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The Bota or Boto people are a tribal community found in Union territory of Ladakh. They are the third largest tribal community after Gujjars and Bakarwals in Jammu and Kashmir. According to 2011 Census of India, their population stands at 91,495. They have a male to female sex ratio of 1020 and child sex ratio of 957. They boast a literacy rate of 70.3, which is higher than state tribal literacy rate of 50.6. Bots primarily follow Buddhism.[1][2]
Social status
As of 2001[update], the Boto people were classified as a Scheduled Tribe under the Indian government's reservation program of positive discrimination.[3]
Famous people
Indian politician Tsering Samphel is a member of the Boto people.[4]
References
- ^ "12 Major Tribes of Jammu and Kashmir". Archived from the original on 5 April 2019. Retrieved 5 April 2019.
- ^ STATISTICAL PROFILEOFSCHEDULED TRIBES IN INDIA 2013 (https://tribal.nic.in/ST/StatisticalProfileofSTs2013.pdf)
- ^ "List of Scheduled Tribes". Census of India: Government of India. 7 March 2007. Archived from the original on 5 June 2010. Retrieved 27 November 2012.
- ^ National Commission for Scheduled Tribes. SHRI TSERING SAMPHEL, MEMBER NATIONAL COMMISSION FOR SCHEDULED TRIBES Archived March 4, 2016, at the Wayback Machine
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