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Country:

Bangladesh
State: Dhaka
District: All

Number of People Groups

234

Unreached People Groups

224

Total Population

54,053,000

Buddhist

0.1 %

Christian

0.3 %

Hindu

11.3 %

Muslim

88.3 %

Sikh

0.0 %

Other Religions

0.0 %
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Progress Scale: ●●●●●
Photo People Group ▲ Population Primary Language Progress
Scale		 Hindu Muslim Buddhist Christian Sikh Other
Abdul 9,200 Bengali ● - 9,200 - - - -
Aguri 200 Bengali ● 200 - - - - -
Ahmadi 1,600 Bengali ● - 1,600 - - - -
Anglo Indian 5,700 Bengali ● 800 600 - 4,200 - 100
Ansari 5,100 Bengali ● - 5,100 - - - -
Arora (Sikh traditions) 500 Punjabi, Western ● - - - - 500 -
Badhai (Muslim traditions) 1,800 Bengali ● - 1,800 - - - -
Bagdi (Hindu traditions) 22,000 Bengali ● 22,000 - - - - -
Baha'i 8,200 Bengali ● - - - - - 8,200
Bahelia (Hindu traditions) 1,800 Bengali ● 1,800 - - - - -
Baidya (Hindu traditions) 40,000 Bengali ● 40,000 - - 90 - -
Bairagi (Hindu traditions) 30,000 Bengali ● 30,000 - - - - -
Baiti 3,000 Bengali ● 3,000 - - - - -
Bania 31,000 Bengali ● 31,000 - - - - -
Bania Agarwal 800 Bengali ● 800 - - - - -
Bania Bais 1,000 Bengali ● 1,000 - - - - -
Bania Gandha Banik 2,900 Bengali ● 2,900 - - - - -
Bania Khatri 500 Bengali ● 500 - - - - -
Bania Rauniar 200 Bengali ● 200 - - - - -
Bania Subarna Banik 2,200 Bengali ● 2,200 - - - - -
Barman 23,000 Bengali ● 21,000 100 - 100 - 1,700
Barua 100 Bengali ● 100 - - - - -
Bauri 400 Bengali ● 400 - - - - -
Bedia (Hindu traditions) 500 Bengali ● 500 - - - - -
Bedia (Muslim traditions) 4,300 Bengali ● - 4,300 - - - -
Behara 3,400 Bengali ● - 3,400 - - - -
Beldar (Hindu traditions) 5,300 Bengali ● 5,300 - - - - -
Besya (Hindu traditions) 1,100 Bengali ● 1,100 - - - - -
Besya (Muslim traditions) 3,200 Bengali ● - 3,200 - - - -
Bhar 2,900 Bengali ● 2,900 - - - - -
Bhat (Hindu traditions) 200 Bengali ● 200 - - - - -
Bhoi (Hindu traditions) 500 Bengali ● 500 - - - - -
Bhuinhar 40 Bengali ● 40 - - - - -
Bhuinmali 36,000 Bengali ● 36,000 - - - - -
Bhuiya 700 Bengali ● 700 - - - - -
Bhuiya Ghatwar 400 Bengali ● 400 - - - - -
Bhumij 900 Sylheti ● 900 - - - - -
Bihari (Muslim traditions) 382,000 Urdu ● - 382,000 - - - -
Bind 3,000 Bengali ● 3,000 - - - - -
Biswas (Hindu traditions) 200 Bengali ● 200 - - - - -
Biswas (Muslim traditions) 800 Bengali ● - 800 - - - -
Brahmin 214,000 Bengali ● 214,000 - - - - -
Brahmin Acharaj 2,800 Bengali ● 2,800 - - - - -
Brahmin Barna 6,700 Bengali ● 6,700 - - - - -
Brahmin Bhat 500 Bengali ● 500 - - - - -
Brahmin Bhumihar 200 Bengali ● 200 - - - - -
Brahmin Gaur 5,200 Bengali ● 5,200 - - - - -
Brahmin Joshi 600 Bengali ● 600 - - - - -
Brahmin Kanaujia 800 Bengali ● 800 - - - - -
Brahmin Radhi 31,000 Bengali ● 31,000 - - - - -
Brahmin Sakaldwipi 900 Bengali ● 900 - - - - -
Brahmin Saraswat 2,200 Bengali ● 2,200 - - - - -
Brahmin Utkal 200 Bengali ● 200 - - - - -
Brahmin Vaidik 5,900 Bengali ● 5,900 - - - - -
