Andh
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The Andh are one of the Scheduled Tribes
of India
. They seem to have originated in southern India in the vicinity of Madras which was once ruled by the Andhra dynasty. However the identification is only used for the people who by the start of the 20th century had a long history of residence in central India.
In 1911 the Andh numbered 52,000.
The Andhs live primarily in the hills of the Adilabad district
in Andhra Pradesh
. They are further subdivided into the Vertali and the Khaltali. The Vertali consider themselves a superior people and avoid marrying the Khaltali. There were 8228 Andh in Andhra Pradesh in 1991. According to Suresh Singh et al. in their 2004 book People of India there are over 74,000 Andhs in Maharashtra
. These Andhs speak Marathi
. The Andhs are primarily Hindus. There are about 445,000 Andh according to Project Joshua but they put the number of Andh in Maharashtra at over 400,000. Evidently either there are major discrepancies in counting populations or some people include groups as Andh who others consider separate ethnic groups.
About 100,000 Andh speak the Andh language
.
Adivasi
Adivasi is an umbrella term for a heterogeneous set of ethnic and tribal groups claimed to be the aboriginal population of India. They comprise a substantial indigenous minority of the population of India...
of India
India
India , officially the Republic of India , is a country in South Asia. It is the seventh-largest country by geographical area, the second-most populous country with over 1.2 billion people, and the most populous democracy in the world...
. They seem to have originated in southern India in the vicinity of Madras which was once ruled by the Andhra dynasty. However the identification is only used for the people who by the start of the 20th century had a long history of residence in central India.
In 1911 the Andh numbered 52,000.
The Andhs live primarily in the hills of the Adilabad district
Adilabad district
Adilabad District is a district in Andhra Pradesh, India. The district headquarters is at Adilabad town. A famous Temple of the Goddess Saraswathi, the Hindu Goddess of Education, is located here in the town of Basara.-Origin of name:...
in Andhra Pradesh
Andhra Pradesh
Andhra Pradesh , is one of the 28 states of India, situated on the southeastern coast of India. It is India's fourth largest state by area and fifth largest by population. Its capital and largest city by population is Hyderabad.The total GDP of Andhra Pradesh is $100 billion and is ranked third...
. They are further subdivided into the Vertali and the Khaltali. The Vertali consider themselves a superior people and avoid marrying the Khaltali. There were 8228 Andh in Andhra Pradesh in 1991. According to Suresh Singh et al. in their 2004 book People of India there are over 74,000 Andhs in Maharashtra
Maharashtra
Maharashtra is a state located in India. It is the second most populous after Uttar Pradesh and third largest state by area in India...
. These Andhs speak Marathi
Marathi language
Marathi is an Indo-Aryan language spoken by the Marathi people of western and central India. It is the official language of the state of Maharashtra. There are over 68 million fluent speakers worldwide. Marathi has the fourth largest number of native speakers in India and is the fifteenth most...
. The Andhs are primarily Hindus. There are about 445,000 Andh according to Project Joshua but they put the number of Andh in Maharashtra at over 400,000. Evidently either there are major discrepancies in counting populations or some people include groups as Andh who others consider separate ethnic groups.
About 100,000 Andh speak the Andh language
Andh language
The Andh language, also known as Andhi, is spoken by somewhere between 80,000 and 100,000 Andhs in India.The language is unclassified. Although these numbers sound substantial, it appears Andh may be losing ground with many Andhs speaking Marathi at home....
.
Sources
- http://www.aptribes.gov.in/html/tcr-studies-eci-andh.htm
- http://www.joshuaproject.net/peopctry.php?rop3=111326&rog3=IN