This is a list of
Scheduled Tribes in India
The Scheduled Castes (SCs) and Scheduled Tribes (STs) are officially designated groups of people and among the most disadvantaged socio-economic groups in India. The terms are recognized in the Constitution of India and the groups are design ...
. The term "Scheduled Tribes" refers to specific
tribes
The term tribe is used in many different contexts to refer to a category of human social group. The predominant worldwide usage of the term in English is in the discipline of anthropology. This definition is contested, in part due to confli ...
whose status is acknowledged to some formal degree by national legislation.
Andaman and Nicobar Islands
In accordance with The Scheduled Castes and Scheduled Tribes Orders (Amendment) Act, 1976.
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Andamanese
The Andamanese are the indigenous peoples of the Andaman Islands, part of India's Andaman and Nicobar Islands union territory in the southeastern part of the Bay of Bengal in Southeast Asia. The Andamanese peoples are among the various grou ...
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Chariar, Chari,
Kora, Tabo,
Bo, Yere, Kede,
Bea, Balawa, Bojigiyab, Juwai,
Kol
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Jarawas
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Nicobarese
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Onges
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Sentinelese
The Sentinelese, also known as the Sentineli and the North Sentinel Islanders, are an indigenous people who inhabit North Sentinel Island in the Bay of Bengal in the northeastern Indian Ocean. Designated a Particularly Vulnerable Tribal Gro ...
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Shom Pens
Andhra Pradesh
In accordance with The Scheduled Castes and Scheduled Tribes Orders (Amendment) Act, 1976.
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Andh
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Bagata
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Bhil
Bhil or Bheel is an ethnic group in western India. They speak the Bhil languages, a subgroup of the Western Zone of the Indo-Aryan languages. As of 2013, Bhils were the largest tribal group in India.
Bhils are listed as tribal people of ...
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Chenchu
The Chenchus are a Dravidian tribe, a designated Scheduled Tribe in the Indian states of Andhra Pradesh, Telangana, Karnataka and Odisha. They are an aboriginal tribe whose traditional way of life been based on hunting and gathering. The C ...
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Gadabas
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Gond, Naikpod,
Rajgond
# Goudu (in the Agency tracts, i.e.:
Srikakulam
Srikakulam is a city and the headquarters of Srikakulam district in the Indian state of Andhra Pradesh. census,. it has a population of 165,735. There are many other places of Buddhist Tourism such as Salihundam, Kalinga Patnam, Dabbaka Vaa ...
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Vizianagaram
Vizianagaram is a city and the headquarters of Vizianagaram district in the Indian state of Andhra Pradesh. It is central Eastern Ghats, about west of the Bay of Bengal and north-northeast of Visakhapatnam. The city has a population of 22 ...
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Visakhapatnam
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East Godavari
East Godavari is a district in the Coastal Andhra region of Andhra Pradesh, India. Its district headquarters is at Rajahmundry. As of census 2011, it became the most populous district of the state with a population of 5,151,549.
In the Madras Pre ...
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West Godavari and
Khammam
Khammam formally (Khammam Mettu) is the city in Khammam district of the Indian state of Telangana. It is the fourth largest city in the state. It is the headquarters of the Khammam district and Khammam Tehsil, mandal also. It is located about ...
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Hill Reddis
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Jatapus
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Kammara
The Kammara are blacksmiths since ancient times, situated in the state of Karnataka in India.
The name Kammāra/kammar (in Prakrit/pali/kannada) / Karmāra (in Sanskrit) means a smith, artist, mechanic, craftsman, sculptor, blacksmith; a make ...
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Kattunayakan
Kattunayakar are a designated scheduled tribe in the Indian states of Andhra Pradesh, Karnataka, Kerala, and Tamil Nadu.
The word ''Kattunayakar'' means ''the king of the jungle'' in Tamil and Malayalam. The Kattunayakar are one of the ea ...
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Kolam
Kolam (,, ), also known as Muggu () or Tharai Aalangaram () Rangoli () is a form of traditional decorative art that is drawn by using rice flour as per age-old conventions. It is also drawn using white stone powder, chalk or chalk powder, often ...
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Mannervarlu
# Konda Dhoras
# Konda Kapus
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Kondareddis
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Kondhs
Khonds (also spelt Kondha, Kandha etc.) are an indigenous Adivasi tribal community in India. Traditionally hunter-gatherers, they are divided into the hill-dwelling Khonds and plain-dwelling Khonds for census purposes; All the Khonds identify ...
, Kodi, Kodhu, Desaya Kondhs, Dongria Kondhs, Kuttiya Kondhs, Tikiria Kondhs, Yenity Kondhs
# Kotia, Bentho Oriya, Bartika, Dhulia, Dulia, Holva, Paiko, Putiya, Sanrona, Sidhopaiko
# Koya,
Goud, Rajah, Rasha Koya, Lingadhari Koya (ordinary), Kottu Koya, Bhine Koya, Rajkoya
# Kulia
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Malis (excluding
Adilabad
Adilabad is a city which serves as the headquarters of Adilabad district, in the Indian state of Telangana. Telugu language, Telugu is the native language of Adilabad. Adilabad is famous for its rich cultivation of cotton. Hence, Adilabad is a ...
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Hyderabad
Hyderabad ( ; , ) is the capital and largest city of the Indian state of Telangana and the ''de jure'' capital of Andhra Pradesh. It occupies on the Deccan Plateau along the banks of the Musi River, in the northern part of Southern Indi ...
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Karimnagar
Karimnagar is also known as Elagandula (Ancient name)
is a city and District Headquarters in the Indian state of Telangana. Karimnagar is a major urban agglomeration and fifth largest City in the state. It is governed by Municipal corporation a ...
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Khammam
Khammam formally (Khammam Mettu) is the city in Khammam district of the Indian state of Telangana. It is the fourth largest city in the state. It is the headquarters of the Khammam district and Khammam Tehsil, mandal also. It is located about ...
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Mahbubnagar
Mahabubnagar is a city in Mahabubnagar District of the Indian state of Telangana named after the 6th Nizam, Mahboob Ali Khan. It is the headquarters of Mahabubnagar mandal in Mahabubnagar revenue division. The city is also the largest in the ...
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Medak
Medak is a town in Medak district of the Indian state of Telangana. It is a municipality and the headquarters of Medak mandal in Medak revenue division. And There is a river named srujan which is big in length.
Etymology and History
Medak wa ...
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Nalgonda
Nalgonda is a city and municipality in the Indian state of Telangana. It is the headquarters of the Nalgonda district, as well as the headquarters of the Nalgonda mandal in the Nalgonda revenue division. It is located about from the state cap ...
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Nizamabad and
Warangal
Warangal () is a city in the Indian state of Telangana and the district headquarters of Warangal district. It is the second largest city in Telangana with a population of 704,570 per 2011 Census of India, and spreading over an .
Warangal ser ...
districts)
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Manna Dhora
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Mukha Dhora, Nooka Dhora
# Nayaks (in the Agency tracts, i.e.:
Srikakulam
Srikakulam is a city and the headquarters of Srikakulam district in the Indian state of Andhra Pradesh. census,. it has a population of 165,735. There are many other places of Buddhist Tourism such as Salihundam, Kalinga Patnam, Dabbaka Vaa ...
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Vizianagaram
Vizianagaram is a city and the headquarters of Vizianagaram district in the Indian state of Andhra Pradesh. It is central Eastern Ghats, about west of the Bay of Bengal and north-northeast of Visakhapatnam. The city has a population of 22 ...
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Visakhapatnam
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East Godavari
East Godavari is a district in the Coastal Andhra region of Andhra Pradesh, India. Its district headquarters is at Rajahmundry. As of census 2011, it became the most populous district of the state with a population of 5,151,549.
In the Madras Pre ...
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West Godavari and
Khammam
Khammam formally (Khammam Mettu) is the city in Khammam district of the Indian state of Telangana. It is the fourth largest city in the state. It is the headquarters of the Khammam district and Khammam Tehsil, mandal also. It is located about ...
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Pardhan
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# Reddi Dhoras
# Rona, Rena
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Savaras, Kapu Savaras, Maliya Savaras, Khutto Savaras
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Sugalis,
Lambadis
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Thoti (in
Adilabad
Adilabad is a city which serves as the headquarters of Adilabad district, in the Indian state of Telangana. Telugu language, Telugu is the native language of Adilabad. Adilabad is famous for its rich cultivation of cotton. Hence, Adilabad is a ...
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Hyderabad
Hyderabad ( ; , ) is the capital and largest city of the Indian state of Telangana and the ''de jure'' capital of Andhra Pradesh. It occupies on the Deccan Plateau along the banks of the Musi River, in the northern part of Southern Indi ...
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Karimnagar
Karimnagar is also known as Elagandula (Ancient name)
is a city and District Headquarters in the Indian state of Telangana. Karimnagar is a major urban agglomeration and fifth largest City in the state. It is governed by Municipal corporation a ...
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Khammam
Khammam formally (Khammam Mettu) is the city in Khammam district of the Indian state of Telangana. It is the fourth largest city in the state. It is the headquarters of the Khammam district and Khammam Tehsil, mandal also. It is located about ...
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Mahbubnagar
Mahabubnagar is a city in Mahabubnagar District of the Indian state of Telangana named after the 6th Nizam, Mahboob Ali Khan. It is the headquarters of Mahabubnagar mandal in Mahabubnagar revenue division. The city is also the largest in the ...
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Medak
Medak is a town in Medak district of the Indian state of Telangana. It is a municipality and the headquarters of Medak mandal in Medak revenue division. And There is a river named srujan which is big in length.
Etymology and History
Medak wa ...
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Nalgonda
Nalgonda is a city and municipality in the Indian state of Telangana. It is the headquarters of the Nalgonda district, as well as the headquarters of the Nalgonda mandal in the Nalgonda revenue division. It is located about from the state cap ...
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Nizamabad and
Warangal
Warangal () is a city in the Indian state of Telangana and the district headquarters of Warangal district. It is the second largest city in Telangana with a population of 704,570 per 2011 Census of India, and spreading over an .
Warangal ser ...
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Valmiki
Valmiki (; Sanskrit: वाल्मीकि, ) is celebrated as the harbinger-poet in Sanskrit literature. The epic ''Ramayana'', dated variously from the 5th century BCE to first century BCE, is attributed to him, based on the attributio ...
(in the Agency tracts, i.e.:
Srikakulam
Srikakulam is a city and the headquarters of Srikakulam district in the Indian state of Andhra Pradesh. census,. it has a population of 165,735. There are many other places of Buddhist Tourism such as Salihundam, Kalinga Patnam, Dabbaka Vaa ...
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Vizianagaram
Vizianagaram is a city and the headquarters of Vizianagaram district in the Indian state of Andhra Pradesh. It is central Eastern Ghats, about west of the Bay of Bengal and north-northeast of Visakhapatnam. The city has a population of 22 ...
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Visakhapatnam
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East Godavari
East Godavari is a district in the Coastal Andhra region of Andhra Pradesh, India. Its district headquarters is at Rajahmundry. As of census 2011, it became the most populous district of the state with a population of 5,151,549.
In the Madras Pre ...
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West Godavari and
Khammam
Khammam formally (Khammam Mettu) is the city in Khammam district of the Indian state of Telangana. It is the fourth largest city in the state. It is the headquarters of the Khammam district and Khammam Tehsil, mandal also. It is located about ...
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Yenadis
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Yerukulas
Arunachal Pradesh
In accordance with The Scheduled Castes and Scheduled Tribes Lists (Modification) Order, 1956 and as inserted by Act 69 of 1986.
All tribes in the state including:
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Abor Abor or ABOR may refer to:
* Abor, Enugu, a town in Ojebogene L.G.A., Enugu, Nigeria
* Abor, Ghana, a town in the Volta Region of Ghana
* Abor Hills, Arunāchal Pradesh
* Abor people (disambiguation), multiple uses
* Abor Formation, located in the ...
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Aka
Aka, AKA or a.k.a. may refer to:
* "Also known as", used to introduce an alternative name
Languages
* Aka language (Sudan)
* Aka language, in the Central African Republic
* Hruso language, in India, also referred to as Aka
* a prefix in the n ...
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Apatani
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Dafla
The Nyishi community is the largest ethnic group in Arunachal Pradesh in north-eastern India. In Nyishi, ''Nyi'' refers to "a human" and the word ''shi'' denotes "highland".The Nyishis are mentioned as the Daflas in the contemporary Ahom docum ...
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Galong
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Khampti
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Khowa
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Mishmi
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Momba
# Any
Naga tribes
Nagas are various ethnic groups native to northeastern India and northwestern Myanmar. The groups have similar cultures and traditions, and form the majority of population in the Indian states of Nagaland and Manipur and Naga Self-Administer ...
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Sherdukpen
The Sherdukpen are an ethnic group of Arunachal Pradesh state of India. Their population of 9,663 is centered in West Kameng district in the villages of Rupa, Jigaon, Thongri, Shergaon, to the south of Bomdila. All of these are at elevations ...
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Singpho
Assam
General areas
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Barmans in Cachar The Dimasa Kachari plains tribe of Cachar are known as Barman, forming one of the indigenous tribes of undivided Cachar (including Dima-Hasao, Hailakandi and Karimganj). The Dimasas, inhabiting in the Cachar district are officially recognized as o ...
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Deori
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Hojai
Hojai is a town and a municipal board in Hojai district in the Indian States and territories of India, state of Assam. It is located on the banks of the two tributaries of Brahmaputra namely Kapili and Jamuna
Etymology
The term Hojai means Prie ...
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Kachari, Sonwal
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Lalung
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Mech
In science fiction, or mechs are giant robots or machines controlled by people, typically depicted as humanoid walking vehicles. The term was first used in Japanese after shortening the English loanword or , but the meaning in Japanese is ...
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Miri
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Rabha
Autonomous districts
In accordance with The Scheduled Castes and Scheduled Tribes Orders (Amendment) Act, 1976.
The autonomous districts comprise Bodoland Territorial Council, Karbi Anglong and North Cachar Hills districts.
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Bodo Bodo may refer to:
Ethnicity
* Boro people, an ethno-linguistic group mainly from Northwest Assam, India
* Bodo-Kachari people, an umbrella group from Nepal, India and Bangladesh that includes the Bodo people
Culture and language
* Boro cu ...
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Chakma
Chakma may refer to:
*Chakma people, a Tibeto-Burman people of Bangladesh and Northeast India
*Chakma language, the Indo-Aryan language spoken by them
**Chakma script
The Chakma Script (''Ajhā pāṭh''), also called Ajhā pāṭh, Ojhapath, O ...
