Demographic Status of Scheduled Tribe Population of India

Table 1.1 State wise Scheduled Tribe population and decadal change by residence : 2011 (TOTAL)
State/UT India/State/Union Scheduled Tribe population Decadal change
Code Territory 2011 2001-2011
Total Rural Urban Total Rural Urban
INDIA 104,281,034 93,819,162 10,461,872 23.7 21.3 49.7
1 Jammu & Kashmir 1,493,299 1,406,833 86,466 35 33.4 67.9
2 Himachal Pradesh 392,126 374,392 17,734 60.3 57.9 135.6
3 Punjab NST NST NST NST NST NST
4 Chandigarh # NST NST NST NST NST NST
5 Uttarakhand 291,903 264,819 27,084 14 10.2 70.1
6 Haryana NST NST NST NST NST NST
7 NCT of Delhi # NST NST NST NST NST NST
8 Rajasthan 9,238,534 8,693,123 545,411 30.2 29.4 43.6
9 Uttar Pradesh 1,134,273 1,031,076 103,197 950.6 976 750.4
10 Bihar 1,336,573 1,270,851 65,722 76.2 77.1 61.7
11 Sikkim 206,360 167,146 39,214 85.2 64 313
12 Arunachal Pradesh 951,821 789,846 161,975 35 30.3 63.8
13 Nagaland 1,710,973 1,306,838 404,135 -3.6 -15.4 75.7
14 Manipur 902,740 791,126 111,614 21.8 12.1 216.8
15 Mizoram 1,036,115 507,467 528,648 23.4 17.8 29.4
16 Tripura 1,166,813 1,117,566 49,247 17.5 15.5 93.7
17 Meghalaya 2,555,861 2,136,891 418,970 28.3 27 35.1
18 Assam 3,884,371 3,665,405 218,966 17.4 16.2 42.2
19 West Bengal 5,296,953 4,855,115 441,838 20.2 17.4 63.4
20 Jharkhand 8,645,042 7,868,150 776,892 22 21 32.3
21 Odisha 9,590,756 8,994,967 595,789 17.7 16.8 33.4
22 Chhattisgarh 7,822,902 7,231,082 591,820 18.2 15.4 68.2
23 Madhya Pradesh 15,316,784 14,276,874 1,039,910 25.2 24.7 32.1
24 Gujarat 8,917,174 8,021,848 895,326 19.2 16.8 45.7
25 Daman & Diu # 15,363 7,617 7,746 9.8 -31.9 175.8
26 D & N Haveli # 178,564 150,944 27,620 30.1 18.5 181.4
27 Maharashtra 10,510,213 9,006,077 1,504,136 22.5 20.3 37.9
28 Andhra Pradesh 5,918,073 5,232,129 685,944 17.8 12.6 81.9
29 Karnataka 4,248,987 3,429,791 819,196 22.7 16.9 54.7
30 Goa 149,275 87,639 61,636 - - -
31 Lakshadweep # 61,120 13,463 47,657 6.6 -58.2 89.8
32 Kerala 484,839 433,092 51,747 33.1 23.7 265.2
33 Tamil Nadu 794,697 660,280 134,417 22 19.8 34.2
34 Puducherry # NST NST NST NST NST NST
35 A & N Islands # 28,530 26,715 1,815 -3.2 -6.1 79.2
Table 1.2 All India Population and Total ST Population-Male&Female (Census 2011)

Scheduled
Population Female Scheduled Scheduled Tribe
State Name of the State/UT (Total) Male (Total) (Total) Tribe (Total) Tribe (Male) (Female)
India (Excl. 3 Sub-divisions
of Senapati Distt. of
00 Manipur) 1210569573 623121843 587447730 104281034 52409823 51871211
01 JAMMU & KASHMIR 12541302 6640662 5900640 1493299 776257 717042
02 HIMACHAL PRADESH 6864602 3481873 3382729 392126 196118 196008
03 PUNJAB 27743338 14639465 13103873 0 0 0
04 CHANDIGARH 1055450 580663 474787 0 0 0
05 UTTARAKHAND 10086292 5137773 4948519 291903 148669 143234
06 HARYANA 25351462 13494734 11856728 0 0 0
07 NCT OF DELHI 16787941 8987326 7800615 0 0 0
08 RAJASTHAN 68548437 35550997 32997440 9238534 4742943 4495591
09 UTTAR PRADESH 199812341 104480510 95331831 1134273 581083 553190
10 BIHAR 104099452 54278157 49821295 1336573 682516 654057
11 SIKKIM 610577 323070 287507 206360 105261 101099
