Country:

India

Province / State: Bihar
District: Begusarai

Number of People Groups

272

Unreached People Groups

263

Total Population

3,732,000

Buddhist

0.0 %

Christian

0.1 %

Hindu

86.8 %

Muslim

13.1 %

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
 Abdul 800 Urdu - 800 - - - -
 Aghori 100 Hindi 100 - - - - -
 Aguri 400 Bengali 400 - - - - -
 Ansari 74,000 Urdu - 74,000 - - - -
 Arora (Sikh traditions) 20 Punjabi, Eastern - - - - 20 -
Asur 30 Asuri 30 - - - - -
 Badhai (Hindu traditions) 59,000 Hindi 59,000 - - - - -
 Bagdi (Hindu traditions) 100 Bengali 100 - - - - -
 Baidya (Hindu traditions) 800 Bengali 800 - - - - -
 Bairagi (Hindu traditions) 3,200 Hindi 3,200 - - - - -
 Bania Agarwal 3,800 Hindi 3,800 - - - - -
 Bania Agrahari 600 Hindi 600 - - - - -
Bania Barnawar 11,000 Hindi 11,000 - - - - -
 Bania Gahoi 700 Hindi 700 - - - - -
 Bania Gandha Banik 500 Bengali 500 - - - - -
 Bania Kasarwani 1,100 Hindi 1,100 - - - - -
 Bania Kasaundhan 1,200 Hindi 1,200 - - - - -
Bania Khatri 2,500 Hindi 2,500 - - - - -
 Bania Mahur 2,900 Hindi 2,900 - - - - -
 Bania Rauniar 600 Hindi 600 - - - - -
 Bania Sinduria 9,900 Hindi 9,900 - - - - -
Bania Ummad 900 Hindi 900 - - - - -
 Bania unspecified 52,000 Hindi 52,000 - - - - 100
 Bansphor (Hindu traditions) 900 Hindi 900 - - - - -
 Bantar 60 Maithili 60 - - - - -
 Bari (Hindu traditions) 70 Hindi 70 - - - - -
 Bedia (Hindu traditions) Unknown Hindi - - - - - -
 Beldar (Hindu traditions) 22,000 Kannada 22,000 - - - - -
Beldar Laria (Hindu traditions) 2,500 Hindi 2,500 - - - - -
Bhand (Hindu traditions) 200 Hindi 200 - - - - -
 Bhar 400 Bhojpuri 400 - - - - -
 Bhat (Hindu traditions) 1,700 Hindi 1,700 - - - - -
 Bhisti 30 Urdu - 30 - - - -
 Bhoi (Hindu traditions) 3,200 Hindi 3,200 - - - - -
 Bhoi Mallah Mewat 400 Hindi 400 - - - - -
 Bhuiya Ghatwar 800 Hindi 800 - - - - -
 Bhuiya unspecified 1,200 Hindi 1,200 - - - - -
 Bhumij Unknown Bengali - - - - - -
 Bind 9,400 Bhojpuri 9,400 - - - - -
Brahmin Bengali 100 Bengali 100 - - - - -
 Brahmin Bhumihar 153,000 Hindi 153,000 - - - - -
 Brahmin Gaur 12,000 Hindi 12,000 - - - - -
 Brahmin Jijhotia 1,900 Hindi 1,900 - - - - -
 Brahmin Joshi 900 Hindi 900 - - - - -
Brahmin Jyoti 300 Odia 300 - - - - -
 Brahmin Kanaujia 18,000 Hindi 18,000 - - - - -
 Brahmin Khandelwal 700 Hindi 700 - - - - -
 Brahmin Maha 400 Hindi 400 - - - - -
 Brahmin Radhi 8,200 Bengali 8,200 - - - - -
 Brahmin Sakaldwipi 1,100 Hindi 1,100 - - - - -
 Brahmin Saraswat 2,100 Hindi 2,100 - - - - -
 Brahmin unspecified 142,000 Hindi 142,000 - - - - 200
