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Major People Groups *

149

Major Unreached People Groups *

141

Total Population

4,359,000

Buddhist

0.0 %

Christian

0.3 %

Hindu

47.0 %

Muslim

52.4 %

Sikh

0.0 %

Other Religions

0.2 %
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Photo People Group ▲ Population Primary Language Progress
Scale		 Hindu % Muslim % Buddhist % Christian % Sikh % Other %
Amat 2,000 Hindi Progress Gauge 50-100% - - - - -
Ansari 53,000 Urdu Progress Gauge - 50-100% - - - -
Badhai (Hindu traditions) 6,900 Hindi Progress Gauge 50-100% - - - - -
Bagdi (Hindu traditions) 2,900 Bengali Progress Gauge 50-100% - - - - -
Baidya (Hindu traditions) 3,200 Bengali Progress Gauge 50-100% - - - - -
Bairagi (Hindu traditions) 32,000 Bengali Progress Gauge 50-100% - - - - -
Bania Agarwal 5,700 Hindi Progress Gauge 50-100% - - - - 0.1-2%
Bania Bais 1,300 Hindi Progress Gauge 50-100% - - - - -
Bania Gandha Banik 2,700 Bengali Progress Gauge 50-100% - - - - -
Bania Khatri 2,400 Bengali Progress Gauge 50-100% - - - - -
Bania unspecified 33,000 Hindi Progress Gauge 50-100% - - - - 0.1-2%
Bedia (Hindu traditions) 2,200 Hindi Progress Gauge 50-100% - - - - -
Beldar (Hindu traditions) 1,300 Kannada Progress Gauge 50-100% - - - - -
Bengali Muslim Moghal 1,300 Urdu Progress Gauge - 50-100% - - - -
Besya (Muslim traditions) 700 Bengali Progress Gauge - 50-100% - - - -
Bhar 3,000 Bhojpuri Progress Gauge 50-100% - - - - -
Bhoi (Hindu traditions) 12,000 Hindi Progress Gauge 50-100% - - - - -
Bhuinmali 4,900 Bengali Progress Gauge 50-100% - 0.1-2% - - -
Bhuiya Ghatwar 2,700 Hindi Progress Gauge 50-100% - 0.1-2% - - -
Bhuiya unspecified 2,700 Hindi Progress Gauge 50-100% - 0.1-2% - - -
Bind 41,000 Bhojpuri Progress Gauge 50-100% - - - - -
Brahmin Bhumihar 1,600 Hindi Progress Gauge 50-100% - - - - -
Brahmin Gaur 1,700 Hindi Progress Gauge 50-100% - - - - -
Brahmin Kanaujia 3,000 Hindi Progress Gauge 50-100% - - - - -
Brahmin Radhi 2,000 Bengali Progress Gauge 50-100% - - - - -
Brahmin unspecified 42,000 Hindi Progress Gauge 50-100% - 0-0.1% - - 0.1-2%
Buna (Hindu traditions) 23,000 Bengali Progress Gauge 50-100% - - - - -
Chain 108,000 Bengali Progress Gauge 50-100% - - - - -
Chamar (Hindu traditions) 24,000 Hindi Progress Gauge 50-100% - 0-0.1% 0.1-2% - -
Chaupal 3,800 Hindi Progress Gauge 50-100% - 0.1-2% - - -
Christian 2,700 Hindi Progress Gauge - - - 50-100% - -
Dai (Muslim traditions) 2,900 Bengali Progress Gauge - 50-100% - - - -
Dhanuk 36,000 Hindi Progress Gauge 50-100% - - - - -
Dhobi (Muslim traditions) 1,600 Urdu Progress Gauge - 50-100% - - - -
Dom (Hindu traditions) 3,300 Odia Progress Gauge 50-100% - - - - -
Dom (Muslim traditions) 3,500 Hindi Progress Gauge - 50-100% - - - -
Dulia 8,500 Bengali Progress Gauge 50-100% - - - - -
Dusadh (Hindu traditions) 8,900 Hindi Progress Gauge 50-100% - - - 0.1-2% -
Dusadh Bahelia 2,200 Hindi Progress Gauge 50-100% - - - - -
Gonrhi 2,700 Hindi Progress Gauge 50-100% - - - - -
Gosain unspecified 2,800 Hindi Progress Gauge 50-100% - - - - -
Hadi 22,000 Bengali Progress Gauge 50-100% - 0-0.1% - 0-0.1% -
Halwai (Hindu traditions) 4,800 Hindi Progress Gauge 50-100% - - - - -
Halwai Maira 1,500 Hindi Progress Gauge 50-100% - - - - -
Jaraj (Hindu traditions) 600 Bengali Progress Gauge 50-100% - - - - -
Jat (Hindu traditions) 1,100 Hindi Progress Gauge 50-100% - - - - -
Jhalo Malo 19,000 Bengali Progress Gauge 50-100% - - - - -
