Rajbanshi people

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The Rajbanshi people are an Indo-Aryan ethnic group primarily inhabiting the northern parts of West Bengal, Assam, and neighboring regions of eastern South Asia, known for their distinct language, agrarian lifestyle, and rich folk traditions.

All labels observed (5)

Label Occurrences
Rajbanshi 7
Rajbanshi people canonical 6
Rajbongshi people 2

How this entity was disambiguated

Statements (49)

Predicate Object
instanceOf Indo-Aryan people ⓘ
ethnic group ⓘ
country Bangladesh ⓘ
India ⓘ
Nepal ⓘ
culturalTrait folk dances ⓘ
folk songs ⓘ
oral storytelling ⓘ
rich folk traditions ⓘ
traditional festivals ⓘ
ethnicity Indo-Aryan ⓘ
heritage Kamtapuri cultural heritage ⓘ
languageFamily Indo-Aryan languages ⓘ
linguisticSubgroup Eastern Indo-Aryan ⓘ
movement Kamtapur movement ⓘ
notableDivision North Bengal ⓘ
notableState Assam ⓘ
Bihar ⓘ
West Bengal ⓘ
primaryLanguage Kamtapuri language ⓘ
Rajbanshi language ⓘ
Rangpuri language ⓘ
recognizedAs Other Backward Class in India ⓘ
region Assam ⓘ
Bangladesh ⓘ
Bihar ⓘ
Darjeeling district ⓘ
linked to: Darjeeling

Dooars region ⓘ
Goalpara region ⓘ
linked to: Goalpara district

Jhapa District ⓘ
Kishanganj district ⓘ
Koch Bihar district ⓘ
Morang District ⓘ
Nepal ⓘ
eastern Terai of Nepal ⓘ
northern West Bengal ⓘ
relatedGroup Kamtapuri people ⓘ
Koch people ⓘ
Rangpuri people ⓘ
religion Hinduism ⓘ
Islam ⓘ
scriptUsed Bengali–Assamese script ⓘ
linked to: Bengali script
selfIdentification Kamtapuri ⓘ
Rajbanshi ⓘ
linked to: Rajbanshi people

Rangia ⓘ
socialStructure caste-like community in parts of India ⓘ
traditionalOccupation agriculture ⓘ
animal husbandry ⓘ
fishing ⓘ

How these facts were elicited

Referenced by (17)

Full triples — surface form annotated when it differs from this entity's canonical label.

Dooars → ethnicGroups → Rajbanshi people ⓘ
North Bengal → hasEthnicDiversity → Rajbanshis ⓘ
linked to: Rajbanshi people
Jhapa District → ethnicGroup → Rajbanshi ⓘ
subject linked to: Jhapa District, Nepal
linked to: Rajbanshi people
Rajbanshi language → spokenBy → Rajbanshi people ⓘ
Rajbanshi language → spokenBy → Rajbanshi ethnic community ⓘ
linked to: Rajbanshi people
Rajbanshi language → ethnicLanguageOf → Rajbanshi people ⓘ
Alipurduar district → hasEthnicCommunity → Rajbanshi ⓘ
linked to: Rajbanshi people
Rajbanshi people → selfIdentification → Rajbanshi ⓘ
linked to: Rajbanshi people
Dooars region → ethnicGroups → Rajbanshi people ⓘ
Damak → localLanguage → Rajbanshi ⓘ
linked to: Rajbanshi people
Damak → hasEthnicGroup → Rajbanshi ⓘ
linked to: Rajbanshi people
Morang District → hasLanguage → Rajbanshi ⓘ
linked to: Rajbanshi people
Koch people → relatedEthnicGroup → Rajbanshi people ⓘ
Maharaja of Cooch Behar → hasEthnicAssociation → Rajbongshi people ⓘ
linked to: Rajbanshi people
Bongaigaon district → ethnicGroup → Rajbongshi people ⓘ
subject linked to: Bongaigaon district of Assam
linked to: Rajbanshi people
Uttar Dinajpur district → hasSpokenLanguage → Rajbanshi ⓘ
linked to: Rajbanshi people
Rangpuri language → ethnicGroup → Rajbanshi people ⓘ