Poundra (caste)

Poundra, earlier known as Pod, is a Bengali Hindu community originating from the region of Bengal. Traditionally located outside the four-tier ritual varna system, the Poundras have been historically subject to acute discrimination — including untouchability — and remain a marginal group in modern Bengal. As of 2011, their population was around two and a half million; they are classed as a Scheduled Caste in West Bengal.

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