Prelims · 4 Indian Geography · 4.10 Population and settlements

4.10.7 Scheduled Tribes: distribution and major tribes of India

Scheduled Tribes are 8.6 per cent of India's population (Census 2011), concentrated in a central tribal belt and the North-East, with Bhils and Gonds the largest groups.

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Key terms

  • Scheduled Tribes
  • Article 342
  • PVTG
  • Gond
  • Bhil
  • Santhal
  • Chenchu
  • Fifth Schedule
  • Sixth Schedule
  • tribal belts

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