Bhil People - Present Circumstances

Present Circumstances

In Gujarat and Maharashtra, the Bhil are now mainly a community of settled farmers, with a significant minority who are landless agricultural labourers. A significant subsidiary occupation remains hunting and gathering. The Bhil are now largely Hindu, with Nidhi and Tadvi Bhil following Islam, and few sub-groups in the Dangs following Christianity. They continue to worship tribal deities such as Mogra Deo and Sitla Matta.

As of 2001, the Bhil were classified as a Scheduled Tribe in Rajasthan under the Indian government's reservation program of positive discrimination.