In the Central Provinces about 900 caste-names were returned at the census of 1901, and these were reduced in classification to about 250 proper castes.
In some cases synonyms are commonly used.

The caste of _pan_ or betel-vine growers and sellers is known indifferently as Barai, Pansari or Tamboli.

The great caste of Ahirs or herdsmen has several synonyms--as Gaoli in the Northern Districts, Rawat or Gahra in Chhattisgarh, Gaur among the Uriyas, and Golkar among Telugus.

Lohars are also called Khati and Kammari; Masons are called Larhia, Raj and Beldar.

The more distinctly occupational castes usually have different names in different parts of the country, as Dhobi, Warthi, Baretha, Chakla and Parit for washermen; Basor, Burud, Kandra and Dhulia for bamboo-workers, and so on.