Brokpa, Drokpa, Dard and Shin

Group of Tribes Population map of Brokpa, Drokpa, Dard and Shin (Schedule Tribes of India) in 2001 Brokpa, Drokpa, Dard and Shin is a category of Scheduled Tribes under the Indian constitution. The category contains tribes who speak Dardic languages. In the regions of Jammu and Kashmir and Ladakh, these tribes are mostly found in the Kargil and Baramulla districts and few of them are found in Leh. They are predominantly Muslim and a few are Buddhists and Hindus. In the Census of India, the demographic numbers of the "Brokpa, Drokpa, Dard, and Shin" Tribes are added together. Dards is the collective name for this group. Following are the Tribes under the category: In Baramullah Dards of Baramulla, they are known as Shina people. In Ladakh The Dards of Drass valley. They are known as Shina people. Brokpa, the Dards of Dha hanu region, they are known as Minaro people. Demographics In the Census of India, the demographic numbers of the "Brokpa, Drokpa, Dard, and Shin" Tribes are added together. Dards is the collective name for this group. The 2001 Census of India counted 51,957 people in these tribes. Of these, 26,066 people lived in Baramulla, 23,418 in Kargil, 1,002 in Leh and 1,199