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Major People Groups *

158

Major Unreached People Groups *

150

Total Population

3,246,000

Buddhist

1.4 %

Christian

3.6 %

Hindu

87.2 %

Muslim

5.8 %

Sikh

0.1 %

Other Religions

1.9 %
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Photo People Group ▲ Population Primary Language Progress
Scale		 Hindu % Muslim % Buddhist % Christian % Sikh % Other %
Agamudaiyan Mukkulattar 60 Tamil Progress Gauge 50-100% - - - - -
Agri 30,000 Marathi Progress Gauge 50-100% - - - - -
Ansari 15,000 Urdu Progress Gauge - 50-100% - - - -
Badhai (Hindu traditions) 15,000 Hindi Progress Gauge 50-100% - - - - -
Badhai Kharadi 1,000 Gujarati Progress Gauge 50-100% - - - - -
Baha'i 200 Hindi Progress Gauge - - - - - 50-100%
Bairagi (Hindu traditions) 1,800 Bengali Progress Gauge 50-100% - - - - -
Baiti 8,200 Marathi Progress Gauge 50-100% - - - - -
Bajgar 40 Hindi Progress Gauge 50-100% - - - - -
Bakad 100 Hindi Progress Gauge 50-100% - - - - -
Bania Agarwal 6,200 Hindi Progress Gauge 50-100% - - - - 10-50%
Bania Bhatia 2,100 Gujarati Progress Gauge 50-100% - - - - -
Bania Chetti 4,200 Tamil Progress Gauge 50-100% - - - - 10-50%
Bania Gujar 1,800 Gujarati Progress Gauge 50-100% - - - - -
Bania Jaiswal 1,000 Hindi Progress Gauge 50-100% - - - - 10-50%
Bania Komti 2,800 Telugu Progress Gauge 50-100% - - - - 5-10%
Bania Lad 2,000 Gujarati Progress Gauge 50-100% - - - - 10-50%
Bania Mahur 1,800 Hindi Progress Gauge 50-100% - - - - -
Bania Nima 1,800 Hindi Progress Gauge 10-50% - - - - 50-100%
Bania Oswal 6,700 Hindi Progress Gauge 10-50% - - - - 50-100%
Bania Porwal 2,600 Hindi Progress Gauge 50-100% - - - - 10-50%
Bania Saitwal 1,500 Hindi Progress Gauge 50-100% - - - - 10-50%
Bania Srimali 3,500 Gujarati Progress Gauge 50-100% - - - - 10-50%
Bania Ummad 2,100 Hindi Progress Gauge 10-50% - - - - 50-100%
Bania unspecified 168,000 Hindi Progress Gauge 50-100% - - - - 10-50%
Banjara (Hindu traditions) 2,600 Lambadi Progress Gauge 50-100% - - - - -
Barda 50 Marathi Progress Gauge 50-100% - - - - -
Barutgar 40 Urdu Progress Gauge - 50-100% - - - -
Beldar (Hindu traditions) 9,200 Kannada Progress Gauge 50-100% - - - - -
Beldar Lonari (Hindu traditions) 1,800 Kannada Progress Gauge 50-100% - - - - -
Bengali Muslim Moghal 1,200 Urdu Progress Gauge - 50-100% - - - -
Bhampta 900 Marathi Progress Gauge 50-100% - - - - -
Bhat (Hindu traditions) 1,200 Hindi Progress Gauge 50-100% - - - - -
Bhil unspecified 4,400 Gujarati Progress Gauge 50-100% 5-10% 0.1-2% 0.1-2% - 0.1-2%
Bhil Vasave 1,800 Vasavi Progress Gauge 50-100% 5-10% 0.1-2% 0.1-2% - 0.1-2%
Bhoi (Hindu traditions) 11,000 Hindi Progress Gauge 50-100% - - - - -
Brahma Kshatriya 300 Gujarati Progress Gauge 50-100% - - - - -
Brahmin Anavada 500 Gujarati Progress Gauge 50-100% - - - - -
