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Country:

India
State: Daman and Diu
District: All

Number of People Groups

221

Unreached People Groups

212

Total Population

273,000

Buddhist

0.1 %

Christian

1.0 %

Hindu

90.9 %

Muslim

7.6 %

Sikh

0.1 %

Other Religions

0.2 %
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Progress Scale: ●●●●●
Photo People Group ▲ Population Primary Language Progress
Scale		 Hindu Muslim Buddhist Christian Sikh Other
Ansari 80 Urdu ● - 80 - - - -
Arora (Hindu traditions) 80 Hindi ● 80 - - - - -
Badhai (Hindu traditions) 1,600 Hindi ● 1,600 - - - - -
Badhai (Muslim traditions) 20 Urdu ● - 20 - - - -
Bairagi (Hindu traditions) 200 Hindi ● 200 - - - - -
Bajania 20 Gujarati ● 20 - - - - -
Bakad 40 Hindi ● 40 - - - - -
Balasantoshi 40 Marathi ● 40 - - - - -
Balija (Hindu traditions) Unknown Kannada ● - - - - - -
Bandhera 40 Gujarati ● 40 - - - - -
Bania 8,300 Hindi ● 8,000 - - - - 300
Bania Agarwal 400 Hindi ● 400 - - - - 30
Bania Gahoi 40 Hindi ● 40 - - - - -
Bania Kasarwani 100 Hindi ● 100 - - - - -
Bania Mahur 700 Hindi ● 700 - - - - -
Bania Modh 80 Gujarati ● 80 - - - - -
Bania Oswal 100 Hindi ● 60 - - - - 80
Bania Srimali 400 Gujarati ● 300 - - - - 50
Banjara (Hindu traditions) 60 Lambadi ● 60 - - - - -
Baria (Hindu traditions) 1,200 Gujarati ● 1,200 - - - - -
Baria (Muslim traditions) 20 Gujarati ● - 20 - - - -
Basor 300 Hindi ● 300 - - - - -
Basor Vanjha 200 Gujarati ● 200 - - - - -
Bavcha 30 Gujarati ● 30 - - - - -
Bawa Dhed 100 Gujarati ● 100 - - - - -
Bedar (Hindu traditions) 90 Kannada ● 90 - - - - -
Behlim 60 Gujarati ● - 60 - - - -
Bhabra (Hindu traditions) Unknown Hindi ● - - - - - -
Bhandari 90 Odia ● 90 - - - - -
Bhansala 40 Marathi ● 40 - - - - -
Bharbhunja (Hindu traditions) 50 Hindi ● 50 - - - - -
Bhat (Hindu traditions) 100 Hindi ● 100 - - - - -
Bhathiara (Muslim traditions) 40 Urdu ● - 40 - - - -
Bhatia (Hindu traditions) 80 Hindi ● 80 - - - - -
Bhil 100 Hindi ● 100 - - - - -
Bhil Mavchi (Hindu traditions) 100 Mawchi ● 100 - - - - -
Bhoi (Hindu traditions) 100 Hindi ● 100 - - - - -
Bhoi (Muslim traditions) 20 Urdu ● - 20 - - - -
Bohra 300 Gujarati ● - 300 - - - -
Brahma Kshatriya 100 Gujarati ● 100 - - - - -
Brahmachari 20 Gujarati ● 20 - - - - -
Brahmin 8,800 Hindi ● 8,800 - - - - -
Brahmin Anavala 1,600 Gujarati ● 1,600 - - - - -
Brahmin Audich 900 Gujarati ● 900 - - - - -
Brahmin Chitpavan 50 Marathi ● 50 - - - - -
Brahmin Deshastha 80 Marathi ● 80 - - - - -
Brahmin Gaur 200 Hindi ● 200 - - - - -
Brahmin Khedawal 50 Gujarati ● 50 - - - - -
Brahmin Mahratta 200 Marathi ● 200 - - - - -
Brahmin Modh 200 Gujarati ● 200 - - - - -
