Chief Minister Bhupesh Baghel released the first tribal atlas of Chhattisgarh Tribals account for around 34 percent of Chhattisgarh’s population during the World’s Indigenous People
RAIPUR: Chief Minister Bhupesh Baghel released the first tribal atlas of Chhattisgarh which provides in-depth information on key demographic indicators, including population, literacy, and sex ratio along with the culture of Adivasis.
This is the first time that the Community Forest Resource rights has been recognised in an urban setting and in the main area of a tiger reserve.
After Odisha and Jharkhand, Chhattisgarh is the third state to prepare such an atlas for its tribal population, officials said.
While officiating a program to mark the International Day of the World’s Indigenous People virtually from his official residence here, Baghel released the atlas that has been prepared by the Tribal Research and Training Institute (TRTI) in both Hindi and English, they said.
“The atlas gives detailed information on key demographic indicators like tribe-wise population, literacy, sex ratio, child population, work participation rate, health facilities, and education. It also has minute details on tribal culture such as tribal dances, festivals, religious beliefs, art & craft, language, dialects, and tourism of different tribes residing in the state,” Shammi Abidi, Director of TRTI, Chhattisgarh, said.
A short description about the 42 tribes residing in the state, along with their authentic history, makes the atlas varied and rich, she added.
“The Tribal Atlas of Chhattisgarh will be an important tool for policy and research dealing with culture and development of tribes in Chhattisgarh,” the IAS officer said. The physical distribution of these tribes and district-wise habitat profiling in the atlas gives a clear picture of their different ecological settings, Abidi said. Specialized maps for reference purposes have been prepared by the Chhattisgarh Infotech Promotion Society (CHIPSP) on the basis of information provided by TRTI, she said.
The atlas data has been prepared on the basis of information gleaned from Census 2011, surveys of Particularly Vulnerable Tribal Groups (PVTGs) done by TRTI and state’s Scheduled Tribe (ST) and Scheduled Caste (SC) development department’s information, she added. Tribals account for around 34 percent of Chhattisgarh’s population.
Tribal population
Total population of Chhattisgarh as per census 2011 : 2,55,45,198
Tribal population of Chhattisgarh as per census 2011:
| The tribe | Population | Percent % |
| Scheduled Tribe | 78,22,902 | 30.60 |
| Scheduled Caste | 32,74,269 | 12.82 |
| Other Backward Classes | – | 52 |
The state of Chhattisgarh came into existence on 01 November 2000 under the Madhya Pradesh Reorganization Act. Scheduled Tribes constitute 30.62% of the total population of Chhattisgarh state. Keeping in view the population of Scheduled Tribes in the state, the 15th Tribal Research and Training Institute of the country was constituted on 02 September 2004 under the centrally sponsored scheme by the State Government, as per the Ministry of Tribal Affairs, Government of India.
