Tribals in Madhya Pradesh

Bhil tribal girls in Jhabua
A Baiga tribe family in Balaghat district, Madhya Pradesh

There are 43 recognized Scheduled Tribes in Madhya Pradesh, India, three of which have been identified as "Particularly Vulnerable Tribal Groups" or "PTGs" (formerly known as "Special Primitive Tribal Groups"). The population of Scheduled Tribals (ST) is 21.1 per cent of the state population (15.31 million out of 72.62 million), according to the 2011 census.[1] Bounded by the Narmada River to the north and the Godavari River to the southeast, tribal peoples occupy the slopes of the region's mountains.

The term Scheduled Tribes refers to specific indigenous peoples whose status is acknowledged to by the Constitution of India. The term Adivasi also applies to indigenous peoples of this area.

Diversity

The diversity in the tribes across the state comes from differences in heredity, lifestyle, cultural traditions, social structure, economic structure, religious beliefs and language and speech. Due to the different linguistic, cultural and geographical environments, the diverse tribal world of Madhya Pradesh has been largely cut off from the mainstream of development.

Madhya Pradesh holds first rank among all the States or Union Territories (UTs) in terms of Special Tribal population and twelfth rank in respect of the proportion of ST population to total population.[2]

Bhils have the highest population in Jhabua district followed by Dhar, Barwani and Khargone districts.

Gonds have major concentrations in Dindori district, Chhindwara, Mandla, Betul, Seoni and Shahdol district. Other four major groups Kol, Korku, Sahariya and Baiga have registered the highest population in Rewa, Khandwa, Shivpuri and Shahdol districts respectively.[2]

List of recognised tribes

  1. Agariya
  2. Andh
  3. Baiga
  4. Bhaina
  5. Bharia Bhumia, Bhuinhar Bhumia, Bhumiya, Bharia, Paliha, Pando
  6. Bhattra
  7. Bhil, Bhilala, Barela, Patelia
  8. Bhil Meena
  9. Bhunjia
  10. Biar, Biyar
  11. Binjhwar
  12. Birhul, Birhor
  13. Damor, Damaria
  14. Dhanwar
  15. Gadaba, Gadba
  16. Gond; Arakh, Arrakh, Agaria, Asur, Badi Maria, Bada Maria, Bhatola, Bhimma, Bhuta, Koilabhuta, Koliabhuti, Bhar, Bisonhorn Maria, Chota Maria, Dandami Maria, Dhuru, Dhurwa, Dhoba, Dhulia, Dorla, Gaiki, Gatta, Gatti, Gaita, Gond Gowari, Hill Maria, Kandra, Kalanga, Khatola, Koitar, Koya, Khirwar, Khirwara, Kucha Maria, Kuchaki Maria, Madia, Maria, Mana, Mannewar, Moghya, Mogia, Monghya, Mudia, Muria, Nagarchi, Nagwanshi, Ojha, Raj, Sonjhari Jhareka, Thatia, Thotya, Wade Maria, Vade Maria, Daroi
  17. Halba, Halbi
  18. Kamar
  19. Karku
  20. Kawar, Kanwar, Kaur, Cherwa, Rathia, Tanwar, Chattri
  21. Khairwar, Kondar
  22. Kharia
  23. Kondh, Khond, Kandh
  24. Kol
  25. Kolam
  26. Korku, Bopchi, Mouasi, Nihal, Nahul, Bondhi, Bondeya
  27. Korwa, Kodaku
  28. Majhi
  29. Majhwar
  30. Mawasi
  31. Munda
  32. Nagesia, Nagasia
  33. Oraon, Dhanka, Dhangad
  34. Panika (in Chhatarpur, Datia, Panna, Rewa, Satna, Shahdol, Sidhi and Tikamgarh districts)
  35. Pao
  36. Pardhan, Pathari Saroti
  37. Pardhi, Bahelia, Bahellia, Chita Pardhi, Langoli Pardhi, Phans Pardhi, Shikari, Takankar, Takia (in the districts of Chhatarpur, Datia, Panna, Rewa, Satna, Shahdol, Sidhi and Tikamgarh; tahsils of Betul district, Patan tahsil and Sihora and Majholi blocks of Jabalpur disitrict, Katni (Murwara) and Vijaya Raghogarh tahsils and Bahoriband and Dhemerkheda blocks of Katni district, Hoshangabad, Babai, Sohagpur, Pipariya and Bankhedi tahsils and Kesla block of Hoshangabad district, Narsinghpur district, and Harsud tahsil of Khandwa district)
  38. Parja
  39. Sahariya, Saharia, Seharia, Sehria, Sosia, Sor
  40. Saonta, Saunta
  41. Saur
  42. Sawar, Sawara
  43. Sonr

