Kandu

The Kandu or Kanu are a Hindu in India.

The community was traditionally engaged in the sale of "foodstuffs and sundry eats".[1] In 2001, they were granted the status of Other Backwards Class in the state of Uttar Pradesh under India's system of positive discrimination.[2]

Kandus in Nepal

The Central Bureau of Statistics of Nepal classifies the Kandu (called Kanu in the Nepal census) as a subgroup within the broader social group of Madheshi Other Caste.[3] At the time of the 2011 Nepal census, 125,184 people (0.5% of the population of Nepal) were Kandu. The frequency of Kandus by province was as follows:

The frequency of Kandus was higher than national average (0.5%) in the following districts:[4]

References
  1. Ramesh, P. R. (15 October 2015). "The Liberation Struggle of Bihar". Open Magazine. Retrieved 2020-04-30.
  2. "Manjhi, Kandu castes given SC status". The Times of India. 21 August 2001. Retrieved 2020-04-30.
  3. Population Monograph of Nepal, Volume II
  4. 2011 Nepal Census, District Level Detail Report
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