Barick and Barik are also belonged to Gopal or Gauda is an Indian caste, which is a synonym of Yadav caste from Odisha State in East India. Their traditional occupation is cattle-herding and cultivation.
As per census of India, numerically they are the second largest population in Odisha, third in Cuttack district, and comprise more than 16% of population.
The Barika or Barick (also Known as Gopal or Gauda Baja,
Nai, Napita in different area) is an
Indian caste
The caste system in India is the paradigmatic ethnographic example of classification of castes. It has its origins in ancient India, and was transformed by various ruling elites in medieval, early-modern, and modern India, especially the Mug ...
found from
Odisha State
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in
India
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. Traditionally they are
barber
A barber is a person whose occupation is mainly to cut, dress, groom, style and shave men's and boys' hair or beards. A barber's place of work is known as a "barbershop" or a "barber's". Barbershops are also places of social interaction and publi ...
s by profession. Their service is indispensable on the occasion of marriage, birth and death. They are also required for carrying luggage bags of bride and groom in
Hindu wedding
A Hindu wedding, also known as Vivaha (Devanagari: विवाह; Kannada script: ವಿವಾಹ; ''Vivaaha'') (), Lagna (लग्न), or Kalyanam (Devanagari: कल्याणम्; Kannada script: ಕಲ್ಯಾಣಮ್; ta, கல ...
s.
Social Status
Some Barikas of today run and own saloons and beauty parlours.
The Barika (Bhandaris) are included in
Other Backward Classes
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in the State of Odisha.
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Indian castes
Social groups of Odisha
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