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Detailed explanation-1: -Society. The Konyaks are the largest of the Naga ethnic groups. They are found in Tirap, Longding, and Changlang districts of Arunachal Pradesh; Sibsagar District of Assam; and also in Myanmar.

Detailed explanation-2: -The Gond tribe is second only to the Bhils in terms of population size. Called the second-largest tribe of India, the tribe of Gond is spread across states like Andhra Pradesh, Telangana, Maharashtra, Bihar, and Orissa.

Detailed explanation-3: -The Santhal are the largest and one of the oldest tribes in India, They are spread across Assam, Bihar, Chhattisgarh, Jharkhand, Odisha and West Bengal.

Detailed explanation-4: -Naga people form the majority of the population. According to the 2011 census there are 2 million people living in Nagaland. The Naga people number around 1.8 million in the state, constituting over 90% of the population. These belong mostly to the Sino-Tibetan language family.

Detailed explanation-5: -Adivasis (Scheduled Tribes) are the largest tribal population in the world – World Directory of Minorities. Adivasis is the collective name used for the many indigenous peoples of India.