Last Updated on 2 October 2025 by Sandesh Hiwale
This article contains the list of Scheduled Castes in Maharashtra and the population of each Scheduled Caste as per the 2011 census.
According to the 2011 census, the population of Scheduled Castes in Maharashtra is 1,32,75,898 which is 11.81% of the population of the state. Maharashtra has 6.6% of India’s total 20.14 crore Scheduled Castes. Scheduled caste population in India is 20,13,78,086 or 16.6% (as per 2011 census).
SC Caste List in Maharashtra
List of Scheduled Castes
The table has 59 castes or communities designated as Schedule Caste in Maharashtra as of their population as per 2011 Census.
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No. | Scheduled Caste (SC) | Population |
1 | Ager | 896 |
2 | Anamuk | 68 |
3 | Aray Mala | 350 |
4 | Arwa Mala | 503 |
5 | Bahna, Bahana | 210 |
6 | Bakad, Bant | 1,649 |
7 | Balahi, Balai | 16,957 |
8 | Basor, Burud, Bansor, Bansodi, Basod | 55,564 |
9 | Beda Jangam, Budga Jangam | 27,168 |
10 | Bedar | 14,029 |
11 | Bhambi, Bhambhi, Asadaru, Asodi, Chamadia, Chamar, Chamari, Chambhar, Chamgar, Haralayya, Harali, Khalpa, Machigar, Mochigar, Madar, Madig, Mochi, Telegu Mochi, Kamati Mochi, Ranigar, Rohidas, Nona, Ramnami, Rohit, Samgar, Samagara, Satnami, Surjyabanshi, Surjyaramnami, Charmakar, Pardeshi Chamar | 14,11,072 |
12 | Bhangi, Mehtar, Olgana, Rukhi, Malkana, Halalkhor, Lalbegi, Balmiki, Korar, Zadmalli, Hela | 2,17,166 |
13 | Bindla | 625 |
14 | Byagara | 379 |
15 | Chalvadi, Channayya | 3,309 |
16 | Chenna Dasar, Holaya Dasar, Holeya Dasari | 608 |
17 | Dakkal, Dokkalwar | 950 |
18 | Dhor, Kakkayya, Kankayya, Dohor | 1,16,287 |
19 | Dom, Dumar | 3,690 |
20 | Ellamalvar, Yellammalawandlu | 3,306 |
21 | Ganda, Gandi | 585 |
22 | Garoda, Garo | 601 |
23 | Ghasi, Ghasia | 1,989 |
24 | Halleer | 102 |
25 | Halsar, Haslar, Hulasvar, Halasvar | 148 |
26 | Holar, Valhar | 1,08,908 |
27 | Holaya, Holer, Holeya, Holiya | 18,263 |
28 | Kaikadi (in Akola, Amravati, Bhandara, Buldana, Nagpur, Wardha and Yavatmal districts and Chandrapur district, other than Rajura tahsil) | 5,599 |
29 | Katia, Patharia | 5,207 |
30 | Khangar, Kanera, Mirdha | 2,020 |
31 | Khatik, Chikwa, Chikvi | 1,08,491 |
32 | Kolupulvandlu | 33 |
33 | Kori | 16,018 |
34 | Lingader | 5,298 |
35 | Madgi | 56,481 |
36 | Madiga | 15,318 |
37 | Mahar, Mehra, Taral, Dhegu Megu | 80,06,060 |
38 | Mahyavanshi, Dhed, Vankar, Maru Vankar | 14,939 |
39 | Mala | 15,266 |
40 | Mala Dasari | 1,789 |
41 | Mala Hannai | 27 |
42 | Mala Jangam | 8,491 |
43 | Mala Masti | 17 |
44 | Mala Sale, Netkani | 269 |
45 | Mala Sanyasi | 46 |
46 | Mang, Matang, Minimadig, Dankhni Mang, Mang Mahashi, Madari, Garudi, Radhe Mang | 24,88,531 |
47 | Mang Garodi, Mang Garudi | 39,993 |
48 | Manne | 2,542 |
49 | Mashti | 69 |
50 | Meghval, Menghvar | 40,416 |
51 | Mitha Ayyalvar | 38 |
