District: Patna | Joshua Project

South Asia Peoples website

Country:	India
State:	Bihar
District:	Patna

Number of People Groups

371

Unreached People Groups

351

Total Population

6,680,000

Buddhist

0.0 %

Christian

0.2 %

Hindu

92.6 %

Muslim

7.1 %

Sikh

0.1 %

Other Religions

0.0 %

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Progress Scale: ●●●●●
People Group ▲	Population	Primary Language	Progress Scale	Hindu	Muslim	Buddhist	Christian	Sikh	Other
Abdul	200	Urdu	1 ●	-1 -	200	-1 -	-1 -	-1 -	-1 -
Adi Dravida	40	Tamil	1 ●	40	-1 -	-1 -	-1 -	-1 -	-1 -
Ahmadi	20	Urdu	1 ●	-1 -	20	-1 -	-1 -	-1 -	-1 -
Ansari	58,000	Urdu	1 ●	-1 -	58,000	-1 -	-1 -	-1 -	-1 -
Arora (Sikh traditions)	50	Punjabi, Eastern	1 ●	-1 -	-1 -	-1 -	-1 -	50	-1 -
Asur	40	Asuri	2 ●	30	-1 -	-1 -	-1 -	-1 -	-1 -
Badhai (Hindu traditions)	117,000	Hindi	1 ●	117,000	-1 -	-1 -	-1 -	-1 -	-1 -
Badhai (Muslim traditions)	80	Urdu	1 ●	-1 -	80	-1 -	-1 -	-1 -	-1 -
Bagdi (Hindu traditions)	1,200	Bengali	1 ●	1,200	-1 -	-1 -	-1 -	-1 -	-1 -
Baidya (Hindu traditions)	70	Bengali	1 ●	70	-1 -	-1 -	-1 -	-1 -	-1 -
Bairagi (Hindu traditions)	9,800	Hindi	1 ●	9,800	-1 -	-1 -	-1 -	-1 -	-1 -
Balija (Hindu traditions)	30	Kannada	1 ●	30	-1 -	-1 -	-1 -	-1 -	-1 -
Balija (Muslim traditions)	20	Telugu	1 ●	-1 -	20	-1 -	-1 -	-1 -	-1 -
Bania	43,000	Hindi	1 ●	42,000	-1 -	-1 -	-1 -	-1 -	1,300
Bania Agarwal	3,400	Hindi	1 ●	3,000	-1 -	-1 -	-1 -	-1 -	400
Bania Agrahari	900	Hindi	1 ●	900	-1 -	-1 -	-1 -	-1 -	-1 -
Bania Bais	300	Hindi	1 ●	300	-1 -	-1 -	-1 -	-1 -	-1 -
Bania Barnawar	1,100	Hindi	1 ●	1,100	-1 -	-1 -	-1 -	-1 -	-1 -
Bania Gahoi	300	Hindi	1 ●	300	-1 -	-1 -	-1 -	-1 -	-1 -
Bania Kasarwani	1,800	Hindi	1 ●	1,800	-1 -	-1 -	-1 -	-1 -	-1 -
Bania Kasaundhan	400	Hindi	1 ●	400	-1 -	-1 -	-1 -	-1 -	-1 -
Bania Khatri	900	Hindi	1 ●	900	-1 -	-1 -	-1 -	-1 -	-1 -
Bania Mahur	4,600	Hindi	1 ●	4,600	-1 -	-1 -	-1 -	-1 -	-1 -
Bania Rastaogi	90	Hindi	1 ●	90	-1 -	-1 -	-1 -	-1 -	-1 -
Bania Rauniar	3,500	Hindi	1 ●	3,500	-1 -	-1 -	-1 -	-1 -	-1 -
Bania Sinduria	800	Hindi	1 ●	800	-1 -	-1 -	-1 -	-1 -	-1 -
Banjara (Hindu traditions)	100	Lambadi	1 ●	100	-1 -	-1 -	-1 -	-1 -	-1 -
Bansphor (Hindu traditions)	3,200	Hindi	1 ●	3,200	-1 -	-1 -	-1 -	-1 -	-1 -
Bantar	50	Maithili	1 ●	50	-1 -	-1 -	-1 -	-1 -	-1 -
Bari (Hindu traditions)	16,000	Hindi	1 ●	16,000	-1 -	-1 -	-1 -	-1 -	-1 -
Bauri	20	Bengali	1 ●	20	-1 -	-1 -	-1 -	-1 -	-1 -
Bawaria (Sikh traditions)	30	Punjabi, Eastern	1 ●	-1 -	-1 -	-1 -	-1 -	30	-1 -
Bedia (Hindu traditions)	30	Hindi	1 ●	30	-1 -	-1 -	-1 -	-1 -	-1 -
Beldar (Hindu traditions)	72,000	Kannada	1 ●	72,000	-1 -	-1 -	-1 -	-1 -	-1 -
Beldar Laria (Hindu traditions)	600	Hindi	1 ●	600	-1 -	-1 -	-1 -	-1 -	-1 -
Bhand (Muslim traditions)	40	Urdu	1 ●	-1 -	40	-1 -	-1 -	-1 -	-1 -
Bhangi (Muslim traditions)	1,000	Urdu	1 ●	-1 -	1,000	-1 -	-1 -	-1 -	-1 -
Bhangi Lal Begi (Muslim traditions)	200	Urdu	1 ●	-1 -	200	-1 -	-1 -	-1 -	-1 -
Bhar	5,900	Bhojpuri	1 ●	5,900	-1 -	-1 -	-1 -	-1 -	-1 -
Bharbhunja (Hindu traditions)	300	Hindi	1 ●	300	-1 -	-1 -	-1 -	-1 -	-1 -
