Shunri
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| Shunri | |
|---|---|
 Shunri wine maker, from a 1799 collection of etchings | |
| Kuladevi (female) | Lakshmi |
| Religions | Hinduism |
| Languages | Bengali |
| Populated states | West Bengal, Assam, Tripura, Bangladesh |
| Population | 317,543 (West Bengal, 2001 census) |
| Related groups | Sundhi |
Shunri (Bengali: শুঁড়ি) is a Bengali Hindu caste whose traditional occupation is the distillation and selling of country wine.[1]
In the census of 2001, the Shunris numbered 317,543 in West Bengal, consisting of 1.7% of the total Scheduled Caste population of the state.[2]
