Vala (clan) explained

Local Name:	વાળા
Type:	Gotra in Kolis, Rajputs and Kathis
Vala
Ethnicity:	Kolis Rajputs Kathis
Location:	Gujarat Daman and Diu
Varna:	Kshatriya
Religion:	Hindu
Language:	Gujarati Koli Hindi English
Demonym:	Gujarati people

The Vala, or Wala is a Gujarati clan (Gotra) mostly found among Koli,^{[1] [2] [3]} Rajput^[4] and Kathi^[5] castes of Gujarat.

Notes and References

1. Book: Kumar, Satinder . Encyclopaedia of South-Asian Tribes: The Kinnaura - The Korwa . 2000 . Anmol Publications . 978-81-261-0517-5 . . 1557 . The Talapada Koli are divided into exogamous clans, Four of those clans, Merh, Chauhan, Makwana and Bhaliya are considered superior and the rest clans namely Rathod, Vala, Heera and Solanki are placed below them . en.
2. Book: Singh, K. S. . The Scheduled Castes . 1995 . . 978-0-19-563742-7 . . 576 . The Talapada Koli are divided into exogamous clans. Four of those clans, Merh, Chauhan, Makwana and Bhaliya are considered superior and the rest clans namely Rathod, Vala, Heera and Solanki are placed below them . en.
3. Book: Jain . Jyotindra . Folk Art and Culture of Gujarat: Guide to the Collection of the Shreyas Folk Museum of Gujarat . Gujarat . Shreyas Folk Museum of . 1980 . Shreyas Prakashan . . 6 . It has been noted that the famous Koli Dhanmer whose descendants became known as Vala Koli . en.
4. Book: Jain . Jyotindra . Folk Art and Culture of Gujarat: Guide to the Collection of the Shreyas Folk Museum of Gujarat . Gujarat . Shreyas Folk Museum of . 1980 . Shreyas Prakashan . New Delhi, India, Asia . 3: Varavalji who awas a Vala Rajput married to the daughter of a Kathi . en.
5. Book: Singhji, Virbhadra . The Rajputs of Saurashtra . 1994 . Popular Prakashan . 978-81-7154-546-9 . New Delhi, India, Asia . 54: A Vala Rajput of Dhanak fell in love of a Kathi girl and his marriage with Kathi girl started a lineage of Vala Kathis . en.