Particularly Vulnerable Tribal Groups
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The Government of India, Ministry of Home Affairs, recognized Kathodi and Kotwalia tribes of Gujarat as primitive tribes in the year 1976, while Padhars and Siddis were declared as Primitive Tribes in 1982 and Kolghas in the year 1983-84. The population of primitive groups is spread over 8 districts viz. Surat, Tapi, Valsad, Navsari, Dangs, Bharuch, Narmada and Sabarkantha covered under Tribal Area Sub Plan and same districts viz. Ahmedabad, Surendranagar, Junagadh, Bhavnagar, Rajkot and Jamnagar which are outside the ITDP area.
Years of Declaration of PVTGs
The PVTGs are mainly concentrated under:
| Primitive Tribe Name | District of Concentration | Population, 2011 | Share to Total PVTG Population | Traditional Activities | Economic Activities |
| Kotwalia | Surat, Valsad, Dangs, Bharuch, Navsari | 24,249 | 16.77 % | Making Bamboo baskets | Selling of Bamboo products and Manual Labourers |
| Kolgha | Surat, Valsad, Dangs, Navsari | 67,119 | 46.42 % | Animal grazers | Manual Labourers |
| Kathodi | Surat, Dangs, Sabarkantha, Narmada, Navsari | 13,632 | 9.43 % | Collect Kattha for Betel-leaves | Manual Labourers |
| Siddi | Junagadh, Bhavnagar, Amreli, Porbandar, Rajkot | 8,661 | 5.99 % | - | Peasants, cultivators, servicemen |
| Padhar | Ahmedabad, Surendranagar | 30,932 | 21.39 % | Collect root vegetable and fish | Cultivators, Manual Labourers |
| Total | 1,44,593 | 100 % | | |