Country: State: District:

Major People Groups *

669

Major Unreached People Groups *

658

Total Population

249,005,000

Buddhist

0.1 %

Christian

0.2 %

Hindu

81.0 %

Muslim

18.3 %

Sikh

0.3 %

Other Religions

0.1 %
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Photo People Group Population
in State
Population
in Country
% Country
Popl in State
Primary Language Primary Religion Community
Category
Progress
Scale
 Shaikh Qureshi 1,591,000 8,301,000 19.2% Urdu Muslim OBC Progress Gauge
 Shaikh Siddiqi 2,272,000 7,644,000 29.7% Bengali Muslim OBC Progress Gauge
 Shaikh unspecified 11,262,000 100,866,000 11.2% Urdu Muslim OBC Progress Gauge
 Shaikh Usmani 98,000 487,000 20.1% Urdu Muslim OBC Progress Gauge
 Shershabdia (Muslim traditions) 28,000 35,000 80.0% Hindi Muslim OBC Progress Gauge
Sikligar (Muslim traditions) 20,000 47,000 42.6% Urdu Muslim OBC Progress Gauge
 Silpkar (Hindu traditions) 27,000 936,000 2.9% Garhwali Hindu SC Progress Gauge
 Soiri 85,000 85,000 100.0% Hindi Hindu OBC Progress Gauge
 Sonar (Hindu traditions) 1,189,000 11,712,000 10.2% Hindi Hindu OBC Progress Gauge
 Sonar (Muslim traditions) 12,000 32,000 37.5% Urdu Muslim OBC Progress Gauge
 Sonar (Sikh traditions) 4,300 190,000 2.3% Punjabi, Eastern Sikh OBC Progress Gauge
Sonar Ajudhyabansi 91,000 106,000 85.8% Hindi Hindu OBC Progress Gauge
Sonar Bawaria 32,000 33,000 97.0% Hindi Hindu OBC Progress Gauge
Sonar Bhojpuria 31,000 32,000 96.9% Hindi Hindu OBC Progress Gauge
Sonar Chhatri 102,000 120,000 85.0% Hindi Hindu OBC Progress Gauge
Sonar Choralia 32,000 33,000 97.0% Hindi Hindu OBC Progress Gauge
Sonar Deswali 31,000 38,000 81.6% Hindi Hindu OBC Progress Gauge
Sonar Khatri 41,000 44,000 93.2% Hindi Hindu OBC Progress Gauge
Sonar Mair 58,000 78,000 74.4% Hindi Hindu OBC Progress Gauge
Sonar Rastaogi 61,000 69,000 88.4% Hindi Hindu OBC Progress Gauge
Sonar Tejania 32,000 33,000 97.0% Hindi Hindu OBC Progress Gauge
Sudh (Hindu traditions) 900 54,000 1.7% Punjabi, Eastern Hindu OBC Progress Gauge
 Sunri (Hindu traditions) 2,500 907,000 0.3% Bengali Hindu OBC Progress Gauge
 Taga (Hindu traditions) 400,000 562,000 71.2% Hindi Hindu OBC Progress Gauge
 Taga (Muslim traditions) 196,000 204,000 96.1% Hindi Muslim OBC Progress Gauge
  Major Groups (displayed):  669 248,947,000           658
  All Groups (including small not displayed *):  887 249,005,000           837
* State 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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