Kol people

The Kol people is a generic name for the Munda, Ho, and some people from Oraon Adivasi, Bihar, Uttar Pradesh, Chhattisgarh, Madhya Pradesh, Assam, Tripura, Bangladesh, and Nepal.

The Kol in Uttar Pradesh are found mainly in the districts of Mirzapur, Varanasi, Banda and Allahabad. They numbered 135,617 according to the 1981 Census of India. They are said to have migrated from central India some five centuries ago. The Kol are further divided into a number of exogamous clans, such as the Rojaboria, Rautia, Thakuria, Monasi, Bhil, Chero and Barawire. They speak the Baghelkhandi dialect. Most Kol are landless, and the forest is their main source of income. They collect firewood and leaves from the forest and sell these at the local markets.

The Kol Scheduled Caste population in Uttar Pradesh at the 2011 Census of India was 422,042.

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