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Tribals in Kerala (known in Malayalam as the Adivasi) are the tribal population found in the Indian state of Kerala. Most of the tribals of Kerala live in the forests and mountains of Western Ghats, bordering Karnataka and Tamil Nadu. Tribals in Kerala are officially designated as "Scheduled Tribes" for affirmative action purposes. [1]
The population of Kerala, India is a heterogenous group that comprises many ethnic groups that originated in other parts of India as well as the world, with distinctive cultural and religious traditions. While the majority of Keralites speak the Malayalam language, various ethnic groups may speak other languages as well. [1] [2]
Scheduled Tribes of Kerala (1 C, 11 P) Pages in category "Ethnic groups in Kerala" The following 22 pages are in this category, out of 22 total.
The Paniya, also known as Paniyar and Paniyan, are an ethnic group of India. They constitute the single largest Scheduled Tribe in Kerala and are mainly found in the Wayanad District and the neighbouring areas of Karnataka. They primarily inhabit villages around edge of forestland in Kerala's Wayanad, Kozhikode, Kannur and Malappuram districts
Below a list of Scheduled Caste communities and their population according to Scheduled Castes and Scheduled Tribes Order (Amendment Act) 1976 and as amended by the Constitution (Scheduled castes) Orders (Second Amendment) Act, 2002 (Act 61 of 2002) vide Part VIII- Kerala- Schedule I notified in the Gazette of India, dated 18 December 2002) and (As amended by the Scheduled Castes and Scheduled ...
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The Aranadan are Adivasi, a designated Scheduled Tribe in the Indian state of Kerala. [2] They are an aboriginal tribe whose traditional way of life has been based on hunting and gathering . [ 3 ] [ 4 ]
The Koraga are classified by the Government of India as a particularly vulnerable tribal group. [4] The Koraga, who numbered 16,071 according to the 2001 census of India, [1] have their own language, classified as an independent Dravidian language, [5] which is strongly influenced by Tulu, Kannada, Malayalam, languages commonly found in their ...