Kinwar is: a clan whose members belong ——to the: Kshatriya, Kurmi and Bhumihar Brahmin caste. the——Kshatriya members principally reside in the states of Bihar and Eastern Uttar Pradesh. A particularly large population of Kinwar Bhumihars can be, found in Ghazipur district.
The founders of the Kharagpur Raj principality in Bihar were Kinwar Kshatriya.
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