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Major People Groups

113

Major Unreached People Groups

110

Total Population

1,684,000

Buddhist

0.0 %

Christian

0.6 %

Hindu

22.6 %

Muslim

76.4 %

Sikh

0.0 %

Other Religions

0.4 %
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Photo People Group Population Primary Language Progress
Scale
Hindu Muslim Buddhist Christian Sikh Other
 Aguri 100 Bengali Progress Gauge 100 - - - - -
 Baha'i 200 Bengali Progress Gauge - - - - - 200
 Baidya (Hindu traditions) 1,100 Bengali Progress Gauge 1,100 - - - - -
 Bairagi (Hindu traditions) 10,000 Bengali Progress Gauge 10,000 - - - - -
Bania Khatri 300 Bengali Progress Gauge 300 - - - - -
 Bania unspecified 700 Bengali Progress Gauge 700 - - - - -
 Bauri 300 Bengali Progress Gauge 300 - - - - -
 Bedia (Hindu traditions) 200 Bengali Progress Gauge 200 - - - - -
 Beldar (Hindu traditions) 900 Bengali Progress Gauge 900 - - - - -
 Bengali Muslim 1,224,000 Bengali Progress Gauge - 1,224,000 - - - -
Bengali Muslim Pashtun Khan 600 Bengali Progress Gauge - 600 - - - -
 Bengali Muslim Pashtun, Pathan 4,300 Bengali Progress Gauge - 4,300 - - - -
 Bengali Muslim Sayyid 35,000 Bengali Progress Gauge - 35,000 - - - -
 Bhar 100 Bengali Progress Gauge 100 - - - - -
 Bhuinmali 5,400 Bengali Progress Gauge 5,400 - - - - -
 Bhuiya unspecified 700 Bengali Progress Gauge 700 - - - - -
 Bind 200 Bengali Progress Gauge 200 - - - - -
Birhor 40 Sylheti Progress Gauge 40 - - - - -
 Brahmin Gaur 600 Bengali Progress Gauge 600 - - - - -
 Brahmin Kanaujia 200 Bengali Progress Gauge 200 - - - - -
 Brahmin Radhi 700 Bengali Progress Gauge 700 - - - - -
 Brahmin unspecified 6,500 Bengali Progress Gauge 6,500 - - - - -
Buna (Hindu traditions) 6,200 Bengali Progress Gauge 6,200 - - - - -
 Chain 500 Bengali Progress Gauge 500 - - - - -
 Chamar (Hindu traditions) 1,200 Bengali Progress Gauge 1,200 - - - - -
 Christian 6,900 Bengali Progress Gauge - - - 6,900 - -
Dai (Hindu traditions) 300 Bengali Progress Gauge 300 - - - - -
 Dalu 200 Bengali Progress Gauge - 200 - - - -
 Darzi (Muslim traditions) 600 Bengali Progress Gauge - 600 - - - -
 Dhobi (Muslim traditions) 400 Bengali Progress Gauge - 400 - - - -
 Dom (Hindu traditions) 800 Chittagonian Progress Gauge 800 - - - - -
 Dom (Muslim traditions) 100 Bengali Progress Gauge - 100 - - - -
 Dusadh (Hindu traditions) 600 Bengali Progress Gauge 600 - - - - -
Dusadh (Muslim traditions) 60 Bengali Progress Gauge - 60 - - - -
 Dusadh Bahelia 300 Bengali Progress Gauge 300 - - - - -
 Faqir 60 Bengali Progress Gauge - 60 - - - -
 Ghasiya (Hindu traditions) 200 Bengali Progress Gauge 200 - - - - -
 Gonrhi 200 Bengali Progress Gauge 200 - - - - -
 Hadi 7,400 Bengali Progress Gauge 7,400 - - - - -
 Hajam 3,000 Bengali Progress Gauge - 3,000 - - - -
 Halwai (Hindu traditions) 900 Bengali Progress Gauge 900 - - - - -
 Halwai Maira 500 Bengali Progress Gauge 500 - - - - -
 Jhalo Malo 1,000 Bengali Progress Gauge 1,000 - - - - -
 Jogi (Hindu traditions) 5,600 Bengali Progress Gauge 5,600 - - - - -
Kadar 600 Bengali Progress Gauge 600 - - - - -
Kaghazi 60 Bengali Progress Gauge - 60 - - - -
 Kahar (Hindu traditions) 2,300 Bengali Progress Gauge 2,300 - - - - -
 Kaibartta Jalia 3,300 Bengali Progress Gauge 3,300 - - - - -
 Kaibartta unspecified 4,600 Bengali Progress Gauge 4,600 - - - - -
 Kandu 900 Bengali Progress Gauge 900 - - - - -
 Kanjar (Hindu traditions) 40 Bengali Progress Gauge 40 - - - - -
 Kasar (Hindu traditions) 100 Bengali Progress Gauge 100 - - - - -
 Kawar 100 Bengali Progress Gauge 100 - - - - -
 Kayastha (Hindu traditions) 6,500 Bengali Progress Gauge 6,500 - - - - -
 Kharia 600 Sylheti Progress Gauge 600 - - - - -
 Koiri (Hindu traditions) 500 Bengali Progress Gauge 500 - - - - -
 Kori 1,300 Bengali Progress Gauge 1,300 - - - - -
 Kumhar, Kusavar (Hindu traditions) 5,400 Bengali Progress Gauge 5,400 - - - - -
