Country:

India

Province / State: Odisha
District: Gajapati

Number of People Groups

285

Unreached People Groups

259

Total Population

705,000

Buddhist

0.3 %

Christian

38.4 %

Hindu

60.8 %

Muslim

0.3 %

Sikh

0.0 %

Other Religions

0.1 %
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Photo People Group Population Primary Language Progress
Scale
Hindu Muslim Buddhist Christian Sikh Other
Adi Andhra Christian 70 Telugu - - - 70 - -
 Adi Dravida 200 Tamil ☀︎ 200 - - - - -
Adi Dravida Christian 60 Tamil - - - 60 - -
Agaru 40 Telugu ☀︎ 40 - - - - -
Alia 3,900 Odia ☀︎ 3,900 - - - - -
 Ansari 100 Urdu ☀︎ - 100 - - - -
Aruva 1,300 Odia ☀︎ 1,300 - - - - -
Asari 1,100 Odia ☀︎ 1,100 - - - - -
 Ayyarakam 400 Telugu ☀︎ 400 - - - - -
 Badhai (Hindu traditions) 3,100 Hindi ☀︎ 3,100 - - - - -
 Bagata Unknown Telugu - - - - - -
 Bagdi (Hindu traditions) 20 Bengali ☀︎ 20 - - - - -
Bagheti 600 Odia ☀︎ 600 - - - - -
 Bairagi (Hindu traditions) 200 Bengali ☀︎ 200 - - - - -
Bakati 300 Odia ☀︎ 300 - - - - -
 Balija (Hindu traditions) 2,800 Kannada ☀︎ 2,800 - - - - -
Balija Bogam 80 Telugu ☀︎ 80 - - - - -
Balija Bolla 200 Telugu ☀︎ 200 - - - - -
Balija Dasari 100 Kannada ☀︎ 100 - - - - -
Balija Jakkula 2,300 Telugu ☀︎ 2,300 - - - - -
 Bania Agarwal 400 Hindi ☀︎ 400 - - - - -
 Bania Gahoi 20 Hindi ☀︎ 20 - - - - -
 Bania Gandha Banik 100 Bengali ☀︎ 100 - - - - -
 Bania Kasarwani 80 Hindi ☀︎ 80 - - - - -
 Bania Kasaundhan 20 Hindi ☀︎ 20 - - - - -
 Bania Komti 300 Telugu ☀︎ 300 - - - - 40
 Bania Rauniar 40 Hindi ☀︎ 40 - - - - -
 Bania unspecified 2,300 Hindi ☀︎ 2,300 - - - - 40
Bariki 70 Odia 70 - - - - -
Basushabar 200 Odia ☀︎ 200 - - - - -
 Bathudi Unknown Odia ☀︎ - - - - - -
 Bauri 400 Bengali 400 - - 20 - -
Bauti 50 Odia ☀︎ 50 - - - - -
Bavuri Unknown Odia ☀︎ - - - - - -
 Bazigar (Hindu traditions) 400 Punjabi, Eastern ☀︎ 400 - - - - -
 Behara 50 Bengali ☀︎ - 50 - - - -
Belama 2,000 Odia ☀︎ 2,000 - - - - -
 Bengali Muslim Moghal 100 Urdu ☀︎ - 100 - - - -
Besya (Hindu traditions) 20 Bengali ☀︎ 20 - - - - -
 Bhampta 80 Marathi ☀︎ 80 - - - - -
Bhand (Hindu traditions) 20 Hindi ☀︎ 20 - - - - -
 Bhandari 3,100 Odia ☀︎ 3,100 - - - - -
 Bhoi (Hindu traditions) 100 Hindi ☀︎ 100 - - - - -
 Bhuiya unspecified 700 Hindi 700 - - 40 - 20
 Bhumia Unknown Odia - - - - - -
 Bhumij Unknown Bengali - - - - - -
 Bind 50 Bhojpuri ☀︎ 50 - - - - -
Bolasi 2,100 Odia ☀︎ 2,100 - - - - -
Bolodia 200 Odia ☀︎ 200 - - - - -
 Bondili 200 Telugu ☀︎ 200 - - - - -
