Mangela Kolis is a subcaste

Caste

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 among the Maharashtrian

Marathi people

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 Koli

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 community. They are found in most of the villages along the coast from north of Mumbai

Mumbai

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 in Maharashtra

Maharashtra

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. They speak Mangeli, a dialect of Marathi

Marathi language

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 with a Gujrathi influence.

History and origin

The etymology of the word Mangela comes from the words Mang, meaning fishing nets in the Marathi language

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 and Ela meaning people. Literally, the word means a fisherman, and the Mangela Koli are a community of Koli fishermen.

According to some traditions, the Mangela community originates from Roha Raigadh, in South India

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 and migrated from South India, and settled at western north coast of Maharashtra

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. They now speak Kokani and those settled in Gujarat also speak Gujarati

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The villages of Mangela community

Mangelia Koli villages are found from Mumbai to South Gujrat

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. Here is a list of the main ones:

• Colaba
• Cuff Parade
• Khar-Danda
• Mahim
• Thane
• juhu tara mangelwadi & juhu moragaon
• versova
• Eksar (Borivali)
• Vazira (Borivali)
• Gorai
• Uttan Dongari
• Killa Bandar
• Pachu Bandar
• Vasai
• Rangaon
• Kalamb
• Navapur (vatar)
• Arnala
• Arnala Killa
• Bolinj
• Virar
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• Dongarpada
• Narangi
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• Datiware
  Datiware
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• Kore
• Usarni
• Kelva
• Revala
• Dadar Pada
• Kelve Mahim
• Tembhi
• Vadrai
• Shirgaon
• Satpati
• Kharekhuran
• Murabe
• Alewadi
• Navapur
• Uchheli
• Dandi
• Ghivli
• Kambode
• Phofaran
• Tarapur
• Chinchani
• Bobhata
• Dandepada
• Varor
• Gungwada
• Dhakti Dahanu
• Dahanu (Fort)
• Narpad
• Chikhala
• Gholwad
• Bordi
• Daheri
• Umargaon
• Nargor
• Jhai
• Maroli
• Kalai
• Kachhigam
• Moti Daman
• Nani Daman
• [Devka Mangelwada (Daman)]
• Udvada
• Umarsadi(Mangelwad)
• Surwada