Bagdi

The Bagdi or Wagdi are a people of India who are one of the Bhil tribes. They historically spoke the Wagdi language however today the largest number of Bagdi speak Hindi with others speaking such languages as Malvi and Marwari.

Traditionally the Bagdi were hunters and gatherers. However today they have become farmers and laborers. There is another unrelated group the Bagdi (caste) who live in West Bengal and Bangladesh.

Religion

The Bagdi follow an animistic religion. They also worship many Hindu deities. Bagdi is a universal cast which one you can find in any religion in INDIA. For Example Hindi Muslim Sikhs Christian and other have this sub caste which is known as SURNAME. Basically it is started from Rajasthan where first time it discover as Kshatriya. Somewhere in Rajasthan a king rules named BAGDI and after its death his son spread over INDIA and accept different different communities which one we saw. So Bagdi is basically Kshatriya who divide.

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Bagdi caste

The Bagdis (Bengali: বাগদি) are indigenous people descended from people with Dravidian links found in the Indian state of West Bengal and Bangladesh. The Bagdis are populous in Bankura, Birbhum and other districts in the western fringe of West Bengal. They speak Bengali

The Bagdis numbered 2,740,385 in West Bengal in the 2001 Indian census and were 14.9 per cent of the scheduled caste population of West Bengal. 47.7 per cent of the Bagdis were literate – 60.4 per cent males and 34.8 per cent females were literate.

At one time the Bagdis were one of the important professional warrior clans but some bands of Bagdis were involved in criminal activities and as a result were declared as criminal tribes. However, there are cases where they have been misled and misrepresented.

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