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Awan
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Banjara
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Birhor
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Bishnoi
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Bondo
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Chang
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Chenchu
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Chote
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Dal
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Dandami Marias
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Dhodia
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Digaro-Mishmi
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Dimasa Kachari
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Gaddis
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Garo
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Gowlan
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Gujjars
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Halbaa
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Hmar
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Ho
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Idu Mishmi
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Irula
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Jaintias
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Jarawa
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Jenu Kurumba
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Juang
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Kabui
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Kadu Kuruba
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Khasi
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Khoibu
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Khond
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Kinnaure
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Kisan
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Kondh
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Korku
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Koya
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Kulis
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Kutchi
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Lahules
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Liangmai
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Lohara
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Lotha
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Madia
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Magahi
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Magar Eastern
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Mahali
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Mao |
Maram
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Meena
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Meithei
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Miju-Mishmi
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Miri
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Monpa
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Monsang
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Munda
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Nicobarese Southern
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Nishi
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Nocte
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Onge
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Oraon
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Paite
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Piral
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Raika
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| Birhor |
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| Indigenous Group |
Birhor (Also known as: Bihor, Birhar, Birhore, Mankidi, Mankidia) |
| Location |
India, Jharkhand, Hazaribagh, Singbhum, and Ranchi districts, Chhattisgarh, Raigarh District, Orissa, Sundargarh, Kalahandi, Keonjhar, Mayurbhanj, Sambalpur districts, West Bengal, Maharashtra |
| Estimated Population |
2,000 (2005,
WebIndia123.com) |
| Environment |
Highland and Forest |
| Lifestyle |
Nomadic |
| Subsistence |
Hunter / Gatherer / Agriculture / Fishing / Handicraft Sales |
| Level of Assimilation |
Nearly Untouched |
| Language Family |
Birhor
Classification: Austro-Asiatic, Munda, North Munda, Kherwari, Mundari
Alternate names: Bihor, Birhar, Birhore, Mankidi, Mankidia
Dialects: Lexical similarity 55% to 72% with Santhali, Ho, Mundari. |
| Website URLs |
Encyclopedia of Peaceful Societies, Birhor
Development of Eco-tourism in Tribal Regions of Orissa: Potential and Recommendations
Forest Degradation Affects Bihor Society
Ethnologue, Birhor
The Birhor Universe
South Asian Media Net – The Origin of Races
The Telegraph, Article: Respect the tribal way of life – Tribes at crossroads
Webindia123, Article: Jharkhand tribe on verge of extinction
Sahara Time, Article: Vanishing Tribe
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| NGOs |
Shree Ramakrishna Shanti Ashram
Birhor Khoj Ewam Utthan Samiti (BKEUS)
International Council on Monuments and Sites (ICOMOS)
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