Hajong

The Hajong people are an ethnic group from Northeast India and northern parts of Bangladesh. The majority of the Hajongs are settled in India and are predominantly rice-farmers. They are said to have brought wet-field cultivation to Garo Hills, where the Garo people used slash and burn method of agriculture. Hajong have the status of a Scheduled Tribe in India and they are the fourth largest tribal ethnicity in the Indian state of Meghalaya.

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List of 230 Scheduled Tribes in India

India is a diverse country with a population of over 1.3 billion people, and a significant portion of this population belongs to various tribal communities. These tribal communities, also known as Scheduled Tribes, have their own unique cultures, languages, and traditions, and have played an important role in the country’s history. Here is a list…