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Scheduled Tribes dominated district of Jharkhand, Census 2011. According to the 2011 census, the Scheduled Tribe population of Jharkhand is 8,645,042, which constitutes 26.21 percent of the state's total population. Among all States and UTs, Jharkhand holds 6th and 10th rank terms of the ST population and the percentage share of the ST ...
Sauria Paharias are listed as a primitive tribe and have a population of around 45,000 in Jharkhand, with a possible negligible population in West Bengal. They constitute less than 1 per cent of the tribal population in Jharkhand .
The Dhebar Commission (1960-1961) [3] found that within the Scheduled Tribe classification an inequality existed in the rate of development of certain tribes over others. As a result in the fourth Five Year Plan the sub-category "Primitive tribal group" was created within the grouping of Scheduled Tribe to identify groups considered to be especially lacking in modern development.
Kudmi were classified as a Notified Tribe by the British Raj under the terms of the Indian Succession Act introduced in 1865 as they have customary rules of succession. [3] [page needed] [4] [5] Kudmi of Chotanagpur are different from Kurmi of Gangetic plain. [6]
The Karmali is an artisan tribe of Jharkhand. It is composed of blacksmiths. It is composed of blacksmiths. [ 1 ] [ 2 ] [ 3 ] They are mainly concentrated in Ramgarh, Bokaro, Hazaribagh , Giridih and Ranchi district of Jharkhand and sizable population also found in Aurangabad, Rohtas of Bihar ; West Bengal and Assam.
The modern Asur tribe is divided into three sub-tribal divisions, namely Bir (Kol) Asur, Birjia Asur and Agaria Asur. The Birjia are recognized as a separate schedule tribe. [3] They are further divided into 12 clans. These Asur clans are named after different animals, birds and food grains. Family is second prominent institution after the clan.
The Mahli are a community in the Indian states of Jharkhand, Odisha and West Bengal. [3] Basketry is their main occupation. [4] They speak the Mahali language, which belongs to the Munda group, and many of them also know Odia, Santali, Bengali, and Hindi. [5] They are included in list of Scheduled Tribe. [6]
Birhors are found mainly in the area covered by the old Hazaribagh, Ranchi and Singhbhum districts before these were broken down into numerous smaller units, in Jharkhand. Some of them are also found in Orissa, Chhattisgarh and West Bengal. [6] They are one of the smaller of the thirty scheduled tribes inhabiting Jharkhand. [7]