Manjhi, sometimes recorded as Majhwar and as Majhi, is a community in the Indian states of

Madhya Pradesh Madhya Pradesh (; ; ) is a state in central India. Its capital is Bhopal and the largest city is Indore, Indore. Other major cities includes Gwalior, Jabalpur, and Sagar, Madhya Pradesh, Sagar. Madhya Pradesh is the List of states and union te ...

and

Bihar Bihar ( ) is a states and union territories of India, state in Eastern India. It is the list of states and union territories of India by population, second largest state by population, the List of states and union territories of India by are ...

, where they are classified as a Scheduled Tribe for the purposes of India's system of positive discrimination, however, Majhi from West Bengal and Odisha fall separately.

Notable people

* Dashrath Manjhi, also known as the Mountain Man of Bihar *

Jitan Ram Manjhi Jitan Ram Manjhi (born 6 October 1944) is an Indian politician, serving as the Minister of Micro, Small and Medium Enterprises since 2024. He is currently a Member of Parliament from Gaya constituency and was Bihar's 23rd Chief Minister from ...

, former Chief Minister of Bihar

References

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