12 ARUNACHAL PRADESH 1383727 713912 669815 951821 468390 483431
13 NAGALAND 1978502 1024649 953853 1710973 866027 844946
14 MANIPUR 2570390 1290171 1280219 902740 450887 451853
15 MIZORAM 1097206 555339 541867 1036115 516294 519821
16 TRIPURA 3673917 1874376 1799541 1166813 588327 578486
17 MEGHALAYA 2966889 1491832 1475057 2555861 1269728 1286133
18 ASSAM 31205576 15939443 15266133 3884371 1957005 1927366
19 WEST BENGAL 91276115 46809027 44467088 5296953 2649974 2646979
20 JHARKHAND 32988134 16930315 16057819 8645042 4315407 4329635
21 ODISHA 41974218 21212136 20762082 9590756 4727732 4863024
22 CHHATTISGARH 25545198 12832895 12712303 7822902 3873191 3949711
23 MADHYA PRADESH 72626809 37612306 35014503 15316784 7719404 7597380
24 GUJARAT 60439692 31491260 28948432 8917174 4501389 4415785
25 DAMAN & DIU 243247 150301 92946 15363 7771 7592
26 DADRA & NAGAR HAVELI 343709 193760 149949 178564 88844 89720
27 MAHARASHTRA 112374333 58243056 54131277 10510213 5315025 5195188
28 ANDHRA PRADESH 84580777 42442146 42138631 5918073 2969362 2948711
29 KARNATAKA 61095297 30966657 30128640 4248987 2134754 2114233
30 GOA 1458545 739140 719405 149275 72948 76327
31 LAKSHADWEEP 64473 33123 31350 61120 30515 30605
32 KERALA 33406061 16027412 17378649 484839 238203 246636
33 TAMIL NADU 72147030 36137975 36009055 794697 401068 393629
34 PUDUCHERRY 1247953 612511 635442 0 0 0
ANDAMAN & NICOBAR
35 ISLANDS 380581 202871 177710 28530 14731 13799
Table 1.3 All India Population and Total ST Population-Male& Female …Rural
(Census 2011)

Scheduled
Population Female Scheduled Scheduled Tribe
State Name of the State/UT (Total) Male (Total) (Total) Tribe (Total) Tribe (Male) (Female)
India (Excl. 3 Sub-divisions
of Senapati Distt. Of
00 Manipur) 833463448 427632643 405830805 93819162 47126341 46692821
01 JAMMU & KASHMIR 9108060 4774477 4333583 1406833 730075 676758
02 HIMACHAL PRADESH 6176050 3110345 3065705 374392 186896 187496
03 PUNJAB 17344192 9093476 8250716 0 0 0
04 CHANDIGARH 28991 17150 11841 0 0 0
05 UTTARAKHAND 7036954 3519042 3517912 264819 134691 130128
06 HARYANA 16509359 8774006 7735353 0 0 0
07 NCT OF DELHI 419042 226321 192721 0 0 0
08 RAJASTHAN 51500352 26641747 24858605 8693123 4454816 4238307
09 UTTAR PRADESH 155317278 80992995 74324283 1031076 526315 504761
10 BIHAR 92341436 48073850 44267586 1270851 648535 622316
11 SIKKIM 456999 242797 214202 167146 86059 81087
12 ARUNACHAL PRADESH 1066358 546011 520347 789846 390625 399221
13 NAGALAND 1407536 725472 682064 1306838 665351 641487
14 MANIPUR 1736236 878469 857767 791126 396464 394662
15 MIZORAM 525435 269135 256300 507467 257987 249480
16 TRIPURA 2712464 1387173 1325291 1117566 563908 553658
17 MEGHALAYA 2371439 1194260 1177179 2136891 1070557 1066334
18 ASSAM 26807034 13678989 13128045 3665405 1847326 1818079
19 WEST BENGAL 62183113 31844945 30338168 4855115 2428057 2427058
20 JHARKHAND 25055073 12776486 12278587 7868150 3928323 3939827
21 ODISHA 34970562 17586203 17384359 8994967 4428522 4566445
22 CHHATTISGARH 19607961 9797426 9810535 7231082 3577134 3653948
