This articles contain list of Scheduled Castes recognized in Jharkhand.
There are 22 communities recognized as Scheduled Castes in Jharkhand, which is with accordance to 'The Constitution (Scheduled Castes) Order, 1950' for Bihar.[1] After the separation of Jharkhand, the list was modified as per 'The Constitution (Scheduled Castes) Orders (Amendment) Act, 2002'.[2]
As of 2011 census of India, there were 39,85,644 members of Schedule castes which accounts for 12.08% of state's total population.[3]
List[edit | edit source]
| Scheduled Castes | Population | ||
|---|---|---|---|
| Code | Community (Caste) | Total
(as of 2011) |
%age of
total |
| 001 | Bantar | 353 | 0.009 |
| 002 | Bauri | 1,86,356 | 4.676 |
| 003 | Bhogta | 2,23,453 | 5.606 |
| 004 | Bhuiya | 8,48,151 | 21.280 |
| 005 | Chamar, Mochi | 10,08,507 | 25.303 |
| 006 | Chaupal | 632 | 0.016 |
| 007 | Dabgar | 4,378 | 0.109 |
| 008 | Dhobi | 2,51,686 | 6.315 |
| 009 | Doma, Dhangad | 1,68,058 | 4.216 |
| 010 | Dusadh, Dhari, Dharhi, Paswan | 4,24,330 | 10.646 |
| 011 | Ghasi | 1,50,520 | 3.776 |
| 012 | Halalkhor | 580 | 0.014 |
| 013 | Hari, Mehtar, Bhangi | 58,242 | 1.461 |
| 014 | Kanjar | 405 | 0.010 |
| 015 | Kurariar | 1,475 | 0.037 |
| 016 | Lal Begi | 1,240 | 0.031 |
| 017 | Musahar | 53,096 | 1.332 |
| 018 | Nat | 1,286 | 0.032 |
| 019 | Pano, Sawasi | 26,459 | 0.664 |
| 020 | Pasi | 72,357 | 1.815 |
| 021 | Rajwar | 1,96,320 | 4.925 |
| 022 | Turi | 1,98,344 | 4.976 |
| GENERIC CASTES (members identifying them as 'Anusuchit Jati', 'Dalit' or 'Harijan') | 51,174 | 1.284 | |
| 39,85,644 | 100% | ||
References[edit | edit source]
- ↑ "List of Scheduled Castes | Department of Social Justice and Empowerment - Government of India". socialjustice.gov.in. Retrieved 13 April 2026.
- ↑ "Schedule Caste". jharkhandsewa. Government of Jharkhand. Retrieved 13 April 2026.
- ↑ "District wise scheduled caste population (Appendix), Jharkhand - 2011" (xls). censusindia.gov. Delhi: Office of the Registrar General & Census Commissioner, India. 2012. Retrieved 13 April 2026.