Brahmin Varendra 25,000 Bengali ● 25,000 - - - - -
Buna (Hindu traditions) 11,000 Bengali ● 11,000 - - - - -
Burmese 32,000 Burmese ● - - 32,000 - - -
Chain 1,200 Bengali ● 1,200 - - - - -
Chakma 8,200 Chakma ● 400 - 6,800 1,100 - -
Chamar (Hindu traditions) 35,000 Bengali ● 35,000 - - 600 - -
Chik Baraik 30 Sylheti ● 30 - - - - -
Christian 25,000 Bengali ● - - - 25,000 - -
Dai (Hindu traditions) 2,400 Bengali ● 2,400 - - - - -
Dai (Muslim traditions) 36,000 Bengali ● - 36,000 - - - -
Dalu 700 Bengali ● - 700 - - - -
Darzi (Muslim traditions) 3,400 Bengali ● - 3,400 - - - -
Dhanuk 300 Bengali ● 300 - - - - -
Dhobi (Hindu traditions) 55,000 Bengali ● 55,000 - - - - -
Dhobi (Muslim traditions) 3,000 Bengali ● - 3,000 - - - -
Dholi (Muslim traditions) 3,400 Sylheti ● - 3,400 - - - -
Doai 900 Bengali ● 900 - - - - -
Dom (Muslim traditions) 300 Bengali ● - 300 - - - -
Domar (Hindu traditions) 2,700 Chittagonian ● 2,700 - - - - -
Dulia 4,600 Bengali ● 4,600 - - - - -
Dusadh (Hindu traditions) 4,500 Bengali ● 4,500 - - - - -
Dusadh Bahelia 1,100 Bengali ● 1,100 - - - - -
Faqir 2,000 Bengali ● - 2,000 - - - -
Gadaria (Hindu traditions) 800 Bengali ● 800 - - - - -
Ganak 1,800 Bengali ● - 1,800 - - - -
Garo (A-chik Mande) 85,000 Garo ● 300 500 - 84,000 - 300
Ghazi 22,000 Bengali ● - 22,000 - - - -
Ghulam 200 Chittagonian ● - 200 - - - -
Gonrhi 2,800 Bengali ● 2,800 - - - - -
Gosain 90 Bengali ● 90 - - - - -
Gurung Ghaleg Unknown Gurung ● - - - - - -
Hadi 11,000 Bengali ● 11,000 - - - - -
Hajam 110,000 Bengali ● - 110,000 - - - -
Hajang 16,000 Hajong ● 16,000 - - - - -
Halwai (Hindu traditions) 19,000 Bengali ● 19,000 - - - - -
Halwai Maira 4,100 Bengali ● 4,100 - - - - -
Han Chinese, Mandarin 2,900 Chinese, Mandarin ● - - 2,000 - - 1,000
Jaraj (Muslim traditions) 19,000 Bengali ● - 19,000 - - - -
Jat (Sikh traditions) 8,800 Punjabi, Western ● - - - - 8,800 -
Jhalo Malo 113,000 Bengali ● 113,000 - - - - -
Jogi (Hindu traditions) 95,000 Bengali ● 95,000 - - - - -
Jogi (Muslim traditions) 300 Bengali ● - 300 - - - -
Jola 382,000 Bengali ● - 382,000 - - - -
Kachari Dimasa 3,000 Dimasa ● 3,000 - - - - -
Kadar 20 Bengali ● 20 - - - - -
Kaghazi 80 Bengali ● - 80 - - - -
Kahar (Hindu traditions) 30,000 Bengali ● 30,000 - - - - -
Kahar (Muslim traditions) 4,000 Bengali ● - 4,000 - - - -
Kaibartta 127,000 Bengali ● 127,000 - - - - -
Kaibartta Jalia 73,000 Bengali ● 73,000 - - - - -
Kalu 47,000 Bengali ● - 47,000 - - - -
Kalwar (Hindu traditions) 500 Bengali ● 500 - - - - -
Kandu 5,700 Bengali ● 5,700 - - - - -
Kanjar (Hindu traditions) 70 Bengali ● 70 - - - - -
Kapali 92,000 Bengali ● 92,000 - - - - -
Karadar 2,100 Bengali ● - 2,100 - - - -
Karenga 400 Bengali ● 400 - - - - -
Kasar (Hindu traditions) 1,600 Bengali ● 1,600 - - - - -
Kawar 2,600 Bengali ● 2,600 - - - - -
Kayastha (Hindu traditions) 568,000 Bengali ● 568,000 - - - - -
Kayastha Karan 55,000 Bengali ● 55,000 - - - - -
Khairwar 200 Bengali ● 200 - - - - -
Khandait 300 Bengali ● 300 - - - - -
Kharia 40 Sylheti ● 40 - - - - -