 Bosantiya 500 Odia ☀︎ 500 - - - - -
 Boya 20 Telugu ☀︎ 20 - - - - -
 Brahmin Telugu 400 Telugu ☀︎ 400 - - - - -
 Brahmin unspecified 1,900 Hindi ☀︎ 1,900 - - - - -
 Budega Jangam 900 Telugu ☀︎ 900 - - - - -
 Chamar (Hindu traditions) 200 Hindi 100 - - 50 - -
Chandala Unknown Odia ☀︎ - - - - - -
Cherua Unknown Odia ☀︎ - - - - - -
 Chitara Unknown Odia ☀︎ - - - - - -
 Chitrakar (Hindu traditions) 100 Marathi ☀︎ 100 - - - - -
 Christian 46,000 Hindi - - - 46,000 - -
Chuditya 600 Odia ☀︎ 600 - - - - -
 Dalu Unknown Bengali ☀︎ - - - - - -
Dammalia 500 Odia ☀︎ 500 - - - - -
 Dandasi 2,300 Odia 2,200 - 50 20 - -
 Darzi (Hindu traditions) 100 Hindi ☀︎ 100 - - - - -
Dera 500 Odia ☀︎ 500 - - - - -
Devadasi 90 Kannada ☀︎ 90 - - - - -
Devangri 3,300 Odia ☀︎ 3,300 - - - - -
 Dewar 2,700 Odia ☀︎ 2,700 - 60 - - -
 Dhangar Bharwad 300 Gujarati ☀︎ 300 - - - - -
 Dharua 50 Duruwa 50 - - - - -
 Dhobi (Hindu traditions) 9,600 Hindi ☀︎ 9,100 - 400 90 - -
Dolapati 700 Odia ☀︎ 700 - - - - -
Doluva 1,100 Odia ☀︎ 1,100 - - - - -
 Dom (Hindu traditions) 1,200 Odia 1,100 - 40 - - -
Dom Murdafarash 200 Odia ☀︎ 200 - - - - -
Dora 50 Odia ☀︎ 50 - - - - -
 Dudekula 20 Telugu ☀︎ - 20 - - - -
Durgamurgi Unknown Kannada ☀︎ - - - - - -
 Gadaba Unknown Telugu - - - - - -
Gammalla 200 Odia ☀︎ 200 - - - - -
 Ganda Unknown Odia - - - - - -
 Gandla 1,600 Telugu ☀︎ 1,600 - - - - -
 Gauda 10,000 Odia ☀︎ 10,000 - - - - -
 Gavara 40 Malayalam ☀︎ 40 - - - - -
Gayinta 200 Odia ☀︎ 200 - - - - -
Ghantarghada 700 Odia 700 - - - - -
 Ghasiya (Hindu traditions) 200 Hindi 200 - - - - -
 Ghosi (Hindu traditions) 900 Hindi ☀︎ 900 - - - - -
Ghusuria Unknown Hindi ☀︎ - - - - - -
Godagali Unknown Odia ☀︎ - - - - - -
Godiya 1,500 Odia ☀︎ 1,500 - - - - -
 Golla 3,800 Odia ☀︎ 3,800 - - - - -
 Gond unspecified 20 Hindi 20 - - - - -
Gontara Unknown Odia ☀︎ - - - - - -
Gopal 200 Gujarati ☀︎ 200 - - - - -
 Gosangi (Hindu traditions) 300 Telugu ☀︎ 300 - - - - -
Guna 60 Odia ☀︎ 60 - - - - -
 Guria 1,800 Odia ☀︎ 1,800 - - - - -
 Hadi 700 Bengali 600 - 40 70 - -
 Hajam 70 Urdu ☀︎ - 70 - - - -
 Hatkar 50 Marathi ☀︎ 50 - - - - -
 Holar Unknown Marathi - - - - - -
Jaggali 1,800 Telugu 1,700 - 50 - - -
Jambuvulu 20 Telugu ☀︎ 20 - - - - -
Janna 300 Odia ☀︎ 300 - - - - -
 Jat (Sikh traditions) 20 Punjabi, Eastern ☀︎ - - - - 20 -
Jatapu 800 Telugu 800 - - - - -
 Jhalo Malo 4,400 Bengali 4,300 - 80 40 - -
 Jogi (Hindu traditions) 300 Bengali ☀︎ 300 - - - - -
 Kachera (Hindu traditions) 50 Odia ☀︎ 50 - - - - -
