Caste Census finds BC community makes up 46.25% of Telangana
The minister said that the sub-committee will submit the Caste Census report, which runs into 1,000-page, to the Cabinet when it meets at 10 am on February 4. The Assembly, which meets at 11 am, will discuss the report and pass a Bill on it

Hyderabad: People belonging to Backward Class (BC) communities form 46.25 per cent of the state’s 3.7 crore population, according to the Caste Census report submitted to the government on Sunday.
According to the report, which was presented to the cabinet sub-committee chairman and irrigation minister N. Uttam Kumar Reddy, persons belonging to Scheduled Castes constitute 17.43 per cent of the total population, making them the second largest community, followed by Muslims with 12.56 per cent of the population and those belonging to Scheduled Tribes forming the 10.45 per cent of the population.
The four communities — BCs, SCs, STs and minorities — represent 86.69 per cent of the state population.
The minister said that the sub-committee will submit the Caste Census report, which runs into 1,000-page, to the Cabinet when it meets at 10 am on February 4. The Assembly, which meets at 11 am, will discuss the report and pass a Bill on it.
On Monday, the one-man legal commission, headed by Justice Dr Shamim Akhtar, on the classification of sub-castes among the Scheduled Caste community will submit its report to the Cabinet sub-committee.
Speaking to media persons on Sunday, Uttam Kumar Reddy said that the Congress government had created history by completing the caste census — also called the Socio-Economic, Educational, Employment, Political, and Caste (SEEEPC) survey — in a record time of 50 days. The process, from passing a resolution in the Cabinet to submission of the report, was completed in one year, he said.
"The Congress government has implemented its promise towards data-driven governance by fulfilling a major promise made by Congress leader Rahul Gandhi during the Assembly elections,” Uttam Kumar Reddy.
“The government, led by Chief Minister A. Revanth Reddy and Deputy Chief Minister Mallu Bhatti Vikramarka, have laid the foundation for welfare policies based on real-time socio-economic data."
Providing a brief insight into the report, Uttam Kumar Reddy said that the comprehensive survey, the largest such exercise post-independence, covered 96.9 per cent of Telangana households with the help of 94,863 enumerators and 9,628 supervisors deployed across 94,261 blocks.
He said that the survey covered 3,54,77,554 individuals and it revealed that the BC community accounted for 1,64,09,179 people, or 46.25 per cent of the state’s population. The SC community accounted for 61,84,319 people or 17.43 per cent and the ST community 37,05,929 or 10.45 per cent.
The total Muslim population stood at 44,57,012, or 12.56 per cent. Of this, 35,76,588 or 10.08 per cent of the state population are BC Muslims and 8,80,424 or 2.48 per cent are OC Muslims," Uttam Kumar Reddy said.
Persons belonging to other castes or OCs accounted for 44,21,115 or 13.31 per cent of the state population.
The minister stated that Bihar’s caste census took six months and cost `500 crore, while the Telangana government had completed the exercise in 50 days at a much lower cost. He credited this success to superior planning, decentralised implementation, and rigorous monitoring at the highest levels.
Key Numbers
Total state population: 3 crore 70 lakh
PARTICIPATION
3,54,77,554 individuals or 96.9 per cent of the state population participated in the survey.
16 lakh people or 3.1 per cent did not participate in the survey
BREAKUP
BCs: 1,64,09,179 (46.25%)
SCs: 61,84,319 (17.43%)
STs: 37,05,929 (10.45%)
OCs: 44,21,115 (13.31%)
Muslims: 44,57,012 (12.56%)
BC Muslims: 35,76,588 or 10.08%
OC Muslims: 8,80,424 or 2.48%