The Scheduled Tribes in Uttar Pradesh comprise 15 tribes, with a population of 1,134,273, constituting 0.47% of the state's population according to the 2011 census. Until 2003, the recognized Scheduled Tribes in Uttar Pradesh were limited to five: Buksa, Bhotiya, Jaunsari, Raji, and Tharu. Subsequently, additional tribes were notified as Scheduled Tribes in the state, but their scheduled status is limited to specific districts.[1][2]
List of Scheduled Tribes[edit | edit source]
| Scheduled Tribes | Total Population | ||
|---|---|---|---|
| Code | Tribes | Pop (2011) | %age of Pop |
| 001 | Bhotiya | 5,196 | 0.46 |
| 002 | Buksa | 4,710 | 0.41 |
| 003 | Jaunsari | 3,720 | 0.33 |
| 004 | Raji | 1,295 | 0.11 |
| 005 | Tharu | 1,05,291 | 9.28 |
Added later in the year 2003 (as per the Scheduled Castes and Scheduled Tribes Order, 2003)
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| 006 | Gond, Dhuria, Rajgond, Pathari, Nayaka (in the districts of Mehrajganj, Sidharth Nagar, Basti, Gorakhpur, Deoria, Mau, Azamgarh, Jonpur, Balia, Gazipur, Varanasi, Mirzapur and Sonbhadra) | 5,69,035 | 50.16 |
| 007 | Kharwar, Khairwar (in the districts of Deoria, Balia, Ghazipur, Varanasi and Sonbhadra) | 1,60,676 | 14.16 |
| 008 | Sahariya (in the district of Lalitpur) | 70,634 | 6.23 |
| 009 | Parahiya (in the district of Sonbhadra) | 901 | 0.08 |
| 010 | Baiga (in the district of Sonbhadra) | 30,006 | 2.64 |
| 011 | Pankha, Panika (in the districts of Sonbhadra and Mirzapur) | 24,862 | 2.19 |
| 012 | Agariya (in the district of Sonbhadra) | 17,376 | 1.53 |
| 013 | Patari (in the district of Sonbhadra) | 132 | >0.01 |
| 014 | Chero (in the districts of Sonbhadra and Varanasi) | 42,227 | 3.72 |
| 015 | Bhuiya (in the district of Sonbhadra) | 15,599 | 1.37 |
| Generic tribes (for those who have identified them as Adivasi, Vanvasi, Giri-Jan) | 82,613 | 7.28 | |
| 1,134,273 | 100% | ||
See also[edit | edit source]
References[edit | edit source]
- ↑ "Tribal Development Department: Home page".
- ↑ "State wise Scheduled Tribes — Uttar Pradesh" (PDF). Ministry Tribal Affairs, Government of India. Archived from the original (PDF) on 23 November 2016. Retrieved 4 February 2017.
- The Ministry of Tribal Affairs, The Scheduled Castes and Scheduled Tribes Orders (Amendment) Act, 2002 (No. 10 of 2003) dated 7 January 2003)
- https://tribal.nic.in/downloads/CLM/CLM_1/20.pdf
- Addition of Gond, Dhuriya, Nayak, Raj Gond, Ojha, Pathariin Districts - Sant Kabir Nagar, Kushinagar, Chandauli and Bhadohi