Question

Discuss the classification pf tribal society based on their traits

Answer 1

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Explanation:

Classification of Tribal Societies In terms of positive characteristics, tribes have been classified according to their ‘permanent’ and ‘acquired’ traits.

Permanent Traits include region, language, physical characteristics and ecological habitat.

• The tribal population of India is widely dispersed, but there are also concentrations in certain regions.

• 85% in ‘middle India’, from Gujarat and Rajasthan in the west to West Bengal and Orissa in the east, with Madhya Pradesh, Jharkhand, Chattisgarh and parts of Maharashtra and Andhra Pradesh forming the heart of this region.

• Over 11% is in the North Eastern states

• 3% living in the rest of India. I

• The North Eastern states have the highest concentrations, with all states except Assam having concentrations of more than 30%

• States like Arunachal Pradesh, Meghalaya, Mizoram and Nagaland has more than 60% and upto 95% of tribal population.
• In the rest of the country, however, the tribal population is very small, being less than 12% in all states except Orissa and Madhya Pradesh.
• The ecological habitats covered includes hills, forests, rural plains and urban industrial areas.