Bangladesh, Dhaka state, Gazipur district people groups

South Asia Peoples website

Country:	Bangladesh
Province / State:	Dhaka
District:	Gazipur

Major People Groups

129

Major Unreached People Groups

127

Total Population

4,152,000

Buddhist

0.0 %

Christian

0.7 %

Hindu

6.9 %

Muslim

92.3 %

Sikh

0.0 %

Other Religions

0.0 %

Click column headings for sorting ▲▼
People Group ▲	Population	Primary Language	Progress Scale	Hindu	Muslim	Buddhist	Christian	Sikh	Other
Abdul	900	Bengali	0	-1 -	900	-1 -	-1 -	-1 -	-1 -
Aguri	50	Bengali	0	50	-1 -	-1 -	-1 -	-1 -	-1 -
Ahmadi	200	Bengali	0	-1 -	200	-1 -	-1 -	-1 -	-1 -
Ansari	400	Bengali	0	-1 -	400	-1 -	-1 -	-1 -	-1 -
Baha'i	1,000	Bengali	0	-1 -	-1 -	-1 -	-1 -	-1 -	1,000
Baidya (Hindu traditions)	2,200	Bengali	0	2,200	-1 -	-1 -	-1 -	-1 -	-1 -
Bairagi (Hindu traditions)	1,000	Bengali	0	1,000	-1 -	-1 -	-1 -	-1 -	-1 -
Baiti	100	Bengali	0	100	-1 -	-1 -	-1 -	-1 -	-1 -
Bania Bais	300	Bengali	0	300	-1 -	-1 -	-1 -	-1 -	-1 -
Bania Subarna Banik	400	Bengali	0	400	-1 -	-1 -	-1 -	-1 -	-1 -
Bania unspecified	1,500	Bengali	0	1,500	-1 -	-1 -	-1 -	-1 -	-1 -
Barman	6,000	Bengali	1	5,800	30	-1 -	100	-1 -	60
Bedia (Muslim traditions)	700	Bengali	0	-1 -	700	-1 -	-1 -	-1 -	-1 -
Bengali Muslim	3,534,000	Bengali	1	-1 -	3,534,000	-1 -	-1 -	-1 -	-1 -
Bengali Muslim Moghal	1,100	Bengali	0	-1 -	1,100	-1 -	-1 -	-1 -	-1 -
Bengali Muslim Pashtun Khan	2,900	Bengali	0	-1 -	2,900	-1 -	-1 -	-1 -	-1 -
Bengali Muslim Pashtun, Pathan	6,200	Bengali	0	-1 -	6,200	-1 -	-1 -	-1 -	-1 -
Bengali Muslim Sayyid	48,000	Bengali	0	-1 -	48,000	-1 -	-1 -	-1 -	-1 -
Besya (Hindu traditions)	60	Bengali	0	60	-1 -	-1 -	-1 -	-1 -	-1 -
Besya (Muslim traditions)	700	Bengali	0	-1 -	700	-1 -	-1 -	-1 -	-1 -
Bhar	100	Bengali	0	100	-1 -	-1 -	-1 -	-1 -	-1 -
Bhuinmali	1,900	Bengali	1	1,900	-1 -	-1 -	-1 -	-1 -	-1 -
Bhuiya Ghatwar	50	Bengali	0	50	-1 -	-1 -	-1 -	-1 -	-1 -
Bind	200	Bengali	0	200	-1 -	-1 -	-1 -	-1 -	-1 -
Brahmin Barna	800	Bengali	0	800	-1 -	-1 -	-1 -	-1 -	-1 -
Brahmin Gaur	400	Bengali	0	400	-1 -	-1 -	-1 -	-1 -	-1 -
Brahmin Radhi	2,900	Bengali	0	2,900	-1 -	-1 -	-1 -	-1 -	-1 -
Brahmin Sakaldwipi	100	Bengali	0	100	-1 -	-1 -	-1 -	-1 -	-1 -
Brahmin Saraswat	100	Bengali	0	100	-1 -	-1 -	-1 -	-1 -	-1 -
Brahmin unspecified	8,300	Bengali	0	8,300	-1 -	-1 -	-1 -	-1 -	-1 -
Brahmin Vaidik	800	Bengali	0	800	-1 -	-1 -	-1 -	-1 -	-1 -
Brahmin Varendra	2,400	Bengali	0	2,400	-1 -	-1 -	-1 -	-1 -	-1 -
Chamar (Hindu traditions)	2,100	Bengali	1	2,000	-1 -	-1 -	100	-1 -	-1 -
