The Panoriyas are an Odia-speaking community in Tripura, India. They are generally concentrated in western Tripura. Originally migrating from Odisha, the community is largely settled near tea gardens.Singh, K.S.. People of India: Tripura. Volume XLI. Calcutta: Seagull Books, 1996. p. 402.
Earlier members of the community used 'Panoriya' as their surname. They community largely ignores the varna hierarchy.
Surnames In recent times many members of the community has taken surnames like Nayak, Adhikari and Tanti.
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