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Kulhaiya

Muslim community in India

Muslim community in India

FieldValue
groupKulhaiya • کلاحیا
populationUnknown
popplaceIndia • Nepal
region1Bihar
pop11,253,781 (2023)
ref1
region2Terai
pop2Unknown
langsKulhaiya boli (کلاحیا بولی) a dialect of Maithili
rels[[File:Star and Crescent.svg15px]] Sunni Islam

The **Kulhaiya ** (Urdu: کل حیا) is a Muslim tribal community, also known as Al-Akhdam, found in the northeastern part of the Indian state of Bihar, and the Terai region of south-east Nepal.

History

Origin

Founding members of the Kulahiya Sheikh community were preferred for soldiers in the Bengal Sultanate due to their mercenary background. The Faujdars of Purnea at the time of the Mughal Nawab of Bengal, Saif Khan, appointed Kulahiyas to protect Indian border on the side of Nepal against the invading Gurung and Gurkha tribes. The original members of this community were Arab mercenaries and sellswords from Hadhrami tribe of Yemen.

Education

According to the 2011 Census, male literacy rate of the community is 66% and 55.6% for female. The community is categorised as OBC under education quota system.

Demographics

The Kulhaiyas are predominantly found in erstwhile sultanate-era Purnia division of Bihar which includes present-day districts of Purnia, Araria, Katihar and some parts of Kishanganj of Indian state of Bihar.

References

References

  1. "Bihar Caste Wise Population Share Full List: बिहार में किस जाति की कितनी संख्या, आबादी में कितना प्रतिशत हिस्सेदारी".
  2. Aina-e-Purnea by Akmal Yazdani
  3. Kulhaiya Bridari by Kabiruddin Fauzan
  4. Shodhganga.inflibnet.ac.in pdf Purnia statistics
  5. (October 2023}}{{Cite web). "In Bihar caste rejig, the backward list grows longer".
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