The Lodha Muslim are a tribal or Adivasi community found in the state of West Bengal in India.
They are found mainly in the Midnapore District, in particular in the villages of Madhya Hingli, Uttar Rani Chak, Gamatub, Maniktala, Laldighi, Chapbasan, Sodhpur and Piyada.
[2] The traditional occupation of the Lodha was hunting and gathering, in particular catching of snakes and toads, and then selling their skins.
The Lodha are strictly endogamous community, and prefer to marry close kin.
Each settlement contains a jati panchayat or caste council, which maintains social control, and resolves any intra community dispute.