Modh

Modh communities comprise people who use the name and originate from Modhera in Gujarat, India. In that state and in Rajasthan, there are many examples of Hindu communities who take their name from a town and thus there exist both Modh Brahmins and Modh Vaniks. Where two groups share a similar toponym, the Brahmin group often traditionally acted as priests for the other, although this was not always the case and sometimes there was no corresponding group at all or there were more than two.^[1] In the case of Modhera, there is at least one other group - the Modh Ghanchis - and some journalists have suggested that they have adopted the name to signify that they have become prosperous.^[2]

References

↑ Shah, A. M. (1998). The Family in India: Critical Essays. Orient Blackswan. pp. 134–136. ISBN 978-8-12501-306-8.
↑ Cong says Modi born to prosperous caste, added it to OBC list, Indian Express, New Delhi, 9 May 2014

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Gujarati people

Brahmin communities	Aboti Brahmin Anavil Brahmin Bardai Brahmins Bhattmewada Brahmins Girnara Brahmin Jesthi Brahmins Khedaval Brahmin Modh Brahmins Nandwana Brahmins Nagar Brahmins Sachora Brahmins Sakaldwipiya Sidhra-Rudhra Brahmins Sompura Brahmins Sompura Salats

Kshatriya communities	Babaria Bhanushali Bhatti Chavda Chauhan Chudasama Dabhi Dodiya Kachhotia Kapadi Karadiya Kathi Darbar Khant Gohil Gori Jadeja Jethwa Jhala Jinkara Manka Maher Mahyavanshi Mahiya Darbar Nadoda Parmar Raizada Rathor Rehvar Sarvaiya Sagar Sikligar Sodha Solanki Thakor Vala Vaghela Wagher

Vaishya communities	Bhatia Luhana Modh Vanik Modh Ghanchi Soni

Farming communities	Anjana Chaudhari Koli Kunbi

Agricultural communities	Ahir Bharwad Rabari

Genealogist communities	Barot Charan

Artisan communities	Bhambi Khalpa Bhambi Rohit Bhambi Sindhi Mochi Bhavsar Brahma Kshatri Gihara Gurjar Kshatriya Kadia Kansara Koshti Kutch Gurjar Kshatriya Mistry Mestri Panchal Gurjar Suthar Prajapati Shenva Sompura Salat Sathwara Salat Vankar Vanzha Valand

Tribal communities	Bamcha Bhil Bhil Dungri Garasia Bhil Vasava Bhoi Chaudhari Damor Dangi Dhanka Dhodia Dubla Gamit Garasia Godha Kharwa Kolis Mangela Kolis Meghwal Naikda Padhar Padharia Patanwadia Pateliya Rathodia Rathwa Tirgar Thori Vagri Warli

Muslim communities	Alavi Bohra Ansari Baloch Bhadala Chhipa Chundrigar Dawoodi Bohra Halaypotra Hingorja Hingora Jats of Kutch Juneja Kadia Kagzi Ker Khaskheli Khoja Machiyar Makrani Makwana Muslim Malik (caste) Mandali Mansoori Memon Meta Qureshi Miyana Molesalam Momna Multani Multani Lohar Mutwa Nagori Nayak Node Panar Patani Bohra Patni Jamat Pathans of Gujarat Salaat Samma Sandhai Muslims Shaikhs of Gujarat Shaikhda Sayyid of Gujarat Siddi Sipahi Sulaymani Bohra Sunni Bohra Tai Turk Jamat Vora Patel Vyapari Wagher

Jain communities	Navnat

Other communities	Parsi

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