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Kurmi is traditionally a non-elite tiller caste in the lower Gangetic plain of India, especially southern regions of Awadh, eastern Uttar Pradesh and parts of Bihar and Jharkhand. [1] The Kurmis came to be known for their exceptional work ethic, superior tillage and manuring, and gender-neutral culture, bringing praise from Mughal and British ...
Caste Population 2011 ... (2010), List of notified Scheduled Castes (PDF), Government of India, pp. ... List of Scheduled Castes in Uttar Pradesh.
Here is a breakdown of the Scheduled Caste population by district in Uttar Pradesh: [1] Number District name Population (2001) Scheduled Caste population (2) Percentage
Pages in category "Social groups of Uttar Pradesh" ... Kurmi; Kushwaha; Kuta (caste) L. Lakhera; Lohar (caste) Lonia; M. Mallaah; Marathi people (Uttar Pradesh ...
The Government of India provides financial incentives to inter-caste couples under the Dr. Ambedkar Scheme for Social Integration through Inter-Caste Marriages. Various state governments such as those of Odisha, Haryana, Punjab, Karnataka, Himachal Pradesh, Bihar, Tamil Nadu, Rajasthan, and Maharashtra also have similar schemes.
The Scheduled Tribes in Uttar Pradesh comprise 16 tribes, with a population of 1,134,273, constituting 0.47% of the state's population according to the 2011 census. Until 2003, the recognized Scheduled Tribes in Uttar Pradesh were limited to five: Buksa, Bhotiya, Jaunsari, Raji, and Tharu. Subsequently, additional tribes were notified as ...
The Sainthwar, or Mall, [1] is an Indian caste of peasants [2] native to the Uttar Pradesh state. [3] Under the Indian governments system of positive discrimination, the Sainthwars are classified as a "Backward" or Other backward class. [4] The Sainthwars are closely related to the Kurmis, [2] and are sometimes described as a division of the ...
They have also been involved in low scale trade to some extent. The Koeri, Kurmi, Yadav, and Bania are categorised as the upper-backwards amongst the Other Backward Class group; [1] while the various other caste groups which constitute the OBC, a group comprising 51% of the population of state of Bihar, have been classified as lower backwards ...