भील मीणा | |
|---|---|
 Woman of Bhil Meena tribe. | |
| Regions with significant populations | |
| Rajasthan, | 1,05,393 [1] [2] [3] |
| Madhya Pradesh, | 2,244 [2] [3] |
| Related ethnic groups | |
| • Bhil • Meena | |
The Bhil Meena (also spelled Bhil Mina) are a tribal group found in the state of Rajasthan, India.
As of 2001 [update] , the Bhil Meenas were classified as a Scheduled Tribe under the Indian government's reservation program of positive discrimination. [5]
| Year | Pop. | ±% p.a. |
|---|---|---|
| 1901 | — | |
| 1911 | — | |
| 1921 | — | |
| 1931 | — | |
| 1941 | — | |
| 1951 | — | |
| 1961 | — | |
| 1971 | — | |
| 1981 | — | |
| 1991 | — | |
| 2001 | — | |
| 2011 | 105,393 | — |
| source: [3] [6] | ||
| Year | Pop. | ±% p.a. |
|---|---|---|
| 1901 | — | |
| 1911 | — | |
| 1921 | — | |
| 1931 | — | |
| 1941 | — | |
| 1951 | — | |
| 1961 | — | |
| 1971 | — | |
| 1981 | — | |
| 1991 | — | |
| 2001 | — | |
| 2011 | 2,244 | — |
| source: [3] | ||
Meena is a sub-group of Bhils. They speak Meena language. They started adopting the Brahmin worship system. Its name is also transliterated as Meenanda or Mina. Historians claim that they belong to the Matsya tribe. They got the status of Scheduled Tribe by the Government of India in 1954.
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