Brahmin Chitpavan 15,000 Marathi Progress Gauge 50-100% - - - - -
Brahmin Deshastha 9,000 Marathi Progress Gauge 50-100% - - - - -
Brahmin Devarukha 3,400 Marathi Progress Gauge 50-100% - - - - -
Brahmin Gaud Saraswat 5,500 Marathi Progress Gauge 50-100% - - - - -
Brahmin Gaur 13,000 Hindi Progress Gauge 50-100% - - - - -
Brahmin Gujarati 3,600 Gujarati Progress Gauge 50-100% - - - - -
Brahmin Kanaujia 8,200 Hindi Progress Gauge 50-100% - - - - -
Brahmin Karhada 1,900 Marathi Progress Gauge 50-100% - - - - -
Brahmin Mahratta 3,400 Marathi Progress Gauge 50-100% - - - - -
Brahmin Sanadhya 9,600 Hindi Progress Gauge 50-100% - - - - -
Brahmin Sawaria 13,000 Hindi Progress Gauge 50-100% - - - - -
Brahmin unspecified 170,000 Hindi Progress Gauge 50-100% - - - - 0.1-2%
Chamar (Hindu traditions) 37,000 Hindi Progress Gauge 50-100% - 0.1-2% 0.1-2% - -
Charan (Hindu traditions) 7,000 Gujarati Progress Gauge 50-100% - - - - -
Chhipa (Hindu traditions) 2,500 Hindi Progress Gauge 50-100% - - - - 2-5%
Chitrakar (Hindu traditions) 2,900 Marathi Progress Gauge 50-100% - - - - -
Christian 7,100 Hindi Progress Gauge - - - 50-100% - -
Darzi (Hindu traditions) 9,600 Hindi Progress Gauge 50-100% - - - - 0.1-2%
Darzi Namdev (Hindu traditions) 1,200 Telugu Progress Gauge 50-100% - - - - -
Devipujak Vaghri (Hindu traditions) 1,200 Gujarati Progress Gauge 50-100% - - - - -
Dhodia 4,000 Gujarati Progress Gauge 50-100% 0.1-2% - - - 0.1-2%
Dhor 2,700 Marathi Progress Gauge 50-100% - 0.1-2% 0.1-2% - -
Dubla unspecified 5,100 Dubli Progress Gauge 50-100% 0.1-2% - - - 0.1-2%
Gandharb (Muslim traditions) 90 Gujarati Progress Gauge - 50-100% - - - -
Goanese 32,000 Konkani, Goan Progress Gauge - - - 50-100% - -
Gond unspecified 4,700 Hindi Progress Gauge 50-100% 2-5% 0.1-2% 0.1-2% 0.1-2% 0.1-2%
Gosain unspecified 8,000 Hindi Progress Gauge 50-100% - - - - -
Gujar (Hindu traditions) 2,400 Hindi Progress Gauge 50-100% - - - - 0.1-2%
Halba 1,800 Marathi Progress Gauge 50-100% 0.1-2% 0.1-2% - - 0.1-2%
Idayan 900 Tamil Progress Gauge 50-100% - - - - -
Ilavan 2,100 Malayalam Progress Gauge 50-100% - - - - -
Jat (Hindu traditions) 9,200 Hindi Progress Gauge 50-100% - - - - -
Jat (Sikh traditions) 2,000 Punjabi, Eastern Progress Gauge - - - - 50-100% -
Jewish, South Asian 300 Marathi Progress Gauge - - - - - 50-100%
Kalal (Hindu traditions) 1,000 Telugu Progress Gauge 50-100% - - - - -
Kamalia 3,700 Gujarati Progress Gauge 50-100% - - - - -
Kamathi 2,500 Telugu Progress Gauge 50-100% - - - - -
Kapu unspecified 1,400 Telugu Progress Gauge 50-100% - - - - -
Kasar (Hindu traditions) 2,200 Marathi Progress Gauge 50-100% - - - - -
Kasar Otari 500 Telugu Progress Gauge 50-100% - - - - -
Kathodi 47,000 Marathi Progress Gauge 50-100% 0.1-2% 0-0.1% 0-0.1% - 0.1-2%