Kharwar 200 Sylheti ● 200 - - - - -
Khasi (War-Khasi) 4,500 War-Jaintia ● - - - 4,500 - 40
Kisan 100 Sylheti ● 100 - - - - -
Koch (Hindu traditions) 23,000 Koch ● 22,000 - - 200 - 200
Koiri (Hindu traditions) 2,200 Bengali ● 2,200 - - - - -
Kol 20 Bengali ● 20 - - - - -
Koli (Hindu traditions) 300 Bengali ● 300 - - - - -
Kori 200 Bengali ● 200 - - - - -
Kuli 200 Bengali ● 200 - - - - -
Kumhar (Hindu traditions) 99,000 Bengali ● 99,000 - - - - -
Kunbi (Hindu traditions) 200 Bengali ● 200 - - - - -
Kurmi (Hindu traditions) 7,700 Bengali ● 7,700 - - - - -
Laheri (Muslim traditions) 600 Bengali ● - 600 - - - -
Lohait Kuri 300 Sylheti ● 300 - - - - -
Lohar (Hindu traditions) 65,000 Bengali ● 65,000 - - - - -
Lohar (Muslim traditions) 4,700 Bengali ● - 4,700 - - - -
Lunia (Hindu traditions) 13,000 Bengali ● 13,000 - - - - -
Madari (Muslim traditions) 2,700 Bengali ● - 2,700 - - - -
Magar 800 Bengali ● 700 - 80 - - -
Mahanta 200 Bengali ● 200 - - - - -
Mahishya 176,000 Bengali ● 174,000 - - 1,600 - -
Mahli 100 Mahali ● 100 - - - - -
Majhwar 12,000 Bengali ● 9,400 2,300 - - - -
Mal (Hindu traditions) 6,100 Bengali ● 6,100 - - - - -
Mal (Muslim traditions) 2,800 Bengali ● - 2,800 - - - -
Mali (Hindu traditions) 38,000 Bengali ● 38,000 - - - - -
Mallah (Hindu traditions) 7,000 Bengali ● 7,000 - - - - -
Mallah (Muslim traditions) 2,800 Bengali ● - 2,800 - - - -
Mallah Chain (Hindu traditions) 600 Bengali ● 600 - - - - -
Mallah Dhawa (Muslim traditions) 1,400 Bengali ● - 1,400 - - - -
Mallah Kewat (Hindu traditions) 500 Bengali ● 500 - - - - -
Mallik (Muslim traditions) 12,000 Bengali ● - 12,000 - - - -
Mandala (Muslim traditions) 5,800 Bengali ● - 5,800 - - - -
Marma 1,700 Marma ● - - 1,600 90 - -
Masalchi 2,100 Bengali ● - 2,100 - - - -
Matia 1,500 Bengali ● 1,500 - - - - -
Mir 9,500 Bengali ● - 9,500 - - - -
Mishri 1,100 Bengali ● 1,100 - - - - -
Mochi (Hindu traditions) 69,000 Bengali ● 69,000 - - - - -
Moghal 14,000 Bengali ● - 14,000 - - - -
Mru 1,700 Mru ● - - 1,600 70 - -
Munda 1,900 Mundari ● 200 - - 60 - 1,600
Musahar (Hindu traditions) 400 Bengali ● 400 - - - - -
Nagarchi (Hindu traditions) 7,500 Bengali ● 7,500 - - - - -
Nagarchi (Muslim traditions) 5,600 Bengali ● - 5,600 - - - -
Nai (Hindu traditions) 2,900 Bengali ● 2,900 - - - - -
Nai Nabasakh 2,000 Bengali ● 2,000 - - - - -
Nalband 100 Bengali ● - 100 - - - -
Namassej (Hindu traditions) 1,406,000 Bengali ● 1,400,000 - - 6,600 - -
Namassej Chandel 1,257,000 Bengali ● 1,251,000 - - 6,300 - -
Nat (Hindu traditions) 3,000 Bengali ● 3,000 - - - - -
Nat (Muslim traditions) 400 Bengali ● - 400 - - - -
Newah 1,200 Nepali ● 1,200 - - 40 - -
Nikari (Muslim traditions) 14,000 Bengali ● - 14,000 - - - -
Oraon, Kurux 2,700 Kurux ● 200 - - 400 - 2,100
Paliya 2,000 Bengali ● 2,000 - - - - -
Pan 1,300 Odia ● 1,300 - - - - -
Parsee 600 Parsi ● - - - - - 600
Pashtun Khan 16,000 Bengali ● - 16,000 - - - -
Pashtun Lodhi (Dalazak) 1,400 Bengali ● - 1,400 - - - -
Pashtun, Pathan 50,000 Bengali ● - 50,000 - - - -
