Mistri caste

The Mistri (or Mistry) are a Hindu vishwakarma caste found in state of Gujarat in India.^[1]

Castes known as Mistri

There are two different casts by the same name:-

1) Mistri, Mistri Gurjar^[1] - which are identified as Mistris, a community originally from Kutch.

2) Mistri-Suthar^[1] - which is another name of Sutharcvishwakarmaommunity of Gujarat.

Mistris

The Mistris ( also known as Kutch Gurjar Kshatriyas ) are a community of Kutch who migrated into Kutch in the early 7th Century from Rajasthan, to Saurashtra region of Gujarat. In the 12th Century they entered Kutch and established themselves at Dhaneti, later moving on to establish eighteen villages given to them by the then rulers of Kutch.^[2]

They are a community of vishwakarma, and a minority Hindu Community of Gujarat. They are artisan and community involved in the building of many of the forts, historical monuments, buildings of the Princely State of Cutch and railway lines and bridges.^[3]^[4]^[5]

Mistri Suthar

Main article: Suthar

The Suthar community of Gujarat are also called as Mistris or Mistri Suthar.^[1] They are a Hindu community belonging to the Vishwakarma group involved largely in carpentry works, as gold Smith,black Smith and also priests.

Other Backward Class

The Mistri Garjar and Mistri Suthar both have been clubbed together and included in Other Backward Class community of Gujarat by Bakshi Panch.^[1] Both communities are given OBC Certificate in name of Mistri only.

References

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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