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Two prominent scheduled Tribes of this region are the Bhils and the Meenas.
The total population is about 31,25,506 of the Scheduled Tribes in the
State. The Bhils are mostly concentrated in the hill-locked districts
of Udaipur, Dungarpur and Banswara while the Meenas are settled mainly
in the Jaipur, Sawai- Madhopur and Udaipur districts.
Other Scheduled Tribes are the Garasias and the Sahrias.
The Garasias are concentrated in the Pali and Sirohi districts, while
the Sahrias are limited to a pocket of two tehsils in the Kota district.
The Bhils form the most significant tribal group
in the State. The Most undeveloped tribal group are the Sahrias. All the
Scheduled Tribes of Rajasthan are incorporated in the Hindu social order.
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