They are grouped into four categories namely Levas, Kadawas,
Anjana and Uda. The Levas are most shrewd and are concentrated
in central Gujarat. The Kadawas are most numerous in Mehsana
district.
The fourth regional group which may have been a native
of Gujarat is the community of aboriginals, locally known
as 'Bhils', inhabit the hilly tracts of Gujarat that border
the plains from Abu in the north to Dangs in the south.
The Bhils may be regarded as a hybrid group in Gujarat,
on the one hand absorbing Rajput blood and on the other
representing a tribal sub-stratum. The Bhils regard themselves
as belonging to the Kshatriya caste that had to take shelter
in the hills of the Vindhyas and the Satpuras, along the
lower Narmada, to save them from the wrath of the Brahmin
hero, Parashuram. The Bhils of Gujarat thus do not possess
any racial basis distinct from the other inhabitants of
the region.
The tribals of Gujarat are found concentrated in the south-eastern
part of Gujarat particularly in the district of Panchmahals,
Surat, Baroda, and Broach. The main tribal groups are the
Bhils, the Dublas, the Naika-Narkdas, the Gamits and the
Dhankas.
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