Rajbanshi people

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The Rajbanshi people are an Indo-Aryan ethnic group primarily inhabiting the northern parts of West Bengal, Assam, and neighboring regions of eastern South Asia, known for their distinct language, agrarian lifestyle, and rich folk traditions.

All labels observed (5)

Label Occurrences
Rajbanshi 7
Rajbanshi people canonical 6
Rajbongshi people 2

How this entity was disambiguated

Statements (49)

Predicate Object
instanceOf Indo-Aryan people
ethnic group
country Bangladesh
India
Nepal
culturalTrait folk dances
folk songs
oral storytelling
rich folk traditions
traditional festivals
ethnicity Indo-Aryan
heritage Kamtapuri cultural heritage
languageFamily Indo-Aryan languages
linguisticSubgroup Eastern Indo-Aryan
movement Kamtapur movement
notableDivision North Bengal
notableState Assam
Bihar
West Bengal
primaryLanguage Kamtapuri language
Rajbanshi language
Rangpuri language
recognizedAs Other Backward Class in India
region Assam
Bangladesh
Bihar
Darjeeling district
linked to: Darjeeling

Dooars region
Goalpara region
linked to: Goalpara district

Jhapa District
Kishanganj district
Koch Bihar district
Morang District
Nepal
eastern Terai of Nepal
northern West Bengal
relatedGroup Kamtapuri people
Koch people
Rangpuri people
religion Hinduism
Islam
scriptUsed Bengali–Assamese script
linked to: Bengali script
selfIdentification Kamtapuri
Rajbanshi
linked to: Rajbanshi people

Rangia
socialStructure caste-like community in parts of India
traditionalOccupation agriculture
animal husbandry
fishing

How these facts were elicited

Referenced by (17)

Full triples — surface form annotated when it differs from this entity's canonical label.

Dooars ethnicGroups Rajbanshi people
North Bengal hasEthnicDiversity Rajbanshis
linked to: Rajbanshi people
Jhapa District ethnicGroup Rajbanshi
subject linked to: Jhapa District, Nepal
linked to: Rajbanshi people
Rajbanshi language spokenBy Rajbanshi people
Rajbanshi language spokenBy Rajbanshi ethnic community
linked to: Rajbanshi people
Rajbanshi language ethnicLanguageOf Rajbanshi people
Alipurduar district hasEthnicCommunity Rajbanshi
linked to: Rajbanshi people
Rajbanshi people selfIdentification Rajbanshi
linked to: Rajbanshi people
Dooars region ethnicGroups Rajbanshi people
Damak localLanguage Rajbanshi
linked to: Rajbanshi people
Damak hasEthnicGroup Rajbanshi
linked to: Rajbanshi people
Morang District hasLanguage Rajbanshi
linked to: Rajbanshi people
Koch people relatedEthnicGroup Rajbanshi people
Maharaja of Cooch Behar hasEthnicAssociation Rajbongshi people
linked to: Rajbanshi people
Bongaigaon district ethnicGroup Rajbongshi people
subject linked to: Bongaigaon district of Assam
linked to: Rajbanshi people
Uttar Dinajpur district hasSpokenLanguage Rajbanshi
linked to: Rajbanshi people
Rangpuri language ethnicGroup Rajbanshi people