Christian	27,000	Bengali	3	-1 -	-1 -	-1 -	27,000	-1 -	-1 -
Dai (Hindu traditions)	200	Bengali	0	200	-1 -	-1 -	-1 -	-1 -	-1 -
Dai (Muslim traditions)	1,200	Bengali	0	-1 -	1,200	-1 -	-1 -	-1 -	-1 -
Dalu	300	Bengali	0	-1 -	300	-1 -	-1 -	-1 -	-1 -
Darzi (Muslim traditions)	1,100	Bengali	0	-1 -	1,100	-1 -	-1 -	-1 -	-1 -
Dhobi (Hindu traditions)	3,000	Bengali	0	3,000	-1 -	-1 -	-1 -	-1 -	-1 -
Dhobi (Muslim traditions)	800	Bengali	0	-1 -	800	-1 -	-1 -	-1 -	-1 -
Doai	100	Bengali	0	100	-1 -	-1 -	-1 -	-1 -	-1 -
Dom (Muslim traditions)	70	Bengali	0	-1 -	70	-1 -	-1 -	-1 -	-1 -
Dusadh (Hindu traditions)	200	Bengali	0	200	-1 -	-1 -	-1 -	-1 -	-1 -
Dusadh (Muslim traditions)	70	Bengali	0	-1 -	70	-1 -	-1 -	-1 -	-1 -
Dusadh Bahelia	70	Bengali	0	70	-1 -	-1 -	-1 -	-1 -	-1 -
Faqir	400	Bengali	0	-1 -	400	-1 -	-1 -	-1 -	-1 -
Ganak	400	Bengali	0	-1 -	400	-1 -	-1 -	-1 -	-1 -
Ghazi	2,400	Bengali	0	-1 -	2,400	-1 -	-1 -	-1 -	-1 -
Hajam	15,000	Bengali	0	-1 -	15,000	-1 -	-1 -	-1 -	-1 -
Halwai Maira	300	Bengali	0	300	-1 -	-1 -	-1 -	-1 -	-1 -
Jhalo Malo	5,300	Bengali	0	5,300	-1 -	-1 -	-1 -	-1 -	-1 -
Jogi (Hindu traditions)	4,300	Bengali	0	4,300	-1 -	-1 -	-1 -	-1 -	-1 -
Jogi (Muslim traditions)	200	Bengali	0	-1 -	200	-1 -	-1 -	-1 -	-1 -
Jola	11,000	Bengali	0	-1 -	11,000	-1 -	-1 -	-1 -	-1 -
Kachari Dimasa	200	Dimasa	1	200	-1 -	-1 -	-1 -	-1 -	-1 -
Kahar (Hindu traditions)	900	Bengali	0	900	-1 -	-1 -	-1 -	-1 -	-1 -
Kaibartta Jalia	2,900	Bengali	0	2,900	-1 -	-1 -	30	-1 -	-1 -
Kaibartta unspecified	6,500	Bengali	0	6,400	-1 -	-1 -	100	-1 -	-1 -
Kandu	400	Bengali	0	400	-1 -	-1 -	-1 -	-1 -	-1 -
Kanjar (Hindu traditions)	50	Bengali	0	50	-1 -	-1 -	-1 -	-1 -	-1 -
Kapali	4,800	Bengali	0	4,800	-1 -	-1 -	-1 -	-1 -	-1 -
Karenga	50	Bengali	0	50	-1 -	-1 -	-1 -	-1 -	-1 -
Kawar	200	Bengali	0	200	-1 -	-1 -	-1 -	-1 -	-1 -
Kayastha (Hindu traditions)	29,000	Bengali	0	29,000	-1 -	-1 -	400	-1 -	-1 -
Kayastha Karan	8,300	Bengali	0	8,200	-1 -	-1 -	100	-1 -	-1 -
Khairwar	50	Bengali	0	50	-1 -	-1 -	-1 -	-1 -	-1 -
Koch (Hindu traditions)	1,000	Koch	1	1,000	-1 -	-1 -	-1 -	-1 -	40
Koiri (Hindu traditions)	200	Bengali	0	200	-1 -	-1 -	-1 -	-1 -	-1 -
Kumhar, Kusavar (Hindu traditions)	5,600	Bengali	0	5,600	-1 -	-1 -	-1 -	-1 -	-1 -
Laheri (Muslim traditions)	100	Bengali	0	-1 -	100	-1 -	-1 -	-1 -	-1 -
Lohait Kuri	40	Sylheti	0	40	-1 -	-1 -	-1 -	-1 -	-1 -
Lohar (Hindu traditions)	3,300	Bengali	0	3,300	-1 -	-1 -	-1 -	-1 -	-1 -
Lohar (Muslim traditions)	700	Bengali	0	-1 -	700	-1 -	-1 -	-1 -	-1 -