23 MADHYA PRADESH 52557404 27149388 25408016 14276874 7187769 7089105
24 GUJARAT 34694609 17799159 16895450 8021848 4042691 3979157
25 DAMAN & DIU 60396 32395 28001 7617 3843 3774
26 DADRA & NAGAR HAVELI 183114 98305 84809 150944 75049 75895
27 MAHARASHTRA 61556074 31539034 30017040 9006077 4540456 4465621
28 ANDHRA PRADESH 56361702 28243241 28118461 5232129 2620892 2611237
29 KARNATAKA 37469335 18929354 18539981 3429791 1723762 1706029
30 GOA 551731 275436 276295 87639 43263 44376
31 LAKSHADWEEP 14141 7243 6898 13463 6752 6711
32 KERALA 17471135 8408054 9063081 433092 213208 219884
33 TAMIL NADU 37229590 18679065 18550525 660280 333178 327102
34 PUDUCHERRY 395200 194907 200293 0 0 0
ANDAMAN & NICOBAR
35 ISLANDS 237093 126287 110806 26715 13837 12878
Table 1.4 All India Population and Total ST Population-Male& Female …Urban
(Census 2011)

Scheduled
Name of the Population Female Scheduled Scheduled Tribe
State State/UT (Total) Male (Total) (Total) Tribe (Total) Tribe (Male) (Female)
India (Excl. 3 Sub-
divisions of Senapati
00 Distt. of Manipur) 377106125 195489200 181616925 10461872 5283482 5178390
01 JAMMU & KASHMIR 3433242 1866185 1567057 86466 46182 40284
02 HIMACHAL PRADESH 688552 371528 317024 17734 9222 8512
03 PUNJAB 10399146 5545989 4853157 0 0 0
04 CHANDIGARH 1026459 563513 462946 0 0 0
05 UTTARAKHAND 3049338 1618731 1430607 27084 13978 13106
06 HARYANA 8842103 4720728 4121375 0 0 0
07 NCT OF DELHI 16368899 8761005 7607894 0 0 0
08 RAJASTHAN 17048085 8909250 8138835 545411 288127 257284
09 UTTAR PRADESH 44495063 23487515 21007548 103197 54768 48429
10 BIHAR 11758016 6204307 5553709 65722 33981 31741
11 SIKKIM 153578 80273 73305 39214 19202 20012
ARUNACHAL
12 PRADESH 317369 167901 149468 161975 77765 84210
13 NAGALAND 570966 299177 271789 404135 200676 203459
14 MANIPUR 834154 411702 422452 111614 54423 57191
15 MIZORAM 571771 286204 285567 528648 258307 270341
16 TRIPURA 961453 487203 474250 49247 24419 24828
17 MEGHALAYA 595450 297572 297878 418970 199171 219799
18 ASSAM 4398542 2260454 2138088 218966 109679 109287
19 WEST BENGAL 29093002 14964082 14128920 441838 221917 219921
20 JHARKHAND 7933061 4153829 3779232 776892 387084 389808
21 ODISHA 7003656 3625933 3377723 595789 299210 296579
22 CHHATTISGARH 5937237 3035469 2901768 591820 296057 295763
23 MADHYA PRADESH 20069405 10462918 9606487 1039910 531635 508275
24 GUJARAT 25745083 13692101 12052982 895326 458698 436628
25 DAMAN & DIU 182851 117906 64945 7746 3928 3818
DADRA & NAGAR
26 HAVELI 160595 95455 65140 27620 13795 13825
27 MAHARASHTRA 50818259 26704022 24114237 1504136 774569 729567
28 ANDHRA PRADESH 28219075 14198905 14020170 685944 348470 337474
29 KARNATAKA 23625962 12037303 11588659 819196 410992 408204
30 GOA 906814 463704 443110 61636 29685 31951
31 LAKSHADWEEP 50332 25880 24452 47657 23763 23894
32 KERALA 15934926 7619358 8315568 51747 24995 26752
33 TAMIL NADU 34917440 17458910 17458530 134417 67890 66527
34 PUDUCHERRY 852753 417604 435149 0 0 0
Table 1.5. State wise Scheduled Tribe population by sex and residence : Census 2011

State/UT India/State/Union SCHEDULED TRIBE POPULATION 2011

Code Territory MALE FEMALE
