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Country:

India
Province / State: Bihar
District: Buxar

Number of People Groups

255

Unreached People Groups

248

Total Population

2,087,000

Buddhist

0.3 %

Christian

0.1 %

Hindu

94.0 %

Muslim

5.6 %

Sikh

0.0 %

Other Religions

0.0 %
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Photo People Group ▲ Population Primary Language Progress
Scale		 Hindu Muslim Buddhist Christian Sikh Other
Abdul 1,400 Urdu ☀︎ - 1,400 - - - -
Aghori 100 Hindi ☀︎ 100 - - - - -
Amat Unknown Hindi ☀︎ - - - - - -
Ansari 26,000 Urdu ☀︎ - 26,000 - - - -
Asur 50 Asuri ● 40 - - - - -
Badhai (Hindu traditions) 14,000 Hindi ☀︎ 14,000 - - - - -
Bagdi (Hindu traditions) 30 Bengali ☀︎ 30 - - - - -
Baiga Unknown Hindi ● - - - - - -
Bairagi (Hindu traditions) 900 Bengali ☀︎ 900 - - - - -
Bania Agarwal 1,200 Hindi ☀︎ 1,200 - - - - -
Bania Agrahari 600 Hindi ☀︎ 600 - - - - -
Bania Gahoi 90 Hindi ☀︎ 90 - - - - -
Bania Kasarwani 2,800 Hindi ☀︎ 2,800 - - - - -
Bania Kasaundhan 100 Hindi ☀︎ 100 - - - - -
Bania Khatri 400 Bengali ☀︎ 400 - - - - -
Bania Mahur Unknown Hindi ☀︎ - - - - - -
Bania Rastaogi 30 Hindi ☀︎ 30 - - - - -
Bania Rauniar 2,400 Hindi ☀︎ 2,400 - - - - -
Bania Sinduria 90 Hindi ☀︎ 90 - - - - -
Bania unspecified 9,500 Hindi ☀︎ 9,400 - - - - 90
Banjara (Hindu traditions) 40 Lambadi ● 40 - - - - -
Bantar 30 Maithili ☀︎ 30 - - - - -
Bari (Hindu traditions) 7,400 Hindi ☀︎ 7,400 - - - - -
Bauri Unknown Bengali ● - - - - - -
Beldar (Hindu traditions) 200 Kannada ☀︎ 200 - - - - -
Bengali Muslim Moghal 500 Urdu ☀︎ - 500 - - - -
Bhand (Muslim traditions) 400 Hindi ☀︎ - 400 - - - -
Bhar 13,000 Bhojpuri ☀︎ 13,000 - - - - -
Bharbhunja (Hindu traditions) 100 Hindi ☀︎ 100 - - - - -
Bhat (Hindu traditions) 6,500 Hindi ☀︎ 6,500 - - - - -
Bhathiara (Muslim traditions) 700 Hindi ☀︎ - 700 - - - -
Bhoi (Hindu traditions) 400 Hindi ☀︎ 400 - - - - -
Bhoi (Muslim traditions) 400 Urdu ☀︎ - 400 - - - -
Bhuiya unspecified 100 Hindi ● 100 - - - - -
Bhumij 20 Bengali ● 20 - - - - -
Bind 21,000 Bhojpuri ☀︎ 21,000 - - - - -
Bisati Unknown Urdu ☀︎ - - - - - -
Brahmin Acharya 200 Bengali ☀︎ 200 - - - - -
Brahmin Bhumihar 56,000 Hindi ☀︎ 56,000 - - - - -
Brahmin Gaur 6,100 Hindi ☀︎ 6,100 - - - - -
Brahmin Jijhotia 5,300 Hindi ☀︎ 5,300 - - - - -
