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The '''Khairaha''' are a [[Hindu]] [[Caste system in India|caste]] found in the state of [[Uttar Pradesh]] in India. They have [[Scheduled Caste]] status.<br />
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==Origin==<br />
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The Khairaha are sub-group of the Khairwar tribe of central India. Small groups of Khairwar tribesmen are said to have migrated to the [[Mirzapur district]] in the 18th century. They are now entirely separate from their parent community, now speaking [[Hindi language|Hindi]]. The Khairaha are now found mainly in Mirzapur and [[Allahabad District|Allahabad]] districts.<ref name="poi">People of India Uttar Pradesh Volume XLII Part Two edited by A Hasan & J C Das pages 784 to 789 Manohar Publications</ref><br />
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==Present circumstances==<br />
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Their habitat is hilly undulating terrain, and extremely forested. They speak Hindi and have Scheduled Caste status. The Khairaha are divided into a number of exogamous clans known as kuris, of which the following are the main ones, Chouria, Nagria and Tengriha. They use the surname Kashyap. Like other Hindu castes, they are strictly endogamous.<ref name="poi"/><br />
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The Khairaha are now a community of small and medium sized farmers. Animal husbandry and fishing are subsidiary occupations. Many are also employed in the mines that are found throughout southern Uttar Pradesh. They have a number of tribal deities like Goerdevi and Dulhadeo.<ref name="poi"/><br />
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The [[2011 Census of India]] for Uttar Pradesh showed the Khairaha Scheduled Caste population as 892.<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><br />
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==References==<br />
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[[Category:Indian castes]]<br />
[[Category:Scheduled Castes of Uttar Pradesh]]</div>Ajay Kumar