CENTRAL LIST OF OTHER BACKWARD CLASSES
Sl.No.	Name of the Castes/Sub-castes/Synonyms/	Entry No. in the
	Communities	Central List

WEST BENGAL
1	Baishya Kapali	1
2	Barujibi	2
3	Betkar (Bentkar)	36
4	Bhar	42
5	Bhujel	34
6	Bungchheng	33
7	Chamling	51
8	Chitrakar	21
9	Churihar	38
10	Dhanuk	26
11	Dhimal	41
12	Dhunia	40
13	Fakir, Sain	29
14	Goala, Gope (Pallav Gope, Ballav Gope, Yadav Gope, Gope, Ahir and Yadav)	3
15	Hawari, Dhobi (other than those included in the List of SCs)	47
16	Hela/Halia/Chasi-Kabartta, Das Kaibartta	54
17	Jogi	28
18	Jolah (Ansari Momin)	23
19	Kahar	35
20	Kalwar	46
21	Kansari	24
22	Kapali	4
23	Karani	16
24	Karmakar	5
25	Kasai-Quraishi	45
26	Keori/Koiri	18
27	Khen (Non-Bania category)	50
28	Kosta/Kostha	20
29	Kumbhakar	6
30	Kurmi	7
31	Malakar	22
32	Lakhera/Laahera	43
33	Moira (Halwai), Modak (Halwai)	8
34	Nagar (This does not include immigrant Maithili Brahmins and immigrant Nagars from other States who are Brahmins and Baniyas)	15
35	Napit	9
36	Nashya-Sekh	55
37	Nembang	30
38	Raju	17
39	Rangwa	44
40	Rayeen (Kunjra)	53
41	Sampang	31
42	Sarak	19
43	Satchasi	10
44	Scheduled Castes converts to Christianity and their progeny	52
45	Shankhakar	27
46	Shershabadia	56
47	Sutradhar	11
48	Sukli (excluding Solanki Rajputs who claim themselves to be Sukli)	37
49	Swarnakar	12
50	Tamboli/Tamali	48
51	Tamang	49
52	Tanti, Tantubaya	25
53	Teli	13
54	Thami	39
55	Turha	32
56	Yogi, Nath	14

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