List of Scheduled Tribes in Uttar Pradesh

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The Scheduled Tribes in Uttar Pradesh comprise 16 tribes, with a population of 1,134,273, constituting 0.47% of the state's population according to the 2011 census. Until 2003, the recognized Scheduled Tribes in Uttar Pradesh were limited to five: Buksa, Bhotiya, Jaunsari, Raji, and Tharu. Subsequently, additional tribes were notified as Scheduled Tribes in the state, but their scheduled status is limited to specific districts. [1] [2]

List of Scheduled Tribes

  1. Bhotiya
  2. Bhoksa, Buksa
  3. Jaunsari
  4. Raji
  5. Tharu
  6. Gond, Dhuria, Nayak, Ojha, Patari, Raj Gond (in districts of Sant Kabir Nagar, Kushinagar, Chandauli, Bhadohi, Maharajganj, Siddharthnagar, Basti, Gorakhpur, Deoria, Mau, Azamgarh, Jaunpur, Ballia, Ghazipur, Varanasi, Mirzapur and Sonbhadra)
  7. Kharwar, Khairwar (in the districts of Deoria, Ballia, Ghazipur, Varanasi, and Sonbhadra)
  8. Sahariya (in the district of Lalitpur)
  9. Parahiya (in the district of Sonbhadra)
  10. Baiga (in the district of Sonbhadra)
  11. Pankha, Panika (in the districts of Sonbhadra and Mirzapur)
  12. Agariya (in the district of Sonbhadra)
  13. Patari (in the district of Sonbhadra)
  14. Chero (in the districts of Sonbhadra and Varanasi)
  15. Bhuiya, Bhuinya (in the district of Sonbhadra)

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References

  1. ↑ "Tribal Development Department: Home page".
  2. ↑ "State wise Scheduled Tribes — Uttar Pradesh" (PDF). Ministry Tribal Affairs, Government of India. Archived from the original (PDF) on 2016-11-23. Retrieved 2017-02-04.
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