The
Ho people are a tribe of people belonging to the
Indian state of
Jharkhand. They are the fourth most numerous
scheduled tribe in Jharkhand after
Santals,
Oraons, and
Mundas, and constitute around 10.5 percent of the total population of the Scheduled Tribes, numbering around 700,000 (total in the state) in the 2001 census. Although not mentioned in the census highlights
Odisha or
West Bengal small groups could be present, as the territory they inhabit in Jharkhand borders these two states. According to an American publication, total number of people speaking the
Ho language was 1,077,000 in 1997. There were 200,000 people speaking the language in Orissa.