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===India===
The Kanjari were [[Denotified tribes of India|denotified]] in 1952, when the Criminal Tribes Act was replaced by the [[Habitual Offender Laws#India|Habitual Offenders Act]], but the community carries considerable [[social stigma]], mainly due to the association of their culture with traditions distinct from mainstream [[Indian culture]].<ref name="Cult. Health .">{{cite journal |last=Dayal |first=Surbhi |date=February 2020 |title=''Kanjar'' subculture: socialisation for amongst traditional entertainers in India |journal=[[Culture, Health ] |publisher=[[Taylor & Francis]] |volume=23 |issue=2 |pages=273–283 |doi=10.1080/13691058.2019.1705397 |pmid=32031496 |eissn=1464-5351 |issn=1369-1058 |oclc=41546256 |s2cid=211047159}}</ref> Kanjaris are also known as Gihar which is not notified.{{citation needed|date=February 2017}}

The [[2011 Census of India]] for [[Uttar Pradesh]] showed the Kanjari with a population of 115,968.<ref>{{cite web|url=http://www.censusindia.gov.in/2011census/PCA/SC_ST/PCA-A10/SC-0900-PCA-A-10-ddw.xlsx |title= A-10 Individual Scheduled Caste Primary Census Abstract Data and its Appendix - Uttar Pradesh |publisher=Registrar General & Census Commissioner, India |accessdate=2017-02-06}}</ref>