Tags: Ethnic Group.
The Bodos (pronounced bo-ros) are an ethnic and linguistic community early settlers of Assam in the northeast part of India. According to the 2011 census Boros belong to a larger ethnic group called the Kacharies. The Bodos are recognized as a plains tribe in the Sixth Schedule of the Indian Constitution. Udalguri and Kokrajhar of Assam are considered the centre of the Bodo area. Historically the great Bodos were known as The Mech.
