India, Odisha state, Kandhamal district people groups

Country:	India
Province / State:	Odisha
District:	Kandhamal

Number of People Groups

151

Unreached People Groups

135

Total Population

940,000

Buddhist

0.0 %

Christian

19.7 %

Hindu

79.8 %

Muslim

0.3 %

Sikh

0.0 %

Other Religions

0.1 %

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Progress Scale: ●●●●●
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= Frontier peoples
People Group ▲	Population	Primary Language	Progress Scale	Hindu	Muslim	Buddhist	Christian	Sikh	Other
Amat	-1 Unknown	Hindi	0 ☀	-1 -	-1 -	-1 -	-1 -	-1 -	-1 -
Badhai (Hindu traditions)	100	Hindi	0 ☀	100	-1 -	-1 -	-1 -	-1 -	-1 -
Baidya (Hindu traditions)	50	Bengali	1 ●	50	-1 -	-1 -	-1 -	-1 -	-1 -
Bairagi (Hindu traditions)	600	Bengali	0 ☀	600	-1 -	-1 -	-1 -	-1 -	-1 -
Balija (Hindu traditions)	30	Kannada	0 ☀	30	-1 -	-1 -	-1 -	-1 -	-1 -
Bania Agarwal	90	Hindi	0 ☀	80	-1 -	-1 -	-1 -	-1 -	-1 -
Bania Bais	50	Hindi	0 ☀	50	-1 -	-1 -	-1 -	-1 -	-1 -
Bania Gandha Banik	20	Bengali	0 ☀	20	-1 -	-1 -	-1 -	-1 -	-1 -
Bania Komti	40	Telugu	0 ☀	30	-1 -	-1 -	-1 -	-1 -	-1 -
Bania unspecified	500	Hindi	0 ☀	500	-1 -	-1 -	-1 -	-1 -	20
Bariki	50	Odia	1 ●	50	-1 -	-1 -	-1 -	-1 -	-1 -
Bathudi	-1 Unknown	Odia	0 ☀	-1 -	-1 -	-1 -	-1 -	-1 -	-1 -
Bauri	40	Bengali	1 ●	40	-1 -	-1 -	-1 -	-1 -	-1 -
Bazigar (Hindu traditions)	50	Punjabi, Eastern	0 ☀	50	-1 -	-1 -	-1 -	-1 -	-1 -
Bedia (Hindu traditions)	80	Hindi	0 ☀	80	-1 -	-1 -	-1 -	-1 -	-1 -
Bengali Muslim Moghal	-1 Unknown	Urdu	0 ☀	-1 -	-1 -	-1 -	-1 -	-1 -	-1 -
Besya (Hindu traditions)	30	Bengali	0 ☀	30	-1 -	-1 -	-1 -	-1 -	-1 -
Bhandari	2,500	Odia	0 ☀	2,500	-1 -	-1 -	-1 -	-1 -	-1 -
Bhoi (Hindu traditions)	30	Hindi	0 ☀	30	-1 -	-1 -	-1 -	-1 -	-1 -
Bhottada	-1 Unknown	Kuvi	1 ●	-1 -	-1 -	-1 -	-1 -	-1 -	-1 -
Bhuiya unspecified	-1 Unknown	Hindi	1 ●	-1 -	-1 -	-1 -	-1 -	-1 -	-1 -
Binjhal	30	Odia	0 ☀	30	-1 -	-1 -	-1 -	-1 -	-1 -
Boya	100	Telugu	0 ☀	100	-1 -	-1 -	-1 -	-1 -	-1 -
