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[[File:A School Nilambur (252399526).jpg|thumbnail|A tribal school in [[Nilambur]] (north Kerala)]]
'''Tribals in Kerala''' (known in Malayalam as '''the Adivasis''') are the tribal population found in the Indian state of [[Kerala]]. Most of the tribals of Kerala live in the forests and mountains of [[Western Ghat]]s, bordering [[Karnataka]] and [[Tamil Nadu]].

Tribals in Kerala are officially designated as "Scheduled Tribes" for affirmative action purposes.<ref name=":0">{{Cite web|url=https://www.keralapsc.gov.in/list-scheduled-castes-kerala-state|title=LIST OF SCHEDULED CASTES IN THE KERALA STATE|last=|first=|date=|website=Kerala Public Service Commission (Gov. of Kerala)|access-date=}}</ref> Kerala Public Service Commission, Government of Kerala, lists thirty-six of Scheduled Tribes in Kerala.<ref name=":0" /> Tribals in Kerala are classified by Scheduled Tribes Development Department, Government of Kerala into three sub-sets (Particularly Vulnerable, Marginalised and Minorities).<ref name=":1">{{Cite web|url=http://keralaeconomy.com/admin/pdfs/st.pdf|title=Schedule Tribes: Population, Socio-Economic Conditions and Development Expenditure|last=|first=|date=|website=Kerala Economy (Thiruvananthapuram Economic Studies Society (TESS))|url-status=live|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20200207100841/http://keralaeconomy.com/admin/pdfs/st.pdf|archive-date=2020-02-07|access-date=}}</ref>

According to the 2011 [[Census of India]], the Scheduled Tribe population in [[Kerala]] is 4,84,839 (1.5 % of the total population).<ref name=":1" /> [[Wayanad district]] has the highest number of tribals (1,51,443) in Kerala, followed by [[Idukki district|Idukki]] (55,815), [[Palakkad district|Palakkad]] (48,972) and [[Kasaragod district|Kasaragod]] (48,857) and [[Kannur district|Kannur districts]] (41,371).<ref name=":1" /> Paniyan, Irula, Kattunaikan, and Adiyan are some of the major "communities" among Kerala tribals.<ref name=":1" />

[[A. K. Balan]], Member of the Legislative Assembly from Tarur, is the current Kerala Minister for Welfare of Scheduled Castes, Scheduled Tribes and Backward Classes.<ref>{{Cite web|url=https://kerala.gov.in/a-k-balan|title=A. K. Balan|last=|first=|date=|website=Government of Kerala (A. K. Balan)|access-date=}}</ref>

== Tribals in Kerala - sub-sets ==
{{Indigenous rights}}
{| class="wikitable sortable"
|+Source: 2008 (Tribal Survey)<ref name=":1" />
!No.
!Community
!Population
!District
|-
| colspan="4" |'''Particularly Vulnerable Scheduled Tribes (PVTGs)<ref name=":1" />'''
|-
|1
|Kadar
|1974
|Thrissur, Palakkad
|-
|2
|Kattunaikan
|19995
|Wayanad, Kozhikode Palakkad, Malappuram
|-
|3
|Koraga
|1644
|Kasaragod
|-
|4
|Kurumbar/Kurumbas
|2251
|Palakkad
|-
|5
|Cholanaikan
|409
|Malappuram
|-
| colspan="4" |'''Marginalised<ref name=":1" />'''
|-
|1
|Adiyan
|11221
|Wayanad
|-
|2
|Eravalan
|4418
|Palakkad
|-
|3
|Hill Pulaya
|3415
|Idukki
|-
|4
|Irula
|26525
|Palakkad
|-
|5
|Malasar
|4201
|Palakkad
|-
|6
|Malayan
|5550
|Ernakulam, Thrissur, Palakkad
|-
|7
|Mundugur
|4668
|Palakkad
|-
|8
|Paniyan
|92787
|Wayanad, Kannur, Palakkad, Malappuram, Kozhikode
|-
| colspan="4" |'''Minorities<ref name=":1" />'''
|-
|1
|Arandan/Aranadan
|247
|Malappuram
|-
|2
|Wayanadankadar
|673
|Wayanad
|-
|3
|Kudiya, Melakudi
|911
|Kasaragod
|-
|4
|Mahamalasar
|143
|Palakkad
|-
|5
|Palleyan/Palliyan/Paliyan
|1484
|Idukki
|-
|6
|ThachanadanMoopan
|1649
|Wayanad
|-
|7
|Malapanickar
|982
|Malappuram
|-
|8
|Malampandaram
|1662
|Kollam, Pathanamthitta
|}

