Country:

India

Province / State: Odisha
District: Kendujhar (Keonjhar)

Number of People Groups

242

Unreached People Groups

223

Total Population

2,081,000

Buddhist

0.0 %

Christian

0.5 %

Hindu

97.4 %

Muslim

1.5 %

Sikh

0.1 %

Other Religions

0.5 %
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Photo People Group Population Primary Language Progress
Scale
Hindu Muslim Buddhist Christian Sikh Other
 Adi Dravida 50 Tamil 50 - - - - -
 Amat 300 Hindi 300 - - - - -
 Ansari 300 Urdu - 300 - - - -
 Arora (Sikh traditions) 50 Punjabi, Eastern - - - - 50 -
Badaik 60 Bengali 60 - - - - -
 Badhai (Hindu traditions) 1,400 Hindi 1,400 - - - - -
 Bagata 20 Telugu - - - - - -
 Bagdi (Hindu traditions) 2,100 Bengali 2,100 - - - - -
Bagheti 1,900 Odia 1,900 - - - - -
 Baha'i 100 Hindi - - - - - 100
 Baidya (Hindu traditions) 80 Bengali 80 - - - - -
 Baiga Unknown Hindi - - - - - -
 Bairagi (Hindu traditions) 15,000 Bengali 15,000 - - - - -
 Bania Agarwal 1,300 Hindi 1,300 - - - - -
 Bania Kasarwani 90 Hindi 90 - - - - -
 Bania Kasaundhan 200 Hindi 200 - - - - -
 Bania unspecified 6,000 Hindi 5,900 - - - - 80
 Bari (Hindu traditions) 20 Hindi 20 - - - - -
Bariki 50 Odia 50 - - - - -
 Bathudi 94,000 Odia 94,000 70 - - - 30
 Bauri 100 Bengali 100 - - - - -
Bauti 40 Odia 40 - - - - -
 Bazigar (Hindu traditions) Unknown Punjabi, Eastern - - - - - -
 Beldar (Hindu traditions) Unknown Kannada - - - - - -
 Bengali Muslim Moghal 500 Urdu - 500 - - - -
 Bhandari 33,000 Odia 33,000 - - - - -
 Bhat (Hindu traditions) 300 Hindi 300 - - - - -
 Bhoi (Hindu traditions) 200 Hindi 200 - - - - -
Bhottada 30 Kuvi 30 - - - - -
 Bhuiya Ghatwar 5,900 Hindi 5,900 - - - - -
 Bhuiya unspecified 99,000 Hindi 99,000 80 - 40 - 60
 Bhumia 200 Odia 200 - - - - -
 Bhumij 17,000 Bengali 17,000 - - - - 20
 Bhunjia 60 Bhunjia 60 - - - - -
 Binjhal 200 Odia 200 - - - - -
Brahmin Bengali 1,800 Bengali 1,800 - - - - -
Brahmin Bhagor 400 Hindi 400 - - - - -
 Brahmin Gaur 600 Hindi 600 - - - - -
 Brahmin Jijhotia 900 Hindi 900 - - - - -
 Brahmin Joshi 400 Hindi 400 - - - - -
 Brahmin Kanaujia 5,000 Hindi 5,000 - - - - -
 Brahmin Maha 200 Hindi 200 - - - - -
 Brahmin Radhi 2,900 Bengali 2,900 - - - - -
Brahmin Rikhisur 90 Hindi 90 - - - - -
 Brahmin Sakaldwipi 1,700 Hindi 1,700 - - - - -
 Brahmin Sanadhya 2,100 Hindi 2,100 - - - - -
 Brahmin unspecified 83,000 Hindi 83,000 - - - - -
 Brahmin Utkal 12,000 Bengali 12,000 - - - - -
Buna (Hindu traditions) 80 Bengali 80 - - - - -
Chachati Unknown Telugu - - - - - -
 Chain 100 Bengali 100 - - - - -
 Chamar (Hindu traditions) 2,100 Hindi 2,100 - 40 - - -
Cherua 20 Odia 20 - - - - -
 Chik Baraik 100 Sadri 100 - - - - -
