Marathi Muslims [proxy]

Marathi Muslims
Regions with significant populations

india	12,971,152^[1]
Pakistan	Unknown
UAE	Unknown
Religions
Sunni, Shia, Shia Ismaili
Languages
Marathi • Konkani • Hindustani

The term Muslim Marathas is usually used to signify Marathi Muslims from the state of Maharashtra in north-western coast of India, who speak Marathi as a mother-tongue (first language) and Urdu and follow certain customs slightly differing from the rest of Indian Muslims.^[2]^[3] According to 2001 Indian census,^[4] there were 10,270,485 Muslims in Maharashtra and constituted 10.60% of the state population.

Islam in India

^ 2011 census of India
^ "Marathi Muslims : Rich and Unique, an Identity Misplaced from Urban India ?". Kaustubh Dholé’s Blog. 2020-11-17. Retrieved 2025-03-12.
^ Usmani, Mariyam (2024-08-29). "Muslim Identity In Marathi Cinema: Lack Of Representation And Positive Possibilities". Feminism in India. Retrieved 2025-03-12.
^ Indian Census 2001 – Religion

Marathi Muslims
60% Muslims in Maharashtra live below poverty line
Contribution of Muslim saint poets to Marathi literature
Chandra, Satish (2009). A History of Medieval India: From 1000 A.D. to the Modern Age. Orient Longman. p. 234.

Sharma, Anil (1985). "Muslim Communities in the Bombay Presidency: Socio-Economic Changes in Colonial India". Journal of Asian Studies. 44 (3): 467–489.

Deshpande, Mangesh (2012). Cultural Confluences in India: Narratives of Identity and Integration. University of Pune Press.