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The '''Tuntia''', or sometimes pronounced Tutia, is a [[Muslim]] community found in the state of [[West Bengal]] in [[India]]. They are also known as Tute and are a community of [[Bengali language|Bengali]]-speaking peasant farmers.<ref>Marginal Muslim Communities in India edited by M.K.A Siddiqui pages 308–318</ref>

==Origin==

The community are said to have gotten their name from the [[Bengali language|Bengali]] word for mulberry, which is tut. There traditional occupation was the rearing of mulberry silk, although most are now small to medium-sized farmers. The Tuntia are said to be converts from the [[Kabairtta]] [[caste]], although there exact circumstances of their conversion of in unclear. They speak [[Bengali language|Bengali]] among themselves and with outsiders. The Tuntia are found almost entirely in the district of [[Midnapore District|Midnapore]], and in particular in the villages of Hatiahalka, Cherua, Ramnagar, Balihat, Uttar Simla, Bashripat, Rajar Bagan, Ranipatna Binodihi, Gollasai, Maheshpur, Murakata, Kharkusma, Garhbeta, Srinagar, Piardanga and Gopalpur.<ref>Marginal Muslim Communities in India edited by M.K.A Siddiqui pages 308–318</ref>

==Present circumstances==

The Tuntia have given up their traditional occupation of cultivating mulberry, and are now mainly small-scale farmers. They now grow mainly paddy, wheat, tomatoes, potatoes and brijnal. They are strictly endogamous, and marry close kin.

==See also==

*[[Patua]]

==References==

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[[Category:Social groups of West Bengal]]
[[Category:Muslim communities of India]]

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