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.
List of Scheduled Tribes Scheduled TribesTotal PopulationCodeTribesPop (2011)%age of Pop001Bhotiya5,1960.46002Buksa4,7100.41003Jaunsari3,7200.33004Raji1,2950.11005Tharu1,05,2919.28006Gond, Dhuria, Rajgond, Pathari, Nayaka (in the districts of Mehrajganj, Sidharth Nagar, Basti, Gorakhpur, Deoria, Mau, Azamgarh, Jonpur, Balia, Gazipur, Varanasi, Mirzapur and Sonbhadra)5,69,03550.16007Kharwar, Khairwar (in the districts of Deoria, Balia, Ghazipur, Varanasi and Sonbhadra)1,60,67614.16008Sahariya (in the district of Lalitpur)70,6346.23009Parahiya (in the district of Sonbhadra)9010.08010Baiga (in the district of Sonbhadra)30,0062.64011Pankha, Panika (in the districts of Sonbhadra and Mirzapur)24,8622.19012Agariya (in the district of Sonbhadra)17,3761.53013Patari (in the district of Sonbhadra)132>0.01014Chero (in the districts of Sonbhadra and Varanasi)42,2273.72015Bhuiya (in the district of Sonbhadra)15,5991.37Generic tribes (for those who have identified them as Adivasi, Vanvasi, Giri-Jan)82,6137.281,134,273100%
Distribution DistrictScheduled TribesNameTotal PopulationPopulationPercentTop 3 largest (by population)Agra4,418,7977,2550.164Bhotia (958); Jaunsari (206); Tharu (40)Aligarh3,673,8896290.017Bhotia (13); Buksa (12); Tharu (5)Ambedkar Nagar2,397,8887460.031Gond (605); Tharu (23); Raji (4)Amroha1,840,2211640.008Tharu (12); Raji (8); Jaunsari (7)Auraiya1,379,5451500.011Tharu (7); Buksa (7)Ayodhya2,470,9969310.038Tharu (83); Buksa (8); Jaunsari (4)Azamgarh4,613,9139,3270.202Gond (8,400); Buksa (10); Tharu (7)Badaun3,127,621580.002Tharu (31); Bhotia (7); Jaunsari (5)Baghpat1,303,048140.001Bahraich3,487,73111,1590.319Tharu (10,641); Bhotia (189); Jaunsari (3)Ballia3,239,774110,1143.399Gond (83,564); Kharwar (18,577); Bhotia (8)Balrampur2,148,66524,8871.158Tharu (24,030); Bhotia (25); Buksa (1)Banda1,799,4101630.009Bhotia (79); Buksa (31); Tharu (15)Barabanki3,260,6996100.018Tharu (171); Raji (164); Jaunsari (9)Bareilly4,448,3593,2270.072Tharu (335); Bhotia (155); Jaunsari (33)Basti2,464,4643,6200.147Gond (3,526); Tharu (11); Buksa (3)Bhadohi1,715,1831,8730.109Gond (1,648); Kharwar (71); Chero (17)Bijnor3,682,7133,0580.083Buksa (2,921); Bhotia (44); Jaunsari (41)Bulandshahr3,499,1711980.005Buksa (81); Tharu (10); Bhotia (10)Chandauli1,952,75641,7252.137Gond (20,098); Kharwar (18,333); Chero (2,900)Chitrakoot991,7303660.037Deoria3,100,946109,8943.544Gond (93,668); Kharwar (12,088); Raji (24)Etah1,774,4801400.008Bhotia (14); Jaunsari (2)Etawah1,581,8101690.010Tharu (36); Buksa (14); Bhotia (12)Farrukhabad1,885,2042300.012Buksa (46); Raji (34); Bhotia (16)Fatehpur2,632,7333400.013Tharu (103); Jaunsari (7); Bhotia (5)Firozabad2,498,1562,5650.102Bhotia (244); Tharu (39); Jaunsari (13)Gautam Buddha Nagar1,648,1152,2150.134Bhotia (134); Jaunsari (50); Tharu (54)Ghaziabad4,681,6453,9680.085Tharu (143); Bhotia (117); Jaunsari (21)Ghazipur3,620,26828,7120.793Gond (14,856); Kharwar (12,058); Raji (7)Gonda3,433,9198700.025Tharu (168); Bhotia (5)Gorakhpur4,440,89518,1720.409Gond (15,168); Tharu (323); Bhotia (10)Hamirpur1,104,2854740.043Bhotia (367); Tharu (33); Buksa (22)Hardoi4,092,8453490.008Bhotia (41); Tharu (41); Jaunsari (1)Hathras1,564,7082680.017Bhotia (39); Jaunsari (7); Tharu (3)Jalaun1,689,9748320.049Buksa (33); Tharu (26); Jaunsari (19)Jaunpur4,494,2044,7360.105Gond (3,669); Buksa (31); Raji (14)Jhansi1,998,6033,8730.193Tharu (75); Bhotia (63); Jaunsari (9)Kannauj1,656,616150.001Kanpur Dehat1,796,1848010.044Tharu (599); Buksa (7); Bhotia (3)Kanpur Nagar4,581,2683,7530.082Tharu (1,244); Buksa (327); Bhotia (138)Kasganj1,436,7191500.010Bhotia (39); Tharu (16); Jaunsari (2)Kaushambi1,599,5961930.012Tharu (139)Kushinagar4,021,24380,2691.996Gond (64,234); Kharwar (15,599); Tharu (19)Lakhimpur Kheri3,564,54453,3751.497Tharu (47,628); Jaunsari (2,673); Buksa (646)Lalitpur1,221,59271,6105.862Saharya (70,634); Bhotia (97); Tharu (8)Lucknow4,589,8387,5060.163Tharu (4,029); Raji (469); Bhotia (270)Maharajganj2,684,70316,4350.612Gond (11,818); Tharu (3,721)Mahoba875,9586470.074Bhotia (358); Buksa (17)Mainpuri1,868,5294780.025Bhotia (5); Jaunsari (4)Mathura2,547,1841,5200.059Bhotia (273); Jaunsari (103); Tharu (15)Mau2,205,96822,9151.039Gond (21,924); Tharu (10) Meerut3,443,6893,3900.098Bhotia (47); Tharu (41); Raji (17)Mirzapur2,496,97020,1320.806Gond (18,278); Pankha (981); Tharu (29)Moradabad4,704,7206850.014Bhotia (128); Tharu (124); Jaunsari (20)Muzaffarnagar4,143,5123170.007Tharu (56); Buksa (10); Jaunsari (5)Pilibhit2,031,0071,7140.084Tharu (1,010); Bhotia (298); Buksa (58)Pratapgarh3,209,1417230.022Tharu (102)Prayagraj5,954,3917,9550.133Tharu (1,190); Bhotia (71); Jaunsari (11)Rae Bareli3,405,5591,7560.051Tharu (1,035); Bhotia (44); Buksa (24)Rampur2,335,8193580.015Tharu (107); Jaunsari (17); Bhotia (17)Saharanpur3,466,3829800.028Jaunsari (61); Tharu (18); Buksa (17)Sant Kabir Nagar2,199,7741,5930.072Gond (1,028); Tharu (6); Buksa (5)Shahjahanpur3,006,5385080.017Jaunsari (190); Tharu (99); Bhotia (91)Shravasti1,117,3615,5340.495Tharu (4,768); Bhotia (36); Buksa (8)Siddharthnagar2,559,29712,0210.469Gond (11,066); Tharu (125); Raji (68)Sitapur4,483,9921,6020.035Raji (269); Buksa (131); Tharu (97) Sonbhadra1,862,559385,01820.671Gond (171,099); Kharwar (82,000); Chero (39,255)Sultanpur4,299,1696960.016Tharu (104); Bhotia (51); Buksa (14)Unnao3,108,3672,9260.094Tharu (2,349); Buksa (6); Jaunsari (5)Varanasi3,676,84128,6170.778Gond (24,376); Kharwar (1,950); Bhotia (69)Total199,812,3411,134,2730.567
See also List of Scheduled Castes in Uttar Pradesh
References
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