Tribals in Madhya Pradesh

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Bhil tribal girls in Jhabua Bhil tribe girls in Jhabua.jpg
Bhil tribal girls in Jhabua
A Baiga tribe family in Balaghat district, Madhya Pradesh Baiga tribe family.jpg
A Baiga tribe family in Balaghat district, Madhya Pradesh

There are 43 recognized Scheduled Tribes in Madhya Pradesh, India, three of which have been identified as "Particularly Vulnerable Tribal Groups" or "PTGs" (formerly known as "Special Primitive Tribal Groups"). The population of Scheduled Tribals (ST) is 21.1 per cent of the state population (15.31 million out of 72.62 million), according to the 2011 census. [1] Bounded by the Narmada River to the north and the Godavari River to the southeast, tribal peoples occupy the slopes of the region's mountains.

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The term Scheduled Tribes refers to specific indigenous peoples whose status is acknowledged to by the Constitution of India. The term Adivasi also applies to indigenous peoples of this area.

Diversity

The diversity in the tribes across the state comes from differences in heredity, lifestyle, cultural traditions, social structure, economic structure, religious beliefs and language and speech. Due to the different linguistic, cultural and geographical environments, the diverse tribal world of Madhya Pradesh has been largely cut off from the mainstream of development.

Madhya Pradesh holds first rank among all the States or Union Territories (UTs) in terms of Special Tribal population and twelfth rank in respect of the proportion of ST population to total population. [2]

Bhils have the highest population in Jhabua district followed by Dhar, Barwani and Khargone districts.

Gonds have major concentrations in Dindori district, Chhindwara, Mandla, Betul, Seoni and Shahdol district. Other four major groups Kol, Korku, Sahariya and Baiga have registered the highest population in Rewa, Khandwa, Shivpuri and Shahdol districts respectively. [2]

List of recognised tribes

  1. Agariya
  2. Andh
  3. Baiga
  4. Bhaina
  5. Bharia Bhumia, Bhuinhar Bhumia, Bhumiya, Bharia, Paliha, Pando
  6. Bhattra
  7. Bhil, Bhilala, Barela, Patelia
  8. Bhil Meena
  9. Bhunjia
  10. Biar, Biyar
  11. Binjhwar
  12. Birhul, Birhor
  13. Damor, Damaria
  14. Dhanwar
  15. Gadaba, Gadba
  16. Gond; Arakh, Arrakh, Agaria, Asur, Badi Maria, Bada Maria, Bhatola, Bhimma, Bhuta, Koilabhuta, Koliabhuti, Bhar, Bisonhorn Maria, Chota Maria, Dandami Maria, Dhuru, Dhurwa, Dhoba, Dhulia, Dorla, Gaiki, Gatta, Gatti, Gaita, Gond Gowari, Hill Maria, Kandra, Kalanga, Khatola, Koitar, Koya, Khirwar, Khirwara, Kucha Maria, Kuchaki Maria, Madia, Maria, Mana, Mannewar, Moghya, Mogia, Monghya, Mudia, Muria, Nagarchi, Nagwanshi, Ojha, Raj, Sonjhari Jhareka, Thatia, Thotya, Wade Maria, Vade Maria, Daroi
  17. Halba, Halbi
  18. Kamar
  19. Karku
  20. Kawar, Kanwar, Kaur, Cherwa, Rathia, Tanwar, Chattri
  21. Khairwar, Kondar
  22. Kharia
  23. Kondh, Khond, Kandh
  24. Kol
  25. Kolam
  26. Korku, Bopchi, Mouasi, Nihal, Nahul, Bondhi, Bondeya
  27. Korwa, Kodaku
  28. Majhi
  29. Majhwar
  30. Mawasi
  31. Munda
  32. Nagesia, Nagasia
  33. Oraon, Dhanka, Dhangad
  34. Panika (in Chhatarpur, Datia, Panna, Rewa, Satna, Shahdol, Sidhi and Tikamgarh districts)
  35. Pao
  36. Pardhan, Pathari Saroti
  37. Pardhi, Bahelia, Bahellia, Chita Pardhi, Langoli Pardhi, Phans Pardhi, Shikari, Takankar, Takia (in the districts of Chhatarpur, Datia, Panna, Rewa, Satna, Shahdol, Sidhi and Tikamgarh; tahsils of Betul district, Patan tahsil and Sihora and Majholi blocks of Jabalpur disitrict, Katni (Murwara) and Vijaya Raghogarh tahsils and Bahoriband and Dhemerkheda blocks of Katni district, Hoshangabad, Babai, Sohagpur, Pipariya and Bankhedi tahsils and Kesla block of Hoshangabad district, Narsinghpur district, and Harsud tahsil of Khandwa district)
  38. Parja
  39. Sahariya, Saharia, Seharia, Sehria, Sosia, Sor
  40. Saonta, Saunta
  41. Saur
  42. Sawar, Sawara
  43. Sonr

