Bhumihar/Babhan
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Bhumihar/Babhan
Synonyms: Bhumihar Brahman [Bihar and/or Jharkhand] Groups/subgroups: Bawandia, Bijalpuri, Danenshiead, Dighayt, Dijalpuri Eksaria, Jat Jadia, Malitwar, Taliha, Tatiyadia [Bihar and/or Jharkhand] Atharb (eponym) [H.H. Risley]
- Sub-divisions: Athariya, Baghochhiya, Belhariya, Bemuwar, Bhaiwadh, Birramiya, Biruar, Chandasi, Domkatar,
Donwar, Eksonya, Gautamiya, Jaithariya, Kachhi, Kahatwar, Kinwar, Kolaha, Kolhaniyan, Kotraha Karmali, Mirzapuri, Murao, Parasiya, Raikwar, Sabraniya, Sakarwar, Sani, Sorhaniya, Suroban, Titiha [W. Crooke] Titles: Chaudhry, Pandey, Rai, Singh, Thakur, Tiwari [Bihar and/or Jharkhand] Akhwani, Arape, Chambe, Dikshit, Dube, Rai, Singh, Upadhiya [H.H. Risley] Surnames: Mishra, Pandey, Pandit, Sharma, Tiwari [Bihar and/or Jharkhand] Exogamous units/clans (gotra): Bharadwaj, Goutam, Didhvait, Jaltaria, Kashyap, Sakarwar, Sandilya, Vatsa [Uttar Pradesh] Gotra: Bharadwaj, Sandilya [Bihar and/or Jharkhand] Angiras, Bhargava, Gargya, Gobhila, Kasyapa, Katyana, Parasara, Vasishtha, Vatsya [W. Crooke]
- Sections: Abkahon, Aggechal, Agnidhaut, Agnihotra, Ajaitia, Akasaria Ambaria, Anarai, Anraya, Anwar, Araich,
Arait, Arewar, Arnwait, Aswaria, Athrab, Athrol, Athrul, Auigh Baid, Bachgotia, Badonia, Bagaudia, Bagri, Baksaria, Balaiar, Banria, Budramia [H.H. Risley] Exogamous unit/lineages (vans, khandan): [Bihar and/or Jharkhand]
