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Country:

Bangladesh
State: Dhaka
District: All

Number of People Groups

232

Unreached People Groups

224

Total Population

54,721,000

Buddhist

0.0 %

Christian

0.4 %

Hindu

8.1 %

Muslim

91.4 %

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 14,000 Bengali ● - 14,000 - - - -
Aguri 600 Bengali ● 600 - - - - -
Ahmadi 2,200 Bengali ● - 2,200 - - - -
Anglo Indian 2,000 Bengali ● 200 100 - 1,600 - 100
Ansari 6,100 Bengali ● - 6,100 - - - -
Badhai (Muslim traditions) 3,300 Bengali ● - 3,300 - - - -
Bagdi (Hindu traditions) 18,000 Bengali ● 18,000 - - - - -
Baha'i 6,800 Bengali ● - - - - - 6,800
Bahelia (Hindu traditions) 2,100 Bengali ● 2,100 - - - - -
Baidya (Hindu traditions) 29,000 Bengali ● 29,000 - - 90 - -
Bairagi (Hindu traditions) 24,000 Bengali ● 24,000 - - - - -
Baiti 2,500 Bengali ● 2,500 - - - - -
Bania Agarwal 700 Bengali ● 700 - - - - -
Bania Bais 1,100 Bengali ● 1,100 - - - - -
Bania Gandha Banik 2,600 Bengali ● 2,600 - - - - -
Bania Khatri 400 Bengali ● 400 - - - - -
Bania Rauniar 200 Bengali ● 200 - - - - -
Bania Subarna Banik 2,100 Bengali ● 2,100 - - - - -
Bania unspecified 19,000 Bengali ● 19,000 - - - - -
Barman 23,000 Bengali ● 21,000 100 - 200 - 1,700
Barua 300 Chittagonian ● 300 - - - - -
Bauri 700 Bengali ● 700 - - - - -
Bedia (Hindu traditions) 600 Bengali ● 600 - - - - -
Bedia (Muslim traditions) 7,100 Bengali ● - 7,100 - - - -
Beg 1,400 Bengali ● - 1,400 - - - -
Behara 6,700 Bengali ● - 6,700 - - - -
Beldar (Hindu traditions) 4,400 Bengali ● 4,400 - - - - -
Besya (Hindu traditions) 1,200 Bengali ● 1,200 - - - - -
Besya (Muslim traditions) 5,700 Bengali ● - 5,700 - - - -
Bhar 3,100 Bengali ● 3,100 - - - - -
Bhat (Hindu traditions) 500 Bengali ● 500 - - - - -
Bhoi (Hindu traditions) 1,400 Bengali ● 1,400 - - - - -
Bhuinhar 100 Bengali ● 100 - - - - -
Bhuinmali 25,000 Bengali ● 25,000 - - 30 - -
Bhuiya Ghatwar 500 Bengali ● 500 - - - - -
Bhuiya unspecified 900 Bengali ● 900 - - - - -
Bhumij 1,100 Sylheti ● 1,100 - - - - -
Bihari (Muslim traditions) 374,000 Urdu ● - 374,000 - - - -
Bind 2,400 Bengali ● 2,400 - - - - -
Biswas (Hindu traditions) 300 Bengali ● 300 - - - - -
Biswas (Muslim traditions) 1,300 Bengali ● - 1,300 - - - -
Brahmin Acharaj 1,300 Bengali ● 1,300 - - - - -
Brahmin Barna 4,000 Bengali ● 4,000 - - - - -
Brahmin Bhat 500 Bengali ● 500 - - - - -
Brahmin Gaur 4,900 Bengali ● 4,900 - - - - -
Brahmin Joshi 600 Bengali ● 600 - - - - -
Brahmin Kanaujia 600 Bengali ● 600 - - - - -
Brahmin Radhi 20,000 Bengali ● 20,000 - - - - -
Brahmin Sakaldwipi 800 Bengali ● 800 - - - - -
Brahmin Saraswat 1,900 Bengali ● 1,900 - - - - -
Brahmin unspecified 105,000 Bengali ● 105,000 - - - - -
Brahmin Utkal 200 Bengali ● 200 - - - - -
Brahmin Vaidik 3,700 Bengali ● 3,700 - - - - -
Brahmin Varendra 16,000 Bengali ● 16,000 - - - - -
Buna (Hindu traditions) 8,100 Bengali ● 8,100 - - - - -
Burmese 11,000 Burmese ● - - 11,000 - - -
