The Karbis mentioned as the Mikir in the Constitution Order of the Government of India, are one of the major indigenous ethnic tribe in Northeast India and especially in the hill areas of Assam. They prefer to call themselves Karbi, and sometimes Arleng(literally "man" in the Karbi language).Karbi people are the main tribe of Karbi Anglong and West Karbi Anglong districts of Assam. Besides these two districts, the Karbis inhabited areas including DimaHasao, Kamrup, Marigaon district, Nagaon, Golaghat, Karimganj and Sonitpur districts of Assam.Besides the original Karbi Tribes, there are also a large number of other tribal communities residing in the district. The prominent among them are: Bodo, Dimasa, Garo, Mizo, Khasi, etc.