The Thoti are one of the
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 ...
of
India. In 1991 there were 3,654 Thoti reported by the census of India. In 2001 the census figure for Thoti was 2,074.
The Thoti live in
Andhra Pradesh primarily in
Adilabad district,
Warangal district,
Nizamabad district and
Karimnagar district.
The Thoti speak a dialect of the
Gondi language.
Sources
*http://www.aptribes.gov.in/html/tcr-studies-eci-thotis.htm
document on Scheduled Tribes in Andhra Pradesh
Scheduled Tribes of India
Social groups of Andhra Pradesh
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