 The 2011 census for the state found 55% of the population to be rural with 45% being urban based.Bihari, Gujarati, Sindhis, Punjabis, Parsis, Marwari, Kannada, Telugu and Tamil minorities are scattered throughout the state.The 2011 census found scheduled castes and scheduled tribes to account for 11.8 and 8.9% of the population respectively.