Caste in India
This article is about the Indian caste community and is not to be confused with
Balmiki sect .
The Valmiki s are a variety of communities throughout India who all claim descent from the legendary author of the Ramayana Valmiki . The Valmikis can be classified as a caste or sampradaya [ 1]
In the north-west Punjab region, this caste had adopted Sikhism. During the Indian Rebellion of 1857 , many Valmiki were prominent rebels. Notable examples include Matadin Bhangi , Gangu Mehtar and Bhura Singh Valmiki . Members of this caste are now inclined towards politics[ 2] [citation needed
According to the 2001 Census of India , the Valmikis formed 11.2 per cent of the Scheduled Caste population in the Indian state of Punjab [ 3] Delhi National Capital Region .[ 4] [ 5] [page needed The 2011 Census of India for Uttar Pradesh showed the Valmiki population, which was classified as a Scheduled Caste, as 1,319,241.[ 6]
Demographics
State, U.T
Population
Population %
Notes
Andhra Pradesh[ 7]
70,513
0.083%
In the Joint State of Andhara Pradesh during the 2011 census, the Valmiki caste had been counted as a Scheduled Tribe instead of a Scheduled Caste.
Bihar[ 8]
207,549
0.199%
Counted as Hari, Mehtar, Bhangi
Chandigarh[ 9]
82,624
7.82%
Counted as Mazhabi, Balmiki, Chura or Bhangi
Chhattisgarh[ 10]
19,016
0.074%
Counted as Bhangi, Mehtar, Balmiki, Lalbegi, Dharkar
NCT of Delhi[ 11]
577,281
3.43 %
Counted as Chuhra (Balmiki)
Goa[ 12]
309
0.0%
Counted as Bhangi (Hadi)
Gujarat[ 13]
439,444
0.72%
Counted as Bhangi, Mehtar, Olgana, Rukhi, Malkana, Halalkhor, Lalbegi, Balmiki, Korar, Zadmalli,Barwashia, Barwasia, Jamphoda, Zampada, Zampda, Rushi, Valmiki
Haryana[ 14]
1,079,682
4.25%
Counted as Balmiki, Chura, Bhangi, Mazhabi and Mazhabi Sikh
Himachal Pradesh[ 15]
35,150
0.51%
Counted as Balmiki, Bhangi, Chuhra, Chura, Chuhre and Mazhabi
Jammu & Kashmir[ 16]
6918
0.0%
Counted as Chura, Bhangi, Balmiki, Mehtar
Jharkhand[ 17]
58,242
0.17%
Counted as Hari, Mehtar, Bhangi
Karnataka[ 18]
5,281
0.0086%
Counted as Bhangi, Mehtar, Olgana, Rukhi, Malkana, Halalkhor, Lalbegi, Balmiki, Korar, Zadmalli
Madhya Pradesh[ 19]
365,769
0.5%
Counted as Bhangi, Mehtar, Balmik, Lalbegi, Dharkar
Maharashtra[ 20]
217,166
0.19%
Counted as Bhangi, Mehtar, Olgana, Rukhi, Malkana, Halalkhor, Lalbegi, Balmiki, Korar, Zadmalli, Hela
Mizoram[ 21]
21
0.0%
Counted as Mehtar, Bhangi
Odisha[ 22]
2,453
0.0%
Counted as Hari, Mehtar, Bhangi
Punjab[ 23]
3,500,874
12.61%
Counted as Mazhabi, Mazhabi Sikh, Balmiki, Chuhra, Bhangi
Rajasthan[ 24]
625,011
0.91%
Counted as Majhabi, Bhangi, Chura, Mehtar, Olgana, Rukhi, Malkana, Halalkhor, Lalbegi, Balmiki, Valmiki, Korar, Zadmalli
Tripura[ 25]
1,851
0.0%
Counted as Mehtor
Uttarakhand[ 26]
118,421
1.17%
Counted as Mazhabi and Balmiki
Uttar Pradesh[ 27]
1,319,241
0.66%
Counted as Balmiki
West Bengal[ 28]
431,257
0.47%
Counted as Hari, Mehtar, Mehtor, Bhangi, Balmiki
Other countries
In the UK, the Council of Valmiki Sabhas UK claims to represent the Valmiki.[ 29] [page needed [ 30]
See also
References
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^ "A-10 Individual Scheduled Caste Primary Census Abstract Data and its Appendix - Uttar Pradesh" . Registrar General & Census Commissioner, India. Retrieved 4 February 2017 .^ "A-11 Appendix: District wise scheduled tribe population (Appendix), Andhra Pradesh - 2011" . Retrieved 29 August 2024 .^ SC-14: Scheduled caste population by religious community, Bihar - 2011 (2021) India. Available at: https://censusindia.gov.in/nada/index.php/catalog/2115 (Accessed: 17 August 2024).
