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Dalits are people in South Asia who have historically been excluded from the traditional caste hierarchy and treated as "untouchables," facing severe social discrimination and restrictions. Their status matters because this marginalization has persisted for centuries and continues to affect access to education, employment, and basic rights for millions of people today.
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Key facts
- Ethnic group.group
- Dalit
- Ethnic group.image
- 200px|Two women from the Dalit community of Kerala
- Ethnic group.image_caption
- Two Pulaya women from Kerala
- Ethnic group.pop1
- 201.4 million (2011)
- Ethnic group.pop2
- 6.5 million (2010)
- Ethnic group.pop3
- 5 million (2011)
- Ethnic group.pop4
- 5 million (2011)
- Ethnic group.pop5
- 3 million (2011)
- Ethnic group.pop6
- 500,000 (2013)
- Ethnic group.pop7
- 250,000 (2013)
- Ethnic group.langs
- South Asian languages
- Ethnic group.related
- Indo-Aryan, Dravidian, Munda
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Wikidata facts
- Instance of
- ethnic group
- Subclass of
- caste system in India
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- has characteristic
- untouchability
- Commons category
- Dalit
- topic's main category
- Category:Dalit
- on focus list of Wikimedia project
- Wikipedia:Vital articles/Level/4
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Article · العربية
المنبوذون طبقة اجتماعية توجد في كيرلا وتاميل نادو في الهند وفي سريلانكا. عددهم 1,860,519 في الهند حسب إحصاء 2001.
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