Bhat (Hindu traditions)	5,700	Hindi	1 ●	5,700	-1 -	-1 -	-1 -	-1 -	-1 -
Bhathiara (Muslim traditions)	400	Urdu	1 ●	-1 -	400	-1 -	-1 -	-1 -	-1 -
Bhisti	200	Urdu	1 ●	-1 -	200	-1 -	-1 -	-1 -	-1 -
Bhoi (Hindu traditions)	900	Hindi	1 ●	900	-1 -	-1 -	-1 -	-1 -	-1 -
Bhoi (Muslim traditions)	40	Urdu	1 ●	-1 -	40	-1 -	-1 -	-1 -	-1 -
Bhotia	20	Nepali	1 ●	-1 -	-1 -	20	-1 -	-1 -	-1 -
Bhuiya	600	Hindi	1 ●	600	-1 -	-1 -	-1 -	-1 -	-1 -
Bhumij	20	Bengali	1 ●	20	-1 -	-1 -	-1 -	-1 -	-1 -
Bind	19,000	Bhojpuri	1 ●	19,000	-1 -	-1 -	-1 -	-1 -	-1 -
Birhor	50	Birhor	2 ●	40	-1 -	-1 -	-1 -	-1 -	-1 -
Bisati	20	Urdu	1 ●	-1 -	20	-1 -	-1 -	-1 -	-1 -
Brahmin	210,000	Hindi	1 ●	209,000	-1 -	-1 -	-1 -	-1 -	500
Brahmin Acharya	200	Bengali	1 ●	200	-1 -	-1 -	-1 -	-1 -	-1 -
Brahmin Bengali	500	Bengali	1 ●	500	-1 -	-1 -	-1 -	-1 -	-1 -
Brahmin Bhumihar	44,000	Hindi	1 ●	44,000	-1 -	-1 -	-1 -	-1 -	-1 -
Brahmin Gaur	13,000	Hindi	1 ●	13,000	-1 -	-1 -	-1 -	-1 -	-1 -
Brahmin Jijhotia	2,200	Hindi	1 ●	2,200	-1 -	-1 -	-1 -	-1 -	-1 -
Brahmin Joshi	1,000	Hindi	1 ●	1,000	-1 -	-1 -	-1 -	-1 -	-1 -
Brahmin Jyoti	300	Odia	1 ●	300	-1 -	-1 -	-1 -	-1 -	-1 -
Brahmin Kanaujia	22,000	Hindi	1 ●	22,000	-1 -	-1 -	-1 -	-1 -	-1 -
Brahmin Khandelwal	800	Hindi	1 ●	800	-1 -	-1 -	-1 -	-1 -	-1 -
Brahmin Maha	300	Hindi	1 ●	300	-1 -	-1 -	-1 -	-1 -	-1 -
Brahmin Radhi	4,400	Bengali	1 ●	4,400	-1 -	-1 -	-1 -	-1 -	-1 -
Brahmin Rikhisur	200	Hindi	1 ●	200	-1 -	-1 -	-1 -	-1 -	-1 -
Brahmin Sakaldwipi	600	Hindi	1 ●	600	-1 -	-1 -	-1 -	-1 -	-1 -
Brahmin Saraswat	2,200	Hindi	1 ●	2,200	-1 -	-1 -	-1 -	-1 -	-1 -
Brahmin Sawaria	13,000	Hindi	1 ●	13,000	-1 -	-1 -	-1 -	-1 -	-1 -
Brahmin Utkal	400	Bengali	1 ●	400	-1 -	-1 -	-1 -	-1 -	-1 -
Brahmin Vaidik	400	Bengali	1 ●	400	-1 -	-1 -	-1 -	-1 -	-1 -
Brahmin Varendra	800	Bengali	1 ●	800	-1 -	-1 -	-1 -	-1 -	-1 -
Buna (Hindu traditions)	70	Bengali	1 ●	70	-1 -	-1 -	-1 -	-1 -	-1 -
Burmese	-1 Unknown	Burmese	1 ●	-1 -	-1 -	-1 -	-1 -	-1 -	-1 -
Chain	15,000	Bengali	1 ●	15,000	-1 -	-1 -	-1 -	-1 -	-1 -
Chamar (Hindu traditions)	237,000	Hindi	1 ●	228,000	-1 -	400	8,200	-1 -	-1 -
Chamar (Sikh traditions)	-1 Unknown	Punjabi, Eastern	1 ●	-1 -	-1 -	-1 -	-1 -	-1 -	-1 -
Chaupal	30	Hindi	1 ●	30	-1 -	-1 -	-1 -	-1 -	-1 -
Chero	-1 Unknown	Hindi	1 ●	-1 -	-1 -	-1 -	-1 -	-1 -	-1 -
Chhetri	80	Nepali	1 ●	80	-1 -	-1 -	-1 -	-1 -	-1 -
Chhipa (Muslim traditions)	50	Urdu	1 ●	-1 -	50	-1 -	-1 -	-1 -	-1 -
Chik (Muslim traditions)	900	Urdu	1 ●	-1 -	900	-1 -	-1 -	-1 -	-1 -
Chik Baraik	40	Hindi	1 ●	30	-1 -	-1 -	-1 -	-1 -	-1 -
Chitrakar (Hindu traditions)	100	Marathi	1 ●	100	-1 -	-1 -	-1 -	-1 -	-1 -
Christian	400	Hindi	3 ●	-1 -	-1 -	-1 -	400	-1 -	-1 -
Dabgar (Hindu traditions)	90	Marathi	1 ●	90	-1 -	-1 -	-1 -	-1 -	-1 -
Dai (Muslim traditions)	600	Bengali	1 ●	-1 -	600	-1 -	-1 -	-1 -	-1 -
Darzi (Hindu traditions)	900	Hindi	1 ●	900	-1 -	-1 -	-1 -	-1 -	-1 -
Darzi (Muslim traditions)	2,600	Urdu	1 ●	-1 -	2,600	-1 -	-1 -	-1 -	-1 -
Darzi Kaithiya (Muslim traditions)	20	Urdu	1 ●	-1 -	20	-1 -	-1 -	-1 -	-1 -
Darzi Sribastab (Muslim traditions)	50	Urdu	1 ●	-1 -	50	-1 -	-1 -	-1 -	-1 -
