Bhil Meena
भील मीणा
Woman of Bhil Meena tribe.
Total population
1Lakh
Regions with significant populations
 India1,07,708[1]
           Rajasthan,1,05,393[2][3][4]
           Madhya Pradesh,2,244[3][4]
           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.[5]

Mainly they are mixed tribe of tribal Meenas and Bhils.[6]

Social status

As of 2001, the Bhil Meenas were classified as a Scheduled Tribe under the Indian government's reservation program of positive discrimination.[7]

Demographics

Rajasthan

Rajasthan, total
YearPop.±% p.a.
1901    
1911    
1921    
1931    
1941    
1951    
1961    
1971    
1981    
1991    
2001    
2011105,393    
source:[4][8]

Madhya Pradesh

Rajasthan, total
YearPop.±% p.a.
1901    
1911    
1921    
1931    
1941    
1951    
1961    
1971    
1981    
1991    
2001    
20112,244    
source:[4]

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 Anthropological Association. JSTOR 41919923. {{cite journal}}: Cite journal requires |journal= (help)
  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
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