TOTAL RURAL URBAN TOTAL RURAL URBAN
(1) (2) (3) (4) (5) (6) (7) (8)
INDIA 5,24,09,823 4,71,26,341 2,83,482 5,18,71,211 4,66,92,821 1,78,390
1 Jammu & Kashmir 7,76,257 7,30,075 46182 7,17,042 6,76,758 40284
2 Himachal Pradesh 1,96,118 1,86,896 9222 1,96,008 1,87,496 8512
3 Punjab NST NST NST NST NST NST
4 Chandigarh # NST NST NST NST NST NST
5 Uttarakhand 1,48,669 1,34,691 13978 1,43,234 1,30,128 13106
6 Haryana NST NST NST NST NST NST
7 NCT of Delhi # NST NST NST NST NST NST
8 Rajasthan 47,42,943 44,54,816 2,88,127 44,95,591 42,38,307 2,57,284
9 Uttar Pradesh 5,81,083 5,26,315 54768 5,53,190 5,04,761 48429
10 Bihar 6,82,516 6,48,535 33981 6,54,057 6,22,316 31741
11 Sikkim 1,05,261 86059 19202 1,01,099 81087 20012
12 Arunachal Pradesh 4,68,390.0 3,90,625.0 77765 4,83,431.0 3,99,221.0 84210
13 Nagaland 8,66,027 6,65,351 2,00,676 8,44,946 6,41,487 2,03,459
14 Manipur 4,50,887 3,96,464 54423 4,51,853 3,94,662 57191
15 Mizoram 5,16,294 2,57,987 2,58,307 5,19,821 2,49,480 2,70,341
16 Tripura 5,88,327 5,63,908 24419 5,78,486 5,53,658 24828
17 Meghalaya 12,69,728 10,70,557 1,99,171 12,86,133 10,66,334 2,19,799
18 Assam 19,57,005 18,47,326 1,09,679 19,27,366 18,18,079 1,09,287
19 West Bengal 26,49,974 24,28,057 2,21,917 26,46,979 24,27,058 2,19,921
20 Jharkhand 43,15,407 39,28,323 3,87,084 43,29,635 39,39,827 3,89,808
21 Odisha 47,27,732 44,28,522 2,99,210 48,63,024 45,66,445 2,96,579
22 Chhattisgarh 38,73,191 35,77,134 2,96,057 39,49,711 36,53,948 2,95,763
23 Madhya Pradesh 77,19,404 71,87,769 5,31,635 75,97,380 70,89,105 5,08,275
24 Gujarat 45,01,389 40,42,691 4,58,698 44,15,785 39,79,157 4,36,628
25 Daman & Diu # 7771 3843 3928 7592 3774 3818
26 D & N Haveli # 88844 75049 13795 89720 75895 13825
27 Maharashtra 53,15,025 45,40,456 7,74,569 51,95,188 44,65,621 7,29,567
28 Andhra Pradesh 29,69,362 26,20,892 3,48,470 29,48,711 26,11,237 3,37,474
29 Karnataka 21,34,754 17,23,762 4,10,992 21,14,233 17,06,029 4,08,204
30 Goa 72948 43263 29685 76327 44376 31951
31 Lakshadweep # 30515 6752 23763 30605 6711 23894
32 Kerala 2,38,203 2,13,208 24995 2,46,636 2,19,884 26752
33 Tamil Nadu 4,01,068 3,33,178 67890 3,93,629 3,27,102 66527
34 Puducherry # NST NST NST NST NST NST
35 A & N Islands # 14731 13837 894 13799 12878 921
 Table 1.6 State wise Sex Ratio among Scheduled Tribes by residence : 2001 - 2011
State/UT India/State/Union Sex Ratio 2001 Sex Ratio 2011
Code Territory Total Rural Urban Total Rural Urban
1 2 3 4 5 6 7 8
INDIA 978 981 944 990 991 980
01 Jammu & Kashmir 910 916 799 924 927 872
02 Himachal Pradesh 996 1,002 809 999 1,003 923
03 Punjab NST NST NST NST NST NST
04 Chandigarh # NST NST NST NST NST NST
05 Uttarakhand 950 956 867 963 966 938
06 Haryana NST NST NST NST NST NST
07 NCT of Delhi # NST NST NST NST NST NST
08 Rajasthan 944 950 851 948 951 893
09 Uttar Pradesh 934 945 850 952 959 884
10 Bihar 929 934 839 958 960 934
11 Sikkim 957 950 1,024 960 942 1,042
12 Arunachal Pradesh 1,003 1,000 1,020 1,032 1,022 1,083
13 Nagaland 943 942 946 976 964 1,014
14 Manipur 980 977 1,040 1,002 995 1,051
15 Mizoram 984 959 1,012 1,007 967 1,047