 Brahmin Utkal 700 Bengali 700 - - - - -
Brahmin Vaidik 700 Bengali 700 - - - - -
 Brahmin Varendra 1,400 Bengali 1,400 - - - - -
Buna (Hindu traditions) 300 Bengali 300 - - - - -
 Chain 4,400 Bengali 4,400 - - - - -
 Chamar (Hindu traditions) 78,000 Hindi 76,000 - 90 2,000 - -
 Chaupal 80 Hindi 80 - - - - -
 Chenna Dasar 300 Kannada 300 - - - - -
 Christian 200 Hindi - - - 200 - -
 Dabgar (Hindu traditions) 60 Marathi 60 - - - - -
 Darzi (Hindu traditions) 400 Hindi 400 - - - - -
 Darzi (Muslim traditions) 1,400 Urdu - 1,400 - - - -
Darzi Sribastab (Muslim traditions) 300 Urdu - 300 - - - -
 Dhanuk 230,000 Hindi 230,000 - - - - -
 Dhimal 50 Rangpuri 50 - - - - -
 Dhobi (Hindu traditions) 26,000 Hindi 26,000 - - - - -
Dhobi Ajudhyabansi 1,600 Hindi 1,600 - - - - -
Dhobi Batham 800 Hindi 800 - - - - -
 Dhobi Kanaujia 1,200 Hindi 1,200 - - - - -
Dhobi Kathiya 900 Hindi 900 - - - - -
Dhobi Mathuria 300 Hindi 300 - - - - -
 Dhobi Parit 600 Marathi 600 - - - - -
 Dhobi Sribastab 300 Hindi 300 - - - - -
 Domar (Hindu traditions) 5,400 Odia 5,400 - - - - -
 Dusadh (Hindu traditions) 220,000 Hindi 220,000 - 100 - 20 -
 Dusadh Bahelia 32,000 Hindi 32,000 - - - - -
 Faqir 100 Urdu - 90 - - - -
 Gadaria (Hindu traditions) 6,800 Hindi 6,800 - - - - -
Ghusuria 200 Hindi 200 - - - - -
 Gond unspecified 100 Hindi 100 - - - - -
 Gonrhi 30,000 Hindi 30,000 - - - - -
 Gosain Dasnami 1,100 Hindi 1,100 - - - - -
 Gosain unspecified 4,100 Hindi 4,100 - - - - -
 Hadi 4,600 Bengali 4,600 - - - - -
 Hajam 1,100 Urdu - 1,100 - - - -
 Halalkhor (Hindu traditions) 20 Hindi 20 - - - - -
 Halwai (Hindu traditions) 29,000 Hindi 29,000 - - - - -
Halwai Maira 1,400 Hindi 1,400 - - - - -
 Ho 20 Ho 20 - - - - -
 Ilavan 60 Malayalam 60 - - - - -
 Jat (Hindu traditions) 500 Hindi 500 - - - - -
 Jat (Sikh traditions) 100 Punjabi, Eastern - - - - 100 -
 Jogi (Hindu traditions) 1,100 Bengali 1,100 - - - - -
 Kahar (Hindu traditions) 80,000 Hindi 80,000 - - - - -
 Kahar Kamkar (Hindu traditions) 4,200 Hindi 4,200 - - - - -
 Kalal (Hindu traditions) 7,600 Telugu 7,600 - - - - -
 Kalwar (Hindu traditions) 26,000 Hindi 26,000 - - - - -
Kalwar Iraqi (Hindu traditions) 500 Hindi 500 - - - - -
 Kalwar Jaiswal 5,500 Hindi 5,500 - - - - -
Kalwar Sunri 10,000 Hindi 10,000 - - - - -
 Kandu 110,000 Hindi 110,000 - - - - -
 Kapali 70 Bengali 70 - - - - -
 Kasar (Hindu traditions) 600 Marathi 600 - - - - -
 Kashmiri (Muslim traditions) 20 Kashmiri - 20 - - - -
 Kawar Unknown Hindi - - - - - -
 Kayastha (Hindu traditions) 34,000 Hindi 34,000 - - - - -
 Kayastha Karan 3,800 Bengali 3,800 - - - - -