Brahmin Joshi 600 Hindi ☀︎ 600 - - - - -
Brahmin Jyoti 4,500 Odia ☀︎ 4,500 - - - - -
Brahmin Kanaujia 10,000 Hindi ☀︎ 10,000 - - - - -
Brahmin Khandelwal 4,700 Hindi ☀︎ 4,700 - - - - -
Brahmin Maha 200 Hindi ☀︎ 200 - - - - -
Brahmin Radhi 4,200 Bengali ☀︎ 4,200 - - - - -
Brahmin Rikhisur 100 Hindi ☀︎ 100 - - - - -
Brahmin Sakaldwipi 600 Hindi ☀︎ 600 - - - - -
Brahmin Saraswat 1,200 Hindi ☀︎ 1,200 - - - - -
Brahmin Sawaria 11,000 Hindi ☀︎ 11,000 - - - - -
Brahmin unspecified 98,000 Hindi ☀︎ 98,000 - - - - -
Brahmin Utkal 400 Bengali ☀︎ 400 - - - - -
Brahmin Vaidik 400 Bengali ☀︎ 400 - - - - -
Brahmin Varendra 900 Bengali ☀︎ 900 - - - - -
Buna (Hindu traditions) 1,200 Bengali ☀︎ 1,200 - - - - -
Chamar (Hindu traditions) 161,000 Hindi ● 158,000 - 1,000 2,000 - -
Chamar (Sikh traditions) Unknown Punjabi, Eastern ● - - - - - -
Chaupal Unknown Hindi ● - - - - - -
Chero Unknown Hindi ● - - - - - -
Chik (Muslim traditions) 200 Urdu ☀︎ - 200 - - - -
Christian 200 Hindi ● - - - 200 - -
Dabgar (Hindu traditions) 400 Marathi ☀︎ 400 - - - - -
Darzi (Hindu traditions) 300 Hindi ☀︎ 300 - - - - -
Darzi (Muslim traditions) 3,200 Hindi ☀︎ - 3,200 - - - -
Darzi Kaithiya (Muslim traditions) 70 Hindi ☀︎ - 70 - - - -
Darzi Mathuria (Muslim traditions) 30 Hindi ☀︎ - 30 - - - -
Darzi Namdev (Muslim traditions) 30 Hindi ☀︎ - 30 - - - -
Darzi Sribastab (Muslim traditions) 200 Urdu ☀︎ - 200 - - - -
Dhanuk 1,800 Hindi ☀︎ 1,800 - - - - -
Dhobi (Hindu traditions) 14,000 Hindi ☀︎ 14,000 - 100 - - -
Dhobi Ajudhyabansi 800 Hindi ☀︎ 800 - - - - -
Dhobi Batham 500 Hindi ☀︎ 500 - - - - -
Dhobi Kanaujia 600 Hindi ☀︎ 600 - - - - -
Dhobi Kathiya 500 Hindi ☀︎ 500 - - - - -
Dhobi Mathuria 200 Hindi ☀︎ 200 - - - - -
Dhobi Parit 300 Marathi ☀︎ 300 - - - - -
Dhobi Sribastab 200 Hindi ☀︎ 200 - - - - -
Dom (Hindu traditions) 2,800 Odia ● 2,700 - 50 - - -
Dusadh (Hindu traditions) 64,000 Hindi ☀︎ 63,000 - 500 - - -
Dusadh Bahelia 6,500 Hindi ☀︎ 6,500 - 60 - - -
Faqir 50 Hindi ☀︎ - 30 - - - -
Gadaria (Hindu traditions) 20,000 Hindi ☀︎ 20,000 - 300 - - -
Gadaria Dhingar 1,000 Hindi ☀︎ 1,000 - - - - -
Gadaria Nikhad 1,500 Hindi ☀︎ 1,500 - - - - -
Gandharb (Hindu traditions) 400 Hindi ☀︎ 400 - - - - -
Ghasiya (Hindu traditions) Unknown Hindi ● - - - - - -
