Nai (caste)

Nai/Sen
	Nai (barber) doing his work (c. 1870s)
Regions with significant populations
	Primary populations in: Punjab; Goa; Maharashtra; Karnataka; Bihar; Uttar Pradesh; Andhra Pradesh; Assam; Chandigarh; Odisha; Gujarat; Madhya Pradesh;
Religion
	Hinduism; Sikhism; Islam;

Nai, also known as Sain/Sen, or Sharma (in Awadh region) is a generic term for occupational castes of barbers. The name is said to be derived from the Sanskrit word nāpita (नापित). In modern times Nai in northern India refer to themselves as "Sain" instead of Nai.

The Nai caste is listed as an Other Backward Classes in various regions of India. These include Andhra Pradesh, Assam, Bihar, Chandigarh, Chhattisgarh, Dadra and Nagar Haveli, Daman and Diu, Delhi NCR, Goa, Gujarat, Haryana, Himachal Pradesh, Goa, Jharkhand, Karnataka, Madhya Pradesh, Maharashtra, Odisha, Puducherry, Punjab, Rajasthan, Tripura, Uttaranchal, Uttar Pradesh, West Bengal.

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