Mallaah
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"Mallah" redirects here. For the village in Iran, see Mallah, Iran.
The Mallaah are the traditional boatmen and fishermen tribes or communities found in North India, East India, Northeastern India and Pakistan. A significant number of Mallah are also found in Nepal and Bangladesh.[1] In the Indian state of Bihar, the term Nishad includes the Mallah and refers to communities whose traditional occupation centred on rivers.