Tribals in Madhya Pradesh

The term Scheduled Tribes refers to specific indigenous peoples whose status is acknowledged to by the Constitution of India.

The diversity in the tribes across the state comes from differences in heredity, lifestyle, cultural traditions, social structure, economic structure, religious beliefs and language and speech.

Due to the different linguistic, cultural and geographical environments, the diverse tribal world of Madhya Pradesh has been largely cut off from the mainstream of development.

These six tribes constitute 92.2 per cent of the total ST population of the State.

Other four major groups Kol, Korku, Sahariya and Baiga have registered the highest population in Rewa, Khandwa, Shivpuri and Shahdol districts respectively.