Country:

Bangladesh

Province / State: Rajshahi
District: All

Number of People Groups

201

Unreached People Groups

195

Total Population

12,328,000

Buddhist

0.0 %

Christian

3.0 %

Hindu

42.1 %

Muslim

51.7 %

Sikh

0.0 %

Other Religions

3.1 %
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Photo People Group Population Primary Language Progress
Scale
Hindu Muslim Buddhist Christian Sikh Other
 Abdul 22,000 Bengali ☀︎ - 22,000 - - - -
 Aguri 1,800 Bengali ☀︎ 1,800 - - - - -
 Ansari 28,000 Bengali ☀︎ - 28,000 - - - -
 Bagdi (Hindu traditions) 54,000 Bengali 54,000 - - - - -
 Bahelia (Hindu traditions) 500 Bengali ☀︎ 500 - - - - -
 Baidya (Hindu traditions) 28,000 Bengali ☀︎ 28,000 - - - - -
 Bairagi (Hindu traditions) 171,000 Bengali ☀︎ 171,000 - - - - -
 Baiti 3,400 Bengali ☀︎ 3,400 - - - - -
 Bania Agarwal 4,100 Bengali ☀︎ 4,100 - - - - -
 Bania Bais 900 Bengali ☀︎ 900 - - - - -
 Bania Gandha Banik 6,200 Bengali ☀︎ 6,200 - - - - -
Bania Khatri 5,100 Bengali ☀︎ 5,100 - - - - -
 Bania Subarna Banik 4,900 Bengali ☀︎ 4,900 - - - - -
 Bania unspecified 7,400 Bengali ☀︎ 7,400 - - - - -
 Banjara (Muslim traditions) 1,100 Bengali ☀︎ - 1,100 - - - -
 Barman 138,000 Bengali 122,000 500 - 1,500 - 13,000
Baul 17,000 Bengali ☀︎ - 17,000 - - - -
 Bauri 1,500 Bengali ☀︎ 1,500 - - - - -
 Bedia (Hindu traditions) 3,100 Bengali ☀︎ 3,100 - - - - -
 Bedia (Muslim traditions) 19,000 Bengali ☀︎ - 19,000 - - - -
Beg 1,000 Bengali ☀︎ - 1,000 - - - -
 Behara 7,300 Bengali ☀︎ - 7,300 - - - -
 Beldar (Hindu traditions) 1,000 Bengali ☀︎ 1,000 - - - - -
 Bengali Muslim 346,000 Bengali ☀︎ - 346,000 - - - -
 Bengali Muslim Moghal 27,000 Bengali ☀︎ - 27,000 - - - -
 Bengali Muslim Pashtun, Pathan 29,000 Bengali ☀︎ - 29,000 - - - -
 Bengali Muslim Sayyid 1,287,000 Bengali ☀︎ - 1,287,000 - - - -
Besya (Hindu traditions) 300 Bengali ☀︎ 300 - - - - -
Besya (Muslim traditions) 7,800 Bengali ☀︎ - 7,800 - - - -
 Bhar 5,800 Bengali ☀︎ 5,800 - - - - -
 Bhat (Hindu traditions) 700 Bengali ☀︎ 700 - - - - -
 Bhoi (Hindu traditions) 29,000 Bengali ☀︎ 29,000 - - - - -
 Bhuinhar 500 Bengali ☀︎ 500 - - - - -
 Bhuinmali 79,000 Bengali 79,000 - - - - -
 Bhuiya unspecified 5,900 Bengali ☀︎ 5,900 - - - - -
 Bhumij 17,000 Sylheti 17,000 - - - - -
 Bihari (Muslim traditions) 331,000 Urdu ☀︎ - 331,000 - - - -
 Bind 14,000 Bengali ☀︎ 14,000 - - - - -
 Biswas (Muslim traditions) 22,000 Bengali ☀︎ - 22,000 - - - -
 Brahmin Gaur 9,700 Bengali ☀︎ 9,700 - - - - -
 Brahmin Kanaujia 10,000 Bengali ☀︎ 10,000 - - - - -
 Brahmin Maithili 18,000 Bengali ☀︎ 18,000 - - - - -
 Brahmin Radhi 12,000 Bengali ☀︎ 12,000 - - - - -
 Brahmin Sakaldwipi 600 Bengali ☀︎ 600 - - - - -
 Brahmin Saraswat 600 Bengali ☀︎ 600 - - - - -
