page_title: Tribals in Kerala
hierarchical_section_title: Tribals in Kerala
caption_attribution_description: A Tribal School Near Nilambur Malappuram Kerala
context_page_description: Tribals in Kerala are the tribal population found in the Indian state of Kerala. Most of the tribals of Kerala live in the forests and mountains of Western Ghats, bordering Karnataka and Tamil Nadu.
  Tribals in Kerala are officially designated as "Scheduled Tribes" for affirmative action purposes. Kerala Public Service Commission, Government of Kerala, lists thirty-six of Scheduled Tribes in Kerala. Tribals in Kerala are classified by Scheduled Tribes Development Department, Government of Kerala into three sub-sets.
  According to the 2011 Census of India, the Scheduled Tribe population in Kerala is 4,84,839. Wayanad district has the highest number of tribals in Kerala, followed by Idukki, Palakkad and Kasaragod and Kannur districts. Paniyan, Irula, Kattunaikan, and Adiyan are some of the major "communities" among Kerala tribals.
  A. K. Balan, Member of the Legislative Assembly from Tarur, is the current Kerala Minister for Welfare of Scheduled Castes, Scheduled Tribes and Backward Classes.
context_section_description: Tribals in Kerala (known in Malayalam as the Adivasis) are the tribal population found in the Indian state of Kerala. Most of the tribals of Kerala live in the forests and mountains of Western Ghats, bordering Karnataka and Tamil Nadu. 
  Tribals in Kerala are officially designated as "Scheduled Tribes" for affirmative action purposes. Kerala Public Service Commission, Government of Kerala, lists thirty-six of Scheduled Tribes in Kerala. Tribals in Kerala are classified by Scheduled Tribes Development Department, Government of  Kerala into three sub-sets (Particularly Vulnerable, Marginalised and Minorities).
  According to the 2011 Census of India, the Scheduled Tribe population in Kerala is 4,84,839 (1.5 % of the total population). Wayanad district has the highest number of tribals (1,51,443) in Kerala, followed by Idukki (55,815), Palakkad (48,972) and Kasaragod (48,857) and Kannur districts (41,371). Paniyan, Irula, Kattunaikan, and Adiyan are some of the major "communities" among Kerala tribals. 
  A. K. Balan, Member of the Legislative Assembly from Tarur, is the current Kerala Minister for Welfare of Scheduled Castes, Scheduled Tribes and Backward Classes.
caption: A tribal school in Nilambur (north Kerala)
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