Jogi (Hindu traditions) 26,000 Bengali Progress Gauge 50-100% - - - - -
Kabadi 1,800 Hindi Progress Gauge 50-100% - - - - -
Kahar (Muslim traditions) 1,600 Hindi Progress Gauge - 50-100% - - - -
Kaibartta Jalia 6,400 Bengali Progress Gauge 50-100% - - - - -
Kaibartta unspecified 24,000 Bengali Progress Gauge 50-100% - - - - -
Kalwar (Hindu traditions) 2,400 Hindi Progress Gauge 50-100% - - - - -
Kalwar Sunri 2,000 Hindi Progress Gauge 50-100% - - - - -
Kandu 10,000 Hindi Progress Gauge 50-100% - - - - -
Kasar (Hindu traditions) 4,600 Marathi Progress Gauge 50-100% - - - - -
Kayastha (Hindu traditions) 22,000 Hindi Progress Gauge 50-100% - - - - -
Khairwar 2,100 Bengali Progress Gauge 50-100% - - - - -
Khandait 8,400 Odia Progress Gauge 50-100% - - - - -
Kharwar 11,000 Hindi Progress Gauge 50-100% 0-0.1% - - - -
Khetauri 2,500 Hindi Progress Gauge 50-100% - - - - -
Kisan 93,000 Hindi Progress Gauge 50-100% 0.1-2% 0-0.1% 0-0.1% 0-0.1% 0-0.1%
Koch (Hindu traditions) 8,000 Koch Progress Gauge 50-100% - - - - 0.1-2%
Koiri (Hindu traditions) 5,300 Hindi Progress Gauge 50-100% - - - - -
Kol 17,000 Hindi Progress Gauge 50-100% - - - - -
Konwar 400 Bengali Progress Gauge 50-100% - - - - -
Kori 7,100 Hindi Progress Gauge 50-100% 0.1-2% - - - -
Kumhar, Kusavar (Hindu traditions) 16,000 Hindi Progress Gauge 50-100% - - - - -
Kurmi (Hindu traditions) 34,000 Hindi Progress Gauge 50-100% - - - - -
Kurol 2,500 Bengali Progress Gauge 50-100% - - - - -
Laheri (Muslim traditions) 1,100 Urdu Progress Gauge - 50-100% - - - -
Lohar (Hindu traditions) 11,000 Hindi Progress Gauge 50-100% - - - - -
Lohar Kamti 600 Maithili Progress Gauge 50-100% - - - - -
Lunia (Hindu traditions) 12,000 Hindi Progress Gauge 50-100% - 0-0.1% - - -
Maghaiya 300 Hindi Progress Gauge 50-100% - - - - -
Mahali 2,300 Bengali Progress Gauge 50-100% - - 10-50% - -
Mahar (Buddhist traditions) 3,000 Marathi Progress Gauge 50-100% - 0.1-2% - 0.1-2% -
Mahishya 56,000 Bengali Progress Gauge 50-100% - - - - -
Mal (Hindu traditions) 5,000 Hindi Progress Gauge 50-100% - - - - -
Mali (Hindu traditions) 12,000 Hindi Progress Gauge 50-100% - - - - -
Mallah (Hindu traditions) 8,800 Hindi Progress Gauge 50-100% - - - - -
Mallik (Muslim traditions) 6,800 Gujarati Progress Gauge - 50-100% - - - -
Malto 4,400 Mal Paharia Progress Gauge 50-100% 0.1-2% - 0.1-2% - 0.1-2%
Matia 1,100 Bengali Progress Gauge 50-100% - - - - -
Mir 900 Bengali Progress Gauge - 50-100% - - - -
Mirzakhani 400 Bengali Progress Gauge - 50-100% - - - -
Mishri 2,000 Bengali Progress Gauge 50-100% - - - - -
Mochi (Hindu traditions) 13,000 Bengali Progress Gauge 50-100% - - - - -
Munda 6,300 Mundari Progress Gauge 50-100% 0.1-2% - 0.1-2% - -
Musahar (Hindu traditions) 7,600 Hindi Progress Gauge 50-100% - - - - -
Nagar 60,000 Bengali Progress Gauge 50-100% - - - - -
Nai (Hindu traditions) 35,000 Hindi Progress Gauge 50-100% - - - - -
Namassej (Hindu traditions) 109,000 Bengali Progress Gauge 50-100% - 0-0.1% - 0-0.1% -
Namassej Chandel 40,000 Bengali Progress Gauge 50-100% - 0-0.1% - 0-0.1% -
Oraon 13,000 Kurux Progress Gauge 50-100% 0.1-2% - 0.1-2% - 0.1-2%
Paharia 4,300 Mal Paharia Progress Gauge 50-100% - - - - -
Paliya 31,000 Bengali Progress Gauge 50-100% - - - - -
Pashtun Afridi 2,400 Urdu Progress Gauge - 50-100% - - - -
Pashtun Beteli 1,600 Bengali Progress Gauge - 50-100% - - - -
Pashtun Guria 1,500 Bengali Progress Gauge - 50-100% - - - -
Pashtun Jilan 1,500 Bengali Progress Gauge - 50-100% - - - -
