Banmanus are a forest dwellers community in Uttar Pradesh, concentrated in Awadh region.[1] They have traditionally engaged in hunting and gathering, residing in the deep forested region of Southern Awadh. Though after loss of forests during colonial rule in the region, they were forced engaged themselves as agriculturalists and labourers.[2]
They are recognized as Scheduled Caste in Uttar Pradesh and have a population of 24,185 in the state.[3]
They have depicted as "Cave dwellers" with lifestyle similar to that of Raji people, who resides in the Nepal and Uttarakhand and also called as Ban-Manus (or Forest humans).[4]
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- ↑ Project, Joshua. "Banmanus in India". joshuaproject.net. Retrieved 10 April 2026.
- ↑ Singh, Nalini (2006). "Professor B.B. Chaudhary Memorial Prize Essay: COLONIAL DISCOURSE ON AGRO-FOREST POLICY IN AWADH DURING THE 19 TH CENTURY: A STUDY OF 'MODEL FARMING' AND VOELCKER REPORT ON INDIAN AGRICULTURE". Proceedings of the Indian History Congress. 67: 666–677. ISSN 2249-1937.
- ↑ "District wise Scheduled Caste population in Uttar Pradesh" (XLS). censusofIndia. Ministry of Home Affairs, Government of India. Retrieved 10 April 2026.
- ↑ Experts, Arihant (22 July 2019). Know Your State Uttar Pradesh. Arihant Publications India limited. p. 361. ISBN 978-93-131-9643-3.