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The ‘Marathi’ or 'Marati' community is distributed in the Hosdurg and Kasaragod Taluks of Kasaragode Dist. of Kerala. Their counter parts in Karnataka are found in Dakshina Kannada Dist, which is situated in the adjoining part of Kasaragod district. Before 1956, the whole area was known with a single name, ‘ South Canara’ under Madras State.