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Dimasa,
Kachari
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Garo
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Hajong
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Hmar
Hmar may refer to:
*Hmars or Hmar people
*Hmar language
Hmar language, also known by its endonym Khawsak Ṭawng, belongs to the Kukish branch of the Sino-Tibetan family of languages. The speakers of the language are also known as Hmar. Acc ...
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Karbi
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Khasi
Khasi may refer to:
* Khasi people, an ethnic group of Meghalaya, India
* Khasi language, a major Austroasiatic language spoken in Meghalaya, India
* Khāṣi language, an Indo-Aryan language of Jammu and Kashmir, India
See also
* Khasi Hills
* ...
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Jaintia,
Synteng,
Pnar,
War
War is an intense armed conflict between states, governments, societies, or paramilitary groups such as mercenaries, insurgents, and militias. It is generally characterized by extreme violence, destruction, and mortality, using regular o ...
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Bhoi
In Maharashtra and Gujarat, their traditional occupations include acting as palanquin-bearers.
The Bhoi are also found in Assam
Assam (; ) is a state in northeastern India, south of the eastern Himalayas along the Brahmaputra and Barak ...
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Lyngngam
# Any
Kuki Tribes Kuki can refer to:
Locations
* Kuki, Isfahan, a village in Isfahan Province, Iran
* Kuki, Saitama, a city in Japan
Peoples and culture
* Kuki, or Thadou people, an ethnic tribe native to northeastern India (also Burma, where they are called ''C ...
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Lakher
The Mara are the native inhabitants of Mizoram in India, native to Northeast India, northeastern India, primarily in the Mara Autonomous District Council of the state of Mizoram, where they form the majority of the population. The Maras are rel ...
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Man
A man is an adult male human. Prior to adulthood, a male human is referred to as a boy (a male child or adolescent). Like most other male mammals, a man's genome usually inherits an X chromosome from the mother and a Y chromo ...
(Tai speaking)
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Mizo Mizo may refer to:
*Mizo people, an ethnic group native to north-eastern India, western Myanmar (Burma) and eastern Bangladesh
* Mizo language, a language spoken by the Mizo people
*Mizoram, a state in Northeast India
*Lusei people, an ethnic group ...
(Lushai) tribes
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Naga
Naga or NAGA may refer to:
Mythology
* Nāga, a serpentine deity or race in Hindu, Buddhist and Jain traditions
* Naga Kingdom, in the epic ''Mahabharata''
* Phaya Naga, mythical creatures believed to live in the Laotian stretch of the Mekong Ri ...
tribes
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Pawi
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Syntheng
Bihar
In accordance with The Scheduled Castes and Scheduled Tribes Orders (Amendment) Act, 1976.
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Asur
Asur may refer to:
* ''Asur'' (film), a 2020 Indian Bengali-language drama film
* ''Asur'' (web series), a 2020 Indian Hindi-language web-series
*Asur people, a Munda-speaking tribe of iron-smelters in Jharkhand
* Asur, Thanjavur district, a villa ...
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Baiga
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Banjara
The Banjara (also known as ,Vanzara,Lambadi,Gour Rajput,Labana) are a historically nomadic trading caste who may have origins in the Mewar region of what is now Rajasthan.
Etymology
The Banjaras usually refer to themselves as ''Gor'' and out ...
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Bathudi
# Bedia
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Bhumij
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Binjhia
The Binjhia (also known as Binjhoa, Binjhawar) is an ethnic group found in Odisha and Jharkhand. The 2011 census showed their population to be around 25,835. They are classified as a Scheduled Tribe by the Indian government.
Etymology
Accordi ...
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Birhor
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Chero
The Chero is a caste found in the states of Bihar, Jharkhand and Uttar Pradesh in India.
History and origin
The community claims to have originally been tribal people. The Chero are essentially one of many tribal communities, such as the Bhar ...
# Chick Baraik
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Gond
# Gorait
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Ho
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Karmali
Carambolim is a village in North Goa district, Goa, India.
Geography
It is located at an elevation of 5 m above MSL.http://www.fallingrain.com/world/IN/33/Carambolim.html Map and weather of Karmali
Location
The railway station at Carambolim ( ...
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Kharia
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Kharwar
Kharwar is a community found in the Indian states of Uttar Pradesh, Bihar, Jharkhand, Chhattisgarh, Orissa and West Bengal.
Etymology
The ''Khar'' grass is totem of the Kharwar. They don't cut or injure it while growing. Kharwar tribe of pres ...
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Kisan
The Kus Indian Sut Asla Nicaragua ra (Nicaraguan Coast Indian Unity), better known by its acronym KISAN, was a rebel organization formed in 1985 to unify the struggle of the Miskito Indians and other indigenous peoples of Nicaragua's Atlantic Coas ...
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Kora
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Korwa
# Lohara, Lohra
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Mahli
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Mal Pahariya
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Munda
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Oraon
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Parhaiya
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Santal
The Santal or Santhal are an Austroasiatic speaking
Munda ethnic group in South Asia. Santals are the largest tribe in the Jharkhand and West Bengal state of India in terms of population and are also found in the states of Odisha, Bihar an ...
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Sauria Paharia
# Savar
Chhattisgarh
In accordance with The Scheduled Castes and Scheduled Tribes Orders (Amendment) Act, 1976 and as inserted by Act 28 of 2000.
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Agariya
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Andh
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Baiga
# Bhaina
# Bharia Bhumia, Bhuinhar Bhumia, Bhumiya,
Bharia, Paliha, Pando
# Bhattra
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Bhil
Bhil or Bheel is an ethnic group in western India. They speak the Bhil languages, a subgroup of the Western Zone of the Indo-Aryan languages. As of 2013, Bhils were the largest tribal group in India.
Bhils are listed as tribal people of ...
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Bhilala
A Bhilala is a tribe found in the Malwa and Nimar of the Central Provinces and in Central India. The total strength of the Bhilalas is about 150,000 persons, most of whom reside in the Bhopawar Agency, adjoining Nimar. Only 15,000 were returned f ...
, Barela, Patelia
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Bhil Mina
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Bhunjia
Bhunjias, are an ethnic group found in India mainly reside in Sunabeda plateau in Odisha and Chhattisgarh. They are mostly found in Nuapada district, which is roughly between 22° 55′ N and 21° 30′ N latitude and 82° 35′ E longitude. It ...
# Biar, Biyar
# Binjhwar
# Birhul,
Birhor
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Damor, Damaria
# Dhanwar
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Gadaba,
Gadba
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Gond; Arakh, Arrakh, Agaria, Asur, Badi Maria, Bada Maria, Bhatola, Bhimma, Bhuta, Koilabhuta, Kolibhuti, 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 Gond, 'Sonjhari, Jhareka, Thatia, Thotya, Wade Maria, Vade Maria, Daroi
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Halba, Halbi
# Kamar
# Karku
# Kawar,
Kanwar, Kaur, Cherwa, Rathia,
Tanwar
Tomar (also called/spelt Tomara, Tanwar) is a clan, some members of which ruled parts of North India at different times. People belonging to the Tomara clan are found among the Rajputs of Northern India.
Most of their population is primarily co ...
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Khairwar, Kondar
# Kharia
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Kondh,
Khond,
Kandh
Khonds (also spelt Kondha, Kandha etc.) are an indigenous Adivasi tribal community in India. Traditionally hunter-gatherers, they are divided into the hill-dwelling Khonds and plain-dwelling Khonds for census purposes; All the Khonds identify ...
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Kol
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Kolam
Kolam (,, ), also known as Muggu () or Tharai Aalangaram () Rangoli () is a form of traditional decorative art that is drawn by using rice flour as per age-old conventions. It is also drawn using white stone powder, chalk or chalk powder, often ...
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Korku, Bopchi,
Mouasi, Nihar, Nahul, Bondhi, Bondeya
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Korwa,
Kodaku
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Majhi
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Majhwar
# Mawasi
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Munda
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Nagesia
The Kisan or nagesia are a tribal group found in Odisha, West Bengal and Jharkhand. They are traditional farmers and a food gathering people. They speak Kisan, a dialect of Kurukh, as well as Odia and Sambalpuri. The tribe mainly lives in north ...
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Oraon,
Dhanka
The Dhanka are a Subgroup of Bhil tribe or caste of India who believe themselves to be aboriginal, although they are unable to assert from whence they came.found in Rajasthan, Haryana, Uttar Pradesh ,Gujarat , Maharashtra , Chhattisgarh and M ...
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Dhangad
# Pao
# Pardhan, Pathari, Saroti
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Pardhi, Bahelia, Bahellia, Chita Pardhi, Langoli Pardhi, Phans Pardhi, Shikari, Takankar, Takia (in (i) Bastar, Dantewara, Kanker, Raigarh, Jashpurnagar, Surguja and Koria districts; (ii) Katghora, Pali, Kartala and Korba tehsils of Korba district' (iii) Bilaspur, Pendra, Kota and Takhatpur tehsils of Bilaspur district; (iv) Durg, Patan, Gunderdehi, Dhamdha, Balod, Gurur and Dondilohara tehsils of Durg district; (v) Chowki, Manpur and Mohala Revenue Inspector Circles of Rajnandgon district' (vi) Mahasamund, Saraipali and Basna tehsils of Mahasamund district; (vii) Bindra-Navagarh Rajim and Deobhog tehsils of Raipur district; and (viii) Dhamtari, Kurud and Sihava tehsils of Dhamtari district)
# Parja
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Sahariya
The Sahar, Sehariya, or Sahariya are an ethnic group in the state of Madhya Pradesh, India. The Saharias are mainly found in the districts of Morena, Sheopur, Bhind, Gwalior, Datia, Shivpuri, Vidisha and Guna districts of Madhya Pradesh and ...
, Saharia, Seharia, Sehria, Sosia, Sor
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Saonta, Saunta
# Saur
# Sawar, Sawara
# Sonr
Dadra and Nagar Haveli
In accordance with The Constitution (Dadra & Nagar Haveli) Scheduled Tribes Order, 1962.
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Dhodia
Dhodia are an Adivasi people who have been placed in the Indian communities recognition, under Schedule Tribes. The majority of the Dhodia tribes are located in the southern part of Gujarat ( Navsari, Surat and Valsad districts), Dadra and Nagar H ...
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Dubla
The Halpati are found mainly in the Gujarat state of India. Minor populations are also found in surrounding states and union territories. They are also known as Talvia or Talvi Rathode.
Origin
They get their name from the Hindi word dubla, whi ...
including
Halpati
The Halpati are found mainly in the Gujarat state of India. Minor populations are also found in surrounding states and union territories. They are also known as Talvia or Talvi Rathode.
Origin
They get their name from the Hindi word dubla, whi ...
#
Kathodi
#
Kokna
Kokni, Kokna, Kukna is an Indian Adivasi tribal community found in Sahyadri-Satpura Ranges of Maharashtra (mostly residing in Nandurbar and Dhule districts - Sakri, Navapur talukas) and in Gujarat (mostly residing in Ahwa- Dang, Navsari and V ...
# KoliDhor including Kolgha
#
Naikda The Naikda ''or'' Nayaka, including choliwala nayaka,kapadia nayaka,mota..are a scheduled tribe found in the state of Gujarat and Rajasthan in India. In Maharashtra the Naikda are also called ''Katkari'', which is derived from the word ''kathori'', ...
or Nayaka
#
Varli
Daman and Diu
In accordance with The Constitution (Goa, Daman and Diu) Scheduled Tribes Order, 1968 and as inserted by Act 18 of 1987.
#
Dhodia
Dhodia are an Adivasi people who have been placed in the Indian communities recognition, under Schedule Tribes. The majority of the Dhodia tribes are located in the southern part of Gujarat ( Navsari, Surat and Valsad districts), Dadra and Nagar H ...
#
Dubla
The Halpati are found mainly in the Gujarat state of India. Minor populations are also found in surrounding states and union territories. They are also known as Talvia or Talvi Rathode.
Origin
They get their name from the Hindi word dubla, whi ...
(
Halpati
The Halpati are found mainly in the Gujarat state of India. Minor populations are also found in surrounding states and union territories. They are also known as Talvia or Talvi Rathode.
Origin
They get their name from the Hindi word dubla, whi ...
)
#
Naikda The Naikda ''or'' Nayaka, including choliwala nayaka,kapadia nayaka,mota..are a scheduled tribe found in the state of Gujarat and Rajasthan in India. In Maharashtra the Naikda are also called ''Katkari'', which is derived from the word ''kathori'', ...
(Talavia)
#
Siddi
The Siddi (), also known as the Sheedi, Sidi, or Siddhi, or Habshi are an ethnic group inhabiting India and Pakistan. They are primarily descended from the Bantu peoples of the Zanj coast in Southeast Africa and Ethiopia, most whom arrived t ...
(Nayaka)
# Varli
Goa
In accordance with The Constitution (Goa, Daman and Diu) Scheduled Tribes Order, 1968 and as inserted by Act 18 of 1987.
#
Dhodia
Dhodia are an Adivasi people who have been placed in the Indian communities recognition, under Schedule Tribes. The majority of the Dhodia tribes are located in the southern part of Gujarat ( Navsari, Surat and Valsad districts), Dadra and Nagar H ...
#
Dubla
The Halpati are found mainly in the Gujarat state of India. Minor populations are also found in surrounding states and union territories. They are also known as Talvia or Talvi Rathode.
Origin
They get their name from the Hindi word dubla, whi ...
(
Halpati
The Halpati are found mainly in the Gujarat state of India. Minor populations are also found in surrounding states and union territories. They are also known as Talvia or Talvi Rathode.
Origin
They get their name from the Hindi word dubla, whi ...
)
#
Naikda The Naikda ''or'' Nayaka, including choliwala nayaka,kapadia nayaka,mota..are a scheduled tribe found in the state of Gujarat and Rajasthan in India. In Maharashtra the Naikda are also called ''Katkari'', which is derived from the word ''kathori'', ...
(Talavia)
#
Siddi
The Siddi (), also known as the Sheedi, Sidi, or Siddhi, or Habshi are an ethnic group inhabiting India and Pakistan. They are primarily descended from the Bantu peoples of the Zanj coast in Southeast Africa and Ethiopia, most whom arrived t ...
(Nayaka)
# Varli
This list has been updated by the
Ministry of Tribal Affairs, Government of India, to add the following three.
Gujarat
In accordance with The Scheduled Castes and Scheduled Tribes Orders (Amendment) Act, 1976.
#
Barda
Barda or BARDA may refer to:
Geography
* Barda District, a district in Azerbaijan
*Barda, Azerbaijan, a town in Azerbaijan
*Bârda, a village in Malovăț Commune, Mehedinți County, Romania
* Barda, Russia, several rural localities in Russia
* ...
