Bangladesh, Barisal state, Patuakhali district people groups

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Country:	Bangladesh
Province / State:	Barisal
District:	Patuakhali

Major People Groups

Major Unreached People Groups

Total Population

1,891,000

Buddhist

0.1 %

Christian

0.0 %

Hindu

9.6 %

Muslim

90.2 %

Sikh

0.0 %

Other Religions

0.0 %

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People Group ▲	Population	Primary Language	Progress Scale	Hindu	Muslim	Buddhist	Christian	Sikh	Other
Baidya (Hindu traditions)	2,800	Bengali	0	2,800	-1 -	-1 -	-1 -	-1 -	-1 -
Bengali Muslim	1,640,000	Bengali	1	-1 -	1,640,000	-1 -	-1 -	-1 -	-1 -
Bengali Muslim Moghal	1,500	Bengali	0	-1 -	1,500	-1 -	-1 -	-1 -	-1 -
Bengali Muslim Pashtun, Pathan	1,900	Bengali	0	-1 -	1,900	-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 -
Bhar	70	Bengali	0	70	-1 -	-1 -	-1 -	-1 -	-1 -
Brahmin Gaur	400	Bengali	0	400	-1 -	-1 -	-1 -	-1 -	-1 -
Brahmin unspecified	1,400	Bengali	0	1,400	-1 -	-1 -	-1 -	-1 -	-1 -
Dalu	100	Bengali	0	-1 -	100	-1 -	-1 -	-1 -	-1 -
Darzi (Muslim traditions)	400	Bengali	0	-1 -	400	-1 -	-1 -	-1 -	-1 -
Dhobi (Hindu traditions)	4,300	Bengali	0	4,300	-1 -	-1 -	-1 -	-1 -	-1 -
Dhobi (Muslim traditions)	500	Bengali	0	-1 -	500	-1 -	-1 -	-1 -	-1 -
Dom (Muslim traditions)	50	Bengali	0	-1 -	50	-1 -	-1 -	-1 -	-1 -
Ganak	200	Bengali	0	-1 -	200	-1 -	-1 -	-1 -	-1 -
Ghazi	1,200	Bengali	0	-1 -	1,200	-1 -	-1 -	-1 -	-1 -
Hajam	10,000	Bengali	0	-1 -	10,000	-1 -	-1 -	-1 -	-1 -
Jogi (Hindu traditions)	4,300	Bengali	0	4,300	-1 -	-1 -	-1 -	-1 -	-1 -
Jogi (Muslim traditions)	100	Bengali	0	-1 -	100	-1 -	-1 -	-1 -	-1 -
Jola	5,500	Bengali	0	-1 -	5,500	-1 -	-1 -	-1 -	-1 -
Kaibartta Jalia	3,300	Bengali	0	3,300	-1 -	-1 -	-1 -	-1 -	-1 -
Kaibartta unspecified	3,800	Bengali	0	3,800	-1 -	-1 -	-1 -	-1 -	-1 -
Kandu	200	Bengali	0	200	-1 -	-1 -	-1 -	-1 -	-1 -
Kapali	1,900	Bengali	0	1,900	-1 -	-1 -	-1 -	-1 -	-1 -
Kasar (Hindu traditions)	100	Bengali	0	100	-1 -	-1 -	-1 -	-1 -	-1 -
Kawar	50	Bengali	0	50	-1 -	-1 -	-1 -	-1 -	-1 -
Kayastha (Hindu traditions)	25,000	Bengali	0	25,000	-1 -	-1 -	-1 -	-1 -	-1 -
Kayastha Karan	2,900	Bengali	0	2,900	-1 -	-1 -	-1 -	-1 -	-1 -
Kumhar, Kusavar (Hindu traditions)	2,200	Bengali	0	2,200	-1 -	-1 -	-1 -	-1 -	-1 -
Lohar (Hindu traditions)	2,900	Bengali	0	2,900	-1 -	-1 -	-1 -	-1 -	-1 -
Mahishya	4,400	Bengali	1	4,300	-1 -	-1 -	50	-1 -	-1 -
Mallah Dhawa (Muslim traditions)	200	Bengali	0	-1 -	200	-1 -	-1 -	-1 -	-1 -
Mallik (Muslim traditions)	700	Bengali	0	-1 -	700	-1 -	-1 -	-1 -	-1 -
Mishri	40	Bengali	0	40	-1 -	-1 -	-1 -	-1 -	-1 -
Namassej (Hindu traditions)	54,000	Bengali	1	54,000	-1 -	-1 -	100	-1 -	-1 -
Namassej Chandel	51,000	Bengali	1	51,000	-1 -	-1 -	100	-1 -	-1 -
Nat (Hindu traditions)	700	Bengali	1	700	-1 -	-1 -	-1 -	-1 -	-1 -
Pinjara	600	Bengali	0	-1 -	600	-1 -	-1 -	-1 -	-1 -
Rajput (Muslim traditions)	500	Bengali	0	-1 -	500	-1 -	-1 -	-1 -	-1 -
Rakhine	1,600	Rakhine	0	-1 -	-1 -	1,600	-1 -	-1 -	-1 -
Raute	50	Bengali	0	50	-1 -	-1 -	-1 -	-1 -	-1 -
Sankara	300	Bengali	0	300	-1 -	-1 -	-1 -	-1 -	-1 -
Sardar (Muslim traditions)	1,000	Bengali	0	-1 -	1,000	-1 -	-1 -	-1 -	-1 -
Shaikh	4,100	Bengali	0	-1 -	4,100	-1 -	-1 -	-1 -	-1 -
Sunri (Hindu traditions)	5,000	Bengali	0	5,000	-1 -	-1 -	-1 -	-1 -	-1 -
Sutradhar (Muslim traditions)	300	Bengali	0	-1 -	300	-1 -	-1 -	-1 -	-1 -
Tamboli (Hindu traditions)	1,100	Bengali	0	1,100	-1 -	-1 -	-1 -	-1 -	-1 -
Tamboli (Muslim traditions)	15,000	Bengali	0	-1 -	15,000	-1 -	-1 -	-1 -	-1 -
Tanti (Muslim traditions)	100	Bengali	0	-1 -	100	-1 -	-1 -	-1 -	-1 -
Teli (Hindu traditions)	1,400	Bengali	0	1,400	-1 -	-1 -	-1 -	-1 -	-1 -
Major Groups (displayed): 50	1,878,000		50 ●	174,000	1,703,000	1,600	300	0	0
All Groups (including small not displayed *): 111	1,891,000		106 ●	182,000	1,707,000	1,900	500	0	0

* 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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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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