Country:

India

Province / State: Maharashtra
District: Nanded

Number of People Groups

268

Unreached People Groups

254

Total Population

3,870,000

Buddhist

10.8 %

Christian

0.1 %

Hindu

74.5 %

Muslim

13.6 %

Sikh

0.4 %

Other Religions

0.5 %
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Photo People Group Population Primary Language Progress
Scale
Hindu Muslim Buddhist Christian Sikh Other
 Adi Andhra 300 Telugu 300 - - - - -
 Adi Dravida 300 Tamil 300 - - - - -
Adi Dravida Christian Unknown Tamil - - - - - -
 Adi Karnataka 300 Kannada 300 - - - - -
Ager (Hindu traditions) Unknown Kannada - - - - - -
 Andh 104,000 Marathi 103,000 200 100 20 - 400
 Ansari 86,000 Urdu - 86,000 - - - -
 Arora (Sikh traditions) 300 Punjabi, Eastern - - - - 300 -
 Ayyanavar 100 Malayalam 100 - - - - -
 Badhai (Hindu traditions) 8,800 Hindi 8,800 - - - - -
 Baghban (Muslim traditions) 200 Urdu - 200 - - - -
 Bairagi (Hindu traditions) 100 Bengali 100 - - - - -
 Balai (Hindu traditions) Unknown Hindi - - - - - -
 Balija (Hindu traditions) 600 Kannada 600 - - - - -
 Bania Agarwal 23,000 Hindi 22,000 - - - - 800
 Bania Chetti 1,200 Tamil 1,100 - - - - 100
Bania Gujar 1,900 Gujarati 1,900 - - - - -
 Bania Komti 1,000 Telugu 1,000 - - - - -
 Bania Lad 700 Gujarati 700 - - - - -
Bania Mahajan 1,900 Hindi 1,900 - - - - -
 Bania Mahesri 2,100 Hindi 2,100 - - - - -
Bania Marwadi 20 Marwari (India) 20 - - - - -
 Bania Oswal 2,000 Hindi 1,300 - - - - 700
 Bania Porwal 2,600 Hindi 2,100 - - - - 500
Bania Ummad 1,300 Hindi 1,100 - - - - 200
 Bania unspecified 100,000 Hindi 97,000 - - - - 2,900
 Banijiga 600 Kannada 600 - - - - -
 Banjara (Hindu traditions) 84,000 Lambadi 84,000 - - - - -
 Banjara Rathod (Hindu traditions) 7,100 Lambadi 7,100 - - - - -
Barda Unknown Marathi - - - - - -
 Baria (Hindu traditions) 80 Gujarati 80 - - - - -
 Basor 4,000 Hindi 3,900 - 90 - - -
 Bavcha 20 Gujarati 20 - - - - -
 Bawaria (Sikh traditions) 70 Punjabi, Eastern - - - - 70 -
 Bedar (Hindu traditions) 600 Kannada 600 - - - - -
Bedar Bile 200 Kannada 200 - - - - -
 Beldar (Hindu traditions) 8,500 Kannada 8,500 - - - - -
Beldar Lonari (Hindu traditions) 500 Kannada 500 - - - - -
Beldar Sunkar 200 Kannada 200 - - - - -
 Bengali Muslim Moghal 25,000 Urdu - 25,000 - - - -
Bhangi Lal Begi (Muslim traditions) 100 Urdu - 100 - - - -
Bhansala 100 Marathi 100 - - - - -
 Bharia Bhumia Unknown Hindi - - - - - -
 Bhat (Hindu traditions) 2,600 Hindi 2,600 - - - - -
 Bhil Tadvi 70 Dangi - 70 - - - -
 Bhil unspecified 9,700 Gujarati 9,600 70 30 - - 30
 Bhoi (Hindu traditions) 128,000 Hindi 128,000 - - - - -
