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Chero Tribe


    Chero Tribe

    The Scheduled Tribe (ST) population of Jharkhand State is as per 2001 census 7,087,068 constituting 26.3 per cent of the total population (26,945,829) of the State. The Scheduled Tribes are primarily rural as 91.7per cent of them reside in villages. District wise distribution of ST population shows that Gumla district has the highest proportion of STs (68.4per cent). The STs constitute more than half of the total population in Lohardaga and Pashchimi Singhbhum districts whereas Ranchi and Pakaur districts have 41.8 – 44.6 per cent tribal population. Kodarma district (0.8 percent) preceded by Chatra (3.8 per cent) has the lowest proportion of the STs Population. Jharkhand has 32 tribal groups: Munda Santhal Oraon Kharia Gond Kol Kanwar Savar Asur Baiga Banjara Bathudi Bedia Binjhia Birhor Birjia Chero Chick-Baraik Gorait Ho Karmali Kharwar Khond Kisan Kora Korwa Lohra Mahli Mal-Paharia Parhaiya Sauria-Paharia Bhumij