Gujarati Shaikh
| Regions with significant populations | |
|---|---|
| • India • Pakistan | |
| Languages | |
| Urdu, Gujarati | |
| Religion | |
| Islam | |
| Related ethnic groups | |
| • Sindhi Shaikh • Shaikh of Rajasthan • Shaikh |
The Gujarati Shaikh are a Muslim community found in the state of Gujarat in India. The Shaikhs of Gujarat have no single definite origin, as anyone could take up the title "shaikh" and thus different groups could be called Shaikhs, regardless of common origin. Socioeconomically, they range from poor labourers to the urban lower class. They speak heavily Gujaratized Urdu.