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'''THE TRIBES and CASTES of BENGAL.''' <br/> 
By H.H. RISLEY,<br/> 
INDIAN CIVIL SERVICE, OFFICIER D'ACADÉMIE FRANÇAISE. <br/> 

Ethnographic Glossary. <br/> 

CALCUTTA: <br/> ''Printed at the Bengal Secretariat Press.''<br/> 1891. .</div>
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=Bhogta, Bhogta=
A sub-caste of Bhuiyas in Behar, engaged in service and agriculture. They worship Masan, Dak, and other inferior gods. In Chota Nagpur, a sub-caste of Goalas; a title of Goalas in Behar. A sub-tribe of Kharwars in Southern Lohar-daga; a title and a sept of Khar¬wars and a section of Raj wars in Chota Nagpur.
=Bhogta=
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Synonyms: Pradhan [Bihar and/or Jharkhand]
Ganju [West Bengal]
Titles: Ganju [Bihar and/or Jharkhand]
Surnames: Bhogta [Bihar and/or Jharkhand]
Ganju, Singh [West Bengal]
Exogamous units/clans: Baherwar, Bhumchuriar, Kawliar, Musuar, Pathbandhi, Rimrimia, Saichuniar, Samajhwar
[West Bengal]
Exogamous units/clans (gotar): Hansa (duck), Kaua (crow), Mur (peacock) [Bihar and/or Jharkhand]
Exogamous units/lineages (gotar): [Bihar and/or Jharkhand]