 Christian 1,400 Hindi - - - 1,400 - -
Dal Unknown Odia - - - - - -
 Darzi (Hindu traditions) 2,400 Hindi 2,400 - - - - -
 Dewar 11,000 Odia 11,000 - - - - -
 Dhangar Bharwad 50 Gujarati 50 - - - - -
 Dhanwar Unknown Chhattisgarhi - - - - - -
 Dharua Unknown Duruwa - - - - - -
 Dhobi (Hindu traditions) 28,000 Hindi 28,000 - 30 - - -
Didayi 40 Gata' 40 - - - - -
 Dom (Hindu traditions) 10,000 Odia 10,000 - - - - -
Dom Murdafarash 1,300 Odia 1,300 - - - - -
Dulia 500 Bengali 500 - - - - -
 Dusadh (Hindu traditions) 50 Hindi 50 - - - - -
 Ganda 300 Odia 300 - - - - -
 Gandia Odisha 20 Koya 20 - - - - -
 Gauda 47,000 Odia 47,000 - - - - -
Ghantarghada 70 Odia 70 - - - - -
 Ghasiya (Hindu traditions) 8,100 Hindi 8,100 - - - - -
 Ghosi (Hindu traditions) 5,700 Hindi 5,700 - - - - -
Ghusuria 600 Hindi 600 - - - - -
Godra 20 Odia 20 - - - - -
 Gokha 2,800 Odia 2,800 - - - - -
 Gond Rajgond 20,000 Gondi, Northern 20,000 - - - - -
 Gond unspecified 81,000 Hindi 81,000 30 - 20 - 60
 Guria 14,000 Odia 14,000 - - - - -
 Hadi 5,600 Bengali 5,600 - - - - -
 Hajam 300 Urdu - 300 - - - -
 Halba 500 Marathi 500 - - - - -
 Halwai (Hindu traditions) 200 Hindi 200 - - - - -
 Ho 6,000 Ho 5,700 - - 80 - 300
 Holar 500 Marathi 500 - - 20 - -
 Ilavan 90 Malayalam 90 - - - - -
 Jat (Sikh traditions) 1,300 Punjabi, Eastern - - - - 1,300 -
Jatapu 20 Telugu 20 - - - - -
 Jhalo Malo 70 Bengali 70 - - - - -
 Jhinwar (Sikh traditions) 40 Punjabi, Eastern - - - - 40 -
 Jogi (Hindu traditions) 1,100 Bengali 1,100 - - - - -
Juang 32,000 Odia 32,000 - - 20 - 40
 Kabirpanthi 20 Punjabi, Eastern - - - - 20 -
 Kachhia (Hindu traditions) 500 Gujarati 500 - - - - -
 Kaibartta Jalia 200 Bengali 200 - - - - -
 Kaibartta unspecified 200 Bengali 200 - - - - -
 Kalingi 80 Odia 80 - - - - -
 Kalu 70 Bengali - 70 - - - -
 Kamboh (Sikh traditions) 20 Punjabi, Eastern - - - - 20 -
 Kandha Gauda 1,000 Odia 900 - - 60 - -
Kandra 500 Odia 500 - - - - -
 Kaora 100 Bengali 100 - - - - -
 Kapali 70 Bengali 70 - - - - -
 Kapu unspecified 200 Telugu 200 - - - - -
Karan 17,000 Odia 17,000 - - - - -
 Karmali 58,000 Maithili 58,000 - - - - -
Karua 1,700 Odia 1,700 - - - - -
Katia 100 Hindi 100 - - - - -
 Kawar 30 Hindi 20 - - 20 - -
 Kayastha (Hindu traditions) 9,400 Hindi 9,400 - - - - -
 Kayastha Karan 1,000 Bengali 1,000 - - - - -
Kela (Hindu traditions) 600 Odia 600 - - - - -
Khadala 1,900 Odia 1,900 - - - - -
 Khairwar 50 Bengali 50 - - - - -
 Khandait 80 Odia 80 - - - - -
 Kharia 1,000 Kharia 500 - - 500 - -
 Kharwar 30 Hindi 20 - - - - -
 Khatri (Sikh traditions) 30 Punjabi, Eastern - - - - 30 -
 Kisan 4,100 Hindi 4,100 - - 20 - 20
 Koch (Hindu traditions) 40 Koch 40 - - - - -
