Pasi (caste)

Pasi
Pasis Group in 1868
LanguagesHindi, Bhojpuri, Awadhi
Populated statesBihar, Uttar Pradesh
Related groupsTuruk Pasi

The Pasi (also spelled Passi) is a Dalit (untouchable) community of India. Pasi refers to tapping toddy, a traditional occupation of the Pasi community. The Pasi are divided into Gujjar, Kaithwas, and Boria. They are classified as an Other Backward Class in Andhra Pradesh and Telangana. They live in the northern Indian states of Bihar and Uttar Pradesh.

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