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Country:

Bangladesh
State: Khulna
District: All

Number of People Groups

217

Unreached People Groups

206

Total Population

18,226,000

Buddhist

0.1 %

Christian

0.2 %

Hindu

15.5 %

Muslim

84.2 %

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 8,300 Bengali ● - 8,300 - - - -
Aguri 400 Bengali ● 400 - - - - -
Ahmadi 900 Bengali ● - 900 - - - -
Anglo Indian 300 Bengali ● 100 70 - 100 - -
Ansari 2,200 Bengali ● - 2,200 - - - -
Arora (Sikh traditions) 100 Punjabi, Western ● - - - - 100 -
Asho Khyang 30 Chin, Asho ● - - 30 - - -
Bagdi (Hindu traditions) 48,000 Bengali ● 48,000 - - 300 - -
Baha'i 1,500 Bengali ● - - - - - 1,500
Bahelia (Hindu traditions) 500 Bengali ● 500 - - - - -
Baidya (Hindu traditions) 8,600 Bengali ● 8,600 - - - - -
Bairagi (Hindu traditions) 25,000 Bengali ● 25,000 - - - - -
Baiti 1,700 Bengali ● 1,700 - - - - -
Bania 1,200 Bengali ● 1,200 - - - - -
Bania Gandha Banik 100 Bengali ● 100 - - - - -
Bania Subarna Banik 200 Bengali ● 200 - - - - -
Banjara (Muslim traditions) 3,500 Bengali ● - 3,500 - - - -
Barman 2,100 Bengali ● 1,900 - - - - 200
Barua 13,000 Bengali ● - - 13,000 - - -
Bauri 5,000 Bengali ● 5,000 - - - - -
Bedia (Hindu traditions) 1,300 Bengali ● 1,300 - - - - -
Bedia (Muslim traditions) 28,000 Bengali ● - 28,000 - - - -
Behara 63,000 Bengali ● - 63,000 - - - -
Beldar (Hindu traditions) 300 Bengali ● 300 - - - - -
Besya (Muslim traditions) 1,400 Bengali ● - 1,400 - - - -
Bhar 300 Bengali ● 300 - - - - -
Bhat (Hindu traditions) 700 Bengali ● 700 - - - - -
Bhoi (Hindu traditions) 2,000 Bengali ● 2,000 - - - - -
Bhuinhar 200 Bengali ● 200 - - - - -
Bhuinmali 1,900 Bengali ● 1,900 - - - - -
Bhuiya 2,300 Bengali ● 2,300 - - - - -
Bhuiya Ghatwar 1,200 Bengali ● 1,200 - - - - -
Bhumij 1,700 Sylheti ● 1,700 - - - - -
Bihari (Muslim traditions) 113,000 Urdu ● - 113,000 - - - -
Bind 1,100 Bengali ● 1,100 - - - - -
Biswas (Hindu traditions) 2,400 Bengali ● 2,400 - - - - -
Biswas (Muslim traditions) 31,000 Bengali ● - 31,000 - - - -
Brahmin 71,000 Bengali ● 71,000 - - - - -
Brahmin Gaur 4,700 Bengali ● 4,700 - - - - -
Brahmin Joshi 500 Bengali ● 500 - - - - -
Brahmin Kanaujia 400 Bengali ● 400 - - - - -
Brahmin Radhi 6,200 Bengali ● 6,200 - - - - -
Brahmin Sakaldwipi 600 Bengali ● 600 - - - - -
Brahmin Saraswat 1,000 Bengali ● 1,000 - - - - -
Brahmin Utkal 300 Bengali ● 300 - - - - -
Brahmin Vaidik 500 Bengali ● 500 - - - - -
Brahmin Varendra 1,100 Bengali ● 1,100 - - - - -
Buna (Hindu traditions) 21,000 Bengali ● 21,000 - - - - -
Burmese 900 Burmese ● - - 900 - - -
Chain 1,100 Bengali ● 1,100 - - - - -
Chak 400 Chak ● - - 400 - - -
Chakma 400 Chakma ● - - 400 50 - -
Chamar (Hindu traditions) 14,000 Bengali ● 13,000 - - 300 - -
