Most of these villagers belong to the Gurjar community, which is upper in the caste hierarchy.

Because of their association with pollution they rate "low" in the caste hierarchy.

It aimed to preserve and perpetuate the caste hierarchy by ensuring that children took up their parents' profession.

Nepal has perhaps the most rigid caste hierarchy remaining today.

The caste hierarchy in Punjab varies by the region.

They are widely believed to be at the apex of Bengal's caste hierarchy.

Low social position in the traditional caste hierarchy of Hindu society.

There weren't many of them, and it was assumed that they were fairly high up in the Masters' caste hierarchy.

The Hindus in the Aryan caste hierarchy (15 percent) would be about 127 million.

There is no official or universal ranking that determines the caste hierarchy.