Paswan

Paswan
Total population
4,029,411[1] (approx.)
Regions with significant populations
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. They are also known as Dusadh in Bihar.[2]

They are considered to be an untouchable community.[3] The Indian Constitution lays down reservations[4] for the Paswans under the articles 341[5] and 342.[6]

References

  1. ↑ "DATA HIGHLIGHTS : THE SCHEDULED CASTES Census of India 2001". 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.
  3. ↑ Mendelsohn, Oliver; Vicziany, Marika (1998). The Untouchables: Subordination, Poverty and the State in Modern India. Cambridge University Press. p. 6. ISBN 978-0-52155-671-2.
  4. ↑ "Paswan demands reservation for backward classes in Lokpal , AniNews.in". ANI News. 15 December 2014. Retrieved 7 March 2014.
  5. ↑ "Article 341 in The Constitution Of India 1949". http://indiankanoon.org. Retrieved 7 March 2014.
  6. ↑ "Article 342 in The Constitution Of India 1949". indiankanoon.org. Retrieved 7 March 2014.