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Meenas, Hindoos of low caste. The Meena fall into the Scheduled Tribe category in the state of Rajasthan and the majority of them are classified as being Hindu, [29] but in Madhya Pradesh Meena are recognised as a Scheduled Tribe only in Sironj Tehsil, Vidisha, while in the other 44 districts of the state they are categorised as Other Backward ...
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]
This is a list of the scheduled castes in the Indian state of Rajasthan. [1] Scheduled caste Population Caste Subgroups Ad Dharmi: 412 Aheria: 5,5666 Badi: 15,833
Bairwa's and Meena Tribe have similar customs and traditions because Bairwa's are mostly found in eastern Rajasthan where there is a high concentration of Meena Tribe population. [2] Their population in 1981 census was 429, 627, [ 2 ] which has increased to 1,260,685 in 2011 census in State of Rajasthan and also have fair amount of population ...
Some scholars suggest that the term Bhil is derived from the word billa or billu which means bow in the Dravidian lexis.The term Bhil is used to refer to "various ethnic communities" living in the forests and hills of Rajasthan's southern parts and surrounding regions of western India, highlighting the "popularity of the bow and arrow as a weapon among these groups".
The community is primarily Hindu, and found all over Rajasthan. The Sunar caste is in central [47] [48] [49] as well as the state [50] OBC list in Rajasthan. Bishnoi (also Vishnoi) is a Vaishnava community which follow Vedic culture and live in well organised social structure. Most of them are agricultural landowners, but many of them are ...
The population of Rajasthan in 2011 Census of India was 68,548,437 Of this 9,238,534 persons belong to one of the Scheduled Tribes (STs) constituting 13.48 per cent of the total population of the state. The state has registered 30.2 per cent decadal growth in the Scheduled Tribe population between 2001-2011. [1] [2]
Meos profess Islam but the roots of their ethnic structure are in Hindu caste society. Meos share most of their culture with their Hindu counterparts from neighboring areas in Haryana and Rajasthan. Like Hindus of the north, the Meo do not marry within their own gotras although Islam permits marriage with cousins.