Demographics

Scheduled Tribes Population
Code Tribes Total (2011)[3] %age of total
501 Agariya 41,243 0.267
502 Andh 137 <0.01
503 Baiga 4,14,526 2.69
504 Bhaina 6,357 0.04
505 Bharia Bhumia, etc. 1,93,230 1.25
506 Bhattra 1,155 0.009
507 Bhil, Bhilala, Barela, Pateliya 59,93,921 38.88
508 Bhil Meena 2,244 0.015
509 Bhunjia 1,469 0.009
510 Biar, Biyar 10,452 0.068
511 Binjhwar 15,805 0.11
512 Birhul, Birhor 52 <0.01
513 Damor, Damaria 1,815 0.012
514 Dhanwar 2,715 0.017
515 Gadaba, Gadba 578 <0.01
516 Gond, etc. 50,93,124 33.04
517 Halba, Halbi 14,438 0.093
518 Kamar 666 <0.01
519 Karku 265 <0.01
520 Kawar, Kanwar, etc. 18,603 0.12
521 Khairwar, Korwar 76,097 0.49
522 Kharia 2,429 0.014
523 Khond, Khond, Khand 109 <0.01
524 Kol 11,67,694 7.57
525 Kolam 224 <0.01
526 Korku, etc. 7,30,847 4.74
527 Korwa, Kodaku 920 <0.01
528 Majhi 50,655 0.33
529 Majhwar 443 <0.01
530 Mawasi 1,09,180 0.71
531 Munda 5,041 0.03
532 Nagesia, Nagasia 359 <0.01
533 Oraon, Dhanka, Dhangad 28,431 0.18
534 Panika 97,767 0.63
535 Pao 44,312 0.29
536 Pardhan, Paroti, Satauri 1,23,742 0.81
537 Pardhi, Bahelia, etc. 5,896 0.038
538 Parja 137 <0.01
539 Saharia, etc. 6,14,958 4.02
540 Saonta, Saunta 190 <0.01
541 Suar 1,67,340 1.09
542 Sawar, Sawara 881 <0.01
543 Sonr 12,905 0.08
GENERIC TRIBES (those members who have listed them as "Adivasi", "Giri-Jan", or "Anusuchit Janjati") 2,52,977 1.64
1,53,16,784 100%

