📚 Miscellaneous Chapter 3: Tribes of Bihar (बिहार जनजातियाँ)

Module 1: Population and the 2000 division

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Subtopic 1.1: Counts after Jharkhand

  • Bihar and Jharkhand were divided in 2000. Most of the old tribal tracts went to Jharkhand.
  • The 2011 Census figure used here for Scheduled Castes in Bihar is 1,65,67,325. The Scheduled Tribe figure is 13,36,573.
  • The three printed counts of Scheduled Caste women are not the keyed answer. The choice is none of the above.
Tribes of Bihar named in this chapter
Figure: Tribes and the districts named with them
⭐ Key Points
  • The division was in 2000, and most tribes went to Jharkhand.
  • Scheduled Castes in 2011: 1,65,67,325. Scheduled Tribes: 13,36,573.
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  • Question: In which year were Bihar and Jharkhand divided? Answer: 2000.
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Question 1: According to the 2011 Census, the Scheduled Caste population of the state is

The 2011 Census figure keyed for Bihar's Scheduled Caste population is 1,65,67,325.

Question 2: According to 2011, the Scheduled Tribe population of the state is

The 2011 Scheduled Tribe population of Bihar is 13,36,573. After the division, most tribal communities remained in Jharkhand.

Question 7: In the division of 2000, most of the tribes mainly went to which state?

Jharkhand was separated from Bihar on 15 November 2000, and most tribal areas went with it.

Question 9: The year of the division of Bihar and Jharkhand is

The division was in 2000.

Question 10: According to the 2011 Census, the number of Scheduled Caste women is

None of the three printed figures is the keyed count. The answer is none of the above.
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In which year were Bihar and Jharkhand divided?

2000.
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