Chain 1,900 Bengali ● 1,900 - - - - -
Chakma 8,100 Chakma ● 400 - 6,700 1,100 - -
Chamar (Hindu traditions) 27,000 Bengali ● 26,000 - - 500 - -
Chik Baraik 60 Sylheti ● 60 - - - - -
Christian 98,000 Bengali ● - - - 98,000 - -
Dai (Hindu traditions) 2,100 Bengali ● 2,100 - - - - -
Dai (Muslim traditions) 57,000 Bengali ● - 57,000 - - - -
Dalu 2,800 Bengali ● - 2,800 - - - -
Darzi (Muslim traditions) 7,700 Bengali ● - 7,700 - - - -
Dhanuk 500 Bengali ● 500 - - - - -
Dhobi (Hindu traditions) 42,000 Bengali ● 42,000 - - - - -
Dhobi (Muslim traditions) 6,000 Bengali ● - 6,000 - - - -
Dholi (Muslim traditions) 5,500 Sylheti ● - 5,500 - - - -
Doai 900 Bengali ● 900 - - - - -
Dom (Muslim traditions) 1,000 Bengali ● - 1,000 - - - -
Domar (Hindu traditions) 2,500 Chittagonian ● 2,500 - - - - -
Dulia 5,300 Bengali ● 5,300 - - - - -
Dusadh (Hindu traditions) 4,500 Bengali ● 4,500 - - - - -
Dusadh (Muslim traditions) 600 Bengali ● - 600 - - - -
Dusadh Bahelia 1,600 Bengali ● 1,600 - - - - -
Faqir 2,200 Bengali ● - 2,200 - - - -
Gadaria (Hindu traditions) 900 Bengali ● 900 - - - - -
Ganak 4,000 Bengali ● - 4,000 - - - -
Garo (A-chik Mande) 87,000 Garo ● 300 500 - 86,000 - 300
Ghazi 36,000 Bengali ● - 36,000 - - - -
Ghulam 1,000 Chittagonian ● - 1,000 - - - -
Gonrhi 3,400 Bengali ● 3,400 - - - - -
Gosain 400 Bengali ● 400 - - - - -
Gurung Ghaleg 20 Gurung ● 20 - - - - -
Hadi 13,000 Bengali ● 13,000 - - - - -
Hajam 177,000 Bengali ● - 177,000 - - - -
Hajang 13,000 Hajong ● 13,000 - - - - -
Halwai (Hindu traditions) 17,000 Bengali ● 17,000 - - - - -
Halwai Maira 4,000 Bengali ● 4,000 - - - - -
Han Chinese, Mandarin 2,800 Chinese, Mandarin ● - - 1,700 - - 900
Jaraj (Muslim traditions) 28,000 Bengali ● - 28,000 - - - -
Jat (Sikh traditions) 900 Bengali ● - - - - 900 -
Jhalo Malo 90,000 Bengali ● 90,000 - - 70 - -
Jogi (Hindu traditions) 77,000 Bengali ● 77,000 - - - - -
Jogi (Muslim traditions) 1,300 Bengali ● - 1,300 - - - -
Jola 399,000 Bengali ● - 399,000 - - - -
Kachari Dimasa 2,500 Dimasa ● 2,500 - - 20 - -
Kadar 50 Bengali ● 50 - - - - -
Kaghazi 300 Bengali ● - 300 - - - -
Kahar (Hindu traditions) 24,000 Bengali ● 24,000 - - - - -
Kahar (Muslim traditions) 7,000 Bengali ● - 7,000 - - - -
Kaibartta Jalia 66,000 Bengali ● 66,000 - - 30 - -
Kaibartta unspecified 110,000 Bengali ● 109,000 - - 100 - -
Kalu 69,000 Bengali ● - 69,000 - - - -
Kalwar (Hindu traditions) 800 Bengali ● 800 - - - - -
Kandu 4,800 Bengali ● 4,800 - - - - -
Kanjar (Hindu traditions) 300 Bengali ● 300 - - - - -
Kapali 65,000 Bengali ● 65,000 - - - - -
Karadar 4,100 Bengali ● - 4,100 - - - -
Karenga 500 Bengali ● 500 - - - - -
Kasar (Hindu traditions) 1,400 Bengali ● 1,400 - - - - -
Kawar 2,800 Bengali ● 2,800 - - - - -
Kayastha (Hindu traditions) 420,000 Bengali ● 419,000 - - 700 - -
Kayastha Karan 61,000 Bengali ● 61,000 - - 100 - -
Khairwar 500 Bengali ● 500 - - - - -
Khandait 700 Bengali ● 700 - - - - -