# Bavacha,
Bamcha
#
Bharwad
The Bharwad, also known as gadaria, are a Hindu caste found in the state of Gujarat in India, primarily engaged in herding livestock.
History
The Bharwads claim they are the descendants of (Hinduism). According to Sudipta Mitra, historians be ...
(in the Nesses of the forests of Alech,
Barada
, name_etymology = From ''barid'', meaning 'cold' in Semitic languages
, image = Barada river in Damascus (April 2009).jpg
, image_size = 300
, image_caption = Barada river in Damascus near the Four Seasons Hote ...
and
Gir). The area comprises
Jamnagar
Jamnagar () is a city located on the western coast of India in the state of Gujarat of Saurashtra region. It is the administrative headquarters of the Jamnagar district and the fifth largest city in Gujarat. The city lies just to the south o ...
and
Junagadh
Junagadh () is the headquarters of Junagadh district in the Indian state of Gujarat. Located at the foot of the Girnar hills, southwest of Ahmedabad and Gandhinagar (the state capital), it is the seventh largest city in the state.
Literally ...
districts.
#
Bhil
Bhil or Bheel is an ethnic group in western India. They speak the Bhil languages, a subgroup of the Western Zone of the Indo-Aryan languages. As of 2013, Bhils were the largest tribal group in India.
Bhils are listed as tribal people of ...
,
Bhil Garasia,
Dholi Bhil
The Dholi Bhil are a clan of the Bhil ethnic community and are indigenous to the current state of Rajasthan, India.
Social status
, the Dholi Bhil were classified as a Scheduled Tribe
The Scheduled Castes (SCs) and Scheduled Tribes (STs) ...
,
Dungri Bhil,
Dungri Garasia,
Mewasi Bhil,
Rawal Bhil,
Tadvi Bhil,
Bhagalia
The Bhagalia are a clan of the Bhil ethnic community and are found in the state of Rajasthan, India
India, officially the Republic of India (Hindi: ), is a country in South Asia. It is the seventh-largest country by area, the second-most ...
,
Bhilala
A Bhilala is a tribe found in the Malwa and Nimar of the Central Provinces and in Central India. The total strength of the Bhilalas is about 150,000 persons, most of whom reside in the Bhopawar Agency, adjoining Nimar. Only 15,000 were returned f ...
,
Pawra
The Pawaras or Pavaras are a subtribe of the Bhils found in satpuda pradesh also called Pávra Bhils, Pávra Náiks and Pávra Kolis. They hold three main festivals: Indraja, Divali
Diwali (), Dewali, Divali, or Deepavali (IAST: ''dīpā ...
,
Vasava
The Vasava are an Adivasi clan of the Bhil ethnic community found in the states of Gujarat, Maharashtra and Rajasthan in India. They have scheduled tribe status. In Rajasthan, they are also known as Vasave.
Origin
The Vasava are a Bhil sub- ...
, Vasave
#
Charan
Charan ( IAST: Cāraṇ; Sanskrit: चारण; Gujarati: ચારણ; Urdu: ارڈ; IPA: cɑːrəɳə) is a caste in South Asia natively residing in the Rajasthan and Gujarat states of India, as well as the Sindh and Balochistan provinces ...
(in the Nesses of the forests of Alech,
Barada
, name_etymology = From ''barid'', meaning 'cold' in Semitic languages
, image = Barada river in Damascus (April 2009).jpg
, image_size = 300
, image_caption = Barada river in Damascus near the Four Seasons Hote ...
and
Gir). The area comprises
Jamnagar
Jamnagar () is a city located on the western coast of India in the state of Gujarat of Saurashtra region. It is the administrative headquarters of the Jamnagar district and the fifth largest city in Gujarat. The city lies just to the south o ...
and
Junagadh
Junagadh () is the headquarters of Junagadh district in the Indian state of Gujarat. Located at the foot of the Girnar hills, southwest of Ahmedabad and Gandhinagar (the state capital), it is the seventh largest city in the state.
Literally ...
districts.
#
Chaudhri (in
Surat
Surat is a city in the western Indian state of Gujarat. The word Surat literally means ''face'' in Gujarati and Hindi. Located on the banks of the river Tapti near its confluence with the Arabian Sea, it used to be a large seaport. It is ...
and
Valsad
Valsad (Pronunciation: �alsɑɖ (Gujarati: વલસાડ), historically known as Bulsar, is a city and a municipality in Valsad district of the Indian state of Gujarat. It is the district headquarters of Valsad district. The city of Vals ...
districts)
# Chodhara
#
Dhanka
The Dhanka are a Subgroup of Bhil tribe or caste of India who believe themselves to be aboriginal, although they are unable to assert from whence they came.found in Rajasthan, Haryana, Uttar Pradesh ,Gujarat , Maharashtra , Chhattisgarh and M ...
,
Tadvi, Tetaria, Valvi
#
Dhodia
Dhodia are an Adivasi people who have been placed in the Indian communities recognition, under Schedule Tribes. The majority of the Dhodia tribes are located in the southern part of Gujarat ( Navsari, Surat and Valsad districts), Dadra and Nagar H ...
#
Dubla
The Halpati are found mainly in the Gujarat state of India. Minor populations are also found in surrounding states and union territories. They are also known as Talvia or Talvi Rathode.
Origin
They get their name from the Hindi word dubla, whi ...
, Talavia,
Halpati
The Halpati are found mainly in the Gujarat state of India. Minor populations are also found in surrounding states and union territories. They are also known as Talvia or Talvi Rathode.
Origin
They get their name from the Hindi word dubla, whi ...
#
Gamit, Gamta, Gavit, Mavchi, Padvi
#
Gond,
Rajgond
#
Kathodi,
Katkari, Dhor Kathodi, Dhor Katkari, Son Kathodi, Son Katkari
#
Kokna
Kokni, Kokna, Kukna is an Indian Adivasi tribal community found in Sahyadri-Satpura Ranges of Maharashtra (mostly residing in Nandurbar and Dhule districts - Sakri, Navapur talukas) and in Gujarat (mostly residing in Ahwa- Dang, Navsari and V ...
,
Kokni, Kukna
#
Koli
Koli may refer to:
Places
* Koli, Finland, a hill in Finland
* Koli National Park, a national park in Finland
* Koli, Iran (disambiguation), several places in Iran
* Koli Airfield, a former airfield in the South Pacific
Other uses
* Koli peopl ...
(in
Kutch district)
# Koli Dhor, Tokre Koli, Kolcha, Kolgha
#
Kunbi
Kunbi (alternatively Kanbi , Kurmi ) is a generic term applied to caste system, castes of traditional farmers in Western India. These include the Dhonoje, Ghatole, Hindre, Jadav, Jhare, Khaire, Lewa (Leva Patil), Lonare and Tirole communities ...
(in the
Dangs district)
#
Naikda The Naikda ''or'' Nayaka, including choliwala nayaka,kapadia nayaka,mota..are a scheduled tribe found in the state of Gujarat and Rajasthan in India. In Maharashtra the Naikda are also called ''Katkari'', which is derived from the word ''kathori'', ...
, Nayaka, Cholivala Nayaka, Kapadia Nayaka, Mota Nayaka, Nana Nayaka
#
Padhar
# Paradhi (in
Kutch district)
#
Pardhi, Advichincher,
Phanse Pardhi (excluding
Amreli
Amreli is a city and a municipality in Amreli district in Indian state of Gujarat.
History
It is believed that during 534 AD Amreli existed was formerly known as Anumanji, Amlik and then Amravati. The city is named in ancient Gujrati as ''Am ...
,
Bhavnagar
Bhavnagar is a city in the Bhavnagar district of the Saurashtra region of Gujarat, a state of India. It was founded in 1723 by Bhavsinhji Takhtasinhji Gohil (1703–1764). It was the capital of Bhavnagar State, which was a princely state ...
,
Jamnagar
Jamnagar () is a city located on the western coast of India in the state of Gujarat of Saurashtra region. It is the administrative headquarters of the Jamnagar district and the fifth largest city in Gujarat. The city lies just to the south o ...
,
Junagadh
Junagadh () is the headquarters of Junagadh district in the Indian state of Gujarat. Located at the foot of the Girnar hills, southwest of Ahmedabad and Gandhinagar (the state capital), it is the seventh largest city in the state.
Literally ...
,
Kutch,
Rajkot
Rajkot () is the fourth-largest city in the Indian state of Gujarat after Ahmedabad, Vadodara, and Surat, and is in the centre of the Saurashtra region of Gujarat. Rajkot is the 35th-largest metropolitan area in India, with a population ...
and
Surendranagar
Surendranagar Dudhrej is a municipality in Surendranagar district in the Indian state of Gujarat. Dudhrej municipality is directly connected with Wadhwan city and Wadhwan municipality.
Etymology
Dudhrej was originally a nes (hamlet) settled ...
districts)
# Patelia
# Pomla
#
Rabari
The Rabari people (also known as Desai, Rabari, Raika, and Dewasi people) are an ethnic group from the Rajasthan also found in Gujarat Kutch region.
Origin Myth
The Rabari myth of origin is kshatriya that Shiva put them on earth to tend to the ...
(in the Nesses of the forests of Alech,
Barada
, name_etymology = From ''barid'', meaning 'cold' in Semitic languages
, image = Barada river in Damascus (April 2009).jpg
, image_size = 300
, image_caption = Barada river in Damascus near the Four Seasons Hote ...
and
Gir). The area comprises
Jamnagar
Jamnagar () is a city located on the western coast of India in the state of Gujarat of Saurashtra region. It is the administrative headquarters of the Jamnagar district and the fifth largest city in Gujarat. The city lies just to the south o ...
and
Junagadh
Junagadh () is the headquarters of Junagadh district in the Indian state of Gujarat. Located at the foot of the Girnar hills, southwest of Ahmedabad and Gandhinagar (the state capital), it is the seventh largest city in the state.
Literally ...
districts.
# Rathawa
#
Siddi
The Siddi (), also known as the Sheedi, Sidi, or Siddhi, or Habshi are an ethnic group inhabiting India and Pakistan. They are primarily descended from the Bantu peoples of the Zanj coast in Southeast Africa and Ethiopia, most whom arrived t ...
(in
Amreli
Amreli is a city and a municipality in Amreli district in Indian state of Gujarat.
History
It is believed that during 534 AD Amreli existed was formerly known as Anumanji, Amlik and then Amravati. The city is named in ancient Gujrati as ''Am ...
,
Bhavnagar
Bhavnagar is a city in the Bhavnagar district of the Saurashtra region of Gujarat, a state of India. It was founded in 1723 by Bhavsinhji Takhtasinhji Gohil (1703–1764). It was the capital of Bhavnagar State, which was a princely state ...
,
Jamnagar
Jamnagar () is a city located on the western coast of India in the state of Gujarat of Saurashtra region. It is the administrative headquarters of the Jamnagar district and the fifth largest city in Gujarat. The city lies just to the south o ...
,
Junagadh
Junagadh () is the headquarters of Junagadh district in the Indian state of Gujarat. Located at the foot of the Girnar hills, southwest of Ahmedabad and Gandhinagar (the state capital), it is the seventh largest city in the state.
Literally ...
,
Rajkot
Rajkot () is the fourth-largest city in the Indian state of Gujarat after Ahmedabad, Vadodara, and Surat, and is in the centre of the Saurashtra region of Gujarat. Rajkot is the 35th-largest metropolitan area in India, with a population ...
and
Surendranagar
Surendranagar Dudhrej is a municipality in Surendranagar district in the Indian state of Gujarat. Dudhrej municipality is directly connected with Wadhwan city and Wadhwan municipality.
Etymology
Dudhrej was originally a nes (hamlet) settled ...
districts)
#
Vaghri (in
Kutch district)
#
Varli
# Vitola, Kotwalia, Barodia
Himachal Pradesh
In accordance with The Scheduled Castes and Scheduled Tribes Orders (Amendment) Act, 1976.
#
Bhot,
Bodh
#
Gaddi (excluding the territories specified in sub-section (1) of section 5 of the
Punjab Reorganisation Act, 1966
The Punjab Reorganisation Act was passed by the Indian Parliament on 18 September 1966, dissolving the former state of East Punjab. Out of the former East Punjab, the modern state of Punjab was created, the new state of Haryana was created; ...
(31 of 1966), other than the
Lahaul and Spiti district
The Lahaul and Spiti district in the Indian state of Himachal Pradesh consists of the two formerly separate districts of Lahaul () and Spiti (; or ). The present administrative centre is Kyelang in Lahaul. Before the two districts were mer ...
). The areas excluded now comprise
Kangra,
Hamirpur,
Kullu,
Una
Una and UNA may refer to:
Places
* 160 Una, the asteroid "Una", an asteroid named after the Faerie Queene character
* Una River (disambiguation), numerous rivers
* Una, Himachal Pradesh, a town in India
** Una, Himachal Pradesh Assembly constit ...
and
Shimla
Shimla (; ; also known as Simla, the official name until 1972) is the capital and the largest city of the northern Indian state of Himachal Pradesh. In 1864, Shimla was declared as the summer capital of British India. After independence, ...
districts.
#
Gujjar
Gurjar or Gujjar (also transliterated as ''Gujar, Gurjara and Gujjer'') is an ethnic nomadic, agricultural and pastoral community, spread mainly in India, Pakistan and Afghanistan, divided internally into various clan groups. They were tradi ...
(excluding the territories specified in sub-section (1) of section 5 of the Punjab Reorganisation Act, 1966 (31 of 1966)). The areas excluded now comprise
Kangra,
Hamirpur,
Kullu,
Una
Una and UNA may refer to:
Places
* 160 Una, the asteroid "Una", an asteroid named after the Faerie Queene character
* Una River (disambiguation), numerous rivers
* Una, Himachal Pradesh, a town in India
** Una, Himachal Pradesh Assembly constit ...
,
Shimla
Shimla (; ; also known as Simla, the official name until 1972) is the capital and the largest city of the northern Indian state of Himachal Pradesh. In 1864, Shimla was declared as the summer capital of British India. After independence, ...
and
Lahaul and Spiti districts.
#
Jad, Lamba, Khampa
#
Kanaura, Kinnara
#
Lahaula
#
Pangwala
The Pangwala is a tribal community predominant in the Pangi valley of Chamba district in Himachal Pradesh.
Social status
, the Pangwalas were classified as a Scheduled Tribe under the Indian government's reservation program of positive discrim ...
#
Swangla
Jammu and Kashmir Jammu and Kashmir may refer to:
* Kashmir, the northernmost geographical region of the Indian subcontinent
* Jammu and Kashmir (union territory), a region administered by India as a union territory
* Jammu and Kashmir (state), a region administered ...
and
Ladakh
Ladakh () is a region administered by India as a union territory which constitutes a part of the larger Kashmir region and has been the subject of dispute between India, Pakistan, and China since 1947. (subscription required) Quote: "Jammu a ...
