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Scheduled Tribe of Kerala Based on 2011 Census total popultaion of India is 121 Crore out of which ST Population is 10.45 Crore (8.6%). The tribal communities in India are enormously diverse and heterogeneous. There are wide ranging diversities among them in respect of languages spoken, size of population and mode of livelihood. The number of … Read more
Scheduled tribes of Odisha Orissa has the biggest number of tribes; upwards of 62 as far as rate they constitute a great 24 percent of the aggregate populace of the state. These tribes for the most part occupy the Eastern Ghats slope run, which keeps running in the north-south bearing. The greater part of … Read more
The total The Growth rate of ST population in the decade 1991-2001 at 13.4 per cent is higher than the overall growth rate of 11.7 per cent of the state. As per the 2001 Census, among the numerically large STs, Kurumans have reported the highest growth rate of 43 per cent, followed by Malayali (24.2 … Read more
The south Indian State of Karnataka, once part of several kingdoms and princely states of repute in the Deccan peninsula, is rich in its historic, cultural and anthropological heritage. The State is the home to 42,48,987 tribal people, of whom 50,870 belong to the primitive group. Although these people represent only 6.95 per cent … Read more
Scheduled Tribe of Madhya Pradesh Based on 2011 Census total popultaion of India is 121.08 Crore out of which ST Population is 10.45 Crore (8.6%) . The tribal communities in India are enormously diverse and heterogeneous. There are wide ranging diversities among them in respect of languages spoken, size of population and mode of livelihood. … Read more
TRIBES OF INDIA Tribals constitute 8.61% of the total Population of the country, numbering 104.28 million (2011 Census) and cover about 15% of the country’s area. The fact that tribal people need special attention can be observed from their low social, economic and participatory indicators. Whether it is maternal and child mortality, size of agricultural … Read more
Tribal Hinduism (B) Christianity (C) Islam (D) Animism Which of the following is the main occupation of the Gond tribe? (A) Agriculture (B) Hunting (C) Gathering (D) All of the above Which of the following is the main festival of the Gond tribe? (A) Hareli (B) Maghi (C) Chaitra (D) None of the above … Read more
TRIBES of CHHATTISGARH Chhattisgarh, a state that is at the vanguard of Indian industries and also a repository of Minerals has a diverse cultural legacy. Chhattisgarh and tribal culture are two tautological terms since a third of the state’s populace is dominated by tribals. The tribes of Chhattisgarh are unique race who mainly inhabit the … Read more
“Tribal” is the word used in India to refer to inhabitants known elsewhere as “indigenous”. British ethnographers classified tribal as “animists”. As per the National Census, they are classified as “aboriginals” and listed according to the tribe. The Hindi word for tribal is adivasi, meaning “ancient inhabitants. Chhattisgarh, the “rice bowl” of India is famed … Read more