Country:

India

Province / State: Odisha
District: Mayurbhanj

Number of People Groups

210

Unreached People Groups

197

Total Population

2,770,000

Buddhist

0.0 %

Christian

0.5 %

Hindu

83.1 %

Muslim

1.4 %

Sikh

0.0 %

Other Religions

14.8 %
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Photo People Group Population Primary Language Progress
Scale
Hindu Muslim Buddhist Christian Sikh Other
 Adi Andhra 200 Telugu 200 - - - - -
 Adi Dravida 60 Tamil 60 - - - - -
 Amat 24,000 Hindi 24,000 - - - - -
 Arora (Sikh traditions) 30 Punjabi, Eastern - - - - 30 -
 Audhelia Unknown Chhattisgarhi - - - - - -
Badaik 100 Sadri 100 - - - - -
 Badhai (Hindu traditions) 200 Hindi 200 - - - - -
 Bagata 2,400 Telugu 2,400 - - - - -
 Bagdi (Hindu traditions) 10,000 Bengali 10,000 - - - - -
Bagheti 1,200 Odia 1,200 - - - - -
 Baidya (Hindu traditions) 300 Bengali 300 - - - - -
 Baiga Unknown Hindi - - - - - -
 Bairagi (Hindu traditions) 8,400 Hindi 8,400 - - - - -
 Bania Agarwal 200 Hindi 200 - - - - -
 Bania Komti 60 Telugu 60 - - - - -
 Bania unspecified 1,100 Hindi 1,000 - - - - 50
 Banjara (Hindu traditions) 20 Lambadi 20 - - - - -
Bariki 50 Odia 50 - - - - -
 Bathudi 140,000 Odia 139,000 100 - 200 20 100
 Bauri 900 Bengali 900 - - - - -
Bauti 200 Odia 200 - - - - -
 Bedia (Hindu traditions) 200 Hindi 200 - - - - -
 Bhandari 18,000 Odia 18,000 - - - - -
 Bhat (Hindu traditions) 100 Hindi 100 - - - - -
 Bhoi (Hindu traditions) 40 Hindi 40 - - - - -
Bhottada 20 Kuvi 20 - - - - -
 Bhuiya Ghatwar 5,800 Hindi 5,800 - - - - -
 Bhuiya unspecified 64,000 Hindi 64,000 50 - - - 60
 Bhumia 300 Odia 300 - - - - -
 Bhumij 204,000 Bengali 197,000 200 - 500 20 5,900
 Bhunjia 400 Bhunjia 400 - - - - -
 Binjhal 40 Odia 40 - - - - -
Birhor 80 Birhor - - - - - 80
Brahmin Bengali 3,600 Bengali 3,600 - - - - -
 Brahmin Jijhotia 200 Hindi 200 - - - - -
 Brahmin Kanaujia 1,200 Hindi 1,200 - - - - -
Brahmin Marathi 20 Marathi 20 - - - - -
 Brahmin Radhi 1,300 Bengali 1,300 - - - - -
 Brahmin Sanadhya 800 Hindi 800 - - - - -
 Brahmin unspecified 59,000 Hindi 59,000 - - - - 30
 Brahmin Utkal 2,000 Bengali 2,000 - - - - -
Buna (Hindu traditions) 300 Bengali 300 - - - - -
 Chain 500 Bengali 500 - - - - -
 Chamar (Hindu traditions) 3,500 Hindi 3,500 - 30 - - -
 Chaupal 30 Hindi 30 - - - - -
Cherua 70 Odia 70 - - - - -
 Christian 100 Hindi - - - 100 - -
 Darzi (Hindu traditions) 1,300 Hindi 1,300 - - - - -
Desua Bhumij 200 Odia 200 - - - - -
 Dewar 19,000 Odia 19,000 - - - - -
 Dharua 100 Duruwa 100 - - - - -
 Dhobi (Hindu traditions) 27,000 Hindi 27,000 - 20 - - -
Dom Murdafarash 1,900 Odia 1,900 - - - - -
 Domar (Hindu traditions) 20,000 Odia 20,000 - - - - -
Dulia 200 Bengali 200 - - - - -
 Dusadh (Hindu traditions) Unknown Hindi - - - - - -
 Ganda 30 Odia 30 - - - - -
 Gandia Odisha Unknown Koya - - - - - -
 Gauda 71,000 Odia 71,000 - - - - -
Ghantarghada 80 Odia 80 - - - - -
 Ghasiya (Hindu traditions) 8,800 Hindi 8,800 - - - - -
 Ghosi (Hindu traditions) 17,000 Hindi 17,000 - - - - -
Godra 20 Odia 20 - - - - -
 Gokha 300 Odia 300 - - - - -
