Affinity Bloc:
South Asian Peoples
Overview:
The Kumhar are a widely distributed community of northern India. The term 'kumhar' is derived from the Sanskrit word kumbhkara, meaning a maker of pots. They are known by different names in different states, such as Kusuvan in Kerala and Tamil Nadu, Kulal in the coastal districts of Karnataka and Kerala, Kumbar in the entire region of Karnataka, Kummara in Andhra Pradesh and Kumar in Assam.
-- K. S. Singh, People of India, Volume V. India's Communities H-M. Delhi: Oxford University Press (1998), pp. 1880-1893
Peoples within this cluster:
Kumhar; Kumhar, Assamese; Kumhar, Bagheli; Kumhar, Bengali; Kumhar, Bhojpuri; Kumhar, Chhattisgarhi; Kumhar, Gujarati; Kumhar, Maithili; Kumhar, Marathi; Kumhar, Mewari; Kumhar, Oriya; Kumhar, Pahari; Kumhar, Panjabi; Kumhar, Tripuri; Kumhar, Urdu
Countries where they are found:
India; Nepal
People groups:
16
Population:
18,889,500
Unreached people groups:
16
UPG population:
18,889,500
Unengaged UPGs:
2
UUPG population:
139,000
Number of countries:
2