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APPENDIX 9 —contd.
Caste Strength Where chiefly found Bhandari. Idiga, Iruvan, .. 1,253,403 Bihar and Orissa, Cochin, Siyal Mysore, Madras, Travancore, Rajputana, Baroda.
Bhangi .. .. 797,599 Ajmer-Merwara, Bombay, U.P., Baroda, Gwalior, Rajputana, W. I. States. Bharwad, Dhangar, 1,816,283 Most Provinces. Gadariya Kuruba.
Bhat, Barhmabhatt, 397,274 Most Provinces. Charan Jasondhi. Bhatra, Pardhana, Parja .. 353,183 Madras, C.P. and Berar. Bhil, Barela Bhilala. 1,454,144 Most Provinces. Dhanka, Mankar, M a v c h i , P a t h i a , Rathia, Tadvi. Bhisti, Bhoi, Dhimar, 3,575,941 Most Provinces. J h i n w a r , K a h a r , Machhi, Tiyar.
Bohra .. .. 212,752 Bombay, Baroda, C.I.,Gwalior, C.P., Rajputana, W.I. States Travancore. Brahman .. .. 15,207,277 Most Provinces.
Brahui .. .. 224,415 Baluchistan, Bombay. Chamar, Khalpa, Samagara .. 12,195,516 Most Provinces. Chasa, Raju .. 835,236 Bengal, Bihar and Orissa. Chasi, Kajbartta (Mahisya) .. 2,381,266 Bengal. Chuhra .. .. 721,981 N.W.F. Prov. Punjab, Delhi. Dhanuk, Kandra .. 758,671 Bihar and Orissa, Bengal, C.P., C.I., Ajmer-Merwara, Rajputana, Delhi, Gwalior. Dhobi, Parit, Vanran, 3,161,428 Most Provinces. Velutte-dan.
Dom, Dombar, Bansphor 907,776 Most Provinces. Dharkar, Dholi. Dhor, Chakkliyan .. 671,926 Bombay, C.P., Madras, Cochin, Travancore, W.I. States.
Dusadh .. .. 1,400,878 Bengal, Bihar and Orissa, U.P.