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The Tribes and Castes of the Central Provinces of India--Volume I (of IV)

PART I
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A synonym of Bhuiya.

A subdivision of Gond.

A section of Kurmi.
_Bhura_ .-- (Grey.) One of the sections of Oswal Bania.

A proper name.
_Bhusar_ .-- (Lord of the earth.) A title of Brahman.
_Bhusarjin_ .-- (From _bhusa_, the chaff of wheat.) Subcaste of Banjara.
_Bhuskate_ .-- (From _bhusa_, fodder, one who supplies fodder.) A family name.
_Bhuta_ .-- A subtribe of Gond in Betul, the same as Koilabhuta.

They are said to be of immoral character.
_Biar_ .-- Synonym of Bayar.
_Bichhuwa_, _Bichhi_ .-- (From _bichhu_, scorpion.) A section of Dhobi and Kawar.
_Bidur_ .-- Synonym of the Vidur caste.
_Biloria_ .-- (From _bilori_, marble stone.) A section of Chhipa.
_Bilwar_ .-- Synonym of Belwar, a carrier and cattle-dealer.
_Bind_ .-- A large non-Aryan caste of Bihar and the United Provinces, of which 380 persons were returned in 1911.


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