Shershabadia
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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]
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শেরশাবাদিয়া | |
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Regions with significant populations | |
West Bengal (Malda, Murshidabad, Uttar Dinajpur) Bihar (Katihar, Purnia, Araria) Jharkhand (Sahebganj, Pakur) Bangladesh (Chapai Nawabganj) | |
Bihar | 1,302,644 (2023)[1] |
Languages | |
Bengali (Varendri dialect) (L1) Hindi-Urdu (L2) | |
Religion | |
Sunni Islam (Ahl-i Hadith) |
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.