Brahmin Jyoti	100	Odia	0 ☀	100	-1 -	-1 -	-1 -	-1 -	-1 -
Brahmin Telugu	40	Telugu	0 ☀	40	-1 -	-1 -	-1 -	-1 -	-1 -
Brahmin unspecified	300	Hindi	0 ☀	300	-1 -	-1 -	-1 -	-1 -	-1 -
Chamar (Hindu traditions)	200	Hindi	1 ●	200	-1 -	-1 -	-1 -	-1 -	-1 -
Cherua	90	Odia	0 ☀	90	-1 -	-1 -	-1 -	-1 -	-1 -
Christian	47,000	Hindi	3 ●	-1 -	-1 -	-1 -	47,000	-1 -	-1 -
Dandasi	50	Odia	1 ●	50	-1 -	-1 -	-1 -	-1 -	-1 -
Darzi (Hindu traditions)	40	Hindi	0 ☀	40	-1 -	-1 -	-1 -	-1 -	-1 -
Dewar	4,000	Odia	0 ☀	4,000	-1 -	-1 -	-1 -	-1 -	-1 -
Dharua	-1 Unknown	Duruwa	1 ●	-1 -	-1 -	-1 -	-1 -	-1 -	-1 -
Dhobi (Hindu traditions)	2,700	Hindi	0 ☀	2,700	-1 -	-1 -	-1 -	-1 -	-1 -
Dom (Hindu traditions)	3,600	Odia	1 ●	3,600	-1 -	-1 -	-1 -	-1 -	-1 -
Dom Murdafarash	500	Odia	0 ☀	500	-1 -	-1 -	-1 -	-1 -	-1 -
Ganda	100	Odia	1 ●	100	-1 -	-1 -	-1 -	-1 -	-1 -
Gauda	31,000	Odia	0 ☀	31,000	-1 -	-1 -	-1 -	-1 -	-1 -
Ghasiya (Hindu traditions)	5,100	Hindi	1 ●	5,000	-1 -	-1 -	90	-1 -	-1 -
Ghosi (Hindu traditions)	1,700	Hindi	0 ☀	1,700	-1 -	-1 -	-1 -	-1 -	-1 -
Goanese	70	Konkani, Goan	3 ●	-1 -	-1 -	-1 -	70	-1 -	-1 -
Godra	50	Odia	0 ☀	50	-1 -	-1 -	-1 -	-1 -	-1 -
Gokha	20	Odia	1 ●	20	-1 -	-1 -	-1 -	-1 -	-1 -
Gond Rajgond	2,700	Gondi, Northern	1 ●	2,400	-1 -	-1 -	200	-1 -	-1 -
Gond unspecified	12,000	Hindi	1 ●	12,000	20	-1 -	30	-1 -	-1 -
Guria	2,300	Odia	0 ☀	2,300	-1 -	-1 -	-1 -	-1 -	-1 -
Hadi	5,400	Bengali	1 ●	5,300	-1 -	-1 -	90	-1 -	-1 -
Halba	20	Marathi	1 ●	20	-1 -	-1 -	-1 -	-1 -	-1 -
Holar	70	Marathi	1 ●	70	-1 -	-1 -	-1 -	-1 -	-1 -
Jat (Sikh traditions)	30	Punjabi, Eastern	0 ☀	-1 -	-1 -	-1 -	-1 -	30	-1 -
Jogi (Hindu traditions)	600	Bengali	0 ☀	600	-1 -	-1 -	-1 -	-1 -	-1 -
Kachera (Hindu traditions)	90	Odia	0 ☀	90	-1 -	-1 -	-1 -	-1 -	-1 -
Kaibartta unspecified	40	Bengali	0 ☀	40	-1 -	-1 -	-1 -	-1 -	-1 -
Kalal (Hindu traditions)	100	Telugu	0 ☀	100	-1 -	-1 -	-1 -	-1 -	-1 -
Kalingi	3,100	Odia	1 ●	3,100	-1 -	-1 -	-1 -	-1 -	-1 -
Kandha Gauda	5,400	Odia	1 ●	5,300	-1 -	-1 -	30	-1 -	-1 -