 Koiri (Hindu traditions) 40 Hindi 40 - - - - -
 Kol 700 Hindi 700 - - - - -
Kolah Lohara 800 Odia 800 - - - - -
 Kolha 299,000 Ho 294,000 300 40 3,600 20 1,200
 Koli Mahadev 600 Marathi 600 - - - - -
 Kolta 200 Odia 200 - - - - -
Konai 50 Bengali 50 - - - - -
 Kori 1,000 Hindi 1,000 - - - - -
 Korwa Unknown Telugu - - - - - -
 Koya unspecified 40 Telugu 40 - - - - -
 Kui Khond 1,500 Odia 1,500 - - 30 - -
 Kuli Unknown Odia - - - - - -
 Kumhar (Kusavar) (Hindu traditions) 29,000 Hindi 29,000 - - - - -
 Kumhar Magahia 900 Odia 900 - - - - -
 Kunbi (Hindu traditions) 40 Gujarati 40 - - - - -
 Kurmi (Hindu traditions) 3,700 Hindi 3,700 - - - - -
 Kurmi Mahato 300 Bengali 300 - - - - -
 Laheri (Hindu traditions) 20 Hindi 20 - - - - -
 Lingayat Unknown Kannada - - - - - -
 Lodha (Hindu traditions, tribal) Unknown Bengali - - - - - -
 Lohar (Hindu traditions) 34,000 Hindi 34,000 - - - - -
Lohra 1,700 Sadri 1,700 - - - - -
 Madiga (Christian traditions) 30 Telugu - - - 30 - -
 Mahar (Buddhist traditions) 60 Marathi 60 - - - - -
 Mahishya 39,000 Bengali 39,000 - - - - -
 Mahli 400 Marathi 400 - - - - -
 Mahratta Kunbi 80 Gujarati 80 - - - - -
 Mahratta unspecified 20 Marathi 20 - - - - -
 Mahtam (Sikh traditions) 40 Punjabi, Eastern - - - - 40 -
Mahuria Unknown Odia - - - - - -
 Mahyavanshi 20 Gujarati 20 - - - - -
 Mal (Hindu traditions) 90 Hindi 90 - - - - -
 Malabar Catholic 40 Malayalam - - - 40 - -
 Mali (Hindu traditions) 63,000 Hindi 63,000 - - - - -
 Malto 70 Mal Paharia 70 - - - - -
Mandia Unknown Odia - - - - - -
Mankirdia 60 Odia 60 - - - - -
 Matang (Hindu traditions) Unknown Marathi - - - - - -
 Matia 2,800 Bengali 2,800 - - - - -
 Mazhabi (Sikh traditions) 20 Punjabi, Eastern - - - - 20 -
Mirdhas (Hindu traditions) 6,100 Odia 6,100 - - 30 - -
 Mochi (Hindu traditions) Unknown Bengali - - - - - -
 Munda 58,000 Mundari 55,000 70 20 2,400 - 600
 Mundari 1,900 Mundari 1,900 - - - - -
 Munnur 60 Telugu 60 - - - - -
 Mutrasi 80 Telugu 80 - - - - -
 Nai (Hindu traditions) 20,000 Hindi 20,000 - - - - -
 Nai (Sikh traditions) 50 Punjabi, Eastern - - - - 50 -
Nai Mathuria 400 Hindi 400 - - - - -
 Nair 60 Malayalam 60 - - - - -
 Namassej (Hindu traditions) 30 Bengali 30 - - - - -
 Oraon 5,400 Kurux 4,900 20 - 500 - -
Paik 600 Odia 600 - - - - -
 Paliya 70 Bengali 70 - - - - -
 Pan 149,000 Odia 149,000 - 60 - - -
 Panchama Unknown Telugu - - - - - -
Pantanti 5,100 Odia 5,100 - - - - -
Pap Unknown Odia - - - - - -
 Parja unspecified Unknown Odia - - - - - -
 Pashtun Afridi 400 Urdu - 400 - - - -
 Pashtun Kakar 300 Urdu - 300 - - - -
 Pashtun Yusafzai 400 Urdu - 400 - - - -
 Pashtun, Pathan 5,000 Urdu - 5,000 - - - -
 Patial 3,800 Odia 3,800 - - - - -