District wise

District Scheduled Tribes
Name Population (2011) Population Percent Top 3 (largest tribes)
Bhopal 2,371,061 68,429 2.89 Gond (31,612); Bhil (13,119); Saharia (5,041)
Raisen 1,331,597 205,006 15.39 Gond (156,103); Bhil (21,789); Saharia (7,499)
Rajgarh 1,545,814 53,751 3.48 Bhil (43,951); Gond (5,865); Saharia (2,266)
Sehore 1,311,332 145,512 11.10 Bhil (67,364); Gond (46,819); Korku (26,911)
Vidisha 1,458,875 67,603 4.63 Saharia (42,854); Gond (10,435); Bhil (7,835)
Morena 1,965,970 17,030 0.87 Saharia (10,150); Majhi (3,208); Gond (1,614)
Bhind 1,703,005 6,131 0.36 Majhi (3,374); Korku (769); Gond (662)
Sheopur 687,861 161,448 23.47 Saharia (144,600); Bhil (8,848); Majhi (1,919)
Gwalior 2,032,036 72,133 3.55 Saharia (45,637); Majhi (11,142); Gond (4,303)
Ashoknagar 845,071 82,072 9.71 Saharia (75,547); Gond (695); Bhil (448)
Datia 786,754 15,061 1.91 Saharia (9,289); Majhi (2,577); Gond (1,198)
Guna 1,241,519 190,819 15.37 Bhil (116,239); Saharia (65,352); Gond (2,953)
Shivpuri 1,726,050 227,802 13.20 Saharia (191,243); Bhil (10,042); Gond (2,131)
Indore 3,276,697 217,679 6.64 Bhil (195,663); Gond (6,173); Korku (2,415)
Alirajpur 728,999 648,638 88.98 Bhil (647,653); Gond (66); Korku (20)
Barwani 1,385,881 962,145 69.42 Bhil (952,940); Korku (4,541); Oraon (1,778)
Burhanpur 757,847 230,095 30.36 Bhil (142,179); Korku (79,402); Gond (5,426)
Dhar 2,185,793 1,222,814 55.94 Bhil (1,200,502); Gond (2,678); Majhi (1,049)
Jhabua 1,025,048 891,818 87.01 Bhil (889,582); Damor (492); Gond (447)
Khandwa 1,310,061 459,122 35.04 Bhil (230,857); Korku (184,499); Gond (34,987)
Khargone 1,873,046 730,169 38.98 Bhil (713,640); Korku (3,219); Gond (1,744)
Jabalpur 2,463,289 375,231 15.23 Gond (237,561); Kol (82,017) Bharia (23,875)
Balaghat 1,701,698 383,026 22.51 Gond (319,043); Baiga (25,226); Binjhwar (15,067)
Chhindwara 2,090,922 769,778 36.81 Gond (619,809); Mawasi (88,216); Bharia (31,847)
Dindori 704,524 455,789 64.69 Gond (349,992); Baiga (42,109); Kol (33,175)
Katni 1,292,042 317,699 24.59 Kol (131,949); Gond (107,623); Bharia (64,363)
Mandla 1,054,905 610,528 57.87 Gond (529,157); Baiga (43,331); Pardhan (18,818)
Narsinghpur 1,091,854 145,879 13.36 Gond (130,431); Bharia (5,713); Oraon (3,581)
Seoni 1,379,131 519,856 37.96 Gond (464,849); Pardhan (35,704); Bharia (3,170)
Narmadapuram 1,241,350 197,300 15.89 Gond (132,846); Korku (42,117); Mawasi (5,823)
Betul 1,575,362 667,018 42.34 Gond (470,744); Korku (185,000); Pardhan (6,803)
Harda 570,465 159,678 27.99 Korku (105,332); Gond (38,863); Bhil (8,752)
Rewa 2,365,106 311,985 13.19 Kol (264,276); Gond (19,765); Majhi (4,488)
Satna 3,084,963 319,975 10.37 Kol (219,114); Gond (65,919); Mawasi (14,035)
Sidhi 1,127,033 313,304 27.80 Kol (132,126); Gond (127,696); Baiga (26,392)
Singrauli 1,178,273 383,994 32.59 Gond (193,050); Kol (61,184); Baiga (45,142)
Sagar 2,378,458 221,936 9.33 Gond (126,195); Saur (71,454); Saharia (6,199)
Chhatarpur 1,762,375 73,597 4.18 Saur (24,523); Gond (13,831); Sonr (2,719)
Damoh 1,264,219 166,295 13.15 Gond (142,079); Saur (9,135); Bhil (4,040)
Panna 1,016,520 170,879 16.81 Gond (100,096); Bharia (38,465); Khairwar (15,745)
Tikamgarh 1,445,166 67,857 4.69 Saur (53,921); Gond (2,928); Sonr (2,471)
Shahdol 1,066,063 476,008 44.65 Gond (185,916); Kol (105,046); Baiga (99,299)
Anuppur 749,237 358,543 47.85 Gond (219,919); Kol (38,889); Baiga (30,211)
Umaria 644,758 300,687 46.63 Gond (118,920); Baiga (87,177); Kol (73,661)
Ujjain 1,986,864 48,730 2.45 Bhil (35,117); Gond (8,298); Majhi (1,631)
Dewas 1,563,715 272,701 17.44 Bhil (136,289); Korku (86,818); Gond (45,030)
Mandsaur 1,340,411 33,092 2.47 Bhil (31,350); Gond (563); Bhil Mina (282)
Neemuch 826,067 71,441 8.65 Bhil (68,929); Gond (1,145); Bhil Mina (547)
Ratlam 1,455,069 409,865 28.17 Bhil (401,922); Gond (2,537); Bhil Mina (208)
Shajapur 1,512,678 37,836 2.50 Bhil (35,948); Gond (454); Majhi (414)

References

  1. ↑ Ministry of Tribal Affairs (2015), Demographic Status of Scheduled Tribe Population of India: State wise, 2011 (PDF), Government of India, archived from the original on 2015-04-04, retrieved 2015-03-05
  2. 1 2 "Madhya Pradesh: DATA HIGHLIGHTS: THE SCHEDULED TRIBES, Census of India 2001" (PDF). Govt. of Madhya Pradesh. Retrieved 2010-04-09.
  3. ↑ "District wise scheduled tribe population (Appendix), Madhya Pradesh - 2011". Census of India. Office of the Registrar General & Census Commissioner, India. Ministry of Home Affairs, Government of India. 30 May 2022.
  • Govt of MP schedule caste and schedule tribe welfare department
  • Department of tribal development, MP government
  • Census 2011 - Madhya Pradesh
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