Bhogta
The Bhogta (also known as Ganjhu, Pradhan) is an agricultural community, primarily inhabiting in the state of Bihar, Jharkhand and West Bengal. They speak Sadri language as mother tongue except Bhogta of West Bengal, who are adopted Bengali as mother tongue and use Hindi language as link language.
Late 18th century photographs of Bhogta man | |
| (2011, census) | |
| Regions with significant populations | |
|---|---|
| India | |
| Jharkhand | 223,453 |
| West Bengal | 18,269 |
| Bihar | 15,103 |
| Assam | 12,058 (1951 est.) |
| Languages | |
| Sadri • Hindi • Regional languages | |
| Religion | |
| Hinduism • Tribal religion | |
| Related ethnic groups | |
| Kharwar | |
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