The Yewale are a sub-clan of the Bhoite clan of the Maratha

Maratha

The Maratha are an Indian caste, predominantly in the state of Maharashtra. The term Marāthā has three related usages: within the Marathi speaking region it describes the dominant Maratha caste; outside Maharashtra it can refer to the entire regional population of Marathi-speaking people;...

 in India

India

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. They are found in northern Maharashtra

Maharashtra

Maharashtra is a state located in India. It is the second most populous after Uttar Pradesh and third largest state by area in India...

, in towns such as Yeola

Yeola

Yeola is a town and a municipal council and a taluka headquarters in Nashik District in the Indian state of Maharashtra.Yeola is 82 kilometres from Nasik on Nasik-Aurangabad Highway and 29 kilometres south of Manmad on the Manmad–Ahmednagar road. Yeola is 35 kilometres from...

, Niphad

Niphad

Niphad is the name of a town, and of the taluka headquartered there, in the Nashik District of Maharashtra, India. The Marathi name signifies a place without mountains; indeed, the taluka's topography is fairly level with hardly even any hills....

, and rest of Nashik District. Some Yewales belong to the Bhoite clan, others, such as in Satara district

Satara district

Satara District is a district of Maharashtra state in western India with an area of 10,480 km² and a population of 2,808,994 of which 14.17% were urban . Satara is the capital of the district and other major towns include Wai, Karad, Koregaon, Koyananagar, Rahimatpur, Phaltan, Mahabaleshwar...

, to the Jagtap

Jagtap

Jagtap is one of the prominent Maratha surname among Royal Maratha clans dwelling numerously in Maharashtra and the Maratha cast dominated regions of India.- Origin :...

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The Yewales of Northern Maharashtra are Bhoites who founded the town of Yeola or Yewala in Nashik. Hence, being founder of yeola town, they adopted name Yewale ( Yeole ). The Yewales are mainly present in Akole Taluka of Ahmednagar, Maharashtra. Yewales worship Jejuri Khandoba as their deity.

Notable Yewale were Murarji Yewale, who fought for Peshwa

Peshwa

A Peshwa is the titular equivalent of a modern Prime Minister. Emporer Shivaji created the Peshwa designation in order to more effectively delegate administrative duties during the growth of the Maratha Empire. Prior to 1749, Peshwas held office for 8-9 years and controlled the Maratha army...

 in the Anglo-Maratha Wars

Anglo-Maratha Wars

The Anglo-Maratha Wars were three wars fought in India between the Maratha Empire and the British East India Company:* First Anglo-Maratha War * Second Anglo-Maratha War...

. Sardar Yashwantrao Yewale, of Baroda princely state of India.