Bhil Meena
भील मीणा,आदिवासी | |
|---|---|
 Woman of Bhil Meena tribe. | |
| Total population | |
| 1Lakh | |
| Regions with significant populations | |
 India | 1,07,708[1] |
| Rajasthan, | 1,05,393[2][3][4] |
| Madhya Pradesh, | 2,244[3][4] |
| Chhattisgarh, | 71 |
| Related ethnic groups | |
| • Bhil • Meena | |
The Bhil Meena (also spelled Bhil Mina) are a tribal group found in the state of Rajasthan, India.[5]
Mainly they are mixed tribe of tribal Meenas and Bhils.[6]
Social status
[edit]As of 2001[update], the Bhil Meenas were classified as a Scheduled Tribe under the Indian government's reservation program of positive discrimination.[7]
Demographics
[edit]Rajasthan
[edit]| Year | Pop. | ±% p.a. |
|---|---|---|
| 1901 | — | |
| 1911 | — | |
| 1921 | — | |
| 1931 | — | |
| 1941 | — | |
| 1951 | — | |
| 1961 | — | |
| 1971 | — | |
| 1981 | — | |
| 1991 | — | |
| 2001 | — | |
| 2011 | 105,393 | — |
| source:[4][8] | ||
Madhya Pradesh
[edit]| Year | Pop. | ±% p.a. |
|---|---|---|
| 1901 | — | |
| 1911 | — | |
| 1921 | — | |
| 1931 | — | |
| 1941 | — | |
| 1951 | — | |
| 1961 | — | |
| 1971 | — | |
| 1981 | — | |
| 1991 | — | |
| 2001 | — | |
| 2011 | 2,244 | — |
| source:[4] | ||
References
[edit]- ^ Statistical Profile of Scheduled Tribes in India (PDF). New Delhi: Ministry of Tribal Affairs. 2013. p. 10.
- ^ "censusindia" (PDF).
- ^ a b "List of notified Scheduled Tribes" (PDF). Census India. Archived from the original (PDF) on 7 November 2013. Retrieved 2 April 2022.
- ^ a b c d "A-11 Individual Scheduled Tribe Primary Census Abstract Data and its Appendix". Census of India 2011. Office of the Registrar General & Census Commissioner, used India. Retrieved 2 April 2022.
- ^ Kshatriya, Gautam K.; Kapoor, Anup K. (2003). "Population Characteristics of the Bhil of Rajasthan". Indian Anthropological Association. JSTOR 41919923.
{{cite journal}}: Cite journal requires|journal=(help) - ^ B.K. Lavania; D. K. Samanta; S. K. Mandal; N.N. Vyas (eds.). People of India Rajasthan Volume XXXVIII Part One. Popular Prakashan. pp. 170–173.
- ^ "List of Scheduled Tribes". Census of India: Government of India. 7 March 2007. Archived from the original on 5 June 2010. Retrieved 27 November 2012.
- ^ Decadal Variation In Population Since 1901
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