Mal Paharia people

The Mal Paharia people are a tribal people of West Bengal, Bihar and Jharkhand in India.[2][3] They are listed as a Scheduled Tribe by the governments of West Bengal, Bihar and Jharkhand.[2][4]

Mal Paharia
Regions with significant populations
 India
Jharkhand135,797 (2011 census)[1]
West Bengal44,538
Bihar2,225
Languages
Mal Paharia language • Bengali •Hindi
Religion
Hinduism

Society

The Mal Paharias who live in the southern hills of Damin-i-koh and in the south and east of Santhal Parganas have been Hinduised. Among themselves they speak a variety of Bengali, but with others they speak Bengali and Hindi. The Bengali and Devenagari scripts are used by them. The Mal Paharias survive on agriculture and forest produce. Rice is their staple food. Pulses like moong, masur, Kulthi and lar are consumed. They are non-vegetarians, but do not eat beef. Both men and women drink liquor, which may be home-made or bought from the market. They smoke indigenous cheroots, and chew tobacco mixed with lime (khaini) and betel.[5][6][7]

See also

References
  1. "A-11 Individual Scheduled Tribe Primary Census Abstract Data and its Appendix". www.censusindia.gov.in. Office of the Registrar General & Census Commissioner, India. Retrieved 2017-11-18.
  2. "Scheduled Tribe List Of West Bengal State". anagrasarkalyan.gov.in. Archived from the original on 2009-08-29.
  3. "Bihar Scheduled Tribe List". tribesindia.com.
  4. http://www.jharkhand.gov.in/documents/10179/54299/List%20Of%20Caste%20And%20SubCast%20under%20CNT%20ACT
  5. Houlton, Sir John, Bihar, the Heart of India, p. 81, Orient Longmans, 1949
  6. "Mal Paharia Adivasi". tribesindia.com.
  7. "Mal Paharia Adivasi". jharkhand org.
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