National Commission for Backward Classes

West Bengal

Sl.No	Caste / Community
1	“Jolah (Ansari-Momin)”,“Kansari”,“Shankhakar”
2	“Malakar”
3	“Tanti, Tantubaya”
4	“Dhanuk”
5	Karani,Raju,Keori/Koiri,Sarak,Kosta/Koshta
6	“Nagar”
7	“Chitrakar”
8	Goala-Gope
9	Bhujel
10	‘Fakir, Sain’
11	“Jogi”,“Nadap/Dhunia”,“Nembang”,“Churiwalan”
12	“Turha”
13	“Mangar (Thapa, Rana)
14	Kahar, Betkar
15	“Thami”
16	Sampang, Bung Chheng, Sukli (excluding Solanki Rajputs who claim themselves to be Sukli) Dhimal, Bhar, Lakhera/Laahera
17	“Rangwa”
18	“Newar”
19	“Kasai-Quraishi”
20	“Kalwar”, “Jaiswal” as synonym of “Kalwar”
21	“Hawari, Dhobi” (other than those included in the list of SCs), “Salmani and Sain”
22	“Roniwar”, “Gandhabanik”, “Kamlapuri Vaishya”
23	“Gorkha”
24	“Tamboli/Tamali”
25	“Tili”
26	“Saha”
27	“Tamang”
28	“Khami”, “Khera”
29	“Khen” (Non-Baniya category)
30	“Chamling”
31	“Scheduled Caste converts to Christianity and their progeny”
32	“Sunuwar”, “Agrahari”
33	“Rayeen (Kunjra)”
34	“Hele/Halia/Chasi Kaibartta”,“Das Kaibartta”, “Mahishya”
35	“Khandait”
36	Nashya-Sekh
37	Shershabadia (Badia/Bhatia)
38	Rai (including Chamling), Bharbhuja, Dewan, Patidar, Banshi Barman, Pahadia Muslim

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