Lohra Tribes of Jharkhand

  • The Lohara is a tribal community, settled in the state of West Bengal. The word Lohara is derived from the word loha, meaning iron, as they were traditionally blacksmiths.
  • The Lohara Tribe communicates in Sadri. They are also conversant with Hindi. They use the Devenagari scripts.
  • Both males and females of Lohara tribes perform dance forms wearing their conventional attires. 
  • The staple food of the Lohara Tribe is rice. They also consume Wheat and maize.