The
Oraon tribes उरांव or
Kurukh कुड़ुख tribe (
Kurukh:
Oṛāōn and
Kuṛuḵẖ), also spelled
Uraon,
Oran, or
Oram, are tribal aborigines inhabiting various
states across central and
eastern India as well as
Bangladesh. Traditionally, Oraons depended on the forest and farms for their ritual and economic livelihood, but in recent times, a few of them have become mainly settled
agriculturalists. Small numbers of Oraons have migrated to the northeastern part of India, where they are mainly employed in
tea estates.