16 Tripura 970 971 921 983 982 1,017
17 Meghalaya 1,000 987 1,072 1,013 996 1,104
18 Assam 972 974 929 985 984 996
19 West Bengal 982 984 950 999 1,000 991
20 Jharkhand 987 989 965 1,003 1,003 1,007
21 Odisha 1,003 1,006 948 1,029 1,031 991
22 Chhattisgarh 1,013 1,017 941 1,020 1,021 999
23 Madhya Pradesh 975 979 912 984 986 956
24 Gujarat 974 978 926 981 984 952
25 Daman & Diu # 947 952 928 977 982 972
26 D & N Haveli # 1,028 1,032 973 1,010 1,011 1,002
27 Maharashtra 973 979 931 977 984 942
28 Andhra Pradesh 972 974 941 993 996 968
29 Karnataka 972 975 960 990 990 993
30 Goa 893 827 928 1,046 1,026 1,076
31 Lakshadweep # 1,003 1,001 1,006 1,003 994 1,006
32 Kerala 1,021 1,020 1,053 1,035 1,031 1,070
33 Tamil Nadu 980 977 997 981 982 980
34 Puducherry # NST NST NST NST NST NST
35 A & N Islands # 948 954 796 937 931 1,030
 Table 1.7 State wise Percentage of Scheduled Tribes to total population : 2001-2011
Percentage of
Scheduled Tribes Percentage of
State/UT India/State/Union 2001 Scheduled Tribes 2011
Code Territory Total Rural Urban Total Rural Urban
1 2 3 4 5 6 7 8
INDIA 8.2 10.4 2.4 8.6 11.3 2.8
01 Jammu & Kashmir 10.9 13.8 2 11.9 15.4 2.5
02 Himachal Pradesh 4 4.3 1.3 5.7 6.1 2.6
03 Punjab NST NST NST NST NST NST
04 Chandigarh # NST NST NST NST NST NST
05 Uttarakhand 3 3.8 0.7 2.9 3.8 0.9
06 Haryana NST NST NST NST NST NST
07 NCT of Delhi # NST NST NST NST NST NST
08 Rajasthan 12.6 15.5 2.9 13.5 16.9 3.2
09 Uttar Pradesh 0.1 0.1 0 0.6 0.7 0.2
10 Bihar 0.9 1 0.5 1.3 1.4 0.6
11 Sikkim 20.6 21.2 15.9 33.8 36.6 25.5
12 Arunachal Pradesh 64.2 69.7 43.4 68.8 74.1 51
13 Nagaland 89.1 93.7 67.1 86.5 92.8 70.8
14 Manipur 34.2 44.4 6.1 35.1 45.6 13.4
15 Mizoram 94.5 96.3 92.6 94.4 96.6 92.5
16 Tripura 31.1 36.5 4.7 31.8 41.2 5.1
17 Meghalaya 85.9 90.2 68.3 86.1 90.1 70.4
18 Assam 12.4 13.6 4.5 12.4 13.7 5
19 West Bengal 5.5 7.2 1.2 5.8 7.8 1.5
20 Jharkhand 26.3 31 9.8 26.2 31.4 9.8
21 Odisha 22.1 24.6 8.1 22.8 25.7 8.5
22 Chhattisgarh 31.8 37.6 8.4 30.6 36.9 10
23 Madhya Pradesh 20.3 25.8 4.9 21.1 27.2 5.2
24 Gujarat 14.8 21.6 3.2 14.8 23.1 3.5
25 Daman & Diu # 8.8 11.1 4.9 6.3 12.6 4.2
26 D & N Haveli # 62.2 74.9 19.4 52 82.4 17.2
27 Maharashtra 8.9 13.4 2.7 9.4 14.6 3
28 Andhra Pradesh 6.6 8.4 1.8 7 9.3 2.4
29 Karnataka 6.6 8.4 2.9 7 9.2 3.5
30 Goa 0 0 0.1 10.2 15.9 6.8
31 Lakshadweep # 94.5 95.6 93.1 94.8 95.2 94.7
32 Kerala 1.1 1.5 0.2 1.5 2.5 0.3
33 Tamil Nadu 1 1.6 0.4 1.1 1.8 0.4
34 Puducherry # NST NST NST NST NST NST
35 A & N Islands # 8.3 11.9 0.9 7.5 11.3 1.3
Table 1.8
 State wise no. of district where the ST population is more than 50% and between 25% to
50 percent as per Census 2011
State Name Total ST Percentag more than Between 25%
Populatio Populatio e of ST 50% ST to 50% ST
n n Popln. Popln.
(1) (2) (3) (4) (5) (6) (7)
01 JAMMU & KASHMIR 12541302 1493299 11.9 2 3
02 HIMACHAL 6864602 392126 5.7 2 1
PRADESH
08 RAJASTHAN 68548437 9238534 13.5 3 3
11 SIKKIM 610577 206360 33.8 1 3
12 ARUNACHAL 1383727 951821 68.8 13 3
PRADESH
13 NAGALAND 1978502 1710973 86.5 11 0
14 MANIPUR (Excl. 3 2570390 902740 35.1 5 0
Sub-divisions of
Senapati Distt.)
