Backward castes include Madari, Nalband, Surjapuri, Ansari and Malik Muslims. According to census data,
Momin Ansari has the highest population among these. Ansari Muslims are 3.545 percent in Bihar. The second
largest population is of Surjapuri Muslims (1.87 percent). At the third place are Dhuniya Muslims whose
population is 1.42 percent. The remaining 7 percent of Muslims include about 25 castes.
Most backward caste Muslims
The population of backward caste Muslims in the state is 0.0386 percent, butcher 0.1024 percent, Dafli 0.056
percent, Dhuniya 1.4291 percent, Nat 0.0471 percent, Pamaria 0.0496 percent, Bhatiyara 0.0209 percent, Bhat
0.0681 percent and scavenger 0.0535 percent. Apart from this, the population of Miriyasin is 0.0118 percent,
Madari 0.0089 percent, Mirshikar 0.051 percent, Fakir 0.5073 percent, while the population of Chudihar is 0.159
percent, Rain 1.3988 percent, Thakurai 0.1128 percent, Shershahabadi 0.9965 percent, Bakho 0.0282 percent and
Darji 0.25. The population of Sikaligar Muslims in bihar is 0.0145 percent, Rangrez 0.0332 percent, Mukeri
0.0432 percent, Gaderi 0.0072 percent, Kulhaiya 0.9591, Jat 0.0344, Dhobi 0.3135 percent, Sekhda 0.1904
percent, Gaddi 0.0441, Lalbegi population 0.0021. And the population of Halalkhor is 0.0058 percent.
Hindus vs Muslims upper castes
In the caste survey conducted in bihar, four castes of Hindus have been included in the upper caste. Rajput (3.45
percent), Brahmin (3.66 percent), Bhumihar (2.86 percent) and Kayastha (0.68 percent). Similarly, three castes
among Muslims have been included in the upper caste. Shaikh (3.82 percent), Sayyid (0.22 percent) and Pathan
(0.75 percent). In this way, the total population of upper caste Hindus is 10.60%, which is about 14.75% of the
total number of Hindus 10,71,929,58, while the total population of Muslim upper caste is 4.8%, which is about
27% of the total population of Muslims.
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