The Binjhia settlements are large and homogeneous. They do not practise clan exogamy. However consider each village as an exogamous unit. Adult marriage is preferred in some groups. Where as child marriage is common in others. They also allow cross-cousin marriage, levirate, sororate, remarriage of widows and divorcees. They practise both burial and burning of the dead. There are separate burial grounds reserved for different lineages. They worship a number of benevolent and malevolent spirits along with Hindu gods and goddesses such as
Jagannath. Their village deity is named Budharaja. They have the cult of ancestor worship – pitru puja at the clan and lineage levels. They still use barter system at the village community level and the weekly markets. Women are an important part in all forms of socio-economic transactions. The structure of clan starts at level of an extended family called . A cluster of comprising a local group of families up to three generations form a - a minor lineage. Several in a village constitute a , a major lineage. The latter make a small clan, a . The clan is composed of and headed by a . ==See also==