Hrangkhawl is one of the 21 scheduled tribes

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 Tripura

Tripura

Tripura is a state in North-East India, with an area of . It is the third smallest state of India, according to area. Tripura is surrounded by Bangladesh on the north, south, and west. The Indian states of Assam and Mizoram lie to the east. The capital is Agartala and the main languages spoken are...

 http://www.tripura.nic.in state 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 are mainly dwelling in the Teliamura sub-division of West Tripura http://www.westtripura.nic.in and the Ambassa sub-division of Dhalai

Dhalai

Dhalai is an administrative district in the state of Tripura in India. The district headquarters are located at Ambassa. As of 2011 it is the least populous district of Tripura .-Economy:...

 http://www.dhalai.nic.in districts. Hrangkhawls are also found in the North Cachar Hills of Dima Hasao district

Dima Hasao district

Dima Hasao district is an administrative district in the state of Assam in north-eastern India. As of 2011 it is the least populous district of Assam .-History:...

, Assam

Assam

Assam , also, rarely, Assam Valley and formerly the Assam Province , is a northeastern state of India and is one of the most culturally and geographically distinct regions of the country...

. They speak the Hrangkhawl

Hrangkhawl language

Hrangkhol or Rangkhawl is a Kukish language spoken by the Hrangkhawl people....

 dialect of Kuki

Kuki people

The Kukis are an ethnic group that spread throughout the Northeastern region of India, Northwest Burma and Chittagong Hill Tracts in Bangladesh. In Northeast India they are present in all the states except Arunachal Pradesh. This dispersal across international borders is mainly attributed to the...

 language which is of Tibeto-Burmese origin. Their appearance is mongoloid.

See also

• Tripuri people
• Kokborok
• Mizo people
• List of Scheduled Tribes in India