Kharia 100 Sylheti ● 100 - - - - -
Kharwar 500 Sylheti ● 500 - - - - -
Khasi (War-Khasi) 4,600 War-Jaintia ● - - - 4,500 - 40
Kisan 200 Sylheti ● 200 - - - - -
Koch (Hindu traditions) 23,000 Koch ● 23,000 - - 200 - 200
Koiri (Hindu traditions) 2,200 Bengali ● 2,200 - - - - -
Kol 30 Bengali ● 30 - - - - -
Koli (Hindu traditions) 300 Bengali ● 300 - - - - -
Kori 400 Bengali ● 400 - - - - -
Kuli 300 Bengali ● 300 - - - - -
Kumhar (Hindu traditions) 74,000 Bengali ● 74,000 - - - - -
Kurmi (Hindu traditions) 5,900 Bengali ● 5,900 - - - - -
Laheri (Muslim traditions) 1,600 Bengali ● - 1,600 - - - -
Lohait Kuri 300 Sylheti ● 300 - - - - -
Lohar (Hindu traditions) 52,000 Bengali ● 52,000 - - - - -
Lohar (Muslim traditions) 8,800 Bengali ● - 8,800 - - - -
Lunia (Hindu traditions) 13,000 Bengali ● 13,000 - - - - -
Madari (Muslim traditions) 2,900 Bengali ● - 2,900 - - - -
Magar 800 Bengali ● 700 - 80 - - -
Mahanta 500 Bengali ● 500 - - - - -
Mahishya 161,000 Bengali ● 159,000 - - 1,300 - -
Mahli 200 Mahali ● 200 - - - - -
Majhwar 13,000 Bengali ● 11,000 2,600 - - - -
Mal (Hindu traditions) 4,600 Bengali ● 4,600 - - - - -
Mal (Muslim traditions) 4,600 Bengali ● - 4,600 - - - -
Mali (Hindu traditions) 32,000 Sylheti ● 32,000 - - - - -
Mallah (Hindu traditions) 9,000 Bengali ● 9,000 - - - - -
Mallah (Muslim traditions) 6,400 Bengali ● - 6,400 - - - -
Mallah Chain (Hindu traditions) 900 Bengali ● 900 - - - - -
Mallah Dhawa (Muslim traditions) 2,600 Bengali ● - 2,600 - - - -
Mallah Kewat (Hindu traditions) 700 Bengali ● 700 - - - - -
Mallik (Muslim traditions) 19,000 Bengali ● - 19,000 - - - -
Mandala (Muslim traditions) 9,100 Bengali ● - 9,100 - - - -
Marma 1,700 Marma ● - - 1,600 90 - -
Masalchi 4,100 Bengali ● - 4,100 - - - -
Matia 1,800 Bengali ● 1,800 - - - - -
Mir 15,000 Bengali ● - 15,000 - - - -
Mishri 1,500 Bengali ● 1,500 - - - - -
Mochi (Hindu traditions) 51,000 Bengali ● 51,000 - - - - -
Moghal 14,000 Bengali ● - 14,000 - - - -
Mru 1,700 Mru ● - - 1,600 70 - -
Munda 2,600 Mundari ● 1,200 - - 90 - 1,300
Musahar (Hindu traditions) 500 Bengali ● 500 - - - - -
Nagarchi (Hindu traditions) 6,000 Bengali ● 6,000 - - - - -
Nagarchi (Muslim traditions) 7,900 Bengali ● - 7,900 - - - -
Nai (Hindu traditions) 3,300 Bengali ● 3,300 - - - - -
Nai Nabasakh 1,600 Bengali ● 1,600 - - - - -
Nalband 300 Bengali ● - 300 - - - -
Naliya (Muslim traditions) 1,900 Bengali ● - 1,900 - - - -
Namassej (Hindu traditions) 944,000 Bengali ● 938,000 - - 6,000 - -
Namassej Chandel 764,000 Bengali ● 758,000 - - 5,100 - -
Nat (Hindu traditions) 2,200 Bengali ● 2,200 - - - - -
Nat (Muslim traditions) 1,000 Bengali ● - 1,000 - - - -
Newah 900 Nepali ● 800 - - 40 - -
Nikari (Muslim traditions) 25,000 Bengali ● - 25,000 - - - -
Oraon, Kurux 2,800 Kurux ● 1,100 - - 400 - 1,300
Paliya 2,300 Bengali ● 2,300 - - - - -
Pan 1,100 Bengali ● 1,100 - - - - -
Parsee 600 Parsi ● - - - - - 600
Pashtun Khan 16,000 Bengali ● - 16,000 - - - -
