Bauri (caste)
| Total population | |
|---|---|
| c. 1.9 million(2011, census) | |
| Regions with significant populations | |
| India | |
| West Bengal | 1,228,635[1] |
| Odisha | 523,127[2] |
| Jharkhand | 186,356[3] |
| Bihar | 2,233[4] |
| Languages | |
| Regional languages (Bengali, Odia) | |
| Religion | |
| Hinduism | |
Bauri(Bengali:বাউরী) is a community of indigenous people primarily residing inBengal&Odishaand considered as one of theScheduled CastesofIndia.[5][6]The Bauris belong to theBhiltribe.[7][better source needed]They are usually involved in activities likefarming.The Bauris of Purbo TilaMoulvibazarinBangladeshare usually involved inmedicinalpractices. The prime festivals they celebrate are known asMansaPuja,DurgaPuja andKaliPuja.
Bauris numbered 1,091,022 in the 2001 census in the state of West Bengal. 37.5 per cent of the Bauris were literate - 51.8 per cent males and 22.7 per cent females were literate. Only 4.7 per cent of the Bauris were matriculates or completed schooling.[8]
Distribution
[edit]They are primarily residing in Bengal found in large numbers inBankura,Birbhum, Puruliaand other districts in IndianstateofWest Bengal,Assam,Tripura and Orissa.[9]The village of Purbo Tila in Chatlapur Tea Garden,Kulauraand Dakchara Tea Garden,Srimangal,Moulvibazar Districtare also home to Bauri communities inBangladesh.[citation needed]They are also found in many villages likeChhatnaandBeliatore.
Subcastes
[edit]Bauris are divided into the following subcastes: Mallabhumia, Sikharia or Gobaria, Panchakoti, Mola or Mulo, Dhalia or Dhulo, Malua, Jhatia or Jhetia, and Pathuria. Some of these subcastes appear to be territorial subdivisions. Mallabhumia, Malua and perhaps also Mola, were residents ofMallabhum,the central and eastern parts of Bankura district. Sikharia were Bauris who hailed from Shikharbhum, the tract between theKasaiandBarakarrivers. The Dhulia subcaste is supposed to be from Dhalbhum, which is the area inKhatra subdivision.Panchakoti refers to the central area of Panchet estate now inPurulia district.[citation needed]
Practices
[edit]Traces oftotemismstill survive in their reverence for the red-backed heron. The heron is looked upon as the emblem of the community.[10]
Classification
[edit]The Bauri caste is categorized as aScheduled CasteinWest Bengal,[6]Odisha,Jharkhand,andBihar,while inAssam,they are recognized as anEx Tea garden communityand the Bauri of Assam andTripuraplaced within theOther Backward Classes.[11][12][13]
Notable people
[edit]- Sandhya Bauri,MP fromBishnupur (Lok Sabha constituency)
- Susmita Bauri,MP fromBishnupur (Lok Sabha constituency)
- Amar Kumar Bauriis a minister in jharkhand.
- Dasia Bauri, a saint in Orissa.[14]
References
[edit]- ^"A-10 Appendix: District wise scheduled caste population (Appendix), West Bengal - 2011".
- ^"A-10 Appendix: District wise scheduled caste population (Appendix), Odisha - 2011".
- ^"A-10 Appendix: District wise scheduled caste population (Appendix), Jharkhand - 2011".
- ^"A-10 Appendix: District wise scheduled caste population (Appendix), Bihar - 2011".
- ^Kundu, Santosh Kumar (2008).Bengali Hindu Jati Parichay(in Bengali). Kolkata: Presidency Library.ISBN978-81-89466-13-8.
- ^ab"বাউরী সম্প্রদায়ের উৎপত্তির ইতিহাস ও ঐতিহাসিক পর্যালোচনা".নবজাগরণ.2021-03-25.Retrieved2023-07-13.
- ^Chakraborty, Goutam; Pattrea, Madhumita (2020-12-07).Know Your State West Bengal.Arihant Publications India limited.ISBN978-93-252-9222-2.
- ^"West Bengal, Census of India 2001"(PDF).Office of the Registrar General, India.Retrieved2009-06-28.
- ^"Bauri".www.scstrti.in.Retrieved2020-11-22.
- ^Bauri.Dr Suresh Kumar Sahu. 2019-03-06.
- ^"Tea Tribe Community"(Press release). 31 August 2012.Retrieved2023-08-22.
- ^"Central OBC list for Assam"(PDF).ncbc nic.in.
- ^"LIST OF OBCs IN TRIPURA AS APPROVED BY THE GOVT. OF INDIA"(PDF).www.tripurascobcrm.nic.in.
- ^"Dasia Bauri"(PDF).
Bibliography
[edit]- Singh, K. S. (1993).The Scheduled Castes.Anthropological Survey of India. pp. 175–181.ISBN978-0-19-563254-5.
- Mohapatra, Manmohan (1978).Bauri of Bhubaneswar(PDF).Bhubaneswar: Tribal and Harijan Research-cum-Training Institute.Archived(PDF)from the original on 13 August 2022.
- Das, Debajyoti (1962).The Bauris Of West Bengal.Kolkata: Academic publisher. Archived fromthe originalon 24 January 2017.
- Shasmal, Kartick Chandra (1972).The Bauris of West Bengal: A Socio-economic Study.Indian Publications.
- Sengupta, Nirmal (1979).Destitutes and Development: A Study of the Bauri Community in the Bokaro Region.Concept Publishing Company.