Dhangar Bharwad	70	Gujarati	1 ●	70	-1 -	-1 -	-1 -	-1 -	-1 -
Dhanuk	145,000	Hindi	1 ●	145,000	-1 -	-1 -	-1 -	-1 -	-1 -
Dhanuk Dhankar	11,000	Hindi	1 ●	11,000	-1 -	-1 -	-1 -	-1 -	-1 -
Dhobi (Hindu traditions)	38,000	Hindi	1 ●	37,000	-1 -	80	-1 -	-1 -	-1 -
Dhobi (Muslim traditions)	1,200	Urdu	1 ●	-1 -	1,200	-1 -	-1 -	-1 -	-1 -
Dhobi Ajudhyabansi	1,500	Hindi	1 ●	1,500	-1 -	-1 -	-1 -	-1 -	-1 -
Dhobi Batham	800	Hindi	1 ●	800	-1 -	-1 -	-1 -	-1 -	-1 -
Dhobi Kanaujia	1,100	Hindi	1 ●	1,100	-1 -	-1 -	-1 -	-1 -	-1 -
Dhobi Kathiya	900	Hindi	1 ●	900	-1 -	-1 -	-1 -	-1 -	-1 -
Dhobi Mathuria	300	Hindi	1 ●	300	-1 -	-1 -	-1 -	-1 -	-1 -
Dhobi Parit	600	Marathi	1 ●	600	-1 -	-1 -	-1 -	-1 -	-1 -
Dhobi Sribastab	300	Hindi	1 ●	300	-1 -	-1 -	-1 -	-1 -	-1 -
Dom (Hindu traditions)	16,000	Odia	1 ●	16,000	-1 -	60	-1 -	-1 -	-1 -
Dusadh (Hindu traditions)	342,000	Hindi	1 ●	342,000	-1 -	200	-1 -	20	-1 -
Dusadh (Muslim traditions)	2,600	Bengali	1 ●	-1 -	2,600	-1 -	-1 -	-1 -	-1 -
Dusadh Bahelia	36,000	Hindi	1 ●	36,000	-1 -	-1 -	-1 -	-1 -	-1 -
Faqir	400	Urdu	1 ●	40	400	-1 -	-1 -	-1 -	-1 -
Gadaria (Hindu traditions)	36,000	Hindi	1 ●	36,000	-1 -	-1 -	-1 -	-1 -	-1 -
Gadaria Nikhad	2,700	Hindi	1 ●	2,700	-1 -	-1 -	-1 -	-1 -	-1 -
Gandharb (Hindu traditions)	40	Bhojpuri	1 ●	40	-1 -	-1 -	-1 -	-1 -	-1 -
Ghasiya (Hindu traditions)	20	Hindi	1 ●	20	-1 -	-1 -	-1 -	-1 -	-1 -
Ghusuria	600	Hindi	1 ●	600	-1 -	-1 -	-1 -	-1 -	-1 -
Goanese	100	Konkani, Goan	3 ●	-1 -	-1 -	-1 -	100	-1 -	-1 -
Gond	1,800	Hindi	1 ●	1,800	-1 -	-1 -	30	-1 -	-1 -
Gonrhi	37,000	Hindi	1 ●	37,000	-1 -	-1 -	-1 -	-1 -	-1 -
Gorait	-1 Unknown	Hindi	1 ●	-1 -	-1 -	-1 -	-1 -	-1 -	-1 -
Gosain	15,000	Hindi	1 ●	15,000	-1 -	-1 -	-1 -	-1 -	-1 -
Gosain Dasnami	2,900	Hindi	1 ●	2,900	-1 -	-1 -	-1 -	-1 -	-1 -
Gurung Ghaleg	20	Nepali	2 ●	20	-1 -	-1 -	-1 -	-1 -	-1 -
Hadi	13,000	Bengali	1 ●	13,000	-1 -	-1 -	-1 -	-1 -	-1 -
Hajam	3,700	Urdu	1 ●	-1 -	3,700	-1 -	-1 -	-1 -	-1 -
Halalkhor (Hindu traditions)	40	Hindi	1 ●	40	-1 -	-1 -	-1 -	-1 -	-1 -
Halwai (Hindu traditions)	38,000	Hindi	1 ●	38,000	-1 -	-1 -	-1 -	-1 -	-1 -
Halwai Maira	1,600	Hindi	1 ●	1,600	-1 -	-1 -	-1 -	-1 -	-1 -
Han Chinese, Mandarin	30	Chinese, Mandarin	2 ●	-1 -	-1 -	30	-1 -	-1 -	-1 -
Hijda	300	Hindi	1 ●	-1 -	300	-1 -	-1 -	-1 -	-1 -
Ho	100	Ho	1 ●	80	-1 -	-1 -	20	-1 -	-1 -
Ilavan	30	Malayalam	1 ●	30	-1 -	-1 -	-1 -	-1 -	-1 -
Jat (Hindu traditions)	3,000	Hindi	1 ●	3,000	-1 -	-1 -	-1 -	-1 -	20
Jat (Sikh traditions)	3,700	Punjabi, Eastern	1 ●	-1 -	-1 -	-1 -	-1 -	3,700	-1 -
Jhinwar (Sikh traditions)	40	Punjabi, Eastern	1 ●	-1 -	-1 -	-1 -	-1 -	40	-1 -
Jogi (Hindu traditions)	6,900	Bengali	1 ●	6,900	-1 -	-1 -	-1 -	-1 -	-1 -
Jogi Kanphata (Hindu traditions)	100	Hindi	1 ●	100	-1 -	-1 -	-1 -	-1 -	-1 -
Julaha	60	Hindi	1 ●	60	-1 -	-1 -	-1 -	-1 -	-1 -
Kabadi	3,700	Hindi	1 ●	3,700	-1 -	-1 -	-1 -	-1 -	-1 -
Kabirpanthi	-1 Unknown	Punjabi, Eastern	1 ●	-1 -	-1 -	-1 -	-1 -	-1 -	-1 -
Kachhi (Hindu traditions)	600	Hindi	1 ●	600	-1 -	-1 -	-1 -	-1 -	-1 -
Kahar (Hindu traditions)	405,000	Hindi	1 ●	405,000	-1 -	-1 -	-1 -	-1 -	-1 -