Madari (Muslim traditions)	200	Bengali	0	-1 -	200	-1 -	-1 -	-1 -	-1 -
Mahanta	40	Bengali	0	40	-1 -	-1 -	-1 -	-1 -	-1 -
Mahishya	7,100	Bengali	1	7,000	-1 -	-1 -	100	-1 -	-1 -
Mal (Hindu traditions)	500	Bengali	0	500	-1 -	-1 -	-1 -	-1 -	-1 -
Mal (Muslim traditions)	400	Bengali	0	-1 -	400	-1 -	-1 -	-1 -	-1 -
Mali (Hindu traditions)	1,800	Sylheti	0	1,800	-1 -	-1 -	-1 -	-1 -	-1 -
Mallah (Muslim traditions)	800	Bengali	0	-1 -	800	-1 -	-1 -	-1 -	-1 -
Mallah Dhawa (Muslim traditions)	400	Bengali	0	-1 -	400	-1 -	-1 -	-1 -	-1 -
Mallik (Muslim traditions)	1,500	Bengali	0	-1 -	1,500	-1 -	-1 -	-1 -	-1 -
Mir	700	Bengali	0	-1 -	700	-1 -	-1 -	-1 -	-1 -
Mishri	50	Bengali	0	50	-1 -	-1 -	-1 -	-1 -	-1 -
Mochi (Hindu traditions)	4,400	Bengali	0	4,400	-1 -	-1 -	-1 -	-1 -	-1 -
Nagarchi (Hindu traditions)	500	Bengali	0	500	-1 -	-1 -	-1 -	-1 -	-1 -
Nagarchi (Muslim traditions)	700	Bengali	0	-1 -	700	-1 -	-1 -	-1 -	-1 -
Nai Nabasakh	100	Bengali	0	100	-1 -	-1 -	-1 -	-1 -	-1 -
Namassej (Hindu traditions)	52,000	Bengali	1	51,000	-1 -	-1 -	800	-1 -	-1 -
Namassej Chandel	52,000	Bengali	1	51,000	-1 -	-1 -	700	-1 -	-1 -
Nat (Hindu traditions)	200	Bengali	1	200	-1 -	-1 -	-1 -	-1 -	-1 -
Nat (Muslim traditions)	100	Bengali	0	-1 -	100	-1 -	-1 -	-1 -	-1 -
Nikari (Muslim traditions)	1,200	Bengali	0	-1 -	1,200	-1 -	-1 -	-1 -	-1 -
Pasi (Hindu traditions)	200	Bengali	0	200	-1 -	-1 -	-1 -	-1 -	-1 -
Pasi (Muslim traditions)	100	Bengali	0	-1 -	100	-1 -	-1 -	-1 -	-1 -
Patial	300	Bengali	0	300	-1 -	-1 -	-1 -	-1 -	-1 -
Patwa (Muslim traditions)	200	Bengali	0	-1 -	200	-1 -	-1 -	-1 -	-1 -
Pinjara	1,500	Bengali	0	-1 -	1,500	-1 -	-1 -	-1 -	-1 -
Qassab	700	Bengali	0	-1 -	700	-1 -	-1 -	-1 -	-1 -
Qazi	600	Bengali	0	-1 -	600	-1 -	-1 -	-1 -	-1 -
Rajbansi (Hindu traditions)	8,000	Bengali	1	7,700	-1 -	-1 -	100	-1 -	200
Rajbhar	50	Bengali	0	50	-1 -	-1 -	-1 -	-1 -	-1 -
Rajput (Hindu traditions)	500	Bengali	0	500	-1 -	-1 -	-1 -	-1 -	-1 -
Rajput (Muslim traditions)	400	Bengali	0	-1 -	400	-1 -	-1 -	-1 -	-1 -
Raute	100	Bengali	0	100	-1 -	-1 -	-1 -	-1 -	-1 -
Rautia	50	Sadri, Oraon	0	50	-1 -	-1 -	-1 -	-1 -	-1 -
Rayeen (Muslim traditions)	1,600	Bengali	0	-1 -	1,600	-1 -	-1 -	-1 -	-1 -
Sahariya	100	Bengali	0	100	-1 -	-1 -	-1 -	-1 -	-1 -
Sankara	700	Bengali	0	700	-1 -	-1 -	-1 -	-1 -	-1 -
Santal (Sawntal)	1,200	Bengali	2	800	40	-1 -	100	-1 -	300
Sardar (Muslim traditions)	1,900	Bengali	0	-1 -	1,900	-1 -	-1 -	-1 -	-1 -
Shaikh	4,600	Bengali	0	-1 -	4,600	-1 -	-1 -	-1 -	-1 -
Sikligar (Muslim traditions)	200	Bengali	0	-1 -	200	-1 -	-1 -	-1 -	-1 -
