Country:

India

Province / State: West Bengal
District: Uttar Dinajpur

Number of People Groups

266

Unreached People Groups

243

Total Population

3,457,000

Buddhist

0.0 %

Christian

0.6 %

Hindu

48.4 %

Muslim

50.9 %

Sikh

0.0 %

Other Religions

0.1 %
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Photo People Group Population Primary Language Progress
Scale
Hindu Muslim Buddhist Christian Sikh Other
 Abdul 90 Urdu - 90 - - - -
 Agariya (Hindu traditions) 20 Agariya 20 - - - - -
 Aguri 300 Bengali 300 - - - - -
 Amat 90 Hindi 90 - - - - -
Anglo Indian 50 English - - - 50 - -
 Ansari 2,800 Urdu - 2,800 - - - -
 Arora (Sikh traditions) 30 Punjabi, Eastern - - - - 30 -
 Assamese (Muslim traditions) 70 Assamese - 70 - - - -
Badaik 30 Sadri 30 - - - - -
 Badhi (Muslim traditions) 500 Urdu - 500 - - - -
 Bagdi (Hindu traditions) 1,100 Bengali 1,100 - - - - -
 Bahelia (Hindu traditions) 40 Hindi 40 - - - - -
 Baidya (Hindu traditions) 2,800 Bengali 2,800 - - - - -
 Bairagi (Hindu traditions) 31,000 Hindi 31,000 - - - - -
 Baiti 90 Marathi 90 - - - - -
 Bania Agarwal 1,300 Hindi 800 - - - - 400
Bania Bais 70 Hindi 70 - - - - -
 Bania Gahoi 100 Hindi 20 - - - - 100
 Bania Gandha Banik 200 Bengali 200 - - - - -
 Bania Jaiswal Unknown Hindi - - - - - -
 Bania Kasarwani 20 Hindi 20 - - - - -
 Bania Kasaundhan 30 Hindi 30 - - - - -
Bania Khatri 2,100 Hindi 2,100 - - - - -
 Bania Oswal 300 Hindi 20 - - - - 200
 Bania Porwal 100 Hindi 30 - - - - 80
 Bania Subarna Banik 70 Bengali 70 - - - - -
 Bania unspecified 6,700 Hindi 5,700 - - - - 1,000
 Bari (Hindu traditions) 70 Hindi 70 - - - - -
 Bauri 2,600 Bengali 2,600 - - - - -
 Bedia (Hindu traditions) 9,700 Hindi 9,700 - - - - 20
 Bedia (Muslim traditions) 30 Bengali - 30 - - - -
 Beldar (Hindu traditions) 1,000 Kannada 1,000 - - - - -
Besya (Hindu traditions) 50 Bengali 50 - - - - -
 Bhar 200 Bhojpuri 200 - - - - -
 Bhat (Hindu traditions) 20 Hindi 20 - - - - -
 Bhogta 1,800 Hindi 1,800 - - - - -
 Bhoi (Hindu traditions) 1,800 Hindi 1,800 - - - - -
 Bhotia 90 Nepali 70 - - - - -
 Bhuinhar 100 Hindi 100 - - - - -
 Bhuinmali 5,800 Bengali 5,800 - - - - -
 Bhuiya Ghatwar 400 Hindi 400 - - - - -
 Bhuiya unspecified 1,500 Hindi 1,500 - - - - -
 Bhumij 800 Bengali 800 - - - - -
 Bind 900 Bhojpuri 900 - - - - -
Birhor 90 Birhor 90 - - - - -
 Brahmin Acharya 50 Bengali 50 - - - - -
 Brahmin Bhumihar 200 Hindi 200 - - - - -
 Brahmin Gaur 3,800 Hindi 3,800 - - - - -
 Brahmin Joshi 200 Hindi 200 - - - - -
 Brahmin Kanaujia 5,500 Hindi 5,500 - - - - -
 Brahmin Khandelwal 100 Hindi 100 - - - - -
Brahmin Mahratta 300 Marathi 300 - - - - -
 Brahmin Radhi 2,900 Bengali 2,900 - - - - -
 Brahmin Sakaldwipi 200 Hindi 200 - - - - -
 Brahmin Saraswat 400 Hindi 400 - - - - -
 Brahmin unspecified 57,000 Hindi 57,000 - - - - 200
 Brahmin Utkal 100 Bengali 100 - - - - -
Brahmin Vaidik 200 Bengali 200 - - - - -
 Brahmin Varendra 400 Bengali 400 - - - - -
Buna (Hindu traditions) 25,000 Bengali 25,000 - - - - -
 Chain 1,200 Bengali 1,200 - - - - -
