Bagata people
The Bagata are a designated Scheduled Tribe in the Indian states of Andhra Pradesh and Odisha.[2]
Bhokta, Bhogata, Bhagata, Kapu | |
|---|---|
 A traditional house of Bagata people | |
| Regions with significant populations | |
| Andra Pradesh | 1,33,427 |
| Odisha | 8,813 |
| Telengana | 850 |
| Languages | |
| Telugu, Desia Odia | |
| Religion | |
| Hinduism, Christianity | |
Census 2011[1] | |
The Bagata mainly speak the Bagata language, written in the Bagata script, but they also speak Telugu and Odia. The latter is mostly in a dialect known as Desiya Odia.
The Bagata are primarily Hindus.
In 1976 the Bagata had the highest rate of indebtedness of any of the scheduled tribes of Andhra Pradesh.[3]
References
- "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.
- "Welcome to aptribes.gov.in - A Portal of Tribal Welfare Department Govt of A.P". Aptribes.gov.in. Archived from the original on 29 May 2012. Retrieved 15 December 2013.
Further reading
- Thurston, Edgar. "Castes and Tribes of Southern India/Bagata - Wikisource, the free online library". en.wikisource.org. Retrieved 20 September 2021.
- "Bagata tribe" (PDF). tribal.nic.in.
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- "Bagata". SCSTRTI. Retrieved 20 September 2021.
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- "Odisha State Tribal Museum | Bagata". Retrieved 20 September 2021.
- "Documenting the ethno-cultural practices of Bagata tribe of Andhra Pradesh | INTACH Intangible Cultural Heritage". Retrieved 27 October 2021.
- Naidu, J.M. "Ethnography of Bagatha Tribe in Andhra Pradesh" (PDF). Department of Tribal Welfare, Government of Andhra Pradesh. CENTRE FOR ECONOMIC AND SOCIAL STUDIES.
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