Kayastha Mathur 500 Hindi 500 - - - - -
 Kharia 30 Kharia 30 - - - - -
 Kharwar 300 Hindi 200 - - - - -
 Khatik (Hindu traditions) 3,600 Hindi 3,600 - - - - -
 Khatwa 1,300 Hindi 1,300 - - - - -
 Koiri (Hindu traditions) 180,000 Hindi 180,000 - - - - -
 Kol 70 Hindi 70 - - - - -
 Kori Unknown Hindi - - - - - -
 Korwa Unknown Telugu - - - - - -
 Kumhar (Hindu traditions) 55,000 Hindi 55,000 - - - - -
 Kumhar (Sikh traditions) Unknown Punjabi, Eastern - - - - - -
 Kumhar Bardiha 1,600 Hindi 1,600 - - - - -
 Kumhar Kanaujia 1,800 Hindi 1,800 - - - - -
 Kumhar Magahia 4,600 Odia 4,600 - - - - -
Kumhar Mathuria 400 Hindi 400 - - - - -
Kurariar 60 Hindi 60 - - - - -
 Kurmi (Hindu traditions) 99,000 Hindi 99,000 - - - - -
 Laheri (Hindu traditions) 200 Hindi 200 - - - - -
Laheri (Muslim traditions) 6,400 Urdu - 6,400 - - - -
 Lakhera 80 Hindi 80 - - - - -
 Lohar (Hindu traditions) 14,000 Hindi 14,000 - - - - -
 Lohar (Muslim traditions) 300 Urdu - 300 - - - -
Lohara 40 Hindi 30 - - - - -
 Lunia (Hindu traditions) 12,000 Hindi 12,000 - - - - -
 Madari (Muslim traditions) 60 Urdu - 60 - - - -
 Mahishya 200 Bengali 200 - - - - -
 Mahli 50 Marathi 50 - - - - -
 Mahratta unspecified 20 Marathi 20 - - - - -
 Mahtam (Sikh traditions) 20 Punjabi, Eastern - - - - 20 -
 Majhwar 100 Hindi 100 - - - - -
 Mal (Hindu traditions) 20,000 Hindi 20,000 - - - - -
 Malabar Catholic 20 Malayalam - - - 20 - -
 Mali (Hindu traditions) 8,000 Hindi 8,000 - - - - -
 Mallah (Hindu traditions) 15,000 Hindi 15,000 - - - - -
Mallah Chain (Hindu traditions) 1,100 Hindi 1,100 - - - - -
Mallah Dhawa (Hindu traditions) 200 Hindi 200 - - - - -
 Mallah Kewat (Hindu traditions) 1,200 Hindi 1,200 - - - - -
 Manihar 100 Urdu - 100 - - - -
Markande 5,200 Hindi 5,200 - - - - -
Mir 100 Bengali - 100 - - - -
Mirzakhani 100 Bengali - 100 - - - -
Mishri 70 Bengali 70 - - - - -
 Moghal 1,500 Urdu - 1,500 - - - -
Mukeri 6,400 Urdu - 6,400 - - - -
 Munda 50 Mundari 30 - - 20 - -
 Musahar (Hindu traditions) 66,000 Hindi 66,000 - - - 20 -
Nagar 15,000 Bengali 15,000 - - - - -
 Nagarchi (Hindu traditions) 50 Hindi 50 - - - - -
 Nai (Hindu traditions) 73,000 Hindi 73,000 - - - - -
 Nai (Sikh traditions) 20 Punjabi, Eastern - - - - 20 -
Nai Mathuria 600 Hindi 600 - - - - -
Nalband 90 Urdu - 90 - - - -
 Namassej (Hindu traditions) 100 Bengali 100 - - - - -
Nanakshahi 30 Hindi - - - - 30 -
 Nat (Hindu traditions) 500 Hindi 500 - - - - -
 Oraon 200 Kurux 200 - - 40 - 30
 Pan 30 Odia 30 - - - - -
 Parja unspecified 1,400 Odia 1,400 - - - - -
 Pashtun Afridi 2,100 Urdu - 2,100 - - - -
