[Pramāṇa](https://indike.org/pramana/) › [Studies](https://indike.org/pramana/ins) › [General history and culture](https://indike.org/pramana/ins.general) › [Annals and Antiquities of Rajasthan, or the Central and Western Rajput States of India](https://indike.org/pramana/ins.general.tod-1829) › v3.c40.100 # Annals and Antiquities of Rajasthan, or the Central and Western Rajput States of India v3.c40.100 Annals and Antiquities of Rajasthan, or the Central and Western Rajput States of India v3.c40.100 - **Language:** English ### [v3.c40.100](https://indike.org/pramana/ins.general.tod-1829.v3.c40.100) Pital is the chief husbandman of this region, and, with the Bania, the only respectable class. They possess flocks, and are also cultivators, and are said to be almost as numerous as either the Bhils or Kolis. The Pital is reputed synonymous with the Kurmi of Hindustan and the Kulambi of Malwa and the Deccan. There are other tribes, such as the Rabari, or rearer of camels, who will be described with the classes appertaining to the whole desert. - [Previous: v3.c40.99](https://indike.org/pramana/ins.general.tod-1829.v3.c40.99) - [Next: v3.c40.101](https://indike.org/pramana/ins.general.tod-1829.v3.c40.101) - [Up: v3.c40](https://indike.org/pramana/ins.general.tod-1829.v3.c40) --- Source: [https://indike.org/pramana/ins.general.tod-1829.v3.c40.100](https://indike.org/pramana/ins.general.tod-1829.v3.c40.100) · Pramāṇa