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Dangi people

Hindu caste native to northern India From Wikipedia, the free encyclopedia

The Dangi are an agricultural Hindu caste native to northern India. Their traditional occupation is farming. They speak several languages, but Hindi is the most commonly understood language among them.[2][3][4][5][6][7][8][page needed][9][page needed] [10]

Quick facts Regions with significant populations, Rajasthan Madhya pradesh Bihar Nepal ...
Dangi
Regions with significant populations
India
Rajasthan Madhya pradesh Bihar Nepal336,629 (0.2575% of Bihar's population)[1]
Religion
Hinduism
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The Ministry of Social Justice and Empowerment informed Indian parliament in early 2024 that it had not received any representation from the Government of Rajasthan for the inclusion of Patidar, Patel and Dangi communities in India's central Other Backward Class list. This was in response to an MP's question regaring any such recommendation made by Rajasthan.[11]

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