Gond unspecified 21,000 Hindi ● 21,000 40 20 - - -
Gonrhi 13,000 Hindi ☀︎ 13,000 - - - - -
Gorait 40 Sadri ● 40 - - - - -
Gosain unspecified 300 Hindi ☀︎ 300 - - - - -
Hadi 2,400 Bengali ● 2,400 - 50 - - -
Hajam 16,000 Urdu ☀︎ - 16,000 - - - -
Halalkhor (Hindu traditions) 90 Hindi ☀︎ 90 - - - - -
Halwai (Hindu traditions) 500 Hindi ☀︎ 500 - - - - -
Jat (Hindu traditions) 100 Hindi ☀︎ 100 - - - - -
Jat (Sikh traditions) 100 Punjabi, Eastern ☀︎ - - - - 100 -
Jogi (Hindu traditions) 2,200 Bengali ☀︎ 2,200 - - - - -
Kachhi (Hindu traditions) 100 Hindi ☀︎ 100 - - - - -
Kahar (Hindu traditions) 77,000 Hindi ☀︎ 76,000 - 600 - - -
Kahar Kamkar (Hindu traditions) 7,900 Hindi ☀︎ 7,800 - 70 - - -
Kalal (Hindu traditions) 100 Telugu ☀︎ 100 - - - - -
Kalu 200 Bengali ☀︎ - 200 - - - -
Kalwar (Hindu traditions) 36,000 Hindi ☀︎ 35,000 - 400 - - -
Kalwar Iraqi (Hindu traditions) 500 Hindi ☀︎ 500 - - - - -
Kalwar Jaiswal 7,100 Hindi ☀︎ 7,100 - - - - -
Kalwar Sunri 5,700 Hindi ☀︎ 5,700 - - - - -
Kandu 64,000 Hindi ☀︎ 63,000 - 500 - - -
Kanjar (Hindu traditions) 400 Hindi ☀︎ 400 - - - - -
Karmali 70 Maithili ● 70 - - - - -
Kasar (Hindu traditions) 700 Marathi ☀︎ 700 - - - - -
Kawar 30 Hindi ● 20 - - - - -
Kayastha (Hindu traditions) 31,000 Hindi ☀︎ 31,000 - 300 - - -
Kayastha Karan 2,500 Bengali ☀︎ 2,500 - - - - -
Kharia 300 Kharia ● 300 30 - - - -
Kharwar 4,900 Hindi ● 4,800 60 - - - -
Khatik (Hindu traditions) 60 Hindi ☀︎ 60 - - - - -
Khatwa 40 Hindi ☀︎ 40 - - - - -
Khoja Unknown Gujarati ☀︎ - - - - - -
Koiri (Hindu traditions) 172,000 Hindi ☀︎ 171,000 - 800 - - -
Kol 20 Hindi ☀︎ 20 - - - - -
Kumhar (Sikh traditions) 20 Punjabi, Eastern ☀︎ - - - - 20 -
Kumhar Bardiha 1,400 Hindi ☀︎ 1,400 - - - - -
Kumhar Kanaujia 1,700 Hindi ☀︎ 1,700 - - - - -
Kumhar Mathuria 400 Hindi ☀︎ 400 - - - - -
Kumhar, Kusavar (Hindu traditions) 24,000 Hindi ☀︎ 24,000 - 200 - - -
Kurmi (Hindu traditions) 106,000 Hindi ☀︎ 106,000 - - - - -
Kurmi Mahato 2,500 Bengali ☀︎ 2,500 - - - - -
Lakhera 500 Hindi ☀︎ 500 - - - - -
Lohar (Hindu traditions) 30,000 Hindi ☀︎ 30,000 - - - - -
Lohar (Muslim traditions) 200 Urdu ☀︎ - 200 - - - -
Lohara 90 Sadri ● 90 - - - - -
Lunia (Hindu traditions) 22,000 Hindi ☀︎ 22,000 - - - - -
Madari (Muslim traditions) 20 Urdu ☀︎ - 20 - - - -
Mahishya 50 Bengali ● 50 - - - - -
