Question

Which of the following group of States recorded Santhal tribe population as per census of India, 2011?
1. Bihar, Jharkhand, Maharashtra
2. Gujarat, Bihar, Rajasthan
3. Jharkhand, Odisha, West Bengal
4. Bihar, Odisha, Andhra Pradesh

Answer 1

Correct Answer - Option 3 : Jharkhand, Odisha, West Bengal

• The Scheduled Tribe (ST) population of Jharkhand State is as per 2001 census constituting 26.3 per cent of the total population (26,945,829) of the State.
• Among all Sates and UTs, Jharkhand holds 6th and 10th ranks terms of the ST population and the percentage share of the ST population to the total population of the State respectively. 
• The state has a total of thirty (30) Scheduled Tribes and all of them have been enumerated at 2001 census
• Out of thirty (30) Scheduled Tribes notified for the State, Santhal is the most populous tribe constituting 34 per cent of the total ST population of the State.
• The total population of West Bengal at 2001 Census has been 80,176,197.
• Scheduled Tribes (STs) constituting 5.5 per cent of the total population of the state. There are total thirty eight (38) notified STs in the state. The Santal represents more than half of the total ST population of the state.
• Hence, Jharkhand, Odisha, West Bengal States recorded Santhal tribe population as per census of India, 2011