Country:

Bangladesh

Province / State: Dhaka
District: Sherpur

Number of People Groups

131

Unreached People Groups

125

Total Population

1,619,000

Buddhist

0.0 %

Christian

0.7 %

Hindu

3.1 %

Muslim

96.1 %

Sikh

0.0 %

Other Religions

0.1 %
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Photo People Group Population Primary Language Progress
Scale
Hindu Muslim Buddhist Christian Sikh Other
 Abdul 400 Bengali ☀︎ - 400 - - - -
 Ahmadi 70 Bengali ☀︎ - 70 - - - -
 Bagdi (Hindu traditions) 200 Bengali 200 - - - - -
 Bahelia (Hindu traditions) 100 Bengali ☀︎ 100 - - - - -
 Baidya (Hindu traditions) 200 Bengali ☀︎ 200 - - - - -
 Bairagi (Hindu traditions) 400 Bengali ☀︎ 400 - - - - -
 Bania unspecified 100 Bengali ☀︎ 100 - - - - -
 Barman 3,500 Bengali 3,100 20 - 20 - 300
 Bedia (Muslim traditions) 100 Bengali ☀︎ - 100 - - - -
Beg 100 Bengali ☀︎ - 100 - - - -
 Behara 300 Bengali ☀︎ - 300 - - - -
 Bengali Muslim 1,488,000 Bengali ☀︎ - 1,488,000 - - - -
 Bengali Muslim Moghal 700 Bengali ☀︎ - 700 - - - -
Bengali Muslim Pashtun Khan 600 Bengali ☀︎ - 600 - - - -
 Bengali Muslim Pashtun, Pathan 2,000 Bengali ☀︎ - 2,000 - - - -
 Bengali Muslim Sayyid 22,000 Bengali ☀︎ - 22,000 - - - -
Besya (Muslim traditions) 200 Bengali ☀︎ - 200 - - - -
 Bhar 70 Bengali ☀︎ 70 - - - - -
 Bhuinmali 100 Bengali 100 - - - - -
 Biswas (Muslim traditions) 100 Bengali ☀︎ - 100 - - - -
 Brahmin Gaur 100 Bengali ☀︎ 100 - - - - -
 Brahmin Radhi 100 Bengali ☀︎ 100 - - - - -
 Brahmin unspecified 500 Bengali ☀︎ 500 - - - - -
Buna (Hindu traditions) 50 Bengali ☀︎ 50 - - - - -
Chakma 300 Chakma - - 300 40 - -
 Chamar (Hindu traditions) 400 Bengali 400 - - - - -
 Christian 200 Bengali - - - 200 - -
Dai (Muslim traditions) 2,500 Bengali ☀︎ - 2,500 - - - -
 Dalu 200 Bengali ☀︎ - 200 - - - -
 Darzi (Muslim traditions) 300 Bengali ☀︎ - 300 - - - -
 Dhobi (Hindu traditions) 400 Bengali ☀︎ 400 - - - - -
 Dhobi (Muslim traditions) 200 Bengali ☀︎ - 200 - - - -
Dholi (Muslim traditions) 400 Sylheti ☀︎ - 400 - - - -
 Dom (Hindu traditions) 50 Chittagonian ☀︎ 50 - - - - -
 Dom (Muslim traditions) 50 Bengali ☀︎ - 50 - - - -
Dulia 200 Bengali ☀︎ 200 - - - - -
 Dusadh (Hindu traditions) 100 Bengali ☀︎ 100 - - - - -
Dusadh (Muslim traditions) 50 Bengali ☀︎ - 50 - - - -
 Dusadh Bahelia 60 Bengali ☀︎ 60 - - - - -
 Faqir 60 Bengali ☀︎ - 60 - - - -
Ganak 200 Bengali ☀︎ - 200 - - - -
 Garo (A-chik Mande) 10,000 Garo 40 50 - 10,000 - 30
Ghazi 1,400 Bengali ☀︎ - 1,400 - - - -
 Ghulam 100 Chittagonian ☀︎ - 100 - - - -
 Gonrhi 100 Bengali ☀︎ 100 - - - - -
 Hadi 500 Bengali 500 - - - - -
 Hajam 4,100 Bengali ☀︎ - 4,100 - - - -
 Hajang 700 Hajong ☀︎ 700 - - - - -
 Halwai (Hindu traditions) 200 Bengali ☀︎ 200 - - - - -
 Halwai Maira 70 Bengali ☀︎ 70 - - - - -
Jaraj (Muslim traditions) 1,800 Bengali ☀︎ - 1,800 - - - -
 Jhalo Malo 1,000 Bengali ☀︎ 1,000 - - - - -
 Jogi (Hindu traditions) 1,300 Bengali ☀︎ 1,300 - - - - -
 Jogi (Muslim traditions) 70 Bengali ☀︎ - 70 - - - -
 Jola 9,200 Bengali ☀︎ - 9,200 - - - -
 Kahar (Hindu traditions) 300 Bengali ☀︎ 300 - - - - -
 Kaibartta Jalia 1,000 Bengali ☀︎ 1,000 - - - - -
 Kaibartta unspecified 1,500 Bengali ☀︎ 1,500 - - - - -
 Kalu 5,700 Bengali ☀︎ - 5,700 - - - -
 Kandu 50 Bengali ☀︎ 50 - - - - -
 Kapali 400 Bengali ☀︎ 400 - - - - -
 Kawar 100 Bengali ☀︎ 100 - - - - -
 Kayastha (Hindu traditions) 4,400 Bengali ☀︎ 4,400 - - - - -
 Kayastha Karan 1,800 Bengali ☀︎ 1,800 - - - - -
 Khasi 1,400 War-Jaintia - - - 1,400 - -
