Bangladesh, Sylhet state, Habiganj district people groups

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Country:	Bangladesh
Province / State:	Sylhet
District:	Habiganj

Number of People Groups

145

Unreached People Groups

133

Total Population

2,736,000

Buddhist

0.2 %

Christian

0.3 %

Hindu

19.1 %

Muslim

80.0 %

Sikh

0.0 %

Other Religions

0.5 %

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Progress Scale: ☀︎●●●●● (
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= Frontier Unreached Peoples)
People Group ▲	Population	Primary Language	Progress Scale	Hindu	Muslim	Buddhist	Christian	Sikh	Other
Abdul	300	Bengali	0 ☀︎	-1 -	300	-1 -	-1 -	-1 -	-1 -
Arleng	500	Karbi	0 ☀︎	500	-1 -	-1 -	-1 -	-1 -	-1 -
Asur	400	Sylheti	1 ●	300	-1 -	-1 -	-1 -	-1 -	-1 -
Baiga	1,100	Sylheti	0 ☀︎	1,100	-1 -	-1 -	-1 -	-1 -	40
Bairagi (Hindu traditions)	300	Bengali	0 ☀︎	300	-1 -	-1 -	-1 -	-1 -	-1 -
Bania unspecified	400	Bengali	0 ☀︎	400	-1 -	-1 -	-1 -	-1 -	-1 -
Barman	2,300	Bengali	1 ●	2,100	-1 -	-1 -	-1 -	-1 -	200
Bedia (Hindu traditions)	500	Bengali	0 ☀︎	500	-1 -	-1 -	-1 -	-1 -	-1 -
Bedia (Muslim traditions)	1,000	Bengali	0 ☀︎	-1 -	1,000	-1 -	-1 -	-1 -	-1 -
Behara	200	Bengali	0 ☀︎	-1 -	200	-1 -	-1 -	-1 -	-1 -
Beldar (Hindu traditions)	500	Bengali	0 ☀︎	500	-1 -	-1 -	-1 -	-1 -	-1 -
Bengali Muslim	9,200	Bengali	0 ☀︎	-1 -	9,200	-1 -	-1 -	-1 -	-1 -
Bengali Muslim Moghal	300	Bengali	0 ☀︎	-1 -	300	-1 -	-1 -	-1 -	-1 -
Bengali Muslim Pashtun Khan	300	Bengali	0 ☀︎	-1 -	300	-1 -	-1 -	-1 -	-1 -
Bengali Muslim Pashtun, Pathan	500	Bengali	0 ☀︎	-1 -	500	-1 -	-1 -	-1 -	-1 -
Bengali Muslim Sayyid	6,100	Bengali	0 ☀︎	-1 -	6,100	-1 -	-1 -	-1 -	-1 -
Bhumij	4,800	Sylheti	1 ●	4,500	30	-1 -	90	-1 -	200
Binjhia	500	Sylheti	1 ●	400	-1 -	-1 -	30	-1 -	-1 -
Birhor	200	Sylheti	1 ●	200	-1 -	-1 -	-1 -	-1 -	-1 -
Bishnupriya Manipuri	3,100	Bishnupuriya	1 ●	2,800	100	-1 -	30	-1 -	200
Bodo (Hindu traditions)	12,000	Sylheti	0 ☀︎	12,000	-1 -	-1 -	-1 -	-1 -	-1 -
