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  2. Patara (caste) - Wikipedia

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    Patara (caste) Patra or Patara is a caste found in the Odisha State of India. [1][2] They are a synonym of Kapudia community, [3][4] both are same by culture and profession.Some of them are the sebak of Lord Jagannath. They are like Brahmin caste but not Brahmins.Traditionally silk weavers and they are petty traders [5] inside and outside of ...

  3. List of Muslim Other Backward Classes communities in India

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    10 Only Muslim Mochis are in the OBC list; the Hindu section have Scheduled Caste status. 11 The Singiwala are partly Muslim. 12 The Zaragar Muslim Sonar; 13 The Haryana Teli are almost entirely Muslim. 14 the Banjara are partly Muslim. 15 Only Muslim Nat are in the OBC list; the Hindu section has Scheduled Caste status. 16 The Gujjar are only ...

  4. Other Backward Class - Wikipedia

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    Other Backward Class. The Other Backward Class (OBC) is a collective term used by the Government of India to classify communities that are "educationally or socially backward" (i.e., disadvantaged). It is one of several official classifications of the population of India, along with general castes, Scheduled Castes and Scheduled Tribes (SCs and ...

  5. Khandayat (caste) - Wikipedia

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    Khandayat, also spelled Khandait, is a cultivating caste, [2][3] as well as a peasant militia [3] or landed militia caste from Odisha, East India. [4][5] Some of them had earlier served as feudal chiefs as well as zamindars apart from being land holders and agriculturalists. [6][7][8][9] Numerically they are the largest caste of the state. [10]

  6. One Hundred and Sixth Amendment of the Constitution of India

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    As the absence of quota for OBC and minorities would make it more difficult for the marginalised women to raise their voices in the Parliament. [30] [31] [32] The only 2 votes against the bill came from All India Majlis-e-Ittehadul Muslimeen MPs Asaduddin Owaisi and Imtiaz Jaleel, who demanded the inclusion of OBC reservation in the bill. [33]

  7. Chasa (caste) - Wikipedia

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    Chasas are classified under the OBC category in Odisha, where Odapadhan, a subdivision of the Chasa caste, belong to the SEBC category.Risley notes that, since the caste system is not practiced as per the Varna model he was idolizing, it was possible for outsiders to become Chasas, and wealthy Chasas who took up the title Mohanty could marry into Karana families. [12]

  8. Pano (caste) - Wikipedia

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    According to the 2011 Census, 1,205,099 people in Odisha constituting 17.7% of the total SC population, were members of this caste. It was the most populous of the scheduled castes of Odisha. [ 1 ] The Pano have the maximum population in Jajpur district , followed by Kendujhar district and Dhenkanal district , but they constitute the highest ...

  9. Gopal (caste) - Wikipedia

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    Gopal (caste) Gopal or Gouda is an Indian caste, [3][4][5] from Odisha State in East India. Their traditional occupations include dairy farming, cattle herding, cultivation and carrying palanquins of deities. [6][7] They also worked as Paikas (soldiers) under the kings. [8][9] Gopal is the name of the milkmen or herdsmen caste in Odisha, which ...