RAS question
Rajasthan's ST population percentage (Census 2011) is approximately:
Correct answer: (D) 13.5%.
Rajasthan's Scheduled Tribe population was approximately 13.5% of its total population in Census 2011.
Explanation
Census 2011 places Rajasthan's total population at 6,85,48,437 and its Scheduled Tribe population at 92,38,534, giving an ST share of 13.5%. The appropriate approximate figure is therefore 13.5%. Meena and Bhil are the main tribal communities behind this demographic share. For RAS purposes, the number should be remembered as a state-level social geography fact, not confused with larger percentages seen in some individual tribal districts or with unrelated SC/OBC shares.
Why the other options are wrong
- (A) 30% is too high for Rajasthan as a whole; the official Census 2011 table records the state's ST share at 13.5%.
- (B) 5% is far below the Census 2011 figure, because Rajasthan had 92,38,534 ST people out of a total population of 6,85,48,437.
- (C) 25% overstates the statewide ST share; Rajasthan's Census 2011 ST share is 13.5%, not one-fourth of the population.
Concept
Rajasthan's social geography includes Census 2011 demographic composition. Such figures recur in RAS because tribal population patterns connect population geography with welfare policy and regional planning.