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State-wise number of Castes notified as Backward Classes by the Central Government (as in September 2008)

Sl.No Name of State/UT Number of entries (including castes, their synonyms, sub-castes etc.)
1 Andhra Pradesh 106
2 Arunachal Pradesh 0
3 Assam 27
4 Bihar 131
5 Chhatisgarh 0
6 Goa 16
7 Gujarat 100
8 Haryana 73
9 Himachal Pradesh 50
10 J & K 21
11 Jharkhand 0
12 Karnataka 183
13 Kerala 82
14 Madhya Pradesh 74
15 Maharashtra 216
16 Manipur 4
17 Mizoram 0
18 Meghalaya 0
19 Nagaland 0
20 Orissa 193
21 Punjab 65
22 Rajasthan 65
23 Sikkim 10
24 Tamil Nadu 180
25 Tripura 43
26 Uttar Pradesh 75
27 Uttranchal 1
28 West Bengal 57
29 A & N Islands 1
30 Chandigarh 59
31 Daman & Diu 20
32 Dadra & Nagar Haveli 10
33 Delhi 54
34 Lakshadweep 0
35 Pudducherry 47
Total 1963