According to the 2011 Census of India, there are 104 million people belonging to Scheduled Tribes (STs), which accounts for 8.6% of India’s total population.
Scheduled Tribes in India:
1. Total population: 104,281,034 (8.6% of India’s population)
2. Number of tribes: 705
3. States with highest ST population:
4. Madhya Pradesh (14.7% of state population)
5. Chhattisgarh (30.6% of state population)
6. Jharkhand (26.3% of state population)
7. Odisha (22.1% of state population)
8. Maharashtra (9.4% of state population)
Top 10 Tribal Communities in India (by population):
1. Gond (4.7 million)
2. Santhal (4.2 million)
3. Bhil (3.8 million)
4. Oraon (2.8 million)
5. Munda (2.2 million)
6. Ho (1.8 million)
7. Korku (1.5 million)
8. Bodo (1.4 million)
9. Garo (1.1 million)
10. Khasi (0.8 million)
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States with highest percentage of ST population:
1. Mizoram (94.4%)
2. Meghalaya (86.1%)
3. Nagaland (85.7%)
4. Chhattisgarh (30.6%)
5. Jharkhand (26.3%)
6. Odisha (22.1%)
7. Madhya Pradesh (14.7%)
8. Maharashtra (9.4%)
9. Gujarat (8.1%)
10. Rajasthan (7.7%)
Tribal Population Distribution in Rural or Urban:
1. Rural areas: 87.2%
2. Urban areas: 12.8%
Literacy Rate among STs:
1. Overall literacy rate: 58.9%
2. Male literacy rate: 68.5%
3. Female literacy rate: 49.4%
