List of Scheduled Castes in Jharkhand

This articles contain list of Scheduled Castes recognized in Jharkhand.

There are 22 communities recognized as Scheduled Castes in Jharkhand, which is with accordance to 'The Constitution (Scheduled Castes) Order, 1950' for Bihar.[1] After the separation of Jharkhand, the list was modified as per 'The Constitution (Scheduled Castes) Orders (Amendment) Act, 2002'.[2]

As of 2011 census of India, there were 39,85,644 members of Schedule castes which accounts for 12.08% of state's total population.[3]

List

Scheduled Castes Population
Code Community (Caste) Total

(as of 2011)

 %age of

total

001 Bantar 353 0.009
002 Bauri 1,86,356 4.676
003 Bhogta 2,23,453 5.606
004 Bhuiya 8,48,151 21.280
005 Chamar, Mochi 10,08,507 25.303
006 Chaupal 632 0.016
007 Dabgar 4,378 0.109
008 Dhobi 2,51,686 6.315
009 Doma, Dhangad 1,68,058 4.216
010 Dusadh, Dhari, Dharhi, Paswan 4,24,330 10.646
011 Ghasi 1,50,520 3.776
012 Halalkhor 580 0.014
013 Hari, Mehtar, Bhangi 58,242 1.461
014 Kanjar 405 0.010
015 Kurariar 1,475 0.037
016 Lal Begi 1,240 0.031
017 Musahar 53,096 1.332
018 Nat 1,286 0.032
019 Pano, Sawasi 26,459 0.664
020 Pasi 72,357 1.815
021 Rajwar 1,96,320 4.925
022 Turi 1,98,344 4.976
GENERIC CASTES (members identifying them as 'Anusuchit Jati', 'Dalit' or 'Harijan') 1,09,416 2.751
39,85,644 100%

District wise

District Scheduled Castes
Name Population

(2011)

 Population Percent Top 3 (largest by population)
Garhwa 1,322,784 319,946 24.19 Chamar (112,194); Bhuiya (88,035); Dusadh (60,687)
Chatra 1,042,886 340,553 32.65 Bhuiya (173,045); Bhogta (76,319); Chamar (40,021)
Koderma 716,259 109,003 15.22 Chamar (42,230); Dusadh (17,349); Dhobi (11,559)
Giridih 2,445,474 325,493 13.31 Chamar (152,034); Turi (60,167); Dusadh (39,214)
Deoghar 1,492,073 190,036 12.74 Chamar (87,341); Dusadh (21,811); Musahar (16,356)
Godda 1,313,551 115,567 8.80 Chamar (45,819); Dusadh (16,937); Dom (12,716)
Sahebganj 1,150,567 72,341 6.29 Chamar (13,268); Dusadh (11,332); Rajwar (8,024)
Pakur 900,422 28,469 3.16 Chamar (8,371); Dom (4,972); Bhuiya (3,566)
Dhanbad 2,684,487 437,309 16.26 Bauri (85,368); Chamar (75,188); Bhuiya (66,387)
Bokaro 2,062,330 299,227 14.51 Chamar (60,552); Rajwar (54,927); Bauri (45,774)
Lohardaga 461,790 15,330 3.32 Chamar (6,267); Dom (2,113); Turi (1,824)
West Singhbhum 1,502,338 111,414 7.42 Ghasi (24,724); Dhobi (21,870); Bhuiya (16,043)
Palamu 1,939,869 536,382 27.65 Bhuiya (194,816); Chamar (157,806); Dusadh (103,478)
Latehar 726,978 154,910 21.31 Bhuiya (57,389); Bhogta (50,165); Dusadh (7,223)
Hazaribagh 1,734,495 303,515 17.49 Bhuiya (117,997); Chamar (82,333); Dusadh (32,612)
Ramgarh 949,443 106,356 11.21 Chamar (21,298); Bhuiya (18,192); Ghasi (14,316)
Dumka 1,321,442 79,614 6.02 Chamar (24,159); Dom (22,536); Bhuiya (7,341)
Jamtara 791,042 72,885 9.21 Bauri (28,177); Chamar (16,120); Dom (12,302)
Ranchi 2,914,253 152,943 5.25 Ghasi (35,178); Dhobi (21,275); Bhogta (20,451)
Khunti 531,885 24,037 4.52 Ghasi (7,781); Pan (5,097); Bhogta (4,525)
Gumla 1,025,213 32,459 3.17 Ghasi (12,588); Turi (5,456); Bhogta (3,868)
Simdega 599,578 44,674 7.45 Bhogta (13,725); Ghasi (9,975); Bhuiya (9,953)
East Singhbhum 2,293,919 56,986 2.48 Bhuiya (20,389); Ghasi (12,019); Pan (7,621)
Seraikela Kharsawan 1,065,056 56,195 5.28 Bhuiya (20,026); Ghasi (10,436); Dom (8,759)

References

  1. ↑ "List of Scheduled Castes | Department of Social Justice and Empowerment - Government of India". socialjustice.gov.in. Retrieved 13 April 2026.
  2. ↑ "Schedule Caste". jharkhandsewa. Government of Jharkhand. Retrieved 13 April 2026.
  3. ↑ "District wise scheduled caste population (Appendix), Jharkhand - 2011" (xls). censusindia.gov. Delhi: Office of the Registrar General & Census Commissioner, India. 2012. Retrieved 13 April 2026.
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