. | The name "Kori" is associated to "kol" which is a tribe mainly in UP, MP and Jharkhand.<ref>{{cite book |title=India's Communities |url=https://books.google.com/books?id=g9MVAQAAMAAJ |author=K. S. Singh |year=1998 |publisher=Oxford University Press |isbn=978-0-19-563354-2 |page=1822 |access-date=15 October 2016 |archive-date=14 April 2023 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20230414083901/https://books.google.com/books?id=g9MVAQAAMAAJ |url-status=live }}</ref> | ||
==History== | ==History== | ||
[[Harold A. Gould|Harold Gould]] noted in his research of the [[jajmani system]] in Uttar Pradesh that by the 1960s, all of the Koris in the villages studied by him had adopted roles as agriculturist, ploughmen, and midwives, because industrialisation had made their traditional occupation as weavers redundant. | [[Harold A. Gould|Harold Gould]] noted in his research of the [[jajmani system]] in Uttar Pradesh that by the 1960s, all of the Koris in the villages studied by him had adopted roles as agriculturist, ploughmen, and midwives, because industrialisation had made their traditional occupation as weavers redundant.<ref>{{cite journal |title=A Jajmani System of North India: Its Structure, Magnitude, and Meaning |first=Harold A. |last=Gould |author-link=Harold A. Gould |journal=Ethnology |volume=3 |issue=1 |date=January 1964 |pages=12–41 |doi=10.2307/4617554 |jstor=4617554|doi-access=free }}</ref> | ||
== References == | == References == | ||
Latest revision as of 11:06, 22 March 2026
Kori or Koli is an Indian caste, who were traditionally fishermen (in coastal areas), weavers (in Northern States) and farmers (especially in Gujarat).
Other names for this caste include Banodha, Vaish, Koli, Mahour, Mahawar, Anuragi, Kabirpanthi and Julaha.[1]
The Kori are classified as a Scheduled Caste in the states of, Haryana, Himachal Pradesh, Madhya Pradesh,Odisha, Punjab, Rajasthan, Uttar Pradesh, Chhattisgarh, and Uttarakhand as well as in the Union Territory of Chandigarh.[2][3] In the past the Kori had OBC status in Meerut, Agra, Rohilkhand and its neighbouring cities.[citation needed]
In Delhi, Rajasthan, Gujarat, Maharashtra and Southern States the Kori caste is known as Koli.[4]
The Kori scheduled caste population in Uttar Pradesh at the 2011 census of India was 2,293,937.[5] The Kori's traditional caste councils, plans and implements welfare activities and also settles disputes. Imposition of cash fine is a form of punishment inflicted by the council.[6]
Etymology[edit | edit source]
The name "Kori" is associated to "kol" which is a tribe mainly in UP, MP and Jharkhand.[7]
History[edit | edit source]
Harold Gould noted in his research of the jajmani system in Uttar Pradesh that by the 1960s, all of the Koris in the villages studied by him had adopted roles as agriculturist, ploughmen, and midwives, because industrialisation had made their traditional occupation as weavers redundant.[8]
References[edit | edit source]
- ↑ Badri Narayan (2006). Women Heroes and Dalit Assertion in North India: Culture, Identity and Politics. SAGE. p. 119. ISBN 978-81-321-0280-9. Archived from the original on 12 July 2023. Retrieved 29 October 2019.
- ↑ "LIST OF SCHEDULED CASTES" (PDF). socialjustice.gov.in. Retrieved 10 July 2025.
- ↑ "State wise / UT wise list of Scheduled Caste (updated)". Department of Social Justice and Empowerment. 7 July 2025. Retrieved 10 July 2025.
- ↑ Chandel, M. P. S. (1 January 1991). Democratic Transformation of a Social Class. New Delhi, India: Mittal Publications. p. 49. ISBN 978-81-7099-314-8.
- ↑ "A-10 Individual Scheduled Caste Primary Census Abstract Data and its Appendix - Uttar Pradesh". Registrar General & Census Commissioner, India. Archived from the original on 31 July 2018. Retrieved 6 February 2017.
- ↑ Chanchreek, K. L. (2007). Sant Kabir: life and philosophy. New Delhi, India: Shree Publications. p. 190. ISBN 978-81-8329-161-3. Archived from the original on 4 June 2023. Retrieved 28 May 2023.
- ↑ K. S. Singh (1998). India's Communities. Oxford University Press. p. 1822. ISBN 978-0-19-563354-2. Archived from the original on 14 April 2023. Retrieved 15 October 2016.
- ↑ Gould, Harold A. (January 1964). "A Jajmani System of North India: Its Structure, Magnitude, and Meaning". Ethnology. 3 (1): 12–41. doi:10.2307/4617554. JSTOR 4617554.
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