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Major People Groups *

155

Major Unreached People Groups *

149

Total Population

5,922,000

Buddhist

0.0 %

Christian

0.1 %

Hindu

85.9 %

Muslim

14.0 %

Sikh

0.0 %

Other Religions

0.0 %
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Photo People Group ▲ Population Primary Language Progress
Scale		 Hindu % Muslim % Buddhist % Christian % Sikh % Other %
Ansari 38,000 Urdu Progress Gauge - 50-100% - - - -
Bagdi (Hindu traditions) 68,000 Bengali Progress Gauge 50-100% - 0-0.1% 0.1-2% 0-0.1% -
Baidya (Hindu traditions) 5,800 Bengali Progress Gauge 50-100% - - - - -
Bairagi (Hindu traditions) 199,000 Bengali Progress Gauge 50-100% - - - - -
Baiti 800 Marathi Progress Gauge 50-100% - - - - -
Bania Agarwal 17,000 Hindi Progress Gauge 50-100% - - - - 0.1-2%
Bania Agrahari 1,200 Hindi Progress Gauge 50-100% - - - - -
Bania Bais 7,300 Hindi Progress Gauge 50-100% - - - - -
Bania Gandha Banik 9,900 Bengali Progress Gauge 50-100% - - - - -
Bania Khatri 6,000 Bengali Progress Gauge 50-100% - - - - -
Bania Mahesri 1,400 Hindi Progress Gauge 50-100% - - - - -
Bania Porwal 1,400 Hindi Progress Gauge 50-100% - - - - 2-5%
Bania Subarna Banik 13,000 Bengali Progress Gauge 50-100% - - - - -
Bania unspecified 84,000 Hindi Progress Gauge 50-100% - - - - 0.1-2%
Banjara (Hindu traditions) 19,000 Lambadi Progress Gauge 50-100% - - - - -
Bathudi 3,600 Odia Progress Gauge 50-100% - - - - -
Behara 600 Bengali Progress Gauge - 50-100% - - - -
Bengali Muslim Moghal 19,000 Urdu Progress Gauge - 50-100% - - - -
Bhaskar 400 Bengali Progress Gauge 50-100% - - - - -
Bhat (Hindu traditions) 12,000 Hindi Progress Gauge 50-100% - - - - -
Bhoi (Hindu traditions) 2,800 Hindi Progress Gauge 50-100% - - - - -
Bhumij 4,000 Bengali Progress Gauge 50-100% - - - - 0.1-2%
Brahmin Acharya 8,200 Bengali Progress Gauge 50-100% - - - - -
Brahmin Barna 3,600 Bengali Progress Gauge 50-100% - - - - -
Brahmin Bhat 2,600 Bengali Progress Gauge 50-100% - - - - -
Brahmin Gaur 13,000 Hindi Progress Gauge 50-100% - - - - -
Brahmin Joshi 1,300 Hindi Progress Gauge 50-100% - - - - -
Brahmin Kanaujia 16,000 Hindi Progress Gauge 50-100% - - - - -
Brahmin Maithili 600 Hindi Progress Gauge 50-100% - - - - -
Brahmin Radhi 106,000 Bengali Progress Gauge 50-100% - - - - -
Brahmin Sakaldwipi 1,400 Hindi Progress Gauge 50-100% - - - - -
Brahmin Saraswat 2,600 Hindi Progress Gauge 50-100% - - - - -
Brahmin unspecified 278,000 Hindi Progress Gauge 50-100% - - - - 0-0.1%
Brahmin Utkal 17,000 Bengali Progress Gauge 50-100% - - - - -
Brahmin Vaidik 16,000 Bengali Progress Gauge 50-100% - - - - -
Brahmin Varendra 19,000 Bengali Progress Gauge 50-100% - - - - -
Chain 13,000 Bengali Progress Gauge 50-100% - - 0.1-2% - -
Chamar (Hindu traditions) 7,000 Hindi Progress Gauge 50-100% - 0.1-2% 2-5% - -
Christian 1,500 Hindi Progress Gauge - - - 50-100% - -
Dai (Muslim traditions) 300 Bengali Progress Gauge - 50-100% - - - -
Darzi (Muslim traditions) 2,100 Hindi Progress Gauge - 50-100% - - - -
Doai 300 Bengali Progress Gauge 50-100% - - - - -
Dom (Hindu traditions) 8,100 Odia Progress Gauge 50-100% - - - - -
Dom Murdafarash 1,200 Odia Progress Gauge 50-100% - - - - -
Dulia 32,000 Bengali Progress Gauge 50-100% - - - - -
Gadaria (Hindu traditions) 1,400 Hindi Progress Gauge 50-100% - - - - -
Godra 40 Odia Progress Gauge 50-100% - - - - -
Gokha 1,100 Odia Progress Gauge 50-100% - - - - -
Hadi 31,000 Bengali Progress Gauge 50-100% - 0-0.1% - 0-0.1% -
