Swangla

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The Swangla is a tribal community found in Lahaul and Spiti district of Himachal Pradesh, India. They are primarily settled in pattan region of Lahaul sub- division. As per Census of India, the population of Swangla Tribe stood at 9,630 (Males 4829 and females 4801).[1]

Social status

As of 2001, the Swangla were classified as a Scheduled Tribe under the Indian government's reservation program of positive discrimination.[2]

References

  1. ^ http://www.censusindia.gov.in/datagov/PCA-A11_Appendix/ST-02-PCA-A11-APPENDIX.xls
  2. ^ "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.