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Banchhada

Banchhada is a caste in central India that is traditionally identified with prostitution and other crimes. They are listed as a Scheduled Caste for the purposes of India's reservation system and were formerly classified as a criminal tribe in the British Raj.

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Banchhada (or Banchada) is a caste in central India that is traditionally identified with prostitution12345 and other crimes.6 They are listed as a Scheduled Caste for the purposes of India's reservation system1 and were formerly classified as a criminal tribe in the British Raj.6

The Banchhada are located in the states of Madhya Pradesh7 and Rajasthan.

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  1. Debnath, Debashis (June 1995). "Hierarchies Within Hierarchy: Some Observations on Caste System in Rajasthan". Indian Anthropologist. 25 (1): 23–30. JSTOR 41919761.
  2. "MP: Six arrested for keeping two persons in captivity". Hindustan Times. 11 March 2015. Archived from the original on 12 March 2015.
  3. "Interactive: India's Highway Of Shame". interactive.aljazeera.com. Al Jazeera. 2020. Retrieved 5 January 2021.
  4. "In Banchhada Community Of MP, Daughters & Sisters Are Turned Into Prostitutes For Money". IndiaTimes. 19 March 2018. Retrieved 5 January 2021.
  5. "A Girl on the Highway". The Indian Express. 2 July 2018. Retrieved 5 January 2021.
  6. Bose, Pratim Ranjan (9 July 2000). "Future uncertain". The Hindu. The flesh-trade has social sanction in this part of Madhya Pradesh. In the Banchada community - a denotified tribe - parents make their daughters Khilawdis.{{cite news}}: CS1 maint: deprecated archival service (link)
  7. "गिरोह का पर्दाफाश : दिन में रैकी और रात में वारदात". Jagran. 14 August 2014.