Bant.—Subcaste of Dhīmar.
Bantia.—(From banāt, a red woollen blanket.) A section of Oswāl Bania.
Baone or Baonia.—From the phrase Bāwan Berār, a term applied to the Province by the Mughals, because it paid fifty-two lakhs of revenue, as against only eight lakhs realised from the adjoining Jhādi or hilly country in the Central Provinces. Subcaste of Kunbi, Mahār and Māli.
Baoria.—Synonym of Badhak.
Bāra-hazār.—(Twelve thousand.) Subcaste of Chero.
Barāde, Berāri.—A resident of Berār. Subcaste of Bahna, Barhai, Chamār, Dhangar, Dhobi, Khatīk, Māng and Nai.
Baram or Birm.—Subcaste of Bhāt.
Barapatre.—(A large leaf-plate.) A section of Koshti.
Baraua.—(A fisherman.) Synonym of Dhīmar; title of Dhīmar.
Bardhia.—(From bārdh, a term for the edge of a weapon.) Synonym of Sikligār.