Bhoi
The Bhoi is an ethnic community native to India.
The Bhoi is an untouchable community of Odisha.
In the coastal areas of Odisha, the Bhoi peoples are also called as Shankhua Bauri and are traditionally Blower of conch shell in Hindu weddings and they are also labourers. They are classified as a Scheduled Caste in India's system of positive discrimination. Their occupation means that they are considered much more ritually pure than many other similarly-classified communities in the state, although their penurious condition means that they often resort to eating ritually impure foods, such as frogs, oysters and snails.
In Gujarat, their traditional occupations include acting as palanquin-bearers, fishermen and water-carriers. They are a very low-ranked caste but not so low as to be untouchable.
The Bhoi are also found in Assam, where they are a Scheduled Tribe.