In accordance with The Constitution (Jammu & Kashmir) Scheduled Tribes Order, 1989 and The Constitution (Scheduled Tribes) Order (Amendment) Act, 1991.
#
Bakarwal
The Bakarwal (also Bakkarwal, Bakharwal, Bakrawala and Bakerwal) are a nomadic ethnic group, who along with Gujjars are listed as Scheduled Tribes in the Indian state of Jammu and Kashmir since 1991.https://tribal.nic.in/downloads/CLM/CLM_1/17. ...
#
Balti
#
Beda
Bede ( ; ang, Bǣda , ; 672/326 May 735), also known as Saint Bede, The Venerable Bede, and Bede the Venerable ( la, Beda Venerabilis), was an English monk at the monastery of St Peter and its companion monastery of St Paul in the Kingdom o ...
#
Bot,
Boto
Boto is a Portuguese name given to several types of dolphins and river dolphins native to the Amazon and the Orinoco River tributaries. A few botos exist exclusively in fresh water, and these are often considered primitive dolphins.
Classificatio ...
#
Brokpa, Drokpa, Dard, and Shin(Dardic Tribes)
#
Changpa
#
Gaddi
#
Garra
''Garra'' is a genus of fish in the family Cyprinidae. These fish are one example of the "log suckers", sucker-mouthed barbs and other cyprinids commonly kept in aquaria to keep down algae. The doctor fish of Anatolia and the Middle East belo ...
#
Gujjar
Gurjar or Gujjar (also transliterated as ''Gujar, Gurjara and Gujjer'') is an ethnic nomadic, agricultural and pastoral community, spread mainly in India, Pakistan and Afghanistan, divided internally into various clan groups. They were tradi ...
and
Bakarwal
The Bakarwal (also Bakkarwal, Bakharwal, Bakrawala and Bakerwal) are a nomadic ethnic group, who along with Gujjars are listed as Scheduled Tribes in the Indian state of Jammu and Kashmir since 1991.https://tribal.nic.in/downloads/CLM/CLM_1/17. ...
#
Mon
Mon, MON or Mon. may refer to:
Places
* Mon State, a subdivision of Myanmar
* Mon, India, a town in Nagaland
* Mon district, Nagaland
* Mon, Raebareli, a village in Uttar Pradesh, India
* Mon, Switzerland, a village in the Canton of Grisons
* A ...
#
Purigpa
The Purigpa (Tibetan script: པུརིག་པ།, Nastaliq script: پُرِگپا) are a Tibetic ethnic group primarily found in the Kargil District of Ladakh, India and Kharmang District of Baltiyul, Pakistan. Out of 39 thousand Purigpas ...
#
Sippi
Sippi is a semi-town near Daporijo in Upper Subansiri district of Arunachal Pradesh it is inhabited by mostly Tagin's of central zone, Sippi also has plain parts which is surrounded by two rivers namely Subansiri, sippi ( Sippi comes under Si ...
Jharkhand
In accordance with The Scheduled Castes and Scheduled Tribes Orders (Amendment) Act, 1976 and as inserted by Act 30 of 2000.
#
Asur
Asur may refer to:
* ''Asur'' (film), a 2020 Indian Bengali-language drama film
* ''Asur'' (web series), a 2020 Indian Hindi-language web-series
*Asur people, a Munda-speaking tribe of iron-smelters in Jharkhand
* Asur, Thanjavur district, a villa ...
#
Baiga
#
Banjara
The Banjara (also known as ,Vanzara,Lambadi,Gour Rajput,Labana) are a historically nomadic trading caste who may have origins in the Mewar region of what is now Rajasthan.
Etymology
The Banjaras usually refer to themselves as ''Gor'' and out ...
#
Bathudi
#
Bedia
#
Bhumij
#
Binjhia
The Binjhia (also known as Binjhoa, Binjhawar) is an ethnic group found in Odisha and Jharkhand. The 2011 census showed their population to be around 25,835. They are classified as a Scheduled Tribe by the Indian government.
Etymology
Accordi ...
#
Birhor
# Birjia
#
Chero
The Chero is a caste found in the states of Bihar, Jharkhand and Uttar Pradesh in India.
History and origin
The community claims to have originally been tribal people. The Chero are essentially one of many tribal communities, such as the Bhar ...
#
Chick Baraik
#
Gond
# Gorait
#
Ho
#
Karmali
Carambolim is a village in North Goa district, Goa, India.
Geography
It is located at an elevation of 5 m above MSL.http://www.fallingrain.com/world/IN/33/Carambolim.html Map and weather of Karmali
Location
The railway station at Carambolim ( ...
#
Kharia
#
Kharwar
Kharwar is a community found in the Indian states of Uttar Pradesh, Bihar, Jharkhand, Chhattisgarh, Orissa and West Bengal.
Etymology
The ''Khar'' grass is totem of the Kharwar. They don't cut or injure it while growing. Kharwar tribe of pres ...
#
Khond
#
Kisan
The Kus Indian Sut Asla Nicaragua ra (Nicaraguan Coast Indian Unity), better known by its acronym KISAN, was a rebel organization formed in 1985 to unify the struggle of the Miskito Indians and other indigenous peoples of Nicaragua's Atlantic Coas ...
#
Kora
#
Korwa
# Lohra
#
Mahli
#
MalPahariya
#
Munda
#
Oraon
#
Parhaiya
#
Santhal
#
Sauria Paharia
#
Savar
Savar ( bn, সাভার) is a city in central Bangladesh, located in Dhaka District in the division of Dhaka. It is the closest city from Dhaka. It is also a part of Greater Dhaka conurbation which forms the Dhaka megacity. About 296,851 ...
Karnataka
In accordance with The Scheduled Castes and Scheduled Tribes Orders (Amendment) Act, 1976 and as inserted by Act 39 of 1991.
#
Adiyan
The Ravula (Adyar in Malayalam, Yerava in Kannada) are a tribal community in Karnataka and Kerala. Their common language is known as the Ravula language. They live predominantly the Kodagu district of Karnataka along with its adjacent regions i ...
# Barda
# Bavacha,
Bamcha
#
Bhil
Bhil or Bheel is an ethnic group in western India. They speak the Bhil languages, a subgroup of the Western Zone of the Indo-Aryan languages. As of 2013, Bhils were the largest tribal group in India.
Bhils are listed as tribal people of ...
,
Bhil Garasia,
Dholi Bhil
The Dholi Bhil are a clan of the Bhil ethnic community and are indigenous to the current state of Rajasthan, India.
Social status
, the Dholi Bhil were classified as a Scheduled Tribe
The Scheduled Castes (SCs) and Scheduled Tribes (STs) ...
,
Dungri Bhil,
Dungri Garasia,
Mewasi Bhil,
Rawal Bhil,
Tadvi Bhil,
Bhagalia
The Bhagalia are a clan of the Bhil ethnic community and are found in the state of Rajasthan, India
India, officially the Republic of India (Hindi: ), is a country in South Asia. It is the seventh-largest country by area, the second-most ...
,
Bhilala
A Bhilala is a tribe found in the Malwa and Nimar of the Central Provinces and in Central India. The total strength of the Bhilalas is about 150,000 persons, most of whom reside in the Bhopawar Agency, adjoining Nimar. Only 15,000 were returned f ...
,
Pawra
The Pawaras or Pavaras are a subtribe of the Bhils found in satpuda pradesh also called Pávra Bhils, Pávra Náiks and Pávra Kolis. They hold three main festivals: Indraja, Divali
Diwali (), Dewali, Divali, or Deepavali (IAST: ''dīpā ...
,
Vasava
The Vasava are an Adivasi clan of the Bhil ethnic community found in the states of Gujarat, Maharashtra and Rajasthan in India. They have scheduled tribe status. In Rajasthan, they are also known as Vasave.
Origin
The Vasava are a Bhil sub- ...
,
Vasave
# Chenchu, Chenchwar
# Chodhara
# Dubla, Talavia, Halpati
# Gamit, Gamta, Gavit, Mavchi, Padvi, Valvi
# Gond, Naikpod, Rajgond
# Gowdalu
# Hakkipikki
# Hasalaru
# Irular
# Iruliga
# Jenu Kuruba
# Kadu Kuruba
# Kammara (in Dakshina Kannada district and Kollegal taluk of Chamarajanagar district)
# Kaniyan, Kanyan (in Kollegal taluk of Chamarajanagar district)
# Kathodi, Katkari, Dhor Kathodi, Dhor Katkari, Son Kathodi, Son Katkari
# Kattunayakan
# Kokna, Kokni, Kukna
# Koli Dhor, Tokre Koli, Kolcha, Kolgha
# Konda Kapus
# Koraga
# Kota
# Koya, Bhine Koya, Rajkoya
# Kudiya, Melakudi
# Kuruba (in Kodagu district)
# Kurumans
# Maha Malasar
# Malaikudi
# Malasar
# Malayekandi
# Maleru
# Maratha (in Kodagu district)
# Marati (n Dakshina Kannada district)
# Meda
# Naikda, Nayaka, Cholivala Nayaka, Kapadia Nayaka, Mota Nayaka, Nana Nayaka, Naik, Nayak, Beda, Bedar and Valmiki
# Palliyan
# Paniyan
# Pardhi, Advichincher, Phanse Pardhi
# Patelia
# Rathawa
# Sholaga
# Soligaru
# Toda
# Varli
# Vitolia, Kotwalia, Barodia
#
Yerava
The Ravula (Adyar in Malayalam, Yerava in Kannada) are a tribal community in Karnataka and Kerala. Their common language is known as the Ravula language. They live predominantly the Kodagu district of Karnataka along with its adjacent regions i ...
Kerala
In accordance with The Scheduled Castes and Scheduled Tribes Orders (Amendment) Act, 1976.
#
Adiyan
The Ravula (Adyar in Malayalam, Yerava in Kannada) are a tribal community in Karnataka and Kerala. Their common language is known as the Ravula language. They live predominantly the Kodagu district of Karnataka along with its adjacent regions i ...
#
Arandan
#
Eravallan
# Hill Pulaya
#
Irular, Irulan
# Kadar
# Kammara (in the areas comprising the
Malabar district
Malabar District, also known as Malayalam District, was an administrative district on the southwestern Malabar Coast of Bombay Presidency (1792-1800) and Madras Presidency (1800-1947) in British India, and independent India's Madras State (19 ...
as specified by sub-section (2) of section 5 of the States Reorganisation Act, 1956 (37 of 1956)). Malabar district comprises
Kannur (earlier Cannanore),
Kozhikode
Kozhikode (), also known in English as Calicut, is a city along the Malabar Coast in the state of Kerala in India. It has a corporation limit population of 609,224 and a metropolitan population of more than 2 million, making it the second ...
,
Malappuram district
Malappuram (), is one of the 14 districts in the Indian state of Kerala, with a coastline of . It is the most populous district of Kerala, which is home to around 13% of the total population of the state. The district was formed on 16 June 196 ...
s and
Palakkad
Palakkad (), formerly known as Palghat, historically known as Palakkattussery is a city and municipality in the Indian state of Kerala. It is the administrative headquarters of the Palakkad District. Palakkad is most densely populated munici ...
(earlier Palaghat) district excluding
Chittur
Chittur-Thathamangalam is a town and municipality in Palakkad district of Kerala State, India. It is the headquarters of Chittur taluk, south-east of Palakkad, on the banks of the Kannadipuzha, a major headstream of the Bharathapuzha, the seco ...
taluk.
#
Kanikaran,
Kanikkar
#
Kattunayakan
Kattunayakar are a designated scheduled tribe in the Indian states of Andhra Pradesh, Karnataka, Kerala, and Tamil Nadu.
The word ''Kattunayakar'' means ''the king of the jungle'' in Tamil and Malayalam. The Kattunayakar are one of the ea ...
# Kochu Velan
# Konda Kapus
# Kondareddis
# Koraga
# Kota
# Kudiya, Melakudi
# Kurichchan
# Kurumans
# Kurumbas
# Maha Malasar
# Malai Arayan
# Malai Pandaram
# Malai Vedan
# Malakkuravan
# Malasar
# Malayan (in the areas comprising the Malabar district as specified by sub-section (2) of section 5 of the States Reorganisation Act, 1956 (37 of 1956)). Malabar district comprises
Kannur
Kannur (), formerly known in English as Cannanore, is a city and a municipal corporation in the state of Kerala, India. It is the administrative headquarters of the Kannur district and situated north of the major port city and commercial hu ...
(earlier Cannanore),
Kozhikode
Kozhikode (), also known in English as Calicut, is a city along the Malabar Coast in the state of Kerala in India. It has a corporation limit population of 609,224 and a metropolitan population of more than 2 million, making it the second ...
,
Malappuram district
Malappuram (), is one of the 14 districts in the Indian state of Kerala, with a coastline of . It is the most populous district of Kerala, which is home to around 13% of the total population of the state. The district was formed on 16 June 196 ...
s and
Palakkad
Palakkad (), formerly known as Palghat, historically known as Palakkattussery is a city and municipality in the Indian state of Kerala. It is the administrative headquarters of the Palakkad District. Palakkad is most densely populated munici ...
(earlier Palaghat) district excluding
Chittur
Chittur-Thathamangalam is a town and municipality in Palakkad district of Kerala State, India. It is the headquarters of Chittur taluk, south-east of Palakkad, on the banks of the Kannadipuzha, a major headstream of the Bharathapuzha, the seco ...
taluk.
# Malayarayar
# Mannan
# Marati (in
Hosdurg Taluk
Hosdurg is one of four taluks that constitute the Kasaragod District, Kerala. Others are Kasaragod, Manjeshwaram and Vellarikundu taluks. In the north, it borders Kasaragod taluk; in south, the Kannur District; in the east, Vellarikundu tal ...
and
Kasaragod taluks of
Kasaragod district
Kasaragod ( and Malayalam: , English: ''Kassergode'', Tulu: ''Kasrod'', Arabic: ''Harkwillia'') is one of the 14 districts in the southern Indian state of Kerala. Its northern border Thalappady is located just 10 km south to Ullal, whi ...
)
# Muthuvan, Mudugar, Muduvan
# Palleyan
# Palliyan
# Palliyar
# Paniyan
# Ulladan
# Uraly
Lakshadweep
In accordance with The Scheduled Castes and Scheduled Tribes Lists (Modification) Order, 1956 and the Laccadive, Minicoy and Amindivi Islands (Alteration of Name) (Adaptation of Laws) Order, 1974.
