[6] Patil watan was held by Maratha,[7] Dhangar-Hatkar, Lingayat,[8] Brahmin,[9] Jain[10] and Muslim[11] communities of Maharashtra and Karnataka.
[14][15] Shivaji grandfather, Maloji bought Patilki rights to additional villages in present day Pune district.
[17] Similarly Sardar Vithal Sadashiv Vinchurkar (Dani) held Patilki of Vinchur village in Chandwad pargana.
[18] The majority of Patils were illiterate, with exception of Deshastha Brahmin families such as the Vinchurkars (Dani), Purandares, Sambranis and Tulshibagwales.
The Gokhale Institute of Politics and Economics commented that in 1955, it was made mandatory for the Police Patil to be educated up to at least the 4th grade although he was not usually a literate person before.