The population of Rajasthan in 2011 Census of India was 68,548,437, of which 9,238,534 persons belong to one of the Scheduled Tribes (STs) constituting 13.48 per cent of the total population of the state. The state has registered 30.2 per cent decadal growth in the Scheduled Tribe population between 2001-2011. Main tribes Bhil are the oldest people of Rajasthan.
The Mina is the largest tribe of the state in terms of population.
List of communities There are twelve (12) notified Scheduled Tribes in the state, which are as follows:
Bhil, Bhil Garasia, Dholi Bhil, Dungri Bhil, Dungri Garasia, Mewasi Bhil, Rawal Bhil, Tadvi Bhil, Bhagalia, Bhilala, Pawra, Vasava, Vasave Bhil Mina Damor, Damaria Dhanka, Tadvi, Tetaria, Valvi Garasia (excluding Rajput Garasia) Kathodi, Katkari, Dhor Kathodi, Dhor Katkari, Son Kathodi, Son Katkari Kokna, Kokni, Kukna Koli Dhor, Tokre Koli, Kolcha, Kolgha Mina Naikda, Nayak, Cholivala Nayaka, Kapadia Nayaka, Mota Nayaka, Nana Nayaka Patelia Seharia, Sehria, Sahariya
Population SR. No. Scheduled Tribe Total population2011%age1 Bhil, Bhil Garasia, Dholi Bhil, Dungri Bhil, Dungri Garasia, Mewasi Bhil, Rawal Bhil, Tadvi Bhil, Bhagalia, Bhilala, Pawra, Vasava, Vasave 41,00,26444.38%2 Bhil Mina 1,05,3931.14%3 Damor, Damaria 91,4630.99%4 Dhanka, Tadvi, Tetaria, Valvi 96,7371.04%5 Garasia (excluding Rajput Garasia) 3,14,1943.41%6 Kathodi, Katkari, Dhor Kathodi, Dhor Katkari, Son Kathodi, Son Katkari 4,8330.05%7 Kokni, Kokna, Kukna Tribe 361<0.01%8 Koli Dhor, Tokre Koli, Kolcha, Kolgha 1,5350.16%9 Mina 43,45,52847.04%10 Naikda, Nayaka, Cholivala Nayaka, Kapadia Nayaka, Mota Nayaka, Nana Nayaka 8,3550.09%11 Patelia797<0.01%12 Seharia, Sehria, Sahariya 1,11,3771.21%Generic tribes, etc. (those who identified them as Janjati, Girijan, Adivasi)57,6970.62 92,38,534100%
Geography Although tribals are found in the whole of Rajasthan, but the Aravalli mountainous region is called the shelter of the tribal communities in Rajasthan because the Aravalli mountainous region in Rajasthan is the physical region with the maximum forest wealth, wildlife, biodiversity. Only two tribes Sansi and Sahariya mostly do not reside in Aravalli.
District-wise population DistrictsST Population (2011)NamePopulation (2011)Total populationPercentageLargest three (by pop)Ajmer25,83,05265,4822.51%Bhil (33,122); Mina (24,025); Garasia (4,933)Alwar36,74,1792,89,2497.67%Mina (273,327); Dhanka (13,111); Bhil (663)Banswara17,97,48513,72,99976.41%Bhil (1,339,679); Damar (20,637); Garasia (6,057)Baran12,22,7552,76,85722.61%Mina (130,670); Seharia (108,520); Bhil (36,006)Barmer26,03,7511,76,2576.75%Bhil (173,287); Mina (1,065); Bhil Mina (18)Bharatpur25,48,46254,0902.11%Mina (52,958); Bhil (372); Dhanka (13)Bhilwara24,08,5232,29,2739.51%Bhil (130,375); Mina (96,939); Garasia (127)Bikaner23,63,9377,7790.34%Mina (2,984); Bhil (1,861); Naikda (1,806)Bundi11,10,9062,28,54920.55%Mina (187,078); Bhil (39,452); Naikda (381)Chittaurgarh15,44,3382,01,54613.01%Bhil (132,726); Mina (66,819); Garasia (436)Churu20,39,54711,2450.54%Mina (9,374); Naikda (908); Dhanka (334)Dausa16,34,4094,33,34426.49%Mina (430,945); Dhanka (561); Bhil (126)Dhaulpur12,06,51658,5944.81%Mina (58,1333); Seharia (130); Bhil (28)Dungarpur13,88,5529,83,43771.25%Bhil (686,981); Mina (156,360); Bhil Mina (78,396)Ganganagar19,69,16813,4770.66%Dhanka (8,854); Mina (2,287); Bhil (807)Hanumangarh17,74,69214,2890.79%Dhanka (10,069); Mina (2,582); Bhil (258)Jaipur66,26,1785,27,9667.97%Mina (467,364); Dhanka (45,985); Bhil (3,954)Jaisalmer6,69,91942,4296.26%Bhil (41,553); Mina (405); Koli Dhor (14)Jalore18,28,7301,78,4199.73%Bhil (151,938); Mina (25,775); Garasia (92)Jhalawar14,11,1291,82,22912.89%Bhil (105,153); Mina (75,310); Seharia (551)Jhunjhunu21,37,04541,6291.96%Mina (38,625); Dhanka (2,075); Naikda (426)Jodhpur36,87,1651,18,9243.22%Bhil (107,522); Mina (5,595); Dhanka (1,418)Karauli14,58,2483,24,96022.29%Mina (323,342); Bhil (143); Bhil Mina (49)Kota19,51,0141,83,8169.43%Mina (131,119); Bhil (48,274); Seharia (1,447)Nagaur33,07,74310,4180.3%Mina (8,005); Bhil (393); Dhanka (322)Pali20,37,5731,44,5787.06%Mina (61,606); Garasia (49,465); Bhil (32,350)Pratapgarh8,67,8485,50,42763.36%Mina (447,023); Bhil (99,429); Bhil Mina (2,687)Rajsamand11,56,5971,60,80913.84%Bhil (154,393); Mina (5,070); Bhil Mina (152)Sawai Madhopur13,35,5512,85,84821.42%Mina (284,455); Bhil (222); Koli Dhor (60)Sikar26,77,33375,3492.8%Mina (66,199); Dhanka (7,592); Naikda (321)Sirohi10,36,3462,92,47028.18%Garasia (152,575); Bhil (112,793); Mina (26,225)Tonk14,21,3261,78,20712.52%Mina (162,768); Bhil (13,991); Garasia (304)Udaipur30,68,42015,25,28949.71%Mina (717,696); Bhil (652,005); Garasia (103,847)
Scheduled areas In Rajasthan 5697 villages come under Scheduled Area.
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