Other Backward Classes (list): West Bengal
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Updated to 2012
More Backward (Category A)
1 Abdal (Muslim)
2 Atta (Muslim)
3 Baidya Muslim
4 Basni / Bosni (Muslim)
5 Bayen (Muslim)
6 Beldar Muslim
7 Bepari /Byapari Muslim
8 Bhangi (Muslim)
9 Bhatia Muslim
10 Bhuiya/Bhunya (Muslim)
11 Borah /Bara /Bora (Muslim)
12 Chowduli (Muslim)
13 Dhanuk
14 Dhatri/Dai/Dhaity (Muslim)
15 Dhukre (Muslim)
16 Dhunia
17 Fakir, Sain
18 Gayen (Muslim)
19 Gharami (Muslim)
20 Ghorkhan
21 Ghosi (Muslim)
22 Goldar/Golder (Muslim)
23 Gorey (Muslim)
24 Hajjam (Muslim)
25 Halsana (Muslim)
26 Hati (Muslim)
27 Hawaikar (Muslim)
28 Hawari
29 Jatuya (Muslim)
30 Jogi
31 Jolah (Ansari-Momin)
32 Kalwar
33 Kan (Muslim)
34 Kasai
35 Kayal (Muslim)
36 Khajonkriya /Khajankriya (Muslim)
37 Khandait
38 Khansama
39 Khondekar/Khonkar (Muslim)
40 Khotta Muslim
41 Kosta /Kostha
42 Lakhera /Laahera
43 Mahaldar (Muslim)
44 Mai Muslim
45 Majhi / Patni Muslim
46 Mallick
47 Midde
48 Muchi / Chamar Muslim
49 Muslim Barujibi / Barui
50 Muslim Bhatiyara
51 Muslim Biswas
52 Muslim Chutor Mistri
53 Muslim Dafadar
54 Muslim Haidar
55 Muslim Jamadar
56 Muslim Kalander
57 Muslim Laskar
58 Muslim Mali, Faraji (Muslim)
59 Muslim Mandal
60 Muslim Molla
61 Muslim Nehariya
62 Muslim Penchi
63 Muslim Piyada
64 Muslim Rajmistri
65 Muslim Sanpui/Sapui
66 Muslim Sardar
67 Naiya (Muslim)
68 Nashya-Sekh
69 Nikari (Muslim)
70 Pahar (Muslim)
71 Patidar
72 Raptan (Muslim)
73 Rayeen (Kunjra)
74 Roniwar
75 Sekh/Seikh
76 Shershabadia
77 Shikari/ Sikari (Muslim)
78 Siuli (Muslim)
79 Sukli
80 Tutia (Muslim)
Backward (Category B)
1 Adaldar (Muslim)
2 Akunji/Akan/Akhan (Muslim)
3 Bag (Muslim)
4 Bagani (Muslim)
5 Baishya Kapali
6 Bansi Barman
7 Baradi (Muslim)
8 Barujibi, Barui
9 Betkar (Bentkar)
10 Bhandari (Muslim)
11 Bhar
12 Bharbhuja
13 Bhujel
14 Bungchheng
15 Chaprashi (Muslim)
16 Chasatti (Chasa)
17 Chitrakar
18 Christians converted from Scheduled Castes
19 Churihar
20 Dalai (Muslim)
21 Daptari (Muslim)
22 Devanga
23 Dewan
24 Dewan (Muslim)
25 Dhabak (Muslim)
26 Dhali (Muslim)
27 Dhimal
28 Gangot
29 Gavara
30 Gazi (Muslim), Par (Muslim)
31 Goala, Gope (Pallav Gope, Ballav Gope, Yadav Gope, Gope, Ahir and Yadav)
32 Gurung
33 Hele /Halia /Chasi-Kaibartta
34 Hoseni Goyala (Muslim)
35 Kahar
36 Kalal/Iraqi
37 Kansari
38 Kapali
39 Karani
40 Karmakar
41 Katha (Muslim)
42 Kazi/Kaji/Quazi/Quaji (Muslim)
43 Keori /Koiri
44 Khalashi (Muslim)
45 Khan (Muslim)
46 Khen
47 Kichni (Muslim)
48 Kotal (Muslim)
49 Kumbhakar, Kumar
50 Kurmi
51 Majhi
52 Malakar
53 Malita/Malitha/Malitya (Muslim)
54 Mangar
55 Mistri (Muslim)
56 Moira (Halwai), Modak (Halwai)
57 Mouli (Muslim)
58 Mudi/ Mehedi (Muslim)
59 Mukti/ Mufti (Muslim)
60 Muslim Darji /Ostagar /Idrishi
61 Nagar
62 Napit
63 Nembang
64 Newar
65 Pahadia Muslim
66 Paik (Muslim)
67 Pailan (Muslim)
68 Purkait (Muslim)
69 Rai (including Chamling)
70 Raju
71 Sadhukhan (Muslim)
72 Sahana (Muslim)
73 Sampang
74 Sana (Muslim)
75 Sarak
76 Sarala/Sarwala (Muslim)
77 Sareng (Muslim)
78 Sarkar (Muslim)
79 Satchasi
80 Sepai (Muslim)
81 Shah (Shah/ Sahaji)
82 Shankakar
83 Sunuwar
84 Sutradhar
85 Swarnakar
86 Tal-Pakha Benia
87 Tamboli/ Tamali
88 Tanti, Tantubaya
89 Tarafdar (Muslim)
90 Teli, Kolu
91 Thami
92 Turha
93 Yogi, Nath