 Bhunjia 20 Bhunjia 20 - - - - -
 Binjhia Unknown Hindi - - - - - -
Birhor 40 Birhor 40 - - - - -
 Boya 500 Telugu 500 - - - - -
 Brahmin (Sikh traditions) 70 Punjabi, Eastern - - - - 70 -
 Brahmin Chitpavan 1,400 Marathi 1,400 - - - - -
 Brahmin Deshastha 2,100 Marathi 2,100 - - - - -
 Brahmin Gaud Saraswat 1,000 Marathi 1,000 - - - - -
 Brahmin Gaur 4,700 Hindi 4,700 - - - - -
 Brahmin Kanaujia 5,900 Hindi 5,900 - - - - -
 Brahmin Kannada 800 Kannada 800 - - - - -
Brahmin Karhada 500 Marathi 500 - - - - -
 Brahmin Khandelwal 400 Hindi 400 - - - - -
Brahmin Mahratta 3,200 Marathi 3,200 - - - - -
Brahmin Mewada 300 Gujarati 300 - - - - -
 Brahmin Sanadhya 5,000 Hindi 5,000 - - - - -
 Brahmin Saraswat 1,000 Hindi 1,000 - - - - -
 Brahmin Tamil 50 Tamil 50 - - - - -
 Brahmin Telugu 3,200 Telugu 3,200 - - - - -
 Brahmin unspecified 97,000 Hindi 96,000 - - - - 1,100
 Budega Jangam 900 Telugu 900 - - - - -
 Chakkiliyan (Hindu traditions) Unknown Tamil - - - - - -
 Chalvadi Unknown Kannada - - - - - -
 Chamar (Hindu traditions) 17,000 Hindi 16,000 - 1,000 - - -
 Chamar (Sikh traditions) Unknown Punjabi, Eastern - - - - - -
 Chenna Dasar Unknown Kannada - - - - - -
 Chhimba (Sikh traditions) 70 Punjabi, Eastern - - - - 70 -
 Christian 200 Hindi - - - 200 - -
 Dakkal 60 Telugu 60 - - - - -
 Darzi (Hindu traditions) 25,000 Hindi 25,000 - - - - 100
Darzi (Sikh traditions) 20 Punjabi, Eastern - - - - 20 -
 Darzi Namdev (Hindu traditions) 1,000 Marathi 1,000 - - - - -
 Devanga 200 Kannada 200 - - - - -
 Devipujak Vaghri (Hindu traditions) 90 Gujarati 90 - - - - -
 Dhangar Bharwad 38,000 Gujarati 38,000 500 - - - 40
 Dhanka 400 Gujarati - 400 - - - -
 Dhanwar Unknown Chhattisgarhi - - - - - -
 Dhobi (Hindu traditions) 28,000 Hindi 28,000 - - - - -
 Dhobi (Muslim traditions) 600 Urdu - 600 - - - -
 Dhodia Unknown Gujarati - - - - - -
 Dhor 3,400 Marathi 3,200 - 200 - - -
 Dubla unspecified 100 Dubli 100 - - - - -
Ellamalawar 400 Kannada 400 - 40 - - -
 Faqir 40 Urdu - 40 - - - -
 Gangakula 1,000 Kannada 1,000 - - - - -
 Gond unspecified 32,000 Hindi 31,000 100 30 - - 700
 Gosain unspecified 31,000 Hindi 31,000 - - - - -
 Gujar (Hindu traditions) 1,400 Hindi 1,400 - - - - -
Gujar (Sikh traditions) Unknown Punjabi, Eastern - - - - - -
 Hajam 2,300 Urdu - 2,300 - - - -
 Halba 400 Marathi 400 - - - - -
 Hatkar 48,000 Marathi 47,000 - 1,000 - - -
 Holar 5,400 Marathi 5,000 - 400 - - -
 Holaya 3,500 Kannada 3,300 - 200 - - -
 Jat (Hindu traditions) 9,900 Hindi 9,900 - - - - -
 Jat (Sikh traditions) 8,600 Punjabi, Eastern - - - - 8,600 -
Jat Dehia (Hindu traditions) 500 Hindi 500 - - - - -
