Hajjam
Salmani and Turkia | |
|---|---|
| Regions with significant populations | |
| India, Nepal, Bangladesh, Pakistan | |
| Languages | |
| Urdu, Hindi, Punjabi | |
| Religion | |
| Islam | |
| Related ethnic groups | |
| Saifi, Shaikh |
Hajjam are an ethnic group in the Indian subcontinent[1][2] known for practicing cupping therapy, also known as Hijama. The word Hijama has been derived from the Arabic word Al Hajm, means "sucking", referring to this therapy. A practitioner was called a Hijama in Arab countries, and the name was used in India as well.[3][verification needed]
They are on the OBC list of Haryana and Himachal Pradesh.[4][5]
The Hajjam in Nepal
[edit | edit source]The Central Bureau of Statistics of Nepal classifies the Hajjam (called Hajam in the Nepal census) as a subgroup within the broader social group of Madheshi Other Caste.[6] At the time of the 2011 Nepal census, 117,758 people (0.4% of the population of Nepal) were Hajjam. The frequency of Hajjam by province was as follows:
- Madhesh Province (1.4%)
- Lumbini Province (0.5%)
- Koshi Province (0.3%)
- Bagmati Province (0.1%)
- Gandaki Province (0.0%)
- Karnali Province (0.0%)
- Sudurpashchim Province (0.0%)
The frequency of Hajjam was higher than national average (0.4%) in the following districts:[7]
- Saptari (1.5%)
- Dhanusha (1.4%)
- Parsa (1.4%)
- Rautahat (1.4%)
- Siraha (1.4%)
- Mahottari (1.3%)
- Sarlahi (1.3%)
- Bara (1.2%)
- Kapilvastu (1.1%)
- Banke (0.9%)
- Parasi (0.9%)
- Rupandehi (0.8%)
- Morang (0.6%)
- Sunsari (0.5%)
References
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