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Bhil Meena, Adivasi
भील मीणा,आदिवासी
Woman of Bhil Meena tribe.
Total population
1Lakh
Regions with significant populations
 India1,07,708[1]
           Rajasthan,1,05,393[2][3][4]
           Madhya Pradesh,2,244[3][4]
           Chhattisgarh,71
Related ethnic groups
 • Bhil  • Meena

The Bhil Meena (also spelled Bhil Mina) are a tribal group found in the state of Rajasthan, India.[5]

Mainly they are mixed tribe of tribal Meenas and Bhils.[6]

Social status

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As of 2001, the Bhil Meenas were classified as a Scheduled Tribe under the Indian government's reservation program of positive discrimination.[7]

Demographics

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Rajasthan

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Rajasthan, total
YearPop.±% p.a.
1901—    
1911—    
1921—    
1931—    
1941—    
1951—    
1961—    
1971—    
1981—    
1991—    
2001—    
2011105,393—    
source:[4][8]

Madhya Pradesh

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Madhya Pradesh, total
YearPop.±% p.a.
1901—    
1911—    
1921—    
1931—    
1941—    
1951—    
1961—    
1971—    
1981—    
1991—    
2001—    
20112,244—    
source:[4]

References

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  1. ^ Statistical Profile of Scheduled Tribes in India (PDF). New Delhi: Ministry of Tribal Affairs. 2013. p. 10.
  2. ^ "censusindia" (PDF).
  3. ^ a b "List of notified Scheduled Tribes" (PDF). Census India. Archived from the original (PDF) on 7 November 2013. Retrieved 2 April 2022.
  4. ^ a b c d "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 2 April 2022.
  5. ^ Kshatriya, Gautam K.; Kapoor, Anup K. (2003). "Population Characteristics of the Bhil of Rajasthan". Indian Anthropological Association. JSTOR 41919923. {{cite journal}}: Cite journal requires |journal= (help)
  6. ^ 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.
  7. ^ "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.
  8. ^ Decadal Variation In Population Since 1901
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