Part II—Vol. II
Articles on Castes and Tribes of the Central Provinces in Alphabetical Order
- 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
- Bhāt (Bard and genealogist) 251
- Bhatra (Forest tribe) 271
- Bhīl (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.
- Nāramdeo.
- 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
| Agarwāla. Agrahari. Ajudhiabāsi. Asāthi. Charnāgri. Dhūsar. Dosar. Gahoi. Golapūrab. Kasarwāni. | Kasaundhan. Khandelwāl. Lād. Lingāyat. Maheshri. Nema. Oswāl. Parwār. Srimāli. Umre. |
| Ahivāsi. Jijhotia. Kanaujia, Kanyakubja. Khedāwāl. Mahārāshtra. Maithil. | Mālwi. Nāgar. Nāramdeo. Sanādhya. Sarwaria. Utkal. |
Part II—Vol. III
- Gadaria (Shepherd) 3
- Gadba (Forest tribe) 9
- Gānda (Weaver and labourer) 14
- Gandhmāli (Uriya village priests and temple servants) 17
- Gārpagāri (Averter of hailstorms) 19
- Gauria (Snake-charmer and juggler) 24
- Ghasia (Grass-cutter) 27
- Ghosi (Buffalo-herdsman) 32
- Golar (Herdsman) 35
- Gond (Forest tribe and cultivator) 39
- Gond-Gowāri (Herdsman) 143
- Gondhali (Religious mendicant) 144
- Gopāl (Vagrant criminal caste) 147
- Gosain (Religious mendicant) 150
- Gowāri (Herdsman) 160
- Gūjar (Cultivator) 166
- Gurao (Village Priest) 175
- Halba (Forest tribe, labourer) 182
- Halwai (Confectioner) 201
- Hatkar (Soldier, shepherd) 204
- Hijra (Eunuch, mendicant) 206
- Holia (Labourer, curing hides) 212
- Injhwār (Boatman and fisherman) 213
- Jādam (Cultivator) 217
- Jādua (Criminal caste) 219
- Jangam (Priest of the Lingāyat sect) 222
- Jāt (Landowner and cultivator) 225
- Jhādi Telenga (Illegitimate, labourer) 238
- Jogi (Religious mendicant and pedlar) 243
- Joshi (Astrologer and village priest) 255
- Julāha (Weaver) 279
- Kachera (Maker of glass bangles) 281
- Kāchhi (Vegetable-grower) 285
- Kadera (Firework-maker) 288
- Kahār (Palanquin-bearer and household servant) 291
- Kaikāri (Basket-maker and vagrant) 296
- Kalanga (Soldier, cultivator) 302
- Kalār (Liquor vendor) 306
- Kamār (Forest tribe) 323
- Kanjar (Gipsies and prostitutes) 331
- Kāpewār (Cultivator) 342
- Karan (Writer and clerk) 343
- Kasai (Butcher) 346
- Kasār (Worker in brass) 369
- Kasbi (Prostitute) 373
- Katia (Cotton-spinner) 384
- Kawar (Forest tribe and cultivator) 389
- Kāyasth (Village accountant, writer and clerk) 404
- Kewat (Boatman and fisherman) 422
- Khairwār (Forest tribe; boilers of catechu) 427
- Khandait (Soldier, cultivator) 436
- Khangār (Village watchman and labourer) 439
- Kharia (Forest tribe, labourer) 445
- Khatīk (Mutton-butcher) 453
- Khatri (Merchant) 456
- Khojāh (Trader and shopkeeper) 461
- Khond (Forest tribe, cultivator) 464
- Kīr (Cultivator) 481
- Kirār (Cultivator) 485
- Kohli (Cultivator) 493
- Kol (Forest tribe, labourer) 500
- Kolām (Forest tribe, cultivator) 520
- Kolhāti (Acrobat) 527
- Koli (Forest tribe, cultivator) 532
- Kolta (Landowner and cultivator) 537
- Komti (Merchant and shopkeeper) 542
- Kori (Weaver and labourer) 545
- Korku (Forest tribe, labourer) 550
- Korwa (Forest tribe, cultivator) 571
