List of Scheduled Castes in Maharashtra (including caste-wise population)

This article contains the list of Scheduled Castes in Maharashtra and the population of each Scheduled Caste as per the 2011 census.

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List of Scheduled Castes in Maharashtra
List of Scheduled Castes in Maharashtra

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

Total


1,32,75,898


 

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:

  1. Mahar –  80,06,060  (60.31%)
  2. Mang –  24,88,531  (18.74%)
  3. Chambhar –  14,11,072  (10.63%)
  4. Bhangi –  2,17,166  (1.64%)
  5. Dhor –  1,16,287  (0.88%)
  6. Holar –  1,08,908  (0.82%)
  7. Khatik –  1,08,491  (0.82%)
  8. Madagi –  56,481  (0.43%)
  9. Basor –  55,564  (0.42%)
  10. 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.

 

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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