Bhumihar
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Bhumihar, also locally called Bhuinhar[3] and Babhan[4], is a Hindu caste mainly found in Bihar (including the Mithila region),[5] the Purvanchal region of Uttar Pradesh, Jharkhand, the Bundelkhand region of Madhya Pradesh, and Nepal.[6]
Quick Facts Regions with significant populations, East India ...
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East India | 3,750,886 (2.87% of population of Bihar.)[1][2] |
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Hindi, Bhojpuri, Magadhi, Maithili, Angika, Bajjika, Bundeli | |
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Hinduism |
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They have traditionally been a land-owning group of eastern India, and controlled some small princely states and zamindari estates in the region in the early 20th century. They played an important role in the peasant movements and politics of Bihar. They claim Brahmin status, although their varna has been subject to much debate.[7]