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The Tribes and Castes of the Central Provinces of India--Volume I (of IV)

PART I
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A subcaste of Barhai, Bishnoi and Kumhar.
_Jatadhari_ .-- (With matted hair.) A sect of celibate Manbhaos.
_Jati_ .-- Name of Jain mendicant ascetics.
_Jaunpuri_ .-- (From Jaunpur.) A subcaste of Halwai and Lohar.
_Jemadar_ .-- Honorific title of Khangar and Mehtar.
_Jemadarin_ .-- Title of the female leaders of the Yerukala communities of thieves.
_Jera_ .-- (A forked stick for collecting thorny wood.) A section of Dangi.
_Jhadi, Jhade, Jharia, Jharkua_.

(Jungly.)--A name often applied to the oldest residents of a caste in any locality of the Central Provinces.

In Berar it is used to designate the Wainganga Valley and adjacent hill ranges.

A subcaste of Ahir, Barai, Barhai, Chamar, Dhangar, Dhanwar, Dhobi, Gadaria, Gurao, Kapewar, Kasar, Katia, Kewat, Khatik, Khond, Kirar, Kumhar, Kunbi, Kurmi, Mahar, Mali, Nai, Sunar, Teli and Turi.
_Jhadukar_ .-- (From _jhadu_, a broom.) A synonym of Mehtar.
_Jhal_ or _Jhala_ .-- One of the thirty-six royal races of Rajputs.

A subcaste of Raj-Gond.
_Jhankar_ .-- Name of a village priest in the Uriya country.


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