Kahar (Sikh traditions)	20	Punjabi, Eastern	1 ●	-1 -	-1 -	-1 -	-1 -	20	-1 -
Kahar Kamkar (Hindu traditions)	200	Hindi	1 ●	200	-1 -	-1 -	-1 -	-1 -	-1 -
Kaibartta	300	Bengali	1 ●	300	-1 -	-1 -	-1 -	-1 -	-1 -
Kalal (Hindu traditions)	4,500	Telugu	1 ●	4,500	-1 -	-1 -	-1 -	-1 -	-1 -
Kalu	60	Bengali	1 ●	-1 -	60	-1 -	-1 -	-1 -	-1 -
Kalwar (Hindu traditions)	64,000	Hindi	1 ●	64,000	-1 -	-1 -	-1 -	-1 -	-1 -
Kalwar Iraqi (Hindu traditions)	600	Hindi	1 ●	600	-1 -	-1 -	-1 -	-1 -	-1 -
Kalwar Jaiswal	9,600	Hindi	1 ●	9,600	-1 -	-1 -	-1 -	-1 -	-1 -
Kalwar Sunri	14,000	Hindi	1 ●	14,000	-1 -	-1 -	-1 -	-1 -	-1 -
Kamboh (Sikh traditions)	40	Punjabi, Eastern	1 ●	-1 -	-1 -	-1 -	-1 -	40	-1 -
Kandra	80	Odia	1 ●	80	-1 -	-1 -	-1 -	-1 -	-1 -
Kandu	130,000	Hindi	1 ●	130,000	-1 -	-1 -	-1 -	-1 -	-1 -
Kanjar (Hindu traditions)	90	Hindi	1 ●	90	-1 -	-1 -	-1 -	-1 -	-1 -
Kaora	100	Bengali	1 ●	100	-1 -	-1 -	-1 -	-1 -	-1 -
Kapali	80	Bengali	1 ●	80	-1 -	-1 -	-1 -	-1 -	-1 -
Karenga	100	Bengali	1 ●	100	-1 -	-1 -	-1 -	-1 -	-1 -
Karmali	40	Hindi	1 ●	40	-1 -	-1 -	-1 -	-1 -	-1 -
Karwal	500	Hindi	1 ●	500	-1 -	-1 -	-1 -	-1 -	-1 -
Kasar (Hindu traditions)	26,000	Marathi	1 ●	26,000	-1 -	-1 -	-1 -	-1 -	-1 -
Kashmiri (Muslim traditions)	80	Kashmiri	1 ●	-1 -	80	-1 -	-1 -	-1 -	-1 -
Kawar	50	Hindi	1 ●	50	-1 -	-1 -	-1 -	-1 -	-1 -
Kayastha (Hindu traditions)	137,000	Hindi	1 ●	137,000	-1 -	-1 -	-1 -	-1 -	-1 -
Kayastha Karan	3,900	Bengali	1 ●	3,900	-1 -	-1 -	-1 -	-1 -	-1 -
Kayastha Mathur	200	Hindi	1 ●	200	-1 -	-1 -	-1 -	-1 -	-1 -
Khairwar	80	Bengali	1 ●	80	-1 -	-1 -	-1 -	-1 -	-1 -
Khandait	100	Odia	1 ●	100	-1 -	-1 -	-1 -	-1 -	-1 -
Khangar (Hindu traditions)	200	Hindi	1 ●	200	-1 -	-1 -	-1 -	-1 -	-1 -
Kharadi	90	Hindi	1 ●	90	-1 -	-1 -	-1 -	-1 -	-1 -
Kharia	300	Kharia	2 ●	100	-1 -	-1 -	100	-1 -	-1 -
Kharwar	500	Hindi	1 ●	500	-1 -	-1 -	-1 -	-1 -	-1 -
Khatik (Hindu traditions)	2,400	Hindi	1 ●	2,400	-1 -	-1 -	-1 -	-1 -	-1 -
Khatri (Sikh traditions)	200	Punjabi, Eastern	1 ●	-1 -	-1 -	-1 -	-1 -	200	-1 -
Khatwa	60	Hindi	1 ●	60	-1 -	-1 -	-1 -	-1 -	-1 -
Kisan	40	Hindi	1 ●	30	-1 -	-1 -	-1 -	-1 -	-1 -
Koiri (Hindu traditions)	287,000	Hindi	1 ●	287,000	-1 -	-1 -	-1 -	-1 -	-1 -
Kol	300	Hindi	1 ●	300	-1 -	-1 -	-1 -	-1 -	-1 -
Koli (Hindu traditions)	400	Hindi	1 ●	400	-1 -	-1 -	-1 -	-1 -	-1 -
Koli of Gujarat	30	Gujarati	1 ●	30	-1 -	-1 -	-1 -	-1 -	-1 -
Kori	20	Hindi	1 ●	20	-1 -	-1 -	-1 -	-1 -	-1 -
Korwa	20	Telugu	1 ●	-1 -	-1 -	-1 -	-1 -	-1 -	-1 -
Kui Khond	20	Odia	2 ●	20	-1 -	-1 -	-1 -	-1 -	-1 -
Kumhar (Hindu traditions)	95,000	Hindi	1 ●	95,000	-1 -	-1 -	-1 -	-1 -	-1 -
Kumhar (Sikh traditions)	20	Punjabi, Eastern	1 ●	-1 -	-1 -	-1 -	-1 -	20	-1 -
Kumhar Bardiha	2,400	Hindi	1 ●	2,400	-1 -	-1 -	-1 -	-1 -	-1 -
Kumhar Kanaujia	2,700	Hindi	1 ●	2,700	-1 -	-1 -	-1 -	-1 -	-1 -
Kumhar Mathuria	500	Hindi	1 ●	500	-1 -	-1 -	-1 -	-1 -	-1 -
Kunbi (Hindu traditions)	100	Gujarati	1 ●	100	-1 -	-1 -	-1 -	-1 -	-1 -
Kurariar	80	Hindi	1 ●	80	-1 -	-1 -	-1 -	-1 -	-1 -
Kurmi (Hindu traditions)	699,000	Hindi	1 ●	699,000	-1 -	-1 -	-1 -	-1 -	-1 -
Kurmi Mahato	44,000	Bengali	1 ●	44,000	-1 -	-1 -	-1 -	-1 -	-1 -
