Bangladesh, Sylhet state, Moulvibazar district people groups

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Country:	Bangladesh
Province / State:	Sylhet
District:	Moulvibazar

Number of People Groups

144

Unreached People Groups

131

Total Population

2,379,000

Buddhist

0.1 %

Christian

0.8 %

Hindu

26.1 %

Muslim

72.7 %

Sikh

0.0 %

Other Religions

0.3 %

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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 -
Ansari	200	Bengali	0 ☀︎	-1 -	200	-1 -	-1 -	-1 -	-1 -
Arleng	400	Karbi	0 ☀︎	400	-1 -	-1 -	-1 -	-1 -	-1 -
Asur	400	Sylheti	1 ●	400	-1 -	-1 -	-1 -	-1 -	-1 -
Baiga	1,200	Sylheti	0 ☀︎	1,200	-1 -	-1 -	-1 -	-1 -	-1 -
Bairagi (Hindu traditions)	300	Bengali	0 ☀︎	300	-1 -	-1 -	-1 -	-1 -	-1 -
Bania unspecified	300	Bengali	0 ☀︎	300	-1 -	-1 -	-1 -	-1 -	-1 -
Barman	7,300	Bengali	1 ●	6,600	30	-1 -	40	-1 -	700
Bedia (Hindu traditions)	600	Bengali	0 ☀︎	600	-1 -	-1 -	-1 -	-1 -	-1 -
Bedia (Muslim traditions)	900	Bengali	0 ☀︎	-1 -	900	-1 -	-1 -	-1 -	-1 -
Behara	100	Bengali	0 ☀︎	-1 -	100	-1 -	-1 -	-1 -	-1 -
Beldar (Hindu traditions)	600	Bengali	0 ☀︎	600	-1 -	-1 -	-1 -	-1 -	-1 -
Bengali Muslim	22,000	Bengali	0 ☀︎	-1 -	22,000	-1 -	-1 -	-1 -	-1 -
Bengali Muslim Moghal	500	Bengali	0 ☀︎	-1 -	500	-1 -	-1 -	-1 -	-1 -
Bengali Muslim Pashtun Khan	400	Bengali	0 ☀︎	-1 -	400	-1 -	-1 -	-1 -	-1 -
Bengali Muslim Pashtun, Pathan	1,700	Bengali	0 ☀︎	-1 -	1,700	-1 -	-1 -	-1 -	-1 -
Bengali Muslim Sayyid	2,900	Bengali	0 ☀︎	-1 -	2,900	-1 -	-1 -	-1 -	-1 -
Bhumij	7,400	Sylheti	1 ●	7,200	20	20	70	-1 -	100
Binjhia	500	Sylheti	1 ●	500	-1 -	-1 -	40	-1 -	-1 -
Birhor	300	Sylheti	1 ●	300	-1 -	-1 -	20	-1 -	-1 -
Bishnupriya Manipuri	7,200	Bishnupuriya	1 ●	7,200	40	-1 -	-1 -	-1 -	-1 -
Brahmin Gaur	1,500	Bengali	0 ☀︎	1,500	-1 -	-1 -	-1 -	-1 -	-1 -
Brahmin Kanaujia	400	Bengali	0 ☀︎	400	-1 -	-1 -	-1 -	-1 -	-1 -
Brahmin Radhi	1,700	Bengali	0 ☀︎	1,700	-1 -	-1 -	-1 -	-1 -	-1 -
Brahmin Sakaldwipi	300	Bengali	0 ☀︎	300	-1 -	-1 -	-1 -	-1 -	-1 -
Brahmin Saraswat	400	Bengali	0 ☀︎	400	-1 -	-1 -	-1 -	-1 -	-1 -
Brahmin unspecified	16,000	Bengali	0 ☀︎	16,000	-1 -	-1 -	-1 -	-1 -	-1 -
Brahmin Varendra	300	Bengali	0 ☀︎	300	-1 -	-1 -	-1 -	-1 -	-1 -
Burmese	400	Burmese	0 ☀︎	-1 -	-1 -	400	-1 -	-1 -	-1 -
Chakma	3,400	Chakma	2 ●	200	-1 -	2,800	400	-1 -	-1 -
Chamar (Hindu traditions)	400	Bengali	1 ●	400	-1 -	-1 -	-1 -	-1 -	-1 -
Chero	2,600	Sylheti	1 ●	2,500	-1 -	-1 -	40	-1 -	-1 -
