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The Toto is a primitive tribe (Indo-Bhutanees) residing in an isolated area of Alipurduar district surrounded by the Torsa River in the east, the foothills of Bhutan in the north, and the Titi Reserve forest in the west and south. Toto is one of the smallest endogamous tribal groups belonged to the Mongoloid. They are categorised as a Particularly Vulnerable Tribal Group or PVTG previously known as a Primitive tribal group (PTG).They are getting attention and getting aids for their economic subsistence. This paper aims to examine socio-economic and demographic conditions of the Toto people with special reference to Madarihat Block in the district of Alipurduar district, West Bengal. The Totos are generally divided into thirteen exogamous clans of family and their settlement area is divided into six distinct hamlets. The present study focuses on the society, income status, Educational status, population, food habit, house type, communication, occupations and health status of the Toto community.

Toto community, PVTG, Socio-economic status, demographic, Alipurduar district, West Bengal.

"Socio economic and demographic aspects of the Toto tribe in the district of Alipurduar, West Bengal", International Journal of Emerging Technologies and Innovative Research (www.jetir.org), ISSN:2349-5162, Vol.5, Issue 4, page no.102-108, April-2018, Available :http://www.jetir.org/papers/JETIR1804480.pdf

"Socio economic and demographic aspects of the Toto tribe in the district of Alipurduar, West Bengal", International Journal of Emerging Technologies and Innovative Research (www.jetir.org | UGC and issn Approved), ISSN:2349-5162, Vol.5, Issue 4, page no. pp102-108, April-2018, Available at : http://www.jetir.org/papers/JETIR1804480.pdf