Bagdi (caste)
| Regions with significant populations | |
|---|---|
| West Bengal | 3,058,265[1] |
| Languages | |
| Bengali | |
| Religion | |
| Hinduism | |
TheBagdisareindigenous people,descended from people withDravidianlinks, found in theIndianstateofWest BengalandBangladesh,who were associated with professions like cultivation and fishing.[2][3]They are related to theDuleycaste.[4]The Bagdis are populous inBankura,Birbhumand other districts in the western fringe of West Bengal. The Bagdi along with the Duley represent the most numerousScheduled castesofWest Bengal.[5][6][7]Bagdis claim themselves as 'Barga Kshatriya'.[8][9]
History[edit]
J.N Bhattacharya described the Bagdis as an aboriginal tribe, who were fishermen, woodcutters, and litter carriers. The Bagdis were also known as thecriminal tribeof Bengal underCriminal Tribes Actof the British.[3]
Population and Literacy Data[edit]
The Bagdis numbered 2,740,385 in West Bengal in the 2001 Indian census and were 14.9 percent of the Scheduled caste population of West Bengal. 47.7 percent of the Bagdis were literate – 60.4 percent males and 34.8 percent females were literate.[10]
See also[edit]
References[edit]
- ^"A-10 Appendix: District wise scheduled caste population (Appendix), West Bengal - 2011".Office of the Registrar General & Census Commissioner, India (ORGI).
- ^Rahman, S M Mahfuzur (2012)."Bagdi".InIslam, Sirajul;Jamal, Ahmed A (eds.).Banglapedia: National Encyclopedia of Bangladesh(Second ed.).Asiatic Society of Bangladesh.
- ^abRoy, Milan. "SITUATING SOCIAL STRUCTURE OF BAGDI CASTE IN BENGAL."CASTE, GENDER AND MEDIA: SIGNIFICANT SOCIOLOGICAL TRENDS IN INDIA:102.
- ^B S Baviskar; George Mathew (2009).Inclusion and Exclusion in Local Governance: Field Studies from Rural India.SAGE Publications India. p. 117.ISBN978-8-13210-089-8.
- ^"Scheduled castes in West Bengal".
- ^Nielsen, Kenneth Bo (22 February 2018).Land Dispossession and Everyday Politics in Rural Eastern India.Anthem Press.ISBN978-1-78308-748-8.
- ^Mondal, Amrita (6 April 2021).Owning Land, Being Women: Inheritance and Subjecthood in India.Walter de Gruyter GmbH & Co KG.ISBN978-3-11-069049-1.
- ^Dasgupta, Satadal (1993).Caste, Kinship, and Community: Social System of a Bengal Caste.Orient Blackswan. p. 32.ISBN978-0-86311-279-9.
- ^Banerjee, Milinda (19 April 2018).'The Mortal God': Imagining the Sovereign in Colonial India.Cambridge University Press.ISBN978-1-107-16656-1.
- ^"West Bengal, Census of India 2001, Data Highlights – The Scheduled Castes"(PDF).Office of the Registrar General, India.Retrieved28 June2009.
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