Affinity Bloc:
South Asian Peoples
Overview:
The Nai (Napit) are an occupational caste of barbers found throughout India. Hair-cutting, shaving and match-making are the traditional occupations of the Nai. They are distributed in Delhi, Himachal Pradesh, Uttar Pradesh, Chandigarh, Haryana, Punjab, Rajasthan, Madhya Pradesh, West Bengal, Assam and Tripura. In West Bengal, Assam, and Tripura they are called Napit.
-- K. S. Singh, People of India, Volume VI. India's Communities N-Z. Delhi: Oxford University Press (1998), pp. 2546-2554
Peoples within this cluster:
Bhondari; Nai, Assamese; Nai, Awadhi; Nai, Bengali; Nai, Bhojpuri; Nai, Chhattisgarhi; Nai, Haryanvi; Nai, Hindu; Nai, Jharkhandi; Nai, Kannada; Nai, Magala; Nai, Maithili; Nai, Mangala; Nai, Mewari; Nai, Odia; Nai, Pahari; Nai, Panjabi; Nai, Telugu; Nai, Valand; Ved
Countries where they are found:
India
People groups:
20
Population:
10,069,500
Unreached people groups:
20
UPG population:
10,069,500
Unengaged UPGs:
7
UUPG population:
1,418,200
Number of countries:
1