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			{{Short description\|Community in India and Nepal}}
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	\|group= Kunjra		\| group = Kunjra
	\|~~population~~ = ~~31,000<ref>{{cite web\|url=http~~:~~//www~~.~~joshuaproject~~.~~net/peoples.php~~ \|~~title~~=~~Archived copy~~ \|~~access-date~~=~~2009-05-10~~ \|~~url-status~~=~~dead \|archive-url=https://web~~.~~archive.org/web/20090309110117/http://www.joshuaproject.net/peoples.php~~ \|~~archive~~-~~date=2009-03-09~~ }}~~</ref>~~		\| image = File:Kunjra or Kabariya (Greengocer) – East Bengal c.1860s.webp
	\|popplace = ~~• {{flagcountry\|Pakistan}} • {{flagcountry\|~~India}}		\| image_caption = Kunjra or Kabariya (Greengocer) – East Bengal c.1860s
	\|langs = ~~• [[Urdu language\|Urdu]] • [[Khari Boli]] • [[Awadhi]] • [[Bhojpuri]]~~		\| region1 =
	\|rels= ~~• [[File:Allah-green.svg\|18px]]~~ [[Islam~~]] 100% •~~		\| pop1 = 1,828,584 (1.3988% of population of Bihar){{efn\|According to [[2022 Bihar caste-based survey]]}}
	~~• [[Baghban~~]]		\| popplace = [[India]]
			\| langs =
			\| rels = [[Islam]]
	}}		}}

	The '''Kunjra''' (pronounced as '''~~Kunjrda~~''' or '''~~Kunjda~~''') are a ~~[[Muslim]]~~ community found in [[North India]], ~~and~~ [[Central India]].<ref~~>People of India Uttar Pradesh Volume XLII Part II page 867 Manohar publications</ref> They are also known as Sabzi Farosh or Mewa Farosh.<ref name="SinghKhan2001"~~>{{~~cite~~ book\|~~author1~~=~~Nagendra Kr~~ Singh\|~~author2~~=~~Abdul Mabud Khan~~\|~~title~~=~~Encyclopaedia of the World Muslims: Tribes, Castes and Communities~~\|url=https://books.google.com/books?id=~~Zzfs_G7QHoAC~~&pg=~~PA775~~\|~~year~~=~~2001~~\|publisher=Global Vision\|isbn=978-81-~~87746~~-07-2\|pages=~~775–}}</ref>~~		The '''Kunjra''' (pronounced as '''Koonjrda''' or '''Koonjda''') are a community found in [[North India]], [[Central India]] and [[Nepal]].<ref>{{Cite book \|first1=N. K. \|last1=Singh \|first2=A. P. \|last2=Mishra \|url=https://books.google.com/books?id=H8HT5OMWVssC&q=Mirasi&pg=PA563 \|title=Global Encyclopaedic Enthnography Of Indian Muslim (3 vol. set) \|date=August 2008 \|publisher=Global Vision Publishing House \|isbn=978-81-8220-297-9 \|pages=435–440 \|language=en}}</ref>

	~~==History and origin==~~
	The Kunjra are a community associated with Farming. The name of the community is derived from [[Sanskrit]] word ''kunj'', which means bower. According to Gazetteer Punjab, they claim descent from Raja Kunjpal, the [[Raja]] of [[Kunjah]] town lies in the [[Gujrat District\|Gujrat]] district of [[Punjab, Pakistan\|Punjab]] province, that is now in [[Pakistan]].<ref>{{cite book \|title=Glossary of the tribes & castes of Punjab \|last=Rose \|first=H. A. \|author2=Denzil Ibbetson \|author2-link=Denzil Ibbetson \|author3=Edward Maclagan \|author3-link=Edward Maclagan \|year=1996 \|publisher=[[Asian Educational Services]] \|isbn=978-81-206-0505-3 \|~~page~~=~~809~~ }}</ref>

