Musahar

GPTKB entity

Statements (46)
Predicate Object
gptkbp:instanceOf gptkb:ethnic_group
gptkbp:alternativeName gptkb:Bhuiyan
Banbasi
gptkbp:censusCategory gptkb:Scheduled_Caste_(India)
gptkbp:culturalPractice folk
oral storytelling
gptkbp:discrimination subject to social discrimination
gptkbp:district gptkb:Eastern_Uttar_Pradesh
Northern Bihar
gptkbp:etymology Musahar means 'rat eater' in Bhojpuri
gptkbp:governmentReservation Scheduled Caste reservation in India
gptkbp:hasNGO various NGOs work for Musahar upliftment
https://www.w3.org/2000/01/rdf-schema#label Musahar
gptkbp:language gptkb:Hindi
gptkb:Bhojpuri
gptkb:Maithili
gptkbp:literacyRate very low
gptkbp:marginalization highly marginalized group
gptkbp:notablePerson Manjhi (folk hero)
Ram Vilas Paswan (sometimes claimed)
gptkbp:notableTown Musahar Tola (common village name)
Musahari (Bihar)
gptkbp:numberOfIssues malnutrition
lack of education
extreme poverty
gptkbp:population about 2.5 million (as of 2011 census)
gptkbp:region gptkb:Bangladesh
gptkb:India
gptkb:Nepal
gptkbp:relatedGroup gptkb:Dalit
gptkb:Chamar
gptkb:Dusadh
Balmiki
gptkbp:religion gptkb:Buddhism
gptkb:Hinduism
gptkbp:scheduledCaste Yes (in India)
gptkbp:socialClass gptkb:Dalit
gptkbp:state gptkb:Bihar
gptkb:Jharkhand
gptkb:Madhya_Pradesh
gptkb:Uttar_Pradesh
gptkbp:traditionalOccupation agricultural labor
rat catching
gptkbp:UNESCOConcern subject of social inclusion programs
gptkbp:bfsParent gptkb:네팔
gptkbp:bfsLayer 6