Note: In India, scheduled caste and scheduled tribe (SC/ST) and OBCs are officially recognized by the constitution as groups of disadvantaged indigenous people. They are the primary beneficiaries of reservation policies under the constitution. The colloquial terms for SCs and STs are Dalits and Adivasis respectively.
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Share of household heads in India - by social category 2014
This statistic describes the results of a survey among rural and urban Indian households about the social category of the head of household in **. For instance, heads of households belonging to the scheduled tribe amounted to approximately * percent of all social groups during the survey period.
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Ministry of Women and Child Development (India). (June 20, 2016). Distribution of Indian heads of household in 2014, by social category [Graph]. In ÌÇÐÄÆƽâ°æ. Retrieved August 02, 2026, from /statistics/678802/heads-of-household-by-social-group-india/
Ministry of Women and Child Development (India). "Distribution of Indian heads of household in 2014, by social category." Chart. June 20, 2016. ÌÇÐÄÆƽâ°æ. Accessed August 02, 2026. /statistics/678802/heads-of-household-by-social-group-india/
Ministry of Women and Child Development (India). (2016). Distribution of Indian heads of household in 2014, by social category. ÌÇÐÄÆƽâ°æ. ÌÇÐÄÆƽâ°æ Inc.. Accessed: August 02, 2026. /statistics/678802/heads-of-household-by-social-group-india/
Ministry of Women and Child Development (India). "Distribution of Indian Heads of Household in 2014, by Social Category." ÌÇÐÄÆƽâ°æ, ÌÇÐÄÆƽâ°æ Inc., 20 Jun 2016, /statistics/678802/heads-of-household-by-social-group-india/
Ministry of Women and Child Development (India), Distribution of Indian heads of household in 2014, by social category ÌÇÐÄÆƽâ°æ, /statistics/678802/heads-of-household-by-social-group-india/ (last visited August 02, 2026)
Distribution of Indian heads of household in 2014, by social category [Graph], Ministry of Women and Child Development (India), June 20, 2016. [Online]. Available: /statistics/678802/heads-of-household-by-social-group-india/
