List of Scheduled Tribes in Gujarat


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, 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 notified Scheduled Tribes in the state, which are as follows:
  1. Barda
  2. Bavacha, Bamcha
  3. Bharvad
  4. Bhil, Bhil Garasia, Dholi Bhil, Dungri Bhil, Dungri Garasia, Mewasi Bhil, Rawal Bhil, Tadvi Bhil, Bhagalia, Bhilala, Pawra, Vasava, Vasave)
  5. Charan
  6. Chaudhri
  7. Chodhara
  8. Dhanka, Tadvi, Tetaria,
  9. Dhodia, Dhodi
  10. Dubla, Talavia, Halpati
  11. Gamit, Gamta, Gavit, Mavchi, Padvi, Valvi
  12. Gond, Rajgond
  13. Kathodi, Katkari, Dhor Kathodi, Dhor Katkari, Son Kathodi, Son Katkari
  14. Kokna, Kokni, Kukna
  15. Omitted
  16. Koli Dhor, Tokre Koli, Kolcha, Kongha
  17. Kunbi
  18. Naikda, Nayaka, Cholivala Nayaka, Kapadia Nayaka, Mota Nayaka, Nana Nayaka
  19. Padhar
  20. Omitted
  21. Pardhi, Advichincher, Phanse Pardhi
  22. Patelia
  23. Pomla
  24. Rathawa, Rathva
  25. Siddi, SiddiBadshan
  26. Omitted
  27. Varli
  28. Vitola, Kotwalia, Barodia
  29. Bhil, Bhilala, Barela, Patelia
  30. Tadvi Bhil, Bawra, Vasave
  31. Padvi.

Population

NameTotal populationProportion to the total ST population
Bhil, Bhil Taviyad, Bhil Garasia, Dholi Bhil, Dungri Bhil, Dungri Garasia, Malivad bhil, Mewasi Bhil, Rawal Bhil, Tadvi Bhil, Bhagalia, Bhilala, Pawra, Vasava, Vasave4,215,60347.28%
Chaudhari 302,9583.40%
Dhanka, Tadvi, Tetaria, Valvi280,9493.15%
Dhodia, Dhodi635,6957.13%
Rathod, Talavia, Halpati643,1207.21%
Gamit, Gamta, Gavit, Mavchi, Padvi, Valvi378,4454.24%
Kokni, Kokna, Kukna Tribe, Kunbi461,5875.17%
Naikda, Nayka, Nayaka, Patel Nayka, Cholivala Nayaka, Kapadia Nayaka, Mota Nayaka, Nana Nayaka459,9085.16%
Rathwa643,3818.50%
Varli328,1943.68%
Other Tribes668,3677.50%
Barodia25,5625.47%
Pargi85,9950.95%
Total9,87,7607100.00%

Scheduled areas

Gujarat's scheduled areas:
The Scheduled Areas in the States of Bihar and Gujarat were originally specified by the Scheduled Areas, Order, 1950, dated 23.1.1950m, and have been re-specified as above by the Scheduled Areas, Order, 1977, dated 31.12.1977.