Sunri (Hindu traditions)	13,000	Bengali	0	13,000	-1 -	-1 -	-1 -	-1 -	-1 -
Sunri Sadhubanik	4,300	Bengali	0	4,300	-1 -	-1 -	-1 -	-1 -	-1 -
Sutradhar (Hindu traditions)	3,900	Bengali	0	3,900	-1 -	-1 -	-1 -	-1 -	-1 -
Sutradhar (Muslim traditions)	400	Bengali	0	-1 -	400	-1 -	-1 -	-1 -	-1 -
Sylheti (Muslim traditions)	183,000	Sylheti	0	-1 -	183,000	-1 -	-1 -	-1 -	-1 -
Tamboli (Hindu traditions)	8,600	Bengali	0	8,600	-1 -	-1 -	-1 -	-1 -	-1 -
Tamboli (Muslim traditions)	1,500	Bengali	0	-1 -	1,500	-1 -	-1 -	-1 -	-1 -
Tanti (Hindu traditions)	2,900	Bengali	0	2,900	-1 -	-1 -	-1 -	-1 -	-1 -
Teli (Hindu traditions)	3,600	Bengali	0	3,600	-1 -	-1 -	-1 -	-1 -	-1 -
Teli Gangauta (Hindu traditions)	700	Bengali	0	700	-1 -	-1 -	-1 -	-1 -	-1 -
Tili	1,100	Bengali	0	1,100	-1 -	-1 -	-1 -	-1 -	-1 -
Tiyar	700	Bengali	0	700	-1 -	-1 -	-1 -	-1 -	-1 -
Turaiha	50	Bengali	0	50	-1 -	-1 -	-1 -	-1 -	-1 -
Valmiki Lal Begi (Hindu traditions)	50	Bengali	0	50	-1 -	-1 -	-1 -	-1 -	-1 -
Yadav (Hindu traditions)	5,400	Bengali	0	5,400	-1 -	-1 -	-1 -	-1 -	-1 -
Yadav Sadgope	4,300	Bengali	0	4,300	-1 -	-1 -	-1 -	-1 -	-1 -
Major Groups (displayed): 129	4,145,000		127 ●	284,000	3,831,000	0	29,000	0	1,600
All Groups (including small not displayed *): 167	4,152,000		160 ●	289,000	3,832,000	300	30,000	0	1,900

* District level entries that are less than 1,000 individuals AND less than 1% of the groups total in the country are not displayed.

Download Sources Definitions

Prayer Cards

Level	Description	Criteria
1a	Unreached (Frontier) - Less than 1 in 1,000 (0.1%) identify as Christians in any way. ✸︎	Evangelicals <=0.1% Professing Christians <=0.1%
1b	Unreached (non-Frontier) - Few evangelicals and little, if any, history of Christianity. ◼︎	Evangelicals >0.1% and <=2% Professing Christians >0.1% and <=5%
1	Unreached (All) - Few evangelicals and few who identify as Christians. Little, if any, history of Christianity. ✸︎+◼︎	Evangelicals <= 2% Professing Christians <= 5%
2	Minimally reached - Few evangelicals, but significant number who identify as Christians.	Evangelicals <= 2% Professing Christians > 5% and <= 50%
3	Superficially reached - Few evangelicals, but many who identify as Christians. In great need of spiritual renewal and commitment to biblical faith.	Evangelicals <= 2% Professing Christians > 50%
4	Partially reached - Evangelicals have a modest to moderate presence.	Evangelicals > 2% and <= 10%
5	Significantly reached - Evangelicals have a significant presence.	Evangelicals > 10%

Email *
Role *