52 | Mukri | 54 |
53 | Nadia, Hadi | 333 |
54 | Pasi | 24,664 |
55 | Sansi | 491 |
56 | Shenva, Chenva, Sedma, Ravat | 1,326 |
57 | Sindhollu, Chindollu | 1,002 |
58 | Tirgar, Tirbanda | 80 |
59 | Turi | 490 |
जाती क्र. जाती/ जातसमूह लोकसंख्या (2011)
प्रमाण (%) 01 अगेर 896 0.007 02 अनमुक 68 0.0005 03 आरे माला 350 0.003 04 अरवा माला 503 0.004 05 बहना, बहाना 210 0.002 06 बाकड, बंट 1,649 0.013 07 बलाही, बलाई 16,957 0.132 08 बसोर, बुरुड, बांसोर, बांसोडी 55,564 0.432 09 बेडा जंगम, बुडगा जंगम 27,168 0.211 10 बेडर 14,029 0.109 11 भांबी, भांभी, असादरु, असोदी, चामडिया, चमार, चमारी, चांभार, चमगार, हरळय्या, हराळी, खालपा, माचीगार, मोचीगार, मादर, मादिग, मोची, तेलगू मोची, कामाटी मोची, राणीगार, रोहिदास, नोना, रामनामी, रोहित, समगार, सतनामी, सूरज्यबंशी, सूरज्यरामनामी, समगारा, चर्मकार, परदेशी चमार 14,11,072 10.967 12 भंगी, मेहतर, ओलगाना, रुखी, मलकाना, हलालखोर, लालबेगी, बाल्मिकी, करोर, झाडगल्ली, हेला 2,17,166 1.688 13 बिंदला 625 0.005 14 ब्यागारा 379 0.003 15 चलवादी, चन्नय्या 3,309 0.026 16 चेन्नदासर, होलया दासर, होलेया दसारी 608 0.005 17 डक्कल, डोक्कलवार 950 0.007 18 ढोर, कक्कय्या, कंकय्या, डोहोर 1,16,287 0.904 19 डोम, डुमार 3,690 0.029 20 येल्लमलवार, येल्लमलवंडलु 3,306 0.026 21 गंडा, गंडी 585 0.005 22 गरोड, गारी 601 0.005 23 घासी, घासीया 1,989 0.016 24 हल्लीर 102 0.001 25 हलसार, हसलार, हुलसवार, हुलसवार, हलसवार 148 0.001 26 होलार, व्हलार 1,08,908 0.846 27 होलय, होलेर, होलेया, होलिया 18,263 0.141 28 कैकाडी (अकोला, अमरावती, भंडारा, बुलडाणा, नागपूर, वर्धा आणि यवतमाळ या जिल्ह्यांतील तसेच राजूरा तालूका सोडून चंद्रपूर जिल्ह्यातील) 5,599 0.044 29 कटिया, पथरिया 5,207 0.041 30 खंगार, कनेरा, मिरधा 2,020 0.016 31 खाटीक, चिकवा, चिकवी 1,08,491 0.843 32 कोलूपूल-वंडलु 33 0.0003 33 कोरी 16,018 0.125 34 लिंगडेर 5,298 0.041 35 मादगी 56,481 0.439 36 मादिगा 15,318 0.119 37 महार, मेहर, तराळ, धेगू-मेगू 80,06,060 62.223 38 माहयावंशी, धेड, वणकर, मारु-वणकर 14,939 0.116 39 माला 15,266 0.119 40 माला दासरी 1,789 0.014 41 माला हन्नाई 27 0.0002 42 माला जंगम 8,491 0.066 43 माला मस्ती 17 0.0001 44 माला साले, नेटकानी 269 0.002 45 माला सन्यासी 46 0.0004 46 मांग, मातंग, मिनिमादिग, दखनी-मांग, मांग-म्हशी, मदारी, गारुडी, राधेमांग 24,88,531 19.341 47 मांग-गारोडी, मांग-गारुडी 39,993 0.311 48 मन्ने 2,542 0.020 49 मस्ती 69 0.0005 50 मेंघवाल, मेंघवार 40,416 0.314 51 मिठा, अय्यलवार 38 0.0003 52 मुक्री 54 0.0004 53 नाडीया, हादी 333 0.003 54 पासी 24,664 0.192 55 सांसी 491 0.004 56 शेणवा, चेणवा, सेडमा, रावत 1,326 0.010 57 सिंधोल्लू, चिंदोल्लू 1,002 0.008 58 तिरगार, तिरबंदा 80 0.0006 59 तुरी 490 0.004 * सामान्य जाती (Generic Castes) 4,09,118 - ** एकूण (1-59 जाती) 12866780 100 *** एकूण (Generic Castes सह) 13275898 -
According to the 2011 census, the state of Maharashtra has a population of 11,23,74,333 out of which the Scheduled Castes population is 1,32,75,898 (11.81%). The national census was not conducted in 2021, so the 2011 census is the latest census.