Labana (Sikh traditions)	20	Punjabi, Eastern	1 ●	-1 -	-1 -	-1 -	-1 -	20	-1 -
Laheri (Hindu traditions)	2,500	Hindi	1 ●	2,500	-1 -	-1 -	-1 -	-1 -	-1 -
Laheri (Muslim traditions)	700	Urdu	1 ●	-1 -	700	-1 -	-1 -	-1 -	-1 -
Lakhera	500	Hindi	1 ●	500	-1 -	-1 -	-1 -	-1 -	-1 -
Lingayat	20	Kannada	1 ●	-1 -	-1 -	-1 -	-1 -	-1 -	20
Lohar (Hindu traditions)	29,000	Hindi	1 ●	29,000	-1 -	-1 -	-1 -	-1 -	-1 -
Lohar (Muslim traditions)	900	Urdu	1 ●	-1 -	900	-1 -	-1 -	-1 -	-1 -
Lohara	200	Hindi	1 ●	200	-1 -	-1 -	-1 -	-1 -	-1 -
Lunia (Hindu traditions)	54,000	Hindi	1 ●	54,000	-1 -	-1 -	-1 -	-1 -	-1 -
Madari (Muslim traditions)	30	Urdu	1 ●	-1 -	30	-1 -	-1 -	-1 -	-1 -
Madiga (Hindu traditions)	30	Telugu	1 ●	30	-1 -	-1 -	-1 -	-1 -	-1 -
Magar	40	Nepali	2 ●	40	-1 -	-1 -	-1 -	-1 -	-1 -
Mahar (Hindu traditions)	30	Marathi	1 ●	30	-1 -	-1 -	-1 -	-1 -	-1 -
Mahishya	1,400	Bengali	1 ●	1,400	-1 -	-1 -	-1 -	-1 -	-1 -
Mahli	80	Marathi	1 ●	80	-1 -	-1 -	-1 -	-1 -	-1 -
Mahratta	80	Marathi	1 ●	80	-1 -	-1 -	-1 -	-1 -	-1 -
Mahratta Kunbi	30	Gujarati	1 ●	30	-1 -	-1 -	-1 -	-1 -	-1 -
Mahtam (Sikh traditions)	20	Punjabi, Eastern	1 ●	-1 -	-1 -	-1 -	-1 -	20	-1 -
Mahyavanshi	60	Gujarati	1 ●	60	-1 -	-1 -	-1 -	-1 -	-1 -
Mal (Hindu traditions)	56,000	Hindi	1 ●	56,000	-1 -	-1 -	-1 -	-1 -	-1 -
Mala (Hindu traditions)	30	Telugu	1 ●	30	-1 -	-1 -	-1 -	-1 -	-1 -
Malabar Catholic	100	Malayalam	3 ●	-1 -	-1 -	-1 -	100	-1 -	-1 -
Mali (Hindu traditions)	22,000	Hindi	1 ●	22,000	-1 -	-1 -	-1 -	-1 -	-1 -
Mali Bhagirathi	200	Hindi	1 ●	200	-1 -	-1 -	-1 -	-1 -	-1 -
Mallah (Hindu traditions)	55,000	Hindi	1 ●	55,000	-1 -	-1 -	50	-1 -	-1 -
Mallah Chain (Hindu traditions)	3,600	Hindi	1 ●	3,600	-1 -	-1 -	-1 -	-1 -	-1 -
Mallah Dhawa (Hindu traditions)	600	Hindi	1 ●	600	-1 -	-1 -	-1 -	-1 -	-1 -
Mallah Kewat (Hindu traditions)	3,800	Hindi	1 ●	3,800	-1 -	-1 -	-1 -	-1 -	-1 -
Mallik (Muslim traditions)	1,200	Gujarati	1 ●	-1 -	1,200	-1 -	-1 -	-1 -	-1 -
Malto	-1 Unknown	Santhali	2 ●	-1 -	-1 -	-1 -	-1 -	-1 -	-1 -
Manihar	2,200	Urdu	1 ●	-1 -	2,200	-1 -	-1 -	-1 -	-1 -
Mappila	200	Malayalam	1 ●	-1 -	200	-1 -	-1 -	-1 -	-1 -
Matia	20	Bengali	1 ●	20	-1 -	-1 -	-1 -	-1 -	-1 -
Mazhabi (Sikh traditions)	40	Punjabi, Eastern	1 ●	-1 -	-1 -	-1 -	-1 -	40	-1 -
Mir	80	Bengali	1 ●	-1 -	80	-1 -	-1 -	-1 -	-1 -
Mirasi (Muslim traditions)	700	Urdu	1 ●	-1 -	700	-1 -	-1 -	-1 -	-1 -
Mirzakhani	700	Bengali	1 ●	-1 -	700	-1 -	-1 -	-1 -	-1 -
Moghal	2,900	Urdu	1 ●	-1 -	2,900	-1 -	-1 -	-1 -	-1 -
Mukeri	200	Urdu	1 ●	-1 -	200	-1 -	-1 -	-1 -	-1 -
Munda	500	Mundari	2 ●	200	-1 -	-1 -	300	-1 -	20
Munnur	20	Telugu	1 ●	20	-1 -	-1 -	-1 -	-1 -	-1 -
Musahar (Hindu traditions)	119,000	Hindi	1 ●	118,000	-1 -	100	-1 -	-1 -	-1 -
Mutrasi	30	Telugu	1 ●	30	-1 -	-1 -	-1 -	-1 -	-1 -
Nadar (Christian traditions)	20	Tamil	3 ●	-1 -	-1 -	-1 -	20	-1 -	-1 -
Nadar (Hindu traditions)	60	Tamil	1 ●	60	-1 -	-1 -	-1 -	-1 -	-1 -
Nagar	80	Bengali	1 ●	80	-1 -	-1 -	-1 -	-1 -	-1 -
Nai (Hindu traditions)	98,000	Hindi	1 ●	98,000	-1 -	-1 -	-1 -	-1 -	-1 -
Nai (Sikh traditions)	40	Punjabi, Eastern	1 ●	-1 -	-1 -	-1 -	-1 -	40	-1 -
