List of Scheduled Tribes in Uttarakhand explained

The Scheduled Tribes in Uttarakhand comprise 5 tribes, with a population of 2,91,903, constituting 2.9% of the state's population according to the 2011 census.^[1]

List of Scheduled Tribes

Tribes in bold indicate Particularly Vulnerable Tribal Group (Primitive Tribe).

	Tribe	Region	Language	Population
1.	Bhotiya	Garhwal Himalayas Chamoli Pithoragarh Uttarkashi	Bhoti	39,106
2.	Buksa	Terai-Bhabar Dehradun Haridwar Nainital Pauri Garhwal Udham Singh Nagar	Buksa	46,771
3.	Jaunsari	Jaunsar-Bawar Dehradun Uttarkashi	Jaunsari	1,37,000
4.	Raji	Shivalik Hills Champawat Pithoragarh	Raji
5.	Tharu	Terai-Bhabar Champawat Nainital Udham Singh Nagar	Tharu	91,342

See also

• List of Scheduled Tribes
• List of Scheduled Castes in Uttarakhand

External links

Department of Social Welfare, Government of Uttarakhand

Notes and References

1. Web site: ST in India as Revealed in Census 2011.