 Pashtun Kakar 1,400 Urdu - 1,400 - - - -
 Pashtun Lodhi (Dalazak) 700 Urdu - 700 - - - -
 Pashtun Mohmand 600 Urdu - 600 - - - -
 Pashtun Yusafzai 2,100 Urdu - 2,100 - - - -
 Pashtun, Pathan 16,000 Urdu - 16,000 - - - -
 Pasi (Hindu traditions) 25,000 Hindi 25,000 - - - - -
Pasi Gujar 3,200 Hindi 3,200 - - - - -
 Pasi Kaithwan 5,300 Hindi 5,300 - - - - -
 Pasi Rajpasi 5,900 Hindi 5,900 - - - - -
 Patwa (Muslim traditions) 30 Urdu - 30 - - - -
 Pawaria (Muslim traditions) 200 Urdu - 200 - - - -
 Pinjara 30,000 Urdu - 30,000 - - - -
 Pod 70 Bengali 70 - - - - -
 Qassab 400 Urdu - 400 - - - -
 Qazi 1,000 Urdu - 1,000 - - - -
 Rahmani (Muslim traditions) 1,100 Urdu - 1,100 - - - -
 Rajbansi (Hindu traditions) 80 Bengali 80 - - - - -
 Rajbansi (Muslim traditions) 20 Bengali - 20 - - - -
 Rajput (Hindu traditions) 100,000 Hindi 100,000 - - - - -
 Rajput (Muslim traditions) 900 Urdu - 900 - - - -
 Rajput (Sikh traditions) 70 Punjabi, Eastern - - - - 70 -
 Rajput Bachgoti 500 Hindi 500 - - - - -
 Rajput Baghel (Hindu traditions) 600 Hindi 600 - - - - -
 Rajput Bais (Hindu traditions) 4,900 Hindi 4,900 - - - - -
 Rajput Bargujar (Hindu traditions) 700 Hindi 700 - - - - -
 Rajput Bhadauria 800 Hindi 800 - - - - -
 Rajput Bhale Sultan (Hindu traditions) 500 Hindi 500 - - - - -
 Rajput Bhatti (Hindu traditions) 4,100 Hindi 4,100 - - - - -
 Rajput Chandel 1,200 Hindi 1,200 - - - - -
 Rajput Chauhan (Hindu traditions) 11,000 Hindi 11,000 - - - - -
 Rajput Dikhit 900 Hindi 900 - - - - -
 Rajput Gahlot (Hindu traditions) 2,100 Hindi 2,100 - - - - -
 Rajput Garewal (Hindu traditions) 1,300 Hindi 1,300 - - - - -
 Rajput Gaur 2,100 Hindi 2,100 - - - - -
 Rajput Gautam (Hindu traditions) 1,300 Hindi 1,300 - - - - -
 Rajput Jadon 2,800 Hindi 2,800 - - - - -
Rajput Jadu 900 Hindi 900 - - - - -
Rajput Janjua (Hindu traditions) 800 Hindi 800 - - - - -
Rajput Joia (Hindu traditions) 700 Hindi 700 - - - - -
 Rajput Kachhwaha 400 Hindi 400 - - - - -
 Rajput Katheriya 600 Hindi 600 - - - - -
Rajput Manihas (Hindu traditions) 1,100 Hindi 1,100 - - - - -
 Rajput Parihar 1,200 Hindi 1,200 - - - - -
 Rajput Ponwar (Hindu traditions) 6,000 Hindi 6,000 - - - - -
 Rajput Pundir (Hindu traditions) 900 Hindi 900 - - - - -
 Rajput Rajbansi (Hindu traditions) 200 Hindi 200 - - - - -
 Rajput Rathor (Hindu traditions) 5,700 Hindi 5,700 - - - - -
 Rajput Sakarwar (Hindu traditions) 700 Hindi 700 - - - - -
Rajput Salehria (Hindu traditions) 800 Hindi 800 - - - - -
 Rajput Sengar 1,300 Hindi 1,300 - - - - -
 Rajput Solanki 800 Hindi 800 - - - - -
Rajput Sombansi (Hindu traditions) 1,200 Hindi 1,200 - - - - -