Chasadhobi 1,600 Bengali ● 1,600 - - - - -
Christian 19,000 Bengali ● - - - 19,000 - -
Dai (Hindu traditions) 4,400 Bengali ● 4,400 - - - - -
Dai (Muslim traditions) 3,900 Bengali ● - 3,900 - - - -
Dalu 1,000 Bengali ● - 1,000 - - - -
Darzi (Muslim traditions) 5,400 Bengali ● - 5,400 - - - -
Dhanuk 100 Bengali ● 100 - - - - -
Dhobi (Hindu traditions) 10,000 Bengali ● 10,000 - - - - -
Dhobi (Muslim traditions) 5,600 Bengali ● - 5,600 - - - -
Dholi (Muslim traditions) 13,000 Sylheti ● - 13,000 - - - -
Doai 800 Bengali ● 800 - - - - -
Dom 300 Bengali ● - 300 - - - -
Domar (Hindu traditions) 2,700 Chittagonian ● 2,700 - - - - -
Dulia 4,100 Bengali ● 4,100 - - - - -
Dusadh (Hindu traditions) 700 Bengali ● 700 - - - - -
Dusadh Bahelia 400 Bengali ● 400 - - - - -
Faqir 900 Bengali ● - 900 - - - -
Gadaria (Hindu traditions) 300 Bengali ● 300 - - - - -
Gain 5,300 Bengali ● 5,300 - - - - -
Ganak 1,100 Bengali ● - 1,100 - - - -
Garo (A-chik Mande) 100 Garo ● - - - 100 - -
Ghasiya (Hindu traditions) 400 Bengali ● 400 - - - - -
Ghazi 7,400 Bengali ● - 7,400 - - - -
Ghulam 400 Chittagonian ● - 400 - - - -
Gonrhi 100 Bengali ● 100 - - - - -
Gosain 200 Bengali ● 200 - - - - -
Gurung Ghaleg 400 Gurung ● 50 - 300 - - -
Hadi 2,600 Bengali ● 2,600 - - - - -
Hajam 55,000 Bengali ● - 55,000 - - - -
Halwai (Hindu traditions) 15,000 Bengali ● 15,000 - - - - -
Halwai Maira 2,900 Bengali ● 2,900 - - - - -
Han Chinese, Mandarin 300 Chinese, Mandarin ● - - 300 - - -
Ho 100 Sylheti ● 100 - - - - -
Jamadar 500 Bengali ● - 500 - - - -
Jat (Muslim traditions) 4,900 Bengali ● - 4,900 - - - -
Jat (Sikh traditions) 2,000 Punjabi, Western ● - - - - 2,000 -
Jat Atra 3,200 Bengali ● - 3,200 - - - -
Jhalo Malo 52,000 Bengali ● 52,000 - - - - -
Jogi (Hindu traditions) 34,000 Bengali ● 34,000 - - - - -
Jogi (Muslim traditions) 5,500 Bengali ● - 5,500 - - - -
Jola 167,000 Bengali ● - 167,000 - - - -
Jotdar 2,200 Bengali ● - 2,200 - - - -
Kaghazi 2,600 Bengali ● - 2,600 - - - -
Kahar (Hindu traditions) 11,000 Bengali ● 11,000 - - - - -
Kaibartta 40,000 Bengali ● 40,000 - - - - -
Kaibartta Jalia 30,000 Bengali ● 30,000 - - - - -
Kalal (Hindu traditions) 100 Chittagonian ● 100 - - - - -
Kalu 31,000 Bengali ● - 31,000 - - - -
Kalwar (Hindu traditions) 200 Bengali ● 200 - - - - -
Kandu 600 Bengali ● 600 - - - - -
Kaora 5,400 Bengali ● 5,400 - - - - -
Kapali 60,000 Bengali ● 60,000 - - - - -
Karadar 300 Bengali ● - 300 - - - -
Karenga Unknown Bengali ● - - - - - -
Kasar (Hindu traditions) 2,700 Bengali ● 2,700 - - - - -
Kayastha (Hindu traditions) 166,000 Bengali ● 166,000 - - 70 - -
Kayastha Karan 38,000 Bengali ● 38,000 - - - - -
Khairwar 300 Bengali ● 300 - - - - -
Khandait 1,400 Bengali ● 1,400 - - - - -
