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Country:

Bangladesh
State: Khulna
District: All

Number of People Groups

232

Unreached People Groups

224

Total Population

17,970,000

Buddhist

0.0 %

Christian

0.1 %

Hindu

15.4 %

Muslim

85.1 %

Sikh

0.0 %

Other Religions

0.1 %
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Progress Scale: ●●●●●
Photo People Group ▲ Population Primary Language Progress
Scale		 Hindu Muslim Buddhist Christian Sikh Other
Abdul 5,800 Bengali ● - 5,800 - - - -
Aguri 100 Bengali ● 100 - - - - -
Ahmadi 600 Bengali ● - 600 - - - -
Akhandji 500 Bengali ● - 500 - - - -
Anglo 900 Bengali ● 100 90 - 600 - -
Ansari 125,000 Bengali ● - 125,000 - - - -
Arora (Sikh traditions) 90 Punjabi, Western ● - - - - 90 -
Bagdi (Hindu traditions) 39,000 Bengali ● 39,000 - - 200 - -
Baha'i 1,400 Bengali ● - - - - - 1,400
Bahelia (Hindu traditions) 100 Bengali ● 100 - - - - -
Baidya (Hindu traditions) 7,400 Bengali ● 7,400 - - - - -
Baidya (Muslim traditions) 500 Bengali ● - 500 - - - -
Bairagi (Hindu traditions) 23,000 Bengali ● 23,000 - - - - -
Baiti 1,200 Bengali ● 1,200 - - - - -
Bajikar (Muslim traditions) 100 Bengali ● - 100 - - - -
Bania 700 Bengali ● 700 - - - - -
Bania Agarwal 20 Bengali ● 20 - - - - -
Bania Gandha Banik 90 Bengali ● 90 - - - - -
Bania Subarna Banik 100 Bengali ● 100 - - - - -
Banjara (Muslim traditions) 3,300 Bengali ● - 3,300 - - - -
Barua 60 Chittagonian ● 30 - 30 - - -
Bauri 4,700 Bengali ● 4,700 - - - - -
Bedia (Hindu traditions) 1,200 Bengali ● 1,200 - - - - -
Bedia (Muslim traditions) 21,000 Bengali ● - 21,000 - - - -
Behara 47,000 Bengali ● - 47,000 - - - -
Beldar (Hindu traditions) 90 Bengali ● 90 - - - - -
Besya (Muslim traditions) 600 Bengali ● - 600 - - - -
Bhar 200 Bengali ● 200 - - - - -
Bhaskar 50 Bengali ● 50 - - - - -
Bhat (Hindu traditions) 600 Bengali ● 600 - - - - -
Bhil Mavchi 400 Bengali ● - 400 - - - -
Bhoi (Hindu traditions) 2,100 Bengali ● 2,100 - - - - -
Bhuinhar 70 Bengali ● 70 - - - - -
Bhuinmali 1,400 Bengali ● 1,400 - - - - -
Bhuiya 1,700 Bengali ● 1,700 - - - - -
Bhuiya Ghatwar 400 Bengali ● 400 - - - - -
Bhumij 1,200 Sylheti ● 1,200 - - - - -
Bihari (Muslim traditions) 113,000 Urdu ● - 113,000 - - - -
Bind 700 Bengali ● 700 - - - - -
Biswas (Hindu traditions) 2,700 Bengali ● 2,700 - - - - -
Biswas (Muslim traditions) 23,000 Bengali ● - 23,000 - - - -
Brahmin 91,000 Bengali ● 91,000 - - - - -
Brahmin Gaur 4,300 Bengali ● 4,300 - - - - -
Brahmin Joshi 500 Bengali ● 500 - - - - -
Brahmin Kanaujia 500 Bengali ● 500 - - - - -
Brahmin Radhi 5,100 Bengali ● 5,100 - - - - -
Brahmin Sakaldwipi 500 Bengali ● 500 - - - - -
Brahmin Saraswat 1,100 Bengali ● 1,100 - - - - -
Brahmin Utkal 300 Bengali ● 300 - - - - -
Brahmin Vaidik 500 Bengali ● 500 - - - - -
Brahmin Varendra 1,100 Bengali ● 1,100 - - - - -
Buna (Hindu traditions) 16,000 Bengali ● 16,000 - - - - -
Buna (Muslim traditions) 100 Bengali ● - 100 - - - -
