▁ ▁It ▁has ▁a ▁population ▁of ▁ 3 , 1 5 1 . ▁It ▁takes ▁its ▁name ▁from ▁the ▁short ▁lived ▁J av ad ▁Khan ate . ▁ ▁References ▁▁ ▁Category : Pop ulated ▁places ▁in ▁Sab ira bad ▁District <0x0A> </s> ▁The ▁Mal la ah ▁are ▁the ▁traditional ▁boat men ▁and ▁fish erm en ▁tribes ▁or ▁communities ▁ ▁of ▁North ▁India , ▁East ▁India , ▁N ort he astern ▁India ▁and ▁Pakistan . ▁A ▁significant ▁number ▁of ▁Mal lah ▁are ▁also ▁found ▁in ▁Nep al ▁and ▁Bang l adesh . ▁In ▁the ▁Indian ▁state ▁of ▁Bi har , ▁the ▁term ▁N ish ad ▁includes ▁the ▁Mal lah ▁and ▁refers ▁to ▁communities ▁whose ▁traditional ▁occupation ▁cent red ▁on ▁rivers . ▁ ▁The ▁word ▁' mal la ah ▁is ▁said ▁to ▁come ▁from ▁an ▁Arab ic ▁word ▁ م ل ا ح ▁which ▁means ▁a ▁motion ▁of ▁moving ▁like ▁bird ’ s ▁wing . ▁In ▁Beng ali ▁the ▁words ▁maj hi ▁and ▁mal lah ▁usually ▁go ▁together ▁and ▁refer ▁to ▁communities ▁affili ated ▁with ▁the ▁river ▁and ▁sea . ▁Those ▁of ▁India ▁are ▁largely ▁H indu , ▁with ▁a ▁small ▁Muslim ▁minor ity , ▁while ▁those ▁of ▁Pakistan ▁are ▁Muslim . ▁ ▁In ▁North ▁India ▁ ▁Many ▁Mal la ah ▁are ▁now ▁cultiv ators , ▁with ▁a ▁few ▁now ▁have ▁also ▁taken ▁to ▁other ▁occup ations . ▁In ▁U tt ar ▁Pr adesh , ▁they ▁speak ▁Kh ari ▁b oli , ▁A wad hi ▁and ▁H indi . ▁The ▁majority ▁of ▁the ▁community ▁are