Korku people

Korku
A Korku tribal girl performing dance in traditional attire.
Total population
1,104,519 (2011 census)[1]
Regions with significant populations
 India
Madhya Pradesh840,027[1]
Maharastra264,492[1]
Languages
KorkuHindiMarathi
Religion
Hinduism
Related ethnic groups
Munda peoples

The Korku are a Munda ethnic group predominantly found in the Khandwa, Burhanpur, Betul and Chhindwara districts of Madhya Pradesh and adjoining areas near the Melghat Tiger Reserve of Maharashtra. They speak the Korku language, which is a member of the Munda languages and is written using Devanagari. They are classified as a Scheduled Tribe by the Indian government.[2]

  1. ^ a b c "Individual Scheduled Tribe Primary Census Abstract Data and its Appendix". Indian Census. Government of India. Retrieved 23 October 2017.
  2. ^ "Korku | people". Encyclopedia Britannica. Retrieved 23 October 2017.

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