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Major People Groups *

138

Major Unreached People Groups *

135

Total Population

2,862,000

Buddhist

12.8 %

Christian

0.1 %

Hindu

71.2 %

Muslim

15.1 %

Sikh

0.1 %

Other Religions

0.8 %
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Photo People Group ▲ Population Primary Language Progress
Scale		 Hindu % Muslim % Buddhist % Christian % Sikh % Other %
Andh 20,000 Marathi Progress Gauge 50-100% 0.1-2% 0.1-2% - - 0.1-2%
Ayyanavar 400 Malayalam Progress Gauge 50-100% - - - - -
Badhai (Hindu traditions) 19,000 Hindi Progress Gauge 50-100% - 0.1-2% - - 0.1-2%
Bahrupi 800 Marathi Progress Gauge 50-100% - - - - -
Bairagi (Hindu traditions) 1,000 Bengali Progress Gauge 50-100% - - - - -
Balasantoshi 1,100 Marathi Progress Gauge 50-100% - - - - -
Bania Agarwal 11,000 Hindi Progress Gauge 50-100% - - - - 10-50%
Bania Gujar 1,200 Gujarati Progress Gauge 50-100% - - - - -
Bania Mahur 3,000 Hindi Progress Gauge 50-100% - - - - -
Bania Oswal 2,100 Hindi Progress Gauge 10-50% - - - - 50-100%
Bania Porwal 1,800 Hindi Progress Gauge 50-100% - - - - 10-50%
Bania Saitwal 700 Hindi Progress Gauge 10-50% - - - - 50-100%
Bania unspecified 57,000 Hindi Progress Gauge 50-100% - - - - 10-50%
Banjara (Hindu traditions) 70,000 Lambadi Progress Gauge 50-100% - 0.1-2% - - -
Banjara Rathod (Hindu traditions) 5,600 Lambadi Progress Gauge 50-100% - 0.1-2% - - -
Barda 700 Marathi Progress Gauge 50-100% - - - - -
Bari (Hindu traditions) 11,000 Hindi Progress Gauge 50-100% - 0.1-2% - - -
Bedar Kashmir (Muslim traditions) 700 Urdu Progress Gauge - 50-100% - - - -
Beldar (Hindu traditions) 13,000 Kannada Progress Gauge 50-100% - 0.1-2% - - -
Bengali Muslim Moghal 6,900 Urdu Progress Gauge - 50-100% - - - -
Bhat (Hindu traditions) 2,600 Hindi Progress Gauge 50-100% - - - - -
Bhil Tadvi 4,500 Dangi Progress Gauge - 50-100% - - - -
Bhil unspecified 35,000 Gujarati Progress Gauge 50-100% 10-50% 0.1-2% 0.1-2% 0-0.1% 0.1-2%
Bhoyar 2,600 Hindi Progress Gauge 50-100% - - - - -
Bidur 8,800 Marathi Progress Gauge 50-100% - - - - -
Bohra 1,600 Gujarati Progress Gauge - 50-100% - - - -
Brahmin Deshastha 1,500 Marathi Progress Gauge 50-100% - - - - -
Brahmin Gaur 3,000 Hindi Progress Gauge 50-100% - - - - -
Brahmin Kanaujia 5,000 Hindi Progress Gauge 50-100% - - - - -
Brahmin Mahratta 2,200 Marathi Progress Gauge 50-100% - - - - -
Brahmin Ojha 1,800 Hindi Progress Gauge 50-100% - - - - -
Brahmin Sanadhya 3,200 Hindi Progress Gauge 50-100% - - - - -
Brahmin Sawaria 6,000 Hindi Progress Gauge 50-100% - - - - -
Brahmin unspecified 75,000 Hindi Progress Gauge 50-100% - - - - 0.1-2%
Chamar (Hindu traditions) 48,000 Hindi Progress Gauge 50-100% - 2-5% 0.1-2% - -
Chitara 100 Odia Progress Gauge 50-100% - - - - -
Chitrakar (Hindu traditions) 800 Marathi Progress Gauge 50-100% - - - - -
Darzi (Hindu traditions) 16,000 Hindi Progress Gauge 50-100% - 0.1-2% - - 2-5%
Darzi Namdev (Hindu traditions) 1,200 Telugu Progress Gauge 50-100% - - - - -
Dhimar 8,000 Hindi Progress Gauge 50-100% - - - - -
Dhor 1,800 Marathi Progress Gauge 50-100% - 2-5% - - -
Dohor 9,400 Hindi Progress Gauge 50-100% - 0.1-2% - - -
Gandla 2,100 Telugu Progress Gauge 50-100% - - - - -
Gaondi 800 Marathi Progress Gauge 50-100% - - - - -