15 MIZORAM 1097206 1036115 94.4 8 0
16 TRIPURA 3673917 1166813 31.8 1 3
17 MEGHALAYA 2966889 2555861 86.1 7 0
18 ASSAM 31205576 3884371 12.4 2 5
20 JHARKHAND 32988134 8645042 26.2 5 8
21 ODISHA 41974218 9590756 22.8 8 6
22 CHHATTISGARH 25545198 7822902 30.6 7 6
23 MADHYA PRADESH 72626809 15316784 21.1 6 13
24 GUJARAT 60439692 8917174 14.8 5 4
26 DADRA & NAGAR 343709 178564 52.0 1 0
HAVELI
27 MAHARASHTRA 11237433 10510213 9.4 1 3
3
28 ANDHRA PRADESH 84580777 5918073 7.0 0 1
31 LAKSHADWEEP 64473 61120 94.8 1 0
35 ANDAMAN & 380581 28530 7.5 1 0
NICOBAR ISLANDS
90 62
 List of districts where the ST population is more than 50%
State District District Name No of Total ST Percentage
Code Code Household Population Population of ST
(1) (2) (3) (4) (5) (6) (7)
12 256 Kurung Kumey 15037 92076 90764 98.6
15 284 Champhai 25520 125745 123466 98.2
17 296 West Khasi Hills 64906 383461 375097 97.8
13 267 Tuensang 36742 196596 190916 97.1
13 263 Zunheboto 27835 140757 136561 97.0
15 285 Serchhip 12622 64937 62889 96.8
15 288 Saiha 11144 56574 54642 96.6
13 269 Kiphire 14771 74004 71429 96.5
13 268 Longleng 11985 50484 48615 96.3
13 266 Phek 36639 163418 157146 96.2
17 294 East Garo Hills 58328 317917 305180 96.0
14 273 Tamenglong 25039 140651 134626 95.7
15 287 Lawngtlai 22984 117894 112354 95.3
13 261 Mon 41978 250260 238285 95.2
17 299 Jaintia Hills 66028 395124 376099 95.2
15 286 Lunglei 33058 161428 153533 95.1
15 281 Mamit 17731 86364 82080 95.0
31 587 Lakshadweep 11574 64473 61120 94.8
24 489 The Dangs 44699 228291 216073 94.6
14 279 Ukhrul 35694 183998 173606 94.4
17 295 South Garo Hills 24527 142334 134237 94.3
13 264 Wokha 31891 166343 156621 94.2
12 249 Upper Subansiri 15869 83448 78323 93.9
15 283 Aizawl 82524 400309 373542 93.3
14 274 Churachandpur 49089 274143 254787 92.9
12 247 East Kameng 14508 78690 72400 92.0
13 262 Mokokchung 42690 194622 178431 91.7
23 465 Alirajpur 123800 728999 648638 89.0
14 280 Chandel 28801 144182 128280 89.0
17 297 Ribhoi 46872 258840 230081 88.9
13 271 Peren 18475 95219 84242 88.5
12 254 Tirap 20611 111975 98372 87.9
12 255 Lower Subansiri 15249 83030 72911 87.8
15 282 Kolasib 17270 83955 73609 87.7
23 464 Jhabua 194157 1025048 891818 87.0
01 004 Kargil 18338 140802 122336 86.9
24 493 Tapi 177091 807022 679320 84.2
13 270 Kohima 54391 267988 224738 83.9
12 250 West Siang 21231 112274 92783 82.6
24 487 Narmada 122174 590297 481392 81.6
02 025 Lahul & Spiti 6674 31564 25707 81.4
12 252 Upper Siang 7324 35320 28468 80.6
17 298 East Khasi Hills 164046 825922 661158 80.1
 List of districts where the ST population is more than 50%
State District District Name No of Total ST Percentage
Code Code Household Population Population of ST
(1) (2) (3) (4) (5) (6) (7)
22 417 Bijapur 54757 255230 204189 80.0
14 272 Senapati 36000 193744 154528 79.8
12 260 Anjaw 4612 21167 16451 77.7
22 415 Narayanpur 27982 139820 108161 77.4
22 416 Dakshin Bastar 120850 533638 410255 76.9
Dantewada
08 125 Banswara 367797 1797485 1372999 76.4
24 485 Dohad 334272 2127086 1580850 74.3
17 293 West Garo Hills 123352 643291 474009 73.7
20 365 Khunti 103700 531885 389626 73.3
01 003 Leh(Ladakh) 21909 133487 95857 71.8
12 257 Dibang Valley 1952 8004 5701 71.2
18 315 Dima Hasao 42252 214102 151843 70.9
08 124 Dungarpur 282029 1388552 983437 70.8
20 367 Simdega 118288 599578 424407 70.8
12 251 East Siang 19107 99214 69979 70.5
12 245 Tawang 10062 49977 34811 69.7
23 441 Barwani 243277 1385881 962145 69.4
27 497 Nandurbar 323521 1648295 1141933 69.3
20 366 Gumla 188988 1025213 706754 68.9
20 368 Pashchimi Singhbhum 302046 1502338 1011296 67.3
12 248 Papum Pare 35730 176573 117216 66.4
22 414 Bastar 311538 1413199 931780 65.9
11 241 North District 8873 43709 28715 65.7
23 453 Dindori 169630 704524 455789 64.7