Kandra	600	Odia	1 ●	600	-1 -	-1 -	-1 -	-1 -	-1 -
Kapu unspecified	300	Telugu	0 ☀	300	-1 -	-1 -	-1 -	-1 -	-1 -
Karan	2,900	Odia	1 ●	2,900	-1 -	-1 -	-1 -	-1 -	-1 -
Kasar (Hindu traditions)	900	Marathi	0 ☀	900	-1 -	-1 -	-1 -	-1 -	-1 -
Katia	20	Hindi	0 ☀	20	-1 -	-1 -	-1 -	-1 -	-1 -
Kawar	-1 Unknown	Hindi	1 ●	-1 -	-1 -	-1 -	-1 -	-1 -	-1 -
Kayastha (Hindu traditions)	1,000	Hindi	0 ☀	1,000	-1 -	-1 -	-1 -	-1 -	-1 -
Kayastha Karan	500	Bengali	0 ☀	500	-1 -	-1 -	-1 -	-1 -	-1 -
Kela (Hindu traditions)	200	Odia	0 ☀	200	-1 -	-1 -	-1 -	-1 -	-1 -
Khadala	200	Odia	1 ●	200	-1 -	-1 -	-1 -	-1 -	-1 -
Khairwar	11,000	Bengali	1 ●	11,000	-1 -	-1 -	-1 -	-1 -	-1 -
Khandait	1,600	Odia	0 ☀	1,600	-1 -	-1 -	-1 -	-1 -	-1 -
Khatri (Hindu traditions)	50	Hindi	0 ☀	50	-1 -	-1 -	-1 -	-1 -	-1 -
Kisan	20	Hindi	1 ●	20	-1 -	-1 -	-1 -	-1 -	-1 -
Kol	-1 Unknown	Hindi	0 ☀	-1 -	-1 -	-1 -	-1 -	-1 -	-1 -
Kolha	-1 Unknown	Ho	1 ●	-1 -	-1 -	-1 -	-1 -	-1 -	-1 -
Koli Mahadev	90	Marathi	0 ☀	90	-1 -	-1 -	-1 -	-1 -	-1 -
Koli Malhar	70	Marathi	0 ☀	70	-1 -	-1 -	-1 -	-1 -	-1 -
Kolta	300	Odia	1 ●	300	-1 -	-1 -	-1 -	-1 -	-1 -
Konda Dhora	40	Telugu	1 ●	40	-1 -	-1 -	-1 -	-1 -	-1 -
Kori	200	Hindi	1 ●	200	-1 -	-1 -	-1 -	-1 -	-1 -
Koya unspecified	-1 Unknown	Telugu	1 ●	-1 -	-1 -	-1 -	-1 -	-1 -	-1 -
Kui Dongria	44,000	Odia	2 ●	33,000	60	20	11,000	-1 -	40
Kui Khond	367,000	Odia	2 ●	276,000	500	200	89,000	30	400
Kui Kuvi	72,000	Odia	2 ●	55,000	100	40	18,000	-1 -	70
Kui Sitha	43,000	Odia	2 ●	33,000	70	20	11,000	-1 -	40
Kuli	50	Odia	1 ●	50	-1 -	-1 -	-1 -	-1 -	-1 -
Kumhar (Kusavar) (Hindu traditions)	7,400	Hindi	0 ☀	7,400	-1 -	-1 -	-1 -	-1 -	-1 -
Kumhar Magahia	500	Odia	0 ☀	500	-1 -	-1 -	-1 -	-1 -	-1 -
Kurmi (Hindu traditions)	200	Hindi	0 ☀	200	-1 -	-1 -	-1 -	-1 -	-1 -
Laheri (Hindu traditions)	-1 Unknown	Hindi	0 ☀	-1 -	-1 -	-1 -	-1 -	-1 -	-1 -
Lohar (Hindu traditions)	2,900	Hindi	0 ☀	2,900	-1 -	-1 -	-1 -	-1 -	-1 -
Madiga (Christian traditions)	90	Telugu	3 ●	-1 -	-1 -	-1 -	90	-1 -	-1 -
