赤貧
Historically, the Habura were a nomadic community. Most now live in multi-caste villages, often working for [[Jat]] or [[Brahmin]] patrons. After their denotification as a criminal tribe, they were settled by the government in colonies, and given agricultural land. But these land holdings are extremely marginal, forcing many Haburas to become bonded labourers. This is known locally as "batai", where the sharecropper is forced hand over 50 percent of their produce. They are an extremely marginalised community, suffering from [[Extreme poverty|severe poverty]].