Kolam people
| Total population | |
|---|---|
| 239,583 (2011 census) | |
| Regions with significant populations | |
| Maharastra | 194,671 |
| Andhra Pradesh and Telangana | 44,912 |
| Languages | |
| Kolami | |
Kolam are a designated Scheduled Tribe in the Indian states of Telangana, Chhattisgarh, Madhya Pradesh and Maharashtra.[2] They belong to the sub-category Particularly vulnerable tribal group,[3] one of the three belonging to this sub-category. The others being Katkari and Madia Gond.[4]
They are a Kolam community and common in the Yavatmal, Chandrapur and districts of Maharashtra. They speak the Kolami language.[5] They are an agricultural community.[6] The Kolam are an endogamous group.
They have a high rate of returning positive to the Naked eye single tube red cell osmotic fragility test (NESTROFT) test, making them prone to high incidence of Thalassaemia.[7]
References
- ^ "A-11 Individual Scheduled Tribe Primary Census Abstract Data and its Appendix". www.censusindia.gov.in. Office of the Registrar General & Census Commissioner, India. Retrieved 18 November 2017.
- ^ "List of notified Scheduled Tribes" (PDF). Census India. Archived from the original (PDF) on 7 November 2013. Retrieved 15 December 2013.
- ^ Shashishekhar Gopal Deogaonkar; Leena Deogaonkar Baxi (1 January 2003). The Kolam Tribals. Concept Publishing Company. pp. 9–20. ISBN 978-81-8069-011-2. Retrieved 7 April 2013.
- ^ Sarit Kumar Chaudhuri; Sucheta Sen Chaudhuri (2005). Primitive Tribes in Contemporary India: Concept, Ethnography and Demography. Mittal Publications. p. 269. ISBN 978-81-8324-026-0. Retrieved 7 April 2013.
- ^ K. S. Singh (2004). People of India: Maharashtra. Popular Prakashan. pp. 1070–1071. ISBN 978-81-7991-101-3. Retrieved 7 April 2013.
- ^ Gabriele Dietrich (2004). Waging Peace, Building a World in which Life Matters: Festschrift to Honour Gabriele Dietrich. ISPCK. p. 181. ISBN 978-81-7214-798-3. Retrieved 7 April 2013.
- ^ Aloke Kumar Kalla; P. C. Joshi (1 January 2004). Tribal Health And Medicines. Concept Publishing Company. p. 158. ISBN 978-81-8069-139-3. Retrieved 7 April 2013.