== Kerala tribals - distribution ==
{| class="wikitable sortable"
|+Source: 2011 census <ref name=":1" />
!District
!Scheduled Tribe population (2011)
!%
|-
|Kasaragod
|48857
|3.8
|-
|Kannur
|41371
|1.6
|-
|Wayanad
|151443
|18.5
|-
|Kozhikode
|15228
|0.5
|-
|Malappuram
|22990
|0.6
|-
|Palakkad
|48972
|1.7
|-
|Thrissur
|9430
|0.3
|-
|Ernakulam
|16559
|0.5
|-
|Idukki
|55815
|5.0
|-
|Kottayam
|21972
|1.1
|-
|Alappuzha
|6574
|0.3
|-
|Pathanamthitta
|8108
|0.7
|-
|Kollam
|10761
|0.4
|-
|Thiruvananthapuram
|26759
|0.8
|-
!Kerala
!484839
!1.5
|}
<br />
== List of Scheduled Tribes in Kerala ==

* As amended by the Scheduled Castes and Scheduled Tribes Order (Amendment Act) 1976.<ref name=":0" />
* As amended by the Indian Constitution (Scheduled Castes) Orders (Second Amendment) Act, 2002 (Act 61 of 2002) vide Part VIII - Kerala - Schedule I notified in the Gazette of India, dated 18 December, 2002.<ref name=":0" />
* As amended by the Scheduled Castes and Scheduled Tribes Orders (Amendment) Act, 2002 (Act 10 of 2003) vide Part VII - Kerala - Schedule II notified in the Gazette of India, dated 08 January, 2003.<ref name=":0" />

{| class="wikitable" style="width: 60%;"
|+
!Kerala Public Service Commission<ref name=":0" />
![http://www.stdd.kerala.gov.in/home-5 Scheduled Tribe Development Department (Government of Kerala)]
![http://www.stdd.kerala.gov.in/sites/default/files/inline-files/surveyd_2008.pdf REPORT ON THE SOCIO ECONOMIC STATUS (2013)]
|-
|Adiyan
|Adiyan
|Adiyan
|-
|
* Aranda
* Arandan
|
* Aranadan
* Aranadan
|
* Arandan
* Aranadan
|-
|
* Eravallan
|
* Ervallan
|
* Eravallan
|-
|
* Hill Pulaya

* Mala Pulayan

* Kurumba Pulayan

* Karavazhi Pulayan

* Pamba Pulayan
|
* Hill Pulaya
* Mala Pulayan
* Kurumba Pulayan
* Karavazhi Pulayan
* Pamba Pulayan
|
* Hill Pulaya

* Mala Pulayan
* Kurumba Pulayan
* Karavazhi Pulayan
* Pamba Pulaya
|-
|
* Irular
* Irulan
|
* Irular
* Irulan
|
* Irular
* Irulan
|-
|
* Kadar
* Wayanad Kadar
|
* Kadar
* Wayanad Kadar
|
* Kadar
* Wayanad Kadar
|-
|
* Kanikkaran
* Kanikar
|
* Kanikaran
* Kanikkar
|
* Kanikaran
* Kanikkar
|-
|Karimpalan
|Karimpalan
|Karimpalan
|-
|Kattunayakan
|Kattunayakan
|Kattunayakan
|-
|Kochuvelan
|Kochuvelan
|Kochuvelan
|-
|Koraga
|Koraga
|Koraga
|-
|
* Kudiya
* Melakudi
|
* Kudiya
* Melakudi
|Kudiya Melakudi
|-
|
* Kurichchan
* Kurichiyan
|
* Kurichchan
* Kurichiyan
|
* Kurichchan
* Kurichiyan
|-
|
* Kurumans
* Mullu Kuruman
* Mulla Kuruman
* Mala Kuruman
|
* Kurumans
* Mullu Kuruman
|
* Kurumans
* Mullu Kuruman
|-
|
* Kurumbas
* Kurumbar
* Kurumban
|
* Kurumbas
* Kurumbar
* Kurumban
|
* Kurumbas
* Kurumbar
* Kurumban
|-
|Mahamalasar
|Maha Malasar
|Maha Malasar
|-
|
* Malai Arayan
* Mala Arayan
|
* Malai Arayan
* Mala Arayan
|
* Malai Arayan
* Mala Arayan
|-
|Malai Pandaran
|
* Malai Pandaram
|Malai Pandaram
|-
|
* Malai Vedan
* Mala Vedan
|
* Malai Vedan
* Malavedan
|
* Malai Vedan Malavedan
|-
|Malakkuravan
|
* Malakkuravan
|Malakkuravan
|-
|Malasar
|Malasar
|Malasar
|-
|
* Malayan
* Nattu Malayan
* Konga Malayan