Brahmin Gaur	1,500	Bengali	0 ☀︎	1,500	-1 -	-1 -	-1 -	-1 -	-1 -
Brahmin Joshi	300	Bengali	0 ☀︎	300	-1 -	-1 -	-1 -	-1 -	-1 -
Brahmin Kanaujia	400	Bengali	0 ☀︎	400	-1 -	-1 -	-1 -	-1 -	-1 -
Brahmin Radhi	2,000	Bengali	0 ☀︎	2,000	-1 -	-1 -	-1 -	-1 -	-1 -
Brahmin Sakaldwipi	300	Bengali	0 ☀︎	300	-1 -	-1 -	-1 -	-1 -	-1 -
Brahmin Saraswat	300	Bengali	0 ☀︎	300	-1 -	-1 -	-1 -	-1 -	-1 -
Brahmin unspecified	8,600	Bengali	0 ☀︎	8,600	-1 -	-1 -	-1 -	-1 -	-1 -
Brahmin Varendra	400	Bengali	0 ☀︎	400	-1 -	-1 -	-1 -	-1 -	-1 -
Burmese	200	Burmese	0 ☀︎	-1 -	-1 -	200	-1 -	-1 -	-1 -
Chakma	5,800	Chakma	2 ●	300	-1 -	4,700	700	-1 -	-1 -
Chamar (Hindu traditions)	600	Bengali	1 ●	600	-1 -	-1 -	-1 -	-1 -	-1 -
Chero	2,800	Sylheti	1 ●	2,700	-1 -	-1 -	50	-1 -	50
Chik Baraik	2,100	Sylheti	1 ●	2,000	-1 -	-1 -	40	-1 -	90
Christian	300	Bengali	3 ●	-1 -	-1 -	-1 -	300	-1 -	-1 -
Dai (Muslim traditions)	500	Bengali	0 ☀︎	-1 -	500	-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)	6,500	Bengali	0 ☀︎	6,500	-1 -	-1 -	-1 -	-1 -	-1 -
Dhobi (Muslim traditions)	300	Bengali	0 ☀︎	-1 -	300	-1 -	-1 -	-1 -	-1 -
Dholi (Muslim traditions)	9,700	Sylheti	0 ☀︎	-1 -	9,700	-1 -	-1 -	-1 -	-1 -
Dom (Muslim traditions)	60	Bengali	0 ☀︎	-1 -	60	-1 -	-1 -	-1 -	-1 -
Dusadh (Muslim traditions)	60	Bengali	0 ☀︎	-1 -	60	-1 -	-1 -	-1 -	-1 -
Faqir	50	Bengali	0 ☀︎	-1 -	50	-1 -	-1 -	-1 -	-1 -
Gadaria (Hindu traditions)	200	Bengali	0 ☀︎	200	-1 -	-1 -	-1 -	-1 -	-1 -
Gain	400	Bengali	0 ☀︎	400	-1 -	-1 -	-1 -	-1 -	-1 -
Ganak	300	Bengali	0 ☀︎	-1 -	300	-1 -	-1 -	-1 -	-1 -
Gandpal	600	Sylheti	0 ☀︎	600	-1 -	-1 -	-1 -	-1 -	-1 -
Garo (A-chik Mande)	600	Garo	3 ●	-1 -	-1 -	-1 -	600	-1 -	-1 -
Ghazi	1,600	Bengali	0 ☀︎	-1 -	1,600	-1 -	-1 -	-1 -	-1 -
Ghulam	100	Chittagonian	0 ☀︎	-1 -	100	-1 -	-1 -	-1 -	-1 -
Gond	2,500	Gondi, Northern	1 ●	2,500	-1 -	-1 -	-1 -	-1 -	30
Gurung Ghaleg	40	Gurung	0 ☀︎	40	-1 -	-1 -	-1 -	-1 -	-1 -
Hajam	11,000	Bengali	0 ☀︎	-1 -	11,000	-1 -	-1 -	-1 -	-1 -
Hajang	1,100	Hajong	0 ☀︎	1,100	-1 -	-1 -	-1 -	-1 -	-1 -