Mahanta	500	Bengali	0 ☀	500	-1 -	-1 -	-1 -	-1 -	-1 -
Mahar (Christian traditions)	100	Marathi	3 ●	-1 -	-1 -	-1 -	100	-1 -	-1 -
Mahishya	52,000	Bengali	1 ●	47,000	-1 -	-1 -	4,300	-1 -	-1 -
Mahratta unspecified	40	Marathi	0 ☀	40	-1 -	-1 -	-1 -	-1 -	-1 -
Mala (Hindu traditions)	-1 Unknown	Telugu	1 ●	-1 -	-1 -	-1 -	-1 -	-1 -	-1 -
Malabar Catholic	60	Malayalam	3 ●	-1 -	-1 -	-1 -	60	-1 -	-1 -
Mali (Hindu traditions)	2,000	Hindi	0 ☀	2,000	-1 -	-1 -	-1 -	-1 -	-1 -
Mandia	-1 Unknown	Odia	1 ●	-1 -	-1 -	-1 -	-1 -	-1 -	-1 -
Mangala	90	Telugu	0 ☀	90	-1 -	-1 -	-1 -	-1 -	-1 -
Matia	70	Bengali	0 ☀	70	-1 -	-1 -	-1 -	-1 -	-1 -
Munda	400	Mundari	2 ●	400	-1 -	-1 -	20	-1 -	-1 -
Munnur	90	Telugu	0 ☀	90	-1 -	-1 -	-1 -	-1 -	-1 -
Mutrasi	100	Telugu	0 ☀	100	-1 -	-1 -	-1 -	-1 -	-1 -
Nai (Hindu traditions)	700	Hindi	0 ☀	700	-1 -	-1 -	-1 -	-1 -	-1 -
Namassej (Hindu traditions)	20	Bengali	1 ●	20	-1 -	-1 -	-1 -	-1 -	-1 -
Omanatya	90	Odia	0 ☀	90	-1 -	-1 -	-1 -	-1 -	-1 -
Oraon	40	Kurux	2 ●	-1 -	-1 -	-1 -	40	-1 -	-1 -
Paik	200	Odia	1 ●	200	-1 -	-1 -	-1 -	-1 -	-1 -
Pan	107,000	Odia	1 ●	104,000	-1 -	50	2,500	-1 -	-1 -
Pantanti	80	Odia	0 ☀	80	-1 -	-1 -	-1 -	-1 -	-1 -
Parja unspecified	50	Odia	1 ●	50	-1 -	-1 -	-1 -	-1 -	-1 -
Pashtun, Pathan	100	Urdu	0 ☀	-1 -	100	-1 -	-1 -	-1 -	-1 -
Patial	40	Odia	1 ●	40	-1 -	-1 -	-1 -	-1 -	-1 -
Patralu	200	Odia	0 ☀	200	-1 -	-1 -	-1 -	-1 -	-1 -
Rajbansi (Hindu traditions)	60	Bengali	1 ●	60	-1 -	-1 -	-1 -	-1 -	-1 -
Rajput (Hindu traditions)	7,800	Hindi	0 ☀	7,800	-1 -	-1 -	-1 -	-1 -	-1 -
Rajput (Muslim traditions)	20	Urdu	0 ☀	-1 -	20	-1 -	-1 -	-1 -	-1 -
Rajput (Sikh traditions)	20	Punjabi, Eastern	0 ☀	-1 -	-1 -	-1 -	-1 -	20	-1 -
Rajput Bhatti (Hindu traditions)	100	Hindi	0 ☀	100	-1 -	-1 -	-1 -	-1 -	-1 -
Rajput Chauhan (Hindu traditions)	200	Hindi	0 ☀	200	-1 -	-1 -	-1 -	-1 -	-1 -
Rajput Ponwar (Hindu traditions)	200	Hindi	0 ☀	200	-1 -	-1 -	-1 -	-1 -	-1 -
