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The Indian state of
The ''Scheduled Castes and Scheduled Tribes Lists (Modification) Order'' (1956 and as inserted by Act 69 of 1986) lists twelve tribes of Arunachal Pradesh explicitly, but makes explicit that the list is non-exhaustive by noting that "all tribes of the State, including" those listed are to be considered "Scheduled". There are 26 major tribes and more than 100 sub tribes in Arunachal Pradesh.
The twelve tribes listed are:
Adi (Abor), Aka, Apatani, 
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***_Arunachal Pradesh
Arunachal Pradesh (, ) is a state in Northeastern India. It was formed from the erstwhile North-East Frontier Agency (NEFA) region, and became a state on 20 February 1987. It borders the states of Assam and Nagaland to the south. It shares int ...
has a total population of roughly 1.4 million (as of 2011) on an area of 84,000 km2, amounting to a population density of about 17 pop./km2 (far below the Indian average of 370 pop./km2 but significantly higher than similarly mountainous 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 and ...
).
Much of Arunachal Pradesh is forested. The "indigenous groups" account for about two thirds of population, while immigrants, mostly of Bengali
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* Bengalis, an ethnic and linguistic group of the region
* Bengali language, the language they speak
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/Hindi belt
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origin, account for a third.
List of tribes
The ''Scheduled Castes and Scheduled Tribes Lists (Modification) Order'' (1956 and as inserted by Act 69 of 1986) lists twelve tribes of Arunachal Pradesh explicitly, but makes explicit that the list is non-exhaustive by noting that "all tribes of the State, including" those listed are to be considered "Scheduled". There are 26 major tribes and more than 100 sub tribes in Arunachal Pradesh.
The twelve tribes listed are:
Adi (Abor), Aka, Apatani, Nyishi
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 docu ...
, Tagin, Galo Galo may refer to:
People
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* Galo Chiriboga, Ecuadorian lawyer, politician and administrator
* Galo Galecio (1906–1993), Ecuadorian painter, sculptor, caricaturist and printmaker
* Galo Ocampo (19 ...
, Khampti
The Tai Khamti, ( Khamti: တဲး ၵံးတီႈ, ( th, ชาวไทคำตี่, my, ခန္တီးရှမ်းလူမျိုး, Hkamti Shan) or simply Khamti as they are also known, are a Tai ethnic group native t ...
, Mishmi, Momba (Monpa), "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-Administered ...
", 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 be ...
, Singpho.
By ethnolinguistic classification:
*Tibeto-Burman
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** Bodic Languages
*** Monpa ( Chugpa, Takpa
The Takpa is a linguistic northern sub-group of the Monpa people, while the southern sub-group is identified as the Tshangla. Monpas of the Takpa group are found in Tawang and Dirang of Arunachal Pradesh, Cuona of Tibet as well as Trashigang in Bhu ...
, Tshangla/Memba et al.)
***Tibetans
The Tibetan people (; ) are an East Asian ethnic group native to Tibet. Their current population is estimated to be around 6.7 million. In addition to the majority living in Tibet Autonomous Region of China, significant numbers of Tibetans liv ...
(Tibetan languages
The Tibetic languages form a well-defined group of languages descended from Old Tibetan (7th to 9th centuries).Tournadre, Nicolas. 2014. "The Tibetic languages and their classification." In ''Trans-Himalayan linguistics, historical and descripti ...
)
** Khamba
** Tani
*** Apatani/Tani, Galo/Abor, Nyishi
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 docu ...
, Hill Miri, Tagin, Na/Nga, Mising/Mishing
***Adi Adi or ADI may refer to:
Names and titles
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/Lhoba
Lhoba (English translation: ; ; bo, ལྷོ་པ།) is any of a diverse amalgamation of Sino-Tibetan-speaking tribespeople living in and around Pemako, a region in southeastern Tibet including Mainling, Medog and Zayü counties of Nying ...
( Millang, Minyong, Padam Padam may refer to:
*'' Padam... Padam...'', a song by Édith Piaf
* Padam, Ladakh, India
* Padam people, of India
* Padam (musical composition), in Carnatic music
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** Digaro-Mishmi
*** Mishmi ( Idu Mishmi, Digaro Mishmi/Taraon/Darang Deng),
** Miju
***Miju Mishmi
In in Northeastern India, the Miju Mishmi, also known as Kaman or Kammaan, are one of the three tribes of the Mishmi people of Tibet and Arunachal Pradesh. Members of this tribe are located in Anjaw and Lohit districts. The Miju clans claim to ha ...
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** Lolo-Burmese
*** Yobin
** Hruso (association with Tibeto-Burman doubtful)
*** Hruso/Aka, Miji/Sajolang/Damai
**Kho-Bwa
The Kho-Bwa languages, also known as Bugunish and Kamengic, are a small family of languages spoken in Arunachal Pradesh, northeast India. The name ''Kho-Bwa'' was originally proposed by George van Driem (2001). It is based on the reconstructed ...