Demographics

Scheduled TribesPopulation
CodeTribesTotal (2011) [3] %age of total
501 Agariya 41,2430.267
502 Andh 137<0.01
503 Baiga 4,14,5262.69
504Bhaina6,3570.04
505Bharia Bhumia, Bhuinhar Bhumia, Bhumiya, Bharia, Paliha, Pando1,93,2301.25
506Bhattra1,1550.009
507 Bhil, Bhilala, Barela, Pateliya 59,93,92138.88
508 Bhil Meena 2,2440.015
509 Bhunjia 1,4690.009
510Biar, Biyar10,4520.068
511 Binjhwar 15,8050.11
512Birhul, Birhor 52<0.01
513 Damor, Damaria1,8150.012
514Dhanwar2,7150.017
515 Gadaba, Gadba578<0.01
516 Gond, Arakh, Arrakh, Agaria, Asur, Badi Maria, Bada Maria, Bhatola, Bhimma, Bhuta, Koilabhuta, Koliabhuti, Bhar, Bisonhorn Maria, Chota Maria, Dandami Maria, Dhuru, Dhurwa, Dhoba, Dhulia, Dorla, Gaiki, Gatta, Gatti, Gaita, Gond Gowari, Hill Maria, Kandra, Kalanga, Khatola, Koitar, Koya, Khirwar, Khirwara, Kucha Maria, Kuchaki Maria, Madia, Maria, Mana, Mannewar, Moghya, Mogia, Monghya, Mudia, Muria, Nagarchi, Nagwanshi, Ojha, Raj, Sonjhari Jhareka, Thatia, Thotya, Wade Maria, Vade Maria, Daroi50,93,12433.04
517 Halba, Halbi14,4380.093
518Kamar666<0.01
519 Karku 265<0.01
520Kawar, Kanwar, Kaur, Chherwa, Rathia, Tanwar, Chhetri18,6030.12
521 Khairwar, Korwar76,0970.49
522 Kharia 2,4290.014
523 Khond, Khond, Khand109<0.01
524 Kol 11,67,6947.57
525 Kolam 224<0.01
526 Korku, Bopchi, Mouasi, Nihal, Nahul, Bondhi, Bondeya7,30,8474.74
527 Korwa, Kodaku 920<0.01
528 Majhi 50,6550.33
529 Majhwar 443<0.01
530Mawasi1,09,1800.71
531 Munda 5,0410.03
532 Nagesia, Nagasia359<0.01
533 Oraon, Dhanka, Dhangad28,4310.18
534 Panika [in the districts of Chhatarpur, Datia, Panna, Rewa, Satna, Shahdol, Sidhi and Tikamgarh]97,7670.63
535Pao44,3120.29
536 Pardhan, Paroti, Satauri1,23,7420.81
537 Pardhi, Bahelia, Bahellia [in the districts of Chhatarpur, Datia, Panna, Rewa, Satna, Shahdol, Sidhi and Tikamgarh, tahsils of Betul district, Patan tahsil and Sihora and Majholi blocks of Jabalpur disitrict, Katni (Murwara) and Vijaya Raghogarh tahsils and Bahoriband and Dhemerkheda blocks of Katni district, Hoshangabad, Babai, Sohagpur, Pipariya and Bankhedi tahsils and Kesla block of Hoshangabad district, Narsinghpur district, and Harsud tahsil of Khandwa district]5,8960.038
538Parja137<0.01
539 Saharia, Sahariya, Sehariya, Sehria, Sosia, Sor6,14,9584.02
540 Saonta, Saunta190<0.01
541Suar1,67,3401.09
542Sawar, Sawara 881<0.01
543Sonr12,9050.08
GENERIC TRIBES (those members who have listed them as " Adivasi ", "Giri-Jan", or " Anusuchit Janjati ")2,52,9771.64
1,53,16,784100%

References

  1. ↑ Ministry of Tribal Affairs (2015), Demographic Status of Scheduled Tribe Population of India: State wise, 2011 (PDF), Government of India, archived from the original on 2015-04-04, retrieved 2015-03-05
  2. 1 2 "Madhya Pradesh: DATA HIGHLIGHTS: THE SCHEDULED TRIBES, Census of India 2001" (PDF). Govt. of Madhya Pradesh. Retrieved 2010-04-09.
  3. ↑ "District wise scheduled tribe population (Appendix), Madhya Pradesh - 2011". Census of India. Office of the Registrar General & Census Commissioner, India. Ministry of Home Affairs, Government of India. 30 May 2022.
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