Country:

India

Province / State: Maharashtra
District: Parbhani

Number of People Groups

219

Unreached People Groups

205

Total Population

2,113,000

Buddhist

10.5 %

Christian

0.1 %

Hindu

72.0 %

Muslim

16.8 %

Sikh

0.1 %

Other Religions

0.6 %
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Photo People Group Population Primary Language Progress
Scale
Hindu Muslim Buddhist Christian Sikh Other
 Adi Andhra 20 Telugu 20 - - - - -
 Adi Dravida 90 Tamil 90 - - - - -
 Andh 19,000 Marathi 18,000 100 20 - - -
 Ansari 21,000 Urdu - 21,000 - - - -
 Aray Mala Unknown Telugu - - - - - -
 Arora (Sikh traditions) 60 Punjabi, Eastern - - - - 60 -
 Badhai (Hindu traditions) 18,000 Hindi 18,000 - - - - -
 Baghban (Muslim traditions) 100 Urdu - 100 - - - -
 Baiga 20 Hindi 20 - - - - -
Bakad 50 Hindi 50 - - - - -
 Balai (Hindu traditions) 20 Hindi 20 - - - - -
 Bania Agarwal 3,200 Hindi 2,400 - - - - 800
 Bania Chetti 100 Tamil 100 - - - - -
 Bania Komti 500 Telugu 500 - - - - -
 Bania Mahur 50 Hindi 50 - - - - -
Bania Marwadi 40 Marwari (India) 40 - - - - -
 Bania Oswal 800 Hindi 100 - - - - 700
 Bania Porwal 600 Hindi 200 - - - - 300
 Bania Srimali 70 Gujarati 50 - - - - 20
Bania Ummad 400 Hindi 100 - - - - 300
 Bania unspecified 20,000 Hindi 15,000 - - - - 4,500
 Banjara (Hindu traditions) 51,000 Lambadi 49,000 - 1,900 - - -
 Banjara Rathod (Hindu traditions) 3,300 Lambadi 3,300 - - - - -
 Baria (Hindu traditions) 40 Gujarati 40 - - - - -
 Basor 500 Hindi 500 - - - - -
 Bavcha 40 Gujarati 40 - - - - -
 Beldar (Hindu traditions) 30 Kannada 30 - - - - -
 Bengali Muslim Moghal 11,000 Urdu - 11,000 - - - -
 Bhampta 3,000 Marathi 3,000 - - - - -
Bhansala 40 Marathi 40 - - - - -
 Bharia Bhumia Unknown Hindi - - - - - -
 Bhat (Hindu traditions) 600 Hindi 600 - - - - -
 Bhattra 20 Bhatri 20 - - - - -
 Bhil Tadvi 200 Dangi - 200 - - - -
 Bhil unspecified 600 Gujarati 400 200 - - - -
 Bhoi (Hindu traditions) 7,400 Hindi 7,400 - - - - -
Bidur 2,300 Marathi 2,300 - - - - -
Birhor Unknown Birhor - - - - - -
 Bohra 30 Gujarati - 30 - - - -
 Boya 20 Telugu 20 - - - - -
 Brahmin Chitpavan 1,100 Marathi 1,100 - - - - -
 Brahmin Deshastha 2,100 Marathi 2,100 - - - - -
 Brahmin Gaud Saraswat 1,000 Marathi 1,000 - - - - -
 Brahmin Gaur 3,900 Hindi 3,900 - - - - -
 Brahmin Gujar Gaur 400 Hindi 400 - - - - -
 Brahmin Joshi 400 Hindi 400 - - - - -
 Brahmin Kanaujia 6,400 Hindi 6,400 - - - - -
 Brahmin Kannada 20 Kannada 20 - - - - -
Brahmin Karhada 300 Marathi 300 - - - - -
Brahmin Mahratta 3,000 Marathi 3,000 - - - - -
 Brahmin Sanadhya 4,300 Hindi 4,300 - - - - -
