Raji people

The Raji people are a community found in Uttarakhand, India.

Social status

As of 2001, the Raji people were classified as a Scheduled Tribe under the Indian government's reservation program of positive discrimination.[1] As of 2001, their population in India is 1,515 while the population in Nepal is 2,410.[2] This includes the Van Rawat who speak a closely related language and intermarry with the Raji.

References

  1. ↑ "List of Scheduled Tribes". Census of India: Government of India. 7 March 2007. Retrieved 27 November 2012.
  2. ↑ "Statistical Profile of Scheduled Tribes in India 2010". Census of India: Government of India. 2010. Retrieved 14 May 2013.