Pentia 30 Odia 30 - - - - -
 Pod 1,900 Bengali 1,900 - - - - -
 Pundari 400 Bengali 400 - - - - -
 Rajbansi (Hindu traditions) 2,100 Bengali 2,100 - - - - -
 Rajput (Hindu traditions) 1,200 Hindi 1,200 - - - - -
 Rajput (Muslim traditions) 60 Urdu - 60 - - - -
 Rajput (Sikh traditions) 400 Punjabi, Eastern - - - - 400 -
 Rajput Chandel 100 Hindi 100 - - - - -
 Raju 200 Bengali 200 - - - - -
 Ramdasia (Sikh traditions) 30 Punjabi, Eastern - - - - 30 -
Sagarbanshi 900 Odia 900 - - - - -
 Saini (Sikh traditions) 40 Punjabi, Eastern - - - - 40 -
Samasi 20 Odia 20 - - - - -
 Santal (Sawntal) 85,000 Santhali 77,000 80 - 1,300 - 6,800
Saora Jadu 700 Odia 700 - - - - -
Saora Jati 700 Odia 700 - - - - -
Saora Khotto 700 Odia 700 - - - - -
Saora Malia 1,600 Odia 1,600 - - - - -
 Saora unspecified 9,700 Odia 9,600 - - 20 - -
 Sarera (Sikh traditions) 40 Punjabi, Eastern - - - - 40 -
Sauntia 300 Odia 300 - - - - -
 Sayyid 2,000 Urdu - 2,000 - - - -
Sayyid Husaini 300 Urdu - 300 - - - -
Shabar 31,000 Odia 31,000 20 - - - 20
 Shaikh Faruqi 70 Urdu - 70 - - - -
 Shaikh Qureshi 800 Urdu - 800 - - - -
 Shaikh Siddiqi 1,400 Bengali - 1,400 - - - -
 Shaikh unspecified 19,000 Urdu - 19,000 - - - -
 Siyal 600 Odia 600 - - - - -
 Sonar (Hindu traditions) 500 Hindi 500 - - - - -
 Sonar (Sikh traditions) 40 Punjabi, Eastern - - - - 40 -
Sounti 86,000 Odia 86,000 70 - - - 90
 Sunri (Hindu traditions) 11,000 Bengali 11,000 - - - - -
 Sunri Sadhubanik 3,300 Bengali 3,300 - - - - -
 Sutradhar (Hindu traditions) 100 Bengali 100 - - - - -
 Syrian Christian 60 Malayalam - - - 60 - -
Tamadia 400 Odia 400 - - - - -
 Tamboli (Hindu traditions) 3,300 Hindi 3,300 - - - - -
Tamudia 2,300 Odia 2,300 - - - - -
Tanla 1,100 Odia 1,100 - - - - -
 Tanti (Hindu traditions) 1,200 Bengali 1,200 - - - - -
 Tarkhan (Sikh traditions) 90 Punjabi, Eastern - - - - 90 -
 Teli (Hindu traditions) 20,000 Hindi 20,000 - - - - -
Tharua 500 Odia 500 - - - - -
 Thathera (Hindu traditions) 100 Hindi 100 - - - - -
 Tili 300 Bengali 300 - - - - -
 Tiyar 500 Bengali 500 - - - - -
 Vaddar (Hindu traditions) 70 Telugu 70 - - - - -
 Valmiki (Hindu traditions) Unknown Hindi - - - - - -
 Valmiki Mehtar 20 Hindi 20 - - - - -
 Vanniyan 90 Tamil 90 - - - - -
 Viswakarma unspecified 30 Telugu 30 - - - - -
 Yadav (Hindu traditions) 251,000 Hindi 251,000 - - - - -
Yadav Bagal 1,400 Odia 1,400 - - - - -
 Yadav Gola 18,000 Telugu 18,000 - - - - -
 Yadav Kaonra 2,900 Hindi 2,900 - - - - -
 Yadav Rawat 5,700 Hindi 5,700 - - - - -
 Yadav Sadgope 1,100 Bengali 1,100 - - - - -
  Totals:  242 2,081,000   223 2,028,000 31,000 200 10,000 2,300 9,500
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