 Brahmin Saraswat 700 Hindi 700 - - - - -
 Brahmin Tamil 20 Tamil 20 - - - - -
 Brahmin Telugu 400 Telugu 400 - - - - -
 Brahmin unspecified 68,000 Hindi 66,000 - - - - 1,300
 Budega Jangam 80 Telugu 80 - - - - -
 Chamar (Hindu traditions) 14,000 Hindi 13,000 - 1,000 - - -
 Chamar (Sikh traditions) Unknown Punjabi, Eastern - - - - - -
 Christian 300 Hindi - - - 300 - -
 Dakkal 20 Telugu 20 - - - - -
 Devadiga (Hindu traditions) 90 Tulu 90 - - - - -
Devadiga Kalavant 40 Konkani 40 - - - - -
 Devipujak Vaghri (Hindu traditions) 40 Gujarati 40 - - - - -
 Dhangar Bharwad 7,800 Gujarati 7,500 - 400 - - -
 Dhanka 1,300 Gujarati 1,300 - - - - -
 Dhanwar Unknown Chhattisgarhi - - - - - -
 Dhobi (Hindu traditions) 7,600 Hindi 6,800 - 800 - - -
 Dhobi (Muslim traditions) 200 Urdu - 200 - - - -
 Dhodia 60 Gujarati 60 - - - - -
 Dhor 3,700 Marathi 3,700 - 80 - - -
 Dubla unspecified 40 Dubli 30 - - - - -
 Gamit Unknown Gamit - - - - - -
 Gangakula 20 Kannada 20 - - - - -
 Garoda (Hindu traditions) Unknown Gujarati - - - - - -
 Gond unspecified 1,100 Hindi 600 500 - - - -
 Gosain unspecified 19,000 Hindi 19,000 - 400 - - -
 Gujar (Hindu traditions) 1,000 Hindi 1,000 - - - - -
 Hajam 1,000 Urdu - 1,000 - - - -
 Halba Unknown Marathi - - - - - -
 Hatkar 70,000 Marathi 67,000 - 2,600 - - -
 Holar 3,000 Marathi 2,800 - 200 - - -
 Holaya 3,300 Kannada 3,100 - 200 - - -
 Ilavan 50 Malayalam 50 - - - - -
 Jat (Hindu traditions) 500 Hindi 500 - - - - -
 Jat (Sikh traditions) 700 Punjabi, Eastern - - - - 700 -
 Kachari (Hindu traditions) 6,600 Marathi 6,500 - 90 - - -
 Kahar (Hindu traditions) 100 Hindi 100 - - - - -
 Kaikadi 600 Kannada 600 - - - - -
 Kaikolan Unknown Tamil - - - - - -
 Kalal (Hindu traditions) 8,700 Telugu 8,100 - 600 - - -
 Kalal Idiga 3,800 Telugu 3,600 - 200 - - -
 Kapu Reddi 1,500 Telugu 1,500 - - - - -
 Kapu unspecified 1,400 Telugu 1,400 - - - - -
 Kasar (Hindu traditions) 90 Marathi 90 - - - - -
Kasar Otari Unknown Telugu - - - - - -
 Kathodi 60 Marathi 60 - - - - -
Katia Unknown Hindi - - - - - -
 Kawar 60 Hindi 60 - - - - -
 Khairwar Unknown Bengali - - - - - -
 Kharia 30 Kharia 30 - - - - -
 Khatik (Hindu traditions) 200 Hindi 200 - - - - -
 Khatri (Sikh traditions) 40 Punjabi, Eastern - - - - 40 -
 Kokna 50 Kukna 40 - - - - -
 Kolhati 80 Marathi 80 - - - - -
 Koli (Hindu traditions) Unknown Hindi - - - - - -
 Koli Dhor 20 Marathi 20 - - - - -
 Koli Mahadev 16,000 Marathi 16,000 50 80 - - 30
 Koli Malhar 90 Marathi 50 - 40 - - -
Koli of Sind (Hindu traditions) Unknown Gujarati - - - - - -
 Kolowar 2,500 Kolami, Northwestern 2,500 - - - - -
 Korku Unknown Korku - - - - - -
