Atrocity Prone Areas identified by the State Governments under the Scheduled Castes and Scheduled Tribes (Prevention of Atrocities) Act 1989
Information on Atrocity Prone areas identified by the State Governments under the Scheduled Castes and the Scheduled Tribes (Prevention of Atrocities) Act, 1989.
| S.No. | Name of States | Name of Districts identified as sensitive |
|---|---|---|
| 1. | Andhra Pradesh |
Prakasam, Guntur, West Godavari, Nellore, Vizianagaram, Kurnool, Cuddapah, Mahabubnagar, Nizamabad, Karimnagar, Khammam and Adilabad. (12) |
| 2. | Bihar |
Gaya, Sitamarhi, Nalanda, Sheohar, Sheikhpura, Buxar, Saran, Banka, West Champaran (Betia), Supaul, Lakhisarai, Vaishali, Motihari (East Champaran), Kaimur (Bhabua), Darbhanga, Samastipur, Saharsha, Kishanganj, Begusarai, Rohtas, Janhanabad, Bhojpur, Mujaffarpur, Siwan, Madhubani, Madhepura, Bhagalpur, Patna, Bhopalganj, Purnea, Nawada, Munger and Aurangabad. (33) |
| 3. | Gujarat | Ahmedabad (Rural), Mehsana, Surendranagar, Junagarh, Kheda, Amreli, Rajkot (Rural), Sabarkantha, Vadodara(Rural), Bharuch and Kutch. (11) |
| 4. | Jharkhand | Hazaribagh District has been identified as the prime atrocity prone area. (1) |
| 5. | Karnataka | Bangalore, Bijapur, Kolar, Mysore, Tumkur, Gulbarga, Belgaum, Bidar, Chitradurga, Raichur, Simoga, Bellary, Mandya, Hassan and Dharwad. (15) |
| 6. | Kerala | Kasargod, Wayanad and Palakkad. (3) |
| 7. | Madhya Pradesh |
District Barwani (Sendhwa City of PS Sendhwa, Village Thikri of PS Thikri), District Dewas (Area of Nai Abadi, PS Kotwali, Etawah Village PS of Industrial Area, Village Sonkacch, Talod, Khrda Kajuria of PS Sonkacch, Village Pipalkha, Choubradhira of PS Pipalkha, Villages Tok Khurd Kala, Devburdia of PS Tok Khurd), District Hoshangabad (Hoshangabad Town of PS Kotwali, Itarsi City of PS Itarsi, Piparia Town of PS Piparia,), District Jhabua (Alirajpur Town of PS Alirajpur), District Morena (Villages Gopalpura, Duttakpura, Uttampura of PS Kotwali, Amabah Town of PS Amabah, Joura Town of PS Joura, KailarasTown of PS Kailaras, Sabalgarh Town of PS Sabalgarh,), District Satna (Village Majhgwa of PS Majhgwa, Village Aber of PS Rampur Baghelan), District Shahdol (Village Dhanpuri of PS Amlai), District Shivpuri (Village Karera of PS Karera, Village Indar of PS Indar, Old Shivpuri Town of PS Rural Area of Shivpuri, Village Jholwas of PS Bairad), District Ujjain (Town Mahidpur of PS Mahidpur Town Bad Nagar of PS Bad Nagar, Village Jahangirpur of PS Ingoria, Town Nagda of PS Nagda, Town Khachrod of PS Khachrod, Town Tarana of PS Tarana), Betul District (Town Betul of PS Betul), Burhanpur District (Village Doifodia of PS Khaknar, Village Bori of PS Nabala, Village Ner of PS Shahpur), Indore District (Joshi Mohalla of PS Chhattripura, Bhagirathpura of PS Banganga, Village Chorol of PS Seemrol, |
