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The '''Kisan''' are a [[Hindu]] [[caste]] found in the state of [[Uttar Pradesh]] in India.<ref>{{Cite journal|last=Pradesh|first=Uttar|date=September 21, 1996|title=Caste and the Kisan|url=https://www.jstor.org/stable/4404582?Search=yes&resultItemClick=true&searchText=kisan+caste&searchUri=%2Faction%2FdoBasicSearch%3FQuery%3Dkisan%2Bcaste%26acc%3Don%26wc%3Don%26fc%3Doff%26group%3Dnone&ab_segments=0%2Fbasic_search_SYC-5455%2Fcontrol&refreqid=fastly-default%3Ad6b9368ac10846e36951dfce19f8c703&seq=1#metadata_info_tab_contents|journal=Economic Botany|volume=31|issue=38|pages=2577–2578|jstor=4404582|via=JSTOR}}</ref>  They are also known as Kisan Mahur and Mahato. They have been granted [[Other Backward Classes|Other Backward Class]] status.<ref>{{Cite journal|last=Sharma|first=Kaushal. K|date=1999|title=Rural Proletariat and the All Indian Kasan Shaba 1937-47|url=https://www.jstor.org/stable/44144153?Search=yes&resultItemClick=true&searchText=kisan+caste&searchUri=%2Faction%2FdoBasicSearch%3FQuery%3Dkisan%2Bcaste%26acc%3Don%26wc%3Don%26fc%3Doff%26group%3Dnone&ab_segments=0%2Fbasic_search_SYC-5455%2Fcontrol&refreqid=fastly-default%3Ad6b9368ac10846e36951dfce19f8c703&seq=1#metadata_info_tab_contents|journal=Proceedings of the Indian History Congress|volume=60|pages=823–836|jstor=44144153|via=JSTOR}}</ref>
The '''Kisan''' are a [[Hindu]] [[caste]] found in the state of [[Uttar Pradesh]] in India.<ref>{{Cite journal|last=Pradesh|first=Uttar|date=September 21, 1996|title=Caste and the Kisan|url=https://www.jstor.org/stable/4404582|journal=Economic Botany|volume=31|issue=38|pages=2577–2578|jstor=4404582|via=JSTOR}}</ref>  They are also known as Kisan Mahur and Mahato. They have been granted [[Other Backward Classes|Other Backward Class]] status.<ref>{{Cite journal|last=Sharma|first=Kaushal. K|date=1999|title=Rural Proletariat and the All Indian Kasan Shaba 1937-47|url=https://www.jstor.org/stable/44144153|journal=Proceedings of the Indian History Congress|volume=60|pages=823–836|jstor=44144153|via=JSTOR}}</ref>


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Kisan
Regions with significant populations
India
Languages
Hindi
Religion
Hinduism 100%

The Kisan are a Hindu caste found in the state of Uttar Pradesh in India.[1] They are also known as Kisan Mahur and Mahato. They have been granted Other Backward Class status.[2]

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  1. Pradesh, Uttar (21 September 1996). "Caste and the Kisan". Economic Botany. 31 (38): 2577–2578. JSTOR 4404582 – via JSTOR.
  2. Sharma, Kaushal. K (1999). "Rural Proletariat and the All Indian Kasan Shaba 1937-47". Proceedings of the Indian History Congress. 60: 823–836. JSTOR 44144153 – via JSTOR.