Pasi (Hindu traditions) 2,400 Bengali ● 2,400 - - - - -
Pasi (Muslim traditions) 200 Bengali ● - 200 - - - -
Patial 7,900 Bengali ● 7,900 - - - - -
Patni (Hindu traditions) 18,000 Bengali ● 18,000 - - - - -
Patni (Muslim traditions) 2,200 Bengali ● - 2,200 - - - -
Patwa (Muslim traditions) 1,000 Bengali ● - 1,000 - - - -
Persian 300 Persian, Iranian ● - 300 - - - -
Pinjara 9,900 Bengali ● - 9,900 - - - -
Pod 1,700 Bengali ● 1,700 - - - - -
Pundari 500 Bengali ● 500 - - - - -
Qassab 7,500 Bengali ● - 7,500 - - - -
Qazi 1,500 Bengali ● - 1,500 - - - -
Rai 600 Bengali ● 200 - - 50 - 400
Rajbansi (Hindu traditions) 153,000 Bengali ● 152,000 - - 100 - 1,000
Rajbansi (Muslim traditions) 100 Bengali ● - 100 - - - -
Rajbansi Khen (Hindu traditions) 400 Bengali ● 400 - - - - -
Rajbhar 1,500 Bengali ● 1,500 - - - - -
Rajput (Hindu traditions) 8,400 Bengali ● 8,400 - - - - -
Rajput (Muslim traditions) 2,500 Bengali ● - 2,500 - - - -
Rajput (Sikh traditions) 500 Punjabi, Western ● - - - - 500 -
Rajwar 1,700 Bengali ● 1,700 - - - - -
Rangrez (Muslim traditions) 200 Bengali ● - 200 - - - -
Raute 1,100 Bengali ● 1,100 - - - - -
Rautia 100 Sadri, Oraon ● 100 - - - - -
Rayeen (Muslim traditions) 17,000 Bengali ● - 17,000 - - - -
Sahariya 1,300 Bengali ● 1,300 - - - - -
Sankara 9,100 Bengali ● 9,100 - - - - -
Santal (Sawntal) 22,000 Bengali ● 10,000 400 - 1,700 - 9,000
Sardar (Muslim traditions) 20,000 Bengali ● - 20,000 - - - -
Sayyid 314,000 Bengali ● - 314,000 - - - -
Shaikh 44,495,000 Bengali ● - 44,495,000 - - - -
Shaikh Siddiqi 3,600 Bengali ● - 3,600 - - - -
Sikligar (Muslim traditions) 300 Bengali ● - 300 - - - -
Sindhi (Muslim traditions) 1,300 Sindhi ● - 1,300 - - - -
Sonar (Hindu traditions) 2,000 Bengali ● 2,000 - - - - -
Sunri (Hindu traditions) 252,000 Bengali ● 252,000 - - - - -
Sunri Sadhubanik 78,000 Bengali ● 78,000 - - - - -
Sutradhar (Hindu traditions) 81,000 Bengali ● 81,000 - - - - -
Sutradhar (Muslim traditions) 2,600 Bengali ● - 2,600 - - - -
Sylhet Muslim 1,635,000 Sylheti ● - 1,635,000 - - - -
Tamboli (Hindu traditions) 122,000 Bengali ● 122,000 - - - - -
Tamboli (Muslim traditions) 8,300 Bengali ● - 8,300 - - - -
Tangchanghya 1,100 Kok Borok ● 1,000 - - 60 - -
Tanti (Hindu traditions) 44,000 Bengali ● 44,000 - - - - -
Tarkhan (Sikh traditions) 700 Punjabi, Western ● - - - - 700 -
Teli (Hindu traditions) 70,000 Bengali ● 70,000 - - - - -
Teli Gangauta (Hindu traditions) 600 Bengali ● 600 - - - - -
Tili 16,000 Bengali ● 16,000 - - - - -
Tiyar 44,000 Bengali ● 44,000 - - - - -
Turaiha 400 Bengali ● 400 - - - - -
Turi (Hindu traditions) 200 Bengali ● 200 - - - - -
Valmiki, Balmiki (Hindu traditions) 2,600 Bengali ● 2,600 - - - - -
Valmiki, Balmiki Lal Begi (Hindu traditions) 400 Bengali ● 400 - - - - -
Yadav (Hindu traditions) 92,000 Bengali ● 92,000 - - - - -
Yadav Sadgope 53,000 Bengali ● 53,000 - - - - -
  Totals:  234 54,053,000   224 ● 6,115,000 47,721,000 44,000 137,000 11,000 26,000
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