It was just a professional organization of any family or caste who adopted oil pressing profession, especially during the time East India Company and The Great Freedom Massacre of 1857, when oil-pressing was said to have become a profitable profession and business.

Teli Chauhans are found in Haryana, Uttar Pradesh, Maharashtra, Sahiwal Kashmir and Sialkot, Gujranwal, Lahore district of Western Punjab.  

     Teli Chauhan are seen in Bhiwani, Hissar (Hisar) and other districts of Haryana, Rajasthan and after grand migration of 1947 in Pakistani East Southern Punjab. This fact, represents that Teli is not something like hereditary caste or bloodline. 

the  other teli samaj sub cast  was  found  in  india 

Maratha teli, Rathore Teli, Kshatriya teli, Jairat Teli, Tilwan Teli, Rathod Teli, Rathore Teli, Savji Teli, Tirmal Teli, Ek baili, Erandel Teli, Don baili Teli, Sahu Teli, Vaddhar Teli, Tarhan Teli, Moodi Teli, konkani Teli, Lingayat Teli, veerashaiva lingayat teli, Bathari Teli, Rajput Teli, Sahu teli samaj, Unai Sahu teli samaj, GANIGA, Gandla, Ghanchi teli samaj,  Vaniya chettiar, chettiar, Ganiga Shetty, Jyothipana Ganiga, Ontettu Ganiga, Somakshatriya Ganiga, Jodettu Ganiga, Veerashaiva Ganiga and  other

मराठा तेली,  राठोड  तेली, क्षत्रिय तेली, जिरायत तेली, तिळवण  तेली, सावजी तेली, तिरतल तेली, एक बैल तेली, एरंडेल तेली, दोन  तेली, साहु तेली, मोदी तेली, कोकणी तेली अथवा कोकणस्‍थ तेली, लिंगायत तेली, विरशैव लिंगायत तेली, रजपुत तेली,  उनई साहू तेली, दशकर तेली, साव तेली