List of Other Backward Classes in West Bengal

The List of Other Backward Classes (OBCs) in West Bengal includes various communities that are recognized as socially and educationally disadvantaged, but not as Scheduled Castes (SCs) or Scheduled Tribes (STs).

The state government provides special programs and resources to ensure their socio-economic development and to reduce inequality.

More Backward (Category A)

1. Akunji/Akan/Akhan (Muslim)
2. Baidya Muslim
3. Beldar Muslim
4. Bhatia Muslim
5. Chasatti (Chasa)
6. Dhabak (Muslim)
7. Dhali (Muslim)
8. Dhanuk
9. Gayen (Muslim)
10. Gazi (Muslim), Par (Muslim)
11. Goala, Gope (Pallav Gope, Ballav Gope, Yadav Gope, Gope, Ahir and Yadav)
12. Goldar / Golder (Muslim)
13. Jolah (Ansari-Momin)
14. Kahar
15. Kayal (Muslim)
16. Kazi/Kaji/Quazi/Quaji (Muslim)
17. Keori / Koiri
18. Khan (Muslim)
19. Khansama
20. Khen (Non-Bania category)
21. Kumbhakar
22. Layek (Muslim)
23. Mahaldar (Muslim)
24. Majhi
25. Mal Muslim
26. Malita/Malitha/Malitya (Muslim)
27. Mistri (Muslim)
28. Muslim Biswas
29. Muslim Dafadar
30. Muslim Darji/Ostagar/Idrishi
31. Muslim Mandal
32. Muslim Molla
33. Muslim Piyada
34. Muslim Sanpui / Sapui
35. Muslim Sardar
36. Nagar
37. Naiya (Muslim)
38. Napit
39. Nashya-Sekh
40. Paik (Muslim)
41. Patidar
42. Sarkar (Muslim)
43. Satchasi
44. Sekh / Seikh
45. Shah (Shah / Sahaji)
46. Siuli (Muslim)
47. Tanti, Tantubaya
48. Tutia (Muslim)
49. Yogi, Nath

Backward (Category B)

1. Abdal (Muslim)
2. Bairagi / Baishnab
3. Baishya Kapali
4. Bansi Barman
5. Barujibi
6. Basni/Bosni (Muslim)
7. Bayen (Muslim)
8. Bepari / Byapari Muslim
9. Betkar (Bentkar)
10. Bhangi (Muslim)
11. Bhar
12. Bhuiya / Bhunya (Muslim)
13. Bhujel
14. Bungchheng
15. Chitrakar
16. Chowdhury / Chowdhuri (Muslim)
17. Chowduli (Muslim)
18. Dalal (Muslim)
19. Daptari (Muslim)
20. Dewan
21. Dewan (Muslim)
22. Dhimal
23. Dhukre (Muslim)
24. Dhunia
25. Fakir, Sain
26. Gangot
27. Gharami (Muslim)
28. Gurung
29. Hajjam (Muslim)
30. Halsana (Muslim)
31. Hawari, Dhobi (other than those included in the list of Scheduled Castes)
32. Hazari (Muslim)
33. Hele / Halia / Chasi-Kaibartta, Das Kaibartta
34. Jogi
35. Kalwar
36. Kan (Muslim)
37. Kansari
38. Kapali
39. Karani
40. Karmakar
41. Kasai
42. Khandait
43. Khas
44. Khondekar / Khonkar (Muslim)
45. Khotta Muslim
46. Kosta / Kostha
47. Kurmi
48. Lakhera / Laahera
49. Malakar
50. Mali, Faraji (Muslim)
51. Mallick
52. Mangar
53. Midde
54. Moira (Halwai), Modak (Halwai)
55. Muchi / Chamar Muslim
56. Mukti / Mufti (Muslim)
57. Muslim Barujibi / Barui
58. Muslim Chutor Mistri
59. Muslim Haldar
60. Muslim Jamadar
61. Muslim Laskar
62. Muslim Penchi
63. Muslim Rajmistri, Raj (Muslim)
64. Nembang
65. Nepali Brahmin
66. Newar
67. Nikari (Muslim)
68. Pahadia Muslim
69. Pailan (Muslim)
70. Purkait (Muslim)
71. Rai (including Chamling)
72. Raju
73. Rayeen (Kunjra)
74. Roniwar / Rauniyar
75. Sadgope / Sadgop
76. Sampang
77. Sarak
78. Scheduled Castes converts to Christianity and their progeny
79. Sepai (Muslim)
80. Shankakar
81. Shershabadia
82. Shikari / Sikari (Muslim)
83. Sukli
84. Sunuwar
85. Sutradhar
86. Swarnakar
87. Tamboli / Tamali
88. Tarafdar (Muslim)
89. Teli, Kolu
90. Thami
91. Turha

The West Bengal Commission for Backward Classes is conducting re-survey on Devanga and Bharbhuja classes.

Updated on 18.09.2025

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