 Koch (Hindu traditions) 2,200 Koch 2,200 - - 20 - 20
 Kumhar, Kusavar (Hindu traditions) 700 Bengali ☀︎ 700 - - - - -
 Kurmi (Hindu traditions) 70 Bengali ☀︎ 70 - - - - -
Laheri (Muslim traditions) 100 Bengali ☀︎ - 100 - - - -
 Lohar (Hindu traditions) 600 Bengali ☀︎ 600 - - - - -
 Lohar (Muslim traditions) 400 Bengali ☀︎ - 400 - - - -
 Lunia (Hindu traditions) 300 Bengali ☀︎ 300 - - - - -
 Madari (Muslim traditions) 100 Bengali ☀︎ - 100 - - - -
 Mahishya 3,400 Bengali 3,400 - - 20 - -
 Majhwar 500 Bengali ☀︎ 300 100 - - - -
 Mal (Hindu traditions) 70 Bengali ☀︎ 70 - - - - -
Mal (Muslim traditions) 100 Bengali ☀︎ - 100 - - - -
 Mali (Hindu traditions) 600 Sylheti ☀︎ 600 - - - - -
 Mallah (Hindu traditions) 200 Bengali ☀︎ 200 - - - - -
 Mallah (Muslim traditions) 300 Bengali ☀︎ - 300 - - - -
Mallah Chain (Hindu traditions) 70 Bengali ☀︎ 70 - - - - -
Mallah Dhawa (Muslim traditions) 100 Bengali ☀︎ - 100 - - - -
 Mallik (Muslim traditions) 800 Bengali ☀︎ - 800 - - - -
Mandala (Muslim traditions) 400 Bengali ☀︎ - 400 - - - -
 Matia 60 Bengali ☀︎ 60 - - - - -
Mir 1,000 Bengali ☀︎ - 1,000 - - - -
Mishri 50 Bengali ☀︎ 50 - - - - -
 Mochi (Hindu traditions) 800 Bengali ☀︎ 800 - - - - -
 Nagarchi (Hindu traditions) 100 Bengali ☀︎ 100 - - - - -
 Nagarchi (Muslim traditions) 300 Bengali ☀︎ - 300 - - - -
 Nai (Hindu traditions) 100 Bengali ☀︎ 100 - - - - -
Nai Nabasakh 50 Bengali ☀︎ 50 - - - - -
 Namassej (Hindu traditions) 4,700 Bengali 4,600 - - 60 - -
 Namassej Chandel 3,900 Bengali 3,800 - - 60 - -
 Nat (Muslim traditions) 50 Bengali ☀︎ - 50 - - - -
Nikari (Muslim traditions) 400 Bengali ☀︎ - 400 - - - -
 Oraon, Kurux 400 Kurux 200 - - 50 - 70
 Paliya 70 Bengali ☀︎ 70 - - - - -
 Pasi (Hindu traditions) 50 Bengali ☀︎ 50 - - - - -
 Pasi (Muslim traditions) 60 Bengali ☀︎ - 60 - - - -
 Patial 100 Bengali ☀︎ 100 - - - - -
 Patni (Hindu traditions) 300 Sylheti ☀︎ 300 - - - - -
Patni (Muslim traditions) 300 Bengali ☀︎ - 300 - - - -
 Patwa (Muslim traditions) 100 Bengali ☀︎ - 100 - - - -
 Pinjara 700 Bengali ☀︎ - 700 - - - -
 Qassab 900 Bengali ☀︎ - 900 - - - -
 Qazi 100 Bengali ☀︎ - 100 - - - -
 Rajbansi (Hindu traditions) 2,100 Bengali 1,800 - - 20 - 300
 Rajbansi (Muslim traditions) 50 Bengali ☀︎ - 50 - - - -
 Rajbhar 70 Bengali ☀︎ 70 - - - - -
 Rajput (Hindu traditions) 100 Bengali ☀︎ 100 - - - - -
 Rajput (Muslim traditions) 100 Bengali ☀︎ - 100 - - - -
 Rajwar 70 Bengali ☀︎ 70 - - - - -
 Rayeen (Muslim traditions) 1,000 Bengali ☀︎ - 1,000 - - - -
 Santal (Sawntal) 2,400 Bengali 1,900 70 - 200 - 300
Sardar (Muslim traditions) 2,500 Bengali ☀︎ - 2,500 - - - -
 Shaikh 4,300 Bengali ☀︎ - 4,300 - - - -
Sikligar (Muslim traditions) 200 Bengali ☀︎ - 200 - - - -
 Sunri (Hindu traditions) 2,400 Bengali ☀︎ 2,400 - - - - -
 Sunri Sadhubanik 1,400 Bengali ☀︎ 1,400 - - - - -
 Sutradhar (Hindu traditions) 1,000 Bengali ☀︎ 1,000 - - - - -
Sutradhar (Muslim traditions) 200 Bengali ☀︎ - 200 - - - -
 Tamboli (Hindu traditions) 300 Bengali ☀︎ 300 - - - - -
 Tamboli (Muslim traditions) 400 Bengali ☀︎ - 400 - - - -
 Tanti (Hindu traditions) 500 Bengali ☀︎ 500 - - - - -
 Teli (Hindu traditions) 400 Bengali ☀︎ 400 - - - - -
 Tili 100 Bengali ☀︎ 100 - - - - -
 Tiyar 500 Bengali ☀︎ 500 - - - - -
 Valmiki (Hindu traditions) 100 Bengali ☀︎ 100 - - - - -
 Yadav (Hindu traditions) 600 Bengali ☀︎ 600 - - - - -
 Yadav Sadgope 300 Bengali ☀︎ 300 - - - - -
  Totals:  131 1,619,000   125 50,000 1,556,000 300 12,000 0 1,000
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