Country:

India

Province / State: Chhattisgarh
District: Koriya

Number of People Groups

252

Unreached People Groups

239

Total Population

783,000

Buddhist

0.0 %

Christian

1.4 %

Hindu

92.3 %

Muslim

3.6 %

Sikh

0.2 %

Other Religions

2.5 %
Click column headings for sorting ▲▼
Photo People Group Population Primary Language Progress
Scale
Hindu Muslim Buddhist Christian Sikh Other
 Agariya (Hindu traditions) 9,800 Agariya 9,800 - - - - 40
 Aguri 300 Bengali 300 - - - - -
 Amat 40 Hindi 40 - - - - -
 Andh Unknown Marathi - - - - - -
 Arora (Hindu traditions) 60 Hindi 60 - - - - -
 Arora (Sikh traditions) 40 Punjabi, Eastern - - - - 40 -
 Audhelia Unknown Chhattisgarhi - - - - - -
 Badhai (Hindu traditions) 500 Hindi 500 - - - - -
 Bagdi Unknown Hindi - - - - - -
 Baidya (Hindu traditions) Unknown Bengali - - - - - -
 Baiga 23,000 Hindi 23,000 - - 80 - 20
 Bairagi (Hindu traditions) 2,200 Bengali 2,200 - - - - -
 Balai (Hindu traditions) 20 Hindi 20 - - - - -
 Bania Agarwal 1,900 Hindi 1,300 - - - - 600
 Bania Agrahari 100 Hindi 100 - - - - -
 Bania Gahoi 200 Hindi 200 - - - - -
 Bania Kasarwani 400 Hindi 400 - - - - -
 Bania Kasaundhan 400 Hindi 400 - - - - -
 Bania Mahur 700 Hindi 700 - - - - -
 Bania unspecified 10,000 Hindi 9,300 - - - - 1,000
 Banjara (Hindu traditions) 400 Lambadi 400 - - - - -
Barahar 20 Hindi 20 - - - - -
 Basor 5,600 Hindi 5,500 - - - - -
Basor Kandra 1,800 Marathi 1,800 - - - - -
 Bauri 100 Bengali 100 - - - - -
 Bedia (Hindu traditions) 20 Hindi 20 - - - - -
 Beldar (Hindu traditions) 500 Kannada 500 - - - - -
Beldar Laria (Hindu traditions) 300 Hindi 300 - - - - -
Beldar Sunkar 200 Kannada 200 - - - - -
 Bengali Muslim Moghal 500 Urdu - 500 - - - -
 Bhaina 400 Chhattisgarhi 400 - - - - -
 Bhandari 50 Odia 50 - - - - -
 Bhar 90 Bhojpuri 90 - - - - -
Bharewa 50 Hindi 50 - - - - -
 Bharia Bhumia 15,000 Hindi 15,000 - - - - 90
 Bhil unspecified 20 Gujarati 20 - - - - -
 Bhoi (Hindu traditions) 6,200 Hindi 6,200 - - - - -
 Bhoi Mallah Mewat 500 Hindi 500 - - - - -
Bhottada Unknown Kuvi - - - - - -
 Bhoyar 2,400 Hindi 2,400 - - - - -
 Bhuinhar 30,000 Hindi 30,000 - - - - -
 Biar (Hindu traditions) 1,300 Hindi 1,300 - - - - -
 Binjhia 100 Hindi 90 - - - - -
 Boya 50 Telugu 50 - - - - -
Brahmin Bengali 300 Bengali 300 - - - - -
 Brahmin Kanaujia 1,100 Hindi 1,100 - - - - -
 Brahmin Sanadhya 700 Hindi 700 - - - - -
 Brahmin Sawaria 1,400 Hindi 1,400 - - - - -
 Brahmin Telugu 50 Telugu 50 - - - - -
 Brahmin unspecified 9,700 Hindi 9,700 - - - - 90
Buna (Hindu traditions) 20 Bengali 20 - - - - -
 Chain 20 Bengali 20 - - - - -
 Chamar (Hindu traditions) 26,000 Hindi 26,000 - - 50 - -
 Chamar (Sikh traditions) 20 Punjabi, Eastern - - - - 20 -
 Chauhan 90 Chhattisgarhi 90 - - - - -
 Chik (Hindu traditions) 200 Hindi 200 - - - - -
 Christian 1,000 Hindi - - - 1,000 - -
 Dahait 100 Hindi 100 - - - - -
