Dalit | |
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Regions with significant populations | |
• India • Nepal | |
Languages | |
• Hindi • Khari boli •Bundeli | |
Religion | |
• Hinduism and Buddhism |
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]