Central List of Other Backward Castes (OBCs): Himachal Pradesh

State : Himachal Pradesh Entry No. Caste / Community 1 Aheri or Ahori Heri Naik Thori Turi 2 Ard Pop, Popo Brahman 3 Deleted 4 Bahti 5 Bata, Hensi or Hesi 6 Bagria 7 Batoerha 8 Baragi Bairagi 9 Bharbunha Bharbhuja or Bharbhunja 10 Bhat, Bhatta, Darpi 11 Bhuhalia 12 Chang or Chahang 13 Changar 14 Chirimar 15 Dhimer or Dhimar or Dhiwar 16 Dhosali Dosal 17 Daiya 18 Faquir 19 Ghirath including Chang and Bhati 20 Ghasi, Ghasiara, or Ghosia 21 Gorkha 22 Ghai 23 Gowala Gwala 24 Gadaria 25 Gawaria Gauria Gwar 26 Hajam, Nai 27 Dhinwar or Jhinwar Jheewar, Jhiwar, Jheur, Jheer 28 Keshap Rajput 29 Kahar 30 Kumhar, Prajapati, Kumbar, Ghumar, Ghumhar 31 Kangehra 32 Kanjar Kanchan 33 Kurmi 34 Labana 35 Mahatam 36 Madari 37 Mirasi 38 Mallah 39 Mehra 40 Nai (Kuleen Brahman) 41 Nalband 42 Nar 43 Pinja or Penja, Panja, Nadaf, Nadaaf 44 Rechband 45 Soi 46 Thawin 47 Deleted 48 Deleted 49 Julaha, Ansari (other then those included in the List of SCs) 50 Tarkhan, Badhai, Ramgarhi, Dhiman(excluding Lohar), Vishwakarma 51 Pumba 52 Hadi 53 Saini 54 Choharka other than SC and ST residing in the 12 Gram Panchayats in Choharghati of Mandi District (HP) viz. “ Bardhan, Barot, Batheri, Dhamchyan, Kathog, Latran, Lapas, Ropa, Silbadwani, Sudhar, Tikkar and Tarswan”. 55 Populace i.e. Bangahalias residing since time immemorial in ChhotaBhangal and Bara Bhangal area of Kangra District (HP)