Kharia people
E671577
The Kharia people are an indigenous Adivasi community of eastern and central India, traditionally speaking a Munda language and known for their distinct tribal culture and close ties to forest-based livelihoods.
All labels observed (1)
| Label | Occurrences |
|---|---|
| Kharia people canonical | 4 |
Statements (48)
| Predicate | Object |
|---|---|
| instanceOf |
Adivasi community
ⓘ
ethnic group ⓘ |
| autonym | Kharia NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| category |
Indigenous peoples of South Asia
ⓘ
Scheduled Tribes of India NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| continent | Asia ⓘ |
| country | India ⓘ |
| countryOfCitizenship | India ⓘ |
| culturalTrait |
distinct tribal customs
ⓘ
indigenous rituals ⓘ oral traditions ⓘ traditional dance and music ⓘ |
| ethnicity | Kharia NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| language | Kharia language NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| languageFamily |
Austroasiatic languages
NERFINISHED
ⓘ
Munda languages NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| primaryHabitat | forest regions ⓘ |
| recognizedAsScheduledTribeIn |
Assam
NERFINISHED
ⓘ
Bihar NERFINISHED ⓘ Chhattisgarh NERFINISHED ⓘ Jharkhand NERFINISHED ⓘ Odisha NERFINISHED ⓘ West Bengal NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| region |
central India
ⓘ
eastern India ⓘ |
| relatedEthnicGroup |
Ho people
NERFINISHED
ⓘ
Munda people NERFINISHED ⓘ Santhal people NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| religion |
Christianity
ⓘ
Hinduism ⓘ Sarnaism NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| scheduledTribeStatus | Yes ⓘ |
| socialStructure | clan-based organization ⓘ |
| state |
Assam
ⓘ
Bihar ⓘ Chhattisgarh NERFINISHED ⓘ Jharkhand NERFINISHED ⓘ Odisha NERFINISHED ⓘ West Bengal ⓘ |
| traditionalEconomy | forest-based economy ⓘ |
| traditionalLivelihood |
forest produce collection
ⓘ
hunting and gathering ⓘ shifting cultivation ⓘ subsistence agriculture ⓘ |
| traditionalReligion | animism ⓘ |
| usesScript |
Devanagari
ⓘ
Latin script NERFINISHED ⓘ Odia script NERFINISHED ⓘ |
Referenced by (4)
Full triples — surface form annotated when it differs from this entity's canonical label.