आंकड़ा अनुसूचित जनजाति [ The Scheduled Tribe (ST)]

              The  Scheduled  Tribe  (ST)

The  Scheduled  Tribe  (ST)  population  of  the  State  of  Madhya  Pradesh  is  12,233,474 as  per  2001  census.    This  constitutes  20.3  per  cent  of  the  total  population  (60,348,023)  of the  State.    Madhya  Pradesh  holds  1st  rank  among  all  the  States/UTs  in  terms  of  ST population  and  12th  rank  in  respect  of  the  proportion  of  ST  population  to  total  population.  The growth  of  the  ST  population  during  1991-2001  has  been  26.4  per  cent,  which  is  2.1  per  cent higher  than  the  overall  growth  of  total  population  (24.3  per  cent).  The  State  has  a  total  of forty six (46) Scheduled Tribes, and all of them have been enumerated at 2001 census.   2.The  Scheduled  Tribe  population  in  the  State  is  overwhelmingly  rural,  with  93.6  per cent  residing  in  rural  areas.  At  district  level,  STs  have  returned  the  highest  proportion  in Jhabua  district  (86.8  per  cent)  followed  by  Barwani  (67  per  cent),  Dindori  (64.5  per  cent)  and Mandla  (57.2  per  cent)  districts.    Bhind  district  preceded  by  Morena  and  Datia  has  the lowest proportion of STs (0.5 per cent).    Population - Size & Distribution 3.Out  of  forty  six  (46)  STs,  Bhil  is  the  most  populous  tribe  having  a  number  of 4,618,068,  constituting  37.7  per  cent  of  the  total  ST  population.  Gond  is  the  second  largest tribe,  with  a  population  of  4,357,918  constituting  35.6  per  cent.    Four  other  STs  in  the descending  order  are  Kol,  Korku,  Sahariya  and  Baiga.    Along  with  Bhil  and  Gond,  the  six tribes  constitute  92.2  per  cent  of  the  total  ST  population  of  the  State.    Pardhan,  Saur  and Bharia  Bhumia  have  a  population  ranging  from  105,692  to  152,472;  together,  they  form  3.2 per  cent.  Four  tribes,  namely,  Majhi,  Khairwar,  Mawasi  and  Panika  having  population  in  the range  of  47,806  to  81,335  account  for  another  2.2  per  cent  of  the  ST  population;  remaining thirty  three  tribes  along  with  the  generic  tribes  constitute  the  residual  2.5  per  cent  of  total  ST population.  Tribes  having  below  1000  population  are  twelve  in  number.  Of  them,  five  tribes, namely, Mina, Andh, Birhul, Parja and Nagesia each have less than 500 population.   4.Bhils  have  the  highest  population  in  Jhabua  district  followed  by  Dhar,  Barwani  and West  Nimar  districts.  Gonds  have  major  concentration  in  Chhindwara,  Mandla,  Betul,  Seoni and  Shahdol  districts.  Other  four  major  groups  Kol,  Korku,  Sahariya  and  Baiga  have registered  the  highest  population  in  Rewa,  East  Nimar,  Shivpuri  and  Shahdol  districts respectively.  Sex Ratio  5.The  over  all  sex  ratio  of  the  ST  population  in  Madhya  Pradesh  is  975  females  per 1000 males which is lower than the national average of 978 for all STs.  6.At  the  individual  level,  Gond  and  Baiga  have  over  all  sex  ratio  higher  than  that  of the national average. Sahariya have shown the lowest overall sex ratio.  7.The  sex  ratio  among  the  STs,  in  the  age  group  0-6  years  (979)  is  higher  than  that of  all  STs  at  the  national  level.  Except  Korku,  Kol  and  Sahariya,  the  three  major  tribes  have higher  child  sex  ratio  than  that  of  the  national  average.