Scheduled Castes of Himachal Pradesh

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.

caste of India

community from Northern India