Aguri (caste)

Aguri
Aguri cultivator, from a 1799 collection of etchings
ReligionsHinduism
LanguagesBengali
Populated statesWest Bengal

Aguri (Bengali: আগুরী), also known as Ugra Kshatriya (Bengali: উগ্র ক্ষত্রিয়), is a Bengali Hindu agricultural caste or community found in the districts of Bardhaman, Birbhum, Hooghly, and Bankura in the state of West Bengal in India. Aguris are now considered as a middle-caste group and according to Gail Omvedt, constitute "more prosperous owner-peasants" among the peasant communities of Bengal.

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