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	\|image_caption=Dhimar or fisherman’s hut. (Russell, 1916)		\| image_caption = Dhimar or fisherman’s hut. (Russell, 1916)
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	The '''Dhimar''' ~~are~~ a [[~~Caste system in~~ India~~\|caste~~]] in India, ~~sometimes referred to as~~ a ~~subcaste of boatmen~~.{{~~sfnp~~\|~~Shah~~\|~~2013~~\|ps=}}		The '''Dhimar''' is a Hindu caste in [[Central India]].<ref name=":0">{{Cite news \|last=Shah \|first=Pankaj \|date=2013-04-06 \|title=Political parties eye Lok Sabha polls, bank on boatmen to claim pole position \|url=https://timesofindia.indiatimes.com/city/lucknow/political-parties-eye-lok-sabha-polls-bank-on-boatmen-to-claim-pole-position/articleshow/19409283.cms \|access-date=2026-04-25 \|work=The Times of India \|issn=0971-8257}}</ref> The term Dhimar originates from the Sanskrit word "Dhivara," which means a fisherman.<ref name=":1">{{Cite book \|last=Singh \|first=Kumar Suresh \|url=https://www.google.ca/books/edition/Maharashtra/F3TiAAAAMAAJ?hl=en&gbpv=1&bsq=dhimar&dq=dhimar&printsec=frontcover \|title=Maharashtra \|last2=Bhanu \|first2=B. V. \|last3=India \|first3=Anthropological Survey of \|date=2004 \|publisher=Anthropological Survey of India \|isbn=978-81-7991-100-6 \|page=514 \|language=en}}</ref><ref>{{Cite book \|last=Gunda \|first=Béla \|url=https://www.google.ca/books/edition/The_Fishing_Culture_of_the_World/fDjXAAAAMAAJ?hl=en&gbpv=1&bsq=dhimar&dq=dhimar&printsec=frontcover \|title=The Fishing Culture of the World: Studies in Ethnology, Cultural Ecology, and Folklore \|date=1984 \|publisher=Akadémiai Kiadó \|isbn=978-963-05-3279-2 \|pages=660-661 \|language=en}}</ref> Dhimars are also known as Kahar, Bhoi, Palewar, Baraua, and Machhandar.<ref>{{Cite web \|title=Gangaputra Fisherman Community \|url=https://gangaputra.net/ \|access-date=2026-04-25 \|website=gangaputra.net}}</ref>

	~~Communities that are related to~~ the ~~Dhimar by fishing occupation~~ in ~~[[Uttar Pradesh]] include the Bind~~, ~~Bhar, Dhinwar, Dhewar, Gariya, Gaur, Godia, Gond, Jhimar, Jhir, Jhinwar, Jhiwar~~, Kahar, ~~Keot, Kewat, Kharwar, Khairwar, Kumhar, Machua, Majhi~~, ~~Majhwar~~, ~~Mallah~~, ~~Nishad, Rajbhar, Tura, Turah, Turaha, Tureha~~ and ~~Turaiha~~. {{~~sfnp~~\|~~Shah~~\|~~2013~~\|ps=}}

			Historically, Dhimars have primarily worked as the fishermen.<ref name=":1" /> Dhimars primarily reside in the states of Madhya Pradesh, Chattisgarh, Maharashtra, Odisha, Gujarat and Delhi.

			Communities that are related to the Dhimar by occupation include Kanshilya, Koshyal, Dhinwar, Jhinwar, Dhewar, Jhimar, Kashyap, Kahar. Dhimars sometimes referred to as a sub-caste of boatmen.<ref name=":0" />

			==See also==
	*[[Mallaah]]		*[[Mallaah]]

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	*{{citation \|title=Political parties eye Lok Sabha polls, bank on boatmen to claim pole position \|first=Pankaj \|last=Shah \|date=6 April 2013 \|work=The Times of India \|url=http://timesofindia.indiatimes.com/city/lucknow/Political-parties-eye-Lok-Sabha-polls-bank-on-boatmen-to-claim-pole-position/articleshow/19409283.cms}}		*{{citation \|title=Political parties eye Lok Sabha polls, bank on boatmen to claim pole position \|first=Pankaj \|last=Shah \|date=6 April 2013 \|work=The Times of India \|url=http://timesofindia.indiatimes.com/city/lucknow/Political-parties-eye-Lok-Sabha-polls-bank-on-boatmen-to-claim-pole-position/articleshow/19409283.cms}}
	*{{citation \|title=BJP castes a wider UP net, uses Modi's background to attract OBC votes while seeking blessings by feeding Brahmins \|first=Piyush \|last=Srivastava \|work=India Today \|date=25 February 2014 \|url=~~http~~://indiatoday~~.intoday~~.in/story/bjp-leads-in-the-caste-game-in-up-2014-lok-sabha-polls~~/1/345392.html~~}}		*{{citation \|title=BJP castes a wider UP net, uses Modi's background to attract OBC votes while seeking blessings by feeding Brahmins \|first=Piyush \|last=Srivastava \|work=India Today \|date=25 February 2014 \|url=https://www.indiatoday.in/elections/story/bjp-leads-in-the-caste-game-in-up-2014-lok-sabha-polls-182555-2014-02-24}}
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	The '''Dhimar''' are a [[Caste system in India\|caste]] in India, sometimes referred to as a subcaste of boatmen.{{sfnp\|Shah\|2013\|ps=}}		The '''Dhimar''' are a [[Caste system in India\|caste]] in India, sometimes referred to as a subcaste of boatmen.{{sfnp\|Shah\|2013\|ps=}}

