Banaut

The Banaut[1] (also known as "Bandaut" and "Bandawat")[2] is a branch of Bundela/Banaphar Rajput clan found in the Indian states of Bihar and Jharkhand. Their loved ones called them Banaut which closely relates to them inhabiting the forest prone areas of Purnea and Hazaribagh.[3] They are said to have left Orchha, Jhansi, Mahoba and other parts of Bundelkhand during Mughal Empire and migrated to Bihar and Jharkhand. Many of them died fighting against the invaders . They were prominent during the Independence Movement against the British East India Company.[3]

Origin and History

Chhatris of Orchha on the bank of Betwa river of Bundela Rulers

The Banaut originated from Bundelkhand, but later came to parts of Bihar and Jharkhand.[4] As they were from land-owning community, they became wealthy zamindars over time and also had strong political positions.They were able to acquire notable estates like Chandwa Rupaspur in Katihar under Thakur Dhanpat Singh and Shahkund under Babu Jaikaran Singh who also served as the tehsildar to Banaili Raj. Tarar Estate was dominated and ruled by Banauts . Babu Manorath Singh of Dharhara ,Babu Vishwanath Singh of Sarsi, Babu Rajkumar Singh of Bhawanpura and Babu Agrichand Rai of Aligunj are some of the notable landlords from their respective villages.[5]

Deities

Banaut have their particular village deities such as Maa Kali, HanumanJi, Ram-Janaki Radhakrishna . For example , Maa Jaleshwari in Bhawanpura.[5]

Gotra

The Gotras of Banaut Rajputs are Bhardwaj, Sandilya, Dhenu, Vaksh, Kashyap, Kaushik, Garg,and Vishwamitra.[2]

Notables of Clan

  1. Chhatrasaal Bundela
  2. Rudra Pratap Singh
  3. Vir Singh Deo
  4. Jhujhar Singh
  5. Alha Singh
  6. Udal Singh


Politicians

  1. Leshi Singh
  2. Shankar Singh
  3. Lakshmi Narayan Sudhanshu

Population and Language

Most of the Banauts live in the native villages of Anga Region of Bihar namely Bhagalpur, Munger, Katihar, Purnia, Banka, Madhepura and in some parts of Saharsa and Araria too. They live in parts of Jharkhand namely Hazaribagh . Many have migrated to bigger cities like Patna, Ranchi and Delhi for better job opportunities and lifestyle.

Majority of them speak the regional language of Anga Region - Angika along with other languages like Hindi, English.[3]

Villages

Some of the Villages of Bundela (collective data) with significance:[6]

Bihar

Bhagalpur District

Munger district

Purnia district

  • Sarsi
  • Dhamdhaha
  • Jalalgarh
  • Aligunj
  • Sukhasana
  • Baghmara

Araria district

  • Tamghatti
  • Pothiya
  • Nadhki
  • Uphrail
  • Narsinghpur
  • Pahunsara

Madhepura district

  • Kalasan

Katihar district

  • Guagachhi
  • Baluaghatti
  • Chandwa
  • Rupaspur

Jharkhand

Hazaribagh district

Chatra district

See also

References

  1. ↑ Singh, Krishna Ballave Kumar (1988). Marriage and Family System of Rajputs: A Study of Tradition and Change. Wisdom Publications.
  2. 1 2 Singh, K. S. (1996). Communities, Segments, Synonyms, Surnames and Titles. Anthropological Survey of India. ISBN 978-0-19-563357-3.
  3. 1 2 3 Singh, K. S.; India, Anthropological Survey of (1998). India's Communities. Oxford University Press. ISBN 978-0-19-563354-2.
  4. ↑ Singh, K. S. (2008). People of India: Bihar (2 pts.). Anthropological Survey of India. ISBN 978-81-85579-09-2.
  5. 1 2 Singh, K S (2008). People of India: Bihar, including Jharkhand (2 pts). Anthropological Survey of India. ISBN 978-81-7046-302-3.
  6. ↑ Mishra, Sudhanshu K. (12 March 2017). "A Nostalgic Socioeconomic History of Tarar". Journal of Social and Administrative Sciences. 4 (1): 108–123. ISSN 2149-0406. Archived from the original on 13 November 2017.


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