Ghisadi 1,100 Marathi Progress Gauge 50-100% - - - - -
Gond unspecified 1,900 Hindi Progress Gauge 50-100% 10-50% 0.1-2% - - 0.1-2%
Gondhali 3,300 Marathi Progress Gauge 50-100% - - - - -
Gopal 2,400 Gujarati Progress Gauge 50-100% - - - - -
Gosain unspecified 9,000 Hindi Progress Gauge 50-100% - 0.1-2% - - 2-5%
Hammal 20 Urdu Progress Gauge - 50-100% - - - -
Hatkar 19,000 Marathi Progress Gauge 50-100% - - - - -
Javeri 90 Hindi Progress Gauge 50-100% - - - - -
Jingar 1,000 Hindi Progress Gauge 50-100% - - - - -
Jogi (Hindu traditions) 4,300 Bengali Progress Gauge 50-100% - - - - -
Kaikadi 1,600 Kannada Progress Gauge 50-100% - - - - -
Kalal (Hindu traditions) 27,000 Telugu Progress Gauge 50-100% - 0.1-2% - - -
Kalal Idiga 9,200 Telugu Progress Gauge 50-100% - 0.1-2% - - -
Kalwar (Hindu traditions) 5,400 Hindi Progress Gauge 50-100% - 0.1-2% - - -
Kapewar 2,900 Telugu Progress Gauge 50-100% - - - - -
Kasar (Hindu traditions) 10,000 Marathi Progress Gauge 50-100% - 0.1-2% - - 0.1-2%
Kawar 1,100 Hindi Progress Gauge 50-100% - - - - -
Khatik (Hindu traditions) 2,900 Hindi Progress Gauge 50-100% - 2-5% - - -
Khatik (Muslim traditions) 3,200 Urdu Progress Gauge - 50-100% - - - -
Kolhati 1,600 Marathi Progress Gauge 50-100% - - - - -
Koli Mahadev 25,000 Marathi Progress Gauge 50-100% 0.1-2% 0.1-2% 0-0.1% - 0.1-2%
Korku 3,200 Korku Progress Gauge 50-100% - 0.1-2% - - -
Koshti 2,400 Marathi Progress Gauge 50-100% - - - - 2-5%
Kumhar, Kusavar (Hindu traditions) 20,000 Hindi Progress Gauge 50-100% - 2-5% - - -
Kunbi (Hindu traditions) 477,000 Gujarati Progress Gauge 50-100% - 0.1-2% - - -
Kunbi Anjna 7,000 Gujarati Progress Gauge 50-100% - - - - -
Kunbi Ghatole 57,000 Marathi Progress Gauge 50-100% - 0.1-2% - - -
Kunbi Lewa 23,000 Gujarati Progress Gauge 50-100% - 0.1-2% - - -
Kunbi Lonari 23,000 Marathi Progress Gauge 50-100% - 0.1-2% - - -
Lingader 200 Marathi Progress Gauge 50-100% - - - - -
Lingayat 4,500 Kannada Progress Gauge - - - - - 50-100%
Lohar (Hindu traditions) 11,000 Hindi Progress Gauge 50-100% - - - - -
Mahar (Buddhist traditions) 331,000 Marathi Progress Gauge 0.1-2% - 50-100% - 0-0.1% -
Mahar (Christian traditions) 1,500 Marathi Progress Gauge - - - 50-100% - -
Mahli 13,000 Marathi Progress Gauge 50-100% - 0.1-2% - - 0.1-2%
Mahratta Jadhav 15,000 Marathi Progress Gauge 50-100% - 0.1-2% - - -
Mahratta unspecified 211,000 Marathi Progress Gauge 50-100% - 0.1-2% - - 0.1-2%
Mairal 300 Marathi Progress Gauge 50-100% - - - - -
Mala Jangam 100 Telugu Progress Gauge 50-100% - - - - -
Mali (Hindu traditions) 196,000 Hindi Progress Gauge 50-100% - 0.1-2% - - 0-0.1%
Mallik (Muslim traditions) 3,400 Gujarati Progress Gauge - 50-100% - - - -
Mana 1,500 Marathi Progress Gauge 50-100% - - - - -
Manbhav 1,800 Marathi Progress Gauge 50-100% - - - - -
Mandala (Hindu traditions) 40 Telugu Progress Gauge 50-100% - - - - -
Matang (Christian traditions) 1,400 Marathi Progress Gauge - - - 50-100% - -
Matang (Hindu traditions) 78,000 Marathi Progress Gauge 50-100% - 10-50% - 0-0.1% -
Nai (Hindu traditions) 14,000 Hindi Progress Gauge 50-100% - 0.1-2% - - -
Naikda 8,100 Kannada Progress Gauge 50-100% 0.1-2% - - - -
Nihal 2,700 Korku Progress Gauge 50-100% - 0.1-2% - - -
Paharia 1,100 Mal Paharia Progress Gauge 50-100% - - - - -
