Tribals in Kerala

Tribals in Kerala are the tribal population found in the Indian state of Kerala. Most of the tribals of Kerala live in the forests and mountains of Western Ghats, bordering Karnataka and Tamil Nadu.
Tribals in Kerala are officially designated as "Scheduled Tribes" for affirmative action purposes. Kerala Public Service Commission, Government of Kerala, lists thirty-seven of Scheduled Tribes in Kerala. Tribals in Kerala are classified by Scheduled Tribes Development Department, Government of Kerala into three sub-sets.
According to the 2011 Census of India, the Scheduled Tribe population in Kerala is 484.839. Wayanad district has the highest number of tribals in Kerala, followed by Idukki, Palakkad and Kasaragod and Kannur districts. Paniyar, Irular, Kattunaikan, Oorali and Adiyar are some of the major "communities" among Kerala tribals.
O. R. Kelu, Member of the Legislative Assembly from Mananthavady, is the current Kerala Minister for Welfare of Scheduled Castes, Scheduled Tribes and Backward Classes.
The Department of Scheduled Tribes Development is responsible for the development and welfare of ST communities in Kerala.

Kerala tribals - distribution

List of Scheduled Tribes in Kerala

As amended by the Scheduled Castes and Scheduled Tribes Order 1976.
As amended by the Indian Constitution Orders Act, 2002 vide Part VIII - Kerala - Schedule I notified in the Gazette of India, dated 18 December, 2002.
As amended by the Scheduled Castes and Scheduled Tribes Orders Act, 2002 vide Part VII - Kerala - Schedule II notified in the Gazette of India, dated 08 January, 2003.

Kerala Public Service Commission
Adiyan	Adiyan	Adiyan
Aranda Arandan	Aranadan Aranadan	Arandan Aranadan
Eravallan	Ervallan	Eravallan
Hill Pulaya Mala Pulayan Kurumba Pulayan Karavazhi Pulayan Pamba Pulayan	Hill Pulaya Mala Pulayan Kurumba Pulayan Karavazhi Pulayan Pamba Pulayan	Hill Pulaya Mala Pulayan Kurumba Pulayan Karavazhi Pulayan Pamba Pulaya
Irular Irulan	Irular Irulan	Irular Irulan
Kadar Wayanad Kadar	Kadar Wayanad Kadar	Kadar Wayanad Kadar
Kanikkaran Kanikar	Kanikaran Kanikkar	Kanikaran Kanikkar
Karimpalan	Karimpalan	Karimpalan
Kattunayakan	Kattunayakan	Kattunayakan
Kochuvelan	Kochuvelan	Kochuvelan
Koraga	Koraga	Koraga
Kudiya Melakudi	Kudiya Melakudi	Kudiya Melakudi
Kurichchan Kurichiyan	Kurichchan Kurichiyan	Kurichchan Kurichiyan
Kurumans Mullu Kuruman Mulla Kuruman Mala Kuruman	Kurumans Mullu Kuruman	Kurumans Mullu Kuruman
Kurumbas Kurumbar Kurumban	Kurumbas Kurumbar Kurumban	Kurumbas Kurumbar Kurumban
Mahamalasar	Maha Malasar	Maha Malasar
Malai Arayan Mala Arayan	Malai Arayan Mala Arayan	Malai Arayan Mala Arayan
Malai Pandaran	Malai Pandaram	Malai Pandaram
Malai Vedan Mala Vedan	Malai Vedan Malavedan	Malai Vedan Malavedan
Malakkuravan	Malakkuravan	Malakkuravan
Malasar	Malasar	Malasar
Malayan Nattu Malayan Konga Malayan Excluding the areas comprising the Kasaragod, Kannur, Wayanad and Kozhikode districts)	Malayan Nattu Malayan Konga Malayan Excluding the areas comprising the Kasargode, Cannanore, Wayanad and Kozhikode districts	Malayan Nattu Malayan Konga Malayan Excluding the areas comprising the Kasaragod, Kannur, Wayanad and Kozhikode districts
Mavilan	Mavilan	Mavilan
Malayarayar	Malayarayar	Malayarayar
Mannan	Mannan	Mannan
Muthuvan Mudugar Muduvan	Muthuvan Mudugar Muduvan	Muthuvan, Mudugar, Muduvan
Palleyan Palliyan Paliyar Palliya	Palleyan Palliyan Palliyar Palliyan	Palleyan Palliyan Palliyar Paliyan
Paniyan	Paniyan	Paniyan
Ulladan Ullatan	Ulladan Ullatan	Ulladan Ullatan
Uraly	Uraly	Uraly
Mala Vettuvan	Mala Vettuvan	Mala Vettuvan
Ten Kurumban Jenu Kurumban	Ten Kurumban Jenu Kurumban	Ten Kurumban Jenu Kurumban
Thachenadan Thachenadan Moopan	Thachanadan Thachanadan Moopan	Thachanadan Thachanadan Moopan
Cholanaickan	Cholanaickan	Cholanaickan
Malapanickar	Mala Panickar	Mala Panickar
Vettakuruman	Vetta Kuruman	Vetta Kuruman
	Marati

Scheduled Tribes list for educational concession

Source: http://www.stdd.kerala.gov.in/scheduled-tribes-kerala

Allar
Layan
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Malavettuvan
Malamuthuvan
Kunduvadiyan
Pathiyan
Thachanadan Mooppan
Wayanad Kadar
Lalanadi
Chingathan
Malayar
Malapanicker
Irivandavan