Rajuar

Rajuar
Regions with significant populations
India
Bihar2,85,485
Jharkhand196,320
West Bengal1,12,184
Assam15,213 (1951 est.)
Odisha3,517
 Bangladesh2,327 (2022)
Languages
Magahi language
Regional languages (Hindi, Khortha, Kurmali, Bengali, Odia)
Religion
Hinduism
Related ethnic groups
Bhuiya/Bhuyan, Bathuri

Rajwars or Rajuar (also spelt as Rajuala, Rajuad) is a shifting cultivation community. The people of this community mainly live in Bihar, Jharkhand, Madhya Pradesh, Odisha and West Bengal. In Odisha, they are recognized as a Scheduled Tribe, while in Bihar, Jharkhand, and West Bengal, they are classified as Scheduled Caste. In other states, the community is considered part of the Other Backward Classes (OBC) or general population.