Nuniya/Nunia
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Nuniya/Nunia
Synonyms: Luniyar, Noniar, Nunia [Bihar and/or Jharkhand] Chauhan [West Bengal] Groups/subgroups: Awadhia, Beend, Kharaout, Maghaiya [Bihar and/or Jharkhand] Bind (Madhya Pradesh and/or Chhattisgarh) [West Bengal] Groups/subgroups (khon): Audhia, Bachgotra Chauhan, Beldar, Kharbat [West Bengal] Subcastes: Awadhia or Ayodhiabasi, Bhojpuria, Chaubhan in Behar, Khaaout, Maghaya, Orh, Pachainya or Chauhan, Semarwar [H.H. Risley] Titles: Chaudhary, Chauhan, Mahto [Bihar and/or Jharkhand] Beldar in Behar [H.H. Risley] Surnames: Chauhan, Mahto [Bihar and/or Jharkhand] Chauhan [Madhya Pradesh and/or Chhattisgarh] Mahato, Rai [West Bengal] Exogamous units/clans: Bamniha, Bijlapuri (Madhya Pradesh and/or Chhattisgarh), Sankh Hardia [Bihar and/or Jharkhand] Gotra: Bharadwaj, Jata, Kashyap, Nag, Nageswar, Naha, Nilkantha, Sandilya, Vasistha [Bihar and/or Jharkhand] Kashyap [Madhya Pradesh and/or Chhattisgarh] "Sections: Andhigot, Bachgotra, Baghgot in Behar [H.H. Risley]