The population of Gujarat in the 2011 Census of India was 60,439,692. Of this, 8,917,174 people belong to one of the Scheduled Tribes (STs), constituting 14.75 percent of the total population. The state registered 21.4 percent growth in the Scheduled Tribe population between 1991 and 2001.
Tribes
There are thirty-three (33) notified Scheduled Tribes in the state, which are as follows:
- Barda
- Bavacha, Bamcha
- Bharvad (in ness area in the forests of Alech, Barda & Gir)
- Bhil, Bhil Garasia, Dholi Bhil, Dungri Bhil, Dungri Garasia, Mewasi Bhil, Rawal Bhil, Tadvi Bhil, Bhagalia, Bhilala, Pawra, Vasava, Vasave)
- Charan (in the Nesses of the forests of Alech, Barada and Gir)
- Chaudhri (in Surat and Valsad districts)
- Chodhara
- Dhanka, Tadvi, Tetaria,
- Dhodia, Dhodi
- Dubla, Talavia, Halpati
- Gamit, Gamta, Gavit, Mavchi, Padvi, Valvi
- Gond, Rajgond
- Kathodi, Katkari, Dhor Kathodi, Dhor Katkari, Son Kathodi, Son Katkari
- Kokna, Kokni, Kukna
- Omitted
- Koli Dhor, Tokre Koli, Kolcha, Kongha
- Kunbi (in the Dang District)
- Naikda, Nayaka, Cholivala Nayaka, Kapadia Nayaka, Mota Nayaka, Nana Nayaka
- Padhar
- Omitted
- Pardhi, Advichincher, Phanse Pardhi (excluding Amreli, Bhavanagar, Jamnagar, Junagadh, Kutch, Rajkot and Surendranagar districts)
- Patelia
- Pomla
- Rathawa, Rathva
- Siddi, SiddiBadshan (in Amreli, Bhavnagar, Jamnagar, Junagadh, Rajkot and Surendranagar districts)
- Omitted
- Varli
- Vitola, Kotwalia, Barodia
- Bhil, Bhilala, Barela, Patelia
- Tadvi Bhil, Bawra, Vasave
- Padvi.
Population
Scheduled areas
Gujarat's scheduled areas:
- 1. Uchchhal, Vyara, Nizar, Songadh, Valod, talukas in the Tapi district
- 2. Dediapada, Sagbara, Valia, Nandod, and Jhagadia talukas in the Bharuch district
- 3. Dangs district and taluka
- 4. Vansda, Dharampur, Chikhali, Pardi, Kaprada and Umbergaon talukas in the Valsad district
- 5. Jhalod, Dohad, Santrampur, Limkheda and Deogarh Baria, Morva (Hadaf), Pratapgad (Khedapa), talukas in the Panchmahal district
- 6. Chhotaudepur, kavant, jetpur-Pavi, sankheda, Bodeli, Naswadi talukas and Tilakwada in the Vadodara district [Chhotaudepur district]
- 7. Gir, Barda & Alech Nesses Area in the Saurashtra region
- 8. Khedbrahma, Bhiloda, and Meghraj talukas and Vijayanagar mahal in the Sabarkantha district
- 9. Mahuwa, Mandvi, Mangrol, Umarpada and Bardoli taluka in the Surat District
The Scheduled Areas in the States of Bihar and Gujarat were originally specified by the Scheduled Areas (Part A States), Order, 1950 (Constitution Order, 9), dated 23.1.1950m, and have been re-specified as above by the Scheduled Areas (States of Bihar, Gujarat, Madhya Pradesh, and Orissa), Order, 1977 (Constitution Order, 109), dated 31.12.1977.
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