Hajam 2,400 Urdu Progress Gauge - 50-100% - - - -
Halwai (Hindu traditions) 23,000 Hindi Progress Gauge 50-100% - - - - -
Halwai Maira 1,800 Hindi Progress Gauge 50-100% - - - - -
Hazra (Hindu traditions) 300 Bengali Progress Gauge 50-100% - - - - -
Ho 1,200 Ho Progress Gauge 50-100% - - 0.1-2% - -
Jat (Muslim traditions) 1,300 Urdu Progress Gauge - 50-100% - - - -
Jogi (Hindu traditions) 81,000 Bengali Progress Gauge 50-100% - - - - -
Kadar 6,500 Hindi Progress Gauge 50-100% - - - - -
Kahar (Hindu traditions) 7,700 Hindi Progress Gauge 50-100% - - - - -
Kaibartta Jalia 17,000 Bengali Progress Gauge 50-100% - - - - -
Kaibartta unspecified 26,000 Bengali Progress Gauge 50-100% - - - - -
Kalu 13,000 Bengali Progress Gauge - 50-100% - - - -
Kandra 73,000 Odia Progress Gauge 50-100% - - - - -
Kaora 8,700 Bengali Progress Gauge 50-100% - - - - -
Kapali 1,300 Bengali Progress Gauge 50-100% - - - - -
Kapariya 300 Hindi Progress Gauge 50-100% - - - - -
Karenga 8,800 Bengali Progress Gauge 50-100% - - - - -
Kasar (Hindu traditions) 4,900 Marathi Progress Gauge 50-100% - - - - -
Kayastha (Hindu traditions) 216,000 Hindi Progress Gauge 50-100% - - - - -
Kayastha Karan 8,000 Bengali Progress Gauge 50-100% - - - - -
Khadala 11,000 Odia Progress Gauge 50-100% - - - - -
Khairwar 3,300 Bengali Progress Gauge 50-100% - - - - -
Khandait 21,000 Odia Progress Gauge 50-100% - - - - -
Kharia 12,000 Kharia Progress Gauge 50-100% - - - - -
Koiri (Hindu traditions) 8,800 Hindi Progress Gauge 50-100% - - - - -
Konwar 200 Bengali Progress Gauge 50-100% - - - - -
Kumhar Magahia 10,000 Odia Progress Gauge 50-100% - - - - -
Kumhar, Kusavar (Hindu traditions) 133,000 Hindi Progress Gauge 50-100% - - - - -
Kurmi (Hindu traditions) 321,000 Hindi Progress Gauge 50-100% - - - - -
Kurmi Mahato 28,000 Bengali Progress Gauge 50-100% - - - - -
Lodha (Hindu traditions, tribal) 1,900 Bengali Progress Gauge 50-100% - - 0.1-2% - -
Mahanta 15,000 Bengali Progress Gauge 50-100% - - - - -
Mahishya 351,000 Bengali Progress Gauge 50-100% - - 0.1-2% - -
Mahuria 200 Odia Progress Gauge 50-100% - - - - -
Mali (Hindu traditions) 24,000 Hindi Progress Gauge 50-100% - - - - -
Mallik (Muslim traditions) 24,000 Gujarati Progress Gauge - 50-100% - - - -
Matia 9,500 Bengali Progress Gauge 50-100% - - - - -
Mir 1,000 Bengali Progress Gauge - 50-100% - - - -
Mirzakhani 500 Bengali Progress Gauge - 50-100% - - - -
Mochi (Hindu traditions) 26,000 Bengali Progress Gauge 50-100% - - - - -
Munda 1,500 Mundari Progress Gauge 50-100% - - 0.1-2% - 2-5%
Nai (Hindu traditions) 132,000 Hindi Progress Gauge 50-100% - - - - -
Namassej (Hindu traditions) 94,000 Bengali Progress Gauge 50-100% - 0-0.1% 0.1-2% 0-0.1% -
Namassej Chandel 42,000 Bengali Progress Gauge 50-100% - - 0.1-2% 0-0.1% -
Newah 1,700 Nepali Progress Gauge 50-100% - 0.1-2% - - -
Panika 6,000 Chhattisgarhi Progress Gauge 50-100% - - - - -
Pashtun Afridi 1,100 Urdu Progress Gauge - 50-100% - - - -
Pashtun Beteli 800 Bengali Progress Gauge - 50-100% - - - -
Pashtun Guria 800 Bengali Progress Gauge - 50-100% - - - -
Pashtun Jilan 600 Bengali Progress Gauge - 50-100% - - - -
Pashtun Kakar 1,000 Urdu Progress Gauge - 50-100% - - - -
Pashtun Niazi 800 Bengali Progress Gauge - 50-100% - - - -
Pashtun Sur 600 Bengali Progress Gauge - 50-100% - - - -
Pashtun Yusafzai 1,600 Urdu Progress Gauge - 50-100% - - - -
Pashtun, Pathan 60,000 Urdu Progress Gauge - 50-100% - - - -
Pasi (Muslim traditions) 600 Urdu Progress Gauge - 50-100% - - - -
Pasi Turuk 60 Urdu Progress Gauge - 50-100% - - - -