 Darzi (Hindu traditions) 600 Hindi 600 - - - - -
Darzi Sribastab (Hindu traditions) 100 Hindi 100 - - - - -
 Deshwali (Hindu traditions) 200 Hindi 200 - - - - -
 Dhangar Bharwad 50 Gujarati 50 - - - - -
 Dhanuk Unknown Hindi - - - - - -
 Dhanwar 1,400 Chhattisgarhi 1,400 - - - - -
 Dharkar 40 Hindi 40 - - - - -
 Dhimar 500 Hindi 500 - - - - -
 Dhobi (Hindu traditions) 5,300 Hindi 5,300 - - - - -
Dhobi Ajudhyabansi 500 Hindi 500 - - - - -
Dhobi Batham 200 Hindi 200 - - - - -
 Dhobi Kanaujia 400 Hindi 400 - - - - -
Dhobi Kathiya 400 Hindi 400 - - - - -
Dhobi Mathuria 100 Hindi 100 - - - - -
 Dhobi Parit 200 Marathi 200 - - - - -
 Dhobi Sribastab 100 Hindi 100 - - - - -
 Gadaba 200 Telugu 200 - - - - -
 Ganda 2,200 Odia 2,200 - - - - -
 Gauda 80 Odia 80 - - - - -
 Ghasiya (Hindu traditions) 8,800 Hindi 8,800 - - - - -
 Ghosi (Hindu traditions) 70 Hindi 70 - - - - -
 Gokha 40 Odia 40 - - - - -
 Gond Dhuriya 200 Duruwa 200 - - - - 20
 Gond Maria 70 Gondi, Northern 70 - - - - -
 Gond Muria 300 Hindi 300 - - - - 20
Gond Nagawasi 2,900 Hindi 2,600 - - - - 200
 Gond Rajgond 23,000 Gondi, Northern 21,000 - - 40 - 1,800
Gond Singhrolia 2,900 Gondi, Northern 2,600 - - - - 200
 Gond unspecified 184,000 Hindi 169,000 100 - 300 - 15,000
 Gosain Dasnami 700 Hindi 700 - - - - -
 Gosain unspecified 2,700 Hindi 2,700 - - - - -
 Gowari 200 Marathi 200 - - - - -
 Guria 20 Odia 20 - - - - -
 Hadi 60 Bengali 60 - - - - -
 Halba 70 Marathi 70 - - - - -
 Halwai (Hindu traditions) 90 Hindi 90 - - - - -
 Holar 20 Marathi 20 - - - - -
 Jat (Hindu traditions) 100 Hindi 100 - - - - -
 Jat (Muslim traditions) 80 Urdu - 80 - - - -
 Jat (Sikh traditions) 800 Punjabi, Eastern - - - - 800 -
 Jhinwar (Sikh traditions) 20 Punjabi, Eastern - - - - 20 -
 Jogi (Hindu traditions) 200 Bengali 200 - - - - -
 Kabirpanthi 40 Punjabi, Eastern - - - - 40 -
 Kahar (Hindu traditions) 2,600 Hindi 2,600 - - - - -
Kahar (Sikh traditions) 40 Punjabi, Eastern - - - - 40 -
 Kahar Kamkar (Hindu traditions) 70 Hindi 70 - - - - -
 Kaibartta unspecified 40 Bengali 40 - - - - -
 Kalal (Hindu traditions) 40 Telugu 40 - - - - -
 Kalingi 40 Odia 40 - - - - -
 Kalwar (Hindu traditions) 7,800 Hindi 7,800 - - - - -
 Kalwar Jaiswal 1,900 Hindi 1,900 - - - - -
Kandra 20 Odia 20 - - - - -
 Kaora 20 Bengali 20 - - - - -
Karan 20 Odia 20 - - - - -
Katia 80 Hindi 70 - - - - -
 Kawar 40,000 Hindi 39,000 20 - 20 - 100
 Kayastha (Hindu traditions) 1,200 Hindi 1,200 - - - - -
 Khairwar 4,700 Bengali 4,600 - - - - -
 Khandait 100 Odia 100 - - - - -
 Khangar (Hindu traditions) 20 Hindi 20 - - - - -
 Kharia 50 Kharia 20 - - 20 - -
 Kharva (Hindu traditions) 20 Gujarati 20 - - - - -
 Kharwar 40 Hindi 40 - - - - -
 Khatik (Hindu traditions) 1,000 Hindi 1,000 - - - - -
 Khatri (Sikh traditions) 40 Punjabi, Eastern - - - - 40 -
 Koiri (Hindu traditions) 40 Hindi 40 - - - - -
 Kol 7,400 Hindi 7,400 - - - - -
