A focused population profile of Birhor people, their eastern Indian Adivasi background, closest modern genetic matches, ancestry model, and World Genetics G25 heatmap.
Birhor people are an Adivasi community of eastern India, especially associated with Jharkhand and nearby forested regions of Odisha and Chhattisgarh.
Birhor belongs to the Munda language family, with Hindi and regional Indo-Aryan languages also used in wider settings. The genetic profile clusters tightly with eastern Indian tribal and Munda-associated references.
As a genetic reference, Birhor is useful for comparison with Ho, Korwa, Santhal India, Bhunjia Chhattisgarh, Dhurwa Odisha, Santhal Bangladesh, Bhumij, Mawasi Chhattisgarh, Savara, and Asur.
In the World Genetics modern G25 comparison, Birhor is closest to Ho, Korwa, Santhal India, Bhunjia Chhattisgarh, Dhurwa Odisha, Santhal Bangladesh, Bhumij, Mawasi Chhattisgarh, Savara, and Asur. The result places Birhor in an eastern Indian Munda/Adivasi comparison cluster.
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The ancestry breakdown gives deeper component proportions, while closest matches show modern similarity. Birhor ancestry is best interpreted as eastern Indian Adivasi and Munda-associated, close to Ho, Korwa, Santhal, Bhunjia, Dhurwa, Bhumij, Mawasi, Savara, and Asur references.
The heatmap should emphasize Jharkhand, Odisha, Chhattisgarh, Santhal and Ho regions, Korwa and Dhurwa areas, and eastern Indian Munda/Adivasi zones.
Yes. Ho and Korwa are the two closest matches.
Yes. Santhal India and Santhal Bangladesh both appear close.
Yes. The closest matches are mainly eastern Indian tribal and Munda-associated references.