These people used to work in oil mills with two oxen (bail) and it was symbol of richness. This teli samaj mostly found in maharashtra vidarbha. they speak marathi language which is zadi boli in east.
in Hingoli District of maharashtra kre,Chakole as on. They are widely spread in Amaravati, Akola, Yavatmal, Chandrapur, Bhandara, Gondiya, Wardha, Washim, Gadchiroli & Nagpur also Pandurna (MP), ausar (MP)& Bhopal (MP), balaghat and betul, rajnandgaon,raipur&durg
Their surnames are as
teli samaj surnams
Ambekar,
Ambike,
Ambre ,
Avasare,
Avsare ,
Badekr ,
Bansode,
Barakase,
Baramukha,
Battase ,
Bhagat,
Bhagwat,
Bhajankar,
Bhandekar,
Bhise,
Bhoj,
Bhota,
Bhusari,
Bijwe,
Birar,
Chalekar,
Chandewar,
Channe,
Chatur,
Chaudare,
Chaudhari,
Chaudhary,
Chavan,
Chilekar,
Chinchkar,
Chothave,
Chothe,
Choudhury,
Dabholi,
Dabholkar,
Dahitule,
Daitule,
Dalvi,
Darunakar,
DEHADRAY,
Deshmane,
Devakara,
Devaraya,
Devargavkar,
Dhavale ,
Dhengale,
Dhotre ,
Dilive,
Divate ,
Divte ,
Diwakar ,
Diwate,
Dolase ,
Dolse ,
Dongare ,
Durgude,
Dutoonde,
Gaikwad,
gawali,
Ghatakar,
Ghatkar,
Ghodake,
Ghodke,
Hadake,
Hadke ,
Hazare ,
Hivarekar ,
Honkalse,
Ingale ,
Ipte ,
Jadhav ,
Jagnade,
Jamkhandi,
Jathar,
Jathhar,
Kadam,
Kahane,
Kalamdhad,
Kale,
Kapadiya,
Kapase,
Karadile,
Karatakara ,
Karavande,
Kardile,
Karpe,
Kasabe,
Katake,
Katekar,
Kathure,
Katke,
Kavade,
Kawade,
Kedari,
Khade ,
Khalade,
Khaladkar ,
Khetri,
Khond,
Khot,
Kirve,
Korde,
kote,
Kshirsagar,
lande,
Lanjekara ,
Lokhande ,
Lute,
Magar ,
Mahadik,
Mahakalkar,
Mahale,
Makude,
Mane,
Manthalkar,
Mavale,
Mehar ,
Merukara ,
Mhaske ,
Mhatre,
Mogare ,
Mohopadkar ,
Mohpadker ,
Morgarnkar,
Nachankar,
Nagale,
Nagamala,
nagamale,
Nagine,
Nagpure,
Naik(Nerkar),
Nasre,
Nerkar ,
Pabalkar ,
Paithanpagare ,
Panhale,
Pare ,
Pataskar ,
Patil ,
PAVASKAR,
Pawar ,
Pawaskar,
Pendbaje,
Phalle,
Phaltankar ,
Pingle,
Pinnalarav,
Rahate,
Rankhamb ,
Ratnaparakhi ,
Ratnaparkhi ,
Raut,
Rayakara ,
Rokade ,
Sahu ,
Saindre,
Sakpal ,
Sakure ,
Salavane,
Salunke,
Samarita,
Sapkal ,
Sarje,
Sasane,
Saswadkar,
Savarkar,
Sayakara,
Shastri,
Shedge,
Shejawal,
Shejwal,
Shelar,
Shembade,
Shendurkar,
Shevanti,
Shinde,
Shirsath,
Sonawane,
Sontakke,
Surle,
Suryavansi,
Talmale,
Tambe,
Tamhankar,
Tawde ,
Tekale,
Tekawade,
Teli,
Teli(Kasabe) ,
Thokale,
Thombre ,
Thorat,
Tilgule,
Tonde,
ubale,
Uchit,
Ugran,
Vairagi,
Vambhire ,
Veerkar,
Vetal,
Vibhute ,
Vide ,
Vyavahare,
Vyavhare ,
Wadekar ,
Wagh ,
Waghacaure,
Waghamare,
Walhekar,
Walunjkar,
Walzade,
Warudkar ,
Wavhal,
Yevale,
Bhardam,
Wagholikar,
Pote ,
Diware,
Gajre,
Avale ,
Raghatate,
Pagar,
Mohakare,
Paratkar,
Garud,
Shikhre,
Bawaskar,
Ghorpade ,
Thakare,
kanade,
Katore,
Modi,
Gulwade,
satone,
Itankar,
Rewatkar,
Talvekar,
Tadas ,
Dodamani ,
chinchakar,
adasul,
Kalashetti ,
Ugale ,
Mohokar,
Bhivgade,
Galwade,
Kallasetti,
kasture,
ghorpade,
Chougule,
Martande,
Bijjargi,
Alloli,
Khedgi,
Karimungi,
Khurd,
Sajjanshetty ,
Mantalkar ,
Pardeshi,
Madekar,
Mangrule,
Palnge,
Dicholkar,
Kore,
Nukkane,
Kugane,,
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