 Brahmin unspecified 34,000 Bengali ☀︎ 34,000 - - - - -
 Brahmin Utkal 14,000 Bengali ☀︎ 14,000 - - - - -
 Brahmin Varendra 1,200 Bengali ☀︎ 1,200 - - - - -
Buna (Hindu traditions) 158,000 Bengali ☀︎ 158,000 - - - - -
 Burmese 200 Burmese ☀︎ - - 200 - - -
 Chain 83,000 Bengali ☀︎ 83,000 - - - - -
 Chakma 2,200 Chakma 100 - 600 1,500 - -
 Chamar (Hindu traditions) 78,000 Bengali 76,000 - - 2,100 - -
Chasadhobi 35,000 Bengali ☀︎ 35,000 - - - - -
 Christian 251,000 Bengali - - - 251,000 - -
Dai (Hindu traditions) 1,500 Bengali ☀︎ 1,500 - - - - -
Dai (Muslim traditions) 12,000 Bengali ☀︎ - 12,000 - - - -
 Dalu 4,400 Bengali ☀︎ - 4,400 - - - -
 Darzi (Muslim traditions) 23,000 Bengali ☀︎ - 23,000 - - - -
 Dhanuk 1,700 Bengali ☀︎ 1,700 - - - - -
 Dhobi (Hindu traditions) 27,000 Bengali ☀︎ 27,000 - - - - -
 Dhobi (Muslim traditions) 63,000 Bengali ☀︎ - 63,000 - - - -
Doai 400 Bengali ☀︎ 400 - - - - -
 Dom (Hindu traditions) 5,800 Chittagonian ☀︎ 5,800 - - - - -
 Dom (Muslim traditions) 1,600 Bengali ☀︎ - 1,600 - - - -
 Dusadh (Hindu traditions) 2,600 Bengali ☀︎ 2,600 - - - - -
Dusadh (Muslim traditions) 1,300 Bengali ☀︎ - 1,300 - - - -
 Dusadh Bahelia 8,100 Bengali ☀︎ 8,100 - - - - -
 Faqir 1,500 Bengali ☀︎ - 1,500 - - - -
 Gadaria (Hindu traditions) 3,400 Bengali ☀︎ 3,400 - - - - -
Ganak 4,900 Bengali ☀︎ - 4,900 - - - -
 Garo (A-chik Mande) 2,300 Garo - - - 2,300 - -
 Ghasiya (Hindu traditions) 900 Bengali ☀︎ 900 - - - - -
Ghazi 41,000 Bengali ☀︎ - 41,000 - - - -
 Ghulam 1,300 Chittagonian ☀︎ - 1,300 - - - -
 Gonrhi 5,700 Bengali ☀︎ 5,700 - - - - -
 Gosain 400 Bengali ☀︎ 400 - - - - -
 Hadi 34,000 Bengali 34,000 - - - - -
 Hajam 293,000 Bengali ☀︎ - 293,000 - - - -
 Halwai (Hindu traditions) 4,700 Bengali ☀︎ 4,700 - - - - -
Halwai Maira 2,700 Bengali ☀︎ 2,700 - - - - -
 Han Chinese, Mandarin 100 Chinese, Mandarin ☀︎ - - 100 - - -
 Jat (Sikh traditions) 1,100 Bengali ☀︎ - - - - 1,100 -
 Jhalo Malo 148,000 Bengali ☀︎ 148,000 - - - - -
 Jogi (Hindu traditions) 67,000 Bengali ☀︎ 67,000 - - - - -
 Jogi (Muslim traditions) 1,800 Bengali ☀︎ - 1,800 - - - -
 Jola 3,025,000 Bengali ☀︎ - 3,025,000 - - - -
Jotdar 2,000 Bengali ☀︎ - 2,000 - - - -
 Kachari Dimasa 29,000 Dimasa 29,000 - - - - -
Kadar 1,600 Bengali ☀︎ 1,600 - - - - -
Kaghazi 900 Bengali ☀︎ - 900 - - - -
 Kahar (Hindu traditions) 37,000 Bengali ☀︎ 37,000 - - - - -
 Kaibartta Jalia 131,000 Bengali ☀︎ 131,000 - - - - -
 Kaibartta unspecified 34,000 Bengali ☀︎ 34,000 - - - - -
 Kalu 86,000 Bengali ☀︎ - 86,000 - - - -
 Kalwar (Hindu traditions) 900 Bengali ☀︎ 900 - - - - -
Kalwar Sunri 700 Bengali ☀︎ 700 - - - - -
 Kandu 22,000 Bengali ☀︎ 22,000 - - - - -
 Kanjar (Hindu traditions) 3,500 Bengali ☀︎ 3,500 - - - - -
 Kapali 47,000 Bengali ☀︎ 47,000 - - - - -
