Number and Distribution of Tribal Population of Bangladesh by Sex and Residence,1981-1991 Close

 
Sex 1991 1981
Total Rural Urban Total Rural Urban
 

Number
Both Sex 1205,978 988,354 217,624 897,828 778,425 119,403
Male 616,878 503,358 113,520 456,974 394,819 62,155
Female 589,100 484,996 104,104 440,857 386,606 62,155
Sex ratio 104.7 103.8 109.0 103.7 102.1 108.6
 

Percent
Both Sex 100.0 82.0 18.0 100.0 86.7 13.3
Male 100.0 81.6 18.4 100.0 86.4 13.6
Female 100.0 82.3 17.7 100.0 87.0 13.0
 
 

Source: Bangladesh Bureau of Statistics, BBS, 1991