List of Scheduled Tribes in Rajasthan

The population of Rajasthan in 2011 Census of India was 68,548,437, of which 9,238,534 persons belong to one of the Scheduled Tribes (STs) constituting 13.48 per cent of the total population of the state. The state has registered 30.2 per cent decadal growth in the Scheduled Tribe population between 2001-2011.[1][2]

Main tribes

  • Bhil are the oldest people of Rajasthan.
  • The Mina is the largest tribe of the state in terms of population.[3][2]

List of communities

There are twelve (12) notified Scheduled Tribes in the state, which are as follows:[4]

  1. Bhil, Bhil Garasia, Dholi Bhil, Dungri Bhil, Dungri Garasia, Mewasi Bhil, Rawal Bhil, Tadvi Bhil, Bhagalia, Bhilala, Pawra, Vasava, Vasave
  2. Bhil Mina
  3. Damor, Damaria
  4. Dhanka, Tadvi, Tetaria, Valvi
  5. Garasia (excluding Rajput Garasia)
  6. Kathodi, Katkari, Dhor Kathodi, Dhor Katkari, Son Kathodi, Son Katkari
  7. Kokna, Kokni, Kukna
  8. Koli Dhor, Tokre Koli, Kolcha, Kolgha
  9. Mina
  10. Naikda, Nayak, Cholivala Nayaka, Kapadia Nayaka, Mota Nayaka, Nana Nayaka
  11. Patelia
  12. Seharia, Sehria, Sahariya

Population

SR. No.Scheduled Tribe Total population
2011 %age
1Bhil, Bhil Garasia, Dholi Bhil, Dungri Bhil, Dungri Garasia, Mewasi Bhil, Rawal Bhil, Tadvi Bhil, Bhagalia, Bhilala, Pawra, Vasava, Vasave41,00,264 44.38%
2Bhil Mina1,05,393 1.14%
3Damor, Damaria91,463 0.99%
4Dhanka, Tadvi, Tetaria, Valvi96,737 1.04%
5Garasia (excluding Rajput Garasia)3,14,194 3.41%
6Kathodi, Katkari, Dhor Kathodi, Dhor Katkari, Son Kathodi, Son Katkari4,833 0.05%
7Kokni, Kokna, Kukna Tribe361 <0.01%
8Koli Dhor, Tokre Koli, Kolcha, Kolgha1,535 0.16%
9Mina43,45,528 47.04%
10Naikda, Nayaka, Cholivala Nayaka, Kapadia Nayaka, Mota Nayaka, Nana Nayaka8,355 0.09%
11Patelia797 <0.01%
12Seharia, Sehria, Sahariya1,11,377 1.21%
Generic tribes, etc. (those who identified them as Janjati, Girijan, Adivasi) 57,697 0.62
92,38,534 100%

Geography

Although tribals are found in the whole of Rajasthan, but the Aravalli mountainous region is called the shelter of the tribal communities in Rajasthan because the Aravalli mountainous region in Rajasthan is the physical region with the maximum forest wealth, wildlife, biodiversity. Only two tribes Sansi and Sahariya mostly do not reside in Aravalli.[5][6][7][8]

District-wise population

Districts ST Population (2011)[9]
Name Population

(2011)

