Division of Dairy Extension, National Dairy Research Institute, Karnal-132 001, India.
Dairying is one of the most important and economically viable occupation for the tribal households. The present study was carried out in Nilgiris District of Tamilnadu. A total sample of 306 tribal households for the six tribes namely Todas, Kotas, Kurumbas, Irulas, Paniyas and Kattunaickas was studied. The personal profile of dairy tribal households was studied under three sub-heads viz., Age, Family size and Educational status. The data of all the tribes revealed that majority of the respondents belonged to middle age group (35–45 years) and medium family size (4–6 members). The study reflected that majority of males were in the category of secondary education followed by middle, higher secondary, illiterate, primary and college going whereas in the case of female respondents majority were in primary category followed by higher secondary, middle, illiterate and secondary. No female respondent was found to be college going.