Burmese 500 Burmese ● - - 500 - - -
Chain 700 Bengali ● 700 - - - - -
Chak 300 Chak ● - - 300 - - -
Chamar (Hindu traditions) 14,000 Bengali ● 14,000 - - 300 - -
Chasadhobi 900 Bengali ● 900 - - - - -
Chaudhari, caste 200 Bengali ● 200 - - - - -
Christian 8,100 Bengali ● - - - 8,100 - -
Dai (Hindu traditions) 4,800 Bengali ● 4,800 - - - - -
Dai (Muslim traditions) 2,300 Bengali ● - 2,300 - - - -
Dalu 100 Bengali ● - 100 - - - -
Daphtari 600 Bengali ● - 600 - - - -
Darzi (Muslim traditions) 3,100 Bengali ● - 3,100 - - - -
Dhanuk 50 Bengali ● 50 - - - - -
Dhobi (Hindu traditions) 9,300 Bengali ● 9,300 - - - - -
Dhobi (Muslim traditions) 3,300 Bengali ● - 3,300 - - - -
Dholi (Muslim traditions) 11,000 Sylheti ● - 11,000 - - - -
Diwan 100 Bengali ● - 100 - - - -
Doai 500 Bengali ● 500 - - - - -
Dom 80 Bengali ● - 80 - - - -
Dom (Hindu traditions) 1,900 Chittagonian ● 1,900 - - - - -
Dulia 2,800 Bengali ● 2,800 - - - - -
Dusadh (Hindu traditions) 400 Bengali ● 400 - - - - -
Dusadh (Muslim traditions) 70 Bengali ● - 70 - - - -
Dusadh Bahelia 200 Bengali ● 200 - - - - -
Faqir 1,300 Bengali ● - 1,300 - - - -
Gadaria (Hindu traditions) 200 Bengali ● 200 - - - - -
Gain 5,900 Bengali ● 5,900 - - - - -
Ganak 400 Bengali ● - 400 - - - -
Garo 20 Garo ● - - - - - 20
Ghasiya (Hindu traditions) 300 Bengali ● 300 - - - - -
Ghazi 5,200 Bengali ● - 5,200 - - - -
Ghulam 70 Chittagonian ● - 70 - - - -
Gonrhi 30 Bengali ● 30 - - - - -
Gosain 200 Bengali ● 200 - - - - -
Gurung Ghaleg 90 Gurung ● 40 - 60 - - -
Hadi 1,600 Bengali ● 1,600 - - - - -
Hajam 36,000 Bengali ● - 36,000 - - - -
Halwai (Hindu traditions) 12,000 Bengali ● 12,000 - - - - -
Halwai Maira 1,300 Bengali ● 1,300 - - - - -
Han Chinese, Mandarin 400 Chinese, Mandarin ● - - 400 - - -
Hazra (Muslim traditions) 700 Bengali ● 200 500 - - - -
Ho 100 Sylheti ● 100 - - - - -
Jamadar 300 Bengali ● - 300 - - - -
Jat (Muslim traditions) 4,100 Bengali ● - 4,100 - - - -
Jat (Sikh traditions) 2,200 Punjabi, Western ● - - - - 2,200 -
Jat Atra 4,000 Bengali ● - 4,000 - - - -
Jhalo Malo 49,000 Bengali ● 49,000 - - - - -
Jharudar 300 Bengali ● - 300 - - - -
Jogi (Hindu traditions) 32,000 Bengali ● 32,000 - - - - -
Jogi (Muslim traditions) 4,200 Bengali ● - 4,200 - - - -
Jotdar 1,500 Bengali ● - 1,500 - - - -
Kaghazi 1,900 Bengali ● - 1,900 - - - -
Kahar (Hindu traditions) 9,500 Bengali ● 9,500 - - - - -
Kaibartta 29,000 Bengali ● 29,000 - - - - -
Kaibartta Jalia 28,000 Bengali ● 28,000 - - - - -
Kalal (Hindu traditions) 100 Chittagonian ● 100 - - - - -
Kalu 18,000 Bengali ● - 18,000 - - - -
Kalwar (Hindu traditions) 40 Bengali ● 40 - - - - -
Kandu 300 Bengali ● 300 - - - - -
Kaora 5,100 Bengali ● 5,100 - - - - -
Kapali 61,000 Bengali ● 61,000 - - - - -
Karadar 100 Bengali ● - 100 - - - -
Karenga Unknown Bengali ● - - - - - -
Kasar (Hindu traditions) 1,900 Bengali ● 1,900 - - - - -
Kayastha (Hindu traditions) 146,000 Bengali ● 146,000 - - - - -
