Major tribes across the world and their Homeland

A tribe is a social division in a traditional society consisting of families linked by social, economic, religious, or blood ties, with a common culture and dialect.

A tribe possesses certain qualities and characteristics that make it a unique cultural, social, and political entity.

Tribes are also known by the name "Adivasis" in India.

The tribal people in India are around 8.6% of the total population.

According to Article 366(25) of the Constitution, Scheduled Tribes are those communities that are scheduled under Schedule 5 in accordance with Article 342 of the Constitution.

There is no ST population in Delhi NCR, Punjab, Haryana, Puducherry and Chandigarh), as no Scheduled Tribe is notified.

Major tribes in India

Tribe	State(s)	Remark
Gond	Madhya Pradesh, Chhattisgarh, Maharashtra, Andhra Pradesh, Gujarat, Jharkhand, Karnataka, Telangana, Uttar Pradesh, West Bengal and Odisha.	The Gond comprise the largest tribal group of India with a population exceeding 12 million.
Angami	Nagaland	Naga ethnic group native to the state of Nagaland in North-East India.
Rengma	Nagaland and Assam	Rengmas in Nagaland stands at 62,951 and the population of Rengmas in Assam is around 22,000..
Toda	Tamil Nadu	Live in the Nilgiri Mountains of the Indian state of Tamil Nadu. Practice polyandry (बहुपतित्व).
Agariya	Madhya Pradesh and Uttar Pradesh	Worship Lohasur.
Tharu	Uttarakhand, Uttar Pradesh and Bihar	Indigenous to the Terai in southern Nepal and northern India. Mourns Diwali.
Khasi	Meghalaya, Asssam, Tripura, Mizoram	Ethnic group of Meghalaya and the state's largest community. Jhum Cultivation.
Munda	Jharkhand, Bihar, Odisha and West Bengal	Sarhul Festival
Santhal	Eastern India - Bihar, Jharkhand, West Bengal, Odisha, Tripura	Largest tribe in the Jharkhand state.
Bhil	Gujarat, Madhya Pradesh, Chhattisgarh, Maharashtra and Rajasthan
Gaddi	Himachal Pradesh and Jammu and Kashmir	Rajput tribe - Dhauladhar Range
Bhotia	Uttarakhand, Uttar Pradesh	Practice Transhumance
Bhutia	Sikkim, Tripura
Bodo	Assam and Meghalaya (Garo Hills)
Garo	Meghalaya, Assam, Mizoram
Lepcha	Sikkim	Also found in Bhutan, Tibet, Darjeeling and Nepal.
Dafar	Gujarat	Saurashtra Region
Kol	Uttar Pradesh and Madhya Pradesh
Sahariya	Madhya Pradesh, Rajasthan
Limbu	Sikkim, West Bengal, and Assam
Dongria Kondh	Odisha
Karbi	Assam
Bonda	Assam
Chenchu	Nallamala area - Andhra Pradesh, Kerala
Irula	Tamil Nadu, Kerala and Karnataka
Abor	Arunachal Pradesh
Jaunsari	Uttarakhand, Uttar Pradesh
Birhors	Jharkhand, Bihar, Madhya Pradesh
Monpa	Arunachal Pradesh
Chakma	Mizoram, Assam, Meghalaya, Tripura, Arunachal Pradesh
Hajong	Meghalaya, Assam, West Bengal
Halchu, Onge, Shompen, Jarva	Great Nicobar Island

Major Tribes across the world

Tribe	Homeland
Aleuts	Alaska
Ainus	Japan
Khirghiz	Sudan
Pygmy	Congo
Bedouin	Sahara and Middle East
Bindibu or Aborigins	Australia
Bushman	Kalahari Desert (Africa)
Chukchi	NE Asia, USSR, North Siberia
Eskimos	Greenland, North Canada, Alaska, N Siberia
Fulani	Western Africa
Gobi Mongols	Gobi
Guicas	Amazon
Hausa	North Nigeria
Hotten tots	Hot tropical Africa
Ibanas	South-East Asia
India Tribes	Amazon
Kalmuk	Central Asia
Kazakhs	Kazakhistan
Kirghiz	Kyrgyzstan
Koryakas	N. Siberia, Eurassian
Lapps	N. Finland
Punan	Borneo
Ruwala	Arab Desert
Maoris	New Zealand
Masai	East & Central Africa
Meos	Myanmar
Orang Alsi	Malaysia
Pygmies	Congo basin, Zaire
Red Indian	N. America
Semangs	East Sumatra
Tapiro	Papua New Guinea
Turregs	Sahara
Yoakuts	Siberia

Major tribes in India and the World

Major tribes in India

Major Tribes across the world

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