Status of Women Among the Lepchas Author:Roy, D.C. In India, 698 Scheduled Tribes comprise 8.20 percent of the total Indian population in 2001. Women among the tribes in general are enjoying comparatively advantageous position in their society. This has attempted to explore the status of women among the Lepchas, the tribe of Sikkm and tribe of Sikkim and Darjeeling district of West Bengal.