In 2011, the number of male scheduled caste beggars was the highest in rural areas with around 33 thousand people. In general, the number of male beggars were more than the female beggars in the country.
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In India, scheduled caste and scheduled tribe (SC/ST) and OBCs are officially recognized by the constitution as groups of disadvantaged indigenous people. They are the primary beneficiaries of reservation policies under the constitution. The colloquial terms for SCs and STs are Dalits and Adivasis respectively.
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Ministry of Social Justice and Empowerment (India). (June 30, 2021). Number of rural and urban scheduled caste beggars and vagrants in India in 2011, by gender [Graph]. In Statista. Retrieved September 09, 2024, from https://www.statista.com/statistics/706521/india-number-of-rural-and-urban-scheduled-caste-beggars-by-gender/
Ministry of Social Justice and Empowerment (India). "Number of rural and urban scheduled caste beggars and vagrants in India in 2011, by gender." Chart. June 30, 2021. Statista. Accessed September 09, 2024. https://www.statista.com/statistics/706521/india-number-of-rural-and-urban-scheduled-caste-beggars-by-gender/
Ministry of Social Justice and Empowerment (India). (2021). Number of rural and urban scheduled caste beggars and vagrants in India in 2011, by gender. Statista. Statista Inc.. Accessed: September 09, 2024. https://www.statista.com/statistics/706521/india-number-of-rural-and-urban-scheduled-caste-beggars-by-gender/
Ministry of Social Justice and Empowerment (India). "Number of Rural and Urban Scheduled Caste Beggars and Vagrants in India in 2011, by Gender." Statista, Statista Inc., 30 Jun 2021, https://www.statista.com/statistics/706521/india-number-of-rural-and-urban-scheduled-caste-beggars-by-gender/
Ministry of Social Justice and Empowerment (India), Number of rural and urban scheduled caste beggars and vagrants in India in 2011, by gender Statista, https://www.statista.com/statistics/706521/india-number-of-rural-and-urban-scheduled-caste-beggars-by-gender/ (last visited September 09, 2024)
Number of rural and urban scheduled caste beggars and vagrants in India in 2011, by gender [Graph], Ministry of Social Justice and Empowerment (India), June 30, 2021. [Online]. Available: https://www.statista.com/statistics/706521/india-number-of-rural-and-urban-scheduled-caste-beggars-by-gender/
