Jalia Kaibarta (or Jaliya Kaibartta), is a Hindu caste or community, traditionally engaged in the occupation of fishing and originally belongs to the Indian states of Odisha, West Bengal, Assam and eastern Bihar. The Kaibartas were initially considered a single tribe or caste divided into two groups, Jaliya and Haliya. Jaliya Kaibartas are categorized as a Scheduled Caste, though the Haliya Kaibartas or Mahishyas are not.