# Inhabitants of the Lakshadweep who, and both of whose parents, were born in the Union Territory.
Madhya Pradesh
In accordance with The Scheduled Castes and Scheduled Tribes Orders (Amendment) Act, 1976.
#
Agariya
#
Andh
#
Baiga
# Bhaina
# Bharia Bhumia, Bhuinhar Bhumia, Bhumiya, Bharia, Paliha, Pando
# Bhattra
# Bhil, Bhilala, Barela, Patelia
#
Bhil Meena
#
Bhunjia
Bhunjias, are an ethnic group found in India mainly reside in Sunabeda plateau in Odisha and Chhattisgarh. They are mostly found in Nuapada district, which is roughly between 22° 55′ N and 21° 30′ N latitude and 82° 35′ E longitude. It ...
# Biar, Biyar
# Binjhwar
# Birhul, Birhor
#
Damor, Damaria
# Dhanwar
#
Gadaba,
Gadba
#
Gond; Arakh, Arrakh,
Agaria
The Agariya, or Agaria is a title of Chunvalia Kolis who are salt farmers in Kutch district of Gujarat, India. in 2019, Koli Agariyas faces the great loss of salt trade because of the Trade war between China and United States of America.
...
,
Asur
Asur may refer to:
* ''Asur'' (film), a 2020 Indian Bengali-language drama film
* ''Asur'' (web series), a 2020 Indian Hindi-language web-series
*Asur people, a Munda-speaking tribe of iron-smelters in Jharkhand
* Asur, Thanjavur district, a villa ...
, 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
#
Halba, Halbi
# Kamar
#
Karku
# Kawar,
Kanwar, Kaur, Cherwa, Rathia, Tanwar, Chattri
# Keer (in
Bhopal
Bhopal (; ) is the capital city of the Indian state of Madhya Pradesh and the administrative headquarters of both Bhopal district and Bhopal division. It is known as the ''City of Lakes'' due to its various natural and artificial lakes. It i ...
,
Raisen
Raisen is a town and a municipality in Raisen district in the Indian state of Madhya Pradesh. It is the administrative headquarters of Raisen District. Raisen takes its name from the massive fort at the top of a hill. The town is located at th ...
and
Sehore districts)
#
Khairwar, Kondar
#
Kharia
#
Kondh, Khond, Kandh
#
Kol
#
Kolam
Kolam (,, ), also known as Muggu () or Tharai Aalangaram () Rangoli () is a form of traditional decorative art that is drawn by using rice flour as per age-old conventions. It is also drawn using white stone powder, chalk or chalk powder, often ...
# Korku, Bopchi, Mouasi, Nihal, Nahul, Bondhi, Bondeya
#
Korwa,
Kodaku
#
Majhi
#
Majhwar
# Mawasi
# Mina (in Sironj sub-division of Vidisha district)
# Munda
# Nagesia, Nagasia
# Oraon, Dhanka, Dhangad
# Panika (in Chhatarpur, Datia, Panna, Rewa, Satna, Shahdol, Sidhi and Tikamgarh districts)
# Pao
# Pardhan, Pathari Saroti
# Pardhi (in Bhopal, Raisen and Sehore districts)
#
Pardhi; Bahelia, Bahellia, Chita Pardhi, Langoli Pardhi, Phans Pardhi, Shikari, Takankar, Takia (in (i) Bastar, Chhindwara, Mandla, Raigarh, Seoni and Surguja districts; (ii) Baihar tehsil of Balaghat district; (iii) Betul and Bhainsdehi tehsils of Betul district; (iv) Bilaspur and Katghora tehsils of Bilaspur district; (v) Durg and Balod tehsils of Durg district; (vi) Chowki, Manpur and Mohala Revenue Inspectors Circles of Rajnandgaon district; (vii) Murwara, Patan and Sihora tehsils of Jabalpur district; (viii) Hoshangabad and Sohagpur tehsils of Hoshangabad district and Narsimhapur district; (ix) Harsud tehsil of East Nimar district; and (x) Dhamtari and Mahasamund districts and Bindra-Nawagarh tehsil of Raipur district)
# Parja
#
Sahariya
The Sahar, Sehariya, or Sahariya are an ethnic group in the state of Madhya Pradesh, India. The Saharias are mainly found in the districts of Morena, Sheopur, Bhind, Gwalior, Datia, Shivpuri, Vidisha and Guna districts of Madhya Pradesh and ...
, Saharia, Seharia, Sehria, Sosia, Sor
#
Saonta, Saunta
# Saur
# Sawar,
Sawara
# Sonr
Maharashtra
In accordance with The Scheduled Castes and Scheduled Tribes Orders (Amendment) Act, 1976.
#
Andh
#
Baiga
#
Barda
Barda or BARDA may refer to:
Geography
* Barda District, a district in Azerbaijan
*Barda, Azerbaijan, a town in Azerbaijan
*Bârda, a village in Malovăț Commune, Mehedinți County, Romania
* Barda, Russia, several rural localities in Russia
* ...
# Bavacha,
Bamcha
# Bhaina
#
Bharia Bhumia, Bhuinhar Bhumia, Pando
# Bhattra
#
Bhil
Bhil or Bheel is an ethnic group in western India. They speak the Bhil languages, a subgroup of the Western Zone of the Indo-Aryan languages. As of 2013, Bhils were the largest tribal group in India.
Bhils are listed as tribal people of ...
, Bhil Garasia,
DholiBhil,
Dungri Bhil,
Dungri Garasia,
Mewasi Bhil,
Rawal Bhil,
Tadvi Bhil,
Bhagalia
The Bhagalia are a clan of the Bhil ethnic community and are found in the state of Rajasthan, India
India, officially the Republic of India (Hindi: ), is a country in South Asia. It is the seventh-largest country by area, the second-most ...
,
Bhilala
A Bhilala is a tribe found in the Malwa and Nimar of the Central Provinces and in Central India. The total strength of the Bhilalas is about 150,000 persons, most of whom reside in the Bhopawar Agency, adjoining Nimar. Only 15,000 were returned f ...
,
Pawra
The Pawaras or Pavaras are a subtribe of the Bhils found in satpuda pradesh also called Pávra Bhils, Pávra Náiks and Pávra Kolis. They hold three main festivals: Indraja, Divali
Diwali (), Dewali, Divali, or Deepavali (IAST: ''dīpā ...
,
Vasava
The Vasava are an Adivasi clan of the Bhil ethnic community found in the states of Gujarat, Maharashtra and Rajasthan in India. They have scheduled tribe status. In Rajasthan, they are also known as Vasave.
Origin
The Vasava are a Bhil sub- ...
, Vasave
#
Bhunjia
Bhunjias, are an ethnic group found in India mainly reside in Sunabeda plateau in Odisha and Chhattisgarh. They are mostly found in Nuapada district, which is roughly between 22° 55′ N and 21° 30′ N latitude and 82° 35′ E longitude. It ...
# Binjhwar
# Birhul,
Birhor
# Chodhara (excluding
Akola
Akola () is a municipal corporation and the third largest city in Vidarbha after Nagpur and Amravati and tenth largest city in Maharashtra. is located about east of the state capital, Mumbai, and west of the second capital, Nagpur. A ...
,
Amravati
Amravati (pronunciation (help·info)) is the second largest city in the Vidarbha region and ninth largest city in Maharashtra, India. It is administrative headquarters of Amravati district and Amravati division which includes Akola, Buldha ...
,
Bhandara
Bhandara () is a city and municipal council which serves the administrative headquarters of eponymous administrative Bhandara Taluka and Bhandara district in the state of Maharashtra, India. It is connected with NH-53 and NH-247.
Overvie ...
,
Gondiya,
Buldana,
Chandrapur
Chandrapur (earlier known as ''Chanda'', the official name until 1964) is a city and a municipal corporation in Chandrapur district, Maharashtra state, India. It is the district headquarters of Chandrapur district. Chandrapur is a fort cit ...
,
Nagpur
Nagpur (pronunciation: aːɡpuːɾ is the third largest city and the winter capital of the Indian state of Maharashtra. It is the 13th largest city in India by population and according to an Oxford's Economics report, Nagpur is projected to ...
,
Wardha
Wardha is a city and a municipal council in Wardha district in the Indian state of Maharashtra. It is the administrative headquarters of Wardha district. Wardha gets its name from the Wardha River which flows at the north, west and south bound ...
,
Yavatmal
Yavatmal ( is a city and municipal council in the Indian state of Maharashtra. It is the administrative headquarters of Yavatmal District. Yavatmal is around 90 km away from divisional headquarters Amravati while it is away from the sta ...
,
Aurangabad
Aurangabad ( is a city in the Indian state of Maharashtra. It is the administrative headquarters of Aurangabad district and is the largest city in the Marathwada region. Located on a hilly upland terrain in the Deccan Traps, Aurangabad is the ...
,
Jalna,
Beed
Beed (Marathi pronunciation: iːɖ is a city in Marathwada region of Maharashtra state in India. It is the administrative headquarters in Beed district.
History
Beed is a historical city of possibly medieval origin. Its early history is ob ...
,
Nanded
Nanded is a city in Maharashtra state, India. It is the tenth largest city in the state and the seventy-ninth most populous city in India. It is the second largest city in Marathwada region. It is the district headquarters of Nanded distri ...
,
Osmanabad
Osmanabad (; pronounced as ''Usmānābād''),is a city and a municipal council in Osmanabad district in the Indian state of Maharashtra. Osmanabad derives its name from the last ruler of Hyderabad, Mir Osman Ali Khan. Osmanabad city is the adm ...
,
Latur
Latur(लातूर) is a city in Indian state of Maharashtra, and is one of the largest cities of the Marathwada region. It is the administrative headquarters of Latur district and Latur Taluka. The city is a tourist hub surrounded by ma ...
,
Parbhani
Parbhani (, IPA ) is a city in Maharashtra state of India. It is the administrative headquarters of Parbhani District. Parbhani is one of the largest cities in Marathwada region. Parbhani is around away from regional headquarters of Aurangaba ...
and
Hingoli
Hingoli is a city and a municipal council in Hingoli district in the Indian state of Maharashtra with the population of 184,443.
Description
Hingoli is a city and a municipal council in Hingoli district in the Indian state of Maharashtra. Hin ...
districts)
#
Dhanka
The Dhanka are a Subgroup of Bhil tribe or caste of India who believe themselves to be aboriginal, although they are unable to assert from whence they came.found in Rajasthan, Haryana, Uttar Pradesh ,Gujarat , Maharashtra , Chhattisgarh and M ...
,
Tadvi, Tetaria, Valvi
# Dhanwar
#
Dhodia
Dhodia are an Adivasi people who have been placed in the Indian communities recognition, under Schedule Tribes. The majority of the Dhodia tribes are located in the southern part of Gujarat ( Navsari, Surat and Valsad districts), Dadra and Nagar H ...
#
Dubla
The Halpati are found mainly in the Gujarat state of India. Minor populations are also found in surrounding states and union territories. They are also known as Talvia or Talvi Rathode.
Origin
They get their name from the Hindi word dubla, whi ...
, Talavia,
Halpati
The Halpati are found mainly in the Gujarat state of India. Minor populations are also found in surrounding states and union territories. They are also known as Talvia or Talvi Rathode.
Origin
They get their name from the Hindi word dubla, whi ...
#
Gamit, Gamta, Gavit, Mavchi, Padvi
#
Gond ,
Rajgond, Arakh, Arrakh,
Agaria
The Agariya, or Agaria is a title of Chunvalia Kolis who are salt farmers in Kutch district of Gujarat, India. in 2019, Koli Agariyas faces the great loss of salt trade because of the Trade war between China and United States of America.
...
,
Asur
Asur may refer to:
* ''Asur'' (film), a 2020 Indian Bengali-language drama film
* ''Asur'' (web series), a 2020 Indian Hindi-language web-series
*Asur people, a Munda-speaking tribe of iron-smelters in Jharkhand
* Asur, Thanjavur district, a villa ...
, Badi Maria, Bada Maria, Bhatola, Bhimma, Bhuta, Koilabhuta, Koilabhuti, 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, Naikpod, Nagwanshi, Ojha, Raj, Sonjhari Jhareka, Thatia, Thotya, Wade Maria, Vade Maria
#
Halba, Halbi
# Kamar
#
Kathodi,
Katkari, Dhor Kathodi, Dhor Kathkari, Son Kathodi, Son Katkari
# Kawar,
Kanwar, Kaur, Cherwa, Rathia, Tanwar, Chattri
#
Khairwar
#
Kharia
#
Kokna, Kokni, Kukna
#
Kol
#
Kolam
Kolam (,, ), also known as Muggu () or Tharai Aalangaram () Rangoli () is a form of traditional decorative art that is drawn by using rice flour as per age-old conventions. It is also drawn using white stone powder, chalk or chalk powder, often ...
,
Mannervarlu
# Koli Dhor, Tokre Koli, Kolcha, Kolgha
# Koli Mahadev, Dongar Koli
# Malhar Koli
#
Kondh, Khond, Kandh
#
Korku, Bopchi, Mouasi, Nihal, Nahul, Bondhi, Bondeya
#
Koya
Koya may refer to:
Places Iraq
* Koya; ( ar, كيويسنجق), a town in Iraqi Kurdistan
** Koya University, a university in that town
Japan
* Mount Kōya, a mountain in Japan
** Kōya, Wakayama, a town on the top of Mount Kōya
* Kōya Stati ...
, Bhine Koya, Rajkoya
#
Nagesia
The Kisan or nagesia are a tribal group found in Odisha, West Bengal and Jharkhand. They are traditional farmers and a food gathering people. They speak Kisan, a dialect of Kurukh, as well as Odia and Sambalpuri. The tribe mainly lives in north ...
, Nagasia
#
Naikda The Naikda ''or'' Nayaka, including choliwala nayaka,kapadia nayaka,mota..are a scheduled tribe found in the state of Gujarat and Rajasthan in India. In Maharashtra the Naikda are also called ''Katkari'', which is derived from the word ''kathori'', ...
, Nayaka, Cholivala Nayaka, Kapadia Nayaka, Mota Nayaka, Nana Nayaka
#
Oraon,
Dhangad
# Pardhan, Pathari, Saroti
#
Pardhi: Advichincher, Phans Pardhi, Phanse Pardhi, Langoli Pardhi, Bahelia, Bahellia, Chita Pardhi, Shikari, Takankar, Takia
# Parja
# Patelia
# Pomla
# Rathawa
# Sawar, Sawara
# Thakur,
Thakar, Ka Thakur, Ka Thakar, Ma Thakur, Ma Thakar
#
Thoti (in
Aurangabad
Aurangabad ( is a city in the Indian state of Maharashtra. It is the administrative headquarters of Aurangabad district and is the largest city in the Marathwada region. Located on a hilly upland terrain in the Deccan Traps, Aurangabad is the ...
