| Total population | |
|---|---|
| c. 2 million (2011, census) | |
| Regions with significant populations | |
 India | |
| Jharkhand | 848,151 (SC)[1] |
| Bihar | 716,269 (SC)[2] |
| Odisha | 306,129 (ST)[3] |
| West Bengal | 140,357 (SC)[4] |
| Assam | 83,383 (OBC; 1951 est.)[5] |
| Uttar Pradesh | 19,694 (ST & SC)[a] |
| Languages | |
| Odia, Hindi, Bengali | |
| Religion | |
| Folk religions, Hinduism | |
The Bhuiyan or Bhuiya are an indigenous community found in the Indian states of Bihar, Jharkhand, Madhya Pradesh, Odisha, Uttar Pradesh and West Bengal. They are not only geographically disparate but also have many cultural variations and subgroups.[8][9]
- ^ "A-11 State Primary Census Abstract for Individual Scheduled Tribes (Jharkhand)". censusindia.gov.in. 16 November 2022.
- ^ "A-10 Appendix: District wise scheduled caste population (Appendix), Bihar - 2011". censusindia.gov.in. 16 November 2022.
- ^ "A-11 State Primary Census Abstract for Individual Scheduled Tribes (Odisha)". censusindia.gov.in. 16 November 2022.
- ^ "A-10 Appendix: District wise scheduled caste population (Appendix), West Bengal - 2011". Office of the Registrar General & Census Commissioner, India (ORGI).
- ^ "Estimated Population by Castes, 5. Assam – Census 1951" (PDF). Office of the Registrar General, India. 1954. p. 12.
- ^ "A-11 Appendix: District wise scheduled tribe population (Appendix), Uttar Pradesh - 2011". Office of the Registrar General & Census Commissioner, India (ORGI).
- ^ "A-10 Appendix: District wise scheduled caste population (Appendix), Uttar Pradesh - 2011". Office of the Registrar General & Census Commissioner, India (ORGI).
- ^ West, Barbara A. (2009). Encyclopedia of the Peoples of Asia and Oceania. Infobase. pp. 107–108. ISBN 978-0-8160-7109-8.
- ^ "Definition of BHUIYA". www.merriam-webster.com. Retrieved 23 June 2023.
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