Niari

Niari is a caste in Orissa in India where the main occupation of the community is preparing flattened rice. They are mostly engaged in agriculture as they own large lands. This section of community doesn't fall under the kaibarta caste. They are never involved in fishing activities, so they do not come under Dhibara caste. They totally form a different community though making flattened rice is a part of their living. In 1989, the Government of India declared this caste as General Caste(GC) and rejected their plea for reservation. A return has been filed by the State. In paragraph-3 of the counter affidavit it has been averred that:

"............It has been seen from the Record-of-Rights of the Tahasil that caste "Kaibarta" has been recorded against some individual tenants and Niari against some other individual tenants. So the Kaibarta and Niari are two completely different castes having different occupations. The caste Niari has not yet been included in the Orissa Scheduled Caste list. The clarification issued by the Government vide letter No. 25943/HTW dated 22-8-1989 from joint Director-cum-Deputy Secretary to Government, H. & T. W. Department Orissa, Bhubaneswar does not show that Niari is a sub- caste of caste Kaibarta as claimed by the petitioner. In forming a general opinion it is seen at this place that there are some persons belonging to different castes are also occupying the profession of "Chudakuta" and "Mudhibhaja" and also fishing with their own nets. But certainly they are not Kaibarta, Keuta or Dhibara. Therefore Niari cannot be treated as Dewar".

Their origin have descended from khsatriya and they have been moved from the govt offices to the local business.

Niari/Nyayari belong to upper caste whose occupational activity was running local business like sugar mills, mines and making flattened rice and they don't belong to keuta community.