List of Scheduled Castes in Jharkhand
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This articles contain list of Scheduled Castes recognized in Jharkhand.
There are 22 communities recognized as Scheduled Castes in Jharkhand, which is with accordance to 'The Constitution (Scheduled Castes) Order, 1950' for Bihar.[1] After the separation of Jharkhand, the list was modified as per 'The Constitution (Scheduled Castes) Orders (Amendment) Act, 2002'.[2]
As of 2011 census of India, there were 39,85,644 members of Schedule castes which accounts for 12.08% of state's total population.[3]
List
| Scheduled Castes | Population | ||
|---|---|---|---|
| Code | Community (Caste) | Total
(as of 2011) |
%age of
total |
| 001 | Bantar | 353 | 0.009 |
| 002 | Bauri | 1,86,356 | 4.676 |
| 003 | Bhogta | 2,23,453 | 5.606 |
| 004 | Bhuiya | 8,48,151 | 21.280 |
| 005 | Chamar, Mochi | 10,08,507 | 25.303 |
| 006 | Chaupal | 632 | 0.016 |
| 007 | Dabgar | 4,378 | 0.109 |
| 008 | Dhobi | 2,51,686 | 6.315 |
| 009 | Doma, Dhangad | 1,68,058 | 4.216 |
| 010 | Dusadh, Dhari, Dharhi, Paswan | 4,24,330 | 10.646 |
| 011 | Ghasi | 1,50,520 | 3.776 |
| 012 | Halalkhor | 580 | 0.014 |
| 013 | Hari, Mehtar, Bhangi | 58,242 | 1.461 |
| 014 | Kanjar | 405 | 0.010 |
| 015 | Kurariar | 1,475 | 0.037 |
| 016 | Lal Begi | 1,240 | 0.031 |
| 017 | Musahar | 53,096 | 1.332 |
| 018 | Nat | 1,286 | 0.032 |
| 019 | Pano, Sawasi | 26,459 | 0.664 |
| 020 | Pasi | 72,357 | 1.815 |
| 021 | Rajwar | 1,96,320 | 4.925 |
| 022 | Turi | 1,98,344 | 4.976 |
| GENERIC CASTES (members identifying them as 'Anusuchit Jati', 'Dalit' or 'Harijan') | 51,174 | 1.284 | |
| 39,85,644 | 100% | ||