Bangladesh, Barisal state, Barisal district people groups

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Country:	Bangladesh
Province / State:	Barisal
District:	Barisal

Major People Groups

Major Unreached People Groups

Total Population

2,750,000

Buddhist

0.0 %

Christian

0.1 %

Hindu

16.2 %

Muslim

83.7 %

Sikh

0.0 %

Other Religions

0.0 %

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People Group ▲	Population	Primary Language	Progress Scale	Hindu	Muslim	Buddhist	Christian	Sikh	Other
Abdul	500	Bengali	0	-1 -	500	-1 -	-1 -	-1 -	-1 -
Baidya (Hindu traditions)	7,300	Bengali	0	7,300	-1 -	-1 -	-1 -	-1 -	-1 -
Bengali Muslim	2,202,000	Bengali	1	-1 -	2,202,000	-1 -	-1 -	-1 -	-1 -
Bengali Muslim Moghal	2,400	Bengali	0	-1 -	2,400	-1 -	-1 -	-1 -	-1 -
Bengali Muslim Pashtun, Pathan	1,800	Bengali	0	-1 -	1,800	-1 -	-1 -	-1 -	-1 -
Bengali Muslim Sayyid	19,000	Bengali	0	-1 -	19,000	-1 -	-1 -	-1 -	-1 -
Besya (Hindu traditions)	50	Bengali	0	50	-1 -	-1 -	-1 -	-1 -	-1 -
Bhuinmali	1,400	Bengali	1	1,400	-1 -	-1 -	-1 -	-1 -	-1 -
Bihari (Muslim traditions)	2,400	Urdu	0	-1 -	2,400	-1 -	-1 -	-1 -	-1 -
Bind	100	Bengali	0	100	-1 -	-1 -	-1 -	-1 -	-1 -
Brahmin Gaur	500	Bengali	0	500	-1 -	-1 -	-1 -	-1 -	-1 -
Brahmin Kanaujia	200	Bengali	0	200	-1 -	-1 -	-1 -	-1 -	-1 -
Brahmin Radhi	600	Bengali	0	600	-1 -	-1 -	-1 -	-1 -	-1 -
Brahmin Saraswat	200	Bengali	0	200	-1 -	-1 -	-1 -	-1 -	-1 -
Brahmin unspecified	9,100	Bengali	0	9,100	-1 -	-1 -	-1 -	-1 -	-1 -
Christian	2,000	Bengali	3	-1 -	-1 -	-1 -	2,000	-1 -	-1 -
Dhobi (Hindu traditions)	7,600	Bengali	0	7,600	-1 -	-1 -	-1 -	-1 -	-1 -
Dhobi (Muslim traditions)	400	Bengali	0	-1 -	400	-1 -	-1 -	-1 -	-1 -
Dom (Muslim traditions)	50	Bengali	0	-1 -	50	-1 -	-1 -	-1 -	-1 -
Dusadh (Muslim traditions)	50	Bengali	0	-1 -	50	-1 -	-1 -	-1 -	-1 -
Faqir	60	Bengali	0	-1 -	60	-1 -	-1 -	-1 -	-1 -
Ganak	200	Bengali	0	-1 -	200	-1 -	-1 -	-1 -	-1 -
Ghazi	1,600	Bengali	0	-1 -	1,600	-1 -	-1 -	-1 -	-1 -
Hajam	16,000	Bengali	0	-1 -	16,000	-1 -	-1 -	-1 -	-1 -
Jogi (Hindu traditions)	9,100	Bengali	0	9,100	-1 -	-1 -	-1 -	-1 -	-1 -
Jola	9,300	Bengali	0	-1 -	9,300	-1 -	-1 -	-1 -	-1 -
Kaibartta Jalia	5,100	Bengali	0	5,100	-1 -	-1 -	-1 -	-1 -	-1 -
Kaibartta unspecified	6,900	Bengali	0	6,900	-1 -	-1 -	-1 -	-1 -	-1 -
Kandu	500	Bengali	0	500	-1 -	-1 -	-1 -	-1 -	-1 -
Kapali	3,600	Bengali	0	3,600	-1 -	-1 -	-1 -	-1 -	-1 -
Kasar (Hindu traditions)	200	Bengali	0	200	-1 -	-1 -	-1 -	-1 -	-1 -
Kawar	60	Bengali	0	60	-1 -	-1 -	-1 -	-1 -	-1 -
Kayastha (Hindu traditions)	47,000	Bengali	0	47,000	-1 -	-1 -	-1 -	-1 -	-1 -
Kayastha Karan	2,700	Bengali	0	2,700	-1 -	-1 -	-1 -	-1 -	-1 -
Kumhar, Kusavar (Hindu traditions)	4,100	Bengali	0	4,100	-1 -	-1 -	-1 -	-1 -	-1 -
Laheri (Muslim traditions)	90	Bengali	0	-1 -	90	-1 -	-1 -	-1 -	-1 -
Lohar (Hindu traditions)	5,200	Bengali	0	5,200	-1 -	-1 -	-1 -	-1 -	-1 -
Madari (Muslim traditions)	60	Bengali	0	-1 -	60	-1 -	-1 -	-1 -	-1 -
Mahishya	11,000	Bengali	1	11,000	-1 -	-1 -	70	-1 -	-1 -
Mal (Muslim traditions)	90	Bengali	0	-1 -	90	-1 -	-1 -	-1 -	-1 -
Mali (Hindu traditions)	1,400	Sylheti	0	1,400	-1 -	-1 -	-1 -	-1 -	-1 -