Khasi (War-Khasi) 50 War-Jaintia ● - - - 50 - -
Koiri (Hindu traditions) 300 Bengali ● 300 - - - - -
Kol 1,000 Bengali ● 1,000 - - - - -
Koli (Hindu traditions) 300 Bengali ● 300 - - - - -
Kori 700 Bengali ● 700 - - - - -
Kui, Kuvi Khond 100 Kuvi ● 100 - - - - -
Kuli 200 Bengali ● 200 - - - - -
Kumhar (Hindu traditions) 50,000 Bengali ● 50,000 - - - - -
Kunbi (Hindu traditions) 100 Bengali ● 100 - - - - -
Kurmi (Hindu traditions) 4,000 Bengali ● 4,000 - - - - -
Laheri (Muslim traditions) 500 Bengali ● - 500 - - - -
Lohar (Hindu traditions) 33,000 Bengali ● 33,000 - - - - -
Lohar (Muslim traditions) 6,700 Bengali ● - 6,700 - - - -
Lunia (Hindu traditions) 7,400 Bengali ● 7,400 - - - - -
Madari (Muslim traditions) 1,200 Bengali ● - 1,200 - - - -
Mahishya 172,000 Bengali ● 171,000 - - 1,400 - -
Mahli 1,100 Mahali ● 1,100 - - - - 30
Majhwar 1,000 Bengali ● 400 600 - - - -
Mal (Hindu traditions) 2,100 Bengali ● 2,100 - - - - -
Mal (Muslim traditions) 1,300 Bengali ● - 1,300 - - - -
Mali (Hindu traditions) 3,000 Bengali ● 3,000 - - - - -
Mallah (Hindu traditions) 800 Bengali ● 800 - - - - -
Mallah (Muslim traditions) 1,900 Bengali ● - 1,900 - - - -
Mallah Dhawa (Muslim traditions) 1,200 Bengali ● - 1,200 - - - -
Mallah Kewat (Hindu traditions) Unknown Bengali ● - - - - - -
Mallah Kewat (Muslim traditions) 60 Bengali ● - 60 - - - -
Mallik (Muslim traditions) 13,000 Bengali ● - 13,000 - - - -
Malto 3,200 Bengali ● 3,100 - - 100 - -
Mandala (Hindu traditions) 6,900 Bengali ● 6,900 - - - - -
Mandala (Muslim traditions) 95,000 Bengali ● - 95,000 - - - -
Marma 100 Marma ● - - 100 - - -
Masalchi 300 Bengali ● - 300 - - - -
Matia 200 Bengali ● 200 - - - - -
Mir 3,700 Bengali ● - 3,700 - - - -
Mirzakhani 1,900 Bengali ● - 1,900 - - - -
Mochi (Hindu traditions) 67,000 Bengali ● 67,000 - - - - -
Mochi (Muslim traditions) 5,400 Bengali ● - 5,400 - - - -
Moghal 7,400 Bengali ● - 7,400 - - - -
Mru 2,400 Mru ● - - 2,300 90 - -
Munda 4,500 Mundari ● 400 - - 200 - 3,800
Musahar (Hindu traditions) 300 Bengali ● 300 - - - - -
Nagarchi (Hindu traditions) 1,600 Bengali ● 1,600 - - - - -
Nagarchi (Muslim traditions) 7,200 Bengali ● - 7,200 - - - -
Nai (Hindu traditions) 30,000 Bengali ● 30,000 - - - - -
Nai Nabasakh 4,300 Bengali ● 4,300 - - - - -
Namassej (Hindu traditions) 734,000 Bengali ● 729,000 - - 4,300 - -
Namassej (Muslim traditions) 2,300 Bengali ● - 2,300 - - - -
Namassej Chandel 540,000 Bengali ● 537,000 - - 3,300 - -
Nat (Hindu traditions) Unknown Bengali ● - - - - - -
Nat (Muslim traditions) 400 Bengali ● - 400 - - - -
Nikari (Muslim traditions) 39,000 Bengali ● - 39,000 - - - -
Oraon, Kurux 1,300 Kurux ● 100 - - 200 - 1,000
Paliya 1,500 Bengali ● 1,500 - - - - -
Pashtun Khan 2,800 Bengali ● - 2,800 - - - -
Pashtun, Pathan 22,000 Bengali ● - 22,000 - - - -
