Siyal (caste)
Siyal (also known as Khajuria)[1][2] is a community found in western Odisha.[3][4]
Social status
According to the 1981 census, their population in Odisha is 18,677. The Siyals are an endogamous community and are divided into a number of totemic clans, like Kencho, Magoro, Salasa, Baraha and sarpa.[5] They are a scheduled caste of the state.[6]
References
- ^ "THE CONSTITUTION (SCHEDULED CASTES) ORDER, 1950" (PDF). 11 August 1950.
- ^ Adibasi. Tribal Research Bureau, Orissa. 1969. p. 57.
- ^ Singh, K.S.; Anthropological Survey of India (1992). People of India: Odisha (2 pts.). Anthropological Survey of India. p. 1408. ISBN 978-81-7046-294-1. Retrieved 2023-08-03.
- ^ Orissa (India). Tribal Research Bureau (1969). Adibasi. Tribal Research Bureau, Orissa. Retrieved 2023-08-03.
- ^ Singh, K.S.; Anthropological Survey of India (1998). India's Communities. Anthropological Survey of India. ISBN 978-0-19-563354-2. Retrieved 2023-08-06.
- ^ Alte, I.D. (1992). Rural Employment of Scheduled Castes. Deep & Deep Publications. p. 58. ISBN 978-81-7100-378-5. Retrieved 2023-08-05.
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