Tribes of Chhattisgarh

• "Gahira Guru" belonged to the Kanwar tribe.
• His ashram is in the Jashpur district.
• The Kanwar tribe is classified in the Indo-Aryan language family.
• The Kanwar tribe mainly lives in the Bilaspur division, including Korea, Surajpur, Surguja, Balrampur, Raipur, Mahasamund, Gariaband, and Rajnandgaon districts.
• The Kanwar tribe's sub-castes include Tanwar, Paikra, Rathia, Cherwa, Dudhkanwar, and Chhatri.
• The head of the Kanwar tribe's panchayat is called Goutia.
• The main occupation of the Kanwar tribe is military service.
• They worship the deity "Sagra Khand".
• The "Bar Dance" is performed by the Kanwar people for entertainment.
• This tribal community considers themselves descendants of the Kauravas.
• Baiga tribe has the highest population among the particularly backward tribes in Chhattisgarh.
• There are 7 particularly backward tribes in Chhattisgarh, five declared by the Central Government and two by the State Government.
• Central Government declared tribes: Abujhmadia, Baiga, Kamar, Birhor, and Hill Korwa.
• State Government supports: Bhujia and Pando.
• The Kamar tribe traditionally relies on "bamboo" for their livelihood.
• The headquarters of the Kamar Development Agency is in Gariaband.
• Main areas of the Kamars are Dhura, Gariaband Natari, and Mainpur.
• The Bijhwar tribe is mainly found in Central India, such as Raipur and Bilaspur.
• They are descendants of the Baiga tribe.
• These tribes have adopted occupations such as collecting forest products and minerals.
• Bersa is not a tribal drink.
• Tribes of Chhattisgarh use various beverages on different occasions.

Tribal beverage list

• Ralki: Gudiya Tribe (from palm trees)
• Tadi: Baiga
• Hadia: Korwa
• Petre: Kosma
• The youth dormitory of the Birhor tribe is called Gituona, primarily residing in Raigarh.
• Buku Marriage is prevalent in the Korwa tribe.
• The Korwa society is patriarchal.
• Their marriage custom is called Chuku.
• Women get tattoos to enhance their physical beauty.

Tribe and their Main residential area

• Hill Korwa: Jashpur
• Bhunjia: Gariaband
• Bijhwar: Balodabazar-Bhatapara
• Abujhmadia: Narayanpur

Scheduled Areas of Chhattisgarh

• Surguja: Entire district
• Korba: Entire district
• Jashpur: Entire district
• Raigarh: includes Dharamjaigarh, Gharghoda, Tamnar, Lailunga, and Kharsia tribal development blocks, it is not the entire district.
• Gond is the largest tribe in Chhattisgarh
• 86% of the state's total tribal population is Gond.
• The Gond tribe has the highest number of sub-castes in Chhattisgarh, with 41 sub-castes.
• The Bhatra tribe is not a Particularly Vulnerable Tribal Group (PVTG).
• The PVTGs of Chhattisgarh are 7 (5 by central and 2 by state declared).
• Declared by the Central Government: Abujh Maria, Baiga, Birhor, Kamar, Korwa.
• Declared by the State Government: Bhujia, Pandho. -The Government of India has included Birhor in the PVTG list.
• According to the 2011 census, out of 705 Scheduled Tribes spread across 17 states and one union territory in India, a total of 75 are Particularly Vulnerable Tribal Groups (PVTGs).
• Dorla people refer to themselves as Koya.
• The head of the Koya community was called 'Dora' during the princely state period.
• The group of Koya tribes became known as 'Dora Koya', which later transformed into 'Dorla'.
• Nagesia tribe mainly resides in Jashpur, Surguja, Raigarh, and Balrampur regions.
• Baiga and Pando are considered Particularly Backward Tribes.
• Chhattisgarh has 7 (5 + 2) tribes considered Particularly Backward Tribes.
• Declared by the Central Government (05): Abujh Maria, Baiga, Birhor, Kamar, Hill Korwa
• Declared by the State Government (02): Bhujia, Pandho