,
Jalna,
Beed
Beed (Marathi pronunciation: iːɖ is a city in Marathwada region of Maharashtra state in India. It is the administrative headquarters in Beed district.
History
Beed is a historical city of possibly medieval origin. Its early history is ob ...
,
Nanded
Nanded is a city in Maharashtra state, India. It is the tenth largest city in the state and the seventy-ninth most populous city in India. It is the second largest city in Marathwada region. It is the district headquarters of Nanded distri ...
,
Osmanabad
Osmanabad (; pronounced as ''Usmānābād''),is a city and a municipal council in Osmanabad district in the Indian state of Maharashtra. Osmanabad derives its name from the last ruler of Hyderabad, Mir Osman Ali Khan. Osmanabad city is the adm ...
,
Latur
Latur(लातूर) is a city in Indian state of Maharashtra, and is one of the largest cities of the Marathwada region. It is the administrative headquarters of Latur district and Latur Taluka. The city is a tourist hub surrounded by ma ...
,
Parbhani
Parbhani (, IPA ) is a city in Maharashtra state of India. It is the administrative headquarters of Parbhani District. Parbhani is one of the largest cities in Marathwada region. Parbhani is around away from regional headquarters of Aurangaba ...
and
Hingoli
Hingoli is a city and a municipal council in Hingoli district in the Indian state of Maharashtra with the population of 184,443.
Description
Hingoli is a city and a municipal council in Hingoli district in the Indian state of Maharashtra. Hin ...
districts and Rajura tehsil of
Chandrapur
Chandrapur (earlier known as ''Chanda'', the official name until 1964) is a city and a municipal corporation in Chandrapur district, Maharashtra state, India. It is the district headquarters of Chandrapur district. Chandrapur is a fort cit ...
district)
# Varli
# Vitolia, Kotwalia, Barodia
Manipur
In accordance with The Scheduled Castes and Scheduled Tribes Orders (Amendment) Act, 1976.
#
Aimol
The Aimol people are an ethnic group living mainly in Manipur and in parts of Mizoram, Tripura,Nagaland and Assam in India. They speak Aimol language which is a Kuki-Chin language. Aimol people are one of the Chin-Kuki-Mizo people.
They pract ...
#
Anal
#
Angami
#
Chiru
The Tibetan antelope or chiru (''Pantholops hodgsonii'') (, pronounced ; ) is a medium-sized bovid native to the northeastern Tibetan plateau. Most of the population live within the Chinese border, while some scatter across India and Bhutan in ...
#
Chothe
#
Gangte
Gangte is an ethnic group mainly living in the Indian state of Manipur. They belong to the Zo people and are parts of the Kuki or under Mizo tribe and are recognised a tribe of Manipur, India. They are also indigenous inhabitants of Mizoram, ...
#
Hmar
Hmar may refer to:
*Hmars or Hmar people
*Hmar language
Hmar language, also known by its endonym Khawsak Ṭawng, belongs to the Kukish branch of the Sino-Tibetan family of languages. The speakers of the language are also known as Hmar. Acc ...
#
Kabui
#
Kacha Naga
#
Koirao
#
Koireng
The Koireng people are one of the indigenous peoples inhabiting Manipur in North-East India. They have a shared common ancestry, history, cultural traits, folklore and dialects with their kindred people like Aimol
The Aimol people are an ethn ...
#
Kom
Kom or KOM may refer to:
Ethnic groups
* Kom people (Afghanistan), a Nuristani tribe in Afghanistan and Pakistan
* Kom people (Cameroon), an ethnic group of northwest Cameroon
* Kom people (India) a subgroup of the Kuki in north-eastern India
* ...
#
Lamgang
#
Mao
Mao Zedong pronounced ; also romanised traditionally as Mao Tse-tung. (26 December 1893 – 9 September 1976), also known as Chairman Mao, was a Chinese communist revolutionary who was the founder of the People's Republic of China (PRC ...
#
Maram
#
Maring
# Any
Mizo Mizo may refer to:
*Mizo people, an ethnic group native to north-eastern India, western Myanmar (Burma) and eastern Bangladesh
* Mizo language, a language spoken by the Mizo people
*Mizoram, a state in Northeast India
*Lusei people, an ethnic group ...
(
Lushai) tribes
#
Monsang
#
Moyon
#
Paite
#
Purum
#
Ralte
#
Sema
Sama ( tr, Sema, Persian, Urdu and ar, سَمَاع - ''samā‘un'') is a Sufi ceremony performed as part of the meditation and prayer practice dhikr. Sama means "listening", while dhikr means "remembrance".During, J., and R. Sellheim. "Sam ...
#
Simte
#
Suhte
#
Tangkhul
Tangkhul Naga may refer to:
* Tangkhul Naga people ( Tangkhul Nagas) - Tangkhul people
* Tangkhul Naga language - Tangkhul language
Tangkhul (Tangkhul Naga) is a Sino-Tibetan language of the Tangkhulic branch. It is spoken in 168 villages of ...
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Thadou
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Vaiphui
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Zou
Meghalaya
In accordance with The Scheduled Castes and Scheduled Tribes Orders (Amendment) Act, 1976 and The Constitution (Scheduled Tribes) Order (Amendment) Act, 1987.
# Boro Kacharis
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Chakma
Chakma may refer to:
*Chakma people, a Tibeto-Burman people of Bangladesh and Northeast India
*Chakma language, the Indo-Aryan language spoken by them
**Chakma script
The Chakma Script (''Ajhā pāṭh''), also called Ajhā pāṭh, Ojhapath, O ...
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Dimasa,
Kachari
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Garo
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Hajong
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Hmar
Hmar may refer to:
*Hmars or Hmar people
*Hmar language
Hmar language, also known by its endonym Khawsak Ṭawng, belongs to the Kukish branch of the Sino-Tibetan family of languages. The speakers of the language are also known as Hmar. Acc ...
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Khasi
Khasi may refer to:
* Khasi people, an ethnic group of Meghalaya, India
* Khasi language, a major Austroasiatic language spoken in Meghalaya, India
* Khāṣi language, an Indo-Aryan language of Jammu and Kashmir, India
See also
* Khasi Hills
* ...
,
Jaintia,
Synteng,
Pnar,
War
War is an intense armed conflict between states, governments, societies, or paramilitary groups such as mercenaries, insurgents, and militias. It is generally characterized by extreme violence, destruction, and mortality, using regular o ...
,
Bhoi
In Maharashtra and Gujarat, their traditional occupations include acting as palanquin-bearers.
The Bhoi are also found in Assam
Assam (; ) is a state in northeastern India, south of the eastern Himalayas along the Brahmaputra and Barak ...
, Lyngngam
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Koch
Koch may refer to:
People
* Koch (surname), people with this surname
* Koch dynasty, a dynasty in Assam and Bengal, north east India
* Koch family
* Koch people (or Koche), an ethnic group originally from the ancient Koch kingdom in north east I ...
# Any
Kuki tribes
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Lakher
The Mara are the native inhabitants of Mizoram in India, native to Northeast India, northeastern India, primarily in the Mara Autonomous District Council of the state of Mizoram, where they form the majority of the population. The Maras are rel ...
# Man (Tai speaking)
# Any
Mizo Mizo may refer to:
*Mizo people, an ethnic group native to north-eastern India, western Myanmar (Burma) and eastern Bangladesh
* Mizo language, a language spoken by the Mizo people
*Mizoram, a state in Northeast India
*Lusei people, an ethnic group ...
(
Lushai) tribes
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Mikir
# Any
Naga
Naga or NAGA may refer to:
Mythology
* Nāga, a serpentine deity or race in Hindu, Buddhist and Jain traditions
* Naga Kingdom, in the epic ''Mahabharata''
* Phaya Naga, mythical creatures believed to live in the Laotian stretch of the Mekong Ri ...
tribes
# Pawi
#
Raba, Rava
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Synteng
Mizoram
In accordance with The Scheduled Castes and Scheduled Tribes Lists (Modification) Order, 1956 and as inserted by Act 81 of 1971.
#
Chakma
Chakma may refer to:
*Chakma people, a Tibeto-Burman people of Bangladesh and Northeast India
*Chakma language, the Indo-Aryan language spoken by them
**Chakma script
The Chakma Script (''Ajhā pāṭh''), also called Ajhā pāṭh, Ojhapath, O ...
#
Dimasa (
Kachari)
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Garo
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Hajong
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Hmar
Hmar may refer to:
*Hmars or Hmar people
*Hmar language
Hmar language, also known by its endonym Khawsak Ṭawng, belongs to the Kukish branch of the Sino-Tibetan family of languages. The speakers of the language are also known as Hmar. Acc ...
#
Khasi
Khasi may refer to:
* Khasi people, an ethnic group of Meghalaya, India
* Khasi language, a major Austroasiatic language spoken in Meghalaya, India
* Khāṣi language, an Indo-Aryan language of Jammu and Kashmir, India
See also
* Khasi Hills
* ...
and
Jaintia (including Khasi Synteng or Pnar, War, Bhoi or Lyngngam)
# Any
Kuki Tribes
#
Lakher
The Mara are the native inhabitants of Mizoram in India, native to Northeast India, northeastern India, primarily in the Mara Autonomous District Council of the state of Mizoram, where they form the majority of the population. The Maras are rel ...
# Man (Tai speaking)
# Any
Mizo Mizo may refer to:
*Mizo people, an ethnic group native to north-eastern India, western Myanmar (Burma) and eastern Bangladesh
* Mizo language, a language spoken by the Mizo people
*Mizoram, a state in Northeast India
*Lusei people, an ethnic group ...
(
Lushai) tribes
#
Mikir
# Any
Naga
Naga or NAGA may refer to:
Mythology
* Nāga, a serpentine deity or race in Hindu, Buddhist and Jain traditions
* Naga Kingdom, in the epic ''Mahabharata''
* Phaya Naga, mythical creatures believed to live in the Laotian stretch of the Mekong Ri ...
tribes
#
Pawi
#
Synteng
Nagaland
In accordance with The Constitution (Nagaland) Scheduled Tribes Order, 1970.
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Garo
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Kachari
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Karbi
#
Kuki
#
Naga
Naga or NAGA may refer to:
Mythology
* Nāga, a serpentine deity or race in Hindu, Buddhist and Jain traditions
* Naga Kingdom, in the epic ''Mahabharata''
* Phaya Naga, mythical creatures believed to live in the Laotian stretch of the Mekong Ri ...
Odisha
In accordance with The Scheduled Castes and Scheduled Tribes Orders (Amendment) Act, 1976.
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Bagata
#
Baiga
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Banjara
The Banjara (also known as ,Vanzara,Lambadi,Gour Rajput,Labana) are a historically nomadic trading caste who may have origins in the Mewar region of what is now Rajasthan.
Etymology
The Banjaras usually refer to themselves as ''Gor'' and out ...
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Banjari
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Bathudi
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Bhottada
The Bhottada (also known as Dhotada, Bhotra, Bhatra, Bhattara, Bhotora, Bhatara) is an ethnic group found mainly in many districts of Odisha and Chhattisgarh. The 2011 census showed their population to be around 450,771. They are classified as a S ...
, Dhotada
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Bhuiya
The Bhuiyan or Bhuiya are an indigenous community found in the Indian states of Bihar, Jharkhand, Madhya Pradesh, Odisha, Uttar Pradesh and West Bengal. They are not only geographically disparate but also have many cultural variations and subgro ...
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Bhuyan
The Bhuyan (Also known as Bhuiya, Bhuiyan and Bhuinya) are an ethnic group found mainly in many districts of Odisha. The 2011 census showed their population to be around 220,859. They are classified as a Scheduled Tribe by the Indian government. ...
# Bhumia
#
Bhumij
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Bhunjia
Bhunjias, are an ethnic group found in India mainly reside in Sunabeda plateau in Odisha and Chhattisgarh. They are mostly found in Nuapada district, which is roughly between 22° 55′ N and 21° 30′ N latitude and 82° 35′ E longitude. It ...
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Binjhal
The Binjhal (also known as Binjhwar) is an ethnic group and an offshoot of the Austroasiatic Baiga tribe, are found mainly in many districts of Odisha, Chhatishgarh, Madhya Pradesh and Maharashtra. The 2011 census showed their population to be ...
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Binjhia
The Binjhia (also known as Binjhoa, Binjhawar) is an ethnic group found in Odisha and Jharkhand. The 2011 census showed their population to be around 25,835. They are classified as a Scheduled Tribe by the Indian government.
Etymology
Accordi ...
, Binjhoa
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Birhor
# Bondo Poraja
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Chenchu
The Chenchus are a Dravidian tribe, a designated Scheduled Tribe in the Indian states of Andhra Pradesh, Telangana, Karnataka and Odisha. They are an aboriginal tribe whose traditional way of life been based on hunting and gathering. The C ...
# Dal
# Desua
Bhumij
# Dharua
# Didayi
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Gadaba
# Gandia
# Ghara
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Gond, Gondo
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Ho
# Holva
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Jatapus,
Jatapu
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Juang
# Kandha Gauda
# Kawar
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Kharia, Kharian
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Kharwar
Kharwar is a community found in the Indian states of Uttar Pradesh, Bihar, Jharkhand, Chhattisgarh, Orissa and West Bengal.
Etymology
The ''Khar'' grass is totem of the Kharwar. They don't cut or injure it while growing. Kharwar tribe of pres ...
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Khond, Kond, Kandha, Nanguli Kandha, Sitha Kandha
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Kisan
The Kus Indian Sut Asla Nicaragua ra (Nicaraguan Coast Indian Unity), better known by its acronym KISAN, was a rebel organization formed in 1985 to unify the struggle of the Miskito Indians and other indigenous peoples of Nicaragua's Atlantic Coas ...
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Kol
# Kolah Loharas, Kol Loharas
# Kolha
#
Koli
Koli may refer to:
Places
* Koli, Finland, a hill in Finland
* Koli National Park, a national park in Finland
* Koli, Iran (disambiguation), several places in Iran
* Koli Airfield, a former airfield in the South Pacific
Other uses
* Koli peopl ...
, Malhar
# Kondadora
#
Kora
# Korua
# Kotia
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Koya
Koya may refer to:
Places Iraq
* Koya; ( ar, كيويسنجق), a town in Iraqi Kurdistan
** Koya University, a university in that town
Japan
* Mount Kōya, a mountain in Japan
** Kōya, Wakayama, a town on the top of Mount Kōya
* Kōya Stati ...
# Kulis
#
Lodha
Lodha may refer to Hindu or Jain surname, caste, tribe or community which have different origin and class.
