Meena
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Meena () is a tribe from northern and western India which is sometimes considered a sub-group of the Bhil community. They got the status of Scheduled Tribe by the Government of India in 1954.
Key facts
- Ethnic group.group
- Meena
- Ethnic group.image
- EMuseumPlus (2).jpg
- Ethnic group.image_caption
- 1888 picture of Meenas
- Ethnic group.total
- 5 million
- Ethnic group.total_year
- 2011 Census
- Ethnic group.popplace
- India
- Ethnic group.languages
- Hindi, Mewari, Marwari, Dhundari, Harauti, Mewati, Wagdi, Malvi, Bhili etc.
- Ethnic group.religions
- Hinduism (99.7%), others (0.14%)
- Ethnic group.related
- Bhil Parihar Meo
via Wikipedia infobox
Wikidata facts
- Instance of
- tribe
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- Commons category
- Meena
- described by source
- Brockhaus and Efron Encyclopedic Dictionary
Sources (2)
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Encyclopedic overview
16 sectionsContents
- Ethnography
- Geography
- History
- Origin
- Rajput period
- British colonial period
- Rebellion
- Recent history
- Caste reservation
- Subdivisions
- Culture
- Art
- Demographics
- See also
- References
- Further reading
Meena () is a tribe from northern and western India which is sometimes considered a sub-group of the Bhil community. They got the status of Scheduled Tribe by the Government of India in 1954.
== Ethnography == thumb|250px|right|Mina caste man in 1898
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