Jat Dehia (Sikh traditions) 300 Punjabi, Eastern - - - - 300 -
 Jat Gahlot (Hindu traditions) 500 Hindi 500 - - - - -
 Jat Gil (Sikh traditions) 300 Punjabi, Eastern - - - - 300 -
 Jat Sidhu (Hindu traditions) 700 Punjabi, Eastern 700 - - - - -
 Jat Sidhu (Sikh traditions) 300 Punjabi, Eastern - - - - 300 -
 Jat Sindhu (Hindu traditions) 600 Hindi 600 - - - - -
Jat Sindhu (Sikh traditions) 300 Punjabi, Eastern - - - - 300 -
 Jhinwar (Sikh traditions) 300 Punjabi, Eastern - - - - 300 -
 Kachari (Hindu traditions) 24,000 Marathi 24,000 - - - - -
 Kahar (Hindu traditions) 200 Hindi 200 - - - - -
 Kaikadi 8,200 Kannada 8,200 - - - - -
 Kaikolan 20 Tamil 20 - - - - -
 Kalal (Hindu traditions) 25,000 Telugu 25,000 - - - - -
 Kalal Idiga 9,700 Telugu 9,700 - - - - -
Kalavant 40 Kannada 40 - - - - -
 Kamar 40 Kamar 40 - - - - -
 Kamboh (Sikh traditions) 300 Punjabi, Eastern - - - - 300 -
 Kapu Reddi 1,400 Telugu 1,400 - - - - -
 Kapu unspecified 10,000 Telugu 10,000 - - - - -
 Kasar (Hindu traditions) 400 Marathi 400 - - - - -
Kasar Otari 200 Telugu 200 - - - - -
 Kathodi Unknown Marathi - - - - - -
 Kawar 50 Hindi 30 20 - - - -
 Khairwar 60 Bengali 60 - - - - -
 Khangar (Hindu traditions) Unknown Hindi - - - - - -
 Khasi Unknown Khasi - - - - - -
 Khatik (Hindu traditions) 1,700 Hindi 1,700 - 40 - - -
 Khoja 300 Gujarati - 300 - - - -
 Kokna 30 Kukna 30 - - - - -
 Kol Unknown Hindi - - - - - -
 Kolhati 3,000 Marathi 3,000 - - - - -
 Koli (Hindu traditions) Unknown Hindi - - - - - -
 Koli Dhor 400 Marathi 400 - - - - -
 Koli Mahadev 90,000 Marathi 89,000 300 200 20 - 200
 Koli Malhar 1,000 Marathi 800 - 200 - - -
Koli of Sind (Hindu traditions) 20 Gujarati 20 - - - - -
 Kolowar 69,000 Kolami, Northwestern 68,000 200 60 - 20 200
 Korama unspecified 100 Kannada 100 - - - - -
 Korku 20 Korku 20 - - - - -
 Koshti 500 Marathi 500 - - - - -
 Koya unspecified 40 Telugu 40 - - - - -
Kudavakkal 20 Kannada 20 - - - - -
 Kumhar (Kusavar) (Hindu traditions) 68,000 Hindi 68,000 - - - - -
 Kumhar (Sikh traditions) 200 Punjabi, Eastern - - - - 200 -
 Kunbi (Hindu traditions) 77,000 Gujarati 77,000 - - - - -
Kunbi Anjna 500 Gujarati 500 - - - - -
Kunbi Hindre 2,900 Marathi 2,900 - - - - -
Kunchatiga 90 Kannada 90 - - - - -
 Kurmi (Hindu traditions) 21,000 Hindi 21,000 - - - - -
 Kuruba 600 Kannada 600 - - - - -
 Labana (Sikh traditions) 200 Punjabi, Eastern - - - - 200 -
Lingader 1,600 Marathi 900 - - - - 700
 Lingayat 10,000 Kannada - - - - - 10,000
 Lodha (Hindu traditions) 10,000 Hindi 10,000 - - - - -
 Lohana 2,400 Gujarati 2,400 - - - - -
 Lohar (Hindu traditions) 28,000 Hindi 28,000 - - - - -
