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Assam is home to a diverse groups of tribes who have given colour and vibrancy to the state’s culture . The Government of India has given Scheduled Tribe status to various communities in both the hills and Plains of the state. The total Scheduled Tribe population according to 2011 census stands as 3,884,371 of which 3,665,405 are from rural areas and 218,966 are from urban areas. The Scheduled tribe population accounts for 12.41 percent to total population of the state. There are altogether fifteen numbers of Scheduled Tribes (Hill) and fourteen Scheduled Tribes (Plain) having distinctive culture, language, folkways, legal system, religious belief and practices, and are at various stages of development socially, educationally and economically. The Scheduled Tribes, both plains and hills are distributed in all the 32 districts of the state. The plain tribes are found in the plain districts and the hill tribes are concentrated mainly in the hill districts of Karbi Anglong and North Ca

The Tribes in the Plain districts OF ASSAM Assam is home to a diverse groups of tribes who have given colour and vibrancy to the state’s culture . The Government of India has given Scheduled Tribe status to various communities in both the hills and Plains of the state. The total Scheduled Tribe population according to 2011 census stands as 3,884,371 of which 3,665,405 are from rural areas and 218,966 are from urban areas. The Scheduled tribe population accounts for 12.41 percent to total population of the state. There are altogether fifteen numbers of Scheduled Tribes (Hill) and fourteen Scheduled Tribes (Plain) having distinctive culture, language, folkways, legal system, religious belief and practices, and are at various stages of development socially, educationally and economically. The Scheduled Tribes, both plains and hills are distributed in all the 32 districts of the state. The plain tribes are found in the plain districts and the hill tribes are concentrated mainly in the