	==Present circumstances==		==Present circumstances==
	~~The community is urban based, and buys vegetables from other communities such as the Murao and Kachhi.~~ They are included in the [[Other ~~backward caste~~]] category in ~~the states of [[Uttar Pradesh]], [[Madhya Pradesh]], [[Bihar]] and~~ [[Delhi]].<ref>http://www.delhi.gov.in/wps/wcm/connect/lib_obc/OBC/Home/Achievements</ref>		They are included in the [[Other Backward Class]] category in [[Delhi]].<ref>{{Cite web \|url=http://www.delhi.gov.in/wps/wcm/connect/lib_obc/OBC/Home/Achievements \|title=Department of Commission for OBC \|access-date=6 August 2009 \|archive-date=24 March 2019 \|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20190324012406/http://delhi.gov.in/wps/wcm/connect/lib_obc/OBC/Home/Achievements \|url-status=dead }}</ref>

	==~~Distribution~~==		==References==
	The Kunjra are found throughout [[North India]], with large numbers found in [[Uttar Pradesh]] and [[Madhya Pradesh]], mainly in [[Bhopal]] (old city), [[Saugor]], [[Jabalpur]], Rajasthan mainly in Jodhpur, Udipur, Bhilwara, Pali, jhunjhunu, churu, and many other cities of Rajasthan etc. and [[Khurai]].{{~~Citation needed\|date=August 2019~~}}		'''Notes'''
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			'''Citations'''
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	==~~References~~==		==External links==
	{{~~Reflist~~}}		{{Common}}

	{{Indian Muslim}}		{{Indian Muslim}}

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	[[Category:Muslim communities of India]]		[[Category:Muslim communities of India]]
	~~[[Category:Social groups of Uttar Pradesh]]~~
	~~[[Category:Social groups of India]]~~
	~~[[Category:Social groups of Bihar]]~~
	~~[[Category:Social groups of Madhya Pradesh]]~~
	~~[[Category:Muslim communities of Uttar Pradesh]]~~

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	==History and origin==		==History and origin==
	The Kunjra are a community associated with Farming. The name of the community is derived from [[Sanskrit]] word kunj, which means bower. According to ~~Gazetteet~~ Punjab, they ~~are known to be the descendants of~~ Raja Kunjpal, the [[Raja]] of [[Kunjah]] town lies in the [[Gujrat District\|Gujrat]] district of [[Punjab, Pakistan\|Punjab]] province, that is now in [[Pakistan]].<ref>{{cite book \|title=Glossary of the tribes & castes of Punjab \|last=Rose \|first=H. A. \|author2=Denzil Ibbetson \|author2-link=Denzil Ibbetson \|author3=Edward Maclagan \|author3-link=Edward Maclagan \|year=1996 \|publisher=[[Asian Educational Services]] \|isbn=978-81-206-0505-3 \|page=809 }}</ref>		The Kunjra are a community associated with Farming. The name of the community is derived from [[Sanskrit]] word ''kunj'', which means bower. According to Gazetteer Punjab, they claim descent from Raja Kunjpal, the [[Raja]] of [[Kunjah]] town lies in the [[Gujrat District\|Gujrat]] district of [[Punjab, Pakistan\|Punjab]] province, that is now in [[Pakistan]].<ref>{{cite book \|title=Glossary of the tribes & castes of Punjab \|last=Rose \|first=H. A. \|author2=Denzil Ibbetson \|author2-link=Denzil Ibbetson \|author3=Edward Maclagan \|author3-link=Edward Maclagan \|year=1996 \|publisher=[[Asian Educational Services]] \|isbn=978-81-206-0505-3 \|page=809 }}</ref>

