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Hari caste

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The Hari is a scavenger caste of indigenous origin found in the Indian state of West Bengal.[1]

Hari scavenger, from a 1799 collection of etchings

The Haris numbered 390,619 in the 2001 census and were 2.1 per cent of the scheduled caste population of West Bengal. 49.5 per cent of the Haris were literate – 61.6 per cent males and 36.8 per cent females were literate.[2]

References

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  1. ^ Srivastava, B. N. (1997). Manual Scavenging in India: A Disgrace to the Country. Concept Publishing Company. p. 33. ISBN 978-81-7022-639-0.
  2. ^ "West Bengal, Census of India 2001, Data Highlights – The Scheduled Castes" (PDF). Office of the Registrar General, India. Retrieved 2009-06-28.