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QUICK FACTS:
People groups: 6
Population: 6,941,500
Unreached people groups: 6
UPG population: 6,941,500
Unengaged UPGs: 1
UUPG population: 812,000
Number of countries: 2
Affinity Bloc: South Asian Peoples
Overview: An occupational community, the Badhai (Barhai) derive their name from a Sanskrit word meaning cutting and continue to primarily engage in the occupation of carpentry. They are mainly distributed in Madhya Pradesh, Himachal Pradesh, Uttar Pradesh, Bihar and Chandigarh.
-- K. S. Singh, People of India, Volume IV. India's Communities A-G. Delhi: Oxford University Press (1998), pp. 158-161
Peoples within this cluster: Badhai, Bhojpuri; Badhai, Chhattisgarhi; Badhai, Hindu; Badhai, Marathi; Badhai, Odia
Countries where they are found: India; Nepal
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