What is "koeri"

The Koeri (or Koiry) are an Indian caste, found largely in Bihar, whose traditional occupation was as cultivators. They were described in 1896 by Jogendra Nath Bhattacharya as "differ[ing] in nothing" from the agricultural Kurmi caste, other than the Kurmi produce agricultural staples, while the Koeri specialise in kitchen gardening." An official report of 1941 admired them as being the "most advanced" cultivators in Bihar and said that "Simple in habits, thrifty to a degree and a master in the art of market-gardening, the Koeri is amongst the best of the tillers of the soil to be found anywhere in India."

Koeri may refer to

• Koeri, an Indian cast
• Koeri an uninhabited village in Estonia
• Koeri, Kandilli Observatory and Earthquake Research Institute in Turkey