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.

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Observed surface forms (4)

Surface form Occurrences
Bhilala tribe 1
Dimasa tribe 1
Korku people 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.

Chhindwara hasSignificantCommunity Korku tribe
Jhabua hasMajorCommunity Korku tribe
this entity surface form: Bhilala tribe
Bushu Dima ethnicContext Korku tribe
this entity surface form: Dimasa tribe
North Munda languages hasSubgroup Korku tribe
this entity surface form: Korku–Munda group
North Munda languages usedByEthnicGroup Korku tribe
this entity surface form: Korku people