Disambiguation: Lodhia, a Kshatriya (Chandravanshi) surname used by people in India.
* Lodha people, are a tribal/Adivasi people living prim ...
# Madia
#
Mahali
The Mahli are a community in the Indian states of Jharkhand, Odisha and West Bengal. Basketry was main occupation of mahlis. Mahli speak Sadri language, Sadri, Mundari language, Mundari and Santali language, Santali as their mother tongue rather ...
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Mankidi
# Mankirdia
# Matya
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Mirdhas
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Munda, Munda Lohara, Munda Mahalis
# Mundari
# Omanatya
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Oraon
# Parenga
# Paroja
# Pentia
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Rajuar
#
Santal
The Santal or Santhal are an Austroasiatic speaking
Munda ethnic group in South Asia. Santals are the largest tribe in the Jharkhand and West Bengal state of India in terms of population and are also found in the states of Odisha, Bihar an ...
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Saora, Savar, Saura, Sahara
#
Shabar
The Sabar people (also Shabar and Saora) are one of the Adivasi of Munda ethnic group tribe who live mainly in Odisha and West Bengal. During the colonial period, they were classed as one of the 'criminal tribes' under Criminal Tribes Act 18 ...
,
Lodha
Lodha may refer to Hindu or Jain surname, caste, tribe or community which have different origin and class.
Disambiguation: Lodhia, a Kshatriya (Chandravanshi) surname used by people in India.
* Lodha people, are a tribal/Adivasi people living prim ...
#
Sounti
#
Tharua
Rajasthan
In accordance with The Scheduled Castes and Scheduled Tribes Orders (Amendment) Act, 1976.
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Bhil
Bhil or Bheel is an ethnic group in western India. They speak the Bhil languages, a subgroup of the Western Zone of the Indo-Aryan languages. As of 2013, Bhils were the largest tribal group in India.
Bhils are listed as tribal people of ...
,
Bhil Garasia,
Dholi Bhil
The Dholi Bhil are a clan of the Bhil ethnic community and are indigenous to the current state of Rajasthan, India.
Social status
, the Dholi Bhil were classified as a Scheduled Tribe
The Scheduled Castes (SCs) and Scheduled Tribes (STs) ...
,
Dungri Bhil,
Dungri Garasia,
Mewasi Bhil,
Rawal Bhil,
Tadvi Bhil,
Bhagalia
The Bhagalia are a clan of the Bhil ethnic community and are found in the state of Rajasthan, India
India, officially the Republic of India (Hindi: ), is a country in South Asia. It is the seventh-largest country by area, the second-most ...
,
Bhilala
A Bhilala is a tribe found in the Malwa and Nimar of the Central Provinces and in Central India. The total strength of the Bhilalas is about 150,000 persons, most of whom reside in the Bhopawar Agency, adjoining Nimar. Only 15,000 were returned f ...
,
Pawra
The Pawaras or Pavaras are a subtribe of the Bhils found in satpuda pradesh also called Pávra Bhils, Pávra Náiks and Pávra Kolis. They hold three main festivals: Indraja, Divali
Diwali (), Dewali, Divali, or Deepavali (IAST: ''dīpā ...
,
Vasava
The Vasava are an Adivasi clan of the Bhil ethnic community found in the states of Gujarat, Maharashtra and Rajasthan in India. They have scheduled tribe status. In Rajasthan, they are also known as Vasave.
Origin
The Vasava are a Bhil sub- ...
,
Vasave
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Bhil Mina
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Damor, Damaria
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Dhanka
The Dhanka are a Subgroup of Bhil tribe or caste of India who believe themselves to be aboriginal, although they are unable to assert from whence they came.found in Rajasthan, Haryana, Uttar Pradesh ,Gujarat , Maharashtra , Chhattisgarh and M ...
,
Tadvi, Tetaria, Valvi
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Garasia
Garasia, alternatively spelled Girasia, Girasiya or Garasiya, is a title used by the Koli chieftains of petty states or Jagirdars in India who held the villages as ''Giras'' granted by rulers. Many of the Chunvalia Kolis held the title of Gir ...
(excluding Rajput Garasia)
#
Kathodi,
Katkari, Dhor Kathodi, Dhor Katkari, Son Kathodi, Son Katkari
#
Kokna
Kokni, Kokna, Kukna is an Indian Adivasi tribal community found in Sahyadri-Satpura Ranges of Maharashtra (mostly residing in Nandurbar and Dhule districts - Sakri, Navapur talukas) and in Gujarat (mostly residing in Ahwa- Dang, Navsari and V ...
,
Kokni, Kukna
# Koli Dhor, Tokre Koli, Kolcha, Kolgha
#
Mina
#
Naikda The Naikda ''or'' Nayaka, including choliwala nayaka,kapadia nayaka,mota..are a scheduled tribe found in the state of Gujarat and Rajasthan in India. In Maharashtra the Naikda are also called ''Katkari'', which is derived from the word ''kathori'', ...
, Nayaka, Cholivala Nayaka, Kapadia Nayaka, Mota Nayaka, Nana Nayaka
# Patelia
# Seharia, Sehria,
Sahariya
The Sahar, Sehariya, or Sahariya are an ethnic group in the state of Madhya Pradesh, India. The Saharias are mainly found in the districts of Morena, Sheopur, Bhind, Gwalior, Datia, Shivpuri, Vidisha and Guna districts of Madhya Pradesh and ...
Sikkim
In accordance with The Constitution (Sikkim) Scheduled Tribes Order, 1978.
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Bhutia
The Bhutia (; sip, Drenjongpa/Drenjop; ; "inhabitants of Sikkim".) are a community of Sikkimese people living in the state of Sikkim in northeastern India, who speak Drenjongke or Sikkimese, a Tibetic language fairly mutually intelligible w ...
(including Chumbipa, Dopthapa,
Dukpa,
Kagatey,
Sherpa Sherpa may refer to:
Ethnography
* Sherpa people, an ethnic group in north eastern Nepal
* Sherpa language
Organizations and companies
* Sherpa (association), a French network of jurists dedicated to promoting corporate social responsibility
* ...
,
Tibetan
Tibetan may mean:
* of, from, or related to Tibet
* Tibetan people, an ethnic group
* Tibetan language:
** Classical Tibetan, the classical language used also as a contemporary written standard
** Standard Tibetan, the most widely used spoken diale ...
, Tromopa,
Yolmo)
#
Lepcha
Tamil Nadu
In accordance with The Scheduled Castes and Scheduled Tribes Orders (Amendment) Act, 1976.
#
Adiyan
The Ravula (Adyar in Malayalam, Yerava in Kannada) are a tribal community in Karnataka and Kerala. Their common language is known as the Ravula language. They live predominantly the Kodagu district of Karnataka along with its adjacent regions i ...
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Aranadan
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Eravallan
#
Irular
#
Kadar people
#
Kammara
The Kammara are blacksmiths since ancient times, situated in the state of Karnataka in India.
The name Kammāra/kammar (in Prakrit/pali/kannada) / Karmāra (in Sanskrit) means a smith, artist, mechanic, craftsman, sculptor, blacksmith; a make ...
(excluding
Kanniyakumari
Kanniyakumari (; , referring to Devi Kanya Kumari), also known as Cape Comorin, is a city in Kanniyakumari district in the state of Tamil Nadu, India. It is the southern tip of the Indian subcontinent and the southernmost city in mainland Ind ...
district and Shencottah taluk of
Tirunelveli
Tirunelveli (, ta, திருநெல்வேலி, translit=Tirunelveli) also known as Nellai ( ta, நெல்லை, translit=Nellai) and historically (during British rule) as Tinnevelly, is a major city in the Indian state of Tam ...
district)
# Kanikaran, Kanikkar (in
Kanniyakumari
Kanniyakumari (; , referring to Devi Kanya Kumari), also known as Cape Comorin, is a city in Kanniyakumari district in the state of Tamil Nadu, India. It is the southern tip of the Indian subcontinent and the southernmost city in mainland Ind ...
district and Shencottah taluk of
Tirunelveli
Tirunelveli (, ta, திருநெல்வேலி, translit=Tirunelveli) also known as Nellai ( ta, நெல்லை, translit=Nellai) and historically (during British rule) as Tinnevelly, is a major city in the Indian state of Tam ...
district)
# Kaniyan, Kanyan
#
Kattunayakan
Kattunayakar are a designated scheduled tribe in the Indian states of Andhra Pradesh, Karnataka, Kerala, and Tamil Nadu.
The word ''Kattunayakar'' means ''the king of the jungle'' in Tamil and Malayalam. The Kattunayakar are one of the ea ...
# Kochu Velan
# Konda Kapus
#
Kondareddis
#
Koraga
#
Kota (excluding
Kanniyakumari
Kanniyakumari (; , referring to Devi Kanya Kumari), also known as Cape Comorin, is a city in Kanniyakumari district in the state of Tamil Nadu, India. It is the southern tip of the Indian subcontinent and the southernmost city in mainland Ind ...
district and Shencottah taluk of
Tirunelveli
Tirunelveli (, ta, திருநெல்வேலி, translit=Tirunelveli) also known as Nellai ( ta, நெல்லை, translit=Nellai) and historically (during British rule) as Tinnevelly, is a major city in the Indian state of Tam ...
district)
# Kudiya, Melakudi
# Kurichchan
#
Kurumbas (in the
Nilgiri district)
# Kurumans
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Maha Malasar
#
Malai Arayan
#
Malai Pandaram
#
Malai Vedan
#
Malakkuravan
#
Malasar Malasar ( Tamil : மலைசர்) are a designated Scheduled Tribe in the Indian states of Kerala and Tamil Nadu. The Malasar are one of the earliest known inhabitants of the Western Ghats, in Anaimalai Hills
The Anamala or Anaimalai, ...
#
Malayali
The Malayali people () (also spelt Malayalee and also known by the demonym Keralite) are a Dravidian ethnolinguistic group originating from the present-day state of Kerala in India, occupying its southwestern Malabar coast. They are predomin ...
(in
Dharmapuri
Dharmapuri is a special grade town in the north western part of Tamil Nadu, India. It serves as the administrative headquarters of Dharmapuri district which is the first district created in Tamil Nadu after the independence of India by sp ...
,
Vellore
Vellore (English: ), also spelt as Velur (), is a city and the administrative headquarters of Vellore district in the Indian state of Tamil Nadu. It is located on the banks of the Palar River in the northeastern part of Tamil Nadu and is separa ...
,
Tiruvannamalai
Tiruvannamalai (Tamil: ''Tiruvaṇṇāmalai'' IPA: , otherwise spelt ''Thiruvannamalai''; ''Trinomali'' or ''Trinomalee'' on British records) is a city, a spiritual, cultural, economic hub and also the administrative headquarters of Tiruvann ...
,
Pudukkottai
Pudukkottai is the administrative headquarters of Pudukkottai District in the Indian state of Tamil Nadu. It is a large city located on the banks of the Vellar River. It has been ruled, at different times, by the mutharaiyar dynasty , Cholas, ...
,
Salem,
Namakkal
Namakkal () is a special grade municipality and the headquarters of Namakkal district in the Indian state of Tamil Nadu. It is the first ISO 14001-2004 certified municipality in Asia for environmental management, specifically the provision ...
,
Villupuram
Viluppuram, Villupuram, or Vizhuppuram () is a Municipality and the administrative headquarters of Viluppuram district.
Located south west of a Tiruvannamalai and north west of Cuddalore null The town serves as a major railway junction, ...
,
Cuddalore
Cuddalore, also spelt as Kadalur (), is the city and headquarters of the Cuddalore District in the Indian state of Tamil Nadu. Situated south of Chennai, Cuddalore was an important port during the British Raj.
While the early history of Cudd ...
,
Tiruchirappalli
Tiruchirappalli () ( formerly Trichinopoly in English), also called Tiruchi or Trichy, is a major tier II city in the Indian state of Tamil Nadu and the administrative headquarters of Tiruchirappalli district. The city is credited with be ...
,
Karur
Karur () is a city in the Indian state of Tamil Nadu. Karur is the administrative headquarters of Karur district. It is located on the banks of Amaravathi River, River Amaravathi, Kaveri and Noyyal.
Karur is well known for the export of Home Te ...
and
Perambalur
Perambalur is a town in the Indian state of Tamil Nadu. It is the headquarters of Perambalur district and Perambalur ''taluk'' (sub-district). census, the town had a population of 49,648.
There are a set of 11th century Buddha statues aro ...
districts)
# Malayekandi
#
Mannan
#
Mudugar, Muduvan
#
Muthuvan
# Palleyan
#
Palliyan
# Palliyar
# Paniyan
# Sholaga
#
Toda (excluding
Kanniyakumari
Kanniyakumari (; , referring to Devi Kanya Kumari), also known as Cape Comorin, is a city in Kanniyakumari district in the state of Tamil Nadu, India. It is the southern tip of the Indian subcontinent and the southernmost city in mainland Ind ...
district and Shencottah taluk of
Tirunelveli
Tirunelveli (, ta, திருநெல்வேலி, translit=Tirunelveli) also known as Nellai ( ta, நெல்லை, translit=Nellai) and historically (during British rule) as Tinnevelly, is a major city in the Indian state of Tam ...
district)
# Uraly
Tripura
In accordance with The Scheduled Castes and Scheduled Tribes Orders (Amendment) Act, 1976.
#
Bhil
Bhil or Bheel is an ethnic group in western India. They speak the Bhil languages, a subgroup of the Western Zone of the Indo-Aryan languages. As of 2013, Bhils were the largest tribal group in India.
Bhils are listed as tribal people of ...
#
Bhutia
The Bhutia (; sip, Drenjongpa/Drenjop; ; "inhabitants of Sikkim".) are a community of Sikkimese people living in the state of Sikkim in northeastern India, who speak Drenjongke or Sikkimese, a Tibetic language fairly mutually intelligible w ...
# Chaimal
#
Chakma
Chakma may refer to:
*Chakma people, a Tibeto-Burman people of Bangladesh and Northeast India
*Chakma language, the Indo-Aryan language spoken by them
**Chakma script
The Chakma Script (''Ajhā pāṭh''), also called Ajhā pāṭh, Ojhapath, O ...
#
Garoo
#
Halam
#
Jamatia
The 'Jamatias' are the one of the main Tripuri clans of Tripura and the only such clan with its own Customary law in practice, which is called Jamatia Raida.
See also
* Tripuri people
* Kokborok
* Jamatia Hoda
* List of Scheduled Tribes in ...
#
Khasia
''Khasia'' ("from Antin Khasa") is a fossil genus of marsupial in the family Microbiotheriidae. It contains one known species, ''Khasia cordillerensis'', which is known from teeth found in the Santa Lucia Formation of Mizque, Bolivia, where i ...
