Vanza also spelt as Wanza sometimes, is a Hindu Khatri artisan community from Gujarat state of India. The main occupation of the community is of weaving, dyeing and also tailoring -Darzi works.India. Office of the Registrar General. Census of India, 1961: Gujarat. Manager of Publications; 1970.|=quote Since last two to three centuries Brahmakshatriyas, Muslim Khatris, Garala, Bhavsar and Vanza communities have been engaged in the dyeingShish Ram Sharma.Raj Publications; 2002. . p. 234, 407.OBC List Gujarat Outside India, the caste has diaspora and caste associations in nations like Kenya,Pascale Herzig. South Asians in Kenya: Gender, Generation and Changing Identities in Diaspora. LIT Verlag Münster; 2006. . p. 168–.Kenya Gazette. 13 February 2004. p. 275.Cynthia Salvadori. Through open doors: a view of Asian cultures in Kenya. Kenway Publications; 1989. . p. 115–115. Uganda,East African Posts and Telecommunications Corporation. Regional Director, Uganda. Post Office Directory of Private Box and Private Bag Renters, Uganda. East African Posts and Telecommunications Corporation; 1973. p. 88. United Kingdom,Religions in the UK: A Multi-faith Directory. University of Derby; 1993. . p. 258. and Canada. They worship Hinglaj as their kuldevi and many are followers of Pushtimarg sect of Hinduism.
See also Sai Suthar
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