Question

State two characteristics of tribal population

Answer 1

Answer:Sense of Unity: ...

Endogamous Group: ...

Common Dialect: ...

Ties of Blood-relationship: ..

Answer 2

According to 2001 census, the total population of Scheduled Tribes is 84,326,240 which is 8.2% of the total population of the country.

Explanation:

• According to the 2011 census, Bhils are the largest tribal group in India.
• They constitute about 38% of the total scheduled tribal population of India.
• Bhil tribe is found in Maharashtra, Chhattisgarh, Gujarat, Rajasthan, Madhya Pradesh as well as Tripura.
• 3 States (Delhi NCR, Punjab and Haryana) and 2 Union Territories (Puducherry and Chandigarh) have no ST population, as no Scheduled Tribes are notified.
• The Gonds are the largest tribal group in India with a population of over 12 million.
• Linguistically, the Gonds belong to the Gondi-Manda subgroup of the South Central branch of the Dravidian language family.