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Jāti is the term traditionally used to describe a cohesive group of people in the Indian subcontinent, like a tribe, community, clan, sub-clan, or a religious sect.Each Jāti typically has an association with an occupation, geography or tribe.
[5] [6] Over time, the system became increasingly rigid, and the emergence of jati led to further entrenchment, introducing thousands of new castes and sub-castes. [7] With the arrival of Islamic rule, caste distinctions formulated in Muslim communities, across the subcontinent, as well.
The other castes were similarly further sub-classified by 19th-century and early-20th-century ethnographers based on numerous criteria ranging from profession, endogamy or exogamy or polygamy, and a host of other factors in a manner similar to castas in Spanish colonies such as Mexico, and caste system studies in British colonies such as India.
K. Kaarkaathaar; Kadaiyar; Kadia (Muslim) Kadia Kumbhar; Kaikadi people; Kaikalas; Kalabaz; Kalari Panicker; Kalingi; Kalita (caste) Kalwar (caste) Kamar (caste) Mukguhar
The first list of castes and tribes was created through two orders: The Constitution (Scheduled Castes) Order, 1950, and The Constitution (Scheduled Tribes) Order, 1950, containing 821 castes and 296 tribes (overlapping nature), respectively, derived from colonial lists.
The Bind have a traditional caste council and, like other occupational castes, maintain strict social control over members. They are Hindu, and customs similar to other similar groupings such as the Kewat. They are concentrated in eastern Uttar Pradesh, and speak Bhojpuri and Maithili.. [9]
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Chuhra, also known as Bhanghi and Balmiki, [1] [2] is a Dalit caste in India and Pakistan. [3] [4] [5] Populated regions include the Punjab region of India and Pakistan, as well as Uttar Pradesh in India, among other parts of the Indian subcontinent such as southern India.