Birhor people

Birhor
Total population
17,044[1]
Regions with significant populations
 India
              Jharkhand10,726
              Chhattisgarh3,104
              West Bengal2,241
              Odisha596
              Bihar377
Languages
Hindi • Birhor
Religion
Traditional beliefs • Hinduism
Related ethnic groups
Munda • Hos • Kols • Bhumijs • Santhals

Birhor (or Birhul) are a tribal/Adivasi forest people, traditionally nomadic, living primarily in the Indian state of Jharkhand. They speak the Birhor language, which belongs to the Munda group of languages of the Austroasiatic language family.[2][3]

  1. ^ "A-11 Individual Scheduled Tribe Primary Census Abstract Data and its Appendix". www.censusindia.gov.in. Office of the Registrar General & Census Commissioner, India. Retrieved 2017-11-03.
  2. ^ "Peaceful Societies Alternatives to Violence and War". Birhor. Archived from the original on 2008-05-16. Retrieved 2008-03-17.
  3. ^ "Birhor – A Language of India". Ethnologue. SIL International. Retrieved 2008-03-17.