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The Scheduled Tribes in Uttarakhand comprise 5 tribes, with a population of 2,91,903, constituting 2.9% of the state's population according to the 2011 census.[1]
List of Scheduled Tribes
Tribes in bold indicate Particularly Vulnerable Tribal Group (Primitive Tribe).
Demographics
Population of Scheduled Tribes as per 2011 census of India.[2]
| Scheduled Tribe | Language | Population | ||
|---|---|---|---|---|
| ST Code | Tribe | (as of 2011) | %age | |
| 001 | Bhotiya | Bhoti | 39,106 | 13.39% |
| 002 | Buksa | Buksa | 54,037 | 18.51% |
| 003 | Jaunsari | Jaunsari | 88,664 | 30.37% |
| 004 | Raji | Raji | 690 | 0.24% |
| 005 | Tharu | Tharu | 91,342 | 31.29% |
| Generic tribes, etc.
(those who identified them as Adivasi, Vanvasi, Girijan or Anushuchit Janjati) |
18,064 | 6.2% | ||
| Total | 291,903 | 100% | ||
Population by district[3]
| District | Total population | ST population | %age of ST |
|---|---|---|---|
| Uttarkashi | 3,30,086 | 3,521 | 1.06% |
| Chamoli | 3,91,605 | 12,260 | 3.14% |
| Rudraprayag | 2,42,285 | 386 | 0.16% |
| Tehri Garhwal | 6,18,931 | 875 | 0.14% |
| Dehradun | 16,96,694 | 1,11,663 | 6.58% |
| Garhwal | 6,87,271 | 2,215 | 0.32% |
| Pithoragarh | 4,83,439 | 19,535 | 4.04% |
| Bageshwar | 2,59,898 | 1,982 | 0.76% |
| Almora | 6,22,506 | 1,281 | 0.21% |
| Champawat | 2,59,648 | 1,339 | 0.52% |
| Nainital | 9,52,605 | 7,495 | 0.79% |
| Udham Singh Nagar | 16,42,908 | 1,23,037 | 7.49% |
| Haridwar | 18,90,422 | 6,323 | 0.33% |
| Total | 10,086,292 | 291,903 | 2.89% |
See also
References
- ↑ "ST in India as Revealed in Census 2011" (PDF).
- ↑ "District wise scheduled tribe population (Appendix), Uttarakhand - 2011". Census of India. Ministry of Home Affairs, Government of India. Retrieved 20 March 2026.
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