Halwai (Hindu traditions)	800	Bengali	0 ☀︎	800	-1 -	-1 -	-1 -	-1 -	-1 -
Han Chinese, Mandarin	30	Chinese, Mandarin	0 ☀︎	-1 -	-1 -	30	-1 -	-1 -	-1 -
Ho	21,000	Sylheti	1 ●	18,000	60	-1 -	700	-1 -	2,000
Jamatia	100	War-Jaintia	2 ●	100	-1 -	-1 -	-1 -	-1 -	-1 -
Jat (Sikh traditions)	80	Bengali	0 ☀︎	-1 -	-1 -	-1 -	-1 -	80	-1 -
Jhalo Malo	5,300	Bengali	0 ☀︎	5,300	-1 -	-1 -	-1 -	-1 -	-1 -
Jogi (Hindu traditions)	53,000	Bengali	0 ☀︎	53,000	-1 -	-1 -	-1 -	-1 -	-1 -
Jogi (Muslim traditions)	200	Bengali	0 ☀︎	-1 -	200	-1 -	-1 -	-1 -	-1 -
Jola	8,400	Bengali	0 ☀︎	-1 -	8,400	-1 -	-1 -	-1 -	-1 -
Kaibartta Jalia	6,900	Bengali	0 ☀︎	6,900	-1 -	-1 -	-1 -	-1 -	-1 -
Kaibartta unspecified	28,000	Bengali	0 ☀︎	28,000	-1 -	-1 -	-1 -	-1 -	-1 -
Karmali	1,800	Sylheti	1 ●	1,700	-1 -	-1 -	50	-1 -	-1 -
Kayastha (Hindu traditions)	51,000	Bengali	0 ☀︎	51,000	-1 -	-1 -	-1 -	-1 -	-1 -
Kayastha Karan	6,900	Bengali	0 ☀︎	6,900	-1 -	-1 -	-1 -	-1 -	-1 -
Khadala	1,200	Sylheti	0 ☀︎	1,200	-1 -	-1 -	-1 -	-1 -	-1 -
Kharia	4,200	Sylheti	1 ●	3,800	30	-1 -	90	-1 -	300
Kharwar	6,700	Sylheti	1 ●	6,500	30	-1 -	50	-1 -	80
Khasi	2,700	War-Jaintia	3 ●	20	-1 -	-1 -	2,600	-1 -	20
Kisan	1,600	Sylheti	1 ●	1,500	-1 -	-1 -	30	-1 -	90
Koch (Hindu traditions)	600	Koch	1 ●	600	-1 -	-1 -	-1 -	-1 -	30
Kori	800	Bengali	1 ●	700	-1 -	-1 -	-1 -	-1 -	30
Korku	1,500	Sylheti	0 ☀︎	1,500	-1 -	-1 -	-1 -	-1 -	-1 -
Korwa	800	Sylheti	0 ☀︎	700	-1 -	-1 -	-1 -	-1 -	100
Kui, Kuvi Khond	1,500	Kuvi	1 ●	1,400	-1 -	-1 -	60	-1 -	40
Kuki Chin	100	Chittagonian	2 ●	-1 -	-1 -	100	-1 -	-1 -	-1 -
Kurmi (Hindu traditions)	4,000	Bengali	0 ☀︎	4,000	-1 -	-1 -	-1 -	-1 -	-1 -
Kusiari	2,000	Sylheti	0 ☀︎	2,000	-1 -	-1 -	-1 -	-1 -	-1 -
Laheri (Muslim traditions)	100	Bengali	0 ☀︎	-1 -	100	-1 -	-1 -	-1 -	-1 -
Lohait Kuri	500	Sylheti	0 ☀︎	500	-1 -	-1 -	-1 -	-1 -	-1 -
Lohar (Muslim traditions)	700	Bengali	0 ☀︎	-1 -	700	-1 -	-1 -	-1 -	-1 -
Lohara	6,400	Sylheti	1 ●	6,300	-1 -	-1 -	40	-1 -	80
Madari (Muslim traditions)	50	Bengali	0 ☀︎	-1 -	50	-1 -	-1 -	-1 -	-1 -
