The Kuthaliya Bora are a Hindu

Hindu

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  caste

Caste

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 found in the state of Uttarakhand

Uttarakhand

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 in India

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. They are also known as Bora Karki.

Social Organization

The Kuthaliya Bora are found mainly in the Kumaon

Kumaon Division

For Kumaoni/Kumauni People see Kumauni PeopleKumaon or Kumaun is one of the two regions and administrative divisions of Uttarakhand, a mountainous state of northern India, the other being Garhwal. It includes the districts of Almora, Bageshwar, Champawat, Nainital, Pithoragarh, and Udham Singh Nagar...

 Himalayas

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, mainly in the districts of Almora and Pithoragarh

Pithoragarh District

Pithoragarh district is the easternmost Himalayan district in the state of Uttarakhand, India. It is naturally landscaped with high Himalayan mountains, snow capped peaks, passes, valleys, alpine meadows, forests, waterfalls, perennial rivers, glaciers and springs. The flora and fauna of this area...

. In Almora District, they are found in the villages of Kamsyar, Talara, Chowgaon, and Mana. Their name is derived from the Hindi word kuthla, which means a hemp bag, and is used to store grains, and bora meaning a trader. They are said to have immigrated from western Nepal

Nepal

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 in the 19th Century. The Kuthaliya Bora now speak Kumaoni language.

Present Circumstances

The Kuthaliya Bora are a strictly endogamous community, and practice clan exogamy. Their clans are known as jatis, some of their major jatis include the Chakar, Gartiriya, Kharghatiya, Khariyal, Kushmania, Bujeri, Ghangri and Purkiya. The jati names are either derived from their villages of origin or their ancestral occupation.

The traditional occupation of the Kuthaliya Bora was the manufacture kuthla, which was essential object for the Kumoani farmer. Most Bora are now petty shopkeepers and traders. An important subsidiary occupation is the raising of cattle.