Rajbanshi people
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The Rajbanshi people are an Indo-Aryan ethnic group primarily inhabiting the northern parts of West Bengal, Assam, and neighboring regions of eastern South Asia, known for their distinct language, agrarian lifestyle, and rich folk traditions.
All labels observed (3)
| Label | Occurrences |
|---|---|
| Rajbanshi | 1 |
| Rajbanshi people canonical | 1 |
| Rajbanshis | 1 |
Statements (49)
| Predicate | Object |
|---|---|
| instanceOf |
Indo-Aryan people
ⓘ
ethnic group ⓘ |
| country |
People's Republic of Bangladesh (from East Pakistan)
ⓘ
surface form:
Bangladesh
India ⓘ Nepal ⓘ |
| culturalTrait |
folk dances
ⓘ
folk songs ⓘ oral storytelling ⓘ rich folk traditions ⓘ traditional festivals ⓘ |
| ethnicity | Indo-Aryan ⓘ |
| heritage | Kamtapuri cultural heritage ⓘ |
| languageFamily | Indo-Aryan languages ⓘ |
| linguisticSubgroup | Eastern Indo-Aryan NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| movement | Kamtapur movement NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| notableDivision | North Bengal NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| notableState |
Assam
NERFINISHED
ⓘ
Bihar NERFINISHED ⓘ West Bengal NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| primaryLanguage |
Kamtapuri language
NERFINISHED
ⓘ
Rajbanshi language NERFINISHED ⓘ Rangpuri language NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| recognizedAs | Other Backward Class in India NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| region |
Assam
NERFINISHED
ⓘ
Bangladesh NERFINISHED ⓘ Bihar NERFINISHED ⓘ Darjeeling district NERFINISHED ⓘ Dooars region NERFINISHED ⓘ Goalpara region NERFINISHED ⓘ Jhapa District NERFINISHED ⓘ Kishanganj district NERFINISHED ⓘ Koch Bihar district NERFINISHED ⓘ Morang District NERFINISHED ⓘ Nepal NERFINISHED ⓘ eastern Terai of Nepal ⓘ northern West Bengal ⓘ |
| relatedGroup |
Kamtapuri people
NERFINISHED
ⓘ
Koch people NERFINISHED ⓘ Rangpuri people NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| religion |
Hinduism
ⓘ
Islam ⓘ |
| scriptUsed | Bengali–Assamese script NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| selfIdentification |
Kamtapuri
NERFINISHED
ⓘ
Rajbanshi NERFINISHED ⓘ Rangia NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| socialStructure | caste-like community in parts of India ⓘ |
| traditionalOccupation |
agriculture
ⓘ
animal husbandry ⓘ fishing ⓘ |
Referenced by (3)
Full triples — surface form annotated when it differs from this entity's canonical label.
this entity surface form:
Rajbanshis
subject surface form:
Jhapa District
this entity surface form:
Rajbanshi