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Turaiha
Turaiha is a fishing related Hindu caste, mostly found in Northern Indian states of United Province, Delhi, Bihar and Bengal. Main population of Turaiha depends on rivers, fish ponds and lakes. In Rohilkhand they known as Turai, Turaha and Turahiya. As similar they found Agra, Gorakhpur, Meerut, Moradabad, Oudh and Benares divisions of United Province.〔As described by W. Crooke 1896〕 ==History== The synonyms of Turaiha people are Turai, Turahiya, Turah and Turaiya, These are all fisherman and Boatman and where they are, they usually engaged in fishing, cultivating Water caltrop (''singhara'') nut (Trapa Bispinosa) and making hand-held fans and baskets. In Gorakhpur and Benares divisions of United Province, they also grow vegetables, take fruit gardens and fisheries on contract. They are the best fishmongers of India. Turaiha community is near to Bhil tribe and also treated as ''Dheevara'' (fishing caste).〔E.J. Kitts, in their compendium of Tribe & Castes of India: 1885〕 But now many of them has started daily wage labour, farrywala and rickshaw pulling.
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