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Bind (caste)

The Bind are a caste found in the Indian states of Uttar Pradesh, Bihar, Madhya Pradesh, Assam, West Bengal, Chhattisgarh and Tripura. Binds are included in the Other Backward Class list in many states. Bind is one of the Jaliya communities. In Uttar Pradesh, they are known by the Jaliya sub-caste. In Bihar Bin/Bind comes under OBC. As per the caste-based census data release by Bihar government, there are 12,85,358 Binds (0.9833% of population of Bihar)

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The Bind are a caste found in the Indian states of Uttar Pradesh, Bihar, Madhya Pradesh, Assam, West Bengal, Chhattisgarh and Tripura. Binds are included in the Other Backward Class list in many states. Bind is one of the Jaliya communities. In Uttar Pradesh, they are known by the Jaliya sub-caste. In Bihar Bin/Bind comes under OBC. As per the caste-based census data release by Bihar government, there are 12,85,358 Binds (0.9833% of population of Bihar)

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