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Komarpant Metri (Kannada: ಮೇತ್ರಿ, Devanagari: मेत्री) is a surname found among the Komarpant community in coastal Karnataka and Goa.[1][2]

Overview

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The Komarpant (also recorded as Komarpaik and Komarpanth) is a community mainly living in the coastal Konkan region, including the areas around Karwar in present-day Karnataka and some parts of Goa.[3]

There are published accounts of the community where Metri is one of the surnames listed with families of Komarpant, and examples of such surnames including Naik, Pujari, Phondekar and Belurkar.[4]

According to the Bombay Gazetteer, men of the Komarpaik community integrated the words naik or metri into their names, and metri is described as meaning "headman".[5]

Official recognition

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The Komarpant community is also listed in the Central List of Other Backward Classes (OBCs), issued by Government of India.The Komarpant community is included in the Central List of Other Backward Classes (OBCs) for Karnataka.[6] The community is part of the other backward classes list category-2(A) in Karnataka.[7] It is also designated Other Backward Class in Goa.[8]

Geographical distribution

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It is a surname which has been found amongst Komarpant families in coastal Karnataka and Goa, especially around areas associated with the Komarpant community.[9]

See also

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References

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  1. Enthoven, Reginald Edward (1922). The Tribes and Castes of Bombay. Bombay: Government Central Press.
  2. People of India: Goa, Vol. XXI, edited by K. S. Singh.
  3. People of India: Goa, Vol. XXI, edited by K. S. Singh.
  4. National Commission for Backward Classes - Advice on Komarpant, p. 8. See also Karnataka Government Order SWD 225 BCA 2000.
  5. Enthoven, Reginald Edward (1922). The Tribes and Castes of Bombay. Bombay: Government Central Press.
  6. "Central List of OBCs – Karnataka". National Commission for Backward Classes. Retrieved 10 August 2026.
  7. Karnataka Government Order SWD 225 BCA 2000.
  8. "Central List of OBCs - Goa". National Commission for Backward Classes. Retrieved 10 August 2026.
  9. Enthoven, Reginald Edward (1922). The Tribes and Castes of Bombay. Bombay: Government Central Press.