Migration of Paharia Tribes from Pakur District (Jharkhand)

Vol-2 | Issue-3 | March 2017 | Published Online: 23 March 2017    PDF ( 322 KB )
Author(s)
Dr. Nirmal Kumar Jha 1

1Assistant Professor, Department of Anthropology, M.L.S.M.College, Darbhanga (Bihar)

Abstract

The Paharia tribe is listed as primitive tribe of Jharkhand. The tribe once dwelt in deep forest and most isolated location in order to dissociate itself from other tribes. But economic condition of this tribe is very Low. Since few decades the tribe has been migrating for work in other developed regions and towns. The researcher is interested to know the reasons for migration. The paper evaluates the socio and economic conditions of Paharia tribe of Pakur district in Jharkhand.

Keywords
Employment, poverty, opportunity.
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