Koiry

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Koiry is a kshatriya caste of the Indian Hindu community. This caste is a dominant cultivator caste in North India. Koiry is another name for Maurya caste in Bihar. This caste is called Kashi in Uttar Pradesh and Shakya in India and Nepal.

Mourya caste or Koiry are traditionally involved in the occupation of vegetable-related agricultural activities. They reside mostly in Uttar Pradesh, Bihar and North India.

They are vegetarian in lifestyle. They use other titles like Kushwaha, Shakya, Verma, Bhagat, Mahto, Mehta.