- Koshti (Weaver) 581
Part II—Vol. IV
- Kumhār (Potter) 3
- Kunbi (Cultivator) 16
- Kunjra (Greengrocer) 50
- Kuramwār (Shepherd) 52
- Kurmi (Cultivator) 55
- Lakhera (Worker in lac) 104
- Lodhi (Landowner and cultivator) 112
- Lohār (Blacksmith) 120
- Lorha (Growers of san-hemp) 126
- Mahār (Weaver and labourer) 129
- Mahli (Forest tribe) 146
- Majhwār (Forest tribe) 149
- Māl (Forest tribe) 153
- Māla (Cotton-weaver and labourer) 156
- Māli (Gardener and vegetable-grower) 159
- Mallāh (Boatman and fisherman) 171
- Māna (Forest tribe, cultivator) 172
- Mānbhao (Religious mendicant) 176
- Māng (Labourer and village musician) 184
- Māng-Garori (Criminal caste) 189
- Manihār (Pedlar) 193
- Mannewār (Forest tribe) 195
- Marātha (Soldier, cultivator and service) 198
- Mehtar (Sweeper and scavenger) 215
- Meo (Tribe) 233
- Mīna or Deswāli (Non-Aryan tribe, cultivator) 235
- Mirāsi (Bard and genealogist) 242
- Mochi (Shoemaker) 244
- Mowar (Cultivator) 250
- Murha (Digger and navvy) 252
- Nagasia (Forest tribe) 257
- Nāhal (Forest tribe) 259
- Nai (Barber) 262
- Naoda (Boatman and fisherman) 283
- Nat (Acrobat) 286
- Nunia (Salt-refiner, digger and navvy) 294
- Ojha (Augur and soothsayer) 296
- Oraon (Forest tribe) 299
- Pāik (Soldier, cultivator) 321
- Panka (Labourer and village watchman) 324
- Panwār Rājpūt (Landowner and cultivator) 330
- Pardhān (Minstrel and priest) 352
- Pārdhī (Hunter and fowler) 359
- Parja (Forest tribe) 371
- Pāsi (Toddy-drawer and labourer) 380
- Patwa (Maker of silk braid and thread) 385
- Pindāri (Freebooter) 388
- Prabhu (Writer and clerk) 399
- Rāghuvansi (Cultivator) 403
- Rājjhar (Agricultural labourer) 405
- Rājpūt (Soldier and landowner) 410
- Rājpūt Clans
- Baghel.
- Bāgri.
- Bais.
- Baksaria.
- Banāphar.
- Bhadauria.
- Bisen.
- Bundela.
- Chandel.
- Chaubān.
- Dhākar.
- Gaharwār.
- Gaur.
- Haihaya.
- Hūna.
- Kachhwāha.
- Nāgvansi.
- Nikumbh.
- Pāik.
- Parihār.
- Rāthor.
- Sesodia.
- Solankhi.
- Somvansi.
- Sūrajvansi.
- Tomara.
- Yādu.
- Rajwār (Forest tribe) 470
- Rāmosi (Village watchmen and labourers, formerly thieves) 472
- Rangrez (Dyer) 477
- Rautia (Forest tribe and cultivators, formerly soldiers) 479
- Sanaurhia (Criminal thieving caste) 483
- Sānsia (Vagrant criminal tribe) 488
- Sānsia (Uria) (Mason and digger) 496
- Savar (Forest tribe) 500
- Sonjhara (Gold-washer) 509
- Sudh (Cultivator) 514
- Sunār (Goldsmith and silversmith) 517
- Sundi (Liquor distiller) 534
- Tamera (Coppersmith) 536
- Taonla (Soldier and labourer) 539
- Teli (Oilman) 542
- Thug (Criminal community of murderers by strangulation) 558
- Turi (Bamboo-worker) 588
- Velama (Cultivator) 593
- Vidur (Village accountant, clerk and writer) 596
- Wāghya (Religious mendicant) 603
- Yerūkala (Criminal thieving caste) 606
| Baghel. Bāgri. Bais. Baksaria. Banāphar. Bhadauria. Bisen. Bundela. Chandel. Chaubān. Dhākar. Gaharwār. Gaur. Haihaya. | Hūna. Kachhwāha. Nāgvansi. Nikumbh. Pāik. Parihār. Rāthor. Sesodia. Solankhi. Somvansi. Sūrajvansi. Tomara. Yādu. |