Maratha
Caste
The Maratha caste is composed of 96 clans, originally formed in the earlier centuries from the amalgamation of families from the peasant, shepherd, blacksmith, carpenter, Bhandari, Thakar and Koli castes in Maharashtra. Many of them took to... Wikipedia
Populated states: Majority: Maharashtra; Minority: Goa, Karnataka, Telangana, Madhya Pradesh; Gujarat
Region: Western India; Central India
Religions: Hinduism