Shershahabadia

The Shershabadia (Bengali: শেরশাবাদিয়া), also known in various districts of the Kosi Belt as Maldahiya, are a Bengali Muslim community found in the state of Bihar and West Bengal in India. They also form a significant part of the Shaikhs of Bihar. Common surnames used by the community include Mandal and Sekh. These peoples mostly live in chars and dubas (lower land) along Gangetic river lines from Katihar district of Bihar on the north bank and Rajmahal District of Jharkhand on the south bank to Murshidabad districts of West Bengal on the South bank and Malda district of West Bengal on the north bank. Most of them are Sunni Muslims who associate with the Ahl-i Hadith movement.

Shershahabadia

The Shershabadia (Bengali: শেরশাবাদিয়া), also known in various districts of the Kosi Belt as Maldahiya, are a Bengali Muslim community found in the state of Bihar and West Bengal in India. They also form a significant part of the Shaikhs of Bihar. Common surnames used by the community include Mandal and Sekh. These peoples mostly live in chars and dubas (lower land) along Gangetic river lines from Katihar district of Bihar on the north bank and Rajmahal District of Jharkhand on the south bank to Murshidabad districts of West Bengal on the South bank and Malda district of West Bengal on the north bank. Most of them are Sunni Muslims who associate with the Ahl-i Hadith movement.