Bangladesh, Dhaka state, Narayanganj district people groups

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Country:	Bangladesh
Province / State:	Dhaka
District:	Narayanganj

Major People Groups

111

Major Unreached People Groups

111

Total Population

3,579,000

Buddhist

0.0 %

Christian

0.0 %

Hindu

6.6 %

Muslim

93.4 %

Sikh

0.0 %

Other Religions

0.0 %

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People Group ▲	Population	Primary Language	Progress Scale	Hindu	Muslim	Buddhist	Christian	Sikh	Other
Abdul	700	Bengali	0	-1 -	700	-1 -	-1 -	-1 -	-1 -
Aguri	50	Bengali	0	50	-1 -	-1 -	-1 -	-1 -	-1 -
Ahmadi	100	Bengali	0	-1 -	100	-1 -	-1 -	-1 -	-1 -
Ansari	200	Bengali	0	-1 -	200	-1 -	-1 -	-1 -	-1 -
Baha'i	900	Bengali	0	-1 -	-1 -	-1 -	-1 -	-1 -	900
Baidya (Hindu traditions)	1,800	Bengali	0	1,800	-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	200	Bengali	0	200	-1 -	-1 -	-1 -	-1 -	-1 -
Bania Gandha Banik	500	Bengali	0	500	-1 -	-1 -	-1 -	-1 -	-1 -
Bania Khatri	70	Bengali	0	70	-1 -	-1 -	-1 -	-1 -	-1 -
Bania Subarna Banik	400	Bengali	0	400	-1 -	-1 -	-1 -	-1 -	-1 -
Bania unspecified	2,800	Bengali	0	2,800	-1 -	-1 -	-1 -	-1 -	-1 -
Bengali Muslim	3,079,000	Bengali	1	-1 -	3,079,000	-1 -	-1 -	-1 -	-1 -
Bengali Muslim Moghal	700	Bengali	0	-1 -	700	-1 -	-1 -	-1 -	-1 -
Bengali Muslim Pashtun Khan	500	Bengali	0	-1 -	500	-1 -	-1 -	-1 -	-1 -
Bengali Muslim Pashtun, Pathan	2,800	Bengali	0	-1 -	2,800	-1 -	-1 -	-1 -	-1 -
Bengali Muslim Sayyid	56,000	Bengali	0	-1 -	56,000	-1 -	-1 -	-1 -	-1 -
Besya (Hindu traditions)	70	Bengali	0	70	-1 -	-1 -	-1 -	-1 -	-1 -
Besya (Muslim traditions)	500	Bengali	0	-1 -	500	-1 -	-1 -	-1 -	-1 -
Bhar	80	Bengali	0	80	-1 -	-1 -	-1 -	-1 -	-1 -
Bhuinmali	1,800	Bengali	1	1,800	-1 -	-1 -	-1 -	-1 -	-1 -
Bhuiya Ghatwar	40	Bengali	0	40	-1 -	-1 -	-1 -	-1 -	-1 -
Bind	100	Bengali	0	100	-1 -	-1 -	-1 -	-1 -	-1 -
Brahmin Barna	800	Bengali	0	800	-1 -	-1 -	-1 -	-1 -	-1 -
Brahmin Radhi	3,000	Bengali	0	3,000	-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	7,600	Bengali	0	7,600	-1 -	-1 -	-1 -	-1 -	-1 -
Brahmin Vaidik	500	Bengali	0	500	-1 -	-1 -	-1 -	-1 -	-1 -
Brahmin Varendra	1,800	Bengali	0	1,800	-1 -	-1 -	-1 -	-1 -	-1 -
Chamar (Hindu traditions)	1,600	Bengali	1	1,600	-1 -	-1 -	50	-1 -	-1 -
Dai (Hindu traditions)	200	Bengali	0	200	-1 -	-1 -	-1 -	-1 -	-1 -
Dhobi (Hindu traditions)	2,400	Bengali	0	2,400	-1 -	-1 -	-1 -	-1 -	-1 -
Doai	70	Bengali	0	70	-1 -	-1 -	-1 -	-1 -	-1 -
Dom (Muslim traditions)	50	Bengali	0	-1 -	50	-1 -	-1 -	-1 -	-1 -
Dusadh (Muslim traditions)	50	Bengali	0	-1 -	50	-1 -	-1 -	-1 -	-1 -
