Birhor (or Birhul) are a tribal/Adivasi forest people, traditionally nomadic, living primarily in the Indian state of Jharkhand.
[4] The Birhors are of short stature, long head, wavy hair and broad nose.
[4][5] Birhors are found mainly in the area covered by the old Hazaribagh, Ranchi and Singhbhum districts before these were broken down into numerous smaller units, in Jharkhand.
They make ropes out of the fibres of a particular species of vine, which they sell in the markets of the nearby agricultural people.
Mundari deities such as Sing Bonga (Sun God[a]) and Hapram (ancestral spirits) rank high in esteem.
[5] After Indian independence in 1947, the government has attempted to settle the Birhors by giving them land, bullocks for cultivation, agricultural implements and seeds.