 Madari (Muslim traditions) 70 Urdu - 70 - - - -
Madgi 500 Telugu 400 - 90 - - -
 Madiga (Christian traditions) 80 Telugu - - - 80 - -
 Madiga (Hindu traditions) 200 Telugu 200 - - - - -
 Mahar (Buddhist traditions) 399,000 Marathi 32,000 - 366,000 400 200 -
 Mahar (Christian traditions) 1,900 Marathi - - - 1,900 - -
 Mahratta Jadhav 95,000 Marathi 95,000 - - - - 200
 Mahratta Kunbi 1,100 Gujarati 1,100 - - - - -
 Mahratta unspecified 671,000 Marathi 670,000 - - - - 600
 Mahtam (Sikh traditions) 400 Punjabi, Eastern - - - - 400 -
 Mahyavanshi 20 Gujarati 20 - - - - -
 Mala (Christian traditions) 30 Telugu - - - 30 - -
 Mala (Hindu traditions) 300 Telugu 300 - 40 - - -
 Mala Dasari 500 Telugu 500 - - - - -
 Mala Jangam 1,300 Telugu 1,300 - - - - -
 Malabar Catholic 40 Malayalam - - - 40 - -
 Mali (Hindu traditions) 51,000 Hindi 51,000 - - - - -
 Mallik (Muslim traditions) 6,100 Gujarati - 6,100 - - - -
 Mang Garudi 700 Marathi 700 - 20 - - -
 Mangala 1,400 Telugu 1,400 - - - - -
Manne 700 Telugu 700 - 40 - - -
 Maravan 20 Tamil 20 - - - - -
 Masan Jogi 500 Kannada 500 - - - - -
Matang (Christian traditions) 1,400 Marathi - - - 1,400 - -
 Matang (Hindu traditions) 282,000 Marathi 232,000 - 49,000 400 90 -
 Mawalud 21,000 Urdu - 21,000 - - - -
 Mitha Ayyalvar Unknown Telugu - - - - - -
 Munnur 1,400 Telugu 1,400 - - - - -
 Mutrasi 400 Telugu 400 - - - - -
Nadar (Christian traditions) 20 Tamil - - - 20 - -
 Nadar (Hindu traditions) 20 Tamil 20 - - - - -
 Nadia Unknown Gujarati - - - - - -
 Nagarchi (Hindu traditions) 20 Hindi 20 - - - - -
 Nai (Hindu traditions) 48,000 Hindi 48,000 - - - - -
 Nai (Sikh traditions) 200 Punjabi, Eastern - - - - 200 -
 Naikda 2,500 Kannada 2,500 - - - - -
 Nair 50 Malayalam 50 - - - - -
 Nandiwale 70 Telugu 70 - - - - -
 Oraon 700 Kurux 600 20 - - - -
 Pallan (Hindu traditions) 90 Tamil 90 - - - - -
Pangul 90 Marathi 90 - - - - -
Paraiyan (Christian traditions) 30 Tamil - - - 30 - -
 Paraiyan (Hindu traditions) 50 Tamil 50 - - - - -
 Pardhan 6,000 Pardhan 5,800 - - - - 200
 Pardhi 1,900 Pardhi 1,500 400 30 - - -
 Parja unspecified 40 Odia - 40 - - - -
 Parsee 20 Gujarati - - - - - 20
 Pashtun Afridi 1,400 Urdu - 1,400 - - - -
 Pashtun Kakar 1,100 Urdu - 1,100 - - - -
 Pashtun Lodhi (Dalazak) 500 Urdu - 500 - - - -
 Pashtun Mohmand 500 Urdu - 500 - - - -
 Pashtun Yusafzai 1,400 Urdu - 1,400 - - - -
 Pashtun, Pathan 42,000 Urdu - 42,000 - - - -
 Patelia Unknown Gujarati - - - - - -
 Rabari (Hindu traditions) 20 Gujarati 20 - - - - -
 Raddi 90 Kannada 90 - - - - -
 Rajput (Hindu traditions) 35,000 Hindi 35,000 - - - - 200
