eBook | Demographic Status of Scheduled Tribe Population of India (Census figures 2011): Government of India

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For information on the “Population of Particularly Vulnerable Tribal Groups (PTGs) in India from 1961 to 2001”, please refer to p. 16

Table 1.1 State wise Scheduled Tribe population and decadal change by residence : 2011 (TOTAL) – see PDF for details
Table 1.2 All India Population and Total ST Population – Male&Female (Census 2011) – see PDF for details
Table 1.3 All India Population and Total ST Population – Male&Female …Rural (Census 2011) – see PDF for details
Table 1.4 All India Population and Total ST Population –
Male&Female …Urban (Census 2011) – see PDF for details
Table 1.5. State wise Scheduled Tribe population by sex and residence : Census 2011 – see PDF for details
Table 1.6 State wise Sex Ratio among Scheduled Tribes by residence : 2001 – 2011 – see PDF for details
Table 1.7 State wise Percentage of Scheduled Tribes to total population : 2001-2011 – see PDF for details
Table 1.8 Scheduled Tribe population and decadal change by residence: PERSONS – see PDF for details
State wise no. of district where the ST population is more than 50% and between 25% to 50 percent as per Census 2011 – see PDF for details
List of districts where the ST population is more than 50% – see PDF for details
List of districts where the ST population is between 25% to 50% – see PDF for details
Population of Particularly Vulnerable Tribal Groups (PTGs)in India from 1961 to 2001 (Figures in actual) – see PDF for details

Tribes with more than 5 Lakh [o,5 million] of Population as per census 2001

Bhil [~12,7 million]
Gond [~10,8 million]
Santal [~5,8 million]
Mina [~3.8 million]
Naikda etc. [~3,3 million]
Oraon [~3,1 million]
Sugalis [~2,1 million]
Munda [~1,9 million]
Naga etc. [~1,8 million]
Khond [~1,4 million]
Boro etc. [~1,3 million]
Koli Mahadev [1,2~ million]
Khasi etc. [~1,1 million]
Warli [~1,1 million]
Ho [~0,8 million]
Gujjar [~0,7 million]
Korku [~0,7 million]
Bhumji [~0,7 million]
Garo [~0,7 million]
Koya [~0,7 million]
Mizo [~0,7 million]
Rathwa [~0,5 million]
Saharia [~0,5 million]

Source: “Demographic Status of Scheduled Tribe Population of India”, Government of India, file: 201306110208002203443DemographicStatusofScheduledTribePopulationofIndia.pdf
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