Country:

India

Province / State: Gujarat
District: Banaskantha

Number of People Groups

249

Unreached People Groups

242

Total Population

3,727,000

Buddhist

0.0 %

Christian

0.1 %

Hindu

92.6 %

Muslim

6.7 %

Sikh

0.0 %

Other Religions

0.6 %
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Photo People Group Population Primary Language Progress
Scale
Hindu Muslim Buddhist Christian Sikh Other
Ager (Hindu traditions) Unknown Kannada - - - - - -
 Ansari 62,000 Urdu - 62,000 - - - -
 Arora (Hindu traditions) 3,400 Hindi 3,300 - - - - 20
 Badhai (Hindu traditions) 15,000 Hindi 15,000 - - - - -
Badhai Gandhar 900 Gujarati 900 - - - - -
 Bairagi (Hindu traditions) 25,000 Bengali 25,000 - - - - -
Bajania 3,000 Gujarati 3,000 - - - - -
 Balai (Hindu traditions) Unknown Hindi - - - - - -
 Baloch 800 Urdu - 800 - - - -
 Bania Agarwal 2,000 Hindi 1,100 - - - - 800
Bania Bhatia 800 Gujarati 800 - - - - -
Bania Disaval 800 Gujarati 800 - - - - -
 Bania Gahoi 70 Hindi 70 - - - - -
Bania Gujar 100 Gujarati 100 - - - - -
 Bania Kasarwani 100 Hindi 100 - - - - -
 Bania Khedayata 2,400 Gujarati 2,400 - - - - -
 Bania Lad 1,100 Gujarati 1,100 - - - - -
 Bania Mahur 400 Hindi 400 - - - - -
Bania Mewada 400 Gujarati 400 - - - - -
Bania Modh 700 Gujarati 700 - - - - -
 Bania Oswal 3,200 Hindi 600 - - - - 2,600
 Bania Porwal 1,900 Hindi 300 - - - - 1,700
 Bania Srimali 5,900 Gujarati 2,100 - - - - 3,800
Bania Ummad 1,300 Hindi 100 - - - - 1,100
 Bania unspecified 28,000 Hindi 21,000 - - - - 6,700
 Banjara (Hindu traditions) 1,400 Lambadi 1,400 - - - - -
 Baori 400 Hindi 400 - - - - -
Barda Unknown Marathi - - - - - -
 Baria (Hindu traditions) 400 Gujarati 400 - - - - -
 Bavcha Unknown Gujarati - - - - - -
Bawa 1,100 Gujarati 1,100 - - - - -
 Bedar (Hindu traditions) 200 Kannada 200 - - - - -
 Bengali Muslim Moghal 90 Urdu - 90 - - - -
Bhabra (Hindu traditions) 200 Hindi 200 - - - - -
Bhansala 400 Marathi 400 - - - - -
 Bhat (Hindu traditions) 3,800 Hindi 3,800 - - - - -
 Bhatia (Hindu traditions) 100 Hindi 100 - - - - -
Bhil Dhanka 60 Gujarati 60 - - - - -
Bhil Gametia 17,000 Gujarati 17,000 - - - - -
Bhil Rathia 22,000 Gujarati 22,000 - - - - -
 Bhil Tadvi 30 Dangi - 30 - - - -
 Bhil unspecified 279,000 Gujarati 278,000 200 - 40 20 100
 Bhisti 200 Urdu - 200 - - - -
 Bhoi (Hindu traditions) 500 Hindi 500 - - - - -
 Bishnoi (Hindu traditions) 300 Hindi 300 - - - - -
 Bohra 9,600 Gujarati - 9,600 - - - -
 Brahmin Acharaj 400 Hindi 400 - - - - -
Brahmin Anavada 400 Gujarati 400 - - - - -
 Brahmin Audich 50,000 Gujarati 50,000 - - - - -
 Brahmin Chitpavan 1,000 Marathi 1,000 - - - - -
 Brahmin Deshastha 1,400 Marathi 1,400 - - - - -
 Brahmin Gaud Saraswat 700 Marathi 700 - - - - -
 Brahmin Gaur 4,300 Hindi 4,300 - - - - -
 Brahmin Gujar Gaur 500 Hindi 500 - - - - -
 Brahmin Haryana 200 Hindi 200 - - - - -
 Brahmin Joshi 300 Hindi 300 - - - - -
 Brahmin Kanaujia 7,000 Hindi 7,000 - - - - -
Brahmin Karhada 300 Marathi 300 - - - - -
Brahmin Khedawal 100 Gujarati 100 - - - - -
