Sathwara

The Sathwara are a Hindu caste found in the state of Gujarat in India, as well as in Pakistan.[1][2] They speak the Gujarati language and believe in Hinduism.[1][2] They are thought to number about 83,700 according to the Joshua Project[2] or about 89,000 according to PeopleGroups.org.[1] According to them, the Sathwara are descended from a Rajput who took a Kurmi wife and then left North India for Saurashtra. Their own origin mythology refers to a belief that they were Kshatriya, who escaped the wrath of the Hindu god Parshurama by abandoning the Kshatriya custom of being warriors and took to farming. They are found mainly in north Gujarat, Saurashtra and Kutch. They speak Gujarati and Kutchi. The sathwara mostly live in Gujarat especially in Patan, Mehsana, Surendrnagar, Jamnagar,Vadhiyar, Junagadh, Morbi, Bhavnagar, and Sabarkantha. The different castes of this samaj are sathwara, sathwara, satavara, Sonagra, kadia, nakum, kanzariya, khandhar, khant, chauhan, parmar, solanki and so on... According to some people the sathwaras were formerly farmers.

Sathwara
Total population
~83,700 or ~89,000
Languages
Gujarati language
Religion
Hinduism

They are found mainly in north Gujarat, Saurashtra and Kutch. They speak Gujarati and Kutchi.

References
  1. PeopleGroups.org. "PeopleGroups.org - Sathwara of India". peoplegroups.org. Retrieved 2023-07-31.
  2. "Sathwara people group in all countries | Joshua Project". joshuaproject.net. Retrieved 2023-07-31.
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