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|image = Baurasi Pasi Women.jpg<br />
|caption = A Baurasi woman harvesting radish in northern India<br />
|group = Baurasi/Pasi<br />
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|popplace = India<br />
|langs = [[Hindi language|Hindi]]<br />
|rels = [[Hinduism]], [[Buddhism]], [[Shivism]]<br />
|related = [[Pasi (caste)|Pasi]]<br />
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The '''Boria''' or '''Baurasi''' also known as [[Pasi (caste)|Pasi]]<ref>{{Cite book|last=Singh|first=Kumar Suresh|url=https://books.google.com/books?id=jHQMAQAAMAAJ&q=borasi+pasi|title=India's Communities: H - M|date=1998|publisher=Oxford University Press|isbn=978-0-19-563354-2|pages=2796|language=en}}</ref> are a [[Hindu]] [[Caste system in India|caste]] found in [[North India]]. Those in [[Uttar Pradesh]] have [[Other backward class|obc]] status. They are a sub-group of the Pasi community. The sub-group or caste also known as '''Baurasi Pasi'''. The Pasi are classified as Bhar or Bharshiv. <br />
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The Pasi community is remembered in many traditions as one of the ancient and historically rooted communities of northern India, especially in the Awadh region. Within community memory, Pasis are often seen as deeply connected to the land, with a heritage tied to courage, resilience, and regional leadership. Many historical evidences and cultural narratives associate them with the Bhar or Bharshiv legacy, reflecting a sense of ancestral pride and historical importance. The community includes several sub-groups such as Gujar, Kaithwas, Rajpasi, Trisulia, Parshuram, and Borasi, many of which have preserved strong martial traditions and warrior identities over generations. Some historical interpretations also link the Pasis to the Bharashiva dynasty, an ancient Naga ruling power that flourished between approximately 140 CE and 345 CE. The Pasi community’s enduring cultural identity remains firmly grounded in stories of valor, self-respect, and a lasting contribution to the broader historical fabric of India.<br />
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The Boriya are a sub-group of the [[Pasi (caste)|Pasi]] community. Although of Pasi origin, the two communities are now quite distinct and do not intermarry. They are found mainly in the [[Awadh]] region, mainly in the districts of [[Gonda District|Gonda]], [[Faizabad District|Faizabad]], and [[Barabanki District|Barabanki]]. The Boria speak the [[Awadhi language|Awadhi]] dialect.<ref name=autogenerated1>People of India Uttar Pradesh Volume XLII Part One edited by A Hasan & J C Das pages 340 to 344 Manohar Publications</ref><br />
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==History==<br />
The Pasi are endogamous and in their native places in [[Uttar Pradesh]] and [[Bihar]] their sub-groups are also endogamous but here in [[Nagpur]] only three, namely, the Baurasi, Kaithwas, and Gujar sub-groups are found, who have migrated from Uttar Pradesh and Bihar. The Baurasi Pasi are locally known as Bahoriia which is used as their [[surname]]. They are reported to have higher [[social status]] and are economically well off. The other two sub-groups in the social hierarchy are the Kaithwas and the Gujar. They do not have surnames in their native place but they have adopted various surnames such as Baharla, Gujar, etc., which are in fact their sub- caste names. They also have titles like [[Choudhury]]. The sub-castes were endogamous initially, but later on due to non-availability of suitable spouses in their own sub-caste locally and the involvement of big expenditure in bringing a wife from the native place, the three sub-groups have started inter-marrying with each other. They consider themselves to be [[Kshatriyas]] in the [[Varna (Hinduism)|varna]] orders.<br />
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==Present circumstances==<br />
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The Boria are a strictly [[endogamy|endogamous]] community, and prefer marrying close kin. Most Baria belong to the [[Kabirpanthi]] sect.<ref name=autogenerated1 /><br />
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The Boria are mainly a community of landowners and cultivators. They grow wheat and pulses, with animal husbandry being an important secondary occupation. Historically, the community were mainly tenant farmers, working on land owned by Indian society They live in multi-caste and multi-religious villages, but occupy their own quarters. Each of their settlement contains an informal caste council, known as a biradari panchayat. The panchayat acts as an instrument of social control, dealing with issues such as divorce and adultery.<ref name=autogenerated1 /><br />
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The [[2011 Census of India]] for Uttar Pradesh showed the Boria population as 4558.<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 |access-date=4 February 2017}}</ref><br />
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