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The '''Balahar''' are a [[Hindu]] [[Caste system in India|caste]] found in the state of [[Uttar Pradesh]], India. They are also known as '''chatriya''' and have [[Other Backward Class|OBC]] status.<ref name=autogenerated1>People of India Uttar Pradesh Volume XLII Part One edited by A Hasan & J C Das pages 147 to 152 Manohar Publications</ref><br />
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==Origin==<br />
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The word ''balahar'' means a crier or summoner in [[Hindi language|Hindi]]. They are said to have acquire this name from the fact that they were traditionally employed as part of an informal police force by [[princely state]]s of India, and their duties included carry out the summons of the prince . Like other Hindu occupational castes, they might be of diverse origin, but are now bound by rules of [[endogamy]]. In Uttar Pradesh, the Balahar claim to have originate from [[Jaipur]] in [[Rajasthan]], and claim to be [[Rajput]]s. They are chiefly in the [[Bundelkhand]] and [[Doab]] regions.<ref name=autogenerated1 /><br />
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==Present circumstances==<br />
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The Balahar are strictly endogamous community, and practice the principle of clan exogamy. These clans are referred to as ''khempas'', and their main khempas include the Nadani, Mahor, Bagri, Sorauja, Itkan, Pharer, Jaroliya, Dheran, and Turkiya. The Balahar are a community of agriculturists, almost evenly divided between peasant proprietors and sharecroppers . Their traditional occupation of watchmen and bodyguards is now extinct. They are Hindu, but also practice ancestor worship.<br />
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As a [[Dalit]] community, they often suffer from societal discrimination. They live in multi-caste villages, but occupy distinct quarters. Each of their settlement contains an informal [[caste]] council, known as a biradari panchayat. The panchayat acts as instrument of social control, dealing with issues such as divorce and adultery.<ref>People of India Uttar Pradesh Volume XLII Part One edited by A Hasan & J C Das pages 95 to 99 Manohar Publications</ref><br />
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The [[2011 Census of India]] for Uttar Pradesh showed the Balahar population as 5029.<ref>{{cite web|url=http://www.censusindia.gov.in/2011census/PCA/SC_ST/PCA-A10/SC-0900-PCA-A-10-ddw.xlsx |title= A-10 Individual Scheduled Caste Primary Census Abstract Data and its Appendix - Uttar Pradesh |publisher=Registrar General & Census Commissioner, India |accessdate=2017-02-04}}</ref>RAJPUT<br />
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==References==<br />
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