Puran (Bhanja Puran or Tamudia Puran) is a caste group of East India. They are considered as OBC[1] and they are primarily inhabitants of Odisha, West Bengal and Jharkhand.[2][3]

Puran
ClassificationOBC
CountryIndia
Original stateOdisha, West Bengal, Jharkhand

References

  1. ^ Central OBC list of Odisha (PDF). ncbc.nic.in (Report).
  2. ^ Empirical Ethnographic Study on the Social Status of PURAN (BHANJA PURAN and TAMUDIA PURAN) community of Mayurbhanj district of Odisha (PDF). repository.tribal.gov.in (Report). 2018. Archived (PDF) from the original on August 14, 2021.
  3. ^ "Youngest woman candidate on mission to improve life of poor". The New Indian Express. Retrieved 2022-09-20.
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