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{{Infobox ethnic group
| native_name = Bhokta, Bhogata, Bhagata, Kapu
| image = Bagata-settlement and housing.png
| image_caption = A traditional house of Bagata people
| region1 = [[Andra Pradesh]]
| pop1 = 1,33,427
| region2 = [[Odisha]]
| pop2 = 8,813
| region3 = [[Telengana]]
| pop3 = 850
| languages = [[Telugu language|Telugu]], [[Desia language|Desia Odia]], [[Regional languages]]
| religions = [[Hinduism]], [[Christianity]], [[Animism]]
| footnotes = Census 2011<ref>{{Cite web|title=STATISTICAL PROFILE OF SCHEDULED TRIBES IN INDIA 2013|url=http://www.tribal.nic.in/ST/StatisticalProfileofSTs2013.pdf|url-status=live|access-date=20 October 2021|website=www.tribal.nic.in|publisher=MINISTRY OF TRIBAL AFFAIRS STATISTICS DIVISION, Government of India|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20170712142009/http://www.tribal.nic.in/ST/StatisticalProfileofSTs2013.pdf |archive-date=12 July 2017 }}</ref>
}}

'''Bagata''' people are one of the tribal ethnic groups of India, mainly concentrated in [[Andhra Pradesh|Andhrapradesh]] and [[Odisha]]. As per the Indian constitution, they are designated as [[Scheduled Castes and Scheduled Tribes|Scheduled Tribe]] for [[Affirmative action in India|affirmative action]].<ref>{{cite web|url=http://censusindia.gov.in/Tables_Published/SCST/ST%20Lists.pdf |pages=13–14, 21–22 |title=List of notified Scheduled Tribes |publisher=Census India |accessdate=15 December 2013 |url-status=dead |archiveurl=https://web.archive.org/web/20131107225208/http://censusindia.gov.in/Tables_Published/SCST/ST%20Lists.pdf |archivedate=7 November 2013 }}</ref><ref name=":0">{{Cite book |last=Ota |first=A.B. |title=BAGATA |url= https://repository.tribal.gov.in/handle/123456789/73806?viewItem=browse |publisher=Scheduled Castes and Scheduled Tribes Research and Training Institute, BBSR |year=2015 |isbn=978-93-80705-29-3}}</ref>

== Population distribution ==
The Bagatas, are generally scattered in all districts of Odisha, Telengana, Andhrapradesh but are mainly concerned in [[Visakhapatnam district|Vishakapatnam]], [[Vizianagaram district|Vizianagaram]], [[East Godavari district|East Godavari]], [[Ranga Reddy district|Rangareddy]] district of Andhra Pradesh (including [[Telengana]]);<ref>{{Cite web |title=A-11 Appendix: District wise scheduled tribe population (Appendix) - Andhrapradesh |url=https://censusindia.gov.in/nada/index.php/catalog/43027/download/46695/ST-28-PCA-A11-APPENDIX.xlsx |access-date=27 Jun 2022 |website=censusindia.gov.in}}</ref> [[Sundergarh district|Sundargarh]], [[Mayurbhanj district|Mayurbhanj]], [[Sambalpur]], [[Balasore district|Baleshwar]] district of Odisha.<ref>{{Cite web |title=A-11 Appendix: District wise scheduled tribe population (Appendix) - Odiaha |url=https://censusindia.gov.in/nada/index.php/catalog/43020/download/46688/ST-21-PCA-A11-APPENDIX.xlsx |access-date=27 Jun 2022}}</ref>

== Overview ==
Bagata is traditionally a [[Telugu people|Telugu ethnic]] fishermen tribe. They're alternatively written as Bhakta, Bhogata and Bhagata and in Andhrapradesh their local name is Kampu/ Kapu. In Andhrapradesh they use a dialect of the Telugu language, [[Desia Odia]] and in Odisha, they left Telugu and speak the regional language like [[Hindi]], [[Odia language|Odia]], [[Sadri language|Sadri]], [[Laria language|Laria]], and [[Kurmali language|Kurmali]]. Bagata people bear biological traits of [[Proto-Australoid]] tribes of the south and center India.<ref name=":0" />
=== Social structure ===
The Bagatas are broadly divided into two divisions i.e. Vaishnavites and Saivites. The Vaishnavites found in Northern Odisha, are largely Hinduised with their belief in [[Vaishnavism]]. The Saivites are found in Northern Andhra Pradesh.<ref name=":0" />

The Bagata of Vaishnavas section is divided into totemic clans like Belhar (monkey), Samudia, Bamia, Tiruar (bird), Sarania (flute), Nag, Hatiar (elephant), Chumiar and Kuardar. They use their clan as a surname. However, some authors opined that there was no surname or subgroup system in them but after migration, they adopted those and now almost use surnames like other Hindu societies. Historically, they migrated to the Ranchi region of Chota Nagpur from Andhrapradesh before the 20th century and subsequently migrated to the northern district of Odisha.<ref name=":0" />

In 1976 the Bagata had the highest rate of indebtedness of any of the scheduled tribes of Andhra Pradesh.<ref>{{cite web|url=http://www.aptribes.gov.in/html/tcr-studies-anti-sis.htm |title=Welcome to aptribes.gov.in - A Portal of Tribal Welfare Department Govt of A.P |publisher=Aptribes.gov.in |accessdate=2013-12-15 |url-status=dead |archiveurl=https://web.archive.org/web/20120529070951/http://www.aptribes.gov.in/html/tcr-studies-anti-sis.htm |archivedate=2012-05-29 }}</ref>

==References==
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==Further reading==
* {{Cite web|last=Thurston|first=Edgar|title=Castes and Tribes of Southern India/Bagata - Wikisource, the free online library|url=https://en.wikisource.org/wiki/Castes_and_Tribes_of_Southern_India/Bagata|access-date=2021-09-20|website=en.wikisource.org|language=en}}

* {{Cite web|title=Bagata tribe|url=https://tribal.nic.in/repository/ViewDoc.aspx%3FRepositoryNo%3DTRI18-08-2017151448%26file%3DDocs/TRI18-08-2017151448.pdf|url-status=live|website=tribal.nic.in}}

* {{Cite web|last=|first=|title=Bagata|url=https://www.scstrti.in/index.php/communities/tribes/91-tribes/146-bagata|url-status=live|access-date=2021-09-20|website=SCSTRTI|language=en-gb}}

* {{Cite web|title=Odisha State Tribal Museum {{!}} Bagata|url=https://www.ostm.in/tribes_of_odisha/bagata/|access-date=2021-09-20|language=en-GB}}

* {{Cite web|title=Documenting the ethno-cultural practices of Bagata tribe of Andhra Pradesh {{!}} INTACH Intangible Cultural Heritage|url=http://intangibleheritage.intach.org/documenting-the-ethno-cultural-practices-of-bagata-tribe-of-andhra-pradesh/|access-date=2021-10-27|language=en-US}}

* {{Cite web|last=Naidu|first=J.M|others=Department of Tribal Welfare, Government of Andhra Pradesh|title=Ethnography of Bagatha Tribe in Andhra Pradesh|url=https://repository.tribal.gov.in/bitstream/123456789/74094/1/APTM_2020_0080_research.pdf|url-status=live|publisher=CENTRE FOR ECONOMIC AND SOCIAL STUDIES}}
[[Category:Scheduled Tribes of Andhra Pradesh]]
[[Category:Scheduled Tribes of Odisha]]

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