Nai Mathuria	800	Hindi	1 ●	800	-1 -	-1 -	-1 -	-1 -	-1 -
Nair	80	Malayalam	1 ●	80	-1 -	-1 -	-1 -	-1 -	-1 -
Nalband	60	Urdu	1 ●	-1 -	60	-1 -	-1 -	-1 -	-1 -
Namassej (Hindu traditions)	800	Bengali	1 ●	800	-1 -	-1 -	-1 -	-1 -	-1 -
Namassej Chandel	300	Bengali	1 ●	300	-1 -	-1 -	-1 -	-1 -	-1 -
Nat (Hindu traditions)	6,300	Hindi	1 ●	6,300	-1 -	-1 -	-1 -	-1 -	-1 -
Nat (Muslim traditions)	200	Urdu	1 ●	-1 -	200	-1 -	-1 -	-1 -	-1 -
Newah	30	Nepali	1 ●	30	-1 -	-1 -	-1 -	-1 -	-1 -
Oraon	2,000	Kurux	2 ●	1,000	20	-1 -	900	-1 -	30
Paliya	20	Bengali	1 ●	20	-1 -	-1 -	-1 -	-1 -	-1 -
Pallan (Hindu traditions)	50	Tamil	1 ●	50	-1 -	-1 -	-1 -	-1 -	-1 -
Pan	400	Odia	1 ●	400	-1 -	-1 -	-1 -	-1 -	-1 -
Paraiyan (Christian traditions)	-1 Unknown	Tamil	3 ●	-1 -	-1 -	-1 -	-1 -	-1 -	-1 -
Paraiyan (Hindu traditions)	-1 Unknown	Tamil	1 ●	-1 -	-1 -	-1 -	-1 -	-1 -	-1 -
Pashtun, Pathan	22,000	Urdu	1 ●	-1 -	22,000	-1 -	-1 -	-1 -	-1 -
Pasi (Hindu traditions)	112,000	Hindi	1 ●	112,000	-1 -	80	-1 -	-1 -	-1 -
Pasi (Muslim traditions)	5,800	Urdu	1 ●	-1 -	5,800	-1 -	-1 -	-1 -	-1 -
Pasi Gujar	9,000	Hindi	1 ●	9,000	-1 -	-1 -	-1 -	-1 -	-1 -
Pasi Kaithwan	17,000	Hindi	1 ●	17,000	-1 -	-1 -	-1 -	-1 -	-1 -
Pasi Rajpasi	19,000	Hindi	1 ●	19,000	-1 -	-1 -	-1 -	-1 -	-1 -
Pasi Turuk	1,100	Urdu	1 ●	-1 -	1,100	-1 -	-1 -	-1 -	-1 -
Patwa (Hindu traditions)	6,000	Hindi	1 ●	6,000	-1 -	-1 -	-1 -	-1 -	-1 -
Pawaria (Hindu traditions)	700	Bareli, Rathwi	1 ●	700	-1 -	-1 -	-1 -	-1 -	-1 -
Pawaria (Muslim traditions)	600	Urdu	1 ●	-1 -	600	-1 -	-1 -	-1 -	-1 -
Persian	30	Persian, Iranian	1 ●	-1 -	30	-1 -	-1 -	-1 -	-1 -
Pinjara	9,600	Urdu	1 ●	-1 -	9,600	-1 -	-1 -	-1 -	-1 -
Pod	600	Bengali	1 ●	600	-1 -	-1 -	-1 -	-1 -	-1 -
Pundari	40	Bengali	1 ●	40	-1 -	-1 -	-1 -	-1 -	-1 -
Qassab	300	Urdu	1 ●	-1 -	300	-1 -	-1 -	-1 -	-1 -
Qazi	2,500	Urdu	1 ●	-1 -	2,500	-1 -	-1 -	-1 -	-1 -
Rahmani (Muslim traditions)	200	Urdu	1 ●	-1 -	200	-1 -	-1 -	-1 -	-1 -
Rai	20	Nepali	2 ●	20	-1 -	-1 -	-1 -	-1 -	-1 -
Rajbansi (Hindu traditions)	1,200	Bengali	1 ●	1,200	-1 -	-1 -	-1 -	-1 -	-1 -
Rajbhar	3,000	Hindi	1 ●	3,000	-1 -	-1 -	-1 -	-1 -	-1 -
Rajput (Hindu traditions)	285,000	Hindi	1 ●	285,000	-1 -	-1 -	-1 -	-1 -	300
Rajput (Muslim traditions)	900	Urdu	1 ●	-1 -	900	-1 -	-1 -	-1 -	-1 -
Rajput (Sikh traditions)	300	Punjabi, Eastern	1 ●	-1 -	-1 -	-1 -	-1 -	300	-1 -
Rajput Bachgoti	700	Hindi	1 ●	700	-1 -	-1 -	-1 -	-1 -	-1 -
Rajput Baghel (Hindu traditions)	700	Hindi	1 ●	700	-1 -	-1 -	-1 -	-1 -	-1 -
Rajput Bais (Hindu traditions)	5,800	Hindi	1 ●	5,800	-1 -	-1 -	-1 -	-1 -	-1 -
Rajput Bargujar (Hindu traditions)	900	Hindi	1 ●	900	-1 -	-1 -	-1 -	-1 -	-1 -
Rajput Bhadauria	900	Hindi	1 ●	900	-1 -	-1 -	-1 -	-1 -	-1 -
Rajput Bhale Sultan (Hindu traditions)	600	Hindi	1 ●	600	-1 -	-1 -	-1 -	-1 -	-1 -
Rajput Bhatti (Hindu traditions)	4,900	Hindi	1 ●	4,900	-1 -	-1 -	-1 -	-1 -	-1 -
Rajput Chandel	1,400	Hindi	1 ●	1,400	-1 -	-1 -	-1 -	-1 -	-1 -
Rajput Chauhan (Hindu traditions)	16,000	Hindi	1 ●	16,000	-1 -	-1 -	-1 -	-1 -	-1 -
Rajput Dikhit	1,000	Hindi	1 ●	1,000	-1 -	-1 -	-1 -	-1 -	-1 -