(association with Tibeto-Burman doubtful)
***Bugun
The Buguns (formerly Khowa) are one of the earliest recognized schedule tribe of India, majority of them, inhabiting the Singchung Sub-Division of West Kameng District of Arunachal Pradesh. Their total population is approximately 3000. The notab ...
(Khowa)
*** Sherdukpen/Mey, Sartang
*** Lispha, Chug
*** Sulung/Puroik (association with Kho-Bwa doubtful)
**Sal languages
The Sal languages are a branch of Sino-Tibetan languages spoken in northeast India, parts of Bangladesh, and Burma.
Alternative names
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(Naga tribes
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Distribution of various ethno-linguistic group in the state
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as it is of South Asia
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; ethnolinguistically, it is divided between various Tibeto-Burman
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speaking Tribes. Monpa area bordering Bhutan
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to the west, the Tani and Mishmi areas in the center, Singpho/Tangsa
The Tangsa or Tangshang in India and Myanmar (Burma) respectively, is a tribe native to Changlang District of Arunachal Pradesh, parts of Tinsukia District of Assam, in north-eastern India, and across the border in Sagaing Region, parts of K ...
/ Yobin area bordering Myanmar to the east and the Naga
Naga or NAGA may refer to:
Mythology
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* Naga Kingdom, in the epic ''Mahabharata''
* Phaya Naga, mythical creatures believed to live in the Laotian stretch of the Mekong Riv ...
area bordering Nagaland
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in the south. It shares a large part of its border with China and the Indian state of Assam
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. In between there are transition zones, such as the Bugun
The Buguns (formerly Khowa) are one of the earliest recognized schedule tribe of India, majority of them, inhabiting the Singchung Sub-Division of West Kameng District of Arunachal Pradesh. Their total population is approximately 3000. The notab ...
/ Aka/ Hruso/ Miji/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 be ...
area, which form cultural "buffers" between the Tibetic Buddhist tribes and the Tani hill tribes. In addition, there are isolated peoples scattered throughout the state.
Within each of these cultural spheres, one finds populations of related tribes speaking related languages and sharing similar traditions. In the Tibetic area, one finds large numbers of Monpa tribespeople, with several subtribes speaking closely related but mutually incomprehensible languages, and also large numbers of Tibetans. Within the Tani area, major tribes include Nishi, which has recently come to be used by many people to encompass Bangni and even Hills Miri. Apatani also live among the Nishi, but are distinct. In the northern zone the Tagin presides as one of the major tribe extending up to the northeastern side of mechuka . In the centre, one finds predominantly Galo people Galo may refer to:
People
* Galo Blanco (born 1976), Spanish tennis player
* Galo Chiriboga, Ecuadorian lawyer, politician and administrator
* Galo Galecio (1906–1993), Ecuadorian painter, sculptor, caricaturist and printmaker
* Galo Ocampo (191 ...
, with the major sub-groups of Lare, Kargu-kardi and Pugo among others, extending to the Ramo
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and Pailibo areas (which are close in many ways to Galo). In the east, one finds the Adi Adi or ADI may refer to:
Names and titles
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* Adi (name), a given name in Hebrew and a nickname in other languages
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, with many subtribes including Padam Padam may refer to:
*'' Padam... Padam...'', a song by Édith Piaf
* Padam, Ladakh, India
* Padam people, of India
* Padam (musical composition), in Carnatic music
Carnatic music, known as or in the South Indian languages, is a system of ...
, Pasi
Pasi may refer to:
* Pasi (caste), a Hindu caste of northern India
* ''Pasi'' (film), a 1979 Tamil film
* Pasi (given name)
* Pasi (surname), a surname of the Pasi community
* Pasi, Papua New Guinea, a settlement near the coast of Sandaun Provinc ...
, Minyong, and Bokar
Lhoba (English translation: ; ; bo, ལྷོ་པ།) is any of a diverse amalgamation of Sino-Tibetan-speaking tribespeople living in and around Pemako, a region in southeastern Tibet including Mainling, Medog and Zayü counties of Nying ...
, among others. Milang
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, while also falling within the general "Adi" sphere, are in many ways quite distinct. Moving east, the Idu, Miju and Digaru make up the "Mishmi" cultural-linguistic area, which may or may not form a coherent historical grouping.