Brahmin Nagar 100 Gujarati ● 100 - - - - -
Brahmin Sanadhya 200 Hindi ● 200 - - - - -
Brahmin Saraswat 200 Hindi ● 200 - - - - -
Brahmin Sawaria 300 Hindi ● 300 - - - - -
Chamar (Hindu traditions) 100 Hindi ● 100 - - - - -
Charan (Hindu traditions) 400 Gujarati ● 400 - - - - -
Chhipa (Hindu traditions) 20 Hindi ● 20 - - - - -
Christian 30 Hindi ● - - - 30 - -
Christians of Diu 200 Konkani, Goan ● - - - 200 - -
Chunvalia 80 Gujarati ● - 80 - - - -
Dadhi (Muslim traditions) 50 Gujarati ● - 50 - - - -
Dahur (Hindu traditions) 20 Gujarati ● 20 - - - - -
Daman Catholic 2,500 Konkani, Goan ● - - - 2,500 - -
Darzi (Hindu traditions) 2,000 Hindi ● 2,000 - - - - -
Darzi (Muslim traditions) 40 Urdu ● - 40 - - - -
Devipujak Vaghri (Hindu traditions) 400 Gujarati ● 400 - - - - -
Dhangar Bharwad 3,200 Gujarati ● 3,200 - - - - -
Dhimar 80 Hindi ● 80 - - - - -
Dhobi (Hindu traditions) 200 Hindi ● 200 - - - - -
Dhobi (Muslim traditions) 20 Urdu ● - 20 - - - -
Dhodia 2,400 Gujarati ● 2,400 - - - - -
Dhor 30 Marathi ● 30 - - - - -
Dubla 11,000 Dubli ● 11,000 - - - - -
Dubla Talavia 1,400 Dubli ● 1,400 - - - - -
Gadaria (Hindu traditions) 40 Hindi ● 40 - - - - -
Gamit 900 Gamit ● 900 - - - - -
Gandharb (Muslim traditions) 70 Gujarati ● - 70 - - - -
Garasia 20 Garasia, Adiwasi ● 20 - - - - -
Garoda (Hindu traditions) 90 Gujarati ● 90 - - - - -
Gauda 20 Odia ● 20 - - - - -
Ghanchi (Hindu traditions) 1,400 Gujarati ● 1,400 - - - - -
Ghanchi (Muslim traditions) 30 Gujarati ● - 30 - - - -
Goanese 50 Konkani, Goan ● - - - 50 - -
Gosain 600 Hindi ● 600 - - - - -
Gujar (Hindu traditions) 20 Hindi ● 20 - - - - -
Hadi 200 Bengali ● 200 - - - - -
Hajam 20 Urdu ● - 20 - - - -
Jat (Hindu traditions) 70 Hindi ● 70 - - - - -
Jat (Sikh traditions) 90 Punjabi, Eastern ● - - - - 90 -
Jew, South Asian 20 Marathi ● - - - - - 20
Jogi (Hindu traditions) 80 Bengali ● 80 - - - - -
Kachhi (Hindu traditions) 60 Hindi ● 60 - - - - -
Kachhia (Hindu traditions) 300 Gujarati ● 300 - - - - -
Kachhia (Muslim traditions) Unknown Gujarati ● - - - - - -
Kadia (Hindu traditions) 100 Kannada ● 100 - - - - -
Kadia Kumbhar 400 Gujarati ● 400 - - - - -
Kalal (Hindu traditions) 100 Telugu ● 100 - - - - -
Kamalia 80 Gujarati ● 80 - - - - -
Kamboh (Hindu traditions) Unknown Hindi ● - - - - - -
Karadia 1,900 Gujarati ● 1,900 - - - - -
Kasar (Hindu traditions) 200 Marathi ● 200 - - - - -
Kasbati (Hindu traditions) 50 Gujarati ● 50 - - - - -
Kasbati (Muslim traditions) 70 Gujarati ● - 70 - - - -
Kathodi 100 Marathi ● 100 - - - - -
Kayastha (Hindu traditions) 20 Hindi ● 20 - - - - -
Khalpa 200 Gujarati ● 200 - - - - -
Khant 400 Gujarati ● 400 - - - - -
