In the fertile soils of West Bengal, a multitude of tribal communities are dwelling quite peacefully. Chero is one such important tribe who are free and live life on their own terms and conditions. There are several anthropologists of India who have carried on research on the lives of these people. They opined that these Chero tribes belong to one of the non-Aryan tribal families related to Dravidian origin. The eminent personality, Sir William Cook, had put forward his opinion. According to him, the word Chero has been derived from the Sanskrit word "Chetak" or "Chedak" which signifies slave.

Although the Chero tribes are amongst the socially backward classes of people who are residing in the Indian subcontinent, they are not falling in to the group of those who are regarded to be untouchables. Maximum of the Chero tribes occupy mainly reside in the rural areas. They are hapless, hardly get the chance to pursue education. These Chero tribes made houses on their own hands using products like bamboos, mud and wood. The census report of India has counted the total population of Chero tribes in the year 1991. It is 24406.