 Chamar (Hindu traditions) 19,000 Hindi 18,000 - - 400 - -
 Chamar (Sikh traditions) Unknown Punjabi, Eastern - - - - - -
Chasadhobi 20 Bengali 20 - - - - -
 Chaupal 1,200 Hindi 1,200 - - - - -
 Chero 20 Hindi 20 - - - - -
 Chik Baraik 600 Hindi 600 - - 20 - -
 Christian 2,000 Hindi - - - 2,000 - -
Dai (Muslim traditions) 900 Bengali - 900 - - - -
 Darjee 80 Nepali 80 - - - - -
 Dhangar Bharwad Unknown Gujarati - - - - - -
 Dhanuk 1,300 Hindi 1,300 - - - - -
 Dhobi (Hindu traditions) 5,200 Hindi 5,200 - - - - -
Doai 300 Bengali 300 - - - - -
Dom Murdafarash 400 Odia 400 - - - - -
 Domar (Hindu traditions) 1,700 Odia 1,700 - - - - -
Dulia 4,800 Bengali 4,800 - - - - -
 Dusadh (Hindu traditions) 8,900 Hindi 8,900 - - - - -
 Dusadh Bahelia 2,100 Hindi 2,100 - - - - -
 Gadaria (Hindu traditions) 80 Hindi 80 - - - - -
 Garo (A-chik Mande) 20 Garo 20 - - - - -
 Gharti 30 Bengali 30 - - - - -
 Ghasiya (Hindu traditions) Unknown Hindi - - - - - -
 Gond unspecified 30 Hindi 30 - - - - -
 Gonrhi 70 Hindi 70 - - - - -
 Gorait 20 Hindi 20 - - - - -
 Gosain Dasnami Unknown Hindi - - - - - -
 Gosain unspecified 40 Hindi 40 - - - - -
 Gurung Ghaleg 200 Nepali 60 - 100 - - -
 Hadi 29,000 Bengali 29,000 - - - - -
 Hajam 1,200 Urdu - 1,200 - - - -
 Hajang Unknown Bengali - - - - - -
 Halalkhor (Hindu traditions) 30 Hindi 30 - - - - -
 Halwai (Hindu traditions) 3,300 Hindi 3,300 - - - - -
Halwai Maira 600 Hindi 600 - - - - -
 Ho 100 Ho 100 - - - - -
Jaraj (Hindu traditions) 800 Bengali 800 - - - - -
 Jat (Hindu traditions) 60 Hindi 60 - - - - -
 Jat (Sikh traditions) 200 Punjabi, Eastern - - - - 200 -
 Jhalo Malo 6,900 Bengali 6,900 - - - - -
 Jogi (Hindu traditions) 64,000 Bengali 64,000 - - - - -
Kadar 20 Hindi 20 - - - - -
 Kahar (Hindu traditions) 10,000 Hindi 10,000 - - - - -
 Kahar Kamkar (Hindu traditions) 400 Hindi 400 - - - - -
Kaibartta Jalia 8,900 Bengali 8,900 - - - - -
 Kaibartta unspecified 38,000 Bengali 38,000 - - - - -
 Kalu 1,100 Bengali - 1,100 - - - -
 Kalwar (Hindu traditions) 800 Hindi 800 - - - - -
Kalwar Sunri 200 Hindi 200 - - - - -
 Kami 100 Nepali 100 - - - - -
 Kandu 3,300 Hindi 3,300 - - - - -
Kanjar (Muslim traditions) 30 Urdu - 30 - - - -
 Kaora 50 Bengali 50 - - - - -
 Kapali 1,400 Bengali 1,400 - - - - -
Karmali 200 Hindi 200 - - - - -
 Kasar (Hindu traditions) 400 Marathi 400 - - - - -
 Kawar 400 Hindi 300 - - - - -
 Kayastha (Hindu traditions) 78,000 Hindi 78,000 - - - - -
 Kayastha Karan 8,300 Bengali 8,300 - - - - -
 Khairwar 700 Bengali 700 - - - - -
 Khambu Unknown Bengali - - - - - -
 Khandait 20 Odia 20 - - - - -
 Kharia 2,200 Kharia 2,200 - - - - -
 Kharwar 100 Hindi 100 - - - - -
 Khas 80 Nepali 80 - - - - -
 Khatik (Hindu traditions) 200 Hindi 200 - - - - -
 Khatri (Sikh traditions) 30 Punjabi, Eastern - - - - 30 -
 Kisan 700 Hindi 700 - - - - -
 Koch (Hindu traditions) 1,600 Koch 1,600 - - - - 30
 Koiri (Hindu traditions) 1,900 Hindi 1,900 - - - - -
 Kol 600 Hindi 600 - - - - -
Konai 100 Bengali 100 - - - - -
Konwar 500 Bengali 500 - - - - -