Magar	300	Bengali	0 ☀︎	300	-1 -	-1 -	-1 -	-1 -	-1 -
Mahara	4,700	Sylheti	0 ☀︎	4,700	-1 -	-1 -	-1 -	-1 -	-1 -
Mahli	4,100	Mahali	1 ●	4,000	-1 -	-1 -	30	-1 -	60
Maimal	31,000	Sylheti	0 ☀︎	-1 -	31,000	-1 -	-1 -	-1 -	-1 -
Mal (Muslim traditions)	100	Bengali	0 ☀︎	-1 -	100	-1 -	-1 -	-1 -	-1 -
Mali (Hindu traditions)	30,000	Sylheti	0 ☀︎	30,000	-1 -	-1 -	-1 -	-1 -	-1 -
Mallah (Muslim traditions)	300	Bengali	0 ☀︎	-1 -	300	-1 -	-1 -	-1 -	-1 -
Mallah Dhawa (Muslim traditions)	100	Bengali	0 ☀︎	-1 -	100	-1 -	-1 -	-1 -	-1 -
Mallik (Muslim traditions)	1,100	Bengali	0 ☀︎	-1 -	1,100	-1 -	-1 -	-1 -	-1 -
Malto	3,100	Bengali	1 ●	3,000	-1 -	-1 -	60	-1 -	-1 -
Mandala (Muslim traditions)	500	Bengali	0 ☀︎	-1 -	500	-1 -	-1 -	-1 -	-1 -
Meitei	9,000	Meitei	1 ●	8,300	200	-1 -	-1 -	-1 -	500
Mirzakhani	1,100	Bengali	0 ☀︎	-1 -	1,100	-1 -	-1 -	-1 -	-1 -
Mizo Bawm	90	Chin, Bawm	3 ●	-1 -	-1 -	-1 -	90	-1 -	-1 -
Mochi (Hindu traditions)	2,700	Bengali	0 ☀︎	2,700	-1 -	-1 -	-1 -	-1 -	-1 -
Munda	14,000	Mundari	4 ●	7,900	40	20	600	-1 -	5,100
Murasing	90	War-Jaintia	0 ☀︎	90	-1 -	-1 -	-1 -	-1 -	-1 -
Nagarchi (Hindu traditions)	600	Bengali	0 ☀︎	600	-1 -	-1 -	-1 -	-1 -	-1 -
Nai (Hindu traditions)	300	Bengali	0 ☀︎	300	-1 -	-1 -	-1 -	-1 -	-1 -
Nai Nabasakh	200	Bengali	0 ☀︎	200	-1 -	-1 -	-1 -	-1 -	-1 -
Namassej (Hindu traditions)	76,000	Bengali	1 ●	76,000	-1 -	-1 -	100	-1 -	-1 -
Namassej Chandel	60,000	Bengali	1 ●	60,000	-1 -	-1 -	100	-1 -	-1 -
Nat (Muslim traditions)	80	Bengali	0 ☀︎	-1 -	80	-1 -	-1 -	-1 -	-1 -
Nikari (Muslim traditions)	500	Bengali	0 ☀︎	-1 -	500	-1 -	-1 -	-1 -	-1 -
Oraon, Kurux	2,800	Kurux	2 ●	1,400	-1 -	-1 -	400	-1 -	900
Parhaiya	1,100	Sylheti	1 ●	1,100	-1 -	-1 -	20	-1 -	20
Pasi (Muslim traditions)	50	Bengali	0 ☀︎	-1 -	50	-1 -	-1 -	-1 -	-1 -
Patni (Hindu traditions)	14,000	Sylheti	0 ☀︎	14,000	-1 -	-1 -	-1 -	-1 -	-1 -
Patwa (Muslim traditions)	100	Bengali	0 ☀︎	-1 -	100	-1 -	-1 -	-1 -	-1 -
Pinjara	900	Bengali	0 ☀︎	-1 -	900	-1 -	-1 -	-1 -	-1 -
