The Indian tribal in Jharkhand
Jharkhand is a significant state from the perspective of tribal people in India . There are approximately 30 types of Tribes in Jharkhand state. The total Tribal population constitutes 27 percent of the Jharkhand population of 2.70 crores. The PTG population is just 2.23 lakh as per the 2011 Census. As per a survey conducted by NGOs, in the 5 Birhore Tandas in Giridih the literacy rate among PTG is just 16.87 percent against the state average of 54 percent; gross cultivable land among PTG is 0.21 hectare per family against state average of 0.82 hectares. The average monthly income of PTG is just between Rs. 500 and Rs. 1,000. The Majority of the primitive tribal population groups in Jharkhand is in perpetual poverty and stands much below the poverty line, suffering from alarming malnutrition and high illiteracy. The state government along with the district administration is making the best possible effort in creating sustainable development programs among them After