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English Release 18-May 2013
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- Min of Labour & Employment
- 45th Session of the Indian Labour Conference Concludes with A Resolve to Provide Universal Social Security Coverage and Assured Pension to the Entire Working Population
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Ministry of Tribal Affairs22-November, 2012 17:53 IST
| Demographic Status of Scheduled Tribes |
‘Land’ being a State subject, its management and related aspects are the
responsibility of the respective State Governments as provided under Entry No
‘Land’ being a State subject, its management and related
aspects are the responsibility of the respective State Governments as provided
under Entry No. 18 of List II (State List) to VII Schedule to the Constitution
of India. Total numbers of tribals in India and total
numbers of landless tribals State-wise in Percentage
are as under:
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State-Wise Demographic Status of Scheduled Tribes as per Census 1991 &
2001
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State Wise Estimated Percentage of Landless Scheduled
Tribe (NSS Report No. 543)
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S.No
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India/State
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Total ST Population
Census 2001
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Percentage of the landless ST
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India
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84,326,240
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9.1
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1.
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Andhra
Pradesh
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5,024,104
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17.8
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2
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Arunachal
Pradesh
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705,158
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2.6
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3
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Assam
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3,308,570
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2.3
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4
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Bihar
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758,351
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3.1
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5
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Chhattisgarh*
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6,616,596
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5.9
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6
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Goa
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566
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7
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Gujarat
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7,481,160
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10.1
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8
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Haryana
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-
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0
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9
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Himachal
Pradesh
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244,587
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8.6
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10
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J&K
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1,105,979
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15.3
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11
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Jharkhand*
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7,087,068
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6.5
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12
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Karnataka
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3,463,986
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3.6
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13
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Kerala
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364,189
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5.5
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14
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Madhya
Pradesh
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12,233,474
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5.7
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15
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Maharashtra
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8,577,276
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19.4
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16
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Manipur
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741,141
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2.2
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17
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Meghalaya
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1,992,862
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5.5
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18
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Mizoram
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839,310
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2.1
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19
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Nagaland
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1,774,026
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1.3
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20
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Orissa
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8,145,081
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8.9
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21
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Punjab
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-
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30.0
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22
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Rajasthan
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7,097,706
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2.3
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23
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Sikkim
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111,405
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22.3
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24
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Tamil
Nadu
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651,321
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21.8
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25
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Tripura
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993,426
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4.2
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26
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Uttarakhand*
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256,129
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2.3
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27
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Uttar
Pradesh
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107,963
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8.2
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28
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West Bengal
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4,406,794
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13.6
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29
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Andaman
& Nicobar Islands
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29,469
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Group of UTs.: 11.8
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30
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Chandigarh
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-
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31
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Dadra
& Nagar Haveli
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137,225
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32
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Daman
& Diu.
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13,997
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33
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Delhi
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-
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34
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Lakshadweep
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57,321
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35
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Puducherry
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-
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This information was given by the Minister of
State for Tribal Affairs
Smt. Ranee Narah in
a written reply in the Rajya Sabha today.
PKM/DB
(Release ID :89243)
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