Kharva (Hindu traditions) 4,700 Gujarati Progress Gauge 50-100% - - - - -
Khatri (Hindu traditions) 1,500 Hindi Progress Gauge 50-100% - - - - 0.1-2%
Khoja 1,600 Gujarati Progress Gauge - 50-100% - - - -
Kokna 32,000 Kukna Progress Gauge 50-100% 2-5% 0-0.1% 0.1-2% 0-0.1% 0.1-2%
Kolhati 300 Marathi Progress Gauge 50-100% - - - - -
Koli Dhor 6,200 Marathi Progress Gauge 50-100% 0.1-2% - - - 0.1-2%
Koli Mahadev 37,000 Marathi Progress Gauge 50-100% 0.1-2% 0.1-2% 0.1-2% 0-0.1% 0.1-2%
Koli Malhar 87,000 Marathi Progress Gauge 50-100% 0.1-2% 0.1-2% 0-0.1% 0-0.1% 0.1-2%
Koli Son 200 Marathi Progress Gauge 50-100% - - - - -
Kumhar, Kusavar (Hindu traditions) 32,000 Hindi Progress Gauge 50-100% - - - - -
Kunbi (Hindu traditions) 323,000 Gujarati Progress Gauge 50-100% - - - - 0-0.1%
Kunbi Anjna 1,900 Gujarati Progress Gauge 50-100% - - - - -
Kunbi Kadwa 8,600 Gujarati Progress Gauge 50-100% - - - - -
Kunbi Lewa 16,000 Gujarati Progress Gauge 50-100% - - - - -
Lingayat 15,000 Kannada Progress Gauge - - - - - 50-100%
Lohana 1,200 Gujarati Progress Gauge 50-100% - - - - 0.1-2%
Lohar (Hindu traditions) 19,000 Hindi Progress Gauge 50-100% - - - - -
Machhi (Hindu traditions) 48,000 Gujarati Progress Gauge 50-100% - - - - -
Machhi Mitna 2,800 Gujarati Progress Gauge 50-100% - - - - -
Madiga (Hindu traditions) 1,000 Telugu Progress Gauge 50-100% - 0.1-2% - - -
Mahar (Buddhist traditions) 88,000 Marathi Progress Gauge 10-50% - 50-100% 0.1-2% 0-0.1% -
Mahar (Christian traditions) 27,000 Marathi Progress Gauge - - - 50-100% - -
Mahratta Jadhav 32,000 Marathi Progress Gauge 50-100% - - - - -
Mahratta Konkani 45,000 Marathi Progress Gauge 50-100% - - - - -
Mahratta Kunbi 212,000 Gujarati Progress Gauge 50-100% - - - - -
Mahratta Shinde 3,400 Marathi Progress Gauge 50-100% - - - - -
Mahratta unspecified 535,000 Marathi Progress Gauge 50-100% - - - - 0.1-2%
Mahyavanshi 1,700 Gujarati Progress Gauge 50-100% - 0.1-2% 0.1-2% - -
Majothi 20 Kacchi Progress Gauge - 50-100% - - - -
Malabar Catholic 15,000 Malayalam Progress Gauge - - - 50-100% - -
Mali (Hindu traditions) 7,300 Hindi Progress Gauge 50-100% - - - - -
Mallik (Muslim traditions) 2,100 Gujarati Progress Gauge - 50-100% - - - -
Mangala 6,700 Telugu Progress Gauge 50-100% - - - - -
Maru Kumhar 80 Gujarati Progress Gauge 50-100% - - - - -
Matang (Christian traditions) 7,500 Marathi Progress Gauge - - - 50-100% - -
Matang (Hindu traditions) 17,000 Marathi Progress Gauge 50-100% - 0.1-2% 0.1-2% 0-0.1% -
Megh (Hindu traditions) 1,200 Hindi Progress Gauge 50-100% - - - - -
Memon 1,700 Gujarati Progress Gauge - 50-100% - - - -
Mochi (Hindu traditions) 2,300 Bengali Progress Gauge 50-100% - - - - -
Moger 1,100 Kannada Progress Gauge 50-100% - - - - -
Nai (Hindu traditions) 19,000 Hindi Progress Gauge 50-100% - - - - -