Classification of SC castes by Population
Out of 59 Scheduled Castes, 25 are those whose population is less than 1,000, while there are 9 Scheduled Castes with a population of more than 1,00,000.
- 1 to 100 population – 9 castes
- 101 to 1,000 population – 16 castes
- 1,001 to 10,000 population – 14 castes
- 10,001 to 50,000 population – 11 castes
- 50,001 to 1,00,000 population – 2 castes
- 1,00,001 to 5,00,000 population – 4 castes
- 5,00,001 to 25,00,000 population – 2 castes
- More than 80,00,000 population – 1 caste
10 most populous Scheduled Castes
As per 2011 census, the 10 most populous Scheduled Castes [caste-cluster] in Maharashtra are as follows:
- Mahar – 80,06,060 (60.31%)
- Mang – 24,88,531 (18.74%)
- Chambhar – 14,11,072 (10.63%)
- Bhangi – 2,17,166 (1.64%)
- Dhor – 1,16,287 (0.88%)
- Holar – 1,08,908 (0.82%)
- Khatik – 1,08,491 (0.82%)
- Madagi – 56,481 (0.43%)
- Basor – 55,564 (0.42%)
- Menghwal – 40,416 (0.03%)
The three SC caste groups Mahar, Mang and Chambhar account for 90 percent of the total Scheduled Caste population. While the remaining 56 scheduled castes constitute 10 percent of the population.
According to the previous census i.e. 2001, four major communities in the Scheduled Castes namely Mahar (57.5%), Mang (20.3%), Chambhar (12.5%) and Bhangi (1.9%) constituted 92% of the population. Between 2001 and 2011, the proportion of Mahars among Scheduled Castes has increased (57.50 percent to 60.31 percent). On the other hand, it is seen that the quantity of Mang, Chambhar and Bhangi has decreased.
According to the 2011 census, Latur district has the highest proportion of Scheduled Castes (19.4%). Pune district has the largest population (11.81 lakhs) of scheduled castes.
- Also Read : What is the Mahar population in Maharashtra?
Reservation for SCs
In Maharashtra, there is a total of 62 percent reservation for socially, educationally and economically backward sections in educational institutions and government jobs. Out of this, 13 percent reservation is for Scheduled Castes.
Religions of SCs
Legally, a Scheduled Caste person can only be Hindu, Buddhist or Sikh by religion, not any other than these three. Therefore, in 59 scheduled castes, the population of each caste is divided into three religions namely Hinduism, Buddhism and Sikhism.
Schedule Caste by Religion in Maharashtra (2011 census)
- SC Hindus : 80,60,130 (60.71%)
- SC Buddhists : 52,04,284 (39.20%)
- SC Sikhs : 11,484 (0.09%)
The population of Mahars is 80,06,060, of which 49,43,821 are Buddhists; 30,54,158 are Hindus and 8,081 are Sikhs.
Many Mahars, Mangs as well as other SCs recorded their religion as Christianity (or Islam) in the census, so the government did not count them in the Scheduled Caste population.
Some facts related to SCs
According to the 2011 census, the three districts with the largest population of Scheduled Castes are as follows :
- Pune District (11.81 lakhs/ 8.89%)
- Nagpur District (8.68 lakhs/ 6.34%)
- Solapur District (6.5 Lakhs/ 4.89%)
The three districts with the lowest population of Scheduled Castes are as follows:
- Nandurbar District (47,985)
- Sindhudurg District (55,586)
- Ratnagiri District (66,948)
According to the administrative division, Pune division has the highest population of scheduled castes (11.80 lakh).
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