 Kumhar (Kusavar) (Hindu traditions) 17,000 Hindi 16,000 - 1,100 - - -
 Kunbi (Hindu traditions) 117,000 Gujarati 114,000 - 2,100 - - 80
Kunbi Anjna 1,000 Gujarati 1,000 - - - - -
Kunbi Ghatole 3,600 Marathi 3,600 - - - - -
Kunbi Hindre 3,300 Marathi 3,300 - - - - -
 Kurmi (Hindu traditions) 200 Hindi 200 - - - - -
 Kuruba 60 Kannada 60 - - - - -
Lingader 30 Marathi 30 - - - - -
 Lingayat 3,600 Kannada - - - - - 3,600
 Lohana 100 Gujarati 100 - - - - -
 Lohar (Hindu traditions) 7,500 Hindi 7,200 - 300 - - -
Madgi Unknown Telugu - - - - - -
 Madiga (Christian traditions) 90 Telugu - - - 90 - -
 Madiga (Hindu traditions) 20 Telugu 20 - - - - -
 Mahar (Buddhist traditions) 178,000 Marathi 5,600 - 172,000 300 100 -
 Mahar (Christian traditions) 1,200 Marathi - - - 1,200 - -
 Mahratta Jadhav 74,000 Marathi 73,000 - 400 - - -
 Mahratta Kunbi 2,700 Gujarati 2,700 - - - - -
 Mahratta unspecified 545,000 Marathi 543,000 - 2,400 - - -
 Mahtam (Sikh traditions) 40 Punjabi, Eastern - - - - 40 -
 Mala (Christian traditions) 20 Telugu - - - 20 - -
 Mala (Hindu traditions) 200 Telugu 200 - 20 - - -
 Mala Dasari Unknown Telugu - - - - - -
 Mala Jangam 600 Telugu 600 - - - - -
 Malabar Catholic 20 Malayalam - - - 20 - -
 Mali (Hindu traditions) 57,000 Hindi 54,000 - 3,100 - - -
 Mallik (Muslim traditions) 4,800 Gujarati - 4,800 - - - -
 Mang Garudi 40 Marathi 40 - - - - -
 Mangala 100 Telugu 100 - - - - -
Manne 30 Telugu 30 - - - - -
 Maravan Unknown Tamil - - - - - -
 Masan Jogi 200 Kannada 200 - - - - -
Matang (Christian traditions) 400 Marathi - - - 400 - -
 Matang (Hindu traditions) 77,000 Marathi 52,000 - 25,000 80 20 -
 Mawalud 9,300 Urdu - 9,300 - - - -
 Memon 40 Gujarati - 40 - - - -
 Munda 20 Mundari 20 - - - - -
 Munnur 1,000 Telugu 1,000 - - - - -
 Mutrasi 1,300 Telugu 1,300 - - - - -
Nadar (Christian traditions) Unknown Tamil - - - - - -
 Nadar (Hindu traditions) Unknown Tamil - - - - - -
 Nagarchi (Hindu traditions) Unknown Hindi - - - - - -
 Nai (Hindu traditions) 18,000 Hindi 17,000 - 1,200 - - -
 Nai (Sikh traditions) 60 Punjabi, Eastern - - - - 60 -
 Naikda 40 Kannada 30 - - - - -
 Nair 60 Malayalam 60 - - - - -
 Oraon 400 Kurux 400 - - - - -
 Pallan (Hindu traditions) 40 Tamil 40 - - - - -
Pangul 60 Marathi 60 - - - - -
Paraiyan (Christian traditions) Unknown Tamil - - - - - -
 Paraiyan (Hindu traditions) 20 Tamil 20 - - - - -
 Pardhan 80 Pardhan 80 - - - - -
 Pardhi 4,300 Pardhi 4,200 20 40 - - -
 Parja unspecified Unknown Odia - - - - - -
 Pashtun Afridi 1,400 Urdu - 1,400 - - - -
 Pashtun Kakar 1,000 Urdu - 1,000 - - - -
 Pashtun Lodhi (Dalazak) 500 Urdu - 500 - - - -
