List of Scheduled Castes in Gujarat


Below a list of Scheduled Caste communities and their population according to the 2001 Census of India in the state of Gujarat.[1]

ListEdit

S. No. Scheduled Caste[2] Population 2002
1. Ager
2. Bakad, Bunt 201
3. Dhedh Bawa-Dedh 8,304
Dedh-Sadhu
Vankar-Sadhu
Harijan Bawa
4. Khalpa(subcastes) Bhambi Rohit 1,041,886
Rohit
Bhambi Sindhi Mochi
Mochi (in Dang and Valsad)
Bhambi Khalpa
Telugu Mochi
Rohidas
Chambhar
Madig
5. Valmiki Bhangi (ભંગી) Balmiki 407,083
Chuhra
Valmikin
Lal Begi, Zadmali
Olgana
6. Chalvadi, Channayya 168
7. Chenna Dasar, Holaya Dasar 21
8. Dangashia 3,589
9. Dhor, Kakkayya, Kankayya 1052
10. Garmatang
11. Guru Brahmin, Garoda 67,450
12. Halleer 46
13. Halsar, Haslar, Hulasvar 49
14. Holar, Valhar 176
15. Holaya 83
16. Lingader 27
17. Mahar, Taral, Dhegu Megu 26,643
18. Vankar Maru Vankar 1,751,766
Dhedh
Antyaj
Mahyavanshi
19. Mang, Matang, Minimadig 4,897
20. Mang-Garudi 738
21. Meghwal, Meghval, Menghvar 174,875
22. Mukri 35
23. Nadia, Hadi 46,793
24. Pasi 2,278
25. Senva, Shenva, Chenva 109,539
26. Shemalia 83
27. Thori 3,599
28. Turi 16,915
29. Turi Barot, Barot 9,331
30. Balai
31. Bhangi Bhangi (ભંગી) Hela Mehtar
Mahtar
32. Chamar Jatav
Ravidas
33. Khatik (only subcaste)* Chakwa
Chik
34. Munda* (Turi people)
35. Koli Makwana
Kori
Mewani
36. Kotwal
As of 2002
Total Population
  • only mentioned subcaste
3,592,715

ReferencesEdit

  1. "Census table" (PDF). censusindia.gov.in.
  2. "List of Scheduled Castes | About Scheduled Caste | Director, Scheduled Caste Welfare". sje.gujarat.gov.in. Retrieved 2022-04-23.