Nair 2,000 Malayalam Progress Gauge 50-100% - - - - -
Oraon 2,400 Kurux Progress Gauge 50-100% 0.1-2% 0.1-2% 2-5% - 0.1-2%
Pardhi 1,700 Pardhi Progress Gauge 50-100% 0.1-2% 0.1-2% 0.1-2% - 0.1-2%
Pashtun, Pathan 2,400 Urdu Progress Gauge - 50-100% - - - -
Pasi (Hindu traditions) 1,100 Hindi Progress Gauge 50-100% - - - - -
Patharwat 700 Marathi Progress Gauge 50-100% - - - - -
Patvekari (Muslim traditions) 20 Urdu Progress Gauge - 50-100% - - - -
Phudgi 2,500 Marathi Progress Gauge 50-100% - - - - -
Prabhu Kayastha 21,000 Marathi Progress Gauge 50-100% - - - - -
Rajaka Dhobi (Hindu traditions) 2,400 Hindi Progress Gauge 50-100% - - - - -
Rajput (Hindu traditions) 18,000 Hindi Progress Gauge 50-100% - - - - 0.1-2%
Rajput (Sikh traditions) 1,000 Punjabi, Eastern Progress Gauge 50-100% - - - 10-50% -
Sali 3,700 Kannada Progress Gauge 50-100% - - - - -
Sayyid 18,000 Urdu Progress Gauge - 50-100% - - - -
Shaikh Faruqi 1,100 Urdu Progress Gauge - 50-100% - - - -
Shaikh Qureshi 12,000 Urdu Progress Gauge - 50-100% - - - -
Shaikh Siddiqi 3,000 Bengali Progress Gauge - 50-100% - - - -
Shaikh unspecified 119,000 Urdu Progress Gauge - 50-100% - - - -
Sindhollu 70 Telugu Progress Gauge 50-100% - - - 10-50% -
Somvanshi 72,000 Marathi Progress Gauge 50-100% - - - - -
Sonar (Hindu traditions) 40,000 Hindi Progress Gauge 50-100% - - - - 0.1-2%
Sunri (Hindu traditions) 2,200 Bengali Progress Gauge 50-100% - - - - -
Syrian Christian 24,000 Malayalam Progress Gauge - - - 50-100% - -
Tamboli (Hindu traditions) 7,400 Hindi Progress Gauge 50-100% - - - - -
Teli (Hindu traditions) 10,000 Hindi Progress Gauge 50-100% - - - - -
Teli (Muslim traditions) 3,800 Hindi Progress Gauge - 50-100% - - - -
Thakkar 65,000 Marathi Progress Gauge 50-100% 0.1-2% 0-0.1% 0-0.1% 0-0.1% 0.1-2%
Vaddar (Hindu traditions) 1,800 Telugu Progress Gauge 50-100% - - - - -
Vakkaliga unspecified 2,300 Kannada Progress Gauge 50-100% - - - - -
Valmiki (Hindu traditions) 7,600 Hindi Progress Gauge 50-100% - - - - -
Valmiki Mehtar 1,200 Hindi Progress Gauge 50-100% - - - - -
Vanjara 29,000 Marathi Progress Gauge 50-100% - - - - -
Vanniyan 2,000 Tamil Progress Gauge 50-100% - - - - -
Varli 266,000 Varli Progress Gauge 50-100% 0.1-2% 0-0.1% 0.1-2% 0-0.1% 0.1-2%
Vathiriyan (Christian traditions) 90 Tamil Progress Gauge - - - 50-100% - -
Viswakarma unspecified 1,100 Tamil Progress Gauge 50-100% - - - - -
Yadav (Hindu traditions) 6,200 Hindi Progress Gauge 50-100% - - - - -
Yadav Gola 1,600 Telugu Progress Gauge 50-100% - - - - -
  Major Groups (displayed):  158 3,191,000   150 ● 50-100% 5-10% 0.1-2% 2-5% 0-0.1% 0.1-2%
  All Groups (including small not displayed *):  462 3,246,000   431 ● 50-100% 5-10% 0.1-2% 2-5% 0.1-2% 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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