 Kaibartta Jalia 90 Bengali ☀︎ 90 - - - - -
 Kaibartta unspecified 500 Bengali ☀︎ 500 - - - - -
 Kaikadi 70 Kannada ☀︎ 70 - - - - -
 Kalal (Hindu traditions) 40 Telugu ☀︎ 40 - - - - -
 Kalal Idiga 20 Telugu ☀︎ 20 - - - - -
 Kalingi 10,000 Odia 10,000 - - - - -
Kambo 3,900 Odia ☀︎ 3,900 - - - - -
 Kamboh (Hindu traditions) 20 Hindi ☀︎ 20 - - - - -
Kammara 1,700 Telugu 1,700 - - - - -
Kamsala 1,800 Odia ☀︎ 1,800 - - - - -
 Kandha Gauda 80 Odia 80 - - - - -
Kandra 1,300 Odia 1,200 - - 40 - -
Kansali 500 Odia ☀︎ 500 - - - - -
 Kapu Reddi 4,400 Telugu ☀︎ 4,400 - - - - -
 Kapu unspecified 4,600 Telugu ☀︎ 4,600 - - - - -
Karan 500 Odia 500 - - - - -
 Karnam 3,200 Odia ☀︎ 3,200 - - - - -
 Kasar (Hindu traditions) 1,600 Marathi ☀︎ 1,600 - - - - -
Kasar Otari 1,300 Telugu ☀︎ 1,300 - - - - -
Katia Unknown Hindi ☀︎ - - - - - -
 Kattunayakan Unknown Tamil - - - - - -
 Kayastha (Hindu traditions) 50 Hindi ☀︎ 50 - - - - -
Khadala 60 Odia 60 - - - - -
 Khadura 200 Odia ☀︎ 200 - - - - -
 Khandait 1,500 Odia ☀︎ 1,500 - - - - -
 Khangar (Hindu traditions) 300 Hindi ☀︎ 300 - - - - -
 Kharia Unknown Kharia - - - - - -
Khodara 400 Odia ☀︎ 400 - - - - -
Khoira 400 Odia ☀︎ 400 - - - - -
Khoruda 500 Odia ☀︎ 500 - - - - -
Kolah Lohara Unknown Odia - - - - - -
 Koli Mahadev Unknown Marathi ☀︎ - - - - - -
 Koli Malhar Unknown Marathi ☀︎ - - - - - -
 Kolta 100 Odia 100 - - - - -
Komarao 400 Odia ☀︎ 400 - - - - -
 Konda Dhora 300 Telugu 300 - - - - -
 Konda Reddi 100 Telugu 100 - - - - -
 Korku Unknown Korku - - - - - -
Korti 200 Odia ☀︎ 200 - - - - -
 Koshti 20 Marathi ☀︎ 20 - - - - -
 Koya unspecified 100 Telugu - - - 100 - -
 Kudumban Unknown Tamil - - - - - -
 Kudumi 1,600 Tamil ☀︎ 1,600 - - - - -
 Kui Khond 44,000 Odia 17,000 200 30 27,000 - 90
Kui Padavakulam 10,000 Kui, Dawik 4,500 20 - 5,900 - 20
 Kumhar Magahia 500 Odia ☀︎ 500 - - - - -
 Kumhar, Kusavar (Hindu traditions) 1,300 Hindi ☀︎ 1,300 - - - - -
 Kunbi (Hindu traditions) 2,900 Gujarati ☀︎ 2,900 - - - - -
 Kurmi (Hindu traditions) 500 Hindi ☀︎ 500 - - - - -
 Laheri (Hindu traditions) 200 Hindi ☀︎ 200 - - - - -
 Lodha (Hindu traditions, tribal) 60 Bengali 50 - - - - -
 Lohar (Hindu traditions) 3,300 Hindi ☀︎ 3,300 - - - - -
 Madiga (Christian traditions) 300 Telugu - - - 300 - -
 Madiga (Hindu traditions) 2,200 Telugu 2,100 - 40 - - -
 Mahanta 2,300 Bengali ☀︎ 2,300 - - - - -
 Mahar (Christian traditions) 50 Marathi - - - 50 - -
 Mahishya 20 Bengali 20 - - - - -
