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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.
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.
Kanu or Kandu 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, madheshiya halwai and kanoujia / Kanaujiya, to name a few.
This Wikipedia category page lists various social groups in Bihar.
They are also further divided into a variety of hereditary caste groups. [2] In Bihar today, the Bihari identity is seen as secondary to caste/clan, linguistic and religious identity but nonetheless is a subset of the larger Indian identity. [3] Biharis can be found throughout India, and in the neighbouring countries of Nepal, Pakistan and ...
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.
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
The 2022 Bihar Caste Based Survey was notified by the Government of Bihar on 6 June 2022 by gazette notification after a Supreme Court ruling. [3] [4] The survey was conducted in two phases, house listing and caste and economic enumeration. The data collection for the survey began on 7 January 2023 and the data was released on 2 October 2023.