 Koli (Hindu traditions) 1,100 Hindi 1,100 - - - - -
 Koli Mahadev 20 Marathi 20 - - - - -
 Koli of Gujarat 70 Gujarati 70 - - - - -
 Kolta 700 Odia 700 - - - - -
 Korku 100 Korku 100 - - - - -
 Korwa 1,500 Telugu 1,500 - - - - -
 Koshti 20 Marathi 20 - - - - -
 Kumhar (Kusavar) (Hindu traditions) 16,000 Hindi 16,000 - - - - -
 Kumhar (Sikh traditions) 40 Punjabi, Eastern - - - - 40 -
 Kumhar Bardiha 1,000 Hindi 1,000 - - - - -
 Kumhar Kanaujia 1,400 Hindi 1,400 - - - - -
 Kunbi (Hindu traditions) 3,200 Gujarati 3,200 - - - - -
 Kurmi (Hindu traditions) 1,700 Hindi 1,700 - - - - -
 Lingayat Unknown Kannada - - - - - -
 Lodha (Hindu traditions) 90 Hindi 90 - - - - -
 Lodha Jariya 60 Hindi 60 - - - - -
 Lohar (Hindu traditions) 22,000 Hindi 22,000 - - - - -
 Madari (Muslim traditions) 50 Urdu - 50 - - - -
 Madiga (Christian traditions) 20 Telugu - - - 20 - -
 Madiga (Hindu traditions) 50 Telugu 50 - - - - -
 Mahar (Buddhist traditions) 400 Marathi 400 - - - - -
 Mahar (Christian traditions) 40 Marathi - - - 40 - -
 Mahishya 600 Bengali 600 - - - - -
 Mahli 200 Marathi 200 - - - - -
 Mahratta Kunbi 20 Gujarati 20 - - - - -
 Mahratta unspecified 200 Marathi 200 - - - - -
 Mahtam (Sikh traditions) 20 Punjabi, Eastern - - - - 20 -
 Mahyavanshi 20 Gujarati 20 - - - - -
 Majhi 300 Hindi 300 - - - - -
 Majhwar 40 Hindi 30 - - - - -
 Mal (Hindu traditions) 20 Hindi 20 - - - - -
 Mala (Hindu traditions) Unknown Telugu - - - - - -
 Malabar Catholic 20 Malayalam - - - 20 - -
 Mali (Hindu traditions) 400 Hindi 400 - - - - -
 Mang Garudi Unknown Marathi - - - - - -
 Matang (Hindu traditions) 20 Marathi 20 - - - - -
 Matia Unknown Bengali - - - - - -
Mawasi 40 Hindi 40 - - - - -
 Megh (Hindu traditions) Unknown Hindi - - - - - -
 Mochi (Hindu traditions) 20 Bengali 20 - - - - -
 Munda 200 Mundari 40 - - 100 - -
Nadar (Christian traditions) Unknown Tamil - - - - - -
 Nadar (Hindu traditions) Unknown Tamil - - - - - -
 Nagarchi (Hindu traditions) 200 Hindi 200 - - - - -
 Nai (Hindu traditions) 700 Hindi 700 - - - - -
 Nai (Sikh traditions) 40 Punjabi, Eastern - - - - 40 -
 Nair 20 Malayalam 20 - - - - -
 Namassej (Hindu traditions) 200 Bengali 200 - - - - -
 Namassej Chandel 90 Bengali 90 - - - - -
 Oraon 29,000 Kurux 19,000 80 - 8,900 - 1,000
Paik Unknown Odia - - - - - -
 Paliya Unknown Bengali - - - - - -
 Pallan (Hindu traditions) Unknown Tamil - - - - - -
 Pan 100 Odia 100 - - - - -
 Pando 40 Chhattisgarhi 40 - - - - -
 Panika 73,000 Chhattisgarhi 73,000 - - - - -
Pao 4,800 Hindi 4,800 - - - - 50
 Paraiyan (Hindu traditions) Unknown Tamil - - - - - -
 Pardhan 1,300 Pardhan 1,300 - - - - -
 Pardhi 200 Pardhi 200 - - - - -
 Pashtun Afridi 700 Urdu - 700 - - - -
 Pashtun Kakar 500 Urdu - 500 - - - -
 Pashtun Yusafzai 700 Urdu - 700 - - - -
 Pashtun, Pathan 6,500 Urdu - 6,500 - - - -
 Pasi (Hindu traditions) 600 Hindi 600 - - - - -
Pasi Gujar 70 Hindi 70 - - - - -