^ SC-14: Scheduled caste population by religious community, Chandigarh - 2011 (2021) India. Available at: https://censusindia.gov.in/nada/index.php/catalog/2109 (Accessed: 17 August 2024).
^ SC-14: Scheduled caste population by religious community, Chhattisgarh - 2011 (2021) India. Available at: https://censusindia.gov.in/nada/index.php/catalog/2125 (Accessed: 17 August 2024).
^ SC-14: Scheduled caste population by religious community, NCT of Delhi - 2011 (2021) India. Available at: https://censusindia.gov.in/nada/index.php/catalog/2112 (Accessed: 17 August 2024).
^ SC-14: Scheduled caste population by religious community, Goa - 2011 (2021) India. Available at: https://censusindia.gov.in/nada/index.php/catalog/2133 (Accessed: 24 August 2024).
^ SC-14: Scheduled caste population by religious community, Gujarat - 2011 (2021) India. Available at: https://censusindia.gov.in/nada/index.php/catalog/2127 (Accessed: 17 August 2024).
^ SC-14: Scheduled caste population by religious community, Haryana - 2011 (2021) India. Available at: https://censusindia.gov.in/nada/index.php/catalog/2111 (Accessed: 17 August 2024).
^ SC-14: Scheduled caste population by religious community, Himachal Pradesh - 2011 (2021) India. Available at: https://censusindia.gov.in/nada/index.php/catalog/2107 (Accessed: 17 August 2024).
^ SC-14: Scheduled caste population by religious community, Jammu & Kashmir - 2011 (2021) India. Available at: https://censusindia.gov.in/nada/index.php/catalog/2106 (Accessed: 24 August 2024).
^ SC-14: Scheduled caste population by religious community, Jharkhand - 2011 (2021) India. Available at: https://censusindia.gov.in/nada/index.php/catalog/2123 (Accessed: 17 August 2024).
^ SC-14: Scheduled caste population by religious community, Karnataka - 2011 (2021) India. Available at: https://censusindia.gov.in/nada/index.php/catalog/2132 (Accessed: 17 August 2024).
^ SC-14: Scheduled caste population by religious community, Madhya Pradesh - 2011 (2021) India. Available at: https://censusindia.gov.in/nada/index.php/catalog/2126 (Accessed: 17 August 2024).
^ SC-14: Scheduled caste population by religious community, Maharashtra - 2011 (2021) India. Available at: https://censusindia.gov.in/nada/index.php/catalog/2130 (Accessed: 17 August 2024).
^ SC-14: Scheduled caste population by religious community, Mizoram - 2011 (2021) India. Available at: https://censusindia.gov.in/nada/index.php/catalog/2118 (Accessed: 24 August 2024).
^ SC-14: Scheduled caste population by religious community, Odisha - 2011 (2021) India. Available at: https://censusindia.gov.in/nada/index.php/catalog/2124 (Accessed: 24 August 2024).
^ SC-14: Scheduled caste population by religious community, Punjab - 2011 (2021) India. Available at: https://censusindia.gov.in/nada/index.php/catalog/2108 (Accessed: 17 August 2024).
^ SC-14: Scheduled caste population by religious community, Rajasthan - 2011 (2021) India. Available at: https://censusindia.gov.in/nada/index.php/catalog/2113 (Accessed: 17 August 2024).
^ SC-14: Scheduled caste population by religious community, Mizoram - 2011 (2021) India. Available at: https://censusindia.gov.in/nada/index.php/catalog/2119 (Accessed: 24 August 2024).
^ SC-14: Scheduled caste population by religious community, Uttarakhand - 2011 (2021) India. Available at: https://censusindia.gov.in/nada/index.php/catalog/2110 (Accessed: 17 August 2024).
^ SC-14: Scheduled caste population by religious community, Uttar Pradesh - 2011 (2021) India. Available at: https://censusindia.gov.in/nada/index.php/catalog/2114 (Accessed: 17 August 2024).
^ SC-14: Scheduled caste population by religious community, West Bengal - 2011 (2021) India. Available at: https://censusindia.gov.in/nada/index.php/catalog/2122 (Accessed: 24 August 2024).
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