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Kharia
| Population |
292,000 in India (1997). Population total all countries:
293,575. |
| Region |
Primarily Jharkhand, Ranchi District, Simdega subdivision,
Thethaitangar Anchal and Kolebira Anchal in Khunti subdivision;
West Singhbhum, East Singhbhum; also Chhattisgarh, Raigarh,
Jashpur, Durg, Bilaspur, Raipur districts; Orissa, Sundargarh,
Sambalpur, Mayurbhanj districts; Assam; Tripura; West Bengal;
Andaman and Nicobar Islands. Dhelki Kharia are centered in Raigarh
district. Hill Kharia are centered in Singhbhum districts. Also
spoken in Nepal. |
| Alternate names |
Haria, Kharvi, Khatria, Kheria, Khadia, Khariya |
| Dialects |
Dhelki Kharia, Dudh Kharia, Mirdha-Kharia. |
| Classification |
Austro-Asiatic,
Munda, South Munda, Kharia-Juang |
| Language development |
Literacy rate in second language: 15% Hindi. Devanagari and
Roman scripts. Dictionary. Grammar. NT. |
| Comments |
A Scheduled Tribe in Bihar, Madhya Pradesh, Orissa, West Bengal.
A Scheduled Caste in Tripura. Christian, Hindu. |
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