Land and Caste Relations in North Bihar: Observations from Two Villages

Awanish Kumar
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Awanish Kumar: British Academy Newton International Fellow, University of Edinburgh, awanish.kumar@ed.ac.uk

Journal, 2022, vol. 12, issue 1, 90-113

Abstract: This article analyses caste and land ownership in two villages of North Bihar, Katkuian in West Champaran district and Nayanagar in Samastipur district. In both villages, the distribution of land is marked by inequality, and by landlessness among a large section of the population. However, differences in caste structure between the two villages make for distinct differences in socio-economic relations in general in the two villages.

Keywords: Caste and land in Bihar; agrarian relations in India; tenancy and mortgage in Bihar; village studies; land and social inequality (search for similar items in EconPapers)
Date: 2022
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