List of Scheduled Castes in Gujarat

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

List[edit]

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
31.	Bhangi Bhangi (ભંગી)	Mahtar
32.	Chamar	Jatav
32.	Chamar	Ravidas
33.	Khatik (only subcaste)*	Chakwa
33.	Khatik (only subcaste)*	Chik
34.	Munda*	(Turi people)
35.	Koli	Makwana
		Kori
		Mewani
36.	Kotwal
As of 2002 Total Population only mentioned subcaste			3,592,715

References[edit]

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

[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.

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