Percentage of Scheduled Caste population to total population as per 2001 Census, in India, and in States/Union Territories, is mentioned in the table below:
Percentage of Scheduled Caste (SC) population to total population in India and States/Union Territories, as per 2001 Census
Sl. No.
|
Percentage of SC population to total population
| |
India
|
16.2
| |
States
| ||
1
|
Andhra Pradesh
|
16.19
|
2
|
Arunachal Pradesh
|
0.56
|
3
|
Assam
|
6.85
|
4
|
Bihar
|
15.72
|
5
|
Chhattisgarh
|
11.61
|
6
|
Goa
|
1.77
|
7
|
Gujarat
|
7.09
|
8
|
Haryana
|
19.35
|
9
|
Himachal Pradesh
|
24.72
|
10
|
Jammu & Kashmir
|
7.6
|
11
|
Jharkhand
|
11.8
|
12
|
Karnataka
|
16.2
|
13
|
Kerala
|
9.8
|
14
|
Madhya Pradesh
|
15.2
|
15
|
Maharashtra
|
10.2
|
16
|
Manipur
|
02.8
|
17
|
Meghalaya
|
0.5
|
18
|
Mizoram
|
0.03
|
19
|
Nagaland
|
0
|
20
|
Orissa
|
16.5
|
21
|
Punjab
|
28.9
|
22
|
Rajasthan
|
17.2
|
23
|
Sikkim
|
5.0
|
24
|
Tamil Nadu
|
19.0
|
25
|
Tripura
|
17.4
|
26
|
Uttarakhand
|
17.9
|
27
|
Uttar Pradesh
|
21.1
|
28
|
West Bengal
|
23.0
|
Union Territories
| ||
29
|
Andaman & Nicobar Islands
|
0
|
30
|
Chandigarh
|
17.5
|
31
|
Dadra & Nagar Haveli
|
1.9
|
32
|
Daman & Diu
|
3.1
|
33
|
Delhi
|
16.9
|
34
|
Lakshadweep Islands
|
0
|
35
|
Puducherry
|
16.2
|
Information provided by National Crime Records Bureau, Ministry of Home Affairs, in regard to offences of atrocities against members of Scheduled Castes, registered by the police under the Scheduled Castes and the Scheduled Tribes (Prevention of Atrocities) Act, 1989, during calendar years 2006, 2007 and 2008, is as under:
Year
|
Number of cases registered
|
2006
|
26665
|
2007
|
29825
|
2008
|
33367
|
Gender wise segregated data is, however, not available
The above Act is implemented by the concerned State Governments and Union Territory Administrations. They are advised from time to time to implement provisions of the Act in letter and spirit. Ministry of Home Affairs in their advisory dated 01.4.2010, addressed to Chief Secretaries of States/Union Territories has inter-alia emphasized to put in place, a proper mechanism for safety and protection of Scheduled Castes and Scheduled Tribes. They have also been advised that atrocity-prone areas may be identified for taking preventive measures to save life and property of members of SCs/STs.
