GUJARAT DATA HIGHLIGHTS : THE SCHEDULED TRIBES Census of India 00 The population of Gujarat in 00 Census has been 0,,0. Of this,, persons are the Scheduled Tribes (STs) constituting. per cent of the total population of the state. The state has registered. per cent decadal growth of the Scheduled Tribe population in -00. There are twenty nine () notified Scheduled Tribes in the state. Population: Size & Distribution. The Bhil with. lakh population represents majority of the total ST population of the state (%). Dubla (%), Dhodia (.%), Rathawa (.%) and Naikda (.%) are the other major STs each having a sizable population. Along with Bhil they constitute about. per cent of the state s total ST population. Gamit, Kokna, Chaudhri, Varli, and Dhanka account for - per cent each of state s ST population (Statement-). Statement-: Population of Major STs, 00 Census SL.. Name of the Scheduled Tribe Total population Proportion to the total ST population All Scheduled Tribes*,, 0% Bhil,,.0 Dubla,.0 Dhodia,. Rathawa,. Naikda,0. Gamit,. Kokna,. Chaudhri,. Varli,. Dhanka,. Patelia,0. Koli,. * Includes Generic population. Expectedly, the ST population in Gujarat is predominantly rural with. per cent residing in rural and. per cent in urban areas. Of the twelve major STs having more than one lakh population, Dubla has recorded the highest. per cent urban population. Significant urban population has also been recorded among Dhodia (.%), Patelia (.%), and Koli (.%). On the other hand Varli has recorded the lowest at 0. per cent urban population. Page of
. District wise, The Dangs has recorded the highest. per cent of its population as Scheduled Tribe, although its share is small. per cent of the total ST population in the state. Besides The Dangs district, Narmada (.%), Dohad (.%) and Valsad (.%) have recorded more than half of the total population of the district as Scheduled Tribe. Amreli, Bhavnagar, Rajkot, Jamnagar, Mahesana, Junagadh, and Surendranagar have ST population less than one per cent of the district s total population (Statement-). SL. Statement-: District wise ST population State/ District Percentage of District wise STs to total percentage of population of the total ST State/ District population GUJARAT. 0 Kachchh.. Banas Kantha.. Patan. 0. Mahesana 0. 0. Sabar Kantha 0.. Gandhinagar. 0. Ahmadabad.0 0. Surendranagar 0. 0. Rajkot 0. 0. Jamnagar 0. 0. Porbandar. 0. Junagadh 0. 0. Amreli 0. 0.0 Bhavnagar 0. 0. Anand. 0. Kheda. 0. Panch Mahals.. Dohad.. 0 Vadodara.. Narmada.. Bharuch.. Surat.. The Dangs.. Navsari.. Valsad.. Sex Ratio. As per 00 Census, sex ratio of the ST population is, which is close to the national average for all the STs (). Individual ST wise, the Varli and Gamit have recorded sex ratio above 00. The sex ratio among Chaudhri (), Kokna (0), Dhodia (), and Dubla () has been recorded above the state average for STs. On the other hand Koli has recorded a very low sex ratio of. It is comparatively lower among Dhanka () and Patelia (). Page of
. The state has recorded child sex ratio (0- age group) of, which is lower than the national average for STs (). Among the individual STs, Patelia have recorded low child sex ratio of. Literacy & Educational Level. The ST population of Gujarat has recorded. per cent literacy rate, which is at par with the national average for STs (.%). The male and female literacy at. per cent and per cent respectively indicate that women are lagging behind male counterparts by. percentage points. Of the twelve major STs, Dhodia with. per cent literacy are ahead of others. Their female literacy rate is. per cent and male (.%). Literacy position is dismal among Koli as only. per cent of their population has been returned as literate; the picture is more depressing for females (.%) among them, Statement-. SL. Statement-: Literacy Rate (years and above) among Major STs Name of the Scheduled Tribe Literacy Rate Total Male Female All Scheduled Tribes...0 Bhil... Chaudhri... Dhanka... Dhodia... Dubla... Gamit... Kokna.. 0. Koli... Naikda... Patelia... Rathawa. 0.. Varli.... In the age group - years, total of. per cent of the ST population is attending schools or other educational institutions. Of the twelve major STs, Dhodia has recorded the highest. per cent. Other STs who have recorded above state average are Chaudhri (0.