Chik Baraik	2,000	Sylheti	1 ●	2,000	-1 -	-1 -	-1 -	-1 -	-1 -
Christian	90	Bengali	3 ●	-1 -	-1 -	-1 -	90	-1 -	-1 -
Dai (Muslim traditions)	200	Bengali	0 ☀︎	-1 -	200	-1 -	-1 -	-1 -	-1 -
Dalu	20	Bengali	0 ☀︎	-1 -	20	-1 -	-1 -	-1 -	-1 -
Darzi (Muslim traditions)	200	Bengali	0 ☀︎	-1 -	200	-1 -	-1 -	-1 -	-1 -
Dhobi (Hindu traditions)	7,200	Bengali	0 ☀︎	7,200	-1 -	-1 -	-1 -	-1 -	-1 -
Dhobi (Muslim traditions)	200	Bengali	0 ☀︎	-1 -	200	-1 -	-1 -	-1 -	-1 -
Dholi (Muslim traditions)	6,600	Sylheti	0 ☀︎	-1 -	6,600	-1 -	-1 -	-1 -	-1 -
Dom (Muslim traditions)	20	Bengali	0 ☀︎	-1 -	20	-1 -	-1 -	-1 -	-1 -
Dusadh (Muslim traditions)	20	Bengali	0 ☀︎	-1 -	20	-1 -	-1 -	-1 -	-1 -
Faqir	60	Bengali	0 ☀︎	-1 -	60	-1 -	-1 -	-1 -	-1 -
Gadaria (Hindu traditions)	300	Bengali	0 ☀︎	300	-1 -	-1 -	-1 -	-1 -	-1 -
Gain	400	Bengali	0 ☀︎	400	-1 -	-1 -	-1 -	-1 -	-1 -
Ganak	70	Bengali	0 ☀︎	-1 -	70	-1 -	-1 -	-1 -	-1 -
Gandpal	800	Sylheti	0 ☀︎	800	-1 -	-1 -	-1 -	-1 -	-1 -
Garo (A-chik Mande)	500	Garo	3 ●	-1 -	-1 -	-1 -	500	-1 -	-1 -
Ghazi	800	Bengali	0 ☀︎	-1 -	800	-1 -	-1 -	-1 -	-1 -
Ghulam	20	Chittagonian	0 ☀︎	-1 -	20	-1 -	-1 -	-1 -	-1 -
Gond	2,400	Gondi, Northern	1 ●	2,400	-1 -	-1 -	-1 -	-1 -	20
Gurung Ghaleg	50	Gurung	0 ☀︎	50	-1 -	-1 -	-1 -	-1 -	-1 -
Hajam	6,200	Bengali	0 ☀︎	-1 -	6,200	-1 -	-1 -	-1 -	-1 -
Hajang	1,300	Hajong	0 ☀︎	1,300	-1 -	-1 -	-1 -	-1 -	-1 -
Halwai (Hindu traditions)	900	Bengali	0 ☀︎	900	-1 -	-1 -	-1 -	-1 -	-1 -
Han Chinese, Mandarin	20	Chinese, Mandarin	0 ☀︎	-1 -	-1 -	20	-1 -	-1 -	-1 -
Ho	23,000	Sylheti	1 ●	22,000	60	-1 -	300	-1 -	500
Jamatia	900	War-Jaintia	2 ●	800	20	-1 -	50	-1 -	-1 -
Jat (Sikh traditions)	50	Bengali	0 ☀︎	-1 -	-1 -	-1 -	-1 -	50	-1 -
Jhalo Malo	7,800	Bengali	0 ☀︎	7,800	-1 -	-1 -	-1 -	-1 -	-1 -
Jogi (Hindu traditions)	59,000	Bengali	0 ☀︎	59,000	-1 -	-1 -	-1 -	-1 -	-1 -
Jogi (Muslim traditions)	20	Bengali	0 ☀︎	-1 -	20	-1 -	-1 -	-1 -	-1 -
Jola	8,700	Bengali	0 ☀︎	-1 -	8,700	-1 -	-1 -	-1 -	-1 -
Kaibartta Jalia	2,900	Bengali	0 ☀︎	2,900	-1 -	-1 -	-1 -	-1 -	-1 -
Kaibartta unspecified	28,000	Bengali	0 ☀︎	28,000	-1 -	-1 -	-1 -	-1 -	-1 -
Karmali	1,900	Sylheti	1 ●	1,800	-1 -	-1 -	70	-1 -	-1 -
Kayastha (Hindu traditions)	78,000	Bengali	0 ☀︎	78,000	-1 -	-1 -	-1 -	-1 -	-1 -
Kayastha Karan	7,300	Bengali	0 ☀︎	7,300	-1 -	-1 -	-1 -	-1 -	-1 -
Khadala	1,400	Sylheti	0 ☀︎	1,400	-1 -	-1 -	-1 -	-1 -	-1 -
Kharia	6,900	Sylheti	1 ●	6,800	-1 -	-1 -	70	-1 -	-1 -
