A focused population profile of Bhil people, their western and central Indian Adivasi background, closest modern genetic matches, ancestry model, and World Genetics G25 heatmap.
Bhil people are one of the major Adivasi/tribal populations of western and central India, with communities across Rajasthan, Gujarat, Madhya Pradesh, Maharashtra, and nearby regions.
Bhil languages and regional Indo-Aryan languages are used across different communities, alongside Hindi, Gujarati, Marathi, and Rajasthani varieties. This reference has a small sample size, so it is best read as a broad Bhil comparison point.
As a genetic reference, Bhil is useful for comparison with Arunthathiyar, Hakkipikki, Uttar Pradeshi Chamar, North Kannadi, Sakilli, Pallan, Relli, Konkani Christian Catholic, Chenchu, and Sinhalese.
In the World Genetics modern G25 comparison, Bhil is closest to Arunthathiyar, Hakkipikki, Uttar Pradeshi Chamar, North Kannadi, Sakilli, Pallan, Relli, Konkani Christian Catholic, Chenchu, and Sinhalese. The result places this Bhil reference in a broad South Asian space with several central, southern, and Adivasi/tribal or lower-caste comparison references.
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The ancestry breakdown gives deeper component proportions, while closest matches show modern similarity. Bhil ancestry is best interpreted as western/central Indian Adivasi-associated, but this specific sample aligns statistically with a wider set of South Asian references including Arunthathiyar, Hakkipikki, Chamar, North Kannadi, Pallan, Relli, Chenchu, and related groups.
The heatmap should emphasize western and central India, Rajasthan, Gujarat, Madhya Pradesh, Maharashtra, Karnataka-adjacent references, Andhra/Telangana tribal contexts, and broader South Asian comparison zones.
Yes. Hakkipikki and Chenchu appear among the close matches, alongside several other South Asian references.
This small Bhil reference shares broader South Asian ancestry components with several central and southern Indian groups.
Yes. The sample size is small and Bhil communities are regionally diverse, so this page should be read as one reference point.