Kayastha Karan 11,000 Bengali ● 11,000 - - - - -
Khairwar 80 Bengali ● 80 - - - - -
Khandait 1,100 Bengali ● 1,100 - - - - -
Khasi 40 Khasi ● - - - 30 - -
Koiri (Hindu traditions) 200 Bengali ● 200 - - - - -
Kol Unknown Bengali ● - - - - - -
Koli (Hindu traditions) 300 Bengali ● 300 - - - - -
Kori 200 Bengali ● 200 - - - - -
Kotal 80 Bengali ● 80 - - - - -
Kui, Kuvi Khond 20 Kuvi ● 20 - - - - -
Kuli 100 Bengali ● 100 - - - - -
Kumhar (Hindu traditions) 46,000 Bengali ● 46,000 - - - - -
Kunbi (Hindu traditions) 200 Bengali ● 200 - - - - -
Kurmi (Hindu traditions) 2,900 Bengali ● 2,900 - - - - -
Laheri (Muslim traditions) 100 Bengali ● - 100 - - - -
Lohar (Hindu traditions) 28,000 Bengali ● 28,000 - - - - -
Lohar (Muslim traditions) 3,800 Bengali ● - 3,800 - - - -
Lunia (Hindu traditions) 5,600 Bengali ● 5,600 - - - - -
Madari (Muslim traditions) 900 Bengali ● - 900 - - - -
Mahaldar 300 Odia ● - 300 - - - -
Mahishya 131,000 Bengali ● 130,000 - - 900 - -
Mahli 800 Mahali ● 800 - - - - -
Majhwar 800 Bengali ● 400 400 - - - -
Mal (Hindu traditions) 1,600 Bengali ● 1,600 - - - - -
Mal (Muslim traditions) 800 Bengali ● - 800 - - - -
Mali (Hindu traditions) 2,200 Bengali ● 2,200 - - - - -
Mallah (Hindu traditions) 300 Bengali ● 300 - - - - -
Mallah (Muslim traditions) 900 Bengali ● - 900 - - - -
Mallah Dhawa (Muslim traditions) 800 Bengali ● - 800 - - - -
Mallah Kewat (Hindu traditions) Unknown Bengali ● - - - - - -
Mallah Kewat (Muslim traditions) 20 Bengali ● - 20 - - - -
Mallik (Hindu traditions) 200 Bengali ● 200 - - - - -
Mallik (Muslim traditions) 9,500 Bengali ● - 9,500 - - - -
Malto 1,100 Mal Paharia ● 1,000 - - - - -
Mandala (Hindu traditions) 7,700 Bengali ● 7,700 - - - - -
Mandala (Muslim traditions) 90,000 Bengali ● - 90,000 - - - -
Masalchi 60 Bengali ● - 60 - - - -
Matia 100 Bengali ● 100 - - - - -
Maulangi 500 Bengali ● - 500 - - - -
Mir 2,800 Bengali ● - 2,800 - - - -
Mirzakhani 1,000 Bengali ● - 1,000 - - - -
Mochi (Hindu traditions) 74,000 Bengali ● 74,000 - - - - -
Mochi (Muslim traditions) 4,000 Bengali ● - 4,000 - - - -
Moghal 5,000 Bengali ● - 5,000 - - - -
Munda 5,900 Sadri, Oraon ● 1,800 20 - 300 - 3,700
Munshi 600 Bengali ● - 600 - - - -
Musahar (Hindu traditions) 100 Bengali ● 100 - - - - -
Nagarchi (Hindu traditions) 1,500 Bengali ● 1,500 - - - - -
Nagarchi (Muslim traditions) 6,200 Bengali ● - 6,200 - - - -
Nai (Hindu traditions) 34,000 Bengali ● 34,000 - - - - -
Nai Nabasakh 4,300 Bengali ● 4,300 - - - - -
Namassej (Hindu traditions) 737,000 Bengali ● 734,000 - - 2,600 - -
Namassej (Muslim traditions) 1,500 Bengali ● - 1,500 - - - -
Namassej Chandel 667,000 Bengali ● 663,000 - - 2,300 - -
Nat (Hindu traditions) 20 Bengali ● 20 - - - - -
Nat (Muslim traditions) 200 Bengali ● - 200 - - - -
Nikari (Muslim traditions) 31,000 Bengali ● - 31,000 - - - -
Oraon, Kurux 10,000 Sylheti ● 6,700 - - 1,000 - 2,400
Paliya 1,600 Bengali ● 1,600 - - - - -
