Chero
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Chero
Synonyms: Cheru, Cherwa [Bihar and/or Jharkhand and/or Jharkhand] Groups/subgroups: Barah Hazari, Terah Hazari [Bihar and/or Jharkhand] Subgroups: Barah Hazar, Tera-Hazar or Birbandhi [H.H. Risley] Titles: Babuan, Kanwar, Manjhi, Rauria, Sanwat [H.H. Risley] Surnames: Mahato, Mawar, Singh [Bihar and/or Jharkhand] Singh [West Bengal]
- Exogamous sections: Chaudhari, Mahto, Nagbansi, Pandobansi [W. Crooke]
Exogamous units/clans: Bara Morwa, Bara Sonrwa, Chota Morwa, Chota Sontwa [West Bengal] Exogamous units/clans (part): Hanliya, Kuanr, Mahato, Manjhia, Mawar, Rajkumar, Rautiya, Sanwat [Bihar and/or Jharkhand]
- Sections: Besra (hawk), Kachchhua (tortoise), Kasyapa (Brahmanical), Kunwardar, Mahto, Mailwar, Sonwani,
Sorania, Turuwar [H.H. Risley]
