1. Agarwala, Agarwal. 2. Agrahari. 3. Ajudhiabasi, Audhia. 4. Asathi. 5. Charnagri, Channagri, Samaiya. 6. Dhusar, Bhargava Dhusar. 7. Dosar, Dusra. 8. Gahoi. 9. Golapurab, Golahre. 10. Kasarwani. 11. Kasaundhan. 12. Khandelwal. 13. Lad. 14. Lingayat. 15. Maheshri. 16. Nema. 17. Oswal. 18. Parwar. 19. Srimali. 20. Umre.
_Bania, Bani, Vani, Mahajan, Seth, Sahukar._--The occupational caste of bankers, moneylenders and dealers in grain, _ghi_ (butter), groceries and spices. The name Bania is derived from the Sanskrit _vanij_, a merchant. In western India the Banias are always called Vania or Vani. Mahajan literally means a great man, and being applied to successful Banias as an honorific title has now come to signify a banker or moneylender; Seth signifies a great merchant or capitalist, and is applied to Banias as an honorific prefix. The words _Sahu_, _Sao_ and _Sahukar_ mean upright or honest, and have also, curiously enough, come to signify a moneylender. The total number of Banias in the Central Provinces in 1911 was about 200,000, or rather over one per cent of the population. Of the above total two-thirds were Hindus and one-third Jains. The caste is fairly distributed over the whole Province, being most numerous in Districts with large towns and a considerable volume of trade.
2. The Banias a true caste: use of the name.