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Bhagnari is a Sindhi Hindu and Sikh community living in India and Pakistan. [1] They lived in Bhag Nari area of Kachhi district in Balochistan. They migrated to India after Partition. [2]
| Total population | |
|---|---|
| Over 1000 families[ citation needed ] | |
| Languages | |
| Sindhi | |
| Religion | |
| Hinduism, Sikhism | |
| Related ethnic groups | |
| Lohana, Bhatia, Arora |
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