Pasi (Hindu traditions) 600 Bengali ● 600 - - - - -
Pasi (Muslim traditions) 300 Bengali ● - 300 - - - -
Patni (Hindu traditions) 4,900 Bengali ● 4,900 - - - - -
Patni (Muslim traditions) 2,700 Bengali ● - 2,700 - - - -
Patwa (Muslim traditions) 600 Bengali ● - 600 - - - -
Persian 30 Persian, Iranian ● - 30 - - - -
Pinjara 3,900 Bengali ● - 3,900 - - - -
Pod 14,000 Bengali ● 14,000 - - - - -
Pundari 1,100 Bengali ● 1,100 - - - - -
Qassab 5,800 Bengali ● - 5,800 - - - -
Qazi 7,100 Bengali ● - 7,100 - - - -
Rajbansi (Hindu traditions) 73,000 Bengali ● 73,000 - - 700 - -
Rajbansi (Muslim traditions) 2,200 Bengali ● - 2,200 - - - -
Rajbansi Khen (Hindu traditions) 6,000 Bengali ● 6,000 - - - - -
Rajbhar 30 Bengali ● 30 - - - - -
Rajput (Hindu traditions) 4,800 Bengali ● 4,800 - - - - -
Rajput (Muslim traditions) 9,400 Bengali ● - 9,400 - - - -
Rajput (Sikh traditions) 200 Punjabi, Western ● - - - - 200 -
Rajwar 2,100 Bengali ● 2,100 - - - - -
Rangrez (Muslim traditions) 2,400 Bengali ● - 2,400 - - - -
Rayeen (Muslim traditions) 6,200 Bengali ● - 6,200 - - - -
Sahariya 200 Bengali ● 200 - - - - -
Sankara 1,500 Bengali ● 1,500 - - - - -
Santal (Sawntal) 5,500 Bengali ● 2,700 100 - 400 - 2,300
Sardar (Muslim traditions) 6,200 Bengali ● - 6,200 - - - -
Sayyid 299,000 Bengali ● - 299,000 - - - -
Shaikh 14,187,000 Bengali ● - 14,187,000 - - - -
Shanan 24,000 Bengali ● - 24,000 - - - -
Sikligar (Muslim traditions) 1,200 Bengali ● - 1,200 - - - -
Sindhi (Muslim traditions) 400 Sindhi ● - 400 - - - -
Sonar (Hindu traditions) 5,800 Bengali ● 5,800 - - - - -
Sunri (Hindu traditions) 69,000 Bengali ● 69,000 - - - - -
Sunri Sadhubanik 41,000 Bengali ● 41,000 - - - - -
Sutradhar (Hindu traditions) 20,000 Bengali ● 20,000 - - - - -
Sutradhar (Muslim traditions) 800 Bengali ● - 800 - - - -
Tamboli (Hindu traditions) 44,000 Bengali ● 44,000 - - - - -
Tamboli (Muslim traditions) 2,200 Bengali ● - 2,200 - - - -
Tangchanghya 200 Kok Borok ● 200 - - - - -
Tanti (Hindu traditions) 12,000 Bengali ● 12,000 - - - - -
Tarafdar 4,500 Bengali ● - 4,500 - - - -
Tarkhan (Sikh traditions) 100 Punjabi, Western ● - - - - 100 -
Teli (Hindu traditions) 15,000 Bengali ● 15,000 - - - - -
Tili 24,000 Bengali ● 24,000 - - - - -
Tiyar 7,700 Bengali ● 7,700 - - - - -
Turaiha 90 Bengali ● 90 - - - - -
Turi (Hindu traditions) 600 Bengali ● 600 - - - - -
Valmiki, Balmiki (Hindu traditions) 900 Bengali ● 900 - - - - -
Valmiki, Balmiki Lal Begi (Hindu traditions) 400 Bengali ● 400 - - - - -
Yadav (Hindu traditions) 56,000 Bengali ● 56,000 - - - - -
Yadav Sadgope 37,000 Bengali ● 37,000 - - - - -
  Totals:  217 18,226,000   206 ● 2,825,000 15,341,000 18,000 31,000 2,400 8,800
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