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Muslim community in India
Ethnic group
Kulhaiya • کلاحیا
Regions with significant populations
Bihar, India • Terai Region, Nepal
Bihar
1,253,781 (2023)[1]
Languages
Kulhaiya boli (کلاحیا بولی) a dialect of Maithili
Religion
Sunni Islam
The Kulhaiya Sheikh (Urdu: کل حیا) is a Muslim community found in the northeastern part of the Indian state of Bihar, India, as well as the Terai region of south-east Nepal.
^"Bihar Caste Wise Population Share Full List: बिहार में किस जाति की कितनी संख्या, आबादी में कितना प्रतिशत हिस्सेदारी". Hindustan (in Hindi). Retrieved 2024-02-01.
The Kulhaiya Sheikh (Urdu: کل حیا) is a Muslim community found in the northeastern part of the Indian state of Bihar, India, as well as the Terai region...
Kunjra Shershahabadia Muslim Bhumihars Pathans of Bihar Idrisi or Darzi Kulhaiya Muslim Kayasths Muslim Rajputs Thakurai Malkana Khanzada clan (Bihar) Abdal...
main language of this area. Hindi, Urdu, Surjapuri, Bengali, Santali and Kulhaiya boli are also spoken in this area. The religious demographics of Purnia...
south-east of Araria. The majority of its residents are of the Kulhaiya ethnicity and speak Kulhaiya boli. Though the villagers were to be illiterate, but these...
Global Information
Sunni Islam