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Scheduled Castes of Chhattisgarh

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thumb|280px|A man belonging to Chandala or Namasudra caste in East Bengal in 1860. Chandala () is a Sanskrit word for someone who deals with the disposal of corpses, and is also the name of a Hindu lower caste, traditionally considered to be untouchable.

Chamar (, or Jatav, ) is a community classified as a Scheduled Caste under modern India's system of affirmative action that originated from the group of trade persons who were involved in leather tanning and shoemaking. They are found throughout the Indian subcontinent, mainly in the northern states of India and in Bangladesh, Pakistan and Nepal.

ethnic group in India

Mahar is an Indian caste found largely in the state of Maharashtra and neighbouring areas. As of 2017 the Mahar caste is designated as a Scheduled Caste in 16 Indian states. Most of the Mahar community followed B. R. Ambedkar in converting to Buddhism in the middle of the 20th century. This was in response to the injustices of the caste system practiced within Brahmanism.

Musahar or Mushahar () are a Dalit community found in the eastern Gangetic plain and the Terai. They are also known as Rishidev, Sada, Manjhi, Banbasi. The other names of the Musahar are Bhuiyan and Rajawar.

Ancient Ruler of Awdh and Social community of India

Satnampanth, also called Satnami Samaj, Satnami movement, or Sadhanpanth, are terms used to refer to various Indian religious and sectarian movements. The Satnami movement was connected to Dalits. The first Satnami movement was established by Bir Bhan in 1657 in eastern Punjab. Another was associated with Jagjivan Das near Lucknow. Another prominent, later Satnami movement was established by Ghasi Das in 1820 in Chhattisgarh, which is known as Sadh.

people of northwest India and Pakistan

The Ahirwar, or Aharwar are Dalit members of a north Indian caste categorised among the Scheduled Castes of Chamar. Predominantly they are members of the Scheduled Castes with a higher population in Uttar Pradesh, Madhya Pradesh.