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Kokna (tribe)

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Kokna, Kokni, Kukna
Regions with significant populations
India1,049,411[1][2]
              Maharashtra6,87,431[2]
              Gujarat3,61,587[2]
                            South3,27,967[3]
              Rajasthan361[2]
              Karnataka32[2]
Languages
Kukna,[4] Marathi, Gujarati

Kokna is an Indian tribal community that is closely related to Konkani people and is believed to have originated in the Konkan patti of Thane district.[5] They are recognized as a scheduled tribe in four states of India: Gujarat, Karnataka, Maharashtra and Rajasthan.[6]

References

  1. ^ "List of notified Scheduled Tribes" (PDF). Census India. Archived from the original (PDF) on 7 November 2013. Retrieved 15 December 2013. {{cite web}}: Unknown parameter |deadurl= ignored (|url-status= suggested) (help)
  2. ^ a b c d e "A-11 Individual Scheduled Tribe Primary Census Abstract Data and its Appendix". Census of India 2011. Office of the Registrar General & Census Commissioner, India. Retrieved 2017-03-24.
  3. ^ "Population Kokna" (PDF). Census of India 2011. The Tribal Research & Training Institute, Government of Gujarat. Retrieved 2017-03-27.
  4. ^ Kokna (tribe) at Ethnologue (19th ed., 2016) Closed access icon
  5. ^ "Choudhuri / Choudhury". Census of India 2011. The Tribal Research & Training Institute, Government of Gujarat. Retrieved 2017-03-27.
  6. ^ Demographic Status of Scheduled Tribe Population of India, Minitry of Tribal Affairs, India [1]