4 Geography · 4.3.5 Tribes of India and AP

4.3.5.1 Tribes: definition, features, classification and distribution (Census 2011)

A tribe is a small, largely self-contained community with its own territory, dialect, customs and identity; in India, "Scheduled Tribe" is a legal status given by Presidential order under Article 342, and STs were 8.6% of the population in Census 2011.

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Key terms

  • tribe
  • tribus
  • Adivasi
  • Scheduled Tribe
  • Lokur criteria
  • Census 2011
  • Bhil
  • Gond
  • B.S. Guha
  • Austric
  • Dravidian
  • Tibeto-Burman
  • youth dormitory
  • ghotul
  • morung
  • dhumkuria
  • shifting cultivation
  • matrilineal
  • Khasi
  • Toda

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  5. Common trapsFoundation
  6. Quick revisionFoundation

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