Bhokta, Bhogata, Bhagata, Kapu | |
|---|---|
 A traditional house of Bagata people | |
| Regions with significant populations | |
| Andhra Pradesh | 1,33,427 |
| Odisha | 8,813 |
| Telangana | 850 |
| Languages | |
| Telugu, Desia Odia, Regional languages | |
| Religion | |
| Hinduism, Christianity, Animism | |
Census 2011[1] | |
Bagata people are one of the tribal ethnic groups of India, mainly concentrated in Andhrapradesh and Odisha. As per the Indian constitution, they are designated as Scheduled Tribe for affirmative action.[2][3][4][5]
- ^ "STATISTICAL PROFILE OF SCHEDULED TRIBES IN INDIA 2013" (PDF). www.tribal.nic.in. MINISTRY OF TRIBAL AFFAIRS STATISTICS DIVISION, Government of India. Archived (PDF) from the original on 12 July 2017. Retrieved 20 October 2021.
- ^ "List of notified Scheduled Tribes" (PDF). Census India. pp. 13–14, 21–22. Archived from the original (PDF) on 7 November 2013. Retrieved 15 December 2013.
- ^ Ota, A.B. (2015). BAGATA. Scheduled Castes and Scheduled Tribes Research and Training Institute, BBSR. ISBN 978-93-80705-29-3.
- ^ Das, Nava Kishor (2012). Singh, S.K. (ed.). People of India – Odisha. Part. 1. Anthropological Survey of India by Seagull Books. pp. 214–219. ISBN 978-81-7046-293-4. OCLC 858528738.
- ^ Singh, K. S. (1998). People of India – India's communities: A-G. Vol. 4. New Delhi, India; New York: Oxford University Press ; Anthropological Survey of India. pp. 167–169. ISBN 978-0-19-563354-2. OCLC 40849565.