TRIBES OF ODISHA
TRIBES OF ODISHA
Dongria Kandha
Region: Niyamgiri hill ranges spread across Bissamcuttack, Kalyansingpur and Muniguda blocks in Rayagada district.
Population*: 8,848
Language: Kui and Kuvi
Map: Click Here
Origin: The word Kandha is derived from the Telugu word Konda meaning hill, and the community are originally hill dwellers.
Occupation: Banana and pineapple plantations cover parts of the hill slopes and the Dongria Kandha are skilled horticulturalists, famed for their turmeric crops. Shifting cultivation is practiced at higher altitudes.
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*Scheduled Tribes Population as per Census 2011 data. PVTGs Population as per Micro Project Survey Data, 2010
Dongria Kandha
Region: Niyamgiri hill ranges spread across Bissamcuttack, Kalyansingpur and Muniguda blocks in Rayagada district.
Population*: 8,848
Language: Kui and Kuvi
Map: Click Here
Origin: The word Kandha is derived from the Telugu word Konda meaning hill, and the community are originally hill dwellers.
Occupation: Banana and pineapple plantations cover parts of the hill slopes and the Dongria Kandha are skilled horticulturalists, famed for their turmeric crops. Shifting cultivation is practiced at higher altitudes.
Video:
*Scheduled Tribes Population as per Census 2011 data. PVTGs Population as per Micro Project Survey Data, 2010
Dongria Kandha
Region: Niyamgiri hill ranges spread across Bissamcuttack, Kalyansingpur and Muniguda blocks in Rayagada district.
Population*: 8,848
Language: Kui and Kuvi
Map: Click Here
Origin: The word Kandha is derived from the Telugu word Konda meaning hill, and the community are originally hill dwellers.
Occupation: Banana and pineapple plantations cover parts of the hill slopes and the Dongria Kandha are skilled horticulturalists, famed for their turmeric crops. Shifting cultivation is practiced at higher altitudes.
Video:
*Scheduled Tribes Population as per Census 2011 data. PVTGs Population as per Micro Project Survey Data, 2010
Dongria Kandha
Region: Niyamgiri hill ranges spread across Bissamcuttack, Kalyansingpur and Muniguda blocks in Rayagada district.
Population*: 8,848
Language: Kui and Kuvi
Map: Click Here
Origin: The word Kandha is derived from the Telugu word Konda meaning hill, and the community are originally hill dwellers.
Occupation: Banana and pineapple plantations cover parts of the hill slopes and the Dongria Kandha are skilled horticulturalists, famed for their turmeric crops. Shifting cultivation is practiced at higher altitudes.
Video:
*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.