State-wise number of Castes notified as Backward Classes by the Central Government (as in September 2008)

State/UT-wise Number of Entries in the Central List of OBCs (as on 12.04.2018)

Sl.No State/UT No. of Entries as in the Central List of OBCs 12.04.2018
1 Andhra Pradesh 104
2 Arunachal Pradesh* 0
3 Assam 28
4 Bihar 132
5 Chhatisgarh 67
6 Goa 17
7 Gujarat 105
8 Haryana 73
9 Himachal Pradesh 52
10 J & K 23
11 Jharkhand 134
12 Karnataka** 199
13 Kerala 83
14 Madhya Pradesh 68
15 Maharashtra 256
16 Manipur 4
17 Mizoram* 0
18 Meghalaya* 0
19 Nagaland* 0
20 Orissa 197
21 Punjab 65
22 Rajasthan 69
23 Sikkim 8
24 Tamil Nadu 182
25 Telangana 86
26 Tripura 42
27 Uttar Pradesh 76
28 Uttrakhand 78
29 West Bengal 98
30 A & N Islands 5
31 Chandigarh 60
32 Daman & Diu 44
33 Dadra & Nagar Haveli 10
34 Delhi 56
35 Lakshadweep* 0
36 Pudducherry 58
Grand Total 2479

*States/UTs have no notified list of OBC

An 'Entry' for this purpose includes caste, its synonyms and sub-castes.