The Badi or Badhi are a

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found in the state of

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, India. They have

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status.People of India Uttar Pradesh Volume XLII Part One edited by A Hasan & J C Das pages 104 to 107 Manohar Publications

Origin

The Badi are sub-group within the larger

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caste. They are found mainly in

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. The Badi are further divided into a number of clans, the main ones being the Swaroop and Aurender. They are strictly endogamous and practice clan exogamy.

Present circumstances

The Badi are one of a number of nomadic communities that were involved in entertaining at fairs. A fair number are now employed as agricultural labourers, with a smaller number have acquired small plots of land. The

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for Uttar Pradesh showed the Badi population as 11,028.

References

{{DEFAULTSORT:Badi (Caste) Scheduled Castes of Uttar Pradesh