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The '''Kapasiya''' are [[Hindu]] [[Caste system in India|caste]] found in the state of [[Uttar Pradesh and haryana]] in India. They are also known as '''Khunkhuniya Bhatt''' comes in [[Gurjar]] caste.They found mainly in bulandshahar, faridabad, mujjafarnagar. There are some village of kapasiya gujjar mirzapur agarpur, mursana, mujedi.

== Origin ==

The word ''kapariya'' is derived from the [[Hindi language|Hindi]] word ''kapra'', which means a cloth. They claim to be a branch of the [[Rai Bhat|Bhatt]] community, that took to begging. A change of occupation led to an evolution of a distinct community. They have two sub-divisions, the Brahma Bhatta and Rao Bhatta. The Kapariya are found mainly in [[Fatehpur district]], where they are considered the original settlers. They speak [[Awadhi language|Awadhi]] among themselves, and Hindi with outsiders.<ref name="poi">''People of India Uttar Pradesh'' Volume XLII Part Two edited by A Hasan & J C Das pages 725 to 730 Manohar Publications</ref>

== Present circumstances ==

The Kapariya are strictly [[endogamy|endogamous]] and their two sub-divisions, the Brahma Bhatta and Rao Bhatta, are also endogamous. They are further divided into a number of exogamous sub-divisions, known as [[gotra]]s. The main function of the gotra is to trace descent and to regulate their marriage alliances. The Brahma Bhatta claim a higher status from the Rao Bhatta, a system of [[hypergamy]] exists among these two groups.<ref name="poi"/>

The Kapariya are a landless community, and are still involved in their traditional occupation is begging. Many have seen a decline in their traditional occupation, and are employed as day labourers. A small number have been granted land, but their land holdings are extremely small. Like other Hindu castes, each Kapariya settlement contains a biradari [[panchayat]], an informal caste association, which acts as an instrument of social control.{{cn|date=February 2017}}

The [[2011 Census of India]] for Uttar Pradesh showed the Kapariya Scheduled Caste population as 20,205.<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=2017-02-06}}</ref>

== References ==
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[[Category:Indian castes]]
[[Category:Scheduled Castes of Uttar Pradesh]]

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Ajay Kumar at 14:51, 23 July 2023