Kharwar	7,500	Sylheti	1 ●	7,500	-1 -	-1 -	70	-1 -	-1 -
Khasi	11,000	War-Jaintia	3 ●	60	30	20	11,000	-1 -	100
Kisan	2,200	Sylheti	1 ●	2,100	-1 -	-1 -	20	-1 -	-1 -
Koch (Hindu traditions)	700	Koch	1 ●	700	-1 -	-1 -	-1 -	-1 -	-1 -
Kori	1,100	Bengali	1 ●	1,100	-1 -	-1 -	-1 -	-1 -	-1 -
Korku	2,900	Sylheti	0 ☀︎	2,900	-1 -	-1 -	-1 -	-1 -	-1 -
Korwa	1,000	Sylheti	0 ☀︎	1,000	-1 -	-1 -	-1 -	-1 -	-1 -
Kui, Kuvi Khond	1,700	Kuvi	1 ●	1,600	-1 -	-1 -	60	-1 -	20
Kuki Chin	200	Chittagonian	2 ●	-1 -	-1 -	-1 -	100	-1 -	90
Kurmi (Hindu traditions)	3,500	Bengali	0 ☀︎	3,500	-1 -	-1 -	-1 -	-1 -	-1 -
Kusiari	2,300	Sylheti	0 ☀︎	2,300	-1 -	-1 -	-1 -	-1 -	-1 -
Laheri (Muslim traditions)	40	Bengali	0 ☀︎	-1 -	40	-1 -	-1 -	-1 -	-1 -
Laleng (Patra)	1,000	Tiwa	2 ●	900	-1 -	-1 -	100	-1 -	-1 -
Lohait Kuri	600	Sylheti	0 ☀︎	600	-1 -	-1 -	-1 -	-1 -	-1 -
Lohar (Muslim traditions)	300	Bengali	0 ☀︎	-1 -	300	-1 -	-1 -	-1 -	-1 -
Lohara	8,800	Sylheti	1 ●	8,800	-1 -	-1 -	40	-1 -	-1 -
Madari (Muslim traditions)	40	Bengali	0 ☀︎	-1 -	40	-1 -	-1 -	-1 -	-1 -
Magar	300	Bengali	0 ☀︎	300	-1 -	-1 -	-1 -	-1 -	-1 -
Mahara	5,000	Sylheti	0 ☀︎	5,000	-1 -	-1 -	-1 -	-1 -	-1 -
Mahli	4,500	Mahali	1 ●	4,400	-1 -	-1 -	20	-1 -	50
Maimal	27,000	Sylheti	0 ☀︎	-1 -	27,000	-1 -	-1 -	-1 -	-1 -
Mal (Muslim traditions)	50	Bengali	0 ☀︎	-1 -	50	-1 -	-1 -	-1 -	-1 -
Mali (Hindu traditions)	32,000	Sylheti	0 ☀︎	32,000	-1 -	-1 -	-1 -	-1 -	-1 -
Mallah (Muslim traditions)	60	Bengali	0 ☀︎	-1 -	60	-1 -	-1 -	-1 -	-1 -
Mallah Dhawa (Muslim traditions)	60	Bengali	0 ☀︎	-1 -	60	-1 -	-1 -	-1 -	-1 -
Mallik (Muslim traditions)	400	Bengali	0 ☀︎	-1 -	400	-1 -	-1 -	-1 -	-1 -
Malto	1,300	Bengali	1 ●	1,200	-1 -	-1 -	50	-1 -	-1 -
Mandala (Muslim traditions)	200	Bengali	0 ☀︎	-1 -	200	-1 -	-1 -	-1 -	-1 -
Meitei	10,000	Meitei	1 ●	10,000	50	-1 -	-1 -	-1 -	-1 -
Mirzakhani	500	Bengali	0 ☀︎	-1 -	500	-1 -	-1 -	-1 -	-1 -
Mizo Bawm	60	Chin, Bawm	3 ●	-1 -	-1 -	-1 -	60	-1 -	-1 -
Mochi (Hindu traditions)	2,900	Bengali	0 ☀︎	2,900	-1 -	-1 -	-1 -	-1 -	-1 -
Munda	7,500	Mundari	4 ●	5,500	20	-1 -	300	-1 -	1,700
Nagarchi (Hindu traditions)	700	Bengali	0 ☀︎	700	-1 -	-1 -	-1 -	-1 -	-1 -
Nai (Hindu traditions)	400	Bengali	0 ☀︎	400	-1 -	-1 -	-1 -	-1 -	-1 -
Nai Nabasakh	200	Bengali	0 ☀︎	200	-1 -	-1 -	-1 -	-1 -	-1 -
Namassej (Hindu traditions)	116,000	Bengali	1 ●	116,000	-1 -	-1 -	300	-1 -	-1 -
Namassej Chandel	37,000	Bengali	1 ●	37,000	-1 -	-1 -	200	-1 -	-1 -
Nat (Muslim traditions)	20	Bengali	0 ☀︎	-1 -	20	-1 -	-1 -	-1 -	-1 -