Karadar 900 Bengali ☀︎ - 900 - - - -
Karenga 5,200 Bengali ☀︎ 5,200 - - - - -
 Kasar (Hindu traditions) 6,300 Bengali ☀︎ 6,300 - - - - -
 Kawar 900 Bengali ☀︎ 900 - - - - -
 Kayastha (Hindu traditions) 47,000 Bengali ☀︎ 47,000 - - - - -
 Kayastha Karan 39,000 Bengali ☀︎ 39,000 - - - - -
 Khairwar 1,100 Bengali ☀︎ 1,100 - - - - -
 Khandait 900 Bengali ☀︎ 900 - - - - -
 Kharia 600 Sylheti 600 - - - - -
 Kharwar 1,400 Sylheti 1,400 - - - - -
 Khasi 300 War-Jaintia - - - 300 - -
 Koch (Hindu traditions) 27,000 Koch 27,000 - - 100 - 100
 Koiri (Hindu traditions) 6,100 Bengali ☀︎ 6,100 - - - - -
 Kol 3,200 Bengali ☀︎ 3,200 - - - - -
Konai 29,000 Bengali ☀︎ 29,000 - - - - -
 Kori 10,000 Bengali 10,000 - - - - -
 Kumhar, Kusavar (Hindu traditions) 138,000 Bengali ☀︎ 138,000 - - - - -
 Kurmi (Hindu traditions) 85,000 Bengali ☀︎ 85,000 - - - - -
Laheri (Muslim traditions) 6,000 Bengali ☀︎ - 6,000 - - - -
 Lohar (Hindu traditions) 103,000 Bengali ☀︎ 103,000 - - - - -
 Lohar (Muslim traditions) 14,000 Bengali ☀︎ - 14,000 - - - -
 Lunia (Hindu traditions) 8,900 Bengali ☀︎ 8,900 - - - - -
 Madari (Muslim traditions) 900 Bengali ☀︎ - 900 - - - -
 Magar 300 Bengali ☀︎ 300 - - - - -
 Mahanta 1,200 Bengali ☀︎ 1,200 - - - - -
 Mahishya 659,000 Bengali 647,000 - - 12,000 - -
 Mahli 7,400 Mahali 7,100 - - 80 - 200
 Majhwar 6,500 Bengali ☀︎ 6,400 80 - - - -
 Mal (Hindu traditions) 11,000 Bengali ☀︎ 11,000 - - - - -
Mal (Muslim traditions) 400 Bengali ☀︎ - 400 - - - -
 Mali (Hindu traditions) 19,000 Sylheti ☀︎ 19,000 - - - - -
 Mallah (Hindu traditions) 2,600 Bengali ☀︎ 2,600 - - - - -
 Mallah (Muslim traditions) 12,000 Bengali ☀︎ - 12,000 - - - -
Mallah Dhawa (Muslim traditions) 41,000 Bengali ☀︎ - 41,000 - - - -
 Mallik (Muslim traditions) 21,000 Bengali ☀︎ - 21,000 - - - -
 Malto 91,000 Bengali 87,000 200 20 3,600 - 200
Mandala (Muslim traditions) 11,000 Bengali ☀︎ - 11,000 - - - -
Masalchi 1,800 Bengali ☀︎ - 1,800 - - - -
 Matia 117,000 Bengali ☀︎ 117,000 - - - - -
 Mech 2,300 Bengali ☀︎ 2,300 - - - - -
Mir 120,000 Bengali ☀︎ - 120,000 - - - -
Mirzakhani 35,000 Bengali ☀︎ - 35,000 - - - -
Mishri 80 Bengali ☀︎ 80 - - - - -
 Mochi (Hindu traditions) 90,000 Bengali ☀︎ 90,000 - - - - -
 Mochi (Muslim traditions) 25,000 Bengali ☀︎ - 25,000 - - - -
 Munda 90,000 Mundari 34,000 200 70 4,500 - 50,000
 Musahar (Hindu traditions) 4,800 Bengali ☀︎ 4,800 - - - - -
 Nagarchi (Hindu traditions) 2,900 Bengali ☀︎ 2,900 - - - - -
 Nai (Hindu traditions) 300 Bengali ☀︎ 300 - - - - -
Nai Nabasakh 600 Bengali ☀︎ 600 - - - - -
 Namassej (Hindu traditions) 91,000 Bengali 89,000 - - 1,400 - -
 Namassej Chandel 320,000 Bengali 315,000 - - 5,300 - -
 Nat (Hindu traditions) 1,700 Bengali 1,700 - - - - -
