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Ahar caste

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Ahar
Regions with significant populations
India
Languages
HindiBraj Bhasha
Religion
Hinduism
Related ethnic groups
AhirYaduvanshi Ahirs

The Ahars are a The group labelled Ahar were generally found in a few west-central districts of India, but in the 1931 census of India appeared in large numbers recorded in the north-central districts, though not in any of the districts between the former and latter.[1] They claim to be descended from Yadu Race.[2]

Ahar, also called Ahir or Yadav is a peasant or agricultural caste of North India.[3][4][5]

References

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  1. ^ Burger, Angela S. (1969). Opposition in a Dominant-Party System. University of California Press. p. 26. Retrieved 18 February 2013.
  2. ^ Garg, Gangaram (1992). Encyclopaedia of the Hindu World, Volume 1. Concept Publishing Company. p. 239. ISBN 9788170223740. Retrieved 6 March 2016.
  3. ^ Mendelsohn, Oliver; Vicziany, Marika (1998). The untouchables : subordination, poverty and the state in modern India (1. publ. ed.). Cambridge: Cambridge University Press. p. xi. ISBN 9780521556712. Retrieved 10 August 2016.
  4. ^ Singh, Mohinder (1947). The Depressed Classes: Their Economic and Social Condition. Hind Kitabs. p. 130. Retrieved 10 August 2016.
  5. ^ Jassal, Smita Tewari (2012). Unearthing gender : folksongs of North India. Durham, N.C.: Duke University Press. p. 213. ISBN 978-0822351306. Retrieved 10 August 2016.