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Halwai is an Indian caste and a social class, whose traditional occupation was confectionery and sweet-making. The name is derived from the word Halwa which is a sweet dish. The community is known by different names in different parts of India.
This article has the list of Schedule Castes in Bihar. List ... Caste Population %age of total SC population Bantar: 101,223 0.78% Bauri: 2,096 0.02% Bhogta: 12,659
Kandu or Kanu is a caste that has been historically associated with trading activities, confectionery (sweet-making), shop-keeping, grain-parching, etc. in India and Nepal. [1] [2] One of their notable business activities is confectionery. Sub-castes include, Madhya-deshiye, Kannaujiya, to name a few.
17 The Halwai are partly Muslim. 18 The Hajjam are Muslim Nai. 19 Only Muslim Bhangis such as the Halalkhor and Lalbegi are in the OBC list; the Hindu sections have Scheduled Caste status. 20 Only Muslim Dhobis are in the OBC list, the Hindu section have Scheduled Caste status.
The castes of Bihar are divided into Forward Castes, Other Backward Class, Extremely Backward Caste, Schedule Caste and Schedule Tribes. There exists a category among the Schedule Castes called Mahadalit, which was created by the Nitish Kumar government to identify more socio-economic backward groups among the Schedule Castes.
The party though headed in Bihar by a lower-backward caste leader Karpoori Thakur, consolidated the upper-backward castes. The latter were conspicuous to share power within the Party with the upper-caste, and the social structure of the Lok Dal even provided the Lohiaite upper-caste leaders to play a second fiddle within the party.
This Wikipedia category page lists various social groups in Bihar.
The Muslim Halwai are a Muslim community found in various parts of India and Pakistan, mainly in Uttar Pradesh. They have their ancestral backgrounds from Halwai tribes. Halva means sweets in Hindi and Halvai or Halwai are sweet makers They are also known as Mohammadi Halwai, Adnani. [citation needed]. The Halwai are a Sunni Muslim community.