	Communities that are related to the Dhimar by occupation in [[Uttar Pradesh]] include the Bind, Bhar, Dhinwar, Dhewar, Gariya, Gaur, Godia, Gond, Jhimar, Jhir, Jhinwar, Jhiwar, Kahar, Keot, Kewat, Kharwar, Khairwar, Kumhar, Machua, Majhi, Majhwar, Mallah, Nishad, Rajbhar, Tura, Turah, Turaha, Tureha and Turaiha. There were proposals in 2013 that some or all of these communities in the state should be reclassified as [[Scheduled Castes]] under India's [[Reservation in India\|system of positive discrimination]]; this would have involved declassifying them from the [[Other Backwards Class]] category.{{sfnp\|Shah\|2013\|ps=}} ~~Whether or not this would happen was a significant issue in the campaign for the [[2014 Indian general election]].{{sfnp\|Srivastava\|2014\|ps=}}~~		Communities that are related to the Dhimar by fishing occupation in [[Uttar Pradesh]] include the Bind, Bhar, Dhinwar, Dhewar, Gariya, Gaur, Godia, Gond, Jhimar, Jhir, Jhinwar, Jhiwar, Kahar, Keot, Kewat, Kharwar, Khairwar, Kumhar, Machua, Majhi, Majhwar, Mallah, Nishad, Rajbhar, Tura, Turah, Turaha, Tureha and Turaiha. {{sfnp\|Shah\|2013\|ps=}}



	~~==See also==~~
	*[[Mallaah]]		*[[Mallaah]]

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{{Short description|Hindu caste}}
{{Use dmy dates|date=April 2020}}
{{ethnic group|
|group= Dhimar
|image=File:Dhimar caste hut.jpg
|image_caption=Dhimar or fisherman’s hut. (Russell, 1916)
|poptime =
|popplace = India
|langs =
|rels=
}}
The '''Dhimar''' are a [[Caste system in India|caste]] in India, sometimes referred to as a subcaste of boatmen.{{sfnp|Shah|2013|ps=}}

Communities that are related to the Dhimar by occupation in [[Uttar Pradesh]] include the Bind, Bhar, Dhinwar, Dhewar, Gariya, Gaur, Godia, Gond, Jhimar, Jhir, Jhinwar, Jhiwar, Kahar, Keot, Kewat, Kharwar, Khairwar, Kumhar, Machua, Majhi, Majhwar, Mallah, Nishad, Rajbhar, Tura, Turah, Turaha, Tureha and Turaiha. There were proposals in 2013 that some or all of these communities in the state should be reclassified as [[Scheduled Castes]] under India's [[Reservation in India|system of positive discrimination]]; this would have involved declassifying them from the [[Other Backwards Class]] category.{{sfnp|Shah|2013|ps=}} Whether or not this would happen was a significant issue in the campaign for the [[2014 Indian general election]].{{sfnp|Srivastava|2014|ps=}}

==See also==
*[[Mallaah]]

== References ==
'''Citations'''
{{Reflist}}
'''Bibliography'''
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*{{citation |title=Political parties eye Lok Sabha polls, bank on boatmen to claim pole position |first=Pankaj |last=Shah |date=6 April 2013 |work=The Times of India |url=http://timesofindia.indiatimes.com/city/lucknow/Political-parties-eye-Lok-Sabha-polls-bank-on-boatmen-to-claim-pole-position/articleshow/19409283.cms}}
*{{citation |title=BJP castes a wider UP net, uses Modi's background to attract OBC votes while seeking blessings by feeding Brahmins |first=Piyush |last=Srivastava |work=India Today |date=25 February 2014 |url=http://indiatoday.intoday.in/story/bjp-leads-in-the-caste-game-in-up-2014-lok-sabha-polls/1/345392.html}}
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== Further reading ==
*{{cite book|author=Béla Gunda|title=The Fishing culture of the world: studies in ethnology, cultural ecology, and folklore|url=https://books.google.com/books?id=8gtBAAAAYAAJ|year=1984|publisher=Akadémiai Kiadó|isbn=978-963-05-3279-2}}

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[[Category:Fishing castes]]
[[Category:Social groups of Uttar Pradesh]]