Tea Tribe Community

As per the information made available by the National Commission for Backward Classes (NCBC), there is no single community described as “Tea Tribe” in the Central list of OBCs for the State of Assam. However, there are as many as 96 castes in the Central List of OBCs for the State of Assam falling under the description “Tea Garden Labourers, Tea Garden Tribes, Ex-Tea Garden labourers & Ex-Tea Garden Tribes” is as under.

CENTRAL LIST OF OBCs FOR THE STATE OF ASSAM

Entry No.	Caste/ Community	Entry No.	Caste/ Community	Entry No.	Caste/ Community
24.	Tea Garden Labourers, Tea Garden Tribes, Ex-Tea Garden Labourers, & Ex-Tea Garden Tribes as listed below
1.	Ahirgoala	35.	Ghansi	69.	Mahato
2.	Arya Mala	36.	Gorait	70.	Malpatharia
3.	Asur	37.	Ghatowar	71.	Manki
4.	Barhai	38.	Hari	72.	Majwar
5.	Basphor	39.	Holra	73.	Mirdhar
6.	Bhokta	40.	Jolha	74.	Munda
7.	Bauri	41.	Keot	75.	Nonia, Nunia
8.	Bowri	42.	Koiri	76.	Nagasia
9.	Bhuyan	43.	Khonyor	77.	Nagbansi
10.	Bhumij	44.	Kurmi	78.	Nath
11.	Bedia	45.	Kawar	79.	Oraon
12.	Beldar	46.	Karmali	80.	Pasi
13.	Bharaik	47.	Korwa	81.	Paidi
14.	Bhatta	48.	Kol	82.	Pan
15.	Basor	49.	Kalahandi	83.	Panika
16.	Baiga	50.	Kalihandi	84.	Parja
17.	Baijara	51.	Kotwal	85.	Patratanti
18.	Bhil	52.	Kharia	86.	Pradhan
19.	Bondo	53.	Kumhar	87.	Rajwar
20.	Binjia	54.	Kherwar	88.	Sahora
21.	Birhar	55.	Khodal	89.	Santhal, Santal
22.	Birjia	56.	Khond	90.	Sarvera
23.	Beddi	57.	Koya	91.	Turi
24.	Chamar	58.	Kondpan	92.	Telenga
25.	Chowdhari	59.	Kohor	93.	Tassa
26.	Chere	60.	Kormakar	94.	Tantubai
27.	Chick Banik	61.	Kashan	95.	Teli
28.	Dandari	62.	Lahar	96.	Tanti
29.	Dandasi	63.	Lodha
30.	Dusad	64.	Lodhi
31.	Dhanwar	65.	Madari
32.	Ganda	66.	Mahli
33.	Gonda	67.	Mohali
34.	Gond	68.	Modi