The vast majority of the Kharias are found in the Ranchi and Singhbhum
districts. The hill Kharias practice a crude type of shifting cultivation
and hunt with bows and arrows, sticks and with spears. The Birhors are
mostly found in the districts of Hazaribagh and usually live in huts made
of twigs and leaves but during the rains in semi-permanent settlements.
They sustain themselves by gathering wild forest produce, including honey
and beewax, by hunting deer and other animals and by catching birds and
monkeys.