Nikari (Muslim traditions)	200	Bengali	0 ☀︎	-1 -	200	-1 -	-1 -	-1 -	-1 -
Oraon, Kurux	7,800	Kurux	2 ●	5,400	20	20	1,300	-1 -	1,200
Parhaiya	2,600	Sylheti	1 ●	2,600	-1 -	-1 -	-1 -	-1 -	-1 -
Pasi (Muslim traditions)	20	Bengali	0 ☀︎	-1 -	20	-1 -	-1 -	-1 -	-1 -
Patni (Hindu traditions)	36,000	Sylheti	0 ☀︎	36,000	-1 -	-1 -	-1 -	-1 -	-1 -
Patwa (Muslim traditions)	40	Bengali	0 ☀︎	-1 -	40	-1 -	-1 -	-1 -	-1 -
Pinjara	400	Bengali	0 ☀︎	-1 -	400	-1 -	-1 -	-1 -	-1 -
Pnar	5,100	Pnar	3 ●	50	20	-1 -	3,800	-1 -	1,300
Poundra	3,300	Bengali	0 ☀︎	3,300	-1 -	-1 -	-1 -	-1 -	-1 -
Qassab	70	Bengali	0 ☀︎	-1 -	70	-1 -	-1 -	-1 -	-1 -
Qazi	60	Bengali	0 ☀︎	-1 -	60	-1 -	-1 -	-1 -	-1 -
Rai	50	Bengali	5 ●	40	-1 -	-1 -	-1 -	-1 -	20
Rajbansi (Hindu traditions)	2,000	Bengali	1 ●	2,000	-1 -	-1 -	-1 -	-1 -	-1 -
Rajput (Muslim traditions)	300	Bengali	0 ☀︎	-1 -	300	-1 -	-1 -	-1 -	-1 -
Rangrez (Muslim traditions)	50	Bengali	0 ☀︎	-1 -	50	-1 -	-1 -	-1 -	-1 -
Raute	70	Bengali	0 ☀︎	70	-1 -	-1 -	-1 -	-1 -	-1 -
Rautia	300	Sadri, Oraon	0 ☀︎	300	-1 -	-1 -	-1 -	-1 -	-1 -
Rayeen (Muslim traditions)	700	Bengali	0 ☀︎	-1 -	700	-1 -	-1 -	-1 -	-1 -
Sankara	70	Bengali	0 ☀︎	70	-1 -	-1 -	-1 -	-1 -	-1 -
Santal (Sawntal)	7,600	Bengali	2 ●	6,300	200	-1 -	600	-1 -	500
Saora	800	Sora	1 ●	800	-1 -	-1 -	-1 -	-1 -	-1 -
Sardar (Muslim traditions)	700	Bengali	0 ☀︎	-1 -	700	-1 -	-1 -	-1 -	-1 -
Sauria Paharia	2,100	Sylheti	1 ●	2,100	-1 -	-1 -	50	-1 -	-1 -
Shaikh	300	Bengali	0 ☀︎	-1 -	300	-1 -	-1 -	-1 -	-1 -
Sikligar (Muslim traditions)	50	Bengali	0 ☀︎	-1 -	50	-1 -	-1 -	-1 -	-1 -
Sutradhar (Hindu traditions)	12,000	Bengali	0 ☀︎	12,000	-1 -	-1 -	-1 -	-1 -	-1 -
Sutradhar (Muslim traditions)	100	Bengali	0 ☀︎	-1 -	100	-1 -	-1 -	-1 -	-1 -
Sylhet (Muslim traditions)	1,644,000	Sylheti	0 ☀︎	-1 -	1,644,000	-1 -	-1 -	-1 -	-1 -
Tamboli (Muslim traditions)	300	Bengali	0 ☀︎	-1 -	300	-1 -	-1 -	-1 -	-1 -
Tanti (Hindu traditions)	600	Bengali	0 ☀︎	600	-1 -	-1 -	-1 -	-1 -	-1 -
Teli (Hindu traditions)	15,000	Bengali	0 ☀︎	15,000	-1 -	-1 -	-1 -	-1 -	-1 -
Tipera	1,200	Kok Borok	1 ●	1,100	20	-1 -	90	-1 -	-1 -
Turi (Hindu traditions)	200	Bengali	0 ☀︎	200	-1 -	-1 -	-1 -	-1 -	-1 -
Yadav (Hindu traditions)	3,600	Bengali	0 ☀︎	3,600	-1 -	-1 -	-1 -	-1 -	-1 -
Yadav Sadgope	900	Bengali	0 ☀︎	900	-1 -	-1 -	-1 -	-1 -	-1 -
Totals: 144	2,379,000		131 ●	621,000	1,729,000	3,300	20,000	50	6,300

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