[The Tribes and Castes of the Central Provinces of India--Volume I (of IV) by R.V. Russell]@TWC D-Link bookThe Tribes and Castes of the Central Provinces of India--Volume I (of IV) PART I 137/364
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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