Bhil Meena

Bhil Meena, Adivasi
भील मीणा,आदिवासी
Woman of Bhil Meena tribe.
Total population
1Lakh
Regions with significant populations
India1,07,708
           Rajasthan,1,05,393
           Madhya Pradesh,2,244
           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.

Mainly they are mixed tribe of tribal Meenas and Bhils.

Social status

As of 2001, the Bhil Meenas were classified as a Scheduled Tribe under the Indian government's reservation program of positive discrimination.

Demographics

Rajasthan

Rajasthan, total
YearPop.±% p.a.
1901—    
1911—    
1921—    
1931—    
1941—    
1951—    
1961—    
1971—    
1981—    
1991—    
2001—    
2011105,393—    
source:

Madhya Pradesh

Madhya Pradesh, total
YearPop.±% p.a.
1901—    
1911—    
1921—    
1931—    
1941—    
1951—    
1961—    
1971—    
1981—    
1991—    
2001—    
20112,244—    
source:

References

  1. ↑ Statistical Profile of Scheduled Tribes in India (PDF). New Delhi: Ministry of Tribal Affairs. 2013. p. 10.
  2. ↑ "censusindia" (PDF).
  3. 1 2 "List of notified Scheduled Tribes" (PDF). Census India. Archived from the original (PDF) on 7 November 2013. Retrieved 2 April 2022.
  4. 1 2 3 4 "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.
  5. ↑ Kshatriya, Gautam K.; Kapoor, Anup K. (2003). "Population Characteristics of the Bhil of Rajasthan". Indian Anthropologist. 33 (1). Indian Anthropological Association: 1–15. JSTOR 41919923.
  6. ↑ 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.
  7. ↑ "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.
  8. ↑ Decadal Variation In Population Since 1901