Moving southeast, the Tai
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Khamti are linguistically distinct from their neighbours and culturally distinct from the majority of other Arunachali tribes; they are religiously similar to the Chakmas who have migrated from erstwhile East Pakistan
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. They follow the same Theraveda sect of Buddhism. The Chakmas consist of the majority of the tribal population in Diyun Circleand are considered as minority ground in the state of mizoram, tripura and Myanmar. Districts of Lohit, Changlang and Papumpare have a considerable number of Chakmas. Assam
Assam (; ) is a state in northeastern India, south of the eastern Himalayas along the Brahmaputra and Barak River valleys. Assam covers an area of . The state is bordered by Bhutan and Arunachal Pradesh to the north; Nagaland and Manipur ...
also have a countable population of Chakmas who reside in the district of Karbi Anglong
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Places
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* Karbi Anglong Plateau, an extension of the Indian Plate in Assam, India
* Karbi Anglong district, a district of Assam, north-eastern India
Other uses
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, Nagaon
Nagaon (previously Nowgong; Assamese নগাঁও), is a town and a municipal board in Nagaon district in the Indian state of Assam. It is situated east of Guwahati.
History
This division was organised on the both banks of Kalang river ...
and Kachar. They also exhibit considerable convergence with the Singpho and Tangsa
The Tangsa or Tangshang in India and Myanmar (Burma) respectively, is a tribe native to Changlang District of Arunachal Pradesh, parts of Tinsukia District of Assam, in north-eastern India, and across the border in Sagaing Region, parts of K ...
tribes of the same area, all of which are also found in Burma. Finally, the Nocte
The Nocte are an ethnic Naga people, Naga tribe primarily living in Arunachal. They number about 111,679 (Census 2011), mainly found in the Patkai hills of Tirap District, Tirap district of Arunachal Pradesh, India. Ethnically related to the Kon ...
and Wancho exhibit cultural and possibly also linguistic affinities to the tribes of Nagaland
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, which they border. There are also Indigenous Assamese people belonging to various indigenous Assamese communities in Arunachal Pradesh
Arunachal Pradesh (, ) is a state in Northeastern India. It was formed from the erstwhile North-East Frontier Agency (NEFA) region, and became a state on 20 February 1987. It borders the states of Assam and Nagaland to the south. It shares int ...
.
In addition, there are large numbers of migrants from diverse areas of India and Bangladesh, who, while legally not entitled to settle permanently, in practice stay indefinitely, progressively altering the traditional demographic makeup of the state. Finally, populations of "Nepalis" (in fact, usually Tibeto-Burman tribespeople whose tribes predominate in areas of Nepal, but who do not have tribal status in India) and Chakmas who are considered legal migrants are distributed in different areas of the state (although reliable figures are hard to come by).
Literacy
Literacy has risen in official figures to 66.95% in 2011 from 54.74% in 2001. The literate population is said to number 789,943. Number of literate males are 454,532 (73.69%) and number of literate females are 335,411 (59.57%).Religion
*"Others" refers to indigenous religious traditions
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, such as Donyi-Polo
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(in the Tani area) or Rangfrah (further east). Tibetan Buddhism
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predominates in the districts of Tawang
Tawang is a town and administrative headquarter of Tawang district in the Indian state of Arunachal Pradesh. The town was once the capital of the Tawang Tract, which is now divided into the Tawang district and the West Kameng district. Tawan ...
, West Kameng
West Kameng (pronounced ) is a district of Arunachal Pradesh in northeastern India. It accounts for 8.86% of the total area of the state. The name is derived from the Kameng river, a tributary of the Brahmaputra, that flows through the district ...
, and isolated regions adjacent to Tibet
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. Theravada Buddhism
''Theravāda'' () ( si, ථේරවාදය, my, ထေရဝါဒ, th, เถรวาท, km, ថេរវាទ, lo, ເຖຣະວາດ, pi, , ) is the most commonly accepted name of Buddhism's oldest existing school. The school' ...
is practiced by groups living near the Burmese border like Changlang
Changlang is a census town and headquarters of the Changlang district in the Indian state of Arunachal Pradesh.
It has become one of the major districts in the area owing to the presence of crude oil, coal and mineral resources other than to ...
.
Out of the 101 recognized tribes, 37 have an animist majority (Nyishi, Adi, Galo, Tagin, Adi, Apatani, Bugun
The Buguns (formerly Khowa) are one of the earliest recognized schedule tribe of India, majority of them, inhabiting the Singchung Sub-Division of West Kameng District of Arunachal Pradesh. Their total population is approximately 3000. The notab ...
, etc.), 23 have a Christian majority (Wancho, Mossang Tangsa, Bori, Yobin, etc.), 15 have a Hindu majority (Mishmi, Mishing/Miri, Indigenous Assamese people, Nepali, Aka, Longchang Tangsa, etc.), and 17 have a Buddhist majority (Monpa, Khampti, Tawang Monpa, Momba, Singpho, Sherdukpen, Chakma, etc.). The remaining 8 tribes do not have a dominant religion (Nocte, Tangsa, Naga, etc.).Table ST-14, Census of India 2001
References
External links
North East Zone Cultural Centre
(Used as information reference to all related articleson tribal groups of Arunachal Pradesh) {{Demographics of India Arunachal Pradesh