Bind (caste)
The Bind are a caste found in Uttar Pradesh, Bihar, Madhya Pradesh, Assam, West Bengal, Chhattisgarh and Tripura. Bind are under the OBC category of the central list. Bind is one of the Nishad communities. In Uttar Pradesh, they are known by the Kewat sub-caste. In Bihar Bind comes under OBC.
| Bind | |
|---|---|
| Classification | Other Backward Class |
| Religions | Hinduism |
| Languages | Hindi, Bhojpuri, Angika |
| Populated states | Majority: Bihar Uttar Pradesh West Bengal Minority: Maharashtra, Madhya Pradesh Gujarat |
| Region | Eastern India Central India North India |
As per the caste based census data release by Bihar government, there are 12,85,358 Binds (0.9833% of population of Bihar) S.R. Naik's report on Backward classes commission puts Bind as a depressed backward class in Bihar. A depressed backward class is similar in spirit to the Extremely backward caste.
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