Excluding the areas comprising the Kasaragod, Kannur, Wayanad and Kozhikode districts)
|
* Malayan
* Nattu Malayan
* Konga Malayan

Excluding the areas comprising the Kasargode, Cannanore, Wayanad and Kozhikode districts
|
* Malayan
* Nattu Malayan
* Konga Malayan

Excluding the areas comprising the Kasaragod, Kannur, Wayanad and Kozhikode districts
|-
|Mavilan
|Mavilan
|Mavilan
|-
|Malayarayar
|Malayarayar
|Malayarayar
|-
|Mannan (to be spelt in Malayalam script in parenthesis)
|Mannan (to be spelt in Malayalam script in parenthesis)
|Mannan (to be spelt in Malayalam script in parenthesis)
|-
|
* Muthuvan
* Mudugar
* Muduvan
|
* Muthuvan
* Mudugar
* Muduvan
|Muthuvan, Mudugar, Muduvan
|-
|
* Palleyan
* Palliyan
* Paliyar
* Palliya
|
* Palleyan
* Palliyan
*Palliyar
* Palliyan
|
* Palleyan
* Palliyan
* Palliyar
* Paliyan
|-
|Paniyan
|Paniyan
|Paniyan
|-
|
* Ulladan
* Ullatan
|
* Ulladan
* Ullatan
|
* Ulladan
* Ullatan
|-
|Uraly
|Uraly
|Uraly
|-
|Mala Vettuvan (in Kasaragod and Kannur districts)
|Mala Vettuvan (in Kasargode and Kannur districts)
|Mala Vettuvan (in Kasaragod and kannur Districts)
|-
|
* Ten Kurumban
* Jenu Kurumban
|
* Ten Kurumban
* Jenu Kurumban
|
* Ten Kurumban
* Jenu Kurumban
|-
|
* Thachenadan
* Thachenadan
* Moopan
|
* Thachanadan
* Thachanadan Moopan
|
* Thachanadan
* Thachanadan Moopan
|-
|Cholanaickan
|Cholanaickan
|Cholanaickan
|-
|Malapanickar
|Mala Panickar
|Mala Panickar
|-
|Vettakuruman
|Vetta Kuruman
|Vetta Kuruman
|-
|
|Marati (of the Housdrug and Kasargode taluk of Kasargode district)
|
|}
<br />

== Scheduled Tribes list for educational concession ==
Source: http://www.stdd.kerala.gov.in/scheduled-tribes-kerala

# Allar (Aalan)
# Layan (Konga Malayan, Malayan, Panimalayan)
# ... (in the areas of Malabar only)
# Malavettuvan
# Malamuthuvan
# Kunduvadiyan
# Pathiyan
# Thachanadan Mooppan
# Wayanad Kadar
# Lalanadi
# Chingathan
# Malayar
# Malapanicker
# Irivandavan
== References ==
{{Reflist}}
== External links ==
* [http://www.stdd.kerala.gov.in/home-5 Scheduled Tribe Development Department (Government of Kerala)]
{{Scheduled tribes of India}}
[[Category:Social groups of India]]
[[Category:Ethnic groups in India]]
[[Category:Kerala society]]
[[Category:Tribes of India]]
[[Category:Scheduled Tribes of India]]

Tribals in Kerala - Revision history

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