Rajput Gahlot	2,500	Hindi	1 ●	2,500	-1 -	-1 -	-1 -	-1 -	-1 -
Rajput Garewal (Hindu traditions)	1,600	Hindi	1 ●	1,600	-1 -	-1 -	-1 -	-1 -	-1 -
Rajput Gaur	2,500	Hindi	1 ●	2,500	-1 -	-1 -	-1 -	-1 -	-1 -
Rajput Gautam (Hindu traditions)	1,600	Hindi	1 ●	1,600	-1 -	-1 -	-1 -	-1 -	-1 -
Rajput Jadon	3,200	Hindi	1 ●	3,200	-1 -	-1 -	-1 -	-1 -	-1 -
Rajput Jadu	1,000	Hindi	1 ●	1,000	-1 -	-1 -	-1 -	-1 -	-1 -
Rajput Janjua (Hindu traditions)	900	Hindi	1 ●	900	-1 -	-1 -	-1 -	-1 -	-1 -
Rajput Joia (Hindu traditions)	800	Hindi	1 ●	800	-1 -	-1 -	-1 -	-1 -	-1 -
Rajput Kachhwaha	400	Hindi	1 ●	400	-1 -	-1 -	-1 -	-1 -	-1 -
Rajput Katheriya	700	Hindi	1 ●	700	-1 -	-1 -	-1 -	-1 -	-1 -
Rajput Manihas (Hindu traditions)	1,200	Hindi	1 ●	1,200	-1 -	-1 -	-1 -	-1 -	-1 -
Rajput Parihar	1,400	Hindi	1 ●	1,400	-1 -	-1 -	-1 -	-1 -	-1 -
Rajput Ponwar (Hindu traditions)	7,100	Hindi	1 ●	7,100	-1 -	-1 -	-1 -	-1 -	-1 -
Rajput Pundir (Hindu traditions)	1,200	Hindi	1 ●	1,200	-1 -	-1 -	-1 -	-1 -	-1 -
Rajput Rajbansi (Hindu traditions)	300	Hindi	1 ●	300	-1 -	-1 -	-1 -	-1 -	-1 -
Rajput Rathor (Hindu traditions)	6,500	Hindi	1 ●	6,500	-1 -	-1 -	-1 -	-1 -	-1 -
Rajput Sakarwar (Hindu traditions)	900	Hindi	1 ●	900	-1 -	-1 -	-1 -	-1 -	-1 -
Rajput Salehria (Hindu traditions)	1,000	Hindi	1 ●	1,000	-1 -	-1 -	-1 -	-1 -	-1 -
Rajput Sengar	1,500	Hindi	1 ●	1,500	-1 -	-1 -	-1 -	-1 -	-1 -
Rajput Solanki	1,000	Hindi	1 ●	1,000	-1 -	-1 -	-1 -	-1 -	-1 -
Rajput Sombansi (Hindu traditions)	1,400	Hindi	1 ●	1,400	-1 -	-1 -	-1 -	-1 -	-1 -
Rajput Surajbansi	800	Hindi	1 ●	800	-1 -	-1 -	-1 -	-1 -	-1 -
Rajput Tonwar (Hindu traditions)	300	Hindi	1 ●	300	-1 -	-1 -	-1 -	-1 -	-1 -
Raju	50	Bengali	1 ●	50	-1 -	-1 -	-1 -	-1 -	-1 -
Rajwar	1,500	Hindi	1 ●	1,500	-1 -	-1 -	-1 -	-1 -	-1 -
Ramdasia (Sikh traditions)	20	Punjabi, Eastern	1 ●	-1 -	-1 -	-1 -	-1 -	20	-1 -
Rangrez (Hindu traditions)	2,400	Marathi	1 ●	2,400	-1 -	-1 -	-1 -	-1 -	-1 -
Rautia	3,600	Hindi	1 ●	3,600	-1 -	-1 -	-1 -	-1 -	-1 -
Ravidas Chamar (Hindu traditions)	11,000	Hindi	1 ●	10,000	-1 -	80	400	-1 -	-1 -
Rayeen (Muslim traditions)	13,000	Urdu	1 ●	-1 -	13,000	-1 -	-1 -	-1 -	-1 -
Sahariya	40	Hindi	1 ●	40	-1 -	-1 -	-1 -	-1 -	-1 -
Saini (Muslim traditions)	4,300	Urdu	1 ●	-1 -	4,300	-1 -	-1 -	-1 -	-1 -
Saini (Sikh traditions)	20	Punjabi, Eastern	1 ●	-1 -	-1 -	-1 -	-1 -	20	-1 -
Sankara	4,400	Bengali	1 ●	4,400	-1 -	-1 -	-1 -	-1 -	-1 -
Santal	1,200	Santhali	2 ●	700	-1 -	-1 -	500	-1 -	20
Sardar (Muslim traditions)	800	Bengali	1 ●	-1 -	800	-1 -	-1 -	-1 -	-1 -
Sarera (Sikh traditions)	20	Punjabi, Eastern	1 ●	-1 -	-1 -	-1 -	-1 -	20	-1 -
Sauria Paharia	-1 Unknown	Santhali	2 ●	-1 -	-1 -	-1 -	-1 -	-1 -	-1 -
Sayyid	26,000	Urdu	1 ●	-1 -	26,000	-1 -	-1 -	-1 -	-1 -
Sayyid Husaini	400	Urdu	1 ●	-1 -	400	-1 -	-1 -	-1 -	-1 -
Shaikh	257,000	Urdu	1 ●	-1 -	257,000	-1 -	-1 -	-1 -	-1 -
Shaikh Faruqi	2,100	Urdu	1 ●	-1 -	2,100	-1 -	-1 -	-1 -	-1 -
Shaikh Qureshi	23,000	Urdu	1 ●	-1 -	23,000	-1 -	-1 -	-1 -	-1 -
Shaikh Siddiqi	17,000	Urdu	1 ●	-1 -	17,000	-1 -	-1 -	-1 -	-1 -
Shaikh Usmani	1,300	Urdu	1 ●	-1 -	1,300	-1 -	-1 -	-1 -	-1 -
