Bihari people
| Total population | |
|---|---|
| c. ~105 million | |
| Regions with significant populations | |
 India
|
103,804,637 |
 Pakistan
|
A significant percentage of the 20 million Muhajirs |
 Bangladesh
|
250,000 |
| Languages | |
| Bhojpuri, Awadhi (Caribbean Hindustani and Fiji Hindi are forms of Bhojpuri and Awadhi), Magahi, Maithili, Angika, and Bajjika dialects of Hindustani, Nepali, English | |
| Religion | |
|
Predominantly: Hinduism Minorities: |
|
| Related ethnic groups | |
| Indo-Aryan peoples | |
The Biharis (
listen ) is a demonym given to an Indo-Aryan ethno-linguistic group who live in the Indian state of Bihar and Jharkhand. Bihar is home to many different ethnic groups and castes. Biharis speak languages such as Magahi, Bajjika, Maithili, Awadhi, Angika, Bhojpuri, Caribbean Hindustani, Fiji Hindi, and other local dialects, as well as Hindustani (Hindi-Urdu) and Nepali. Besides, the state of Bihar, Biharis can be found throughout Purvanchal, North India, West Bengal, Assam, Maharashtra, and in the neighbouring countries of Nepal, Pakistan and Bangladesh. A large number of Biharis travelled to various parts of the world in the 19th century to serve as indentured labour on sugarcane and rubber plantations in Guyana, Suriname, Jamaica, Trinidad and Tobago, the Caribbean, Fiji, Mauritius and Natal, South Africa. During the partition of India in 1947, many Muslim Biharis migrated to East Bengal (later East Pakistan and subsequently Bangladesh). Bihari people are also well represented in Pakistan's (formerly West Pakistan) Muhajir people as a result of the partition of India, as well as the recent relocation of some Bihari refugees from Bangladesh to Pakistan.
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