Bind (caste)
The Bind are a caste found in Uttar Pradesh, Bihar, Madhya Pradesh, Assam, West Bengal, Chhattisgarh and Tripura. Bind are under the general category of the central list. In Uttar Pradesh, they are known by the Kewat sub-caste. Nonia, Bind, Beldar.
| Regions with significant populations | |
|---|---|
| India | |
| Bihar | 1285358 (0.9833 % of population of Bihar)[1] |
| Languages | |
| • Hindi, Bhojpuri, Angika | |
| Religion | |
| • Hinduism | |
Present circumstances
The Bind are among 17 Other Backwards Class communities that have been proposed for Scheduled Caste status by the Samajwadi Party-controlled Government of Uttar Pradesh. However, this proposal, which relates to votebank politics and has been made in the past, has been stayed by the courts; a prior attempt was also rejected by the centre.[2][3]
The Bind have a traditional caste council and, like other occupational castes, maintain strict social control over members. They are Hindu, and customs similar to other similar groupings such as the Kewat. They are concentrated in eastern Uttar Pradesh, and speak Bhojpuri.[4]
In Bihar, the Jethaut are mainly engaged in fishing, well sinking and basket making, while the Kharaut are mainly farmers. They speak the Maithili dialect of Hindi.[5]
References
- "List of caste wise population of Bihar". live Hindustan. Retrieved 7 October 2023.
- "Setback for Akhilesh government as High Court stays their order to include 17 sub-castes in the SC category". Financial Express. 24 January 2017. Retrieved 4 February 2017.
- "UP govt to include 17 other backward castes in SC list". Hindustan Times. PTI. 22 December 2016. Retrieved 4 February 2017.
- People of India Uttar Pradesh Volume XLII Part One edited by A Hasan & J C Das page 333
- People of India Bihar Volume XVI Part One edited by S Gopal & Hetukar Jha pages 184 to 186 Seagull Books