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List of Scheduled Tribes in Gujarat

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The population of Gujarat in the 2011 Census of India was 60,439,692. Of this, 8,917,174 people belong to one of the Scheduled Tribes (STs), constituting 14.75 percent of the total population. The state registered 21.4 percent growth in the Scheduled Tribe population between 1991 and 2001.[1]

Tribes

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There are thirty-one (31) notified Scheduled Tribes in the state, which are as follows:[2][3][4][clarification needed]

  1. Barda
  2. Bavacha, Bamcha
  3. Bhil, Bhil Garasia, Dholi Bhil, Dungri Bhil, Dungri Garasia, Mewasi Bhil, Rawal Bhil, Tadvi Bhil, Bhagalia, Bhilala, Pawra, Vasava, Vasave)
  4. Charan (in the Nesses of the forests of Alech, Barada and Gir)
  5. Chaudhri (in Surat and Valsad districts)
  6. Chodhara
  7. Dhanka, Tadvi, Tetaria, Valvi
  8. Dhodia, Dhodi
  9. Dubla, Talavia, Halpati
  10. Gamit, Gamta, Gavit, Mavchi, Padvi
  11. Gond, Rajgond
  12. Kathodi, Katkari, Dhor Kathodi, Dhor Katkari, Son Kathodi, Son Katkari
  13. Kokna, Kokni, Kukna
  14. Omitted
  15. Koli Dhor, Tokre Koli, Kolcha, Kongha
  16. Kunbi (in the Dang District)
  17. Naikda, Nayaka, Cholivala Nayaka, Kapadia Nayaka, Mota Nayaka, Nana Nayaka
  18. Padhar
  19. Omitted
  20. Pardhi, Advichincher, Phanse Pardhi (excluding Amreli, Bhavanagar, Jamnagar, Junagadh, Kutch, Rajkot and Surendranagar districts)
  21. Patelia
  22. Pomla
  23. Rathawa
  24. Siddi, SiddiBadshan (in Amreli, Bhavnagar, Jamnagar, Junagadh, Rajkot and Surendranagar districts)
  25. Omitted
  26. Varli
  27. Vitola, Kotwalia, Barodia
  28. Bhil, Bhilala, Barela, Patelia
  29. Tadvi Bhil, Bawra, Vasave
  30. Padvi.

Population

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Name Total population Proportion to the total ST population
Bhil, Bhil Taviyad, Bhil Garasia, Dholi Bhil, Dungri Bhil, Dungri Garasia, Malivad bhil, Mewasi Bhil, Rawal Bhil, Tadvi Bhil, Bhagalia, Bhilala, Pawra, Vasava, Vasave 4,215,603 47.28%
Chaudhari (in Surat and Valsad districts) 302,958 3.40%
Dhanka, Tadvi, Tetaria, Valvi 280,949 3.15%
Dhodia, Dhodi 635,695 7.13%
Rathod, Talavia, Halpati 643,120 7.21%
Gamit, Gamta, Gavit, Mavchi, Padvi 378,445 4.24%
Kokni, Kokna, Kukna Tribe, Kunbi 461,587 5.17%
Naikda, Nayka, Nayaka, Patel Nayka, Cholivala Nayaka, Kapadia Nayaka, Mota Nayaka, Nana Nayaka 459,908 5.16%
Rathwa 643,381 8.50%
Varli 328,194 3.68%
Other Tribes 668,367 7.50%
Barodia 25,562 5.47%
Pargi 985,995 9.95%
Total 9,87,7607 100.00%

Scheduled areas

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Gujarat's scheduled areas:[5]

  • 1. Uchchhal, Vyara, Nizar, Songadh, Valod, talukas in the Tapi district
  • 2. Dediapada, Sagbara, Valia, Nandod, and Jhagadia talukas in the Bharuch district
  • 3. Dangs district and taluka
  • 4. Vansda, Dharampur, Chikhali, Pardi, Kaprada and Umbergaon talukas in the Valsad district
  • 5. Jhalod, Dohad, Santrampur, Limkheda and Deogarh Baria, Morva (Hadaf), Pratapgad (Khedapa), talukas in the Panchmahal district
  • 6. Chhotaudepur, kavant, jetpur-Pavi, sankheda, Bodeli, Naswadi talukas and Tilakwada in the Vadodara district [Chhotaudepur district]
  • 7. Gir, Barda & Alech Nesses Area in the Saurashtra region
  • 8. Khedbrahma, Bhiloda, and Meghraj talukas and Vijayanagar mahal in the Sabarkantha district
  • 9. Mahuwa, Mandvi, Mangrol, Umarpada and Bardoli taluka in the Surat District

The Scheduled Areas in the States of Bihar and Gujarat were originally specified by the Scheduled Areas (Part A States), Order, 1950 (Constitution Order, 9), dated 23.1.1950m, and have been re-specified as above by the Scheduled Areas (States of Bihar, Gujarat, Madhya Pradesh, and Orissa), Order, 1977 (Constitution Order, 109), dated 31.12.1977.[5]

References

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  1. ^ "Gujarat - DATA HIGHLIGHTS : THE SCHEDULED TRIBES Census of India 2001" (PDF). Office of the Registrar General, India. Archived from the original (PDF) on March 27, 2020.
  2. ^ "File 1051" (PDF). Archived from the original (PDF) on 2012-04-25. Retrieved 2011-12-12.
  3. ^ "AE 10 2011 143" (PDF). Archived from the original (PDF) on 2017-03-28. Retrieved 2014-12-02.
  4. ^ "Egazette" (PDF). Archived from the original (PDF) on 2016-03-04. Retrieved 2014-12-02.
  5. ^ a b "Scheduled Areas in Gujarat". Retrieved 2017-03-24.
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