Chainpur block, Gumla
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Chainpur block is a CD block that forms an administrative division in the Chainpur subdivision of Gumla district, in the Indian state of Jharkhand.
Statue of Albert Ekka at Chainpur
Kharia people
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The Kharia are an Austroasiatic tribal ethnic group from east-central India. They speak the Kharia language, which belongs to Munda branch of Austroasiatic languages. They are sub-divided into three g
Chainpur block, Gumla
…the scheduled tribes the more populous tribes were (percentage of ST population in 2011 in brackets): Oraon, Dhangars (62.63%), Munda, Patars (11.70%), Kharia, Dhelki Kharia, Dudh Kharia, Hill Kharia (9.07%), Lohras (5.77%) and Chik Baraik (2.57%). Kurukh (53.1…
Kharia women in traditional dress
A photograph of Kharia people in Ranchi, 1903
Kharia tribal woman
Roadside gods of the Hill Kharia Tribe