Pangul 2,900 Marathi Progress Gauge 50-100% - - - - -
Pardhi 22,000 Pardhi Progress Gauge 50-100% 0.1-2% 0-0.1% - - 0-0.1%
Pashtun Afridi 4,800 Urdu Progress Gauge - 50-100% - - - -
Pashtun Ghilzai 800 Urdu Progress Gauge - 50-100% - - - -
Pashtun Khan 1,200 Bengali Progress Gauge - 50-100% - - - -
Pashtun Lodhi (Dalazak) 3,200 Hindi Progress Gauge - 50-100% - - - -
Pashtun Mohmand 2,500 Urdu Progress Gauge - 50-100% - - - -
Pashtun Yusafzai 8,000 Urdu Progress Gauge - 50-100% - - - -
Pashtun, Pathan 82,000 Urdu Progress Gauge - 50-100% - - - -
Patharwat 1,100 Marathi Progress Gauge 50-100% - - - - -
Perka 6,600 Telugu Progress Gauge 50-100% - 0.1-2% - - -
Pinjara 2,600 Urdu Progress Gauge - 50-100% - - - -
Prabhu 600 Gujarati Progress Gauge 50-100% - - - - -
Rajaka Dhobi (Hindu traditions) 19,000 Hindi Progress Gauge 50-100% - 0.1-2% - - -
Rajput (Hindu traditions) 61,000 Hindi Progress Gauge 50-100% - - - - 0.1-2%
Rajput (Muslim traditions) 2,400 Hindi Progress Gauge - 50-100% - - - -
Rajput Bais (Hindu traditions) 1,300 Hindi Progress Gauge 50-100% - - - - -
Rajput Bhatti (Hindu traditions) 1,200 Hindi Progress Gauge 50-100% - - - - -
Rajput Chauhan (Hindu traditions) 3,600 Hindi Progress Gauge 50-100% - - - - -
Rajput Ponwar (Hindu traditions) 1,600 Hindi Progress Gauge 50-100% - - - - -
Rajput Rathor (Hindu traditions) 1,600 Hindi Progress Gauge 50-100% - - - - -
Rangrez (Hindu traditions) 21,000 Marathi Progress Gauge 50-100% - 0.1-2% - - 0.1-2%
Sagar 1,400 Gujarati Progress Gauge 50-100% - - - - -
Sali 9,800 Kannada Progress Gauge 50-100% - 0.1-2% - - -
Sayyid 29,000 Urdu Progress Gauge - 50-100% - - - -
Sayyid Husaini 1,800 Urdu Progress Gauge - 50-100% - - - -
Shaikh Faruqi 3,600 Urdu Progress Gauge - 50-100% - - - -
Shaikh Qureshi 40,000 Urdu Progress Gauge - 50-100% - - - -
Shaikh Siddiqi 8,000 Bengali Progress Gauge - 50-100% - - - -
Shaikh unspecified 210,000 Urdu Progress Gauge - 50-100% - - - -
Shaikh Usmani 2,400 Urdu Progress Gauge - 50-100% - - - -
Siddi (Hindu traditions) 100 Kannada Progress Gauge 50-100% - - - - -
Sonar (Hindu traditions) 25,000 Hindi Progress Gauge 50-100% - - - - 0.1-2%
Tamboli (Hindu traditions) 7,800 Hindi Progress Gauge 50-100% - - - - -
Teli (Hindu traditions) 46,000 Hindi Progress Gauge 50-100% - 0.1-2% - - -
Thakkar 2,600 Marathi Progress Gauge 50-100% 0.1-2% - - - 0.1-2%
Tirmali 1,300 Marathi Progress Gauge 50-100% - - - - -
Vaddar (Hindu traditions) 10,000 Telugu Progress Gauge 50-100% - 0.1-2% - - -
Valmiki (Hindu traditions) 5,000 Hindi Progress Gauge 50-100% - - - - -
Vanjara 40,000 Marathi Progress Gauge 50-100% - - - - -
Vasudev 400 Hindi Progress Gauge 50-100% - - - - -
Viswakarma unspecified 6,100 Tamil Progress Gauge 50-100% - - - - -
Yadav (Hindu traditions) 6,200 Hindi Progress Gauge 50-100% - - - - 0.1-2%
Yadav Gola 4,500 Telugu Progress Gauge 50-100% - - - - -
  Major Groups (displayed):  138 2,820,000   135 ● 50-100% 10-50% 10-50% 0.1-2% 0-0.1% 0.1-2%
  All Groups (including small not displayed *):  322 2,862,000   307 ● 50-100% 10-50% 10-50% 0.1-2% 0-0.1% 0.1-2%
* District level entries that are less than 1,000 individuals AND less than 1% of the groups total in the country are not displayed.

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