Biar
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Biar
- Subgroups/sub-divisions: Barhariya, Dakkinaha [W. Crooke]
Surnames: Biar (old), Lai (new), Prasad, Ram [Madhya Pradesh and/or Chhattisgarh] Exogamous units/clans: Barhar, Barwar, Kahate, Kananjia (palace), Kashyap (tonoise), Kashi (place name), Mahato (headman), Sarwar (lake) [Madhya Pradesh and/or Chhattisgarh] Exogamous units/clans (kuri): Barhar, Barwar, Chamanava, Kahto, Kanaujiya, Kashi, Mahto, Sarwar [W. Crooke] Gotra: Kashyap, Kasi [Madhya Pradesh and/or Chhattisgarh]