Kalita (caste)
Kalita is an ethnic group or a caste of Assamese Hindus belonging to the state of Assam in North East India. Kalita is a forward caste and belongs to General or Unreserved category. Kalita represents a category in the tribe-caste continuum of Assamese society that is placed between the Keot on one side and Ganak and Brahmin on the other. According to historians like S.L.Barua, Kalitas started migrating from North and East India to Assam during the 11th century rule of Dharmapal.
| Regions with significant populations | |
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| Assam | |
| Languages | |
| Assamese | |
| Related ethnic groups | |
| Indo-Aryan professional caste, Koch, Boro, Tiwa , Karbi |
| Part of a series on the |
| Culture of Assam |
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