Dusadh Bahelia	70	Bengali	0	70	-1 -	-1 -	-1 -	-1 -	-1 -
Faqir	100	Bengali	0	-1 -	100	-1 -	-1 -	-1 -	-1 -
Ganak	200	Bengali	0	-1 -	200	-1 -	-1 -	-1 -	-1 -
Ghazi	1,900	Bengali	0	-1 -	1,900	-1 -	-1 -	-1 -	-1 -
Hajam	9,400	Bengali	0	-1 -	9,400	-1 -	-1 -	-1 -	-1 -
Halwai Maira	200	Bengali	0	200	-1 -	-1 -	-1 -	-1 -	-1 -
Jhalo Malo	4,400	Bengali	0	4,400	-1 -	-1 -	-1 -	-1 -	-1 -
Jogi (Hindu traditions)	3,700	Bengali	0	3,700	-1 -	-1 -	-1 -	-1 -	-1 -
Jola	11,000	Bengali	0	-1 -	11,000	-1 -	-1 -	-1 -	-1 -
Kachari Dimasa	100	Dimasa	1	100	-1 -	-1 -	-1 -	-1 -	-1 -
Kahar (Hindu traditions)	800	Bengali	0	800	-1 -	-1 -	-1 -	-1 -	-1 -
Kaibartta Jalia	1,500	Bengali	0	1,500	-1 -	-1 -	-1 -	-1 -	-1 -
Kaibartta unspecified	5,700	Bengali	0	5,700	-1 -	-1 -	-1 -	-1 -	-1 -
Kandu	400	Bengali	0	400	-1 -	-1 -	-1 -	-1 -	-1 -
Kanjar (Hindu traditions)	40	Bengali	0	40	-1 -	-1 -	-1 -	-1 -	-1 -
Kapali	4,100	Bengali	0	4,100	-1 -	-1 -	-1 -	-1 -	-1 -
Karenga	50	Bengali	0	50	-1 -	-1 -	-1 -	-1 -	-1 -
Kawar	100	Bengali	0	100	-1 -	-1 -	-1 -	-1 -	-1 -
Kayastha (Hindu traditions)	21,000	Bengali	0	21,000	-1 -	-1 -	-1 -	-1 -	-1 -
Kayastha Karan	3,600	Bengali	0	3,600	-1 -	-1 -	-1 -	-1 -	-1 -
Khairwar	50	Bengali	0	50	-1 -	-1 -	-1 -	-1 -	-1 -
Koiri (Hindu traditions)	100	Bengali	0	100	-1 -	-1 -	-1 -	-1 -	-1 -
Kumhar, Kusavar (Hindu traditions)	4,600	Bengali	0	4,600	-1 -	-1 -	-1 -	-1 -	-1 -
Lohait Kuri	40	Sylheti	0	40	-1 -	-1 -	-1 -	-1 -	-1 -
Lohar (Hindu traditions)	2,600	Bengali	0	2,600	-1 -	-1 -	-1 -	-1 -	-1 -
Lohar (Muslim traditions)	500	Bengali	0	-1 -	500	-1 -	-1 -	-1 -	-1 -
Madari (Muslim traditions)	400	Bengali	0	-1 -	400	-1 -	-1 -	-1 -	-1 -
Mahanta	60	Bengali	0	60	-1 -	-1 -	-1 -	-1 -	-1 -
Mahishya	5,700	Bengali	1	5,600	-1 -	-1 -	70	-1 -	-1 -
Mal (Hindu traditions)	400	Bengali	0	400	-1 -	-1 -	-1 -	-1 -	-1 -
Mal (Muslim traditions)	500	Bengali	0	-1 -	500	-1 -	-1 -	-1 -	-1 -
Mali (Hindu traditions)	1,400	Sylheti	0	1,400	-1 -	-1 -	-1 -	-1 -	-1 -
Mallah (Muslim traditions)	600	Bengali	0	-1 -	600	-1 -	-1 -	-1 -	-1 -
Mallik (Muslim traditions)	1,000	Bengali	0	-1 -	1,000	-1 -	-1 -	-1 -	-1 -
Mir	700	Bengali	0	-1 -	700	-1 -	-1 -	-1 -	-1 -
Mochi (Hindu traditions)	3,400	Bengali	0	3,400	-1 -	-1 -	-1 -	-1 -	-1 -
Nagarchi (Hindu traditions)	400	Bengali	0	400	-1 -	-1 -	-1 -	-1 -	-1 -
Nagarchi (Muslim traditions)	700	Bengali	0	-1 -	700	-1 -	-1 -	-1 -	-1 -
Nai Nabasakh	70	Bengali	0	70	-1 -	-1 -	-1 -	-1 -	-1 -
Namassej (Hindu traditions)	46,000	Bengali	1	45,000	-1 -	-1 -	400	-1 -	-1 -
Namassej Chandel	45,000	Bengali	1	45,000	-1 -	-1 -	400	-1 -	-1 -