Parsee 90 Parsi ● - - - - - 90
Pashtun, Pathan 21,000 Bengali ● - 21,000 - - - -
Pasi (Hindu traditions) 400 Bengali ● 400 - - - - -
Pasi (Muslim traditions) 100 Bengali ● - 100 - - - -
Patni (Hindu traditions) 2,900 Bengali ● 2,900 - - - - -
Patni (Muslim traditions) 2,200 Bengali ● - 2,200 - - - -
Patwa (Muslim traditions) 200 Bengali ● - 200 - - - -
Persian 70 Persian, Iranian ● - 70 - - - -
Peshakar 100 Bengali ● - 100 - - - -
Pinjara 2,400 Bengali ● - 2,400 - - - -
Pod 7,200 Bengali ● 7,200 - - - - -
Pundari 600 Bengali ● 600 - - - - -
Qassab 3,000 Bengali ● - 3,000 - - - -
Qazi 4,800 Bengali ● - 4,800 - - - -
Rajbansi (Hindu traditions) 64,000 Bengali ● 64,000 - - 400 - -
Rajbansi (Muslim traditions) 1,300 Bengali ● - 1,300 - - - -
Rajbansi Khen (Hindu traditions) 3,700 Bengali ● 3,700 - - - - -
Rajbhar 40 Bengali ● 40 - - - - -
Rajput (Hindu traditions) 3,900 Bengali ● 3,900 - - - - -
Rajput (Muslim traditions) 6,800 Bengali ● - 6,800 - - - -
Rajput (Sikh traditions) 200 Punjabi, Western ● - - - - 200 -
Rajwar 1,300 Bengali ● 1,300 - - - - -
Rangrez (Muslim traditions) 1,300 Bengali ● - 1,300 - - - -
Rasua 900 Bengali ● - 900 - - - -
Rayeen (Muslim traditions) 3,900 Bengali ● - 3,900 - - - -
Sahariya 40 Bengali ● 40 - - - - -
Sankara 1,100 Bengali ● 1,100 - - - - -
Santal, Satar 3,800 Bengali ● 1,100 - - 400 - 2,400
Sardar (Hindu traditions) 200 Bengali ● 200 - - - - -
Sardar (Muslim traditions) 4,100 Bengali ● - 4,100 - - - -
Sarki 700 Nepali ● 700 - - - - -
Sayyid 226,000 Bengali ● - 226,000 - - - -
Shaikh 14,267,000 Bengali ● - 14,392,000 - - - -
Shanan 21,000 Bengali ● - 21,000 - - - -
Sikligar (Muslim traditions) 500 Bengali ● - 500 - - - -
Sindhi (Muslim traditions) 400 Sindhi ● - 400 - - - -
Sonar (Hindu traditions) 4,600 Bengali ● 4,600 - - - - -
Sunri (Hindu traditions) 45,000 Bengali ● 45,000 - - - - -
Sunri Sadhubanik 37,000 Bengali ● 37,000 - - - - -
Sutradhar (Hindu traditions) 16,000 Bengali ● 16,000 - - - - -
Sutradhar (Muslim traditions) 300 Bengali ● - 300 - - - -
Tamboli (Hindu traditions) 44,000 Bengali ● 44,000 - - - - -
Tamboli (Muslim traditions) 1,300 Bengali ● - 1,300 - - - -
Tanti (Hindu traditions) 9,100 Bengali ● 9,100 - - - - -
Tarafdar 3,400 Bengali ● - 3,400 - - - -
Tarkhan (Sikh traditions) 200 Punjabi, Western ● - - - - 200 -
Teli (Hindu traditions) 12,000 Bengali ● 12,000 - - - - -
Tili 21,000 Bengali ● 21,000 - - - - -
Tiyar 8,100 Bengali ● 8,100 - - - - -
Turaiha 50 Bengali ● 50 - - - - -
Turi (Hindu traditions) 300 Bengali ● 300 - - - - -
Valmiki, Balmiki (Hindu traditions) 800 Bengali ● 800 - - - - -
Valmiki, Balmiki Lal Begi (Hindu traditions) 300 Bengali ● 300 - - - - -
Yadav (Hindu traditions) 51,000 Bengali ● 51,000 - - - - -
Yadav Sadgope 35,000 Bengali ● 35,000 - - - - -
  Totals:  232 17,970,000   224 ● 2,763,000 15,299,000 1,300 17,000 2,700 10,000
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