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An OBC community in West Bengal
Barujibi, Barui
Kuladevi (female)Lakshmi, Chandi (worshipped as Sungai Devi)
ReligionsHinduism
LanguagesBengali
Populated statesWest Bengal, Assam, Bangladesh, Tripura

Barujibi (Bengali: বারুজীবী) or Barui (Bengali: বারুই) is a Bengali Hindu agrarian caste found in India and Bangladesh. Their traditional occupation is cultivation of Betel. Barujibi is one of the fourteen castes belonging to 'Nabasakh' group of Bengal. They are listed as Other Backward Class (Category-B) in West Bengal as "Barujibi, Barui".

References

  1. Sanyal, Hitesranjan (1981). Social Mobility in Bengal. Papyrus. p. 115.
  2. "List of Other Backward Classes (O.B.C.) Recognized by Govt. of West Bengal" (PDF). Archived from the original (PDF) on 2014-11-13.
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