TheDhawad are a Tirole-Kunbi community found in the Indian state ofMaharashtra.[1] The Dhawad are aKunbi Tirole caste. The Kunbi Tirole are an agricultural community found in theKhandesh region of Maharashtra. The community believe that they areRajputs who migrated fromRajasthan as a result of a general migration of the tribes ofRajputana. The community speakMarathi.
At the foot ofPratapgad nearMahabaleshwar, Rustam Jamal created ashivaji iron-clad tiger nail to fight in the war in 1659.
Rustam Jamal lived with his family in theMahabaleshwar andPratapgad area with his family. His community's business was to collect minerals and dissolve them in large clay molds, yielding pure iron for making utensils, tools and weapons. As their community grew, they began to migrate to other areas in search of minerals. At that time theRaja gave him some land. The people migrated fromKonkan Pratapad/Mahabaleshwar hill area toParj Bijapur toHyderabad. These people began to be called according to their occupation. The people were scattered and settled in many places, mainly inMaharashtra. All the people wereMuslims, but thereafter people of other religions joined in the business. The name of their village became Dhawadwadi and their caste category is Dhawad-319. In Maharashtra, three or more villages are named Dhawadwadi.
Dhawad people live in the Dhavadwadi villages. Most Dhawad traditionally engaged in farming. They practiced agriculture as their traditional occupation. The community has moved to cities and practice diverse occupations.