Central Zone This zone, which has the maximum tribal concentration, stretches from southern Madhya Pradesh (now also Chhattisgarh) to south Bihar (now Jharkhand) across northern Orissa. The major tribes lying in this zone are the San thais, Ho, Baiga, Abhujmaria, Muria, Munda and Birhor. The major problems faced by the tribes of this region are land alienation, indebtedness, exploitation of tribal girls by contractors and officials leading to psychological and sexual trauma. This zone also shows a greater impact of Hinduism.
Among the tribes of this region, the Santhals have discovered a script of their own, called Ole Chiki. Baigas are a prominent shifting cultivation tribe. Birhors are a very backward tribe of this region and because of extreme backwardness and no secure means of livelihood, they are threatened with extinction.
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