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Kanitkar is a surname used by Konkanastha Chitapavan sub-caste of Brahmins in India. Kanitkars, like most other Konkanastha Chitpavan Brahmins, originate in the Konkan strip on the western seacoast of India - about 300-500 kilometers south of Mumbai. Kanitkars (other names: Satkar) were from original five towns and 23 descendant families, spread to 110 towns by 1988. Kanitkars belong to Kaushik Gotra, and consider Shri Vyadeshwar at Guhaghar, Maharashtra, India as their primary "family god" [Kul Daivat].
A large majority of Kanitkars still live in Pune, Maharashtra, India - with the rest in Mumbai, Vadodara and many other cities. Several Kanitkars have also migrated to foreign countries - United States, Australia and Singapore, to name a few.
Genealogy of Kanitkars is documented in "Kanitkar Kul Vrutanta", the latest (second) edition was published on 26 January 1988. At that time, there were around 780 Kanitkar males and 530 females living:
Gharane No.
Gharane Name
Total Males
Living Males
Living Females
Popular Cities
Contact
1
Basani - Ganeshwadi
283
124
70
Mumbai, Pune
Jayant Mahadeo
2
Basani - Sakharpe
128
43
30
Mumbai
3
Basani - Dhom
77
27
34
Pune, Mumbai
Vasudeo Janardan
4
Basani - Vetoshi
43
16
10
Pune, Kolhapur
5
Palshet - Adoor
191
65
38
Mumbai, Pune
Rajan Yashwant
6
Palshet - Junnar
202
101
66
Mumbai, Pune
Girish Sudhakar
7
Palshet - Bavdhan
237
110
78
Pune, Vadodara
Maheshwar Ramchandra
8
Palshet - Kothure
38
3
5
Sangli
9
Palshet - LimbaGanesh
77
37
28
Limbaganesh, Aurangabad, Pune, Mumbai, Thane
Mandar Kanitkar
10
Palshet - Chandwad
34
5
4
Mumbai
11
Palshet - Shirdhon
103
50
39
Pune, Mumbai
12
Palshet - Padli
39
15
5
Pune
13
Palshet - Bhadkambe
137
54
36
Mumbai, Gwalior
Guruprasad Dattatray
14
Palshet - Aachre
31
0
1
15
Palshet - Siddheshwar
46
18
14
Mumbai
16
Palshet - Guttal
74
33
16
Hubli
Sharad Madhav
17
Palshet - Guhaghar
34
3
2
Guhagar
|-Sanjay Vinayak
19
Palshet - Tarapur
34
5
5
Tarapur
20
Palshet - Chinchner
21
6
2
Pune, Satara
21
Bhatgaon - Aanjarle
43
21
17
Mumbai, Mahad
22
Nandiwade - Vileparle
29
14
11
Mumbai
Mandar Chintamani
23
Weldoor - Bhiwandi
45
21
13
Mumbai, Pune
These 1300+ Kanitkars live in 102 different cities/towns in 475 families. Most are in Greater Mumbai (129), Pune (106), Sangli (19), Vadodara (18) and Kolhapur (14).
Most popular Male names were Dattatray (15), Vinayak (12), Madhav, Milind, Vishwanath and Yashwant (11 each), and Gajanan, Gopal, Laxman and Prabhakar (10 each.) Popular female names were Usha (16), Jayashree (11), Anjali and Vijaya (10 each.)