International Journal of Contemporary Research in Multidisciplinary

The present research paper deals with the Iruliga tribal community as part of the tribal community in the Ramanagara district of Karnataka state. Iruliga tribals live in the southern part of India. Most of the Iruliga Tribal Populations live in the country’s Tamil Nadu state. Their population in Karnataka is estimated at 25,000 people. However, the tribal populations are 189,621 in the significant region of Tamil Nadu and 23,721 in Kerala. This research paper focuses on the socio-economic status of the Iruliga tribal community in the Ramangara district of Karnataka. This study is mainly based on secondary and primary data. The primary data has been collected from schedule-cum-questionnaire, personal interviews, group discussions, and observations in the study area. The field study observed that most ITPs live below the poverty line in the study area. Due to the high unemployment, they have a low standard of living. They are socially stigmatized as ITPs due to lack of access to formal education. Their standard of living is based on their culture. They follow traditional occupational to earn their livelihood and earn every little out of it. The ITPs are socially deprived in community due to their low socio-economic status.