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The '''Ahirwar''', or '''Aharwar''' | The '''Ahirwar''', or '''Aharwar''' are [[Dalit]] members of a north Indian [[Caste system in India|caste]] categorised among the [[Scheduled Castes]] of [[Chamar]]. Predominantly are members of the Scheduled Castes with a higher population in [[Uttar Pradesh]], Madhya Pradesh. <ref>{{cite book | url=https://books.google.com/books?id=jUwFL3IipK0C&pg=PA255 |title=Dimensions of Human Cultures in Central India: Professor S.K. Tiwari Felicitation Volume | publisher=Sarup & Sons |editor-first=A. A. |editor-last=Abbasi |year=2001 |page=255 |isbn=978-8-17625-186-0}}</ref><ref>{{cite book |first=Shyam Nandan |last=Chaudhary|title=Dalit Agenda and Grazing Land to Scheduled Castes and Scheduled Tribes|url=https://books.google.com/books?id=5mme2OO0CKwC&pg=PA119 |year=2007|publisher=Concept Publishing Co. |page=119|isbn=9788180693816}}</ref><ref>{{cite book | url=https://books.google.com/books?id=BV0FuSXACbUC&pg=PA164 | title=Beyond Ambedkar: Essays on Dalits in India | publisher=Har Anand Publications | author=Nandu Ram | year=2009 | pages=164 | isbn=9788124114193}}</ref> | ||
They are present, for example, in the state of [[Madhya Pradesh]].<ref name="ahmad">{{cite book|last1=Ahmad|first1=Aijazuddin|title=Geography of the South Asian subcontinent : a critical approach|date=2009|publisher=Concept Pub. Co.|location=New Delhi|isbn=978-8-18069-568-1 |url=https://books.google.com/books?id=I2QmPHeIowoC&pg=PA231}}</ref> The [[2001 Census of India]] recorded them in the [[Bundelkhand]] area and as the largest caste group in [[Lalitpur district, India|Lalitpur district]], [[Uttar Pradesh]], with a total population 138,167.{{citation needed|date=April 2017}} | They are present, for example, in the state of [[Madhya Pradesh]].<ref name="ahmad">{{cite book|last1=Ahmad|first1=Aijazuddin|title=Geography of the South Asian subcontinent : a critical approach|date=2009|publisher=Concept Pub. Co.|location=New Delhi|isbn=978-8-18069-568-1 |url=https://books.google.com/books?id=I2QmPHeIowoC&pg=PA231}}</ref> The [[2001 Census of India]] recorded them in the [[Bundelkhand]] area and as the largest caste group in [[Lalitpur district, India|Lalitpur district]], [[Uttar Pradesh]], with a total population 138,167.{{citation needed|date=April 2017}} | ||
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The Ahirwar, or Aharwar are Dalit members of a north Indian caste categorised among the Scheduled Castes of Chamar. Predominantly are members of the Scheduled Castes with a higher population in Uttar Pradesh, Madhya Pradesh. [1][2][3]
They are present, for example, in the state of Madhya Pradesh.[4] The 2001 Census of India recorded them in the Bundelkhand area and as the largest caste group in Lalitpur district, Uttar Pradesh, with a total population 138,167.[citation needed]
Notable Ahirwar[edit | edit source]
- Nathu Ram Ahirwar-was an Indian politician, social leader, former Education minister and educationist.
- Dinesh Ahirwar- Indian Politician
See also[edit | edit source]
References[edit | edit source]
- ↑ Abbasi, A. A., ed. (2001). Dimensions of Human Cultures in Central India: Professor S.K. Tiwari Felicitation Volume. Sarup & Sons. p. 255. ISBN 978-8-17625-186-0.
- ↑ Chaudhary, Shyam Nandan (2007). Dalit Agenda and Grazing Land to Scheduled Castes and Scheduled Tribes. Concept Publishing Co. p. 119. ISBN 9788180693816.
- ↑ Nandu Ram (2009). Beyond Ambedkar: Essays on Dalits in India. Har Anand Publications. p. 164. ISBN 9788124114193.
- ↑ Ahmad, Aijazuddin (2009). Geography of the South Asian subcontinent : a critical approach. New Delhi: Concept Pub. Co. ISBN 978-8-18069-568-1.
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