The state of Maharashtra is a place where one can find multitudes of tribal communities to be settled down in every hook and corner of the region. Amongst them, the anthropologists have thrown lots of attention on the lives of the Chodhari tribal community. Apart from the state of Maharashtra, the major concentration of this Chodhara tribal community are found in several districts of Gujarat and also several regions of the Indian territory.

If one throws light on the entire tribal society of the Chodhara, one can easily make out that it can be further segregated into 5 sub divisions.

In order to speak amongst each other as well with other outsiders, this Chodhara tribal community carries on conversation in the famous Chodri language. It is a Bhil language. The origin of this Chodhara tribal community has got a rich history to back upon. It ahs been assumed that the Chodhara tribal community transferred to the southern provinces from Pavaghad due to the unduly pressure from the Muslim rulers who occupied the northern Gujarat.

By nature these Chodhara tribes are really very peace loving and use weapons only during hunting expeditions or at times of defense from the attacks of wild beasts or thieves.

What is really interesting is to note that the Chodhari tribal community have discarded all the primitive customs, adapted Hindu rituals and thus brought about change in their livelihoods. These Chodhara tribes can even intermarry with those of superior classes and also take part in festivals of the Hindus who reside in near proximity.

Like several other tribal communities in the whole of the Indian subcontinent, The popular belief is that the Chodhara tribal community brought about social, moral, and health reforms. Under this many of the Chodhara tribes adapted the vegetarian food habits. Further it has been pointed out by the anthropologists that under the influence of reformative actions, division occurs within a group of people called Sargelas who usually taught that all products of nature are made by God and should be taken as food. These Sargelas influenced this Chodhari tribal community. However, nowadays, these Chodhari tribal communities consume meat with lots of delight and pleasure.

In order to sustain their livelihood, maximum of this Chodhari tribal people have taken up the occupations of farming, thereby producing ample crops like cotton, vegetables, and rice. For the Chodhari tribal community, these are the main crops, which they give them for sale in the local markets. In lieu of these products, this Chodhari tribal community takes up several things necessary for day-to-day clothing, tools, and jewelry. Hunting, fishing, and collecting produce from the woods accomplish additional foods. The women and children of the Chodhari tribal community are also engaged, working for the richer landowners. It has been find out that the Chodhari craft artists including carpenters and weavers are well established than those people who have taken up farming as their profession.

Societal structure of this Chodhari tribal community follows the customs and practices of that of all the other tribal communities. Interestingly, these Chodhara tribes establish close links with all the Rajput clans. Marriage too has been held in high esteem by all the Chodhari tribal community. Generally, each and every members of this Chodhari tribal community marries within the same class. As per the custom, the Chodhari tribal people marry within the individual group and also have the permission to get married outside their own clans. In that matter also, the rule of monogamy is widely prevalent. Most obviously, the line of descent is through the lineage of the father. What is noteworthy is that the premarital intimacy is quite common amongst the Chodhari tribal community. Another peculiar way of marriage is also in vogue in the Chodhari tribal community. If a young couple desires to get married but cannot come up with the money for the bride price, it is quite frequent when the Chodhari lass decides to be "willingly abducted" by the young man. This Chodhari tribal bride go back home after quite a number of months and thus bet their marriage sanctioned from the society.

Dresses that this Chodhari tribal community wears are quite unique to look at. Unless and until one attains the puberty, this Chodhari tribal female are not being permitted to deck up in western and modern dresses.

The beauty of this Chodhari tribal female gets enhanced by their white and red striped cotton saris. Also there are pretty long pieces of cloth, which these Chodhari females wrapped round the waist and also over one`s shoulder. This Chodhari tribal female also dress up in dark blue and white headscarves. The Chodhari males too have set up their own style of dressing. In the manner of dressing, these Chodhari tribal males follow the Indian style. Most frequently, in the clothing of the Chodhari tribal community, "Gandhi" caps are must.