Agri (caste)

The Agri are a Hindu caste found in Mumbai, Thane District, Raigad District and Palghar district in the state of Maharashtra. The Agri population numbered around 416,000 in India in year 1931 [1] They are mainly involved in fishing, salt making, and rice farming. They speak the Agri dialect of Maharashtrian Konkani and write in the Devanagari script.[1] They are Hindus, worship all the Hindu deities and observe Hindu festivals such as Holi, Ganapati, Dussera, Diwali, Hanuman Jayanti, Datta Jayanti, Shiv Jayanti and others.[2]

Agrees, or Salt Cultivators of Salsette

References

"Agri in India". Joshua Project.
Kumar Suresh Singh (2004). People of India: Maharashtra, Part 1. p. 56. ISBN 9788179911006.

Hindu communities

Agricultural communities	Agri Ahir Bari Bhandari Dhangar Gabit Kharvi Koli people Kunbi Leva Patil Mali Mahyavanshi Mangela Maratha Powar
Mercantile communities	Khatri Shimpi Sonar Vaishya Vani
Artisan communities	Beldar Bhoi Burud Chaukalshi Chambhar Chhaparband Dhobi (Parit) Dhor Gavli Gosavi Holar Holeya Kanjarbhat Kalal Khatik Kolhati Koshti Kumbhar Lonari Lohar Mang Nhavi Padmasali Sali Sutar Teli Twashta Kasar Vadar
Priest communities	Chitpavan Deshastha Devrukhe Gomantak Maratha Samaj Gurav Jangam Karhade Kudaldeshkar Palshi Saraswat
Tribal communities	Andh Barda Bhil Binjhwar Dhanka Dhodia Gavit Gond Gowari Halba Halpati Kanwar Katkari Kokna Korku Nahal Thakar Vasava Warli
Nomadic communities	Banjara Charan Dhiwar Gav-Paradhi Nath Jogi Kahar Kaikadi Phase Pardhi Ramoshi Siddi Waghri

Jain communities

Immigrant Jain communities	Agrawal Humad Jaiswal Jain Oswal Paliwal Porwad Sarawagi Shrimali

Muslim communities

Other communities

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