 Nat (Muslim traditions) 3,200 Bengali ☀︎ - 3,200 - - - -
Nikari (Muslim traditions) 13,000 Bengali ☀︎ - 13,000 - - - -
 Oraon, Kurux 315,000 Kurux 74,000 600 400 47,000 - 193,000
 Pan 1,500 Bengali ☀︎ 1,500 - - - - -
 Pasi (Hindu traditions) 2,400 Bengali ☀︎ 2,400 - - - - -
 Pasi (Muslim traditions) 1,800 Bengali ☀︎ - 1,800 - - - -
 Patial 400 Bengali ☀︎ 400 - - - - -
 Patni (Hindu traditions) 22,000 Sylheti ☀︎ 22,000 - - - - -
 Patwa (Muslim traditions) 3,600 Bengali ☀︎ - 3,600 - - - -
 Pinjara 33,000 Bengali ☀︎ - 33,000 - - - -
 Poundra 3,100 Bengali ☀︎ 3,100 - - - - -
 Pundari 35,000 Bengali ☀︎ 35,000 - - - - -
 Qassab 22,000 Bengali ☀︎ - 22,000 - - - -
 Qazi 24,000 Bengali ☀︎ - 24,000 - - - -
 Rai 100 Bengali - - - - - 100
 Rajbansi (Hindu traditions) 487,000 Bengali 456,000 - - 10,000 - 19,000
 Rajbansi (Muslim traditions) 22,000 Bengali ☀︎ - 22,000 - - - -
 Rajbhar 1,300 Bengali ☀︎ 1,300 - - - - -
 Rajput (Hindu traditions) 18,000 Bengali ☀︎ 18,000 - - - - -
 Rajput (Muslim traditions) 21,000 Bengali ☀︎ - 21,000 - - - -
 Rajwar 16,000 Bengali ☀︎ 16,000 - - - - -
 Rangrez (Muslim traditions) 6,600 Bengali ☀︎ - 6,600 - - - -
 Rayeen (Muslim traditions) 108,000 Bengali ☀︎ - 108,000 - - - -
 Sahariya 2,500 Bengali ☀︎ 2,500 - - - - -
Sankara 5,200 Bengali ☀︎ 5,200 - - - - -
 Santal (Sawntal) 349,000 Bengali 196,000 11,000 80 30,000 - 112,000
Sardar (Muslim traditions) 35,000 Bengali ☀︎ - 35,000 - - - -
Shanan 17,000 Bengali ☀︎ - 17,000 - - - -
Sikligar (Muslim traditions) 7,000 Bengali ☀︎ - 7,000 - - - -
 Sonar (Hindu traditions) 6,100 Bengali ☀︎ 6,100 - - - - -
 Sunri (Hindu traditions) 131,000 Bengali ☀︎ 131,000 - - - - -
 Sunri Sadhubanik 195,000 Bengali ☀︎ 195,000 - - - - -
 Sutradhar (Hindu traditions) 114,000 Bengali ☀︎ 114,000 - - - - -
Sutradhar (Muslim traditions) 6,400 Bengali ☀︎ - 6,400 - - - -
 Tamboli (Hindu traditions) 21,000 Bengali ☀︎ 21,000 - - - - -
 Tamboli (Muslim traditions) 39,000 Bengali ☀︎ - 39,000 - - - -
 Tanti (Hindu traditions) 47,000 Bengali ☀︎ 47,000 - - - - -
 Tarafdar 3,600 Bengali ☀︎ - 3,600 - - - -
 Teli (Hindu traditions) 22,000 Bengali ☀︎ 22,000 - - - - -
 Teli Gangauta (Hindu traditions) 1,700 Bengali ☀︎ 1,700 - - - - -
 Tili 88,000 Bengali ☀︎ 88,000 - - - - -
 Tiyar 26,000 Bengali ☀︎ 26,000 - - - - -
 Turaiha 1,200 Bengali ☀︎ 1,200 - - - - -
 Turi (Hindu traditions) 15,000 Bengali ☀︎ 15,000 - - - - -
 Valmiki (Hindu traditions) 6,500 Bengali ☀︎ 6,500 - - - - -
Valmiki Lal Begi (Hindu traditions) 3,200 Bengali ☀︎ 3,200 - - - - -
 Yadav (Hindu traditions) 21,000 Bengali ☀︎ 21,000 - - - - -
 Yadav Sadgope 66,000 Bengali ☀︎ 66,000 - - - - -
  Totals:  201 12,328,000   195 5,191,000 6,374,000 1,600 372,000 1,100 388,000



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