 Gond unspecified 31,000 Hindi 31,000 50 - - - 40
 Guria 38,000 Odia 38,000 - - - - -
 Hadi 12,000 Bengali 12,000 - - - - -
 Halba 600 Marathi 600 - - - - -
 Halwai (Hindu traditions) 1,200 Hindi 1,200 - - - - -
 Ho 53,000 Ho 29,000 60 - 2,200 - 22,000
 Holar 1,100 Marathi 1,100 - - - - 20
 Jat (Sikh traditions) 400 Punjabi, Eastern - - - - 400 -
 Jogi (Hindu traditions) 5,000 Bengali 5,000 - - - - -
Juang 50 Odia - - - - - 30
 Kabirpanthi 30 Punjabi, Eastern - - - - 30 -
Kadar 300 Hindi 300 - - - - -
 Kaibartta Jalia 400 Bengali 400 - - - - -
 Kaibartta unspecified 1,600 Bengali 1,600 - - - - -
 Kalingi 80 Odia 80 - - - - -
 Kalu 200 Bengali - 200 - - - -
 Kandha Gauda 1,000 Odia 1,000 - - 20 - 40
Kandra 2,100 Odia 2,100 - - - - -
 Kaora 300 Bengali 300 - - - - -
 Kapali 200 Bengali 200 - - - - -
 Kapu unspecified Unknown Telugu - - - - - -
Karan 50,000 Odia 50,000 - - - - -
 Karmali 12,000 Hindi 12,000 - - - - -
Karua 4,100 Odia 4,100 - - - - -
 Kayastha (Hindu traditions) 5,100 Hindi 5,100 - - - - -
 Kayastha Karan 500 Bengali 500 - - - - -
Kela (Hindu traditions) 300 Odia 300 - - - - -
Khadala 1,700 Odia 1,700 - - - - -
 Khairwar 90 Bengali 90 - - - - -
 Khandait 300 Odia 300 - - - - -
 Kharia 27,000 Kharia 27,000 20 - 20 - 200
 Kharwar 40 Hindi 40 - - - - -
 Kisan Unknown Hindi - - - - - -
 Koiri (Hindu traditions) 80 Hindi 80 - - - - -
 Kol 1,800 Hindi 400 - - - - 1,400
Kolah Lohara 3,900 Odia 3,800 - - 20 - 100
 Kolha 308,000 Ho 276,000 400 30 5,000 30 27,000
 Koli Mahadev 20 Marathi 20 - - - - -
 Koli Malhar 60 Marathi 60 - - - - -
 Kolta 300 Odia 300 - - - - -
Konai 100 Bengali 100 - - - - -
 Kori 100 Hindi 100 - - - - -
 Korwa 200 Telugu 200 - - - - -
 Koya unspecified 90 Telugu 90 - - - - -
 Kui Khond 200 Odia 100 - - 20 - -
 Kumhar (Hindu traditions) 14,000 Hindi 14,000 - - - - -
 Kumhar Magahia 300 Odia 300 - - - - -
 Kummari 30 Telugu 30 - - - - -
 Kunbi (Hindu traditions) 40 Gujarati 40 - - - - -
 Kurmi (Hindu traditions) 60 Hindi 60 - - - - -
 Kurmi Mahato Unknown Bengali - - - - - -
Kurunga 400 Odia 400 - - - - -
 Laheri (Hindu traditions) 50 Hindi 50 - - - - -
 Lingayat Unknown Kannada - - - - - -
 Lodha (Hindu traditions, tribal) 6,500 Bengali 6,500 - - - - -
 Lohar (Hindu traditions) 18,000 Hindi 18,000 - - - - -
Lohara 3,600 Hindi 3,600 - - - - -
Maghaiya 100 Hindi 100 - - - - -
 Mahar (Buddhist traditions) Unknown Marathi - - - - - -
 Mahishya 37,000 Bengali 37,000 - - - - -
 Mahli 10,000 Marathi 7,600 - - 40 - 2,700
 Mahratta Kunbi 30 Gujarati 30 - - - - -
 Mahratta unspecified 90 Marathi 90 - - - - -
 Mahtam (Sikh traditions) 20 Punjabi, Eastern - - - - 20 -
 Majhi 500 Hindi 500 - - - - -
 Mal (Hindu traditions) 300 Hindi 300 - - - - -
 Mali (Hindu traditions) 43,000 Hindi 43,000 - - - - -
 Malto 100 Santhali 100 - - - - -
Mandia 20 Odia 20 - - - - -
Mankirdia 800 Odia 800 - - - - 50
 Matia 500 Bengali 500 - - - - -
Mirdhas (Hindu traditions) 50 Odia 50 - - - - -
 Moghal 500 Urdu - 500 - - - -
 Munda 34,000 Mundari 25,000 40 - 1,300 - 7,600
 Mundari 6,400 Mundari 6,200 - - - - 200
 Munnur 20 Telugu 20 - - - - -