Kharva (Hindu traditions) 500 Gujarati ● 500 - - - - -
Kharva (Muslim traditions) 40 Gujarati ● - 40 - - - -
Khatki 50 Gujarati ● - 50 - - - -
Khatri (Hindu traditions) 200 Hindi ● 200 - - - - -
Khavar 60 Gujarati ● 60 - - - - -
Khoja 90 Gujarati ● - 90 - - - -
Koli Dhor 800 Marathi ● 700 - 40 - - -
Koli Mahadev 300 Marathi ● 300 - - - - -
Koli of Gujarat 45,000 Gujarati ● 45,000 - 60 - - -
Koli Patelia 400 Gujarati ● 400 - - - - -
Koracha, caste 600 Kannada ● 600 - - - - -
Kotwal 800 Hindi ● 800 - - - - -
Kumhar (Hindu traditions) 2,800 Hindi ● 2,800 - - - - -
Kumhar (Sikh traditions) 20 Punjabi, Eastern ● - - - - 20 -
Kunbi (Hindu traditions) 64,000 Gujarati ● 64,000 - - - - -
Kunbi Anjna 1,300 Gujarati ● 1,300 - - - - -
Kunbi Kadwa 3,500 Gujarati ● 3,500 - - - - -
Kunbi Lewa 17,000 Gujarati ● 17,000 - - - - -
Kurmi (Hindu traditions) 60 Hindi ● 60 - - - - -
Kutana 40 Hindi ● 40 - - - - -
Lingayat 50 Kannada ● - - - - - 50
Lodha (Hindu traditions) Unknown Hindi ● - - - - - -
Lohana 900 Gujarati ● 900 - - - - -
Lohar (Hindu traditions) 700 Hindi ● 700 - - - - -
Lohar (Muslim traditions) Unknown Urdu ● - - - - - -
Machhi (Hindu traditions) 1,300 Gujarati ● 1,300 - - - - -
Machhi (Muslim traditions) Unknown Urdu ● - - - - - -
Machhi Mitna 200 Gujarati ● 200 - - - - -
Mahar (Christian traditions) 20 Marathi ● - - - 20 - -
Mahar (Hindu traditions) 100 Marathi ● 60 - 50 - - -
Mahratta 18,000 Marathi ● 18,000 - - - - -
Mahratta Kshatriya 300 Marathi ● 300 - - - - -
Mahratta Kunbi 8,700 Gujarati ● 8,700 - - - - -
Mahtam (Hindu traditions) Unknown Punjabi, Eastern ● - - - - - -
Mahyavanshi 3,600 Gujarati ● 3,500 - 20 - - -
Makrani (Muslim traditions) 90 Gujarati ● - 90 - - - -
Makwana (Muslim traditions) 20 Gujarati ● - 20 - - - -
Mali (Hindu traditions) 200 Hindi ● 200 - - - - -
Mallik (Muslim traditions) 200 Gujarati ● - 200 - - - -
Mangala 300 Telugu ● 300 - - 20 - -
Mansoori 200 Gujarati ● - 200 - - - -
Maru Kumhar 100 Gujarati ● 100 - - - - -
Matang (Hindu traditions) Unknown Marathi ● - - - - - -
Megh (Hindu traditions) 200 Hindi ● 200 - - - - -
Mehar Unknown Hindi ● - - - - - -
Memon 800 Gujarati ● - 800 - - - -
Mirasi (Hindu traditions) 30 Punjabi, Eastern ● 30 - - - - -
Mochi (Hindu traditions) 1,400 Bengali ● 1,400 - - - - -
Mochi (Muslim traditions) Unknown Urdu ● - - - - - -
Moghal 90 Urdu ● - 90 - - - -
Molesalam 30 Gujarati ● - 30 - - - -
Molvi 50 Gujarati ● - 50 - - - -
Momna 500 Gujarati ● - 500 - - - -
Nadia 100 Gujarati ● 100 - - - - -
Nai (Hindu traditions) 700 Hindi ● 700 - - - - -
Nai (Sikh traditions) Unknown Punjabi, Eastern ● - - - - - -
Nair 30 Malayalam ● 30 - - - - -
Nayadi 100 Gujarati ● 100 - - - - -
