The Chothe tribe is one of the oldest tribes found in the state of Manipur, India. Some historians and

anthropologist An anthropologist is a person engaged in the practice of anthropology. Anthropology is the study of aspects of humans within past and present societies. Social anthropology, cultural anthropology and philosophical anthropology study the norms and ...

s have erroneously recorded the Chothe as the

Purum The Purums are an indigenous tribe of Manipur. They are (or were) notable because their marriage system is the subject of ongoing statistical and ethnographical analysis; Buchler states that "they are perhaps the most over-analyzed society in ant ...

of India. Some Chothe are called Chawhte in Mizoram and they are part of Mizo in Mizoram. Chothe tribe are Old-Kukis. They are listed as a Scheduled Tribe, in accordance with The Scheduled Castes and Scheduled Tribes Orders (Amendment) Act, 1976 Indian Constitution. Chothe Tribal Girl

Population

According to the 2011 census, the population of the Chothe tribe in Manipur was 3,585.

References

External links

Manipur: Population & Development
Scheduled Tribes of Manipur {{India-ethno-stub