Definition, Meaning & Anagrams | English word KOERI

Definitions of KOERI

1. A traditionally agricultural Indian caste also referred to as Maurya and Kushwaha in northern India.

Examples of Using KOERI in a Sentence

• The communities which merged into this caste cluster includes Kachhi, Kachhwaha, Kushwaha, Mali, Marrar, Saini, Sonkar, Murai, Shakya, Maurya, Koeri and Panara.
• However, in the latter years, the OBC consolidation in the state of Bihar led the dominant OBC castes like the Koeri, Kurmi and Yadav to take lead in acquisition of political power; they replaced the upper castes, the Bhumihars, Rajputs, Brahmin and Kayastha in the political circle.
• Caste-wise, many Bihari Mauritians are Vaishyas, with notable groups including Bhumihars, Brahmins, Rajputs, Koeri, Chamars, Yadav, Kurmis, Banias, and Kayastha.
• The Kaimur or the Rohtas Plateau region was earlier the hideouts of the dreaded dacoits like Ramashish Koeri and Rambachan Yadav.
• The Koeri (spelt as Koiry or Koiri), also referred to as Kushwaha and more recently self-described as Maurya in several parts of northern India are an Indian non-elite caste, found largely in Bihar and Uttar Pradesh, whose traditional occupation was agriculture.
• There are 150 villages: Alaküla, Allika, Aruküla, Emmu, Esivere, Haapsi, Hanila, Helmküla, Hälvati, Hõbeda, Hõbesalu, Irta, Iska, Joonuse, Jänistvere, Järise, Järve, Jõeääre, Kadaka, Kalli, Kanamardi, Karinõmme, Karuba, Karuse, Kaseküla, Kause, Keemu, Kelu, Kibura, Kidise, Kiisamaa, Kilgi, Kinksi, Kirbla, Kirikuküla, Kiska, Kloostri, Koeri, Kokuta, Koonga, Korju, Kuhu, Kuke, Kulli, Kunila, Kurese, Käru, Kõera, Kõima, Audru Parish, Kõima, Lääneranna Parish, Kõmsi, Laulepa, Lautna, Linnuse, Liustemäe, Lõo, Lõpe, Maade, Maikse, Massu, Matsalu, Matsi, Meelva, Mereäärse, Metsküla, Mihkli, Muriste, Mäense, Mäliküla, Mõisaküla, Mõisimaa, Mõtsu, Naissoo, Nedrema, Nehatu, Nurme, Nurmsi, Nätsi, Nõmme, Oidrema, Paadrema, Paatsalu, Pagasi, Paimvere, Pajumaa, Palatu, Parasmaa, Parivere, Peanse, Peantse, Penijõe, Petaaluse, Piha, Piisu, Pikavere, Pivarootsi, Poanse, Rabavere, Raespa, Raheste, Rame, Rannaküla, Rannu, Rauksi, Ridase, Rooglaiu, Rootsi, Rootsi-Aruküla, Rumba, Rädi, Saare, Saastna, Salavere, Salevere, Saulepi, Seira, Seli, Selja, Sookalda, Sookatse, Soovälja, Tamba, Tamme, Tarva, Tiilima, Tuhu, Tuudi, Täpsi, Tõitse, Tõusi, Ullaste, Uluste, Ura, Urita, Vagivere, Vaiste, Valuste, Vanamõisa, Varbla, Vastaba, Vatla, Veltsa, Voose, Võhma, Võigaste, Võitra, Võrungi, Äila, Ännikse, Õepa, Õhu.
• The Triveni Sangh movement of 1930 is said to have sowed the seed of political consciousness among the Koeri, Kurmi and Yadav caste of Bihar, which are variously described as upper backwards.
• In 2022, murder of Sujit Mehta— husband of a former member of Zila Parishad, Suman Devi brought Kushwaha (Koeri) and Rajput caste into conflict in Aurangabad district of Bihar.
• In a particular village of south Bihar, it was reported that, after one such riot, two rival groups of caste emerged; while one consisted of the castes like Dusadh, Chamar, Koeri and other OBCs, the second group contained Bhumihars, who were against this performance.
• Singh was a member of Koeri community, which is preponderant in Samastipur district and which was involved in tussle with the other preponderant caste Bhumihar in the Kalyanpur constituency for the political power.

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