Behera (title)

The Behera is a popular [[Odia people|Odia]] title found in people from various communities.The Behera surname mostly used by [[Khandayat|Khandayats]], [[Chasa (caste)|Chasas]], [[Gopal (caste)|Gopal]]s,<ref>{{Cite book |last1=Senapati |first1=Fakir Mohan |url=https://books.google.com/books?id=VcZjAAAAMAAJ&q=Behera+milkman |title=Uncle |last2=Acharya |first2=Krishna Mohan |date=1997 |publisher=Orissa Sahitya Akademi |isbn=978-81-7586-018-6 |language=en}}</ref><ref>{{Cite book |last=Tripathy |first=Shyam Sunder |url=https://books.google.com/books?id=OXbYAAAAMAAJ&q=gopala+surnames+behera |title=Buddhism and Other Religious Cults of South-east India |date=1988 |publisher=Sundeep Prakashan |isbn=978-81-85067-15-5 |language=en}}</ref> [[Kewat|Keutas]], [[Bania (caste)|Banias]] of Odisha who were chief of their caste council and responsible for making law and keep order in their caste used the title of Behera.<ref>{{Cite book |last=Singh |first=Kumar Suresh |url=https://books.google.com/books?id=zNQwwbwUsC4C&q=behera+khandayat |title=People of India: Odisha (2 pts.) |date=1992 |publisher=Anthropological Survey of India |isbn=978-81-7046-294-1 |language=en}}</ref>

The Behera is a popular [[Odia people|Odia]] title found in people from various communities.The Behera surname mostly used by [[Khandayat|Khandayats]], [[Chasa (caste)|Chasas]], [[Gopal (caste)|Gopal]]s,<ref>{{Cite book |last1=Senapati |first1=Fakir Mohan |url=https://books.google.com/books?id=VcZjAAAAMAAJ&q=Behera+milkman |title=Uncle |last2=Acharya |first2=Krishna Mohan |date=1997 |publisher=Orissa Sahitya Akademi |isbn=978-81-7586-018-6 |language=en}}</ref><ref>{{Cite book |last=Tripathy |first=Shyam Sunder |url=https://books.google.com/books?id=OXbYAAAAMAAJ&q=gopala+surnames+behera |title=Buddhism and Other Religious Cults of South-east India |date=1988 |publisher=Sundeep Prakashan |isbn=978-81-85067-15-5 |language=en}}</ref> [[Kewat|Keutas]], [[Bania (caste)|Banias]] of Odisha who were chief of their caste council and responsible for making law and keep order in their caste used the title of Behera.<ref>{{Cite book |last=Singh |first=Kumar Suresh |url=https://books.google.com/books?id=zNQwwbwUsC4C&q=behera+khandayat |title=People of India: Odisha (2 pts.) |date=1992 |publisher=Anthropological Survey of India |isbn=978-81-7046-294-1 |language=en}}</ref>

*Royal writers of [[Jagannath Temple, Puri]] belonging to [[Karan (caste)|Karana]] community bear the title "Behera".<ref>{{Cite book |last=Society |first=Indian Anthropological |url=https://books.google.com/books?id=9waBAAAAMAAJ&q=behera+karana |title=Journal of the Indian Anthropological Society |date=1998 |publisher=The Society |language=en}}</ref>

*Royal writers of [[Jagannath Temple, Puri]] belonging to [[Karan (caste)|Karana]] community bear the title "Behera".<ref>{{Cite book |last=Society |first=Indian Anthropological |url=https://books.google.com/books?id=9waBAAAAMAAJ&q=behera+karana |title=Journal of the Indian Anthropological Society |date=1998 |publisher=The Society |language=en}}</ref>

*The Behera surname is predominantly associated with the [[Khandayat (caste)|Khandayat]] community of [[Odisha]] who, have historically been warriors and landholders.

*The Behera surname is predominantly associated with the [[Khandayat (caste)|Khandayat]] community of [[Odisha]] who, have historically been warriors and landholders.<ref>{{Citation |title=Odisha. 2 |date=2013 |issue=[35] : State series |access-date=2025-07-04 |series=People of India / Anthropological Survey India. K. S. Singh |place=Calcutta |publisher=Anthropological Survey of India [u.a.] |isbn=978-81-7046-294-1}}</ref>

*[[Devanga]]s of [[Ganjam district|Ganjam]] district who are weaver by profession also use the title of Behera because king of Ganjam offered the title of Behera to Devangs for their weaving skills.<ref>{{Cite book |last1=Ghosh |first1=G. K. |url=https://books.google.com/books?id=1xbRLoG5MAkC&dq=Behera+title&pg=PA154 |title=Indian Textiles: Past and Present |last2=Ghosh |first2=Shukla |date=1995 |publisher=APH Publishing |isbn=978-81-7024-706-7 |language=en}}</ref>

*[[Devanga]]s of [[Ganjam district|Ganjam]] district who are weaver by profession also use the title of Behera because king of Ganjam offered the title of Behera to Devangs for their weaving skills.<ref>{{Cite book |last1=Ghosh |first1=G. K. |url=https://books.google.com/books?id=1xbRLoG5MAkC&dq=Behera+title&pg=PA154 |title=Indian Textiles: Past and Present |last2=Ghosh |first2=Shukla |date=1995 |publisher=APH Publishing |isbn=978-81-7024-706-7 |language=en}}</ref>

*[[Brahmin]]s of [[Sambalpur]] and [[Kalahandi district|Kalahandi]] in Odisha also use the title of Behera.<ref>{{Cite book |last=Frodsham |first=J. D. |url=https://books.google.com/books?id=ctJaBAAAQBAJ&dq=behera+brahmin&pg=PT255 |title=Fool's Mate |date=2014-08-20 |publisher=AuthorHouse |isbn=978-1-4969-8710-5 |language=de}}</ref>

*[[Brahmin]]s of [[Sambalpur]] and [[Kalahandi district|Kalahandi]] in Odisha also use the title of Behera.<ref>{{Cite book |last=Frodsham |first=J. D. |url=https://books.google.com/books?id=ctJaBAAAQBAJ&dq=behera+brahmin&pg=PT255 |title=Fool's Mate |date=2014-08-20 |publisher=AuthorHouse |isbn=978-1-4969-8710-5 |language=de}}</ref>