Pnar	1,500	Pnar	3 ●	20	-1 -	-1 -	1,100	-1 -	400
Poundra	3,800	Bengali	0 ☀︎	3,800	-1 -	-1 -	-1 -	-1 -	-1 -
Qassab	200	Bengali	0 ☀︎	-1 -	200	-1 -	-1 -	-1 -	-1 -
Qazi	300	Bengali	0 ☀︎	-1 -	300	-1 -	-1 -	-1 -	-1 -
Rai	80	Bengali	5 ●	50	-1 -	-1 -	-1 -	-1 -	30
Rajbansi (Hindu traditions)	3,300	Bengali	1 ●	3,300	-1 -	-1 -	-1 -	-1 -	-1 -
Rajbansi (Muslim traditions)	50	Bengali	0 ☀︎	-1 -	50	-1 -	-1 -	-1 -	-1 -
Rajput (Muslim traditions)	100	Bengali	0 ☀︎	-1 -	100	-1 -	-1 -	-1 -	-1 -
Rangrez (Muslim traditions)	200	Bengali	0 ☀︎	-1 -	200	-1 -	-1 -	-1 -	-1 -
Raute	80	Bengali	0 ☀︎	80	-1 -	-1 -	-1 -	-1 -	-1 -
Rautia	300	Sadri, Oraon	0 ☀︎	300	-1 -	-1 -	-1 -	-1 -	-1 -
Rayeen (Muslim traditions)	1,200	Bengali	0 ☀︎	-1 -	1,200	-1 -	-1 -	-1 -	-1 -
Sankara	80	Bengali	0 ☀︎	80	-1 -	-1 -	-1 -	-1 -	-1 -
Santal (Sawntal)	8,800	Bengali	2 ●	6,200	300	-1 -	700	-1 -	1,600
Saora	700	Sora	1 ●	700	-1 -	-1 -	-1 -	-1 -	-1 -
Sardar (Muslim traditions)	1,500	Bengali	0 ☀︎	-1 -	1,500	-1 -	-1 -	-1 -	-1 -
Sauria Paharia	1,800	Sylheti	1 ●	1,700	-1 -	-1 -	50	-1 -	40
Sikligar (Muslim traditions)	40	Bengali	0 ☀︎	-1 -	40	-1 -	-1 -	-1 -	-1 -
Sutradhar (Hindu traditions)	9,200	Bengali	0 ☀︎	9,200	-1 -	-1 -	-1 -	-1 -	-1 -
Sutradhar (Muslim traditions)	100	Bengali	0 ☀︎	-1 -	100	-1 -	-1 -	-1 -	-1 -
Sylhet (Muslim traditions)	2,096,000	Sylheti	0 ☀︎	-1 -	2,096,000	-1 -	-1 -	-1 -	-1 -
Tamboli (Muslim traditions)	600	Bengali	0 ☀︎	-1 -	600	-1 -	-1 -	-1 -	-1 -
Tanti (Hindu traditions)	4,100	Bengali	0 ☀︎	4,100	-1 -	-1 -	-1 -	-1 -	-1 -
Teli (Hindu traditions)	12,000	Bengali	0 ☀︎	12,000	-1 -	-1 -	-1 -	-1 -	-1 -
Tipera	2,700	Kok Borok	1 ●	2,400	50	-1 -	200	-1 -	-1 -
Turi (Hindu traditions)	200	Bengali	0 ☀︎	200	-1 -	-1 -	-1 -	-1 -	-1 -
Yadav (Hindu traditions)	3,000	Bengali	0 ☀︎	3,000	-1 -	-1 -	-1 -	-1 -	-1 -
Yadav Sadgope	700	Bengali	0 ☀︎	700	-1 -	-1 -	-1 -	-1 -	-1 -
Totals: 145	2,736,000		133 ●	522,000	2,188,000	5,000	9,000	80	12,000

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