Paswan

Paswan
Regions with significant populations
	Uttar Pradesh Bihar UttarakhandMadhya Pradesh etc.;
Languages
	Hindi, Bhojpuri Awadhi, Bundelkhandi etc.

Paswan (meaning Sentinel or Defender or Worthy of praise) is a community of Hindus in India. They are generally found in the states of Uttar Pradesh, Bihar, Madhya Pradesh and Uttarakhand but exist throughout India and especially in cities like New Delhi and Mumbai.^{[citation needed]} They are also known as Dusadh in Bihar.^[2]

References

^ "DATA HIGHLIGHTS : THE SCHEDULED CASTES Census of India 2001" (PDF). censusindia.gov.in. Retrieved 8 March 2014.
^ Mendelsohn, Oliver; Vicziany, Marika (1998). The Untouchables: Subordination, Poverty and the State in Modern India. Cambridge University Press. p. xiii. ISBN 978-0-52155-671-2.

[1] "DATA HIGHLIGHTS : THE SCHEDULED CASTES Census of India 2001" (PDF). censusindia.gov.in. Retrieved 8 March 2014.

[2] Mendelsohn, Oliver; Vicziany, Marika (1998). The Untouchables: Subordination, Poverty and the State in Modern India. Cambridge University Press. p. xiii. ISBN 978-0-52155-671-2.

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