← The Tribes and Castes of the Central Provinces of India, Volume 2

Articles on Castes and Tribes of the Central Provinces in Alphabetical Order

The articles which are considered to be of most general interest are shown in capitals

  • Agaria (Iron-worker) 3
  • Agharia (Cultivator) 8
  • Aghori (Religious mendicant) 13
  • Ahīr (Herdsman and milkman) 18
  • Andh (Tribe, now cultivators) 38
  • Arakh (Hunter) 40
  • Atāri (Scent-seller) 42
  • Audhelia (Labourer) 45
  • Badhak (Robber) 49
  • Bahna (Cotton-cleaner) 69
  • Baiga (Forest tribe) 77
  • Bairāgi (Religious mendicants) 93
  • Balāhi (Labourer and village watchman) 105
  • Balija (Cultivator) 108
  • Bania (Merchant and moneylender) 111
  • Subcastes of Bania
  • Agarwāla.
  • Agrahari.
  • Ajudhiabāsi.
  • Asāthi.
  • Charnāgri.
  • Dhūsar.
  • Dosar.
  • Gahoi.
  • Golapūrab.
  • Kasarwāni.
  • Kasaundhan.
  • Khandelwāl.
  • Lād.
  • Lingāyat.
  • Maheshri.
  • Nema.
  • Oswāl.
  • Parwār.
  • Srimāli.
  • Umre.
  • Banjāra (Pack-carrier) 162
  • Barai (Betel-vine grower and seller) 192
  • Barhai (Carpenter) 199
  • Bāri (Maker of leaf-plates) 202
  • Basdewa (Cattle-dealer and religious mendicant) 204
  • Basor (Bamboo-worker) 208
  • Bedar (Soldier and public service) 212
  • Beldār (Digger and navvy) 215
  • Beria (Vagabond gipsy) 220
  • Bhaina (Forest tribe) 225
  • Bhāmta (Criminal tribe and labourers) 234
  • Bharbhūnja (Grain-parcher) 238
  • Bharia (Forest tribe) 242
  • Bhat (Bard and genealogist) 251
  • Bhatra (Forest tribe) 271
  • Bhil (Forest tribe) 278
  • Bhilāla (Landowner and cultivator) 293
  • Bhishti (Water-man) 298
  • Bhoyar (Cultivator) 301
  • Bhuiya (Forest tribe) 305
  • Bhulia (Weaver) 319
  • Bhunjia (Forest tribe) 322
  • Binjhwār (Cultivator) 329
  • Bishnoi (Cultivator) 337
  • Bohra (Trader) 345
  • Brāhman (Priest) 351
  • Subcastes of Brāhman
  • Ahivāsi.
  • Jijhotia.
  • Kanaujia, Kanyakubja.
  • Khedāwāl.
  • Mahārāshtra.
  • Maithil.
  • Mālwi.
  • Nāgar.
  • Naramdeo.
  • Sanādhya.
  • Sarwaria.
  • Utkal.
  • Chadār (Village watchman and labourer) 400
  • Chamār (Tanner and labourer) 403
  • Chasa (Cultivator) 424
  • Chauhān (Village watchman and labourer) 427
  • Chhīpa (Dyer and calico-printer) 429
  • Chitāri (Painter) 432
  • Chitrakathi (Picture showman) 438
  • Cutchi (Trader and shopkeeper) 440
  • Dahāit (Village watchman and labourer) 444
  • Daharia (Cultivator) 453
  • Dāngi (Landowner and cultivator) 457
  • Dāngri (Vegetable-grower) 463
  • Darzi (Tailor) 466
  • Dewār (Beggar and musician) 472
  • Dhākar (Illegitimate, cultivator) 477
  • Dhangar (Shepherd) 480
  • Dhānuk (Bowman, labourer) 484
  • Dhanwār (Forest tribe) 488
  • Dhīmar (Fisherman, water-carrier, and household servant) 502
  • Dhoba (Forest tribe, cultivator) 515
  • Dhobi (Washerman) 519
  • Dhuri (Grain-parcher) 527
  • Dumāl (Cultivator) 530
  • Fakīr (Religious mendicant) 537