Key facts

  • Rajasthan ST Population (Census 2011) is 92,38,534, or 13.48 percent of the state's population.
  • Rajasthan's notified-ST list has 12 communities, including Bhil, Bhil Mina, Damor, Garasia, Kathodi/Katkari, Mina and Seharia/Sahariya.
  • Mina/Meena and Bhil are the two largest Census 2011 components; a careful note separates the eastern Mina belt from the southern Bhil belt.
  • Mangarh 1913, Lasodia/Bhagat reform currents and the Eki Movement of 1921-22 turn tribal geography into freedom-movement history.
  • FRA 2006, TAD administration and TSP/DAPST planning form the state-policy stack for tribal areas.

Key Points at a Glance

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    Rajasthan ST Population (Census 2011) is 92,38,534, or 13.48 percent of the state's population.

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    Rajasthan's notified-ST list has 12 communities, including Bhil, Bhil Mina, Damor, Garasia, Kathodi/Katkari, Mina and Seharia/Sahariya.

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    Mina/Meena and Bhil are the two largest Census 2011 components; a careful note separates the eastern Mina belt from the southern Bhil belt.

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    Sahariya is Rajasthan's only PVTG focus in Baran, especially Kishanganj and Shahbad.

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    Mangarh 1913, Lasodia/Bhagat reform currents and the Eki Movement of 1921-22 turn tribal geography into freedom-movement history.

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    FRA 2006, TAD administration and TSP/DAPST planning form the state-policy stack for tribal areas.

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    Baneshwar Mela, Bhili-Wagdi speech and Aravalli-Vagad terrain connect tribe names with culture and place.

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    District belts, tribe-fair pairs, movement-leader pairs and Census 2011 ST rankings are the core recall clusters.

What is the Census base for Scheduled Tribes in Rajasthan?

The Census base for Scheduled Tribes in Rajasthan is the Census 2011 individual-ST framework, read with the state's notified Scheduled Tribe list. According to the Census 2011 A-11 table, Rajasthan recorded 92,38,534 Scheduled Tribe persons.

Census 2011 base

  • Scheduled Tribe population: Census 2011 recorded 92,38,534 Scheduled Tribe persons in Rajasthan, equal to 13.48 percent of the state population.
  • Why a one-line label can mislead: the official individual-ST table separates large, medium and small community rows.
Census 2011 individual-ST row Persons recorded
Mina 43,45,528
Bhil group 41,00,264
Garasia 3,14,194
Damor/Damaria 91,463
Kathodi/Katkari 4,833
Seharia/Sahariya 1,11,377

Notified Scheduled Tribes

  • Administrative list: The Social Justice and Empowerment Department list gives 12 notified Scheduled Tribes for Rajasthan, beginning with the Bhil cluster and ending with Seharia, Sehria, Sahariya.
  • Administrative versus demographic frame: That list is administrative, while the Census table is demographic; together they frame reservation, district ranking, welfare planning and district maps.
  • Broader than six high-frequency names: The notified list includes Bhil, Bhil Mina, Damor, Dhanka, Garasia, Kathodi/Katkari, Koli Dhor, Kokna/Kokni, Mina, Naikda, Patelia and Seharia/Sehria/Sahariya.
  • Legal presence despite small rows: A small community can therefore be legally present even when its Census row is small.

Scale, visibility and map logic

  • Census scale adds a second layer: Bhil Mina is separate from Mina, Garasia is counted excluding Rajput Garasia, and Kathodi/Katkari remains a very small Aravalli-linked row.
  • Tribe geography in Rajasthan is therefore not a romantic desert subject. It is a table-and-map subject built on Census 2011, the notified list, district concentration and specific policy instruments.
  • Spatial pattern matters as much as the name: Mina/Meena communities are strongest in the eastern belt; Bhil communities shape the southern Mewar-Vagad belt; Sahariya forms a sharply localised Baran pocket; Garasia, Damor and Kathodi/Katkari are smaller but repeatedly useful for Aravalli, occupation and culture markers.
  • Census 2011 remains the official base until a later census replaces it, so district-wise ST percentage references still use the 2011 frame even when current welfare schemes use newer surveys.
  • Internal hierarchy: Mina and Bhil dominate the state total, Garasia and Sahariya remain large enough to carry district-level identity, Damor sits inside the southern tribal complex, and Kathodi/Katkari is numerically small but distinctive because its name, location and occupation clue all point to a narrow Aravalli pocket.
  • Foundation: That hierarchy is the foundation for the rest of the topic.

PREDICTED Predicted RAS Questions

Based on PYQ trends and 2026 syllabus analysis

1 MCQ Census 2011 records which Rajasthan Scheduled Tribe population figure and state share?
  1. A 82,38,534 and 11.48 percent
  2. B 92,38,534 and 13.48 percent Correct answer
  3. C 1,30,068 and 13.48 percent
  4. D 43,45,528 and 17.83 percent

Explanation

B is correct because Census 2011 records Rajasthan's ST population as 92,38,534, equal to 13.48 percent of the state population. A changes both the total and share. C is the newer Baran Sahariya PM-JANMAN survey number, not the state ST census total. D uses the Mina row and an SC-type percentage, so it is a category mix.