Brahmin Mahratta 3,000 Marathi 3,000 - - - - -
Brahmin Marathi 60 Marathi 60 - - - - -
Brahmin Mewada 300 Gujarati 300 - - - - -
Brahmin Modh 3,200 Gujarati 3,200 - - - - -
Brahmin Nagar 3,000 Gujarati 3,000 - - - - -
Brahmin Palliwal 200 Hindi 200 - - - - -
Brahmin Parikh 300 Hindi 300 - - - - -
 Brahmin Pushkarna 200 Marwari (India) 200 - - - - -
 Brahmin Sanadhya 4,500 Hindi 4,500 - - - - -
 Brahmin Saraswat 800 Hindi 800 - - - - -
 Brahmin Sawaria 8,500 Hindi 8,500 - - - - -
 Brahmin Tapodhan 200 Gujarati 200 - - - - -
 Brahmin unspecified 121,000 Hindi 117,000 - - - - 3,200
 Chalvadi 30 Kannada 30 - - - - -
 Chamar (Hindu traditions) 218,000 Hindi 217,000 - 100 1,300 - -
 Chamar (Sikh traditions) Unknown Punjabi, Eastern - - - - - -
 Charan (Hindu traditions) 23,000 Gujarati 23,000 - - - - -
 Chhipa (Hindu traditions) 3,100 Hindi 2,900 - - - - 100
 Christian 200 Hindi - - - 200 - -
 Dahur (Hindu traditions) 1,100 Gujarati 1,100 - - - - -
Dangashia 100 Gujarati 100 - - - - -
 Darzi (Hindu traditions) 28,000 Hindi 28,000 - - - - 200
 Darzi Namdev (Hindu traditions) 1,000 Marathi 1,000 - - - - -
 Devipujak Vaghri (Hindu traditions) 45,000 Gujarati 45,000 - - - - -
 Dhangar Bharwad 291,000 Gujarati 291,000 - - - - -
 Dhanka 60 Gujarati 60 - - - - -
 Dhobi (Hindu traditions) 400 Hindi 400 - - - - -
 Dhodia 90 Gujarati 90 - - - - -
 Dholi (Hindu traditions) 8,500 Hindi 8,500 - - - - -
 Dhor 100 Marathi 100 - - - - -
 Gamit 80 Gamit 80 - - - - -
 Garoda (Hindu traditions) 17,000 Gujarati 17,000 - - - - -
 Goanese 50 Konkani, Goan - - - 50 - -
 Gond unspecified Unknown Hindi - - - - - -
 Gujar (Hindu traditions) 400 Hindi 400 - - - - -
 Hajam 300 Urdu - 300 - - - -
 Holar Unknown Marathi - - - - - -
Holaya Dasar 70 Kannada 70 - - - - -
 Ilavan Unknown Malayalam - - - - - -
 Jat (Hindu traditions) 800 Hindi 800 - - - - -
 Jat (Muslim traditions) 60 Urdu - 60 - - - -
 Jat (Sikh traditions) 300 Punjabi, Eastern - - - - 300 -
 Jogi (Hindu traditions) 4,300 Bengali 4,300 - - - - -
Jogi Kanphata (Hindu traditions) 1,900 Hindi 1,900 - - - - -
 Kamalia 300 Gujarati 300 - - - - -
 Kamboh (Hindu traditions) 600 Hindi 600 - - - - -
 Kashmiri (Muslim traditions) Unknown Kashmiri - - - - - -
 Kathodi Unknown Marathi - - - - - -
 Khalpa 50 Gujarati 50 - - - - -
 Kharva (Hindu traditions) 50 Gujarati 50 - - - - -
 Khatik (Hindu traditions) 1,600 Hindi 1,600 - - - - -
 Khatri (Muslim traditions) 90 Gujarati - 90 - - - -
 Khavar 12,000 Gujarati 12,000 - - - - -
 Khoja 90 Gujarati - 90 - - - -
 Kokna 20 Kukna 20 - - - - -
 Koli (Hindu traditions) 100 Hindi 100 - - - - -
 Koli Dhor 100 Marathi 100 - - - - -
 Koli Mahadev 8,200 Marathi 8,200 - - - - -
 Koli Malhar 20 Marathi 20 - - - - -
 Koli of Gujarat 365,000 Gujarati 365,000 - - - - -
Koli of Sind (Hindu traditions) 5,200 Gujarati 5,200 - - - - -
Koli Patelia 6,600 Gujarati 6,600 - - - - -
 Kumhar (Kusavar) (Hindu traditions) 100,000 Hindi 100,000 - - - - -
 Kunbi (Hindu traditions) 453,000 Gujarati 453,000 - - - - 300
Kunbi Anjna 5,700 Gujarati 5,700 - - - - -