Mallik (Muslim traditions)	900	Bengali	0	-1 -	900	-1 -	-1 -	-1 -	-1 -
Mochi (Muslim traditions)	200	Bengali	0	-1 -	200	-1 -	-1 -	-1 -	-1 -
Namassej (Hindu traditions)	154,000	Bengali	1	154,000	-1 -	-1 -	400	-1 -	-1 -
Namassej Chandel	137,000	Bengali	1	136,000	-1 -	-1 -	300	-1 -	-1 -
Nat (Hindu traditions)	1,300	Bengali	1	1,300	-1 -	-1 -	-1 -	-1 -	-1 -
Pasi (Muslim traditions)	50	Bengali	0	-1 -	50	-1 -	-1 -	-1 -	-1 -
Patni (Hindu traditions)	1,600	Sylheti	0	1,600	-1 -	-1 -	-1 -	-1 -	-1 -
Patwa (Muslim traditions)	2,000	Bengali	0	-1 -	2,000	-1 -	-1 -	-1 -	-1 -
Pinjara	700	Bengali	0	-1 -	700	-1 -	-1 -	-1 -	-1 -
Poundra	300	Bengali	0	300	-1 -	-1 -	-1 -	-1 -	-1 -
Qassab	300	Bengali	0	-1 -	300	-1 -	-1 -	-1 -	-1 -
Rakhine	1,200	Rakhine	0	-1 -	-1 -	1,200	-1 -	-1 -	-1 -
Rangrez (Muslim traditions)	100	Bengali	0	-1 -	100	-1 -	-1 -	-1 -	-1 -
Raute	50	Bengali	0	50	-1 -	-1 -	-1 -	-1 -	-1 -
Rayeen (Muslim traditions)	1,400	Bengali	0	-1 -	1,400	-1 -	-1 -	-1 -	-1 -
Sankara	500	Bengali	0	500	-1 -	-1 -	-1 -	-1 -	-1 -
Sardar (Muslim traditions)	1,300	Bengali	0	-1 -	1,300	-1 -	-1 -	-1 -	-1 -
Shaikh	12,000	Bengali	0	-1 -	12,000	-1 -	-1 -	-1 -	-1 -
Sunri (Hindu traditions)	13,000	Bengali	0	13,000	-1 -	-1 -	-1 -	-1 -	-1 -
Sutradhar (Muslim traditions)	300	Bengali	0	-1 -	300	-1 -	-1 -	-1 -	-1 -
Tamboli (Hindu traditions)	2,300	Bengali	0	2,300	-1 -	-1 -	-1 -	-1 -	-1 -
Tamboli (Muslim traditions)	23,000	Bengali	0	-1 -	23,000	-1 -	-1 -	-1 -	-1 -
Tanti (Muslim traditions)	300	Bengali	0	-1 -	300	-1 -	-1 -	-1 -	-1 -
Teli (Hindu traditions)	2,500	Bengali	0	2,500	-1 -	-1 -	-1 -	-1 -	-1 -
Valmiki Lal Begi (Hindu traditions)	30	Bengali	0	30	-1 -	-1 -	-1 -	-1 -	-1 -
Yadav (Hindu traditions)	1,800	Bengali	0	1,800	-1 -	-1 -	-1 -	-1 -	-1 -
Major Groups (displayed): 67	2,738,000		66 ●	436,000	2,298,000	1,200	2,800	0	0
All Groups (including small not displayed *): 120	2,750,000		115 ●	445,000	2,301,000	1,300	2,900	0	10

* 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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Prayer Cards

Level	Description	Criteria
1a	Unreached (Frontier) - Less than 1 in 1,000 (0.1%) identify as Christians in any way. ✸︎	Evangelicals <=0.1% Professing Christians <=0.1%
1b	Unreached (non-Frontier) - Few evangelicals and little, if any, history of Christianity. ◼︎	Evangelicals >0.1% and <=2% Professing Christians >0.1% and <=5%
1	Unreached (All) - Few evangelicals and few who identify as Christians. Little, if any, history of Christianity. ✸︎+◼︎	Evangelicals <= 2% Professing Christians <= 5%
2	Minimally reached - Few evangelicals, but significant number who identify as Christians.	Evangelicals <= 2% Professing Christians > 5% and <= 50%
3	Superficially reached - Few evangelicals, but many who identify as Christians. In great need of spiritual renewal and commitment to biblical faith.	Evangelicals <= 2% Professing Christians > 50%
4	Partially reached - Evangelicals have a modest to moderate presence.	Evangelicals > 2% and <= 10%
5	Significantly reached - Evangelicals have a significant presence.	Evangelicals > 10%

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