List of Scheduled Castes in Jammu and Kashmir
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Below a list of Scheduled Caste communities and their population according to the 2001 and 2011 Census of India in the state of Jammu and Kashmir.[1][2]
Demographics
Community wise
| Scheduled Caste | Population | ||
|---|---|---|---|
| Code | Communities | 2001 | 2011 |
| 001 | Barwala | 24,683 | 33,225 |
| 002 | Basith | 18,866 | 24,407 |
| 003 | Batwal | 42,731 | 43,945 |
| 004 | Chamar or Ramdasia, Chamar-Rohidas, Chamar-Ravidas | 1,87,277 | 2,12,032 |
| 005 | Balmiki, Chuhra, Mehtar | 9,000 | 6,918 |
| 006 | Dhyar | 7,566 | 8,343 |
| 007 | Doom or Mahasha, Dumna | 1,59,908 | 1,93,803 |
| 008 | Gardi[citation needed] | 3,268 | 4,596 |
| 009 | Jolaha | 467 | 306 |
| 010 | Megh or Kabirpanthi | 3,00,980 | 3,05,794 |
| 011 | Rattal | 1,913 | 2,784 |
| 012 | Saryara | 13,327 | 15,825 |
| 013 | Watal | 169 | 146 |
| Generic castes, etc. | 1,59,908 | 75,957 | |
| Total Population | 770,155 | 924,991 | |
District wise
| District | Scheduled Castes | |||
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Name | Population
(2011) |
Total | Percent | Top 3 castes (by pop) |
| Kupwara | 870,354 | 1,048 | 0.12 | Chamar (679); Megh (35); Balmiki (19) |
| Budgam | 753,745 | 368 | 0.05 | Chamar (194); Megh (21); Balmiki (7) |
| Leh | 133,487 | 488 | 0.36 | Chamar (235); Mahasha (112); Balmiki (41) |
| Kargil | 140,802 | 18 | 0.01 | Batwal (4); Dhyar (4); Mahasha (3) |
| Poonch | 476,820 | 556 | 0.12 | Chamar (211); Balmiki (80); Mahasha (37) |
| Rajouri | 619,266 | 48,157 | 7.78 | Basith (22,759); Chamar (17,566); Megh (1,153) |
| Kathua | 615,711 | 1,41,224 | 22.94 | Mahasha (62,723); Chamar (42,066); Megh (26,647) |
| Baramula | 1,008,039 | 1,476 | 0.15 | Chamar (799); Megh (38); Balmiki (24) |
| Bandipore | 392,232 | 392 | 0.09 | Chamar (101); Balmiki (70); Saryara (6) |
| Srinagar | 1,236,829 | 1,068 | 0.09 | Chamar (287); Balmiki (54); Megh (29) |
| Ganderbal | 297,446 | 117 | 0.04 | Chamar (59); Balmiki (24) |
| Pulwama | 560,440 | 402 | 0.07 | Chamar (91); Megh (29); Balmiki (17) |
| Shopian | 266,215 | 43 | 0.02 | Chamar (30); Balmiki (7); Mahasha (1) |
| Anantnag | 1,078,692 | 1,826 | 0.17 | Chamar (563); Balmiki (36); Mahasha (34) |
| Kulgam | 424,483 | 21 | NA | |
| Doda | 409,576 | 53,408 | 13.04 | Megh (40,722); Mahasha (6,888); Chamar (2,805) |
| Ramban | 283,313 | 13,920 | 4.91 | Megh (7,540); Mahasha (2,539); Chamar (1,813) |
| Kishtwar | 231,037 | 14,307 | 6.19 | Megh (12,926); Barwala (496); Batwal (493) |
| Udhampur | 555,357 | 1,38,569 | 24.95 | Megh (52,961); Mahasha (45,732); Chamar (33,321) |
| Reasi | 314,714 | 37,757 | 11.99 | Megh (11,425); Chamar (8,544); Dhyar (6,915) |
| Jammu | 1,526,406 | 3,77,991 | 24.76 | Megh (173,823); Chamar (71,795); Mahasha (43,065) |
| Samba | 318,611 | 91,835 | 28.82 | Megh (31,611); Chamar (30,827); Mahasha (25,459) |