Pashtun Lodhi (Dalazak) 1,300 Bengali ● - 1,300 - - - -
Pashtun, Pathan 53,000 Bengali ● - 53,000 - - - -
Pasi (Hindu traditions) 2,400 Bengali ● 2,400 - - - - -
Pasi (Muslim traditions) 800 Bengali ● - 800 - - - -
Patial 7,000 Bengali ● 7,000 - - - - -
Patni (Hindu traditions) 16,000 Sylheti ● 16,000 - - - - -
Patni (Muslim traditions) 3,300 Bengali ● - 3,300 - - - -
Patwa (Muslim traditions) 2,100 Bengali ● - 2,100 - - - -
Persian 300 Dari ● - 300 - - - -
Pinjara 17,000 Bengali ● - 17,000 - - - -
Pod 2,400 Bengali ● 2,400 - - - - -
Pundari 900 Bengali ● 900 - - - - -
Qassab 13,000 Bengali ● - 13,000 - - - -
Qazi 4,100 Bengali ● - 4,100 - - - -
Rai 600 Bengali ● 200 - - 40 - 300
Rajbansi (Hindu traditions) 126,000 Bengali ● 124,000 - - 200 - 2,400
Rajbansi (Muslim traditions) 600 Bengali ● - 600 - - - -
Rajbhar 2,100 Bengali ● 2,100 - - - - -
Rajput (Hindu traditions) 7,000 Bengali ● 7,000 - - - - -
Rajput (Muslim traditions) 4,400 Bengali ● - 4,400 - - - -
Rajput (Sikh traditions) 300 Bengali ● - - - - 300 -
Rajwar 1,900 Bengali ● 1,900 - - - - -
Rangrez (Muslim traditions) 2,300 Bengali ● - 2,300 - - - -
Raute 1,100 Bengali ● 1,100 - - - - -
Rautia 300 Sadri, Oraon ● 300 - - - - -
Rayeen (Muslim traditions) 26,000 Bengali ● - 26,000 - - - -
Sahariya 1,400 Bengali ● 1,400 - - - - -
Sankara 6,200 Bengali ● 6,200 - - - - -
Santal (Sawntal) 22,000 Bengali ● 17,000 600 - 1,600 - 3,200
Sardar (Muslim traditions) 34,000 Bengali ● - 34,000 - - - -
Sayyid 521,000 Bengali ● - 521,000 - - - -
Shaikh 46,260,000 Bengali ● - 46,260,000 - - - -
Shaikh Siddiqi 7,900 Bengali ● - 7,900 - - - -
Sikligar (Muslim traditions) 2,700 Bengali ● - 2,700 - - - -
Sindhi (Muslim traditions) 700 Sindhi ● - 700 - - - -
Sonar (Hindu traditions) 2,300 Bengali ● 2,300 - - - - -
Sunri (Hindu traditions) 207,000 Bengali ● 207,000 - - - - -
Sunri Sadhubanik 78,000 Bengali ● 78,000 - - - - -
Sutradhar (Hindu traditions) 66,000 Bengali ● 66,000 - - - - -
Sutradhar (Muslim traditions) 4,400 Bengali ● - 4,400 - - - -
Sylhet (Muslim traditions) 1,685,000 Sylheti ● - 1,685,000 - - - -
Tamboli (Hindu traditions) 82,000 Bengali ● 82,000 - - - - -
Tamboli (Muslim traditions) 14,000 Bengali ● - 14,000 - - - -
Tanti (Hindu traditions) 38,000 Bengali ● 38,000 - - - - -
Teli (Hindu traditions) 55,000 Bengali ● 55,000 - - - - -
Teli Gangauta (Hindu traditions) 1,600 Bengali ● 1,600 - - - - -
Tili 14,000 Bengali ● 14,000 - - - - -
Tipera 1,100 Kok Borok ● 1,000 - - 40 - -
Tiyar 36,000 Bengali ● 36,000 - - - - -
Turaiha 800 Bengali ● 800 - - - - -
Turi (Hindu traditions) 500 Bengali ● 500 - - - - -
Valmiki (Hindu traditions) 2,600 Bengali ● 2,600 - - - - -
Valmiki Lal Begi (Hindu traditions) 400 Bengali ● 400 - - - - -
Yadav (Hindu traditions) 67,000 Bengali ● 67,000 - - - - -
Yadav Sadgope 36,000 Bengali ● 36,000 - - - - -
  Totals:  232 54,721,000   224 ● 4,435,000 50,034,000 22,000 208,000 1,200 19,000
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