The Kunbu Khaire live in Maharashtra. They speak Marathi and read and write in Devanagari.

The Kunbi Khaire derive their name from the local name for catechu, Khair, which the community has traditionally cultivated. The home districts of the community are Chandrapur and Gadchiroli. The community is endogamous and practices arranged marriages; the typical age of marriage for men and women is between 20–25 and 18–22 respectively. Cremation of the dead is the norm, burial is an exception for the economically disadvantaged who cannot afford cremation. Kunbi Khaire men are occasional non-vegetarians whereas the women are vegetarian. Borkute, Korde, Lambade, Tiwade, Thakre, Chatur, Pal, Dhake, Pimpre, Bhongare, Korde, Vyapari, Deotale and Nagapure are a few of the Khaire surnames. Important festivals observed by the community are Dussera, Diwali, Holi and Ganeshchaturthi. Traditional places of pilgrimage are Pandharpur, Nasik, Ramtek and Tuljapur.Scripture Prayers for the Kunbi Khaire in India.

The use of the traditional jati panchayats have lonce since been discontinued by the Khaire community which now makes use of the gram panchayat, while still consulting community elders for some social disputes. The Anthropological Survey of India states in 2003 that the Khaire boys and girls have access to formal education and mostly go on to attain high school education, sometimes further when conditions are favourable. Drop out rates for girls are higher for social reasons. The Survey also states that the community has access to modern day amenities of electricity, health centres, motorable roads, public transport, post offices, drinking water and fair price shops of the Indian.