Alternate Names: Haria, Khadia, Khariya, Kharvi, Khatria, Kheria
Dialects: Dhelki Kharia, Dudh Kharia, Mirdha-Kharia.
Genealogy:
Demographics: 240,000 in India (2001 census). Population total all countries: 241,580.
Language Use: Also use Bengali [ben], Hindi [hin], Oriya [ory], Santhali [sat].
Language Development: Literacy rate in L2: 46% (1991 census). Radio programs. Dictionary. Grammar. NT: 1992.
Writing System: Devanagari, Latin
Nation of Origin: India
Other Comments: A Scheduled Tribe in Bihar, Madhya Pradesh, Odisha, West Bengal. A Scheduled Caste in Tripura. Christian, Hindu.