List of Scheduled Tribes in Rajasthan

The population of Rajasthan in 2011 Census of India was 68,548,437 Of this 9,238,534 persons belong to one of the Scheduled Tribes (STs) constituting 13.48 per cent of the total population of the state. The state has registered 30.2 per cent decadal growth in the Scheduled Tribe population between 2001-2011.^[1][2]

Geography

Although tribals are found in the whole of Rajasthan, but the Aravalli mountainous region is called the shelter of the tribal communities in Rajasthan because the Aravalli mountainous region in Rajasthan is the physical region with the maximum forest wealth, wildlife, biodiversity. Only two tribes Sansi and Sahariya mostly do not reside in Aravalli.^[3][4][5][6]

Main tribes

• Bhil are the oldest people of Rajasthan.

• The Mina is the largest tribe of the state in terms of population.^[7][8]

List of communities

There are twelve (12) notified Scheduled Tribes in the state, which are as follows:^[9]

1. Bhil, Bhil Garasia, Dholi Bhil, Dungri Bhil, Dungri Garasia, Mewasi Bhil, Rawal Bhil, Tadvi Bhil, Bhagalia, Bhilala, Pawra, Vasava, Vasave
2. Bhil Mina
3. Damor, Damaria
4. Dhanka, Tadvi, Tetaria, Valvi
5. Garasia (excluding Rajput Garasia)
6. Kathodi, Katkari, Dhor Kathodi, Dhor Katkari, Son Kathodi, Son Katkari
7. Kokna, Kokni, Kukna
8. Koli Dhor, Tokre Koli, Kolcha, Kolgha
9. Mina
10. Naikda, Nayak, Cholivala Nayaka, Kapadia Nayaka, Mota Nayaka, Nana Nayaka
11. Patelia
12. Seharia, Sehria, Sahariya

Population in 2001

SR. No.	Name of the Scheduled Tribe	Total population	Proportion to the total ST population
1	Bhil, Bhil Garasia, Dholi Bhil, Dungri Bhil, Dungri Garasia, Mewasi Bhil, Rawal Bhil, Tadvi Bhil, Bhagalia, Bhilala, Pawra, Vasava, Vasave
2	Bhil Mina
3	Damor, Damaria
4	Dhanka, Tadvi, Tetaria, Valvi
5	Garasia (excluding Rajput Garasia)
6	Kathodi, Katkari, Dhor Kathodi, Dhor Katkari, Son Kathodi, Son Katkari
7	Kokni, Kokna, Kukna Tribe
8	Koli Dhor, Tokre Koli, Kolcha, Kolgha
9	Mina	3,799,971
10	Naikda, Nayaka, Cholivala Nayaka, Kapadia Nayaka, Mota Nayaka, Nana Nayaka
11	Patelia
12	Seharia, Sehria, Sahariya
13	All Schedule Tribes		100.00%

Population in 2011

SR. No.	Name of the Scheduled Tribe	Total population	Proportion to the total ST population
1	Bhil, Bhil Garasia, Dholi Bhil, Dungri Bhil, Dungri Garasia, Mewasi Bhil, Rawal Bhil, Tadvi Bhil, Bhagalia, Bhilala, Pawra, Vasava, Vasave	4,100,264	44.38%
2	Bhil Mina	105,393	1.14%
3	Damor, Damaria
4	Dhanka, Tadvi, Tetaria, Valvi
5	Garasia (excluding Rajput Garasia)
6	Kathodi, Katkari, Dhor Kathodi, Dhor Katkari, Son Kathodi, Son Katkari
7	Kokni, Kokna, Kukna Tribe
8	Koli Dhor, Tokre Koli, Kolcha, Kolgha
9	Mina	4,345,528	47.03%
10	Naikda, Nayaka, Cholivala Nayaka, Kapadia Nayaka, Mota Nayaka, Nana Nayaka
11	Patelia
12	Seharia, Sehria, Sahariya
13	All Schedule Tribes	9,238,534	100.00%

Population in 2021

SR. No.	Name of the Scheduled Tribe	Total population	Proportion to the total ST population
1	Bhil, Bhil Garasia, Dholi Bhil, Dungri Bhil, Dungri Garasia, Mewasi Bhil, Rawal Bhil, Tadvi Bhil, Bhagalia, Bhilala, Pawra, Vasava, Vasave
2	Bhil Mina
3	Damor, Damaria
4	Dhanka, Tadvi, Tetaria, Valvi
5	Garasia (excluding Rajput Garasia)
6	Kathodi, Katkari, Dhor Kathodi, Dhor Katkari, Son Kathodi, Son Katkari
7	Kokni, Kokna, Kukna Tribe
8	Koli Dhor, Tokre Koli, Kolcha, Kolgha
9	Mina
10	Naikda, Nayaka, Cholivala Nayaka, Kapadia Nayaka, Mota Nayaka, Nana Nayaka
11	Patelia
12	Seharia, Sehria, Sahariya
13	All Schedule Tribes		100.00%

Scheduled areas

In Rajasthan 5697 villages come under Scheduled Area.^[10]