%), Patelia (.%), Kokna (.%), Dhanka (.%), and Dubla (0.%). Koli has recorded the lowest at. per cent, and Naikda (.%) and Varli (.%) have recorded less than half of their population in the age group - to be attending schools or any other institution.. Merely. per cent of total literates in the ST population have educational level graduation and above. The Chaudhri and Dhodia are well ahead, among the twelve major STs, to register high of. per cent of their literates as graduate or above. On contrary, Koli, Varli, Dubla, and Naikda are at the bottom, each having less than one per cent. Page of
Work Participation Rate (WPR). In 00 Census,. per cent of the ST population has been recorded as workers, which is more than the aggregated national figure for STs (.%). Of the total workers 0. per cent have been recorded as main workers and. per cent as marginal workers. The WPR at. per cent among female is slightly lower than male (.%). Gender disparity, however, is distinct in main works;. per cent males and only 0. per cent females have been recorded as main workers (Statement-). T/M/F Statement-: Distribution of Total, Main & Marginal Workers among STs Total Workers (% to Main Workers (% to Marginal Workers (% Total Population) Total Workers) to Total Workers) Total Male Female,, (.%),, (0.%),, (.%),,0 (.%),, (.%), (.%),, (.%), (0.%), (.%). Of the twelve major STs, Gamit has recorded the highest WPR at. per cent, while it is the lowest among Koli (%). The female WPR at 0. per cent among Koli is also quite low. Category of Workers. As regards category of workers,. per cent of the total main workers among the STs have been recorded as cultivators and. per cent agricultural laborers. Thus, a total of per cent of the total Scheduled Tribe main workers are involved in agricultural sector.. Of the twelve major STs, Rathawa has recorded the highest. per cent of their total main workers as cultivators, closely followed by Patelia (.%), and Kokna (0.%). It is important to note that merely. per cent main workers among Dubla have been recorded as cultivators. Dubla, however, is not a non-cultivating tribe, as. per cent of their main workers have been recorded as agricultural labourers. Marital Status. As regards marital status, per cent is never married,. per cent currently married, per cent widowed, and 0. per cent divorced /separated.. The Dubla has recorded the highest one per cent of their total population as divorced/ separated, while it is the lowest among Koli (0.%). The percentage of widowed population is also high (.%) among Dubla (Statement-). Page of
Sl. Statement-: Marital Status Wise Population among Major STs Name of the Scheduled Tribe Never married % to Total Population Currently Widowed married Divorced/ Separated All Scheduled Tribes.0..0 0. Bhil... 0. Chaudhri... 0. Dhanka...0 0. Dhodia. 0.. 0. Dubla....0 Gamit. 0.. 0. Kokna..0. 0. Koli.0.0. 0. Naikda... 0. Patelia... 0. Rathawa... 0. Varli... 0.. The ever married females below years the minimum legal age for marriage constitute. per cent. Of the twelve major STs, Naikda has recorded the highest. per cent, while Koli, Dubla, and Dhodia have recorded less than one per cent of their females below years of age returned as ever married.. The ever married males below years the legal age for marriage constitute. per cent of the total ST population of the state. Of the twelve major STs, Rathawa has recorded the highest. per cent, closely followed by Naikda at per cent, of their male population below years as ever married. On contrary, Dhodia has recorded the lowest at. per cent. Religion. Of the total of,, ST population. per cent are Hindus and. per cent Christians. In 00 Census,,0 STs have been returned as Muslims, constituting 0. per cent of the total ST population of the state. Besides,, numbers has been returned as followers of Other Religion and Persuasions ;,0 population have been classified as Religion not stated. A small number of STs have returned their religion as Jains (,), Sikhs (0), and Budhists (). -------------------------------------- Page of