 Rajput Surajbansi 300 Hindi 300 - - - - -
 Rajput Tonwar (Hindu traditions) 200 Hindi 200 - - - - -
 Rajwar 50 Hindi 50 - - - - -
 Rautia 20 Hindi 20 - - - - -
 Ravidas Chamar (Hindu traditions) 4,000 Hindi 3,900 - - 90 - -
 Rayeen (Muslim traditions) 61,000 Urdu - 61,000 - - - -
 Sahariya 7,000 Hindi 7,000 - - - - -
Sangtarash (Hindu traditions) 300 Hindi 300 - - - - -
Sankara 200 Bengali 200 - - - - -
 Santal (Sawntal) 200 Santhali 100 - - 20 - -
 Sarera (Sikh traditions) 20 Punjabi, Eastern - - - - 20 -
 Sayyid 26,000 Urdu - 26,000 - - - -
Sayyid Husaini 900 Urdu - 900 - - - -
Shaikh Faruqi 2,800 Urdu - 2,800 - - - -
 Shaikh Qureshi 25,000 Urdu - 25,000 - - - -
 Shaikh Siddiqi 14,000 Urdu - 14,000 - - - -
 Shaikh unspecified 200,000 Urdu - 200,000 - - - -
 Shaikh Usmani 1,900 Urdu - 1,900 - - - -
 Sonar (Hindu traditions) 22,000 Hindi 22,000 - - - - -
 Sonar (Sikh traditions) 20 Punjabi, Eastern - - - - 20 -
Sonar Ajudhyabansi 400 Hindi 400 - - - - -
Sonar Barhaiya 1,100 Hindi 1,100 - - - - -
Sonar Chhatri 400 Hindi 400 - - - - -
Sonar Deswali 100 Hindi 100 - - - - -
Sonar Jathera 1,100 Hindi 1,100 - - - - -
Sonar Kammakala 900 Hindi 900 - - - - -
Sonar Khatri 100 Hindi 100 - - - - -
Sonar Magahiya 1,200 Hindi 1,200 - - - - -
Sonar Mair 200 Hindi 200 - - - - -
Sonar Rastaogi 200 Hindi 200 - - - - -
 Syrian Christian 30 Malayalam - - - 30 - -
 Tamboli (Hindu traditions) 12,000 Hindi 12,000 - - - - -
 Tamboli (Muslim traditions) 9,500 Urdu - 9,500 - - - -
 Tanti (Hindu traditions) 154,000 Bengali 154,000 - - - - -
 Tarkhan (Sikh traditions) 30 Punjabi, Eastern - - - - 30 -
 Teli (Hindu traditions) 114,000 Hindi 114,000 - - - - -
 Teli Gangauta (Hindu traditions) 16,000 Hindi 16,000 - - - - -
Teli Sribastab 600 Hindi 600 - - - - -
 Thathera (Hindu traditions) 4,400 Hindi 4,400 - - - - -
 Tiyar 31,000 Bengali 31,000 - - - - -
 Turaiha 1,800 Bhojpuri 1,800 - - - - -
 Turi (Hindu traditions) Unknown Hindi - - - - - -
Valmiki (Christian traditions) 200 Hindi - - - 200 - -
 Valmiki (Hindu traditions) 3,400 Hindi 3,400 - - - - -
Valmiki Lal Begi (Hindu traditions) Unknown Hindi - - - - - -
 Valmiki Mehtar 100 Hindi 100 - - - - -
 Yadav (Hindu traditions) 397,000 Hindi 397,000 - - - - -
 Yadav Dhindhor 11,000 Hindi 11,000 - - - - -
 Yadav Gaoli 157,000 Hindi 157,000 - - - - -
 Yadav Kaonra 5,200 Hindi 5,200 - - - - -
 Yadav Rawat 11,000 Hindi 11,000 - - - - -
 Yadav Sadgope 400 Bengali 400 - - - - -
  Totals:  272 3,732,000   263 3,239,000 489,000 300 2,600 400 300
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