Rajput Rathor (Hindu traditions)	100	Hindi	0 ☀	100	-1 -	-1 -	-1 -	-1 -	-1 -
Raju	70	Bengali	0 ☀	70	-1 -	-1 -	-1 -	-1 -	-1 -
Rona	100	Odia	1 ●	100	-1 -	-1 -	-1 -	-1 -	-1 -
Sagarbanshi	900	Odia	0 ☀	900	-1 -	-1 -	-1 -	-1 -	-1 -
Santal (Sawntal)	80	Santhali	2 ●	80	-1 -	-1 -	-1 -	-1 -	-1 -
Saora Malia	2,000	Odia	2 ●	1,700	-1 -	-1 -	300	-1 -	-1 -
Saora unspecified	3,800	Odia	2 ●	2,700	-1 -	-1 -	1,100	-1 -	-1 -
Sayyid	100	Urdu	0 ☀	-1 -	100	-1 -	-1 -	-1 -	-1 -
Shabar	900	Odia	2 ●	900	-1 -	-1 -	40	-1 -	-1 -
Shaikh Qureshi	200	Urdu	0 ☀	-1 -	200	-1 -	-1 -	-1 -	-1 -
Shaikh Siddiqi	300	Bengali	0 ☀	-1 -	300	-1 -	-1 -	-1 -	-1 -
Shaikh unspecified	1,200	Urdu	0 ☀	-1 -	1,200	-1 -	-1 -	-1 -	-1 -
Siyal	40	Odia	1 ●	40	-1 -	-1 -	-1 -	-1 -	-1 -
Sonar (Hindu traditions)	200	Hindi	0 ☀	200	-1 -	-1 -	-1 -	-1 -	-1 -
Sunri (Hindu traditions)	5,000	Bengali	1 ●	5,000	-1 -	-1 -	-1 -	-1 -	-1 -
Sunri Sadhubanik	1,700	Bengali	1 ●	1,700	-1 -	-1 -	-1 -	-1 -	-1 -
Syrian Christian	60	Malayalam	3 ●	-1 -	-1 -	-1 -	60	-1 -	-1 -
Tamboli (Hindu traditions)	90	Hindi	0 ☀	90	-1 -	-1 -	-1 -	-1 -	-1 -
Tanla	4,400	Odia	1 ●	4,300	-1 -	50	90	-1 -	-1 -
Tanti (Hindu traditions)	2,800	Bengali	0 ☀	2,800	-1 -	-1 -	-1 -	-1 -	-1 -
Teli (Hindu traditions)	18,000	Hindi	0 ☀	18,000	-1 -	-1 -	-1 -	-1 -	-1 -
Tharua	400	Odia	1 ●	400	-1 -	-1 -	30	-1 -	-1 -
Thori (Hindu traditions)	400	Hindi	0 ☀	400	-1 -	-1 -	-1 -	-1 -	-1 -
Tiyar	2,300	Bengali	1 ●	2,100	-1 -	-1 -	200	-1 -	-1 -
Tulabhina	500	Odia	0 ☀	500	-1 -	-1 -	-1 -	-1 -	-1 -
Vaddar (Hindu traditions)	90	Telugu	0 ☀	90	-1 -	-1 -	-1 -	-1 -	-1 -
Viswakarma unspecified	80	Telugu	1 ●	80	-1 -	-1 -	-1 -	-1 -	-1 -
Yadav (Hindu traditions)	29,000	Hindi	0 ☀	29,000	-1 -	-1 -	-1 -	-1 -	-1 -
Yadav Gola	1,900	Telugu	0 ☀	1,900	-1 -	-1 -	-1 -	-1 -	-1 -
Yadav Kaonra	300	Hindi	0 ☀	300	-1 -	-1 -	-1 -	-1 -	-1 -
Yadav Rawat	600	Hindi	0 ☀	600	-1 -	-1 -	-1 -	-1 -	-1 -
Totals: 151	940,000		135 ●	751,000	2,700	400	185,000	80	600

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