Population Analysis: Scheduled Tribes Of Odisha (1961 - 2011)

Abstract

Odisha, a tribal populous State in India has a 22.85% Scheduled Tribe (ST) population which constitutes 9.17% of the total tribal population of the country. They are considered to be the weakest section of the population in view of socioeconomic and demographic factors. Odisha also has the unique position of having the largest number of ST communities (62) and the highest number (13) of Particularly Vulnerable Tribal Groups (PVTGs) among all the States and Union Territories in the country. The habitations of ST population in Odisha are spread over all 30 districts and 314 blocks of the State. Since independence, both State and Union governments are making all efforts to integrate ST population with the mainstream by bringing their all-around development. According to Goal 10 of the Sustainable Development Goals (SDGs), one of the main targets is to empower and promote social, economic, and political inclusion of all, irrespective of age, sex, disability, race, ethnicity, origin, religion, economic or other status by 2030. To achieve these targets, suitable and sustainable plans and programs are being formulated and implemented for ST communities that are socially and economically backward population. In order to formulate realistic and implementable planning for these weakest sections of the society, disaggregated data on the important segment of the population is highly required by planners, researchers, and policymakers. Keeping this in view, an attempt has been made to analyze the different population parameters by taking the Census data of the last sixty years of STs in Odisha and to bring out a hook titled "Population Analysis of Scheduled Tribes in Odisha". In this book, a detailed analysis of some of the important population parameters of ST population such as growth, distribution, sex ratio, literacy, workforce, disability, and religion over different Census periods from 1961 to 2011 have been made. The book is divided into 10 chapters.