 Mahli 70 Marathi 70 - - - - -
 Mahratta unspecified 20 Marathi ☀︎ 20 - - - - -
Mahuria 40 Odia ☀︎ 20 - - - 20 -
 Majhwar 900 Hindi 900 - - - - -
Majjula 1,600 Telugu ☀︎ 1,600 - - - - -
 Mala (Christian traditions) 90 Telugu - - - 90 - -
 Mala (Hindu traditions) 40 Telugu 40 - - - - -
 Malabar Catholic 70 Malayalam - - - 70 - -
 Mali (Hindu traditions) 2,100 Hindi ☀︎ 2,100 - - - - -
Mandala (Hindu traditions) 80 Telugu ☀︎ 80 - - - - -
Mandia 20 Odia 20 - - - - -
 Mangala 2,100 Telugu ☀︎ 2,100 - - - - -
Mankirdia Unknown Odia - - - - - -
Markande 20 Hindi ☀︎ 20 - - - - -
 Matia 200 Bengali ☀︎ 200 - - - - -
 Mochi (Hindu traditions) 800 Bengali 800 - - - - -
Mukha Dhora 20 Telugu 20 - - - - -
Muli 500 Telugu ☀︎ 500 - - - - -
 Munda 40 Mundari 40 - - - - -
Mundala 20 Kannada ☀︎ 20 - - - - -
 Munnur 600 Telugu ☀︎ 600 - - - - -
 Mutrasi 900 Telugu ☀︎ 900 - - - - -
Nagar 40 Bengali ☀︎ 40 - - - - -
 Nagarchi (Hindu traditions) 200 Hindi 200 - - - - -
Nagarulu 500 Telugu ☀︎ 500 - - - - -
Nagasapu 200 Odia ☀︎ 200 - - - - -
Nagavasulu 500 Telugu ☀︎ 500 - - - - -
 Nai (Hindu traditions) 40 Hindi ☀︎ 40 - - - - -
 Nair 20 Malayalam 20 - - - - -
 Namassej (Hindu traditions) 20 Bengali 20 - - - - -
 Neyyala 1,000 Telugu ☀︎ 1,000 - - - - -
Noliya 600 Odia 600 - - 50 - -
 Odiya 3,800 Odia 3,800 - - - - -
 Oraon 40 Kurux 40 - - - - -
 Oriya 2,400 Odia ☀︎ 2,400 - - - - -
Paidi 80 Telugu ☀︎ 80 - - - - -
Paik 700 Odia 700 - - - - -
 Pan 14,000 Odia 13,000 - 1,100 90 - -
 Pandaram Unknown Malayalam ☀︎ - - - - - -
Pantanti Unknown Odia ☀︎ - - - - - -
 Pardhi 2,200 Pardhi ☀︎ 2,200 - - - - -
 Parja unspecified 30 Odia 20 - - 20 - -
 Pashtun, Pathan 80 Urdu ☀︎ - 80 - - - -
 Patial 20 Odia 20 - - - - -
Patro 400 Odia ☀︎ 400 - - - - -
 Perka 300 Telugu ☀︎ 300 - - - - -
Perna (Hindu traditions) Unknown Hindi ☀︎ - - - - - -
 Poundra 4,700 Bengali 4,700 - - - - -
 Puthirai Vannan 40 Tamil 40 - - - - -
 Rajbansi (Hindu traditions) 20 Bengali 20 - - - - -
 Rajput (Hindu traditions) 2,700 Hindi ☀︎ 2,700 - - - - -
 Rajput (Muslim traditions) 80 Urdu ☀︎ - 80 - - - -
 Rajput (Sikh traditions) Unknown Punjabi, Eastern ☀︎ - - - - - -
 Rajput Chauhan (Hindu traditions) 50 Hindi ☀︎ 50 - - - - -
 Rangrez (Hindu traditions) 20 Marathi ☀︎ 20 - - - - -
 Rangrez (Muslim traditions) 30 Urdu ☀︎ - 30 - - - -
Ravulo 1,700 Odia ☀︎ 1,700 - - - - -
 Razu 60 Telugu ☀︎ 60 - - - - -
 Relli 2,400 Odia 2,400 - - 20 - -
Rona 200 Odia 200 - - - - -
Sagarbanshi 300 Odia ☀︎ 300 - - - - -