 Rajput (Muslim traditions) 1,500 Urdu - 1,500 - - - -
 Rajput (Sikh traditions) 1,700 Punjabi, Eastern - - - - 1,700 -
 Rajput Bais (Hindu traditions) 1,000 Hindi 1,000 - - - - -
 Rajput Bhatti (Hindu traditions) 700 Hindi 700 - - - - -
 Rajput Chauhan (Hindu traditions) 2,600 Hindi 2,600 - - - - -
 Rajput Gaur 500 Hindi 500 - - - - -
 Rajput Ponwar (Hindu traditions) 1,100 Hindi 1,100 - - - - -
 Rajput Rathor (Hindu traditions) 1,100 Hindi 1,100 - - - - -
 Ramdasia (Sikh traditions) 200 Punjabi, Eastern - - - - 200 -
 Rangrez (Hindu traditions) 10,000 Marathi 10,000 - - - - -
 Rathawa Unknown Rathawi - - - - - -
Sahi 400 Marathi 400 - - - - -
 Saini (Sikh traditions) 300 Punjabi, Eastern - - - - 300 -
 Sali 1,800 Kannada 1,800 - - - - -
 Saora unspecified 30 Odia 30 - - - - -
 Sarera (Sikh traditions) 500 Punjabi, Eastern - - - - 500 -
 Sayyid 51,000 Urdu - 51,000 - - - -
Sayyid Husaini 900 Urdu - 900 - - - -
 Shaikh Faruqi 2,900 Urdu - 2,900 - - - -
 Shaikh Qureshi 14,000 Urdu - 14,000 - - - -
 Shaikh Siddiqi 4,700 Bengali - 4,700 - - - -
 Shaikh unspecified 258,000 Urdu - 258,000 - - - -
 Shaikh Usmani 1,700 Urdu - 1,700 - - - -
 Shenva (Hindu traditions) Unknown Gujarati - - - - - -
 Sonar (Hindu traditions) 34,000 Hindi 34,000 - - - - -
 Sonar (Sikh traditions) 60 Punjabi, Eastern - - - - 60 -
Sonar Aksali 500 Marathi 500 - - - - -
 Syrian Christian 60 Malayalam - - - 60 - -
 Tamboli (Hindu traditions) 32,000 Hindi 32,000 - - - - -
 Tarkhan (Sikh traditions) 700 Punjabi, Eastern - - - - 700 -
 Teli (Hindu traditions) 43,000 Hindi 43,000 - - - - -
 Thakkar 2,000 Marathi 2,000 - - - - -
Thoti, tribal Unknown Telugu - - - - - -
 Vaddar (Hindu traditions) 42,000 Telugu 42,000 - - - - -
 Vakkaliga unspecified 5,400 Kannada 5,400 - - - - -
Valmiki (Buddhist traditions) 30 Hindi - - 30 - - -
 Valmiki (Hindu traditions) 900 Hindi 900 - - - - -
Valmiki (Muslim traditions) 700 Urdu - 700 - - - -
 Vanjara 10,000 Marathi 10,000 - - - - -
 Vanniyan 300 Tamil 300 - - - - -
 Varli 40 Varli 40 - - - - -
 Velama 600 Telugu 600 - - - - -
 Vellalan unspecified 50 Tamil 50 - - - - -
 Viswakarma unspecified 32,000 Telugu 32,000 - - - - -
 Yadav (Hindu traditions) 123,000 Hindi 123,000 - - - - -
 Yadav Dhindhor 4,100 Hindi 4,100 - - - - -
 Yadav Ghosi 3,700 Hindi 3,700 - - - - -
 Yadav Gola 11,000 Telugu 11,000 - - - - -
 Yadav Gualbans (Hindu traditions) 21,000 Hindi 21,000 - - - - -
 Yenadi 100 Telugu 100 - - - - -
 Yerukula 70 Yerukula 70 - - - - -
  Totals:  268 3,870,000   254 2,883,000 527,000 419,000 4,600 16,000 20,000
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