Patidar

Patidar (Gujarati: Pāṭīdār), formerly known as Kanbi (Gujarati: Kaṇabī), is an Indian land-owning and peasant caste and community native to Gujarat. The community comprises multiple sub-castes, most prominently the Levas and Kadvas. They form one of the dominant castes in Gujarat. The title of Patidar originally conferred to the land owning aristocratic class of Gujarati Kanbis; however, it was later applied en masse to the entirety of the Kanbi population who lay claim to a land owning identity, partly as a result of land reforms during the British Raj.

According to 2011 Socio Economic and Caste Census their population is approximately 1.5 crores and they form 21.7% of Gujarat's population.