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+#REDIRECT [[Lohar]]
-{{Short description|Tribe in India}}
-{{Use dmy dates|date=October 2022}}
-{{Infobox ethnic group|
-| group            = Lohra
-| image            =
-| image_caption    =
-| pop              =
-| popplace         = {{flag|India}}
-| region1          = [[Jharkhand]]
-| pop1             = 216,226 (2011 Census)<ref name="Prabhat Prakashan"/>
-| langs            = [[Nagpuri language|Nagpuri]], [[Khortha language|Khortha]], [[Kurmali language|Kurmali]]
-| rels             =
-| related          = [[Lohar]], [[Asur people|Asur]]
-}}
-'''Lohra''' is a community found in [[Jharkhand]]. They are traditionally associated with works of iron smelting.<ref name="Prabhat Prakashan">{{cite book|url=https://books.google.co.in/books?id=9S1pEAAAQBAJ&pg=SA3-PA18|title=Jharkhand General Knowledge 2022|publisher=Prabhat Prakashan|author=MANISH RANJAN|page=18|year=2022|isbn=978-9354883002}}</ref><ref name="Jharkhandculture">{{cite web|url=http://jharkhandculture.com/node/79|title=Lohara|publisher=Jharkhandculture|access-date=30 October 2022}}</ref>
-==History==
-Histrorians have no idea from which period the Lohra are residing in Chotanagpur plateau. There is also no oral or folklore about the origin of Lohra.<ref name="Jharkhandculture"/>
-The use of iron tool and pottery spread in the Chotanagpur region during  1400 to 800 BCE according to carbon dating of iron slag, sickle and wheel made pottery which was found in Barudih of [[Singhbhum district]].<ref>{{cite book|url=https://books.google.com/books?id=H3lUIIYxWkEC&pg=PA220|title=A History of Ancient and Early Medieval India: From the Stone Age to the 12th Century|first=Upinder|last=Singh|year=2008|publisher=Pearson Education India|page=225|isbn=9788131711200|access-date=30 October 2022|via=Google Books}}</ref> According to carbon dating, Iron celt was dated to 1200 BCE.<ref>{{Cite book|url=https://books.google.co.in/books?id=EJuM4FylchwC&pg=PA268|title=Science, Technology, Imperialism, and War|publisher=Pearson Education India|author=Jyoti Bhusan Das Gupta|page=268|year=2007|isbn=978-8131708514}}</ref>
-According to [[Herbert Hope Risley]], Lohra is the same as [[Asur people|Asura]] and [[Lohar]], which were iron smelters.<ref>{{Cite web|url=http://www.indpaedia.com/ind/index.php/Lohra|title=Lohra|publisher=indpaedia|access-date=30 October 2022}}</ref>
-==Distribution==
-They are mainly distributed in in state of Jharkhand in district of [[Ranchi district|Ranchi]], [[Simdega district|Simdega]], [[Gumla district|Gumla]], [[Lohardaga district|Lohardaga]], [[Singhbhum]], [[Hazaribagh district|Hazaribagh]], [[Palamu district|Palamu]], [[Dhanbad district|Dhanbad]], [[Bokaro district|Bokaro]], [[Giridih district]]. There population in Jharkhand is 2,16,226.<ref name="Prabhat Prakashan"/><ref>{{cite web|url=https://books.google.co.in/books?id=qzAoEAAAQBAJ&pg=RA7-PA29|title=JHARKHAND PUBLIC SERVICE COMMISSION PRELIMS EXAMS COMPREHENSIVE GUIDE PAPER|publisher=Manish Ranjan|year=2021|isbn=978-9390906321}}</ref>
-==Culture==
-Their traditional occupation is smelting iron and making agricultural and household equipment of iron. They speak Sadani or [[Nagpuri language|Nagpuri]].<ref name="Prabhat Prakashan"/><ref>{{Cite news|url=https://www.jagran.com/jharkhand/ranchi-munda-mundari-lohara-language-registered-in-npr-which-is-not-exist-government-is-confused-about-languages-spoken-in-india-21826198.html|title=Language: जो भाषा बोली ही नहीं जाती, वह भी है पंजीकृत; सरकार को इन भाषाओं को लेकर है भ्रम|publisher=jagran|date=13 July 2021|access-date=30 October 2022}}</ref> They have clans such as Sath, Son (Son river), Magahia, Tutli, Kachhua (turtle), Dhan (rice), Tirkey (a bird) etc. In marriage, the bride price is prevalent. Their festivals are [[Sarhul]], [[Karam festival|Karam]], [[Sohrai]], [[Holi|Fagua]].<ref name="Prabhat Prakashan"/>
-==Official Classification==
-In 1936, during the British period, the Lohar of Chotanagpur were listed as a Backward tribe. During the British Period, those who were dipressed class were included in the list of Scheduled Caste and those who were following tribal religion or not following [[Brahminism]] were included in Backward tribes for [[Reserved political positions in India|political representation]].<ref name="Government of India 1935">{{cite web|url=https://socialjustice.gov.in/writereaddata/UploadFile/GOI-SC-ORDER-1936.pdf|title=Government of India 1935 (Scheduled Caste) Order, 1936|date=30 April 1936|access-date=30 October 2022}}</ref> Lohra are included in [[Scheduled Tribe]] in Jharkhand.<ref name="Prabhat Prakashan"/><ref>{{cite web|url=https://www.etvbharat.com/hindi/jharkhand/state/ranchi/central-committee-meeting-of-tribal-lohra-society-in-ranchi/jh20210314162355817|title=रांची में आदिवासी लोहरा समाज के केंद्रीय समिति की बैठक, आप भी जानें किन-किन मुद्दों पर हुई चर्चा|publisher=etvbharat|date=14 March 2021|access-date=30 October 2022}}</ref>
-== References ==
-{{Reflist}}
-[[Category:Social groups of Jharkhand]]
-[[Category:Scheduled Tribes of Jharkhand]]