 Pashtun Mohmand 500 Urdu - 500 - - - -
 Pashtun Yusafzai 1,400 Urdu - 1,400 - - - -
 Pashtun, Pathan 32,000 Urdu - 32,000 - - - -
 Pasi (Hindu traditions) 80 Hindi 80 - - - - -
 Patelia 40 Gujarati - 40 - - - -
 Rabari (Hindu traditions) Unknown Gujarati - - - - - -
 Rajput (Hindu traditions) 19,000 Hindi 19,000 - - - - 300
 Rajput (Muslim traditions) 1,000 Urdu - 1,000 - - - -
 Rajput (Sikh traditions) 300 Punjabi, Eastern - - - - 300 -
 Rajput Bais (Hindu traditions) 700 Hindi 700 - - - - -
 Rajput Bhatti (Hindu traditions) 600 Hindi 600 - - - - -
 Rajput Chauhan (Hindu traditions) 1,900 Hindi 1,900 - - - - -
 Rajput Ponwar (Hindu traditions) 900 Hindi 900 - - - - -
 Rajput Rathor (Hindu traditions) 800 Hindi 800 - - - - -
 Rangrez (Hindu traditions) 6,900 Marathi 6,800 - 100 - - -
 Rathawa Unknown Rathawi - - - - - -
Sahi 200 Marathi 200 - - - - -
 Saini (Sikh traditions) 30 Punjabi, Eastern - - - - 30 -
 Sali 1,900 Kannada 1,800 - 90 - - -
 Sarera (Sikh traditions) 20 Punjabi, Eastern - - - - 20 -
 Sayyid 38,000 Urdu - 38,000 - - - -
Sayyid Husaini 1,400 Urdu - 1,400 - - - -
 Shaikh Faruqi 1,800 Urdu - 1,800 - - - -
 Shaikh Qureshi 20,000 Urdu - 20,000 - - - -
 Shaikh Siddiqi 10,000 Bengali - 10,000 - - - -
 Shaikh unspecified 197,000 Urdu - 197,000 - - - -
 Shaikh Usmani 1,400 Urdu - 1,400 - - - -
 Sonar (Hindu traditions) 19,000 Hindi 19,000 - 400 - - 40
Sonar Aksali 2,900 Marathi 2,900 - - - - -
 Syrian Christian 40 Malayalam - - - 40 - -
 Tamboli (Hindu traditions) 6,200 Hindi 5,900 - 200 - - -
 Tarkhan (Sikh traditions) 60 Punjabi, Eastern - - - - 60 -
 Teli (Hindu traditions) 22,000 Hindi 20,000 - 1,400 - - -
 Thakkar 1,200 Marathi 1,200 - - - - -
Thoti, tribal Unknown Telugu - - - - - -
 Vaddar (Hindu traditions) 8,200 Telugu 7,800 - 400 - - -
 Vakkaliga unspecified 90 Kannada 90 - - - - -
Valmiki (Buddhist traditions) 40 Hindi - - 40 - - -
 Valmiki (Hindu traditions) 700 Hindi 700 - - - - -
 Valmiki Mehtar 90 Hindi 90 - - - - -
 Vanjara 54,000 Marathi 52,000 - 1,700 - - -
 Vanniyan 100 Tamil 100 - - - - -
 Vellalan unspecified 20 Tamil 20 - - - - -
 Viswakarma unspecified 400 Telugu 400 - - - - -
 Yadav (Hindu traditions) 82,000 Hindi 81,000 - 800 - - -
 Yadav Dhindhor 2,400 Hindi 2,400 - - - - -
 Yadav Ghosi 2,100 Hindi 2,100 - - - - -
 Yadav Gola 3,600 Telugu 3,600 - - - - -
 Yadav Gualbans (Hindu traditions) 7,100 Hindi 7,100 - - - - -
 Yenadi 100 Telugu 100 - - - - -
 Yerukula 20 Yerukula 20 - - - - -
  Totals:  219 2,113,000   205 1,521,000 355,000 221,000 2,400 1,500 12,000
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