The Bota or Boto people are a tribal community found in Union territory of
Ladakh
Ladakh () is a region administered by India as a union territory and constitutes an eastern portion of the larger Kashmir region that has been the subject of a Kashmir#Kashmir dispute, dispute between India and Pakistan since 1947 and India an ...
. They are the third largest tribal community after Gujjars and Bakarwals in Jammu and Kashmir. According to 2011 Census of India, their population stands at 91,495. They have a male to female sex ratio of 1020 and child sex ratio of 957. They boast a literacy rate of 70.3, which is higher than state tribal literacy rate of 50.6. Bots primarily follow Buddhism.
Social status
, the Boto people were classified as a
Scheduled Tribe under the
Indian government's reservation program of
positive discrimination
Affirmative action (also sometimes called reservations, alternative access, positive discrimination or positive action in various countries' laws and policies) refers to a set of policies and practices within a government or organization seeking ...
.
Famous people
Indian politician
Tsering Samphel is a member of the Boto people.
[National Commission for Scheduled Tribes. ]
SHRI TSERING SAMPHEL, MEMBER NATIONAL COMMISSION FOR SCHEDULED TRIBES
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References
Scheduled Tribes of Jammu and Kashmir
Ethnic groups in Ladakh
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