35 638 Nicobars 9288 36842 23681 64.3
08 131 Pratapgarh 178726 867848 550427 63.4
22 402 Jashpur 192570 851669 530378 62.3
13 265 Dimapur 78605 378811 223989 59.1
21 376 Mayurbhanj 586253 2519738 1479576 58.7
02 034 Kinnaur 19976 84121 48746 57.9
23 454 Mandla 250146 1054905 610528 57.9
21 399 Malkangiri 137599 613192 354614 57.8
20 356 Lohardaga 88638 461790 262734 56.9
18 314 Karbi Anglong 177646 956313 538738 56.3
21 396 Rayagada 226144 967911 541905 56.0
23 438 Dhar 425914 2185793 1222814 55.9
21 397 Nabarangapur 273423 1220946 681173 55.8
16 291 Dhalai 84509 378230 210608 55.7
22 413 Uttar Bastar Kanker 160937 748941 414770 55.4
12 246 West Kameng 18159 83947 46380 55.2
22 401 Surguja 526049 2359886 1300628 55.1
21 389 Gajapati 128523 577817 313714 54.3
 List of districts where the ST population is more than 50%
State District District Name No of Total ST Percentage
Code Code Household Population Population of ST
(1) (2) (3) (4) (5) (6) (7)
21 390 Kandhamal 172022 733110 392820 53.6
24 491 Valsad 364403 1705678 902794 52.9
26 496 Dadra & Nagar Haveli 76458 343709 178564 52.0
21 374 Sundargarh 479109 2093437 1062349 50.7
21 398 Koraput 337677 1379647 697583 50.6

List of districts where the ST population is between 25% to 50%

State District District Name No of Total ST Population Percentage
Code Code Household Population of ST
(1) (2) (3) (4) (5) (6) (7)
08 130 Udaipur 623531 3068420 1525289 49.7
24 490 Navsari 295131 1329672 639659 48.1
12 258 Lower Dibang Valley 11600 54080 25974 48.0
23 461 Anuppur 170715 749237 358543 47.9
18 308 Dhemaji 129869 686133 325560 47.4
23 431 Umaria 145024 644758 300687 46.6
22 400 Koriya 153274 658917 304280 46.2
20 359 Latehar 133381 726978 331096 45.5
21 375 Kendujhar 405272 1801733 818878 45.4
23 460 Shahdol 251452 1066063 476008 44.7
20 362 Dumka 275019 1321442 571077 43.2
11 242 West District 28023 136435 57817 42.4
23 447 Betul 329832 1575362 667018 42.3
20 353 Pakur 182317 900422 379054 42.1
22 404 Korba 280073 1206640 493559 40.9
16 290 South Tripura 208127 876001 344835 39.4
23 440 Khargone (West Nimar) 367988 1873046 730169 39.0
27 508 Gadchiroli 250435 1072942 415306 38.7
23 456 Seoni 314767 1379131 519856 37.7
18 320 Chirang 97395 482162 178688 37.1
01 005 Punch 90261 476835 176101 36.9
23 455 Chhindwara 443361 2090922 769778 36.8
12 253 Changlang 29521 148226 53878 36.3
01 006 Rajouri 130401 642415 232815 36.2
20 364 Ranchi 569444 2914253 1042016 35.8
21 373 Debagarh 75452 312520 110400 35.3
20 369 Saraikela-Kharsawan 221232 1065056 374642 35.2
23 466 Khandwa (East Nimar) 266655 1310061 459122 35.0
18 324 Baksa 191701 950075 331007 34.8
21 372 Sambalpur 249597 1041099 355261 34.1
22 403 Raigarh 367962 1493984 505609 33.8
21 394 Nuapada 152210 610382 206327 33.8
23 463 Singrauli 243925 1178273 383994 32.6
 List of districts where the ST population is between 25% to 50%
State District District Name No of Total ST Population Percentage
Code Code Household Population of ST
(1) (2) (3) (4) (5) (6) (7)
12 259 Lohit 30005 145726 47410 32.5
18 326 Udalguri 168717 831668 267372 32.1
27 498 Dhule 408874 2050862 647315 31.6
24 488 Bharuch 333483 1551019 488194 31.5
18 300 Kokrajhar 181081 887142 278665 31.4
21 371 Jharsuguda 136061 579505 176758 30.5
20 363 Jamtara 155275 791042 240489 30.4
23 467 Burhanpur 146341 757847 230095 30.4
24 484 Panch Mahals 446611 2390776 721604 30.2
20 357 Purbi Singhbhum 476931 2293919 653923 28.5
21 395 Kalahandi 401251 1576869 449456 28.5
08 117 Sirohi 201785 1036346 292470 28.2
11 243 South District 30543 146850 41392 28.2
23 434 Ratlam 296683 1455069 409865 28.2
01 020 Reasi 56689 314667 88365 28.1
23 448 Harda 113379 570465 159678 28.0
23 462 Sidhi 238448 1127033 313304 27.8
