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The Kondha or Kandha is the largest tribe of the state in terms of population. ... Initially, the list of Scheduled Tribes in Odisha consisted of 42 tribes. The ...
Khonds (also spelt Kondha and Kandha) are an indigenous Dravidian tribal community in India. Traditionally , hunter-gatherers , they are divided into the hill-dwelling Khonds and plain-dwelling Khonds for census purposes, but the Khonds themselves identify by their specific clans .
The Dangaria Kandha people are members of the Kondhs. They are located in the Niyamgiri hills in the state of Odisha (formerly Orissa) in India. [1] They sustain themselves from the resources of the Niyamgiri forests, practising horticulture and shifting cultivation. [2]: 18 They have been at the centre of a dispute over mining rights in the area.
The Kandhamal district was established on January 1, 1994, following the division of Phulbani District into Kandhamal and Boudh Districts in Odisha, India. The district derived its name from the prominent Kandha tribe, which inhabits the region.
The Kandha Gauda, traditionally a cattle herding community, resides alongside the Kondh tribe in Odisha. Their way of life closely resembles that of the Kondh, and they are considered a subsection or derived community of the Kandh tribe. [3]
Previously, Daspalla State was divided into 14 parganas with a Sardar as its chief. Daspalla is a place of hills and mountains, forests, streams, rivers, falls, gorge, wild growth and wild animals predominantly occupied by Tribals of Kandha and Khaira Tribe. Presently, Daspalla Block has 19 Gram Panchayats and Gania Block has 8 Gram Panchayats.
As of 2011 Census, Sarangada Gram Panchayat have a population of 35,335 out of which 17,997 are female and 17,338 are male. There are 1038 females per 1000 male. Total Scheduled Tribe population is 20,282 and Scheduled Caste population is 5,355. Total Literacy Population is 21,123.
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