Kharia
A language of India
| Population | 292,000 in India (1997). Population total all countries: 293,580. |
| Region | Primarily Jharkhand, Ranchi District, Simdega Subdivision, Thethaitangar Anchal and Kolebira Anchal in Khunti Subdivision; West Singhbhum, East Singhbhum; also Chhattisgarh, Raigarh, Jashpur, Durg, Bilaspur, Raipur districts; Orissa, Sundargarh, Sambalpur, Mayurbhanj districts; Assam; Tripura; West Bengal; Andaman and Nicobar Islands. Dhelki mainly in Jashpur, northwest Gangpur (Raigarh) and Sundargarh. Dudh to the east and south, in southern Ranchi, Gangpur (Raigarh) and western Sambalpur. Also in Nepal. |
| Alternate names | Haria, Khadia, Khariya, Kharvi, Khatria, Kheria |
| Dialects | Dhelki Kharia, Dudh Kharia, Mirdha-Kharia. |
| Classification | Austro-Asiatic, Munda, South Munda, Kharia-Juang |
| Language use | Also use Oriya [ori], Bengali [ben], Hindi, or Sadri [sck]. |
| Language development | Literacy rate in L2: 46%. Dictionary. Grammar. NT. |
| Writing system | Devanagari script. Latin script. |
| Comments | A Scheduled Tribe in Bihar, Madhya Pradesh, Orissa, West Bengal. A Scheduled Caste in Tripura. Christian, Hindu. |
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