 Kunbi Kadwa 25,000 Gujarati 25,000 - - - - -
 Kunbi Lewa 100 Gujarati 100 - - - - -
 Kurmi (Hindu traditions) 400 Hindi 400 - - - - -
 Kutana 2,900 Hindi 2,900 - - - - -
 Lingayat 40 Kannada - - - - - 40
 Lodha (Hindu traditions) 200 Hindi 200 - - - - -
 Lohana 21,000 Gujarati 21,000 - - - - 20
 Lohar (Hindu traditions) 15,000 Hindi 15,000 - - - - -
 Lohar (Muslim traditions) 300 Urdu - 300 - - - -
 Mahar (Buddhist traditions) 30 Marathi 20 - - - - -
 Mahratta Kunbi 491,000 Gujarati 491,000 - - - - -
 Mahratta unspecified 52,000 Marathi 52,000 - - - - -
Mahtam (Hindu traditions) 200 Punjabi, Eastern 200 - - - - -
 Mahtam (Sikh traditions) 20 Punjabi, Eastern - - - - 20 -
 Mahyavanshi 46,000 Gujarati 46,000 - 60 - - -
 Makrani (Muslim traditions) 400 Gujarati - 400 - - - -
 Malabar Catholic 30 Malayalam - - - 30 - -
 Mali (Hindu traditions) 39,000 Hindi 39,000 - - - - -
 Mallik (Muslim traditions) 1,000 Gujarati - 1,000 - - - -
 Mang Garudi 40 Marathi 40 - - - - -
Mansoori 2,900 Gujarati - 2,900 - - - -
 Megh (Hindu traditions) 8,300 Hindi 8,300 - - - - -
 Memon 6,800 Gujarati - 6,800 - - - -
 Miana 70 Gujarati - 70 - - - -
 Mirasi (Muslim traditions) 300 Urdu - 300 - - - -
 Mochi (Hindu traditions) 100 Bengali 100 - - - - -
 Molesalam 300 Gujarati - 300 - - - -
Molvi 1,800 Gujarati - 1,800 - - - -
 Momna 300 Gujarati - 300 - - - -
 Nadia Unknown Gujarati - - - - - -
 Nai (Hindu traditions) 53,000 Hindi 53,000 - - - - -
 Naikda 100 Kannada 100 - - - - -
 Nair 70 Malayalam 70 - - - - -
 Nat (Hindu traditions) 300 Hindi 300 - - - - -
 Padharia 200 Gujarati 200 - - - - -
 Pardhi 100 Pardhi 100 - - - - -
 Parsee 40 Gujarati - - - - - 40
 Pashtun Afridi 600 Urdu - 600 - - - -
 Pashtun Kakar 400 Urdu - 400 - - - -
 Pashtun Yusafzai 600 Urdu - 600 - - - -
 Pashtun, Pathan 7,800 Urdu - 7,800 - - - -
 Pasi (Hindu traditions) Unknown Hindi - - - - - -
 Patelia 30 Gujarati 30 - - - - -
 Persian 500 Dari - 500 - - - -
Pomla 30 Gujarati 30 - - - - -
 Qassab 2,800 Urdu - 2,800 - - - -
 Qazi 300 Urdu - 300 - - - -
 Rabari (Hindu traditions) 20 Gujarati 20 - - - - -
 Rajput (Hindu traditions) 213,000 Hindi 210,000 - - - - 2,200
 Rajput (Muslim traditions) 300 Urdu - 300 - - - -
 Rajput (Sikh traditions) 200 Punjabi, Eastern - - - - 200 -
 Rajput Bais (Hindu traditions) 5,000 Hindi 5,000 - - - - -
 Rajput Bargujar (Hindu traditions) 800 Hindi 800 - - - - -
 Rajput Bhadauria 700 Hindi 700 - - - - -
 Rajput Bhatti (Hindu traditions) 4,200 Hindi 4,200 - - - - -
 Rajput Chandel 1,200 Hindi 1,200 - - - - -
 Rajput Chauhan (Hindu traditions) 13,000 Hindi 13,000 - - - - -
 Rajput Dikhit 900 Hindi 900 - - - - -
 Rajput Gahlot (Hindu traditions) 2,200 Hindi 2,200 - - - - -
 Rajput Garewal (Hindu traditions) 1,400 Hindi 1,400 - - - - -
 Rajput Gaur 2,200 Hindi 2,200 - - - - -
 Rajput Gautam (Hindu traditions) 1,400 Hindi 1,400 - - - - -
Rajput Jadeja 19,000 Gujarati 19,000 - - - - -
Rajput Jadu 900 Hindi 900 - - - - -
 Rajput Janjua (Hindu traditions) 700 Hindi 700 - - - - -
