Which district has the second-highest Saharia population according to 2011…

CONCEPT: The Saharia (Sahariya) tribe is Rajasthan's only Particularly Vulnerable Tribal Group (PVTG). For a PVTG, Census population figures are read district-wise by absolute headcount — the district holding the tribe's core habitat ranks first, and the district with the next-largest share ranks second.

APPLICATION: Applying this to the Saharia tribe — per the 2011 Census, over 99% of Rajasthan's Saharia population is concentrated in Baran district (mainly its Shahabad and Kishanganj tehsils), placing Baran first. Kota district, which adjoins Baran in the Hadoti region, carries the next-largest Saharia population, placing it second.

CROSS-CHECK — ruling out the other districts by value:

• Baran carries the highest (first-ranked) Saharia population, not the second-highest.

• Jhalawar records only a marginal Saharia population, well outside the top two districts.

• Bundi is also part of the Hadoti region, but its Saharia population is negligible next to Baran and Kota.

So the district with the second-highest Saharia population is Kota.