Bhil Meena

The Bhil Meena (also spelled Bhil Mina) are a tribal group found in the state of Rajasthan, India.

Bhil Meena
Woman of Bhil Meena tribe.
Regions with significant populations
           Rajasthan,1,05,393[1][2][3]
           Madhya Pradesh,2,244[2][3]
Related ethnic groups
 • Bhil  • Meena

Mainly they are mixed tribe of tribal Meenas and Bhils.[4]

Social status

As of 2001, the Bhil Meenas were classified as a Scheduled Tribe under the Indian government's reservation program of positive discrimination.[5]

Demographics

Rajasthan
Rajasthan, total
YearPop.±% p.a.
1901—    
1911—    
1921—    
1931—    
1941—    
1951—    
1961—    
1971—    
1981—    
1991—    
2001—    
2011105,393—    
source:[3][6]

Madhya Pradesh
Rajasthan, total
YearPop.±% p.a.
1901—    
1911—    
1921—    
1931—    
1941—    
1951—    
1961—    
1971—    
1981—    
1991—    
2001—    
20112,244—    
source:[3]

References
  1. "censusindia" (PDF).
  2. "List of notified Scheduled Tribes" (PDF). Census India. Archived from the original (PDF) on 7 November 2013. Retrieved 2 April 2022.
  3. "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 2022-04-02.
  4. 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.
  5. "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.
  6. Decadal Variation In Population Since 1901
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