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Historical indicator · 2011

Scheduled Tribes population in Census 2011

Enumerated Scheduled Tribes population as a share of all residents, under Census 2011 classifications.

India · Census 20118.63percent of residents

What this answers

Compare historical population composition while retaining geography, category definitions and exact source counts.

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All 35 historical states and union territories
Historical state / UTpercent of residents2011 state code
Andaman and Nicobar Islands7.535
Andhra Pradesh728
Arunachal Pradesh68.7912
Assam12.4518
Bihar1.2810
Chandigarh004
Chhattisgarh30.6222
Dadra and Nagar Haveli51.9526
Daman and Diu6.3225
Goa10.2330
Gujarat14.7524
Haryana006
Himachal Pradesh5.7102
Jammu and Kashmir11.9101
Jharkhand26.2120
Karnataka6.9529
Kerala1.4532
Lakshadweep94.831
Madhya Pradesh21.0923
Maharashtra9.3527
Manipur40.8814
Meghalaya86.1517
Mizoram94.4315
NCT of Delhi007
Nagaland86.4813
Odisha22.8521
Puducherry034
Punjab003
Rajasthan13.4808
Sikkim33.811
Tamil Nadu1.133
Tripura31.7616
Uttar Pradesh0.5709
Uttarakhand2.8905
West Bengal5.819

Alphabetical order; states and union territories are identified in their profiles. India is shown separately and not included in state rankings.

Ten districts with the highest published or derived values

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District view · historical 2011 boundaries
DistrictHistorical state / UTpercent of residents
Kurung KumeyArunachal Pradesh98.58
ChamphaiMizoram98.19
West Khasi HillsMeghalaya97.82
TuensangNagaland97.11
ZunhebotoNagaland97.02
SerchhipMizoram96.85
SaihaMizoram96.59
KiphireNagaland96.52
LonglengNagaland96.3
PhekNagaland96.16

Ordered by this indicator, with names resolving ties. This descriptive ordering is not a quality or causal ranking. Use the explorer for all 640 districts.

Source and calculation

Office of the Registrar General & Census Commissioner, India: Primary Census Abstract, 2011, India/state/district workbook. The retained extract reconciles state and district counts and records source sheet/row locators on each place profile. Percentages are displayed to two decimals; undefined ratios remain unavailable.

Official PCA workbookField definitions and original codes

Literacy: literates ÷ population aged 7+ × 100. Participation: workers ÷ all residents × 100. Worker-category shares: the named main and marginal counts ÷ all workers × 100. Shares use compatible counts from one record; current boundaries are never assumed.