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#REDIRECT [[List of Scheduled Tribes in Assam]]
According to the 2001 census, the [[Scheduled Tribes]] population as in percentage of the total population of Assam was 12.4 percent.<ref name="demographics">{{cite web |url=http://censusindia.gov.in/Tables_Published/SCST/dh_st_assam.pdf|title=Data highlights: The Scheduled Tribes|publisher=censusindia.gov.in|accessdate=4 September 2012}}</ref> The [[Assam Tribune]] reported in 2009 that the tribal communities of Assam now officially account for 15.64 percent of the total population.<ref name="st">{{cite web |url=http://www.assamtribune.com/scripts/details.asp?id=jul1009/edit2|title=The Scheduled Tribes of Assam|publisher=Assam Tribune|date=10 July 2009|accessdate=4 September 2012}}</ref>


The [[Constitution of India]] categorizes the tribes of Assam into two groups: Scheduled Tribes (Hills) and Scheduled Tribes (Plains).<ref name="st"/> Since hills tribes living in the plains and plains tribes living in the hills in large numbers are not recognised as scheduled tribes in the respective places, the census data may not reflect the correct figures.<ref name="st"/> The Assam Tribune has claimed that if these categories of tribes are counted the actual population.<ref name="st"/> Assamese language is used as the [[lingua franca]] by almost all the tribes.<ref name="st"/> Various other indigenous communities of Assam were all tribes but were later attained non-tribal status through [[proselytization]] like the Ahoms, Morans, Motak, Keot(Kaibarta), Sutiya, Koch Rajbongshi etc.
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The main Scheduled Tribes (Plains) are Bodo
,<ref>https://www.britannica.com/topic/Bodo-people</ref> Deori,<ref>https://www.india9.com/i9show/Deori-Tribe-29215.htm</ref> Kachari<ref>[[Bodo-Kachari people|Kachari]]</ref>{{Circular reference|date=July 2019}}, Mising<ref>https://mishingcult.weebly.com/about.html</ref> etc and Karbi, Dimasa etc. has Scheduled Tribes (hills) status.
 
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