 Kurmi (Hindu traditions) 4,400 Bengali Progress Gauge 4,400 - - - - -
Laheri (Muslim traditions) 400 Bengali Progress Gauge - 400 - - - -
 Lohar (Hindu traditions) 6,300 Bengali Progress Gauge 6,300 - - - - -
 Lohar (Muslim traditions) 1,300 Bengali Progress Gauge - 1,300 - - - -
 Lunia (Hindu traditions) 2,300 Bengali Progress Gauge 2,300 - - - - -
 Mahishya 19,000 Bengali Progress Gauge 18,000 - - 200 - -
 Mahli 2,300 Mahali Progress Gauge 2,200 - - 90 - 60
 Majhwar 300 Bengali Progress Gauge 300 20 - - - -
 Mal (Hindu traditions) 1,400 Bengali Progress Gauge 1,400 - - - - -
 Mallah (Hindu traditions) 1,200 Bengali Progress Gauge 1,200 - - - - -
 Mallah (Muslim traditions) 1,100 Bengali Progress Gauge - 1,100 - - - -
Mallah Dhawa (Muslim traditions) 600 Bengali Progress Gauge - 600 - - - -
 Malto 400 Bengali Progress Gauge 400 - - 20 - -
Masalchi 70 Bengali Progress Gauge - 70 - - - -
 Mech 90 Bengali Progress Gauge 90 - - - - -
Mirdhas (Muslim traditions) 200 Bengali Progress Gauge - 200 - - - -
Mishri 90 Bengali Progress Gauge 90 - - - - -
 Mochi (Hindu traditions) 3,700 Bengali Progress Gauge 3,700 - - - - -
 Musahar (Hindu traditions) 2,000 Bengali Progress Gauge 2,000 - - - - -
 Nagarchi (Hindu traditions) 200 Bengali Progress Gauge 200 - - - - -
 Namassej (Hindu traditions) 3,000 Bengali Progress Gauge 3,000 - - 20 - -
 Namassej Chandel 2,200 Bengali Progress Gauge 2,200 - - 20 - -
 Nat (Muslim traditions) 100 Bengali Progress Gauge - 100 - - - -
 Oraon, Kurux 1,200 Kurux Progress Gauge 400 - - 400 - 300
 Paliya 21,000 Bengali Progress Gauge 21,000 - - - - -
 Pasi (Hindu traditions) 100 Bengali Progress Gauge 100 - - - - -
 Pasi (Muslim traditions) 100 Bengali Progress Gauge - 100 - - - -
 Patwa (Muslim traditions) 400 Bengali Progress Gauge - 400 - - - -
 Qazi 300 Bengali Progress Gauge - 300 - - - -
 Rajbansi (Hindu traditions) 200,000 Bengali Progress Gauge 193,000 - - 1,000 - 5,300
 Rajbansi (Muslim traditions) 100 Bengali Progress Gauge - 100 - - - -
 Rajbhar 70 Bengali Progress Gauge 70 - - - - -
 Rajput (Hindu traditions) 2,900 Bengali Progress Gauge 2,900 - - - - -
 Rajput (Muslim traditions) 800 Bengali Progress Gauge - 800 - - - -
 Rajwar 100 Bengali Progress Gauge 100 - - - - -
 Rangrez (Muslim traditions) 200 Bengali Progress Gauge - 200 - - - -
Rayeen (Hindu traditions) 2,000 Bengali Progress Gauge 2,000 - - - - -
 Rayeen (Muslim traditions) 1,700 Bengali Progress Gauge - 1,700 - - - -
 Sahariya 200 Bengali Progress Gauge 200 - - - - -
 Santal (Sawntal) 7,800 Bengali Progress Gauge 5,200 200 - 900 - 1,500
 Shaikh 3,300 Bengali Progress Gauge - 3,300 - - - -
Sikligar (Muslim traditions) 200 Bengali Progress Gauge - 200 - - - -
 Sonar (Hindu traditions) 400 Bengali Progress Gauge 400 - - - - -
 Sunri (Hindu traditions) 3,000 Bengali Progress Gauge 3,000 - - - - -
 Sunri Sadhubanik 1,200 Bengali Progress Gauge 1,200 - - - - -
 Tamboli (Hindu traditions) 1,800 Bengali Progress Gauge 1,800 - - - - -
 Tanti (Hindu traditions) 5,800 Bengali Progress Gauge 5,800 - - - - -
 Teli (Hindu traditions) 1,300 Bengali Progress Gauge 1,300 - - - - -
 Teli Gangauta (Hindu traditions) 200 Bengali Progress Gauge 200 - - - - -
 Tili 1,000 Bengali Progress Gauge 1,000 - - - - -
 Turaiha 50 Bengali Progress Gauge 50 - - - - -
 Turi (Hindu traditions) 3,700 Bengali Progress Gauge 3,700 - - - - -
 Valmiki (Hindu traditions) 700 Bengali Progress Gauge 700 - - - - -
 Yadav (Hindu traditions) 2,500 Bengali Progress Gauge 2,500 - - - - -
 Yadav Sadgope 1,100 Bengali Progress Gauge 1,100 - - - - -
  Major Groups (displayed):  113 1,671,000   110 375,000 1,279,000 0 9,500 0 7,300
  All Groups (including small not displayed *):  156 1,684,000   151 380,000 1,286,000 200 9,600 0 7,500
* 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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