Karmali tribe

The Karmali is an artisan tribe of Jharkhand. It is composed of blacksmiths.[1][2][3] They are mainly concentrated in Ramgarh, Bokaro, Hazaribagh, Giridih and Ranchi district of Jharkhand and sizable population also found in Aurangabad, Rohtas of Bihar; West Bengal and Assam. They speak Khotta language in their home and Hindi language with society. As per 1981 census their population in the state was 38,651. They are considered as Scheduled Tribe in West Bengal and Jharkhand.

Karmali
ClassificationScheduled Tribe
ReligionsFolk Hinduism
LanguagesKhotta language
CountryIndia
Original stateJharkhand, West Bengal, Assam
  1. ^ Minz, Diwakar; Hansda, Delo Mai (2010). Encyclopaedia of Scheduled Tribes in Jharkhand. Gyan Publishing House. pp. 103–106. ISBN 978-81-7835-121-6.
  2. ^ "KARMALI | Art & Culture". jharkhandculture.com. Archived from the original on 2 September 2021. Retrieved 2022-07-23.
  3. ^ "TRIBES OF JHARKHAND STATE". jharenvis.nic.in. Archived from the original on 6 May 2019. Retrieved 2022-07-23.