 Saini (Hindu traditions) 80 Hindi ☀︎ 80 - - - - -
 Sali 3,000 Kannada ☀︎ 3,000 - - - - -
 Samanthan 2,400 Odia ☀︎ 2,400 - - - - -
Sankara 60 Bengali ☀︎ 60 - - - - -
 Santal (Sawntal) 20 Santhali 20 - - - - -
Saora Jadu 8,000 Odia 2,800 20 - 5,200 - -
Saora Jati 8,500 Odia 3,000 20 - 5,500 - 20
Saora Kapusavar 7,600 Odia 2,700 20 - 4,900 - -
Saora Khotto 8,000 Odia 2,800 20 - 5,200 - -
 Saora Lanjia 7,600 Odia 2,700 20 - 4,900 - -
Saora Malia 16,000 Odia 5,600 40 - 10,000 - 30
 Saora unspecified 149,000 Odia 42,000 300 200 106,000 - 300
Sapru 30 Odia ☀︎ 30 - - - - -
 Sarki Unknown Nepali - - - - - -
 Satani 1,700 Telugu ☀︎ 1,700 - - - - -
Sauntia 2,100 Odia 2,000 - - 100 - -
Saur 20 Hindi ☀︎ 20 - - - - -
 Sayyid 20 Urdu ☀︎ - 20 - - - -
 Segidi 4,100 Telugu ☀︎ 4,100 - - - - -
Shabar 134,000 Odia 85,000 300 90 48,000 - 200
 Shaikh Qureshi 40 Urdu ☀︎ - 40 - - - -
 Shaikh Siddiqi 20 Bengali ☀︎ - 20 - - - -
 Shaikh unspecified 200 Urdu ☀︎ - 200 - - - -
Singalu Unknown Telugu ☀︎ - - - - - -
Soboro 200 Odia ☀︎ 200 - - - - -
 Sonar (Hindu traditions) 1,000 Hindi ☀︎ 1,000 - - - - -
Sounti 200 Odia ☀︎ 200 - - 30 - -
Sudha 700 Odia 700 - - - - -
Sudra Unknown Marathi - - - - - -
 Sunri (Hindu traditions) 2,600 Bengali 2,600 - - - - -
 Sunri Sadhubanik 1,100 Bengali 1,100 - - - - -
 Syrian Christian 40 Malayalam - - - 40 - -
 Tanti (Hindu traditions) 1,100 Bengali ☀︎ 1,100 - - - - -
 Teli (Hindu traditions) 9,000 Hindi ☀︎ 9,000 - - - - -
Tharua 200 Odia 200 - - - - -
 Thathera (Hindu traditions) 20 Hindi ☀︎ 20 - - - - -
 Thori (Hindu traditions) 400 Hindi ☀︎ 400 - - - - -
 Tiyar 400 Bengali 400 - - - - -
Tohala 20 Odia ☀︎ 20 - - - - -
Tulabhina 20 Odia ☀︎ 20 - - - - -
 Vaddar (Hindu traditions) 2,800 Telugu ☀︎ 2,800 - - - - -
Vanati 500 Telugu ☀︎ 500 - - - - -
 Vanjara 70 Marathi ☀︎ 70 - - - - -
 Veerabhadreeya (Viramushti) 50 Telugu ☀︎ 50 - - - - -
 Velama 8,200 Telugu ☀︎ 8,200 - - - - -
Velama Palnati 1,600 Telugu ☀︎ 1,600 - - - - -
 Vellalan unspecified Unknown Tamil - - - - - -
 Viswakarma unspecified 500 Telugu 500 - - - - -
 Yadav (Hindu traditions) 22,000 Hindi ☀︎ 22,000 - - - - -
 Yadav Gola 4,300 Telugu ☀︎ 4,300 - - - - -
 Yadav Kaonra 400 Hindi ☀︎ 400 - - - - -
 Yadav Rawat 800 Hindi ☀︎ 800 - - - - -
 Yadav Sadgope 20 Bengali ☀︎ 20 - - - - -
 Yenadi 800 Telugu 800 - - - - -
 Yerukula 300 Yerukula 300 - - - - -
  Totals:  285 705,000   259 429,000 1,800 2,300 271,000 70 800
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