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THE PEOPLE
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SCHEDULED CASTES
Actually 16 castes are notified as scheduled castes in the district of which only 10 were reported in the district in 1961.
Table No. 6 gives the distribution of scheduled caste population by rural and urban areas in Yeotmal district in 1961.
TABLE NO. 6
DISTRIBUTION OF THE SCHEDULED CASTE POPULATION BY RURAL AND
URBAN AREAS OF THE DISTRICT IN 1961.
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Name of Scheduled Caste |
Population |
Percentage to total population of the district |
Percentage
of each Scheduled Caste population in |
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Males |
Females |
Rural Areas |
Urban Areas |
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(1) |
(2) |
(3) |
(.4) |
(5) |
(6) |
*All Scheduled Castes |
21,333 |
21,190 |
3.87 |
81.27 |
18.73 |
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(1) Bahna |
9 |
6 |
N |
100.00 |
-- |
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(2) Basor |
432 |
437 |
0.08 |
44.65 |
55.35 |
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(3) Bhangi |
697 |
638 |
0.12 |
11.61 |
88.39 |
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(4) Cambhar |
3,160 |
3,029 |
0.56 |
82.37 |
17.63 |
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(5) Dohor |
21 |
44 |
0.01 |
43.08 |
56.92 |
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(6) Kaikadi |
76 |
73 |
0.01 |
57.05 |
42.95 |
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(7) Khatik |
610 |
657 |
0.12 |
66.85 |
33.15 |
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(8) Madgi |
2,364 |
2,507 |
0.44 |
92.18 |
7.82 |
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(9) Mahar |
6,539 |
6,185 |
1.16 |
79.60 |
20.40 |
(10) Mang† |
7,424 |
7,614 |
1.37 |
88.60 |
11.40 |
* Inclusive of persons from the Scheduled Castes who have not reported their individual caste
†Includes Mang-Garudi also.
"N" denotes very negligible figure.
The remaining six Scheduled Castes for which no one was returned in the district in 1961 are as follows: —
(1) Balahi, (2) Dom, (3) Ganda, (4) Ghasi, (5) Katia and (6) Sansi.
Out of the ten Scheduled Castes reported in the district, the largest number is of Mangs who are concentrated in Pusad. Darvha and Yavatmal talukas. The second largest group is of Mahars who come mostly from the talukas of Darvha, Pusad, Kelapur and Wani. Cambhars formed the third group and are concentrated in Darvha, Pusad and Wani talukas while Madgis who are mostly from Kelapur and Wani talukas are the fourth. Bhangis and Khatiks are fifth and sixth, respectively. The remaining Scheduled Castes together form about 0.1 per cent of the total population. Bhangis are mostly concentrated in urban areas, which may be attributed to the scavenging and sweeping services with which they are traditionally associated.
The comparative position of the Scheduled Caste population in 1951 and 1961 within the district is as follows: —
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(1) |
Percentage to total population in |
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Total Areas |
Rural Areas |
Urban Areas |
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(2) |
(3) |
(4) |
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All Scheduled Castes—
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1951 |
13.93 |
14.26 |
11.48 |
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1961 |
3.87 |
3.60 |
5.75 |
The reduction of their proportion from 13.93 per cent in 1951 to 3.87 per cent in 1961 is the result of a large number of persons from the Mahar caste returning their religion in the 1961 Census as Buddhists. Because of the change of religion they are not enumerated as Scheduled Castes, as the Scheduled Castes can be from Hindu and Sikh religions only. But for the change or religion, the total population of the Schedule Castes would have made over 14 per cent of the district population in 1961.
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