Mal numbered 273,641 in the 2001 census and were 1.5 per cent of the total Scheduled Caste population of West Bengal. 39.6 per cent of the Mal were literate - 51.9 per cent males and 26.8 per cent females were literate.[8]
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Raja Mals were rulers of Bengal-Jharkhand junction area. Chatradhari Mals were supposed to be ministers of Raja Mals.[citation needed] Sapure Mals are mainly snake charmers. Paharia Mals generally live in hilly areas, and have their own distinct language. Raja Mals do not practice widow marriage like other orthodox Hindus.[3]
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Dasgupta, Gautam Kumar; Biswas, Samira; Mallik, Rabiranjan (2009), Heritage Tourism: An Anthropological Journey to Bishnupur, A Mittal Publication, p. 19, ISBN978-8183242943
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caste, hindu, caste, found, state, west, bengal, jharkhand, malreligionshinduismlanguagesbengali, assamese, maithili, hindipopulated, stateswest, bengal, jharkhand, bangladeshpopulation205, west, bengal, 1981, census, west, bengal, 2001, census, west, bengal, . The Mal is a Hindu caste found in the state of West Bengal and Jharkhand MalReligionsHinduismLanguagesBengali Assamese Maithili HindiPopulated statesWest Bengal Jharkhand BangladeshPopulation205 000 West Bengal 1981 census 273 641 West Bengal 2001 census 1 306 234 West Bengal 2011 census 2 Mal and Malla are derived from the Sanskrit word malla meaning wrestler 3 4 Paharia Mal or Mal Paharia is considered as Scheduled Tribe while the other Mal groups are considered as Scheduled Castes by the Government of West Bengal 5 6 7 Contents 1 Demographics 2 Divisions 3 See also 4 ReferencesDemographics editMal numbered 273 641 in the 2001 census and were 1 5 per cent of the total Scheduled Caste population of West Bengal 39 6 per cent of the Mal were literate 51 9 per cent males and 26 8 per cent females were literate 8 Divisions editRaja Mals were rulers of Bengal Jharkhand junction area Chatradhari Mals were supposed to be ministers of Raja Mals citation needed Sapure Mals are mainly snake charmers Paharia Mals generally live in hilly areas and have their own distinct language Raja Mals do not practice widow marriage like other orthodox Hindus 3 See also editMal MuslimReferences edit West Bengal Census of India 2001 Data Highlights The Scheduled Castes PDF Office of the Registrar General India Retrieved 2009 06 28 SC 2011census censusindia gov in a b Singh Kumar Suresh 29 Aug 2008 The scheduled castes 2 illustrated ed Anthropological Survey of India 1993 ISBN 9780195632545 Dasgupta Biswas amp Mallik 2009 p 19 Scheduled Caste List Of West Bengal State anagrasarkalyan gov in Archived from the original on 2015 03 08 Scheduled Caste Welfare List of Scheduled Castes socialjustice nic in Ministry of Social Justice and Empowerment Archived from the original on 2012 09 13 Scheduled Tribe List Of West Bengal State anagrasarkalyan gov in Archived from the original on 2009 08 29 West Bengal Census of India 2001 Data Highlights The Scheduled Castes PDF Office of the Registrar General India Retrieved 2009 06 28 Dasgupta Gautam Kumar Biswas Samira Mallik Rabiranjan 2009 Heritage Tourism An Anthropological Journey to Bishnupur A Mittal Publication p 19 ISBN 978 8183242943 Retrieved from https en wikipedia org w index php title Mal caste amp oldid 1176273526, wikipedia, wiki, book, books, library,
