“SOCIO-ECONOMIC CONDITIONS OF THE CHENCHUS” – A STUDY IN NAGARKUROOL DISTRICT OF THE TELANGANA STATE”

Sri. K. Jal Abhijith Dev

Abstract


INTRODUCTION:
India has the second largest tribal population in the world after the
African continent. The total tribal population as per 2011 census in
India is 10.43 crores constituting 8.6 percent of the total population of
the country. There are around 700 tribal communities each with its
distinctive characteristics and uniqueness. The state of Telangana has
the largest concentration of tribal population among the states in south
India with 32,86,926 tribals accounting for 9.34 percent of the state's
population as per 2011 census. Chenchu population in the state is
14,194 spread over Nagar Kurnool, Mahabubnagar, Nalgonda,
Vikarabad and Rangareddy districts. Nagar Kurnool district alone has
9272 chenchu population accounting for 65 percent of the total
population in the state.


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