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They are further divided into two groups-clean caste and unclean caste. Among the Kumhars are groups such as the Gujrati Kumhar, Kurali ke Kumhar, Lad, Haral and Telangi. They all, bear these names after different cultural linguistic zones or caste groups but are termed as one caste cluster. Distribution in India Jharkhand
The Other Backward Class (OBC) is a collective term used by the Government of India to classify castes that are educationally or socially backward. It is one of several official classifications of the population of India, along with general castes, Scheduled Castes and Scheduled Tribes (SCs and STs). The OBCs were found to comprise 52% of the ...
Due to the spread of Christianity and Islam among scheduled caste communities, the converted individuals are not protected under the Indian Reservation policy. Hence, these societies usually forge their community certificate as Hindus and practice Christianity or Islam, afraid for their loss of reservation. Scheduled Castes Sub-Plan
Caste panchayat. A panchayat near Narsinghgarh, India. Caste panchayats, based on caste system in India, are caste -specific juries of elders for villages or higher-level communities in India. [1] They are distinct from village panchayats in that the latter, as statutory bodies, serve all villagers regardless of caste, although they operate on ...
Lohar is considered to be a caste among Hindus and a clan among Muslims and Sikhs in the Indian states of Uttar Pradesh and Jharkhand, and in Nepal. [1] [2] They form traditionally artisanal castes. [3] Writers of the Raj period often used the term Lohar as a synonym for blacksmith, although there are other traditional smiting communities, such ...
Turi (caste) The Turi is a caste found in the state of Jharkhand, Bihar, Odisha and West Bengal in India. The traditionally involved in the manufacture of household items of bamboo and farming. [2] [3]
The Gour are one of the earliest settlers of Singhbhum district Jharkhand. Traditionally they worked with livestock in a semi-nomadic way of life. As well as they were good warriors. In the matter of fact , the Gour fought with the Kurmi with the help of Kol ( Ho) and Munda during their settlement in the river basin of Sankhya, Koel and Karo.
Rautia are included in list of Other Backward Class in Jharkhand, Chhattisgarh and Odisha. In 2016, The Dr Ram Dayal Munda Tribal Research Institute recommend inclusion of Rautia caste in Schedule Tribe list. According to TRI, Rautia have primitive features, distinctive culture and are backward in social, educational and economical aspects.