baniya (Gupta) caste Baniya (Gupta) are obc and sc in category and also known as Kori or chamar in up. Baniya of uttarpradesh are less in number and work under bad condition so they are not real baniya caste as they are only in obc and sc category. Big business of Maharashtra and Gujarat are in general no of uttarpradesh are in general but they used to pretend . And get general in paper only but they are not. Source - wikipedia Bania (also spelled Baniya, Banija, Banya, Vaniya, Vani, Vania and Vanya)[1] is a mercantile caste mainly from the Indian states of Gujarat and Rajasthan, with strong diasporic communities in Uttar Pradesh, Madhya Pradesh, West Bengal, Maharashtra (mainly Mumbai) and other northern states.[2][3][4] Traditionally, the main occupations of the community are merchants, bankers, money-lenders, and (in modern times) owners of commercial enterprises.[5][6]