 Mutrasi 30 Telugu 30 - - - - -
 Nagarchi (Hindu traditions) Unknown Hindi - - - - - -
 Nai (Hindu traditions) 2,000 Hindi 2,000 - - - - -
 Nai (Sikh traditions) 30 Punjabi, Eastern - - - - 30 -
 Namassej (Hindu traditions) 300 Bengali 300 - - - - -
 Namassej Chandel 200 Bengali 200 - - - - -
Omanatya 200 Odia 200 - - - - -
 Oraon 6,400 Kurux 6,200 - - 100 - 50
Paik 2,000 Odia 2,000 - - - - -
 Paliya 200 Bengali 200 - - - - -
 Pan 32,000 Odia 32,000 - 20 - - -
Pantanti 14,000 Odia 14,000 - - - - -
Parenga 200 Odia 100 - - - - 20
 Pashtun Afridi 400 Urdu - 400 - - - -
 Pashtun Kakar 300 Urdu - 300 - - - -
 Pashtun Yusafzai 400 Urdu - 400 - - - -
 Pashtun, Pathan 4,700 Urdu - 4,700 - - - -
 Patial 26,000 Odia 26,000 - - - - -
Pentia 20 Odia 20 - - - - -
 Pod 8,700 Bengali 8,700 - - - - -
 Pundari 100 Bengali 100 - - - - -
Puran Bhaja 50 Panchpargania 50 - - - - -
Puran unspecified 90 Panchpargania 90 - - - - -
 Rajbansi (Hindu traditions) 3,300 Bengali 3,300 - - - - -
 Rajput (Hindu traditions) 1,200 Hindi 1,200 - - - - -
 Rajput (Sikh traditions) 200 Punjabi, Eastern - - - - 200 -
 Raju 400 Bengali 400 - - - - -
 Rajwar 3,600 Hindi 3,600 - - - - -
Sagarbanshi 2,000 Odia 2,000 - - - - -
 Saini (Sikh traditions) 20 Punjabi, Eastern - - - - 20 -
Samasi 100 Odia 100 - - - - -
 Santal (Sawntal) 751,000 Santhali 402,000 700 50 5,500 90 343,000
 Saora unspecified 4,400 Odia 4,400 - - - - 40
 Sarera (Sikh traditions) Unknown Punjabi, Eastern - - - - - -
Sauntia 70 Odia 70 - - - - -
 Sayyid 3,200 Urdu - 3,200 - - - -
Sayyid Husaini 30 Urdu - 30 - - - -
Shabar 11,000 Odia 11,000 - - - - 70
 Shaikh Faruqi 80 Urdu - 80 - - - -
 Shaikh Qureshi 900 Urdu - 900 - - - -
 Shaikh Siddiqi 1,800 Urdu - 1,800 - - - -
 Shaikh unspecified 25,000 Urdu - 25,000 - - - -
 Siyal Unknown Odia - - - - - -
 Sonar (Hindu traditions) 400 Hindi 400 - - - - -
Sonar Kamila 100 Odia 100 - - - - -
Sounti 34,000 Odia 33,000 - - - - 300
 Sunri (Hindu traditions) 5,000 Bengali 5,000 - - - - -
 Sunri Sadhubanik 600 Bengali 600 - - - - -
 Sutradhar (Hindu traditions) 300 Bengali 300 - - - - -
Tamadia 100 Odia 100 - - - - -
 Tamil (Muslim traditions) 20 Tamil - 20 - - - -
Tamudia 7,600 Odia 7,600 - - - - -
Tanla Unknown Odia - - - - - -
 Tanti (Hindu traditions) 5,300 Bengali 5,300 - - - - -
 Tarkhan (Sikh traditions) 40 Punjabi, Eastern - - - - 40 -
 Teli (Hindu traditions) 131,000 Hindi 131,000 - - - - -
Tharua 4,900 Odia 4,800 - - - - 40
 Thathera (Hindu traditions) 500 Hindi 500 - - - - -
 Tili 800 Bengali 800 - - - - -
 Tiyar 300 Bengali 300 - - - - -
Ujia 2,200 Odia 2,200 - - - - -
 Valmiki (Hindu traditions) 70 Hindi 70 - - - - -
 Valmiki Mehtar 80 Hindi 80 - - - - -
 Vanniyan 80 Tamil 80 - - - - -
 Yadav (Hindu traditions) 199,000 Hindi 199,000 - - - - -
Yadav Bagal 1,300 Odia 1,300 - - - - -
 Yadav Gola 3,200 Telugu 3,200 - - - - -
 Yadav Kaonra 600 Hindi 600 - - - - -
 Yadav Rawat 900 Hindi 900 - - - - -
 Yadav Sadgope 2,500 Bengali 2,500 - - - - -
  Totals:  210 2,770,000   197 2,303,000 39,000 200 15,000 900 411,000
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