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Kuki
#
Lepcha
#
Lushai
#
Mag
#
Munda, Kaur
#
Noatia
Noatia are one of the Tripuri clan of Tripura state of India. The clan mainly lives in the North Tripura districts of the Tripura state of India. They speak the Noatia dialect of Kokborok which is of Tibeto-Burmese origin.
The Noatia are one of ...
# Orang
#
Riang
#
Santal
The Santal or Santhal are an Austroasiatic speaking
Munda ethnic group in South Asia. Santals are the largest tribe in the Jharkhand and West Bengal state of India in terms of population and are also found in the states of Odisha, Bihar an ...
# Tripura,
Tripuri, Tippera
# Uchai
Uttarakhand
Formerly Uttaranchal. In accordance with The Constitution (Scheduled Tribes) (Uttar Pradesh) Order, 1967 and as inserted by Act 29 of 2000.
#
Bhotia
#
Buksa
#
Jaunsari Jaunsari may refer to:
* Jaunsari people, an ethnic group of northern India
* Jaunsari language
Jaunsari () is a Western Pahari language of northern India spoken by the Jaunsari people in the Chakrata
Chakrata is a cantonment town and als ...
#
Raji
#
Tharu
Uttar Pradesh
In accordance with The Constitution (Scheduled Tribes) (Uttar Pradesh) Order, 1967.
#
Bhotia
#
Buksa
#
Jaunsari Jaunsari may refer to:
* Jaunsari people, an ethnic group of northern India
* Jaunsari language
Jaunsari () is a Western Pahari language of northern India spoken by the Jaunsari people in the Chakrata
Chakrata is a cantonment town and als ...
#
Raji
#
Tharu
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Agariya (in the district of Sonbhadra)
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Baiga (in the district of Sonbhadra)
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Bhuiya
The Bhuiyan or Bhuiya are an indigenous community found in the Indian states of Bihar, Jharkhand, Madhya Pradesh, Odisha, Uttar Pradesh and West Bengal. They are not only geographically disparate but also have many cultural variations and subgro ...
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Bhuinya (in the district of Sonbhadra)
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Buksa
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Chero
The Chero is a caste found in the states of Bihar, Jharkhand and Uttar Pradesh in India.
History and origin
The community claims to have originally been tribal people. The Chero are essentially one of many tribal communities, such as the Bhar ...
(in the districts of Sonbhadra and Varanasi)
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Gond, Dhuria, Nayak, Pathari,
Raj Gond
The Gondi (Gōndi) or Gond or Koitur are a Dravidian ethno-linguistic group. They are one of the largest tribal groups in India. They are spread over the states of Madhya Pradesh, Maharashtra, Chhattisgarh, Uttar Pradesh, Telangana, Andhra P ...
(in the districts of
Maharajganj,
Sidharth Nagar,
Basti
Basti may refer to:
People Surname
*Básti, a Hungarian surname
Given name
* Abderraouf El Basti (born 1947), Tunisian politician
* Basti Vaman Shenoy (born 1934), Indian Kolkani activist
*Yagi Basti (died 1344), a ruler of Shiraz, Iran
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Gorakhpur
Gorakhpur is a city in the Indian state of Uttar Pradesh, along the banks of the Rapti river in the Purvanchal region. It is situated 272 kilometers east of the state capital Lucknow. It is the administrative headquarters of Gorakhpur dis ...
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Deoria,
Kushinagar
Kushinagar ( Hindustani: or ; Pali: ; Sanskrit: ) is a town in the Kushinagar district in Uttar Pradesh, India. It is an important and popular Buddhist pilgrimage site, where Buddhists believe Gautama Buddha attained ''parinirvana''.
Etym ...
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Mau,
Azamgarh
Azamgarh is a city in the Indian state of Uttar Pradesh. It is the headquarters of Azamgarh division, which consists of Ballia, Mau and Azamgarh districts. Azamgarh is situated on the bank of Tamsa River (Tons). It is located east of the s ...
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Jaunpur,
Ballia
Ballia is a city with a municipal board in the Indian state of Uttar Pradesh. The eastern boundary of the city lies at the junction of two major rivers, the Ganges and the Ghaghara.The city is situated east of Varanasi and about 380 ...
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Ghazipur
Ghazipur is a city in the state of Uttar Pradesh, India. Ghazipur city is the administrative headquarters of the Ghazipur district, one of the four districts that form the Varanasi division of Uttar Pradesh.
The city of Ghazipur also constitu ...
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Varanasi
Varanasi (; ; also Banaras or Benares (; ), and Kashi.) is a city on the Ganges river in northern India that has a central place in the traditions of pilgrimage, death, and mourning in the Hindu world.
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Mirzapur
Mirzapur () is a city in Uttar Pradesh, India, 827 km from Delhi and 733 km from Kolkata, almost 91 km from Prayagraj (formally known as Allahabad) and 61 km from Varanasi. It is known for its carpets and brassware industries, and the folk ...
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Sonbhadra
Sonbhadra or ''Sonebhadra'' is the second largest district by area of Uttar Pradesh after Lakhimpur Kheri. It is the only district in India which borders four states, namely Madhya Pradesh to the west, Chhattishgarh to the south, Jharkhand in t ...
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Kharwar
Kharwar is a community found in the Indian states of Uttar Pradesh, Bihar, Jharkhand, Chhattisgarh, Orissa and West Bengal.
Etymology
The ''Khar'' grass is totem of the Kharwar. They don't cut or injure it while growing. Kharwar tribe of pres ...
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Khairwar (in the districts of
Deoria,
Balia,
Ghazipur
Ghazipur is a city in the state of Uttar Pradesh, India. Ghazipur city is the administrative headquarters of the Ghazipur district, one of the four districts that form the Varanasi division of Uttar Pradesh.
The city of Ghazipur also constitu ...
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Varanasi
Varanasi (; ; also Banaras or Benares (; ), and Kashi.) is a city on the Ganges river in northern India that has a central place in the traditions of pilgrimage, death, and mourning in the Hindu world.
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Sonbhadra
Sonbhadra or ''Sonebhadra'' is the second largest district by area of Uttar Pradesh after Lakhimpur Kheri. It is the only district in India which borders four states, namely Madhya Pradesh to the west, Chhattishgarh to the south, Jharkhand in t ...
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Pankha,
Panika
The Panika are a Hindu community found in the Indian states of Chhattisgarh, Jharkhand, Madhya Pradesh, Odisha and Uttar Pradesh.
Traditionally they are weaver. They are also known as Panka and Panikar.
Etymology
They used to made Pankha(fan). P ...
(in the districts of
Sonbhadra
Sonbhadra or ''Sonebhadra'' is the second largest district by area of Uttar Pradesh after Lakhimpur Kheri. It is the only district in India which borders four states, namely Madhya Pradesh to the west, Chhattishgarh to the south, Jharkhand in t ...
and
Mirzapur
Mirzapur () is a city in Uttar Pradesh, India, 827 km from Delhi and 733 km from Kolkata, almost 91 km from Prayagraj (formally known as Allahabad) and 61 km from Varanasi. It is known for its carpets and brassware industries, and the folk ...
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Parahiya
The Parahiya are a Hindu caste found in the state of Uttar Pradesh in North India.
Origin
The name ''Parahiya'' is said to mean in the Gondi language ''the burners of the forest'' because they practice slash and burn agriculture. Accordi ...
(in the district of
Sonbhadra
Sonbhadra or ''Sonebhadra'' is the second largest district by area of Uttar Pradesh after Lakhimpur Kheri. It is the only district in India which borders four states, namely Madhya Pradesh to the west, Chhattishgarh to the south, Jharkhand in t ...
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Patari
The Patari are a community found mainly in the Sonbhadra district of Uttar Pradesh, India.
History and origin
There are various theories as to the origin of the Patari tribe. According to the tribe itself, the Patari are by origin Gond tribals ...
(in the district of
Sonbhadra
Sonbhadra or ''Sonebhadra'' is the second largest district by area of Uttar Pradesh after Lakhimpur Kheri. It is the only district in India which borders four states, namely Madhya Pradesh to the west, Chhattishgarh to the south, Jharkhand in t ...
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Saharia
The Sahar, Sehariya, or Sahariya are an ethnic group in the state of Madhya Pradesh, India. The Saharias are mainly found in the districts of Morena, Sheopur, Bhind, Gwalior, Datia, Shivpuri, Vidisha and Guna districts of Madhya Pradesh and Ba ...
(in the district of
Lalitpur)
West Bengal
In accordance with The Scheduled Castes and Scheduled Tribes Orders (Amendment) Act, 1976.
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Asur
Asur may refer to:
* ''Asur'' (film), a 2020 Indian Bengali-language drama film
* ''Asur'' (web series), a 2020 Indian Hindi-language web-series
*Asur people, a Munda-speaking tribe of iron-smelters in Jharkhand
* Asur, Thanjavur district, a villa ...
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Baiga
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Bedia, Bediya
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Bhumij
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Bhutia
The Bhutia (; sip, Drenjongpa/Drenjop; ; "inhabitants of Sikkim".) are a community of Sikkimese people living in the state of Sikkim in northeastern India, who speak Drenjongke or Sikkimese, a Tibetic language fairly mutually intelligible w ...
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Sherpa Sherpa may refer to:
Ethnography
* Sherpa people, an ethnic group in north eastern Nepal
* Sherpa language
Organizations and companies
* Sherpa (association), a French network of jurists dedicated to promoting corporate social responsibility
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Toto,
Dukpa,
Kagatay,
Tibetan
Tibetan may mean:
* of, from, or related to Tibet
* Tibetan people, an ethnic group
* Tibetan language:
** Classical Tibetan, the classical language used also as a contemporary written standard
** Standard Tibetan, the most widely used spoken diale ...
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Yolmo
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Birhor
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Birjia
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Chakma
Chakma may refer to:
*Chakma people, a Tibeto-Burman people of Bangladesh and Northeast India
*Chakma language, the Indo-Aryan language spoken by them
**Chakma script
The Chakma Script (''Ajhā pāṭh''), also called Ajhā pāṭh, Ojhapath, O ...
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Chero
The Chero is a caste found in the states of Bihar, Jharkhand and Uttar Pradesh in India.
History and origin
The community claims to have originally been tribal people. The Chero are essentially one of many tribal communities, such as the Bhar ...
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Chik Baraik
Chik Baraik (also Chik, Chikwa, Baraik and Badaik) is a community found in Indian State of Jharkhand, Chhattisgarh, Odisha. They were traditionally Weaver.
Etymology
"Chik" means cloth in Prakrit. The title of "Baraik" was given to them by t ...
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Garo
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Gond
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Hajang
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Ho
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Karmali
Carambolim is a village in North Goa district, Goa, India.
Geography
It is located at an elevation of 5 m above MSL.http://www.fallingrain.com/world/IN/33/Carambolim.html Map and weather of Karmali
Location
The railway station at Carambolim ( ...
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Kharwar
Kharwar is a community found in the Indian states of Uttar Pradesh, Bihar, Jharkhand, Chhattisgarh, Orissa and West Bengal.
Etymology
The ''Khar'' grass is totem of the Kharwar. They don't cut or injure it while growing. Kharwar tribe of pres ...
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Khond
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Kisan
The Kus Indian Sut Asla Nicaragua ra (Nicaraguan Coast Indian Unity), better known by its acronym KISAN, was a rebel organization formed in 1985 to unify the struggle of the Miskito Indians and other indigenous peoples of Nicaragua's Atlantic Coas ...
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Kora
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Korwa
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Lepcha
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Lodha
Lodha may refer to Hindu or Jain surname, caste, tribe or community which have different origin and class.
Disambiguation: Lodhia, a Kshatriya (Chandravanshi) surname used by people in India.
* Lodha people, are a tribal/Adivasi people living prim ...
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Kheria,
Kharia
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Lohara, Lohra
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Magh
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Mahali
The Mahli are a community in the Indian states of Jharkhand, Odisha and West Bengal. Basketry was main occupation of mahlis. Mahli speak Sadri language, Sadri, Mundari language, Mundari and Santali language, Santali as their mother tongue rather ...
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Mahli
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Mal Pahariya
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Mech
In science fiction, or mechs are giant robots or machines controlled by people, typically depicted as humanoid walking vehicles. The term was first used in Japanese after shortening the English loanword or , but the meaning in Japanese is ...
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Mru
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Munda
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Nagesia
The Kisan or nagesia are a tribal group found in Odisha, West Bengal and Jharkhand. They are traditional farmers and a food gathering people. They speak Kisan, a dialect of Kurukh, as well as Odia and Sambalpuri. The tribe mainly lives in north ...
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Oraon (
kurukh)
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Parhaiya
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Rabha
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Santal
The Santal or Santhal are an Austroasiatic speaking
Munda ethnic group in South Asia. Santals are the largest tribe in the Jharkhand and West Bengal state of India in terms of population and are also found in the states of Odisha, Bihar an ...
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Sauria Paharia
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Savar
Savar ( bn, সাভার) is a city in central Bangladesh, located in Dhaka District in the division of Dhaka. It is the closest city from Dhaka. It is also a part of Greater Dhaka conurbation which forms the Dhaka megacity. About 296,851 ...
Statistics
Most populous Scheduled Tribes
The following list shows the 33 largest Scheduled Tribes according to the
Census in India 2011
A census is the procedure of systematically acquiring, recording and calculating information about the members of a given population. This term is used mostly in connection with national population and housing censuses; other common censuses incl ...
(76% ≈ 80 of a total of 104 million members) with their population development (
population explosion
Overpopulation or overabundance is a phenomenon in which a species' population becomes larger than the carrying capacity of its environment. This may be caused by increased birth rates, lowered mortality rates, reduced predation or large scale m ...
from +25%), their proportions and their
gender distribution (number of female relatives per 1000 male) as well as the populated
states/territories – the growth rates from 2001 can also be due to new government regulations, so some subgroups were assigned differently:
See also
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List of Scheduled Tribes in Gujarat
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Scheduled Castes and Tribes
The Scheduled Castes (SCs) and Scheduled Tribes (STs) are officially designated groups of people and among the most disadvantaged socio-economic groups in India. The terms are recognized in the Constitution of India and the groups are designa ...
References
External links
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List of Notified Scheduled Tribes*.
{{DEFAULTSORT:List Of Scheduled Tribes In India
Scheduled Tribes
The Scheduled Castes (SCs) and Scheduled Tribes (STs) are officially designated groups of people and among the most disadvantaged socio-economic groups in India. The terms are recognized in the Constitution of India and the groups are designa ...
Indigenous peoples of South Asia