 Pasi Kaithwan 70 Hindi 70 - - - - -
 Pasi Rajpasi 70 Hindi 70 - - - - -
 Pinjara 40 Urdu - 40 - - - -
 Pod 300 Bengali 300 - - - - -
 Rajbansi (Hindu traditions) 300 Bengali 300 - - - - -
 Rajput (Hindu traditions) 9,100 Hindi 9,000 - - - - 70
 Rajput (Muslim traditions) 90 Urdu - 90 - - - -
 Rajput (Sikh traditions) 200 Punjabi, Eastern - - - - 200 -
 Rajput Agnivansi 800 Hindi 800 - - - - -
 Rajput Bais (Hindu traditions) 500 Hindi 500 - - - - -
 Rajput Bhatti (Hindu traditions) 500 Hindi 500 - - - - -
 Rajput Jadon 400 Hindi 400 - - - - -
Rajput Jadu 200 Hindi 200 - - - - -
 Rajput Ponwar (Hindu traditions) 500 Hindi 500 - - - - -
 Rajput Rajbansi (Hindu traditions) 200 Hindi 200 - - - - -
 Rajput Rathor (Hindu traditions) 400 Hindi 400 - - - - -
Rajput Salehria (Hindu traditions) 200 Hindi 200 - - - - -
 Raju 40 Bengali 40 - - - - -
 Rajwar Unknown Hindi - - - - - -
 Ravidas Chamar (Hindu traditions) 3,800 Hindi 3,800 - - - - -
Sagarbanshi 20 Odia 20 - - - - -
 Saini (Sikh traditions) 20 Punjabi, Eastern - - - - 20 -
 Santal (Sawntal) Unknown Santhali - - - - - -
Saonta Unknown Hindi - - - - - -
 Saora unspecified 90 Odia 90 - - - - -
 Sarera (Sikh traditions) 20 Punjabi, Eastern - - - - 20 -
 Satnami 8,800 Hindi 8,700 - - 90 - -
Sauntia 11,000 Odia 11,000 - - - - -
 Sayyid 1,900 Urdu - 1,900 - - - -
Shabar 20 Odia 20 - - - - -
 Shaikh Qureshi 800 Urdu - 800 - - - -
 Shaikh unspecified 16,000 Urdu - 16,000 - - - -
Sonr 20 Odia 20 - - - - -
 Sunri (Hindu traditions) 30 Bengali 30 - - - - -
 Sunri Sadhubanik 40 Bengali 40 - - - - -
 Sutradhar (Hindu traditions) 20 Bengali 20 - - - - -
 Syrian Christian 40 Malayalam - - - 40 - -
 Tanti (Hindu traditions) 100 Bengali 100 - - - - -
 Tarkhan (Sikh traditions) 70 Punjabi, Eastern - - - - 70 -
 Teli (Hindu traditions) 21,000 Hindi 21,000 - - - - -
 Teli Gangauta (Hindu traditions) 1,000 Hindi 1,000 - - - - -
 Tibetan Unknown Tibetan, Central - - - - - -
 Tili 70 Bengali 70 - - - - -
 Tiyar 20 Bengali 20 - - - - -
 Turi (Hindu traditions) 100 Hindi 100 - - - - -
 Vaddar (Hindu traditions) 20 Telugu 20 - - - - -
Valmiki (Christian traditions) Unknown Hindi - - - - - -
 Valmiki (Hindu traditions) 200 Hindi 200 - - - - -
 Vanniyan 20 Tamil 20 - - - - -
 Vellalan unspecified 20 Tamil 20 - - - - -
 Yadav (Hindu traditions) 51,000 Hindi 51,000 - - - - -
 Yadav Dhindhor 1,400 Hindi 1,400 - - - - -
 Yadav Ghosi 1,300 Hindi 1,300 - - - - -
 Yadav Gola 4,000 Telugu 4,000 - - - - -
 Yadav Gualbans (Hindu traditions) 7,600 Hindi 7,600 - - - - -
 Yadav Jadubans 500 Hindi 500 - - - - -
Yadav Kamariha 500 Hindi 500 - - - - -
 Yadav Kaonra 700 Hindi 700 - - - - -
Yadav Nandbans 500 Hindi 500 - - - - -
 Yadav Rawat 1,300 Hindi 1,300 - - - - -
 Yadav Sadgope 200 Bengali 200 - - - - -
  Totals:  252 783,000   239 722,000 28,000 70 11,000 1,500 20,000
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