TRIBES OF ODISHA
TRIBES OF ODISHA
Bagata
Bhakta
Region: Settled mainly in Sundergarh,with scattered groups living in Koraput, Mayurbhanj, Keonjhar and Sambalpur.
Population*: 8,813
Language: Odia and Telugu
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Origin: The community name comes from the devotion with which they served the rulers of the region.
Occupation: Skilled agriculturalists and fishermen who in the past practiced shifting cultivation. Today they are also engaged in wage labour.
*Scheduled Tribes Population as per Census 2011 data. PVTGs Population as per Micro Project Survey Data, 2010
Bagata
Bhakta
Region: Settled mainly in Sundergarh,with scattered groups living in Koraput, Mayurbhanj, Keonjhar and Sambalpur.
Population*: 8,813
Language: Odia and Telugu
Map: Click Here
Origin: The community name comes from the devotion with which they served the rulers of the region.
Occupation: Skilled agriculturalists and fishermen who in the past practiced shifting cultivation. Today they are also engaged in wage labour.
*Scheduled Tribes Population as per Census 2011 data. PVTGs Population as per Micro Project Survey Data, 2010
Bagata
Bhakta
Region: Settled mainly in Sundergarh,with scattered groups living in Koraput, Mayurbhanj, Keonjhar and Sambalpur.
Population*: 8,813
Language: Odia and Telugu
Map: Click Here
Origin: The community name comes from the devotion with which they served the rulers of the region.
Occupation: Skilled agriculturalists and fishermen who in the past practiced shifting cultivation. Today they are also engaged in wage labour.
*Scheduled Tribes Population as per Census 2011 data. PVTGs Population as per Micro Project Survey Data, 2010
Bagata
Bhakta
Region: Settled mainly in Sundergarh,with scattered groups living in Koraput, Mayurbhanj, Keonjhar and Sambalpur.
Population*: 8,813
Language: Odia and Telugu
Map: Click Here
Origin: The community name comes from the devotion with which they served the rulers of the region.
Occupation: Skilled agriculturalists and fishermen who in the past practiced shifting cultivation. Today they are also engaged in wage labour.
*Scheduled Tribes Population as per Census 2011 data. PVTGs Population as per Micro Project Survey Data, 2010
PVTG Communities
62 Scheduled Tribes
Bagata,
Baiga,
Banjara,
Bathudi,
Bhottada,
Bhuinya,
Bhumia,
Bhumij,
Bhunjia,
Binjhal,
Binjhia,
Birhor,
Bonda Poraja,
Chenchu,
Dal,
Desua Bhumij,
Dharua,
Didayi,
Gadaba,
Gandia,
Ghara,
Gond,
Ho,
Holva,
Jatapu,
Juang,
Kandha,
Kandha Gauda,
Kawar,
Kharia,
Kharwar,
Kisan,
Kol,
Kolah,
Kolha,
Koli, Malhar,
Kondadora,
Kora,
Korua,
Kotia,
Koya,
Kulis,
Lodha,
Madia,
Mahali,
Mankidi,
Mankirdia,
Matya,
Mirdhas,
Munda,
Mundari,
Omanatya,
Oraon,
Parenga,
Paroja,
Pentia,
Rajuar,
Santal,
Saora,
Shabar Lodha,
Sounti,
Tharua.
PVTG Communities
62 Scheduled Tribes
Bagata,
Baiga,
Banjara,
Bathudi,
Bhottada,
Bhuinya,
Bhumia,
Bhumij,
Bhunjia,
Binjhal,
Binjhia,
Birhor,
Bonda Poraja,
Chenchu,
Dal,
Desua Bhumij,
Dharua,
Didayi,
Gadaba,
Gandia,
Ghara,
Gond,
Ho,
Holva,
Jatapu,
Juang,
Kandha,
Kandha Gauda,
Kawar,
Kharia,
Kharwar,
Kisan,
Kol,
Kolah,
Kolha,
Koli, Malhar,
Kondadora,
Kora,
Korua,
Kotia,
Koya,
Kulis,
Lodha,
Madia,
Mahali,
Mankidi,
Mankirdia,
Matya,
Mirdhas,
Munda,
Mundari,
Omanatya,
Oraon,
Parenga,
Paroja,
Pentia,
Rajuar,
Santal,
Saora,
Shabar Lodha,
Sounti,
Tharua.
PVTG Communities
62 Scheduled Tribes
Bagata,
Baiga,
Banjara,
Bathudi,
Bhottada,
Bhuinya,
Bhumia,
Bhumij,
Bhunjia,
Binjhal,
Binjhia,
Birhor,
Bonda Poraja,
Chenchu,
Dal,
Desua Bhumij,
Dharua,
Didayi,
Gadaba,
Gandia,
Ghara,
Gond,
Ho,
Holva,
Jatapu,
Juang,
Kandha,
Kandha Gauda,
Kawar,
Kharia,
Kharwar,
Kisan,
Kol,
Kolah,
Kolha,
Koli, Malhar,
Kondadora,
Kora,
Korua,
Kotia,
Koya,
Kulis,
Lodha,
Madia,
Mahali,
Mankidi,
Mankirdia,
Matya,
Mirdhas,
Munda,
Mundari,
Omanatya,
Oraon,
Parenga,
Paroja,
Pentia,
Rajuar,
Santal,
Saora,
Shabar Lodha,
Sounti,
Tharua.