Pardhi 40 Pardhi ● 40 - - - - -
Parsee 100 Gujarati ● - - - - - 100
Pashtun, Pathan 400 Urdu ● - 400 - - - -
Patelia 300 Gujarati ● 300 - - - - -
Prabhu 100 Gujarati ● 100 - - - - -
Prabhu Kayastha 100 Marathi ● 100 - - - - -
Qassab 40 Urdu ● - 40 - - - -
Rabari (Hindu traditions) 700 Gujarati ● 700 - - - - -
Raigar Unknown Hindi ● - - - - - -
Rajput (Hindu traditions) 8,000 Hindi ● 8,000 - - - - -
Rajput (Muslim traditions) 20 Urdu ● - 20 - - - -
Rajput (Sikh traditions) 40 Punjabi, Eastern ● - - - - 40 -
Rajput Chauhan (Hindu traditions) 200 Hindi ● 200 - - - - -
Rajput Thakur 80 Kangri ● 80 - - - - -
Rangrez (Hindu traditions) Unknown Marathi ● - - - - - -
Rangrez (Muslim traditions) Unknown Urdu ● - - - - - -
Rathawa 1,300 Rathawi ● 1,300 - - - - -
Ravalia 100 Gujarati ● 100 - - - - -
Rawal (Hindu traditions) 100 Hindi ● 100 - - - - -
Sagar 600 Gujarati ● 600 - - - - -
Salat (Hindu traditions) 60 Gujarati ● 60 - - - - -
Sangar 30 Marathi ● 30 - - - - -
Sansi (Hindu traditions) 30 Hindi ● 30 - - - - -
Sayyid 300 Urdu ● - 300 - - - -
Shaikh 15,000 Urdu ● - 15,000 - - - -
Shaikh Qureshi 1,600 Urdu ● - 1,600 - - - -
Shaikh Siddiqi 400 Urdu ● - 400 - - - -
Shenva (Hindu traditions) 90 Gujarati ● 70 - - 20 - -
Shenva (Muslim traditions) Unknown Gujarati ● - - - - - -
Siddi (Hindu traditions) 80 Kannada ● 80 - - - - -
Siddi (Muslim traditions) 100 Gujarati ● - 100 - - - -
Sikligar (Hindu traditions) 20 Hindi ● 20 - - - - -
Sindhi (Muslim traditions) 50 Sindhi ● - 50 - - - -
Sindhi Samon 40 Sindhi ● - 40 - - - -
Sindhi Sumra Unknown Gujarati ● - - - - - -
Sonar (Hindu traditions) 1,400 Hindi ● 1,400 - - - - -
Sutar Lohar 200 Gujarati ● 200 - - - - -
Syrian Christian Unknown Malayalam ● - - - - - -
Tai 20 Gujarati ● - 20 - - - -
Tamboli (Hindu traditions) 60 Hindi ● 60 - - - - -
Targala 20 Gujarati ● 20 - - - - -
Teli (Hindu traditions) 100 Hindi ● 100 - - - - -
Teli (Muslim traditions) 40 Urdu ● - 40 - - - -
Thakor Pardeshi 20 Gujarati ● 20 - - - - -
Thori (Hindu traditions) Unknown Hindi ● - - - - - -
Turi Barot Unknown Gujarati ● - - - - - -
Vaddar (Hindu traditions) 60 Telugu ● 60 - - - - -
Vaghri (Muslim traditions) Unknown Gujarati ● - - - - - -
Vakkaliga Unknown Kannada ● - - - - - -
Valmiki, Balmiki (Hindu traditions) 1,700 Hindi ● 1,600 - - - - -
Varli 1,200 Varli ● 1,200 - - - - -
Vasudev 20 Hindi ● 20 - - - - -
Vitholia 100 Gujarati ● 100 - - - - -
Yadav (Hindu traditions) 1,000 Hindi ● 1,000 - - - - -
Yadav Gola 200 Telugu ● 200 - - - - -
Zarekari Unknown Gujarati ● - - - - - -
  Totals:  221 273,000   212 ● 248,000 21,000 200 2,800 200 700
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