This is a list of Scheduled Tribes in India . The term "Scheduled Tribes" refers to specific tribes whose status is acknowledged to some formal degree by national legislation.
In accordance with The Scheduled Castes and Scheduled Tribes Orders (Amendment) Act, 1976. [1]
In accordance with The Scheduled Castes and Scheduled Tribes Orders (Amendment) Act, 1976. [2]
In accordance with The Scheduled Castes and Scheduled Tribes Lists (Modification) Order, 1956 and as inserted by Act 69 of 1986. [3]
All tribes in the state including:
In accordance with The Scheduled Castes and Scheduled Tribes Orders (Amendment) Act, 1976. [4]
The autonomous districts comprise Bodoland Territorial Council, Karbi Anglong and North Cachar Hills districts.
In accordance with The Scheduled Castes and Scheduled Tribes Orders (Amendment) Act, 1976. [5]
In accordance with The Scheduled Castes and Scheduled Tribes Orders (Amendment) Act, 1976 and as inserted by Act 28 of 2000. [6]
In accordance with The Constitution (Dadra & Nagar Haveli) Scheduled Tribes Order, 1962. [7]
In accordance with The Constitution (Goa, Daman and Diu) Scheduled Tribes Order, 1968 and as inserted by Act 18 of 1987. [8]
In accordance with The Constitution (Goa, Daman and Diu) Scheduled Tribes Order, 1968 and as inserted by Act 18 of 1987. [9]
This list has been updated by the Ministry of Tribal Affairs, Government of India, to add the following three. [10]
In accordance with The Scheduled Castes and Scheduled Tribes Orders (Amendment) Act, 1976. [11]
In accordance with The Scheduled Castes and Scheduled Tribes Orders (Amendment) Act, 1976. [12]
In accordance with The Constitution (Jammu & Kashmir) Scheduled Tribes Order, 1989 and The Constitution (Scheduled Tribes) Order (Amendment) Act, 1991. [13]
In accordance with The Scheduled Castes and Scheduled Tribes Orders (Amendment) Act, 1976 and as inserted by Act 30 of 2000. [15]
In accordance with The Scheduled Castes and Scheduled Tribes Orders (Amendment) Act, 1976 and as inserted by Act 39 of 1991. [16]
In accordance with The Scheduled Castes and Scheduled Tribes Orders (Amendment) Act, 1976. [17]
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. [18]
In accordance with The Scheduled Castes and Scheduled Tribes Orders (Amendment) Act, 1976. [19]
In accordance with The Scheduled Castes and Scheduled Tribes Orders (Amendment) Act, 1976. [20]
In accordance with The Scheduled Castes and Scheduled Tribes Orders (Amendment) Act, 1976. [21]
In accordance with The Scheduled Castes and Scheduled Tribes Orders (Amendment) Act, 1976 and The Constitution (Scheduled Tribes) Order (Amendment) Act, 1987. [22]
In accordance with The Scheduled Castes and Scheduled Tribes Lists (Modification) Order, 1956 and as inserted by Act 81 of 1971. [23]
In accordance with The Constitution (Nagaland) Scheduled Tribes Order, 1970. [24]
In accordance with The Scheduled Castes and Scheduled Tribes Orders (Amendment) Act, 1976. [25]
In accordance with The Scheduled Castes and Scheduled Tribes Orders (Amendment) Act, 1976. [26]
In accordance with The Constitution (Sikkim) Scheduled Tribes Order, 1978. [27]
In accordance with The Scheduled Castes and Scheduled Tribes Orders (Amendment) Act, 1976. [28]
In accordance with The Scheduled Castes and Scheduled Tribes Orders (Amendment) Act, 1976. [29]
In accordance with The Constitution (Scheduled Tribes) (Uttar Pradesh) Order, 1967. [30]
Formerly Uttaranchal. In accordance with The Constitution (Scheduled Tribes) (Uttar Pradesh) Order, 1967 and as inserted by Act 29 of 2000. [31]
In accordance with The Scheduled Castes and Scheduled Tribes Orders (Amendment) Act, 1976. [32]
The following list shows the 33 largest Scheduled Tribes according to the Census in India 2011 (76% ≈ 80 of a total of 104 million members) with their population development (population explosion 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:[ citation needed ]