 Kori 5,700 Hindi 5,700 20 - - - -
 Korwa 100 Telugu 70 - - 20 - -
Kotal Unknown Bengali - - - - - -
 Kumhar (Hindu traditions) 59,000 Hindi 59,000 - - - - -
 Kunbi (Hindu traditions) 50 Gujarati 50 - - - - -
Kurariar 500 Hindi 500 - - - - -
 Kurmi (Hindu traditions) 47,000 Hindi 47,000 - - - - -
Kurol 1,400 Bengali 1,400 - - - - -
Laheri (Muslim traditions) 200 Urdu - 200 - - - -
 Lingayat Unknown Kannada - - - - - -
 Lodha (Hindu traditions, tribal) 200 Bengali 100 - - 100 - -
 Lohar (Hindu traditions) 8,200 Hindi 8,200 - - - - -
Lohara 1,300 Hindi 1,300 - - 20 - -
 Lunia (Hindu traditions) 13,000 Hindi 13,000 - - - - -
 Magar 70 Nepali 60 - - - - -
 Mahali 500 Bengali 200 - - 300 - -
 Mahar (Buddhist traditions) 200 Marathi 200 - - - - -
 Mahishya 54,000 Bengali 54,000 - - - - -
 Mahli 40 Marathi 30 - - - - -
 Mahratta Kunbi 30 Gujarati 30 - - - - -
 Mahratta unspecified Unknown Marathi - - - - - -
 Mahtam (Sikh traditions) Unknown Punjabi, Eastern - - - - - -
 Mahyavanshi Unknown Gujarati - - - - - -
 Majhwar 500 Hindi 500 - - - - -
 Mal (Hindu traditions) 400 Hindi 400 - - - - -
 Mali (Hindu traditions) 12,000 Hindi 12,000 - - - - -
 Mallah (Hindu traditions) 3,700 Hindi 3,700 - - - - -
 Mallah (Muslim traditions) 1,000 Bengali - 1,000 - - - -
Mallah Chain (Hindu traditions) 200 Hindi 200 - - - - -
Mallah Dhawa (Muslim traditions) 300 Bengali - 300 - - - -
 Mallah Kewat (Hindu traditions) 200 Hindi 200 - - - - -
 Malto 900 Santhali 900 - - - - -
 Marma Unknown Rakhine - - - - - -
 Matia 2,100 Bengali 2,100 - - - - -
 Mech 80 Boro 40 - - 30 - -
 Meitei unspecified Unknown Meitei - - - - - -
Mir 200 Bengali - 200 - - - -
Mishri 200 Bengali 200 - - - - -
 Mochi (Hindu traditions) 12,000 Bengali 12,000 - - - - -
 Moghal 1,000 Urdu - 1,000 - - - -
 Mru Unknown Mru - - - - - -
 Munda 6,600 Mundari 6,200 20 - 400 - -
 Musahar (Hindu traditions) 9,100 Hindi 9,100 - - - - -
 Naga 30 Nagamese - - - 30 - -
Nagar 20 Bengali 20 - - - - -
 Nagarchi (Hindu traditions) 100 Hindi 100 - - - - -
 Nai (Hindu traditions) 22,000 Hindi 22,000 - - - - -
 Namassej (Hindu traditions) 116,000 Bengali 116,000 - 20 600 20 -
 Namassej Chandel 41,000 Bengali 41,000 - - 200 - -
 Nat (Hindu traditions) 300 Hindi 300 - - - - -
 Oraon 18,000 Kurux 14,000 90 60 4,100 - 60
 Paharia 400 Santhali 400 - - - - -
 Paliya 14,000 Bengali 14,000 - - - - -
 Pan 200 Odia 200 - - - - -
 Panika 30 Chhattisgarhi 30 - - - - -
Parhaiya 20 Hindi 20 - - - - -
 Parja unspecified 30 Odia 30 - - - - -
 Pashtun Afridi 200 Urdu - 200 - - - -
Pashtun Beteli 100 Bengali - 100 - - - -
Pashtun Guria 100 Bengali - 100 - - - -
Pashtun Jilan 100 Bengali - 100 - - - -
 Pashtun Kakar 100 Urdu - 100 - - - -
Pashtun Khan 30 Urdu - 30 - - - -
 Pashtun Lodhi (Dalazak) 70 Urdu - 70 - - - -
 Pashtun Mohmand 70 Urdu - 70 - - - -
Pashtun Niazi 100 Urdu - 100 - - - -
Pashtun Sur 100 Bengali - 100 - - - -
 Pashtun Yusafzai 200 Urdu - 200 - - - -
 Pashtun, Pathan 7,700 Urdu - 7,700 - - - -
 Pasi (Hindu traditions) 500 Hindi 500 - - - - -