Tribe and dormitories

• Dhumkuria is associated with the Oraon tribe
• The head is called 'Dhangar Mahto'.
• Ghotul is the youth dormitory of the Muria tribe.
• In the Parja tribe, the head of the village is called Mahuli.
• Their youth dormitory is called Dhangachakser.
• Harbola is a type of Basdeva caste in Chhattisgarh.
• Reena Pata is a dance of the Gond, Baiga, and Pradhan castes and is performed after the paddy harvest (around Diwali).
• The head of the Kamar tribe's panchayat in Chhattisgarh is called Manjhi.
• The main occupation was bamboo craft.
• They have two sub-groups: (1) Budharjia (2) Makadia.
• The Maria tribe has the tradition of erecting memorial pillars, which are called Hanalgatta.
• In the Halba tribe, "Kakai Pani" is a medicinal water given to a new mother after delivery, and this water is nutritious.

Tribe and dormitories

• Muria: Ghotul
• Birhor: Gitiona
• Oraon: Dhumkuria
• Parja: Dhangachakser
• Bharia: Rangbang
• Bhuiya: Dhasarwasa
• Korwa: Bangda/Pangdiper
• Lal Bangla in the Bhunjia tribe refers to the kitchen, which is built by the Bhunjia tribe using red clay.
• According to the 2011 census, the Gond tribe has the highest population in Chhattisgarh.
• The Pradhan tribe mainly resides in Kawardha, Bilaspur, and Kabirdham districts and sings the Lingipata song.
• The Gadaba tribe of Bastar originally belongs to the state of Odisha.
• Their main deity is Budi Devi or Thakurani Mata.
• The Oraon tribe is not found in the Kabirdham district of Chhattisgarh.
• The Oraon tribe is mainly found in the Sarguja, Balrampur, Jashpur, and Raigarh regions.

PVTGs of Chhattisgarh declared by Government of India

• Abujh Maria
• Baiga
• Kamar
• Birhor
• Korwa

Tribe Sub tribe Matching

• Gond: Pradhan, Abujh Maria, Borla, Muria, Dhurwa
• Baiga: Bindawar
• Oraon: Kurukh

Statements about tribes in Chattisgarh

• Gond is the largest tribal group in Chhattisgarh.
• Kamar and Pahari Korwa are Particularly Vulnerable Tribal Groups.
• Chendru, the "Tiger Kid" of the Maria tribe, belongs to the Narayanpur district and a Hollywood movie, "The Jungle Saga," has been made about his life.
• Shaheed Veer Narayan Singh, the freedom fighter of Chhattisgarh, belonged to the Binjhwar tribe and was born in 1795 in a zamindar family of Sonakhan.
• The main deity of the Korwa tribe is Khudiya Rani.
• The Abujh Maria Scheduled Tribe belongs to the Bastar division of Chhattisgarh.
• Gond Maria, Muria, Bhatra, Halba, Dhurwa, etc., also related to Bastar.
• The Halbi tribe makes "Chivda" (Poha - flattened rice).
• The Bhotiya tribe is a tribe of Uttarakhand, and is not in Chhattisgarh.
• Chhattisgarh: Gond and Kamar, Pahari Korwa are particularly backward tribes.
• Oraon call themselves "Kuduk''.
• Their mother tongue, Kuduk, belongs to the Northern Dravidian language family.
• In addition to Kuduk, they also use Sadri, Chhattisgarhi, and Hindi.
• The youth dormitories of the Oraon are known as Chunukuria.
• The Halbi tribe makes Chivda (Poha).
• tribal society in Chhattisgarh is patriarchal, although women also have a respectable position and supporters of polytheism.
• Approximately 10% of the Scheduled Tribes in India are in Chhattisgarh.
• 42 tribes in Chhattisgarh have been included in the Scheduled Tribes.
• The Bhujia tribe resides in the Raigarh region.
• The Oraon, Nagesia, and Pando tribes reside in Surguja and Jashpur.
• The habitat of the Kamar tribe is in the Gariaband district, specifically in the Bindranawagarh and Devbhog tehsils.