Scheduled Tribes | Population | Growth rate | Percent | Sex ratio | Notified States and Union Territories | |
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0 | ![]() | 104.281.034 | +23,66 % | 100% | 990 : 1000 | 8.61% of the population (1,210,854.977 | +17.69% from 2001 | 943 female 1,000 male inhabitants) |
1 | Bhil | 17.071.049 | +34,42 % | 16,37 % | 980 : 1000 | Madhya Pradesh, Gujarat, Rajasthan, Maharashtra, Karnataka, Tripura, Andhra Pradesh, Chhattisgarh |
2 | Gond | 13.256.928 | +22,08 % | 12,71 % | 1004 : 1000 | Madhya Pradesh, Chhattisgarh, Maharashtra, Odisha, Uttar Pradesh, Andhra Pradesh u. a. (insg. 11) |
3 | Santal | 6.570.807 | +12,55 % | 6,30 % | 1007 : 1000 | Jharkhand, West Bengal, Odisha, Bihar, Assam, Tripura |
4 | Mina | 4.345.528 | +14,36 % | 4,17 % | 919 : 1000 | Rajasthan |
5 | Naikda | 3.787.639 | +13,23 % | 3,63 % | 987 : 1000 | Daman und Diu, Goa, Dadra und Nagar Haveli, Rajasthan, Karnataka, Gujarat, Maharashtra |
6 | Oraon | 3.682.992 | +17,21 % | 3,53 % | 1002 : 1000 | Westbengalen, Bihar, Maharashtra, Odisha, Jharkhand, Chhattisgarh, Madhya Pradesh |
7 | Sugalis | 2.407.637 | +15,87 % | 2,31 % | 956 : 1000 | Andhra Pradesh |
8 | Munda | 2.203.006 | +14,85 % | 2,11 % | 998 : 1000 | Jharkhand, Odisha, Westbengalen, Chhattisgarh, Tripura, Bihar, Madhya Pradesh |
9 | Koli Dhor | 2.152.540 | ? | 2,06 % | 968 : 1000 | Maharashtra, Gujarat, Karnataka, Dadra und Nagar Haveli, Odisha, Arunachal Pradesh |
10 | Naga | 1.673.555 | −8,10 % | 1,60 % | 976 : 1000 | Nagaland |
11 | Khond | 1.628.501 | +16,54 % | 1,56 % | 1059 : 1000 | Bihar, Westbengalen, Jharkhand, Odisha |
12 | Koli Mahadev | 1.459.565 | +18,90 % | 1,40 % | 966 : 1000 | Maharashtra |
13 | Khasi | 1.428.745 | +25,51 % | 1,37 % | 1032 : 1000 | Meghalaya, Assam, Mizoram |
14 | Bodo (Boro) | 1.361.735 | +0,66 % | 1,31 % | 994 : 1000 | Assam |
15 | Kol | 1.263.818 | +27,48 % | 1,21 % | 963 : 1000 | Odisha (Orissa), Chhattisgarh, Madhya Pradesh, Maharashtra, Bihar, Jharkhand |
16 | Varli | 1.238.066 | +27,00 % | 1,19 % | 1014 : 1000 | Gujarat, Daman und Diu, Dadra und Nagar Haveli, Maharashtra, Karnataka, Goa |
17 | Kokna | 1.076.854 | +16,20 % | 1,03 % | 994 : 1000 | Dadra und Nagar Haveli, Gujarat, Maharashtra, Karnataka |
18 | Gujjar | 1.073.201 | +34,26 % | 1,03 % | 922 : 1000 | Jammu und Kashmir, Himachal Pradesh |
19 | Ho | 1.033.095 | +28,03 % | 0,99 % | 1020 : 1000 | Bihar, Westbengalen, Jharkhand, Orissa |
20 | Garo | 1.000.511 | +37,91 % | 0,96 % | 988 : 1000 | Meghalaya, Assam, Westbengalen, Nagaland, Mizoram, Tripura |
21 | Korku | 995.823 | +28,63 % | 0,96 % | 961 : 1000 | Chhattisgarh, Madhya Pradesh, Maharashtra |
22 | Kawar | 946.672 | +16,47 % | 0,91 % | 1008 : 1000 | Odisha (Orissa), Bihar, Jharkhand, Chhattisgarh, Madhya Pradesh, Maharashtra |
23 | Bhumij | 869.653 | +13,55 % | 0,83 % | 993 : 1000 | Westbengalen, Jharkhand, Odisha |
24 | Mizo (Lushai) | 747.858 | +12,00 % | 0,72 % | 1023 : 1000 | Assam, Manipur, Mizoram, Meghalaya |
25 | Koya | 738.629 | +6,70 % | 0,71 % | 1049 : 1000 | Maharashtra, Odisha, Andhra Pradesh, Karnataka |
26 | Saharia | 685.757 | +30,12 % | 0,66 % | 943 : 1000 | Madhya Pradesh, Rajasthan, Uttar Pradesh, Chhattisgarh |
27 | Mising (Miri) | 680.424 | +15,85 % | 0,65 % | 968 : 1000 | Assam, Arunachal Pradesh |
28 | Dhodia | 680.090 | ? | 0,65 % | 1000 : 1000 | Gujarat, Daman & Diu, Dadra und Nagar Haveli, Maharashtra, Goa |
29 | Dubla | 675.945 | +7,70 % | 0,65 % | 995 : 1000 | Goa, Gujarat, Daman und Diu, Dadra und Nagar Haveli, Maharashtra, Karnataka |
30 | Halba | 650.631 | +1,81 % | 0,63 % | 1013 : 1000 | Madhya Pradesh, Chhattisgarh, Maharashtra |
31 | Rathawa | 642.881 | +19,91 % | 0,62 % | 973 : 1000 | Gujarat |
32 | Kolha | 625.009 | ? | 0,60 % | 1015 : 1000 | Odisha (Orissa) |
33 | Tripuri | 592.255 | +8,90 % | 0,57 % | 985 : 1000 | Tripura |