comment on the bhil women working in forests of Gujarat in five sentences .please answer fast
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Bhil is the second largest tribe in India. According to census 2001 the population of Bhil tribe was 3441945 out of them were 1749813 males and 1695132 were female. The Bhil tribal community mainly resides in Rajasthan, western Madhya Pradesh, Gujarat and northern Maharashtra. Some families have migrated to other states like Tripura for job in tea gardens. In Bhil tribe, sub-tribes Bhil-Garasia and Dholi Bhil are included.
Women are traditionally considered inferior; they are prohibited from visiting the village shrines and offering worship to deities. Though their Kuldevi is woman and without her worship no ritual is complete. Generally only men attend the caste council and take decisions for the community and individuals. The Bhil woman is consulted in all domestic and household matters by her husband. The woman contributes to the family economy. Now there are nearly 50% sarpanch in Bhil villages are woman.