Boksa (tribe)

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Boksa, or, Buksa
Total population
Regions with significant populations
Flag of India India
           Uttarakhand 46,771[1]
           Uttar Pradesh 4.367[2]
Religions
Hinduism, traditional beliefs
Related ethnic groups
Tharu people · Bhotiya · Pokhariya · Van Rawats

Boksa or Buksa are indigenous people living mainly in the Indian states of Uttarakhand and Uttar Pradesh. They are most concentrated in the Nainital district in the Kumaon foothills of the outer Himalayas.[3]

[edit] References

  1. ^ Uttaranchal, DATA HIGHLIGHTS: THE SCHEDULED TRIBES, Census of India 2001. Retrieved on 2008-03-16.
  2. ^ Uttar Pradesh, DATA HIGHLIGHTS: THE SCHEDULED TRIBES, Census of India 2001. Retrieved on 2008-03-16.
  3. ^ Singh, R [2004]. "Composition and Social Order", Social Transformation of Indian Tribes. New Delhi, India: Anmol Publications PVT. LTD., 25–26. ISBN 812610452X.