The Sinduria are a Hindu

Hindu

Hindu refers to an identity associated with the philosophical, religious and cultural systems that are indigenous to the Indian subcontinent. As used in the Constitution of India, the word "Hindu" is also attributed to all persons professing any Indian religion...

 caste

Caste system in India

The Indian caste system is a system of social stratification and social restriction in India in which communities are defined by thousands of endogamous hereditary groups called Jātis....

 found in North India

North India

North India, known natively as Uttar Bhārat or Shumālī Hindustān , is a loosely defined region in the northern part of India. The exact meaning of the term varies by usage...

. They are also known as Kaithal Bania. Like many other North India Bania

Bania (caste)

Bania is an occupational caste of bankers, money-lenders, dealers in grains, spices and in modern times numerous commercial enterprises. Baniya is a distinct caste mostly coming from Western India and Central India but spread now all over India...

 castes, they use Gupta, Prasad and Das as a surname.

Origin

The word Sinduria is said to be derived from the Hindi

Hindi

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 word sindur, which means vermilion. Vermilion is placed on the forehead by Hindu

Hindu

Hindu refers to an identity associated with the philosophical, religious and cultural systems that are indigenous to the Indian subcontinent. As used in the Constitution of India, the word "Hindu" is also attributed to all persons professing any Indian religion...

 women indicating marriage. The Sinduria were the traditional sellers of the sindur. They are said to have originated in western Uttar Pradesh

Uttar Pradesh

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 and migrated to Awadh

Awadh

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 and Bihar

Bihar

Bihar is a state in eastern India. It is the 12th largest state in terms of geographical size at and 3rd largest by population. Almost 58% of Biharis are below the age of 25, which is the highest proportion in India....

, where they are now found. Most Sinduria speak Magadhi or Bhojpuri.

Present circumstances

The Sinduria are found in the districts of West Champaran, East Champaran, Sahibganj-Jharkhand, Begusarai

Begusarai

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, Bhagalpur

Bhagalpur

Bhagdattpuram was one of the most influential towns in "Aryavarta" . It is supposed to have been concurrent to Patliputra or Patna. Bhagdattpuram finds its mention in the Vedas and Ramayana as well. It is supposed to be the kingdom of Daanvir Karna, the son of Kunti and the Sun God...

, Munger

Munger

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, Bhojpur

Bhojpur district, Bihar

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, and Nalanda

Nalanda

Nālandā is the name of an ancient center of higher learning in Bihar, India.The site of Nalanda is located in the Indian state of Bihar, about 55 miles south east of Patna, and was a Buddhist center of learning from the fifth or sixth century CE to 1197 CE. It has been called "one of the...

. They speak Bhojpuri, Angika, a local dialect of Hindi

Hindi

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. The Sinduria have one gotra, the Kashyap. They are strictly endogamous, and like other Bania

Bania (caste)

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 communities, they practice gotra

Gotra

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 exogamy. As Banias, the community are largely small and medium sized businessmen. Their caste association is the Sri Kaithal Vaisya Samiti, and is one of the oldest caste associations in Bihar

Bihar

Bihar is a state in eastern India. It is the 12th largest state in terms of geographical size at and 3rd largest by population. Almost 58% of Biharis are below the age of 25, which is the highest proportion in India....

.