Patralu 1,100 Odia Progress Gauge 50-100% - - - - -
Pinjara 13,000 Urdu Progress Gauge - 50-100% - - - -
Poundra 151,000 Bengali Progress Gauge 50-100% - - - 0-0.1% -
Pundari 9,100 Bengali Progress Gauge 50-100% - - - - -
Puran Bhaja 40 Panchpargania Progress Gauge 50-100% - - - - -
Puran unspecified 70 Panchpargania Progress Gauge 50-100% - - - - -
Qazi 3,000 Urdu Progress Gauge - 50-100% - - - -
Rajaka Dhobi (Hindu traditions) 58,000 Hindi Progress Gauge 50-100% - 0-0.1% - 0-0.1% -
Rajbansi (Hindu traditions) 126,000 Bengali Progress Gauge 50-100% - 0-0.1% 0.1-2% 0-0.1% -
Rajput (Hindu traditions) 54,000 Hindi Progress Gauge 50-100% - - - - 0.1-2%
Rajput Bais (Hindu traditions) 1,100 Hindi Progress Gauge 50-100% - - - - -
Rajput Batsa 2,100 Bengali Progress Gauge 50-100% - - - - -
Rajput Chauhan (Hindu traditions) 2,500 Hindi Progress Gauge 50-100% - - - - -
Rajput Ponwar (Hindu traditions) 1,400 Hindi Progress Gauge 50-100% - - - - -
Rajput Rathor (Hindu traditions) 1,200 Hindi Progress Gauge 50-100% - - - - -
Rajput Sandilya 1,800 Bengali Progress Gauge 50-100% - - - - -
Raju 204,000 Bengali Progress Gauge 50-100% - - - - -
Rautia 6,000 Hindi Progress Gauge 50-100% - - - - -
Sagarbanshi 1,400 Odia Progress Gauge 50-100% - - - - -
Sahi 200 Marathi Progress Gauge 50-100% - - - - -
Samanthan 1,600 Odia Progress Gauge 50-100% - - - - -
Sankara 6,700 Bengali Progress Gauge 50-100% - - - - -
Santal (Sawntal) 14,000 Santhali Progress Gauge 50-100% 0.1-2% 0-0.1% 0.1-2% 0-0.1% 0.1-2%
Saora unspecified 3,700 Odia Progress Gauge 50-100% 0.1-2% - 0.1-2% - -
Sardar (Muslim traditions) 600 Bengali Progress Gauge - 50-100% - - - -
Sayyid 33,000 Urdu Progress Gauge - 50-100% - - - -
Shaikh Faruqi 3,900 Urdu Progress Gauge - 50-100% - - - -
Shaikh Qureshi 39,000 Urdu Progress Gauge - 50-100% - - - -
Shaikh Siddiqi 35,000 Bengali Progress Gauge - 50-100% - - - -
Shaikh unspecified 521,000 Urdu Progress Gauge - 50-100% - - - -
Shaikh Usmani 2,400 Urdu Progress Gauge - 50-100% - - - -
Siyalgir (Hindu traditions) 900 Bengali Progress Gauge 50-100% - - - - -
Sonar (Hindu traditions) 29,000 Hindi Progress Gauge 50-100% - - - - 0.1-2%
Sukli 13,000 Bengali Progress Gauge 50-100% - - - - -
Sunri (Hindu traditions) 4,000 Bengali Progress Gauge 50-100% - - - - -
Sunri Sadhubanik 1,900 Bengali Progress Gauge 50-100% - - - - -
Sutradhar (Hindu traditions) 36,000 Bengali Progress Gauge 50-100% - - - - -
Tamboli (Hindu traditions) 29,000 Hindi Progress Gauge 50-100% - - - - -
Tanti (Hindu traditions) 308,000 Bengali Progress Gauge 50-100% - - - - -
Tanti (Muslim traditions) 2,100 Bengali Progress Gauge - 50-100% - - - -
Teli (Hindu traditions) 192,000 Hindi Progress Gauge 50-100% - - - - -
Tili 90,000 Bengali Progress Gauge 50-100% - - - - -
Tiyar 52,000 Bengali Progress Gauge 50-100% - - - 0-0.1% -
Viswakarma unspecified 1,200 Tamil Progress Gauge 50-100% - - - - -
Yadav (Hindu traditions) 499,000 Hindi Progress Gauge 50-100% - - - - -
Yadav Ghosi 3,300 Hindi Progress Gauge 50-100% - - - - -
Yadav Kaonra 2,000 Hindi Progress Gauge 50-100% - - - - -
Yadav Rawat 3,600 Hindi Progress Gauge 50-100% - - - - -
Yadav Sadgope 371,000 Bengali Progress Gauge 50-100% - - - - -
  Major Groups (displayed):  155 5,878,000   149 ● 50-100% 10-50% 0-0.1% 0-0.1% 0-0.1% 0-0.1%
  All Groups (including small not displayed *):  354 5,922,000   336 ● 50-100% 10-50% 0-0.1% 0-0.1% 0-0.1% 0-0.1%
* 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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