 Pasi Rajpasi 200 Hindi 200 - - - - -
 Patni (Hindu traditions) 900 Bengali 900 - - - - -
 Patwa (Hindu traditions) 500 Hindi 500 - - - - -
 Pinjara 400 Urdu - 400 - - - -
 Pod 200 Bengali 200 - - - - -
 Pundari 3,300 Bengali 3,300 - - - - -
 Qazi 7,700 Urdu - 7,700 - - - -
 Rabha 6,100 Assamese 6,100 20 - - - -
 Rai 90 Nepali - - - - - 90
 Rajbansi (Hindu traditions) 504,000 Bengali 503,000 - 80 600 30 30
 Rajbhar 60 Hindi 60 - - - - -
 Rajput (Hindu traditions) 9,300 Hindi 9,200 - - - - 60
 Rajput (Muslim traditions) 70 Urdu - 70 - - - -
 Rajput (Sikh traditions) 90 Punjabi, Eastern - - - - 90 -
 Rajput Bais (Hindu traditions) 200 Hindi 200 - - - - -
Rajput Batsa 300 Bengali 300 - - - - -
 Rajput Bhatti (Hindu traditions) 200 Hindi 200 - - - - -
 Rajput Chauhan (Hindu traditions) 60 Hindi 60 - - - - -
 Rajput Gahlot (Hindu traditions) 80 Hindi 80 - - - - -
 Rajput Ponwar (Hindu traditions) 200 Hindi 200 - - - - -
 Rajput Rathor (Hindu traditions) 200 Hindi 200 - - - - -
Rajput Sandilya 300 Bengali 300 - - - - -
 Raju 90 Bengali 90 - - - - -
 Rajwar 3,700 Hindi 3,700 - - - - -
 Rangrez (Hindu traditions) 100 Marathi 100 - - - - -
 Ravidas Chamar (Hindu traditions) 500 Hindi 500 - - - - -
 Rongkup 40 Lepcha 20 - 20 - - -
Sankara 700 Bengali 700 - - - - -
 Santal (Sawntal) 130,000 Santhali 118,000 500 20 10,000 - 1,400
 Saora unspecified 40 Odia 40 - - - - -
 Sarki 100 Nepali 100 - - - - -
Sauria Paharia 100 Santhali 100 - - - - -
 Sayyid 21,000 Urdu - 21,000 - - - -
Sayyid Husaini 300 Urdu - 300 - - - -
Shaikh Faruqi 7,700 Urdu - 7,700 - - - -
 Shaikh Qureshi 85,000 Urdu - 85,000 - - - -
 Shaikh Siddiqi 153,000 Urdu - 153,000 - - - -
 Shaikh unspecified 1,460,000 Urdu - 1,460,000 - - - -
 Shaikh Usmani 4,600 Urdu - 4,600 - - - -
 Sonar (Hindu traditions) 4,300 Hindi 4,300 - - - - 20
 Sunri (Hindu traditions) 6,600 Bengali 6,600 - - - - -
 Sunri Sadhubanik 3,800 Bengali 3,800 - - - - -
 Sunuwar 300 Nepali 80 - - - - 200
 Sutradhar (Hindu traditions) 1,800 Bengali 1,800 - - - - -
 Tamang 80 Nepali 50 - - - - -
 Tamboli (Hindu traditions) 15,000 Hindi 15,000 - - - - -
 Tanti (Hindu traditions) 18,000 Bengali 18,000 - - - - -
 Tarkhan (Sikh traditions) 50 Punjabi, Eastern - - - - 50 -
 Teli (Hindu traditions) 13,000 Hindi 13,000 - - - - -
 Teli Gangauta (Hindu traditions) 90 Hindi 90 - - - - -
 Thathera (Hindu traditions) 70 Hindi 70 - - - - -
 Tibetan 20 Tibetan, Central - - 20 - - -
 Tili 3,200 Bengali 3,200 - - - - -
 Tipera Unknown Kok Borok - - - - - -
 Tiyar 1,900 Bengali 1,900 - - - - -
 Turaiha 60 Bhojpuri 60 - - - - -
 Turi (Hindu traditions) 4,200 Hindi 4,200 - - - - -
 Turkmen Unknown Turkmen - - - - - -
 Yadav (Hindu traditions) 22,000 Hindi 22,000 - - - - -
 Yadav Ghosi 200 Hindi 200 - - - - -
 Yadav Rawat 200 Hindi 200 - - - - -
 Yadav Sadgope 6,400 Bengali 6,400 - - - - -
 Yakthumba, Limbu Unknown Nepali - - - - - -
  Totals:  266 3,457,000   243 1,674,000 1,759,000 400 19,000 500 4,000
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