Kurmi community
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The Kurmi community is an agricultural caste group in India, traditionally associated with farming and politically influential in several northern states, especially Uttar Pradesh.
Statements (50)
| Predicate | Object |
|---|---|
| instanceOf |
agrarian community
ⓘ
caste community ⓘ |
| abbreviation | OBC ⓘ |
| associatedWith |
backward caste politics
ⓘ
peasant politics ⓘ |
| casteCategoryInBihar | OBC ⓘ |
| casteCategoryInChhattisgarh | OBC ⓘ |
| casteCategoryInGujarat | OBC NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| casteCategoryInJharkhand | OBC NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| casteCategoryInMadhyaPradesh | OBC ⓘ |
| casteCategoryInMaharashtra | OBC ⓘ |
| casteCategoryInUttarPradesh | OBC ⓘ |
| country | India ⓘ |
| economicActivity |
cultivation of cash crops
ⓘ
cultivation of cereals ⓘ cultivation of vegetables ⓘ |
| hasSubgroups | regional Kurmi subcastes ⓘ |
| language |
Awadhi
ⓘ
Bhojpuri ⓘ Chhattisgarhi NERFINISHED ⓘ Gujarati NERFINISHED ⓘ Hindi ⓘ Marathi NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| notablePoliticalPartiesCourtingVote |
Bahujan Samaj Party
NERFINISHED
ⓘ
Bharatiya Janata Party NERFINISHED ⓘ Janata Dal (United) NERFINISHED ⓘ Samajwadi Party NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| politicalInfluence |
Bihar
NERFINISHED
ⓘ
Uttar Pradesh NERFINISHED ⓘ other northern Indian states ⓘ |
| presentIn |
rural areas
ⓘ
urban areas ⓘ |
| region |
Assam
NERFINISHED
ⓘ
Bihar NERFINISHED ⓘ Chhattisgarh NERFINISHED ⓘ Gujarat NERFINISHED ⓘ Jharkhand NERFINISHED ⓘ Madhya Pradesh NERFINISHED ⓘ Maharashtra NERFINISHED ⓘ northern India ⓘ
surface form:
North India
Uttar Pradesh NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| relatedCommunity |
Koeri community
NERFINISHED
ⓘ
Patel community ⓘ Yadav community ⓘ |
| religion | Hinduism ⓘ |
| socialClassification | Shudra ⓘ |
| socialMovementParticipation | backward class movements in North India ⓘ |
| socialStratum | Other Backward Class NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| traditionalOccupation |
agriculture
ⓘ
farming ⓘ |
Referenced by (2)
Full triples — surface form annotated when it differs from this entity's canonical label.