Mostly no as most of the Roy belongs to Brahmins or Kshatriya Brahmins in India as well as Bengal. Few of Roy may get in other caste mainly in Bengal, but they all have strong & higher root in society. A few Roy also may falls on Sch. Caste but they are belongs to pure Brahmins as their customs/ rituals are falls under Brahmin or Brahman system. Moral is that any Roy/ Ray belongs to minimum level of Zamindar group/ administrator.
Scheduled caste is not in considered on the basis of just surnames.. scheduteld caste decided on the basis of original caste...the surnames basak or bosak find in Assam, West bengal, bihar states of India. however, all they are having same surnames but belongs to different caste, in west bengal they are belong to Kshatriya and Vaishya,Tantubais, Karmakars etc. in Assam same surnames may be , Bania(Bonia), In Bihar they are bolongs to chaupal caste. Chaupal caste is considered as scheduled caste under Government of Bihar and West Bengal and Bania(Bonia) caste is considered as scheduled caste under Government of Assam however other caste such Vaishaya etc is considered as OBC in West bengal, Bihar or in Assam..
Gorai caste fall under OBC category in Jharkhand and West Bengal. They are traditionally occupied with Oil extraction profession. They are Teli in profession.
yes its an obc caste
details of obc caste
The surname 'Santra' in West Bengal is primarily associated with the Tili community, which is a subcaste of the larger OBC (Other Backward Classes) category. Traditionally, the Tili community has been involved in trade, agriculture, and various other occupations. The surname may also be found among other groups in the region, but its predominant association is with the Tili caste.
No. In fact, we are very proud of being Mahishyas as in Mahishya Samaj- a movement led by Birendra Shashmal. Proud in this context means being regarded for exactly what we are and not being put into any other higher or lower caste. I think, you will not come down asking if Mahishyas are OBC- please check who can fortunately make to the list of OBCs.
Yes Chauhan caste is OBC and are actually Nai (barber) caste.
No, Bairagi is not a Scheduled Caste in West Bengal. Bairagi is a Hindu sect involved in religious activities. Scheduled Castes are socially disadvantaged groups identified in the Indian Constitution for positive discrimination.
OBC
No. Kundu is one of the highest rank cast in Bengali(Kayashta/Tili). They may be business man or may be involved in agriculture. But they don't belong to SC, ST or OBC.
bc-backword caste obc-other backward caste
obc