Nat (Hindu traditions)	200	Bengali	1	200	-1 -	-1 -	-1 -	-1 -	-1 -
Pasi (Hindu traditions)	100	Bengali	0	100	-1 -	-1 -	-1 -	-1 -	-1 -
Pasi (Muslim traditions)	50	Bengali	0	-1 -	50	-1 -	-1 -	-1 -	-1 -
Patial	300	Bengali	0	300	-1 -	-1 -	-1 -	-1 -	-1 -
Pinjara	1,000	Bengali	0	-1 -	1,000	-1 -	-1 -	-1 -	-1 -
Qazi	400	Bengali	0	-1 -	400	-1 -	-1 -	-1 -	-1 -
Rajbansi (Hindu traditions)	6,400	Bengali	1	6,300	-1 -	-1 -	-1 -	-1 -	60
Rajbhar	60	Bengali	0	60	-1 -	-1 -	-1 -	-1 -	-1 -
Rajput (Hindu traditions)	400	Bengali	0	400	-1 -	-1 -	-1 -	-1 -	-1 -
Rajput (Muslim traditions)	800	Bengali	0	-1 -	800	-1 -	-1 -	-1 -	-1 -
Raute	70	Bengali	0	70	-1 -	-1 -	-1 -	-1 -	-1 -
Rautia	40	Sadri, Oraon	0	40	-1 -	-1 -	-1 -	-1 -	-1 -
Rayeen (Muslim traditions)	1,400	Bengali	0	-1 -	1,400	-1 -	-1 -	-1 -	-1 -
Sahariya	100	Bengali	0	100	-1 -	-1 -	-1 -	-1 -	-1 -
Sankara	600	Bengali	0	600	-1 -	-1 -	-1 -	-1 -	-1 -
Sardar (Muslim traditions)	1,400	Bengali	0	-1 -	1,400	-1 -	-1 -	-1 -	-1 -
Shaikh	7,600	Bengali	0	-1 -	7,600	-1 -	-1 -	-1 -	-1 -
Sikligar (Muslim traditions)	100	Bengali	0	-1 -	100	-1 -	-1 -	-1 -	-1 -
Sunri (Hindu traditions)	10,000	Bengali	0	10,000	-1 -	-1 -	-1 -	-1 -	-1 -
Sunri Sadhubanik	5,000	Bengali	0	5,000	-1 -	-1 -	-1 -	-1 -	-1 -
Sutradhar (Hindu traditions)	3,400	Bengali	0	3,400	-1 -	-1 -	-1 -	-1 -	-1 -
Sutradhar (Muslim traditions)	200	Bengali	0	-1 -	200	-1 -	-1 -	-1 -	-1 -
Sylheti (Muslim traditions)	156,000	Sylheti	0	-1 -	156,000	-1 -	-1 -	-1 -	-1 -
Tamboli (Hindu traditions)	6,900	Bengali	0	6,900	-1 -	-1 -	-1 -	-1 -	-1 -
Tamboli (Muslim traditions)	1,000	Bengali	0	-1 -	1,000	-1 -	-1 -	-1 -	-1 -
Tanti (Hindu traditions)	2,300	Bengali	0	2,300	-1 -	-1 -	-1 -	-1 -	-1 -
Teli (Hindu traditions)	2,900	Bengali	0	2,900	-1 -	-1 -	-1 -	-1 -	-1 -
Teli Gangauta (Hindu traditions)	100	Bengali	0	100	-1 -	-1 -	-1 -	-1 -	-1 -
Tili	1,700	Bengali	0	1,700	-1 -	-1 -	-1 -	-1 -	-1 -
Tiyar	600	Bengali	0	600	-1 -	-1 -	-1 -	-1 -	-1 -
Valmiki Lal Begi (Hindu traditions)	50	Bengali	0	50	-1 -	-1 -	-1 -	-1 -	-1 -
Yadav (Hindu traditions)	4,700	Bengali	0	4,700	-1 -	-1 -	-1 -	-1 -	-1 -
Yadav Sadgope	2,500	Bengali	0	2,500	-1 -	-1 -	-1 -	-1 -	-1 -
Major Groups (displayed): 111	3,569,000		111 ●	230,000	3,337,000	0	1,000	0	1,000
All Groups (including small not displayed *): 168	3,579,000		163 ●	235,000	3,341,000	400	1,500	0	1,000

* 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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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%

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