The Pateliya, or Patelia[1] or Patel is a landowning Subcaste of Koli caste found in the Indian states of Gujarat.

[2] During the British Raj in India, Patelia Kolis served as tax collectors and administrators.

The Pateliya are mostly distributed in Dahod Mahisagar Panchmahal districts of Gujarat and Jhabua, Dhar, Indore, Dewas, Guna districts of Madhya Pradesh.

The Pateliya Koli clans have been grouped under six broader categories:[5] The Patelia Kolis traditionally practice settled agriculture and land owned is medium and small.

They profess Hinduism, and worship local deities such as Devkarji, Mataji, and Kalka Devi, Baba Ghodaja, Nihal Devi, Baba Khatri.