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State, U.T Population Population % Notes Andhra Pradesh [6] 70,513 0.083% In the Joint State of Andhara Pradesh during the 2011 census, the Valmiki caste had been counted as a Scheduled Tribe instead of a Scheduled Caste. Bihar [7] 207,549 0.199% Counted as Hari, Mehtar, Bhangi Chandigarh [8] 82,624 7.82% Counted as Mazhabi, Balmiki, Chura or ...
Scheduled castes in Punjab, or Dalits in Punjab are the officially designated groups in Punjab state in India which are most disadvantaged due to the caste system. They were placed in the lowest ranks of the caste system , because of which they suffered and are still suffering from social, political, economic and personal discrimination.
State, U.T Population Population % Notes Andhra Pradesh [6] 70,513 0.083% In the Joint State of Andhara Pradesh during the 2011 census, the Valmiki caste had been counted as a Scheduled Tribe instead of a Scheduled Caste. Bihar [7] 207,549 0.199% Counted as Hari, Mehtar, Bhangi Chandigarh [8] 82,624 7.82% Counted as Mazhabi, Balmiki, Chura or ...
Category: Scheduled Castes of Punjab. ... Valmiki caste This page was last edited on 22 July 2023, at 10:44 (UTC). Text is available under the Creative Commons ...
The functions of the committee are: [1] [4] (a) to consider and examine the recommendations contained in the reports of the National Commission for Scheduled Castes and Scheduled Tribes, Government of India, in so far as the Punjab State is concerned and which fall within the purview of the State Government, and to report to the House as to the measures that should be taken by the State ...
Sikhism is the most common faith in Punjab, numbering over 16 million people representing 57.69% of the population, making it the only Sikh-majority state in India. Around 38.49% of the population (10.68 million) follow Hinduism , while Islam is followed by 1.93% of the population (535,000) and Christianity 1.26% (350,000). [ 43 ]
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.
Bhagwan Valmiki Tirath Asthan is managed and maintained by Valmiki Tirath Development Board. [7] [8] There was dispute regarding the management of site between Mahant Baldev Giri and Mahant Malkeet Nath of the Bhagwan Valmiki Dhuna Sahib Management Trust. In 2013, Punjab Police was deployed at the site, due to tension between Mahants and ...