Korku tribe
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The Korku tribe is an indigenous Adivasi community of central India, primarily inhabiting forested regions of Madhya Pradesh and Maharashtra and known for its distinct Korku language and traditional agrarian lifestyle.
Observed surface forms (4)
| Surface form | Occurrences |
|---|---|
| Bhilala tribe | 1 |
| Dimasa tribe | 1 |
| Korku people | 1 |
| Korku–Munda group | 1 |
Statements (47)
| Predicate | Object |
|---|---|
| instanceOf |
Adivasi group
ⓘ
Scheduled Tribe ⓘ indigenous community ⓘ |
| agriculturalMethod |
rain-fed farming
ⓘ
use of traditional seeds ⓘ |
| alsoCalled | Korkus NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| associatedWith |
Melghat region of Maharashtra
NERFINISHED
ⓘ
Satpura Range NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| country | India ⓘ |
| culturalPractice |
ancestor worship
ⓘ
ritual dances ⓘ traditional folk songs ⓘ |
| culturalRegion | Adivasi belt of central India ⓘ |
| demographicStatus | minority group in central India ⓘ |
| developmentProgramTarget |
tribal welfare schemes in Madhya Pradesh
ⓘ
tribal welfare schemes in Maharashtra ⓘ |
| economy | rain-fed agriculture ⓘ |
| educationChallenge | low literacy rates compared to state average ⓘ |
| ethnicGroupOf | India NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| facesIssue |
deforestation impacts
ⓘ
limited access to healthcare ⓘ malnutrition in some regions ⓘ |
| governmentCategory | Scheduled Tribe under Indian Constitution ⓘ |
| healthConcern | high child mortality in some areas ⓘ |
| inhabits |
forested regions of Madhya Pradesh
ⓘ
forested regions of Maharashtra ⓘ |
| languageFamily | Austroasiatic languages NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| languageSpoken | Korku language NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| languageSubfamily | Munda languages NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| livelihoodDependency | forest resources ⓘ |
| primaryRegion | central India ⓘ |
| primaryState |
Madhya Pradesh
NERFINISHED
ⓘ
Maharashtra NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| recognizedAs |
Scheduled Tribe in Madhya Pradesh
ⓘ
Scheduled Tribe in Maharashtra ⓘ |
| religion |
Hinduism (syncretic practices)
NERFINISHED
ⓘ
indigenous animist beliefs ⓘ |
| socialOrganization | clan-based system ⓘ |
| stapleCrops |
maize
ⓘ
millets ⓘ paddy ⓘ |
| traditionalHousing | mud and thatch houses ⓘ |
| traditionalLifestyle | agrarian ⓘ |
| traditionalOccupation |
forest-based livelihoods
ⓘ
shifting cultivation ⓘ subsistence agriculture ⓘ |
| usesScript | Devanagari script ⓘ |
Referenced by (5)
Full triples — surface form annotated when it differs from this entity's canonical label.
this entity surface form:
Bhilala tribe
this entity surface form:
Dimasa tribe
this entity surface form:
Korku–Munda group
this entity surface form:
Korku people