 Sibaji Panda was the first person to officially document the language in 2012.During his study, Panda found out that the proportion of deaf population in Alipur was of approximately 0.75%, against 0.41% on national average (data from the 2011 census).The deaf community of Alipur helped Panda in his researches, particularly Mir Fazil Raza, a 53 year old former gram panchayat chief, who helped set up the Alipur Unity Society for the Deaf.