Pashtun Kakar 1,700 Urdu Progress Gauge - 50-100% - - - -
Pashtun Niazi 1,700 Bengali Progress Gauge - 50-100% - - - -
Pashtun Sur 1,700 Bengali Progress Gauge - 50-100% - - - -
Pashtun Yusafzai 2,400 Urdu Progress Gauge - 50-100% - - - -
Pashtun, Pathan 38,000 Urdu Progress Gauge - 50-100% - - - -
Pasi (Hindu traditions) 1,100 Hindi Progress Gauge 50-100% - - - - -
Patni (Hindu traditions) 1,900 Bengali Progress Gauge 50-100% - - - - -
Pinjara 21,000 Urdu Progress Gauge - 50-100% - - - -
Poundra 11,000 Bengali Progress Gauge 50-100% - - - - -
Pundari 22,000 Bengali Progress Gauge 50-100% - - - - -
Qassab 1,000 Hindi Progress Gauge - 50-100% - - - -
Qazi 8,500 Urdu Progress Gauge - 50-100% - - - -
Rabha 1,300 Assamese Progress Gauge 50-100% - - - - -
Rai 1,300 Nepali Progress Gauge 50-100% - - 5-10% - 10-50%
Rajaka Dhobi (Hindu traditions) 13,000 Hindi Progress Gauge 50-100% - - - - -
Rajbansi (Hindu traditions) 160,000 Bengali Progress Gauge 50-100% - 0-0.1% 0-0.1% 0-0.1% 0-0.1%
Rajput (Hindu traditions) 36,000 Hindi Progress Gauge 50-100% - - - - 0.1-2%
Rajput Batsa 600 Bengali Progress Gauge 50-100% - - - - -
Rajput Sandilya 600 Bengali Progress Gauge 50-100% - - - - -
Raju 1,500 Bengali Progress Gauge 50-100% - - - - -
Rajwar 2,800 Hindi Progress Gauge 50-100% - - - - -
Rayeen (Muslim traditions) 16,000 Urdu Progress Gauge - 50-100% - - - -
Sahariya 15,000 Hindi Progress Gauge 50-100% - - - - -
Santal (Sawntal) 163,000 Santhali Progress Gauge 50-100% 0.1-2% 0-0.1% 5-10% 0-0.1% 2-5%
Sardar (Muslim traditions) 300 Bengali Progress Gauge - 50-100% - - - -
Sauria Paharia 2,100 Mal Paharia Progress Gauge 50-100% 0.1-2% - 0.1-2% - -
Sayyid 25,000 Urdu Progress Gauge - 50-100% - - - -
Shaikh Faruqi 17,000 Urdu Progress Gauge - 50-100% - - - -
Shaikh Qureshi 181,000 Urdu Progress Gauge - 50-100% - - - -
Shaikh Siddiqi 36,000 Bengali Progress Gauge - 50-100% - - - -
Shaikh unspecified 1,837,000 Urdu Progress Gauge - 50-100% - - - -
Shaikh Usmani 10,000 Urdu Progress Gauge - 50-100% - - - -
Sonar (Hindu traditions) 3,500 Hindi Progress Gauge 50-100% - - - - -
Sunri (Hindu traditions) 8,100 Bengali Progress Gauge 50-100% - - - - -
Sunri Sadhubanik 3,600 Bengali Progress Gauge 50-100% - - - - -
Sutradhar (Hindu traditions) 13,000 Bengali Progress Gauge 50-100% - - - - -
Tamboli (Hindu traditions) 18,000 Hindi Progress Gauge 50-100% - - - - -
Tanti (Hindu traditions) 69,000 Bengali Progress Gauge 50-100% - - - - -
Teli (Hindu traditions) 39,000 Hindi Progress Gauge 50-100% - - - - -
Teli Gangauta (Hindu traditions) 14,000 Hindi Progress Gauge 50-100% - - - - -
Thathera (Hindu traditions) 4,200 Hindi Progress Gauge 50-100% - - - - -
Tili 9,300 Bengali Progress Gauge 50-100% - - - - -
Tiyar 31,000 Bengali Progress Gauge 50-100% - - - - -
Turi (Hindu traditions) 6,000 Hindi Progress Gauge 50-100% - - - - -
Yadav (Hindu traditions) 117,000 Hindi Progress Gauge 50-100% - - - - -
Yadav Ghosi 1,400 Hindi Progress Gauge 50-100% - - - - -
Yadav Rawat 1,500 Hindi Progress Gauge 50-100% - - - - -
Yadav Sadgope 45,000 Bengali Progress Gauge 50-100% - - - - -
  Major Groups (displayed):  149 4,326,000   141 ● 10-50% 50-100% 0-0.1% 0.1-2% 0-0.1% 0.1-2%
  All Groups (including small not displayed *):  279 4,359,000   260 ● 10-50% 50-100% 0-0.1% 0.1-2% 0-0.1% 0.1-2%
* District 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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