▁in ▁the ▁northern ▁area ▁of ▁Syl het . ▁But ▁after ▁the ▁Part ition ▁of ▁Beng al ▁in ▁ 1 9 4 7 , ▁majority ▁of ▁them ▁migr ated ▁to ▁the ▁J aint ia ▁Hills ▁in ▁Ass am ▁where ▁most ▁of ▁them ▁are ▁now ▁settled . ▁A ▁small ▁section ▁of ▁them ▁are ▁now ▁living ▁in ▁J aint ap ur ▁Up az ila ▁in ▁Syl het . ▁The ▁J ain ti as ▁in ▁Bang l adesh ▁const itute ▁an ▁eth ic ▁group ▁number ing ▁about ▁twenty ▁thousand . ▁ ▁According ▁to ▁the ▁Anth rop olog ists , ▁J aint ia ▁is ▁one ▁of ▁the ▁ancient ▁original ▁groups ▁who ▁migr ated ▁to ▁the ▁North ▁Eastern ▁region ▁of ▁the ▁sub - cont inent ▁and ▁settled ▁down ▁there . ▁There ▁is ▁a ▁view ▁holding ▁that ▁the ▁J aint ia ▁is ▁a ▁branch ▁of ▁the ▁K has i ▁community . ▁The ▁K has i ▁is ▁a ▁branch ▁of ▁the ▁Mon - k hem ▁race ▁while ▁J aint ia ▁belongs ▁to ▁the ▁Mong ol oid s . ▁The ▁similarity ▁is ▁consequ ent ▁upon ▁their ▁co - ex istence ▁for ▁a ▁long ▁time ▁and ▁that ▁similarity ▁is ▁conf ined ▁in ▁physical ▁features ▁only . ▁No ▁document ary ▁ev id ences ▁are ▁available ▁regarding ▁the ▁naming ▁of ▁the ▁community . ▁Some ▁are ▁of ▁opinion ▁that ▁they ▁are ▁named ▁after ▁their ▁principal ▁god dess ▁Joy anti . ▁De vi ▁Joy anti ▁is ▁an ▁inc arn ation ▁of ▁H indu ▁god dess ▁D urg a . ▁J ain ti as ▁also ▁introduce ▁themselves ▁as