	==Present circumstances==		==Present circumstances==
	The community is urban based, and buys vegetables from other communities such as the [[Murao]] and Kachhi. They are included in the [[Other backward caste]] category in the states of [[Uttar Pradesh]], [[Madhya Pradesh]], [[Bihar]] and [[Delhi]].<ref>http://www.delhi.gov.in/wps/wcm/connect/lib_obc/OBC/Home/Achievements</ref>		The community is urban based, and buys vegetables from other communities such as the Murao and Kachhi. They are included in the [[Other backward caste]] category in the states of [[Uttar Pradesh]], [[Madhya Pradesh]], [[Bihar]] and [[Delhi]].<ref>http://www.delhi.gov.in/wps/wcm/connect/lib_obc/OBC/Home/Achievements</ref>

	==Distribution==		==Distribution==

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{{Use dmy dates|date=April 2019}}
{{Use Indian English|date=April 2019}}
{{infobox ethnic group|
|group= Kunjra
|population = 31,000<ref>{{cite web|url=http://www.joshuaproject.net/peoples.php |title=Archived copy |access-date=2009-05-10 |url-status=dead |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20090309110117/http://www.joshuaproject.net/peoples.php |archive-date=2009-03-09 }}</ref>
|popplace = • {{flagcountry|Pakistan}} • {{flagcountry|India}}
|langs = • [[Urdu language|Urdu]] • [[Khari Boli]] • [[Awadhi]] • [[Bhojpuri]]
|rels= • [[File:Allah-green.svg|18px]] [[Islam]] 100% •
• [[Baghban]]
}}

The '''Kunjra''' (pronounced as '''Kunjrda''' or '''Kunjda''') are a [[Muslim]] community found in [[North India]], and [[Central India]].<ref>People of India Uttar Pradesh Volume XLII Part II page 867 Manohar publications</ref> They are also known as Sabzi Farosh or Mewa Farosh.<ref name="SinghKhan2001">{{cite book|author1=Nagendra Kr Singh|author2=Abdul Mabud Khan|title=Encyclopaedia of the World Muslims: Tribes, Castes and Communities|url=https://books.google.com/books?id=Zzfs_G7QHoAC&pg=PA775|year=2001|publisher=Global Vision|isbn=978-81-87746-07-2|pages=775–}}</ref>

==History and origin==
The Kunjra are a community associated with Farming. The name of the community is derived from [[Sanskrit]] word kunj, which means bower. According to Gazetteet Punjab, they are known to be the descendants of Raja Kunjpal, the [[Raja]] of [[Kunjah]] town lies in the [[Gujrat District|Gujrat]] district of [[Punjab, Pakistan|Punjab]] province, that is now in [[Pakistan]].<ref>{{cite book |title=Glossary of the tribes & castes of Punjab |last=Rose |first=H. A. |author2=Denzil Ibbetson |author2-link=Denzil Ibbetson |author3=Edward Maclagan |author3-link=Edward Maclagan |year=1996 |publisher=[[Asian Educational Services]] |isbn=978-81-206-0505-3 |page=809 }}</ref>

==Present circumstances==
The community is urban based, and buys vegetables from other communities such as the [[Murao]] and Kachhi. They are included in the [[Other backward caste]] category in the states of [[Uttar Pradesh]], [[Madhya Pradesh]], [[Bihar]] and [[Delhi]].<ref>http://www.delhi.gov.in/wps/wcm/connect/lib_obc/OBC/Home/Achievements</ref>

==Distribution==
The Kunjra are found throughout [[North India]], with large numbers found in [[Uttar Pradesh]] and [[Madhya Pradesh]], mainly in [[Bhopal]] (old city), [[Saugor]], [[Jabalpur]], Rajasthan mainly in Jodhpur, Udipur, Bhilwara, Pali, jhunjhunu, churu, and many other cities of Rajasthan etc. and [[Khurai]].{{Citation needed|date=August 2019}}

==References==
{{Reflist}}

{{Indian Muslim}}

[[Category:Social groups of Pakistan]]
[[Category:Muslim communities of India]]
[[Category:Social groups of Uttar Pradesh]]
[[Category:Social groups of India]]
[[Category:Social groups of Bihar]]
[[Category:Social groups of Madhya Pradesh]]
[[Category:Muslim communities of Uttar Pradesh]]