Kinwar

Kinwar is a clan whose members belong either to the Rajput or Bhumihar caste.[1] Both the Rajput and Bhumihar members principally reside in the states of Bihar and Eastern Uttar Pradesh.[2] A particularly large population of Kinwar Bhumihars can be found in Ghazipur district.[3][4]

References
  1. "Caste: The Colonial Theories". Omsons Publications. p. 3. Retrieved 30 December 2018.
  2. Saiyad Hasan Ansari. "Evolution and Spatial Organization of Clan Settlements: A Case Study of Middle Ganga Valley". Concept Publishing Company. p. 115. Retrieved 30 December 2018.
  3. "Kin, Clan, Raja, and Rule: Statehinterland Relations in Preindustrial India". University of California Press, 1971. pp. 18–21. Retrieved 30 December 2018.
  4. Kalluri Lakshmi Narasimha Murthy. "Geographical Research". p. 86. Retrieved 30 December 2018.
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