31, October 2025

Anthropological Assessment of Ear Lobe Types in Chhattisgarh: Genetic and Morphological Insights

VOLUME-9; ISSUE-10; OCT-2025

Author(s): Shikha Shrivastava 1, Neetu Shrivstava 2, Lekhika Shrivastav 3,

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Assistant Professor, Zoology, Indira Gandhi Government PG College Vaishali Nagar, Bhilai CG, India.

Assistant Professor, Zoology, Bharti University, Durg, India

Assistant Professor, Zoology, Govt. College Rehti, District Sehore. Madhya Pradesh, India

DOIs:10.2017/IJRCS/202510017     |     Paper ID: IJRCS202510017


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The ear lobes not only present aesthetic importance to a person but are important for people’s identification for forensic uses, ethnicity and sometimes clinical importance. There are 6 genetic variations associated with earlobe attachment. Some studies have reported that the circumference of earlobe increases   with age, this enlargement is likely associated with aging changes of collagen. The Indian traditional knowledge also states about the relation of earlobe and wisdom, and ancient surgeons Sushruta and Vagbhatta also gives importance to painless ear piercing rituals for children. In Ancient Chinese medicine wearing ear ornaments were regarded beneficial for health. The Diagonal earlobe crease is sometimes associated with coronary artery diseases.  Ear lobe variations were studied, and a survey was conducted in ethnic Population of Chhattisgarh state in central India, known for its tribal population. Ear lobes of adults 452 subjects (109 males and 343 females) were studied with their consent. Their Age ranged from 18- 80. All subjects were natives of Chhattisgarh, hailing from Durg -Bhilai district. No one of study subjects has any known history of migration from any other state. All subjects and their families have lived in the Chhattisgarh state since they know their family history, so they can be considered native people of Chhattisgarh origin. The shape of ear lobe, attachment to face, thickness and diagonal crease were taken in consideration. The result showed the uniqueness of each individual. The attached type of earlobe was found to be rare in this area. Most common were the round and free type. The survey was done in ethnic people, no consideration of tribes, caste or religion was taken into account, as done by some previous workers. Mobile camera of volunteers was used for photography and analysis was done in lab.

Identification, ear lobes, round, free, attached, tongue shaped, Diagonal crease

Shikha Shrivastava, Neetu Shrivstava,  Lekhika Shrivastav,  (2025);  Anthropological Assessment of Ear Lobe Types in Chhattisgarh: Genetic and Morphological Insights, International Journal of Research Culture Society,    ISSN(O): 2456-6683,  Volume – 9,   Issue –  10,  Pp.108-115.        Available on – https://ijrcs.org/

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