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This is a list of Scheduled Castes in India. The Scheduled Castes and Scheduled Tribes are those considered the most socio-economic disadvantaged in India, and are officially defined in the Constitution of India in order to aid equality initiatives.
2 External links. Toggle the table of contents. List of Scheduled Castes in Rajasthan. ... Caste Subgroups Ad Dharmi: 412 Aheria: 5,5666 Badi: 15,833 Bagri, Bagdi: 64,334
Rana (IAST: Rāṇā, राणा) is an historical royal title from the Indian subcontinent.Today, it is used as a hereditary name in the Indian subcontinent. "Rana" was formerly used as a title of martial sovereignty by Rajput kings in India. [1]
The Rauniyar is a Bania caste mostly found in India and Nepal. [citation needed] They use Rauniyar, Mahajan, Shah, Anand, Ranjan, Rauniwal as their surnames.The Rauniyar is a sub-group within the Awadhi Bania community [citation needed]
Rana Tharu is an ethnic group generally classified as part of the Tharu people of Nepal and India.They are living in Kailali and Kanchanpur Districts of the far western Nepali Terai and also in India, in Udham Singh Nagar district, Uttarakhand and Kheri district of Uttar Pradesh. [3]
The caste system consists of two different concepts, varna and jati, which may be regarded as different levels of analysis of this system. The caste system as it exists today is thought to be the result of developments during the collapse of the Mughal era and the rise of the British colonial government in India.
The Scheduled Castes, as a constitutional category in India, emerged from the practice of untouchability in the caste system associated with Hinduism. Although the Constitution of India did not specify religious criteria, it was accepted by the Constituent Assembly that only adherents of Hinduism would be entitled to Scheduled Caste status.
It was used as a title by the Rajput kings. [2] It is a surname of Rajputs in Rajasthan, Uttarakhand, Gujarat, Haryana, Maharashtra, Himachal Pradesh, Jammu, Punjab and Madhya Pradesh. Some other variants of the name include Rani and Ranee as well as the surname Rane, which is more common in Goa and Maharashtra. [3] [4]