Kori (caste)

For agricultural caste of Uttar Pradesh and Bihar known alternatively as Kushwaha and Maurya, see Koeri.

Kori is an Indian caste, who were traditionally weavers.

Other names for this caste include and Shankhawar, Kabirpanthi and Julaha[1]

The Kori are classified as a Scheduled Caste in the states of Himachal Pradesh.

Uttar Pradesh and Uttarakhand. Koris are weaver by profession but they suffered a lot by industrialization of weaving machines.[2]

The Kori scheduled caste population in Uttar Pradesh at the 2011 census of India was 2,293,937.[3] The Kori's traditional caste councils, plans and implements welfare activities and also settles disputes. Imposition of cash fine is a form of punishment inflicted by the council.[4]

  1. ^ Badri Narayan (2006). Women Heroes and Dalit Assertion in North India: Culture, Identity and Politics. SAGE. p. 119. ISBN 978-81-321-0280-9. Archived from the original on 12 July 2023. Retrieved 29 October 2019.
  2. ^ Chandel, M. P. S. (1 January 1991). Democratic Transformation of a Social Class. New Delhi, India: Mittal Publications. p. 49. ISBN 978-81-7099-314-8.
  3. ^ "A-10 Individual Scheduled Caste Primary Census Abstract Data and its Appendix - Uttar Pradesh". Registrar General & Census Commissioner, India. Archived from the original on 31 July 2018. Retrieved 6 February 2017.
  4. ^ Chanchreek, K. L. (2007). Sant Kabir: life and philosophy. New Delhi, India: Shree Publications. p. 190. ISBN 978-81-8329-161-3. Archived from the original on 4 June 2023. Retrieved 28 May 2023.