Kharia people
The Kharia are an Austroasiatic tribal ethnic group from east-central India. They originally speak the Kharia language, which belong to Austroasiatic languages. They are sub-divided into three groups known as the Hill Kharia, Delki Kharia and the Dudh Kharia. Amongst them, the Dudh Kharia is the most educated community.
Kharia women in traditional dress | |
| Total population | |
|---|---|
| 482,754 (2011) | |
| Regions with significant populations | |
| India | |
| Odisha | 222,844 |
| Jharkhand | 196,135 |
| Chhattisgarh | 49,032 |
| Bihar | 11,569 |
| Madhya Pradesh | 2,429 |
| Tripura | 1,409 |
| Languages | |
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| Religion | |
| Christianity, Hinduism, Sarnaism | |
| Related ethnic groups | |
| Other Munda peoples | |
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