Genetic evidence notes extensive gene flow between the Gonds and Munda peoples to the east, but rules out a common origin, instead noting the Gonds and Munda peoples have distinct origins. The Gonds call themselves Koitur, which colonial scholars thought related to the Khond self-designation Kui in the same way. Some believe the word to derive from konda, meaning hill, in a similar manner to the Khonds of Odisha. The origin of the name 'Gond', used by outsiders to refer to the tribe, is still uncertain.
Gondi people, at the behest of the Chhattisgarh government, formed the Salwa Judum, an armed militant group to fight the Naxalite insurgency But Salwa Judum was disbanded by order of Supreme court on 5 July 2011. For the past few decades, they have been witnesses to the Naxalite–Maoist insurgency in the central part of India. By the 1991 census, this had increased to 9.3 million and by the 2001 census the figure was nearly 11 million. Īccording to the 1971 census, their population was 5.01 million. Many Gonds, however, speak later regionally-dominant languages like Hindi, Marathi, Odia and Telugu. They are concentrated in southeastern Madhya Pradesh, eastern Maharashtra, southern Chhattisgarh and northern Telangana. The 2011 Census of India recorded about 2.98 million Gondi-speakers, although many of the speakers are unrecorded as they live in Naxal-affected areas, and the speakers claimed by Gondi politicians has been as high as 20 million plus. The Gond have formed many kingdoms of historical significance.Ī Dravidian language, Gondi is related to Telugu.
They are listed as a Scheduled Tribe for the purpose of India's system of reservation. They are spread over the states of Madhya Pradesh, Maharashtra, Chhattisgarh, Uttar Pradesh, Telangana, Andhra Pradesh, Bihar and Odisha. They are one of the largest tribals group in India. The Gondi (Gōndi) or Gond or Koitur are a Dravidian ethno-linguistic group. Koyapunem with significant influence from Hinduism
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