Siyal (also known as Chandravanshi,Nagvanshi,Sayalkulam,Sial, Shiyal, Siyol,Raisial, Sialjatt,Siala,सियाल [1])[1][2] is a community found in western Odisha.[3][4] [2]
Social status[edit | edit source]
According to the 1981 census, their population in Odisha is 18,677. The Siyals are an endogamous community and are divided into a number of totemic clans, like Kencho, Magoro, Salasa, Baraha and Sarpa.[5] They comes under Scheduled caste of the state.[6]
References[edit | edit source]
- ↑ "THE CONSTITUTION (SCHEDULED CASTES) ORDER, 1950" (PDF). 11 August 1950.
- ↑ Adibasi. Tribal Research Bureau, Orissa. 1969. p. 57.
- ↑ Singh, K.S.; Anthropological Survey of India (1992). People of India: Odisha (2 pts.). Anthropological Survey of India. p. 1408. ISBN 978-81-7046-294-1. Retrieved 3 August 2023.
- ↑ Orissa (India). Tribal Research Bureau (1969). Adibasi. Tribal Research Bureau, Orissa. Retrieved 3 August 2023.
- ↑ Singh, K.S.; Anthropological Survey of India (1998). India's Communities. Anthropological Survey of India. ISBN 978-0-19-563354-2. Retrieved 6 August 2023.
- ↑ Alte, I.D. (1992). Rural Employment of Scheduled Castes. Deep & Deep Publications. p. 58. ISBN 978-81-7100-378-5. Retrieved 5 August 2023.
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