Turha

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Turha is a caste mainly found in Bihar, Jharkhand, East UP and Some parts of West Bengal. They worship Lord Shani dev. They claim to belong to Maharana pratap clan. Their main occupation is to sell and grow agricultural products like fish, fruits, and vegetables and play musical instrument.

History and origin[]

They are found mainly in Darbhanga and Muzaffarpur, Samastipur -(Dalsingsarai), Begusarai, , Gopalganj, Siwan, Chapra, Vaishali, districts of Bihar, with a few also found in the neighbouring Terai region of Nepal, eastern U.P., West Bengal and western Bihar, and all over India. They speak Bajjika, Maithili, and Hindi.^[1]

Present circumstances[]

The Turha caste are divided into a number of lineages known as khandans^{[what language is this?]}. Marriages are forbidden within the khandan. The largest khandan is the Palak Turha. They use Sah, Sahu, Shah, Shaw, Prasad, Saw, Sau, Turha, Turaha, Turaiha, and Tura as surnames.^[1] They reside all over India and some Turha also stay in Gulf countries and they do their business all over the world.

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