11 244 East District 61567 283583 78436 27.7
24 486 Vadodara 877106 4165626 1149901 27.6
28 541 Khammam 754034 2797370 765565 27.4
22 411 Mahasamund 248561 1032754 279896 27.1
20 352 Sahibganj 227023 1150567 308343 26.8
08 109 Dausa 292502 1634409 433344 26.5
22 408 Rajnandgaon 318488 1537133 405194 26.4
02 023 Chamba 102460 519080 135500 26.1
22 412 Dhamtari 170951 799781 207633 26.0
16 292 North Tripura 152355 693947 179426 25.9
27 516 Nashik 1222887 6107187 1564369 25.6
16 289 West Tripura 410565 1725739 431944 25.0
Population of Particularly Vulnerable Tribal Groups (PTGs)in India from 1961 to 2001 (Figures in
actual)
S. No States/ UTs. PTG Population
1961 1971 1981 1991 2001
1 Andhra 123269 195264 189968 286078 334144
Pradesh
2 Bihar including 257288 285716 523545 370638 10873
Jharkhand up to
1991; only Bihar
for 2001)
3 Gujarat - 54545 98553 129253 106775
4 Jharkhand - - - - 387358
5 Karnataka 10005 14276 49893 45693 45899
6 Kerala - 9510 12921 17647 20186
7 Madhya 209553 309295 584998 673068 785720
Pradesh
((including
Chhattisgarh)
8 Maharashtra 256246 359425 350046 408668 256246
9 Manipur - 5123 6544 9592 1225
10 Odhisha - 2845 2917 - -
11 Rajasthan 23125 26796 40945 59810 76237
12 Tamilnadu 93794 105032 144366 195332 217937
13 Tripura 56579 64722 84004 111606 165103
14 Uttarpradesh - - 1087 1728 998
including
Uttarakhand
upto 1991; only
Uttar Pradesh
for 2001
15 Uttaranchal - - - - 47288
16 W.Bengal - 45906 55051 68950 85983
17 A&N Islands 71 212 393 377 816

Grand Total 773684 1403181 2260767 2412664 2768322

Source: Office of RGI & Census commissioner of India, Ministry of Home Affairs
Tribes with more than 5 Lakh of Population as per census 2001
S. No Tribe Name Population States of Habitation
1 BHIL 12689952 Tripura , Andhra Pradesh, Rajasthan, Chhattisgarh, Andhra
Pradesh, Gujarat, Maharashtra , Karnataka
2 GOND 10859422 Bihar, West Bengal, Jharkhand , Orissa, Chhattisgarh, Madhya
Pradesh, Gujarat, Andhra Pradesh, Karnataka
3 SANTAL 5838016 Bihar , Tripura , West Bengal, Orissa, Jharkhand
4 MINA 3800002 Rajasthan, Madhya Pradesh
5 NAIKDA etc. 3344954 Karnataka, Rajasthan, Gujarat, Daman & Diu , Dadra & Nagar
Haveli , Maharashtra , Goa
6 ORAON 3142145 Bihar , West Bengal, Jharkhand , Orissa , Chhattisgarh, Madhya
Pradesh , Maharashtra
7 SUGALIS 2077947 Andhra Pradesh
8 MUNDA 1918218 Bihar, West Bengal, Jharkhand, Chhattisgarh, Madhya Pradesh ,
Tripura, Orissa
9 NAGA etc. 1820965 Nagaland
10 KHOND 1397384 Bihar, West Bengal, Jharkhand, Orissa
11 BORO etc. 1352771 Assam
12 KOLI 1227562 Maharashtra
MAHADEV
13 KHASI etc. 1138356 Mizoram , Meghalaya, Assam
14 KOL 991400 Orissa , Chhattisgarh, Madhya Pradesh , Maharashtra
15 VARLI 974916 Gujarat, Daman & Diu, Dadra & Nagar Haveli , Maharashtra,
Karnataka , Goa
16 KOKNA 926763 Dadra & Nagar Haveli, Rajasthan, Gujarat, Maharashtra ,
Karnataka
17 KAWAR 812770 Orissa, Chhattisgarh, Madhya Pradesh , Maharashtra
18 HO 806921 Bihar , West Bengal, Jharkhand, Orissa
19 GUJJAR 799344 Jammu & Kashmir, Himachal Pradesh
20 KORKU etc. 774196 Chhattisgarh, Madhya Pradesh, Maharashtra
21 BHUMIJ 765909 West Bengal, Jharkhand, Orissa
22 GARO 725502 Nagaland, Mizoram, Meghalaya, Assam, West Bengal, Tripura
23 KOYA 692435 Orissa , Maharashtra, Andhra Pradesh, Karnataka
24 ANY MIZO 667764 Manipur, Mizoram, Meghalaya, Assam
(LUSHAI)
TRIBES etc.
25 HALBA etc. 639094 Chhattisgarh, Madhya Pradesh, Maharashtra
26 DHARUA 630469 Gujarat , Daman & Diu, Dadra & Nagar Haveli, Maharashtra,
Karnataka, Goa
27 DUBLA etc. 627599 Gujarat , Daman & Diu, Dadra & Nagar Haveli, Maharashtra ,
Goa
28 MISING/MIRI 587310 Assam , Arunachal Pradesh
29 TRIPURI etc. 543848 Tripura
30 RATHAWA 536135 Gujarat , Maharashtra, Karnataka
31 SAHARIA etc. 527015 Chhattisgarh, Madhya Pradesh , Rajasthan