Country: Province: District:

Major People Groups *

116

Major Unreached People Groups *

115

Total Population

1,799,000

Buddhist

0.2 %

Christian

0.4 %

Hindu

24.4 %

Muslim

74.9 %

Sikh

0.0 %

Other Religions

0.0 %
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Photo People Group Population
in District
Population
in Country
% Country
Popl in District
Primary Language Primary Religion Progress
Scale
 Brahmin Joshi 100 2,400 4.2% Bengali Hindu Progress Gauge
 Brahmin Radhi 900 52,000 1.7% Bengali Hindu Progress Gauge
 Brahmin Saraswat 200 6,600 3.0% Bengali Hindu Progress Gauge
 Brahmin unspecified 14,000 273,000 5.1% Bengali Hindu Progress Gauge
Brahmin Vaidik 100 5,200 1.9% Bengali Hindu Progress Gauge
 Brahmin Varendra 200 21,000 1.0% Bengali Hindu Progress Gauge
 Chamar (Hindu traditions) 2,800 79,000 3.5% Bengali Hindu Progress Gauge
 Christian 7,000 309,000 2.3% Bengali Christian Progress Gauge
Dai (Hindu traditions) 900 10,000 9.0% Bengali Hindu Progress Gauge
Dai (Muslim traditions) 900 88,000 1.0% Bengali Muslim Progress Gauge
 Dalu 300 11,000 2.7% Bengali Muslim Progress Gauge
 Dhobi (Hindu traditions) 1,400 157,000 0.9% Bengali Hindu Progress Gauge
 Dhobi (Muslim traditions) 1,300 40,000 3.3% Bengali Muslim Progress Gauge
Dholi (Muslim traditions) 4,100 63,000 6.5% Sylheti Muslim Progress Gauge
 Dom (Muslim traditions) 90 3,300 2.7% Bengali Muslim Progress Gauge
Dusadh (Muslim traditions) 90 2,400 3.8% Bengali Muslim Progress Gauge
 Faqir 200 5,600 3.6% Bengali Muslim Progress Gauge
Gain 1,300 6,800 19.1% Bengali Hindu Progress Gauge
Ganak 200 13,000 1.5% Bengali Muslim Progress Gauge
Ghazi 1,200 102,000 1.2% Bengali Muslim Progress Gauge
 Ghulam 90 7,500 1.2% Chittagonian Muslim Progress Gauge
 Hajam 12,000 577,000 2.1% Bengali Muslim Progress Gauge
Hazra 300 1,200 25.0% Bengali Muslim Progress Gauge
 Jat Atra 900 3,200 28.1% Bengali Muslim Progress Gauge
 Jhalo Malo 5,200 225,000 2.3% Bengali Hindu Progress Gauge
  Major Groups (displayed):  116 1,789,000         115
  All Groups (including small not displayed *):  152 1,799,000         144
* 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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