 Total population Percentage Largest three (by pop)
Ajmer 25,83,052 65,482 2.51% Bhil (33,122); Mina (24,025); Garasia (4,933)
Alwar 36,74,179 2,89,249 7.67% Mina (273,327); Dhanka (13,111); Bhil (663)
Banswara 17,97,485 13,72,999 76.41% Bhil (1,339,679); Damar (20,637); Garasia (6,057)
Baran 12,22,755 2,76,857 22.61% Mina (130,670); Seharia (108,520); Bhil (36,006)
Barmer 26,03,751 1,76,257 6.75% Bhil (173,287); Mina (1,065); Bhil Mina (18)
Bharatpur 25,48,462 54,090 2.11% Mina (52,958); Bhil (372); Dhanka (13)
Bhilwara 24,08,523 2,29,273 9.51% Bhil (130,375); Mina (96,939); Garasia (127)
Bikaner 23,63,937 7,779 0.34% Mina (2,984); Bhil (1,861); Naikda (1,806)
Bundi 11,10,906 2,28,549 20.55% Mina (187,078); Bhil (39,452); Naikda (381)
Chittaurgarh 15,44,338 2,01,546 13.01% Bhil (132,726); Mina (66,819); Garasia (436)
Churu 20,39,547 11,245 0.54% Mina (9,374); Naikda (908); Dhanka (334)
Dausa 16,34,409 4,33,344 26.49% Mina (430,945); Dhanka (561); Bhil (126)
Dhaulpur 12,06,516 58,594 4.81% Mina (58,1333); Seharia (130); Bhil (28)
Dungarpur 13,88,552 9,83,437 71.25% Bhil (686,981); Mina (156,360); Bhil Mina (78,396)
Ganganagar 19,69,168 13,477 0.66% Dhanka (8,854); Mina (2,287); Bhil (807)
Hanumangarh 17,74,692 14,289 0.79% Dhanka (10,069); Mina (2,582); Bhil (258)
Jaipur 66,26,178 5,27,966 7.97% Mina (467,364); Dhanka (45,985); Bhil (3,954)
Jaisalmer 6,69,919 42,429 6.26% Bhil (41,553); Mina (405); Koli Dhor (14)
Jalore 18,28,730 1,78,419 9.73% Bhil (151,938); Mina (25,775); Garasia (92)
Jhalawar 14,11,129 1,82,229 12.89% Bhil (105,153); Mina (75,310); Seharia (551)
Jhunjhunu 21,37,045 41,629 1.96% Mina (38,625); Dhanka (2,075); Naikda (426)
Jodhpur 36,87,165 1,18,924 3.22% Bhil (107,522); Mina (5,595); Dhanka (1,418)
Karauli 14,58,248 3,24,960 22.29% Mina (323,342); Bhil (143); Bhil Mina (49)
Kota 19,51,014 1,83,816 9.43% Mina (131,119); Bhil (48,274); Seharia (1,447)
Nagaur 33,07,743 10,418 0.3% Mina (8,005); Bhil (393); Dhanka (322)
Pali 20,37,573 1,44,578 7.06% Mina (61,606); Garasia (49,465); Bhil (32,350)
Pratapgarh 8,67,848 5,50,427 63.36% Mina (447,023); Bhil (99,429); Bhil Mina (2,687)
Rajsamand 11,56,597 1,60,809 13.84% Bhil (154,393); Mina (5,070); Bhil Mina (152)
Sawai Madhopur 13,35,551 2,85,848 21.42% Mina (284,455); Bhil (222); Koli Dhor (60)
Sikar 26,77,333 75,349 2.8% Mina (66,199); Dhanka (7,592); Naikda (321)
Sirohi 10,36,346 2,92,470 28.18% Garasia (152,575); Bhil (112,793); Mina (26,225)
Tonk 14,21,326 1,78,207 12.52% Mina (162,768); Bhil (13,991); Garasia (304)
Udaipur 30,68,420 15,25,289 49.71% Mina (717,696); Bhil (652,005); Garasia (103,847)

Scheduled areas

In Rajasthan 5697 villages come under Scheduled Area.[10]

References

  1. ↑ "Directorate of Census Operations Rajasthan".
  2. 1 2 Mehra, Ajay K. (3 April 2013). Emerging Trends in Indian Politics: The Fifteenth General Election. Routledge. p. 166. ISBN 978-1-136-19855-7.
  3. ↑ Goswami, Rakesh (7 July 2019). "In Rajasthan, tribal body acts as family court for ST couples". Hindustan Times. Retrieved 13 May 2022.
  4. ↑ "List of notified Scheduled Tribes" (PDF). Census India. Archived from the original (PDF) on 7 November 2013. Retrieved 18 February 2022.
  5. ↑ "[Solved] Which tribal community in India is mostly located in the Ara". Testbook. Retrieved 17 November 2024.
  6. ↑ Mehta, Prakash Chandra (2004). Ethnographic Atlas of Indian Tribes. Discovery Publishing House. ISBN 978-81-7141-852-7.
  7. ↑ Kumar, Bachchan (1997). The Bhils: An Ethno-historic Analysis. Sharada Publishing House. ISBN 978-81-85616-47-6.
  8. ↑ Reclus, Elisée (1895). The Earth and Its Inhabitants ... D. Appleton.
  9. ↑ "Demographic Status of Scheduled Tribe Population" (PDF). nhsrcindia.org.
  10. ↑ "Scheduled Area in Rajasthan".
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