Sikligar (Hindu traditions)	-1 Unknown	Hindi	1 ●	-1 -	-1 -	-1 -	-1 -	-1 -	-1 -
Sikligar (Muslim traditions)	40	Urdu	1 ●	-1 -	40	-1 -	-1 -	-1 -	-1 -
Sonar (Hindu traditions)	72,000	Hindi	1 ●	72,000	-1 -	-1 -	-1 -	-1 -	-1 -
Sonar (Sikh traditions)	80	Punjabi, Eastern	1 ●	-1 -	-1 -	-1 -	-1 -	80	-1 -
Sonar Ajudhyabansi	1,000	Hindi	1 ●	1,000	-1 -	-1 -	-1 -	-1 -	-1 -
Sonar Barhaiya	3,300	Hindi	1 ●	3,300	-1 -	-1 -	-1 -	-1 -	-1 -
Sonar Chhatri	1,000	Hindi	1 ●	1,000	-1 -	-1 -	-1 -	-1 -	-1 -
Sonar Deswali	400	Hindi	1 ●	400	-1 -	-1 -	-1 -	-1 -	-1 -
Sonar Jathera	3,300	Hindi	1 ●	3,300	-1 -	-1 -	-1 -	-1 -	-1 -
Sonar Kammakala	3,300	Hindi	1 ●	3,300	-1 -	-1 -	-1 -	-1 -	-1 -
Sonar Khatri	400	Hindi	1 ●	400	-1 -	-1 -	-1 -	-1 -	-1 -
Sonar Magahiya	3,300	Hindi	1 ●	3,300	-1 -	-1 -	-1 -	-1 -	-1 -
Sonar Mair	700	Hindi	1 ●	700	-1 -	-1 -	-1 -	-1 -	-1 -
Sonar Rastaogi	600	Hindi	1 ●	600	-1 -	-1 -	-1 -	-1 -	-1 -
Sunri (Hindu traditions)	80	Bengali	1 ●	80	-1 -	-1 -	-1 -	-1 -	-1 -
Sutradhar (Hindu traditions)	60	Bengali	1 ●	60	-1 -	-1 -	-1 -	-1 -	-1 -
Syrian Christian	300	Malayalam	3 ●	-1 -	-1 -	-1 -	300	-1 -	-1 -
Tamang	-1 Unknown	Nepali	2 ●	-1 -	-1 -	-1 -	-1 -	-1 -	-1 -
Tamboli (Hindu traditions)	800	Hindi	1 ●	800	-1 -	-1 -	-1 -	-1 -	-1 -
Tamboli (Muslim traditions)	6,000	Urdu	1 ●	-1 -	6,000	-1 -	-1 -	-1 -	-1 -
Tamil (Muslim traditions)	40	Tamil	1 ●	-1 -	40	-1 -	-1 -	-1 -	-1 -
Tanti (Hindu traditions)	47,000	Bengali	1 ●	47,000	-1 -	-1 -	-1 -	-1 -	-1 -
Tarkhan (Sikh traditions)	60	Punjabi, Eastern	1 ●	-1 -	-1 -	-1 -	-1 -	60	-1 -
Teli (Hindu traditions)	152,000	Hindi	1 ●	152,000	-1 -	-1 -	-1 -	-1 -	-1 -
Teli Gangauta (Hindu traditions)	3,500	Hindi	1 ●	3,500	-1 -	-1 -	-1 -	-1 -	-1 -
Teli Sribastab	1,000	Hindi	1 ●	1,000	-1 -	-1 -	-1 -	-1 -	-1 -
Tharu	100	Hindi	1 ●	100	-1 -	-1 -	-1 -	-1 -	-1 -
Thathera (Hindu traditions)	7,700	Hindi	1 ●	7,700	-1 -	-1 -	-1 -	-1 -	-1 -
Tibetan	-1 Unknown	Tibetan, Central	1 ●	-1 -	-1 -	-1 -	-1 -	-1 -	-1 -
Tili	200	Bengali	1 ●	200	-1 -	-1 -	-1 -	-1 -	-1 -
Tiyar	6,600	Bengali	1 ●	6,600	-1 -	-1 -	-1 -	-1 -	-1 -
Turaiha	1,900	Bhojpuri	1 ●	1,900	-1 -	-1 -	-1 -	-1 -	-1 -
Turi (Hindu traditions)	100	Hindi	1 ●	100	-1 -	-1 -	-1 -	-1 -	-1 -
Valmiki (Balmiki) Mehtar	400	Hindi	1 ●	400	-1 -	-1 -	-1 -	-1 -	-1 -
Valmiki, Balmiki (Hindu traditions)	12,000	Hindi	1 ●	12,000	-1 -	-1 -	700	-1 -	-1 -
Valmiki, Balmiki Lal Begi (Hindu traditions)	40	Hindi	1 ●	40	-1 -	-1 -	-1 -	-1 -	-1 -
Vanniyan	100	Tamil	1 ●	100	-1 -	-1 -	-1 -	-1 -	-1 -
Viswakarma	30	Telugu	1 ●	30	-1 -	-1 -	-1 -	-1 -	-1 -
Yadav (Hindu traditions)	887,000	Hindi	1 ●	887,000	-1 -	-1 -	100	-1 -	-1 -
Yadav Dhindhor	21,000	Hindi	1 ●	21,000	-1 -	-1 -	-1 -	-1 -	-1 -
Yadav Gaoli	357,000	Hindi	1 ●	357,000	-1 -	-1 -	-1 -	-1 -	-1 -
Yadav Kaonra	10,000	Hindi	1 ●	10,000	-1 -	-1 -	-1 -	-1 -	-1 -
Yadav Rawat	21,000	Hindi	1 ●	21,000	-1 -	-1 -	-1 -	-1 -	-1 -
Yadav Sadgope	200	Bengali	1 ●	200	-1 -	-1 -	-1 -	-1 -	-1 -
Totals: 371	6,680,000		351 ●	6,182,000	476,000	1,000	12,000	4,800	2,600

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