Rajput Joia (Hindu traditions) 700 Hindi 700 - - - - -
 Rajput Kachhwaha 400 Hindi 400 - - - - -
Rajput Khokhar 60 Kashmiri - 60 - - - -
Rajput Mahratta (Hindu traditions) 500 Marathi 500 - - - - -
Rajput Manihas (Hindu traditions) 1,000 Hindi 1,000 - - - - -
 Rajput Parihar 1,200 Hindi 1,200 - - - - -
 Rajput Parmar 20,000 Hindi 20,000 - - - - -
 Rajput Ponwar (Hindu traditions) 6,200 Hindi 6,200 - - - - -
 Rajput Pundir (Hindu traditions) 1,000 Hindi 1,000 - - - - -
 Rajput Rathor (Hindu traditions) 600 Hindi 600 - - - - -
Rajput Rathor (Muslim traditions) 200 Urdu - 200 - - - -
 Rajput Rawat 600 Hindi 600 - - - - -
 Rajput Sakarwar (Hindu traditions) 800 Hindi 800 - - - - -
Rajput Salehria (Hindu traditions) 900 Hindi 900 - - - - -
 Rajput Sengar 1,300 Hindi 1,300 - - - - -
 Rajput Solanki 800 Hindi 800 - - - - -
Rajput Sombansi (Hindu traditions) 1,200 Hindi 1,200 - - - - -
 Rajput Surajbansi 700 Hindi 700 - - - - -
 Rajput Vaghela 20,000 Gujarati 20,000 - - - - -
Rana 70 Hindi 70 - - - - -
 Rathawa 30 Rathawi 30 - - - - -
 Ravalia 4,200 Gujarati 4,200 - - - - -
 Ravidas Chamar (Hindu traditions) 17,000 Hindi 17,000 - - - - -
 Saini (Hindu traditions) 20 Hindi 20 - - - - -
 Sansi (Hindu traditions) 400 Hindi 400 - - - - -
Sarera (Hindu traditions) Unknown Punjabi, Eastern - - - - - -
 Sayyid 15,000 Urdu - 15,000 - - - -
Sayyid Husaini 500 Urdu - 500 - - - -
 Shaikh Faruqi 1,100 Urdu - 1,100 - - - -
 Shaikh Qureshi 11,000 Urdu - 11,000 - - - -
 Shaikh Siddiqi 2,500 Bengali - 2,500 - - - -
 Shaikh unspecified 87,000 Urdu - 87,000 - - - -
 Shaikh Usmani 700 Urdu - 700 - - - -
Shemalia 500 Gujarati 500 - - - - -
 Shenva (Hindu traditions) 9,000 Gujarati 9,000 - - - - -
Sikligar (Hindu traditions) 90 Hindi 90 - - - - -
 Sindhi (Muslim traditions) 12,000 Sindhi - 12,000 - - - -
 Sindhi Samon 11,000 Sindhi - 11,000 - - - -
 Sindhi Sumra 1,300 Gujarati - 1,300 - - - -
 Sonar (Hindu traditions) 18,000 Hindi 18,000 - - - - 20
Sonar Aksali 400 Marathi 400 - - - - -
 Syrian Christian 40 Malayalam - - - 40 - -
 Targala 3,300 Gujarati 3,300 - - - - -
 Tarkhan (Hindu traditions) 70 Hindi 70 - - - - -
 Teli (Hindu traditions) 29,000 Hindi 29,000 - - - - -
 Teli (Muslim traditions) 6,200 Urdu - 6,200 - - - -
 Tirgar (Hindu traditions) 1,700 Gujarati 1,700 - - - - -
 Turi (Hindu traditions) 6,400 Hindi 6,400 - - - - -
 Turi Barot 4,100 Gujarati 4,100 - - - - -
 Vaddar (Hindu traditions) 3,100 Telugu 3,100 - - - - -
Vaghri (Muslim traditions) 700 Gujarati - 700 - - - -
Valmiki (Buddhist traditions) Unknown Hindi - - - - - -
Valmiki (Christian traditions) 400 Hindi - - - 400 - -
 Valmiki (Hindu traditions) 58,000 Hindi 58,000 - - - - -
 Valmiki Mehtar 700 Hindi 700 - - - - -
 Varli Unknown Varli - - - - - -
Vitholia Unknown Gujarati - - - - - -
 Yadav (Hindu traditions) 4,700 Hindi 4,700 - - - - -
 Yadav Gola 400 Telugu 400 - - - - -
 Yadav Gualbans (Hindu traditions) 700 Hindi 700 - - - - -
  Totals:  249 3,727,000   242 3,451,000 249,000 200 2,000 500 23,000
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