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Shershabadia, are a Bengali Muslim community found in the state of West Bengal, Bihar and Jharkhand in India.[2] They belong to Shaikh community and also form a significant part of the Shaikhs of West Bengal and Bihar. Common surnames used by the community include Shekh, Sekh, Haque, Islam, Mondal.[3] Most of them are Sunni Muslims who associate with the Ahl-i Hadith movement.[4]
These people mostly live in chars and dubas (lower land) along Gangetic river lines from Katihar district of Bihar on the north bank and Sahibganj District of Jharkhand on the south bank to Murshidabad district of West Bengal on the South bank and Malda district of West Bengal on the north bank.
^"Bihar Caste Wise Population Share Full List: बिहार में किस जाति की कितनी संख्या, आबादी में कितना प्रतिशत हिस्सेदारी". Hindustan (in Hindi). Retrieved 1 February 2024.
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^People of India Bihar Volume XVI Part Two edited by S Gopal & Hetukar Jha pages 876 to 877 Seagull Books
^Haque, Md Ekramul (July 2015). "Sher Shah Abadi Community: A Study from Historical Perspective" (PDF). International Journal of Humanities & Social Science Studies. II, Issue–I, July 2015: Page No. 278–287.
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