Mal (Hindu traditions) 17,000 Hindi ☀︎ 17,000 - - - - -
Mali (Hindu traditions) 4,100 Hindi ☀︎ 4,100 - - - - -
Mallah (Hindu traditions) 17,000 Hindi ☀︎ 17,000 - - - - -
Mallah Chain (Hindu traditions) 1,000 Hindi ☀︎ 1,000 - - - - -
Mallah Dhawa (Hindu traditions) 200 Hindi ☀︎ 200 - - - - -
Mallah Kewat (Hindu traditions) 1,100 Hindi ☀︎ 1,100 - - - - -
Manihar 2,100 Hindi ☀︎ - 2,100 - - - -
Mir 200 Bengali ☀︎ - 200 - - - -
Mirasi (Muslim traditions) 60 Urdu ☀︎ - 60 - - - -
Mirzakhani 200 Bengali ☀︎ - 200 - - - -
Mukeri 200 Urdu ☀︎ - 200 - - - -
Munda 20 Mundari ● 20 - - - - -
Musahar (Hindu traditions) 9,900 Hindi ● 9,800 - 200 - - -
Nagar 30 Bengali ☀︎ 30 - - - - -
Nai (Hindu traditions) 1,100 Hindi ☀︎ 1,100 - - - - -
Nai (Sikh traditions) 20 Punjabi, Eastern ☀︎ - - - - 20 -
Nalband 100 Urdu ☀︎ - 100 - - - -
Namassej (Hindu traditions) Unknown Bengali ● - - - - - -
Nat (Hindu traditions) 5,200 Hindi ☀︎ 5,100 - 100 - - -
Oraon 90 Kurux ● 90 - - - - -
Pan 40 Odia ● 40 - - - - -
Pashtun Afridi 400 Urdu ☀︎ - 400 - - - -
Pashtun Kakar 300 Urdu ☀︎ - 300 - - - -
Pashtun Lodhi (Dalazak) 100 Hindi ☀︎ - 100 - - - -
Pashtun Mohmand 100 Urdu ☀︎ - 100 - - - -
Pashtun Yusafzai 500 Urdu ☀︎ - 500 - - - -
Pashtun, Pathan 11,000 Urdu ☀︎ - 11,000 - - - -
Pasi (Hindu traditions) 7,400 Hindi ☀︎ 7,200 - 200 - - -
Pasi Gujar 900 Hindi ☀︎ 900 - - - - -
Pasi Kaithwan 1,400 Hindi ☀︎ 1,400 - - - - -
Pasi Rajpasi 1,500 Hindi ● 1,500 - - - - -
Patwa (Hindu traditions) 2,100 Hindi ☀︎ 2,100 - - - - -
Pawaria (Muslim traditions) 1,100 Urdu ☀︎ - 1,100 - - - -
Pinjara 6,200 Urdu ☀︎ - 6,200 - - - -
Poundra 20 Bengali ● 20 - - - - -
Qassab 800 Hindi ☀︎ - 800 - - - -
Qazi 1,200 Urdu ☀︎ - 1,200 - - - -
Rahmani (Muslim traditions) 1,000 Hindi ☀︎ - 1,000 - - - -
Rajbansi (Hindu traditions) 50 Bengali ● 50 - - - - -
Rajbhar 300 Hindi ☀︎ 300 - - - - -
Rajput (Hindu traditions) 161,000 Hindi ☀︎ 161,000 - - - - -
Rajput (Muslim traditions) 200 Hindi ☀︎ - 200 - - - -
Rajput (Sikh traditions) 80 Punjabi, Eastern ☀︎ - - - - 80 -
Rajput Bachgoti 500 Hindi ☀︎ 500 - - - - -
Rajput Baghel (Hindu traditions) 500 Hindi ☀︎ 500 - - - - -
Rajput Bais (Hindu traditions) 4,400 Hindi ☀︎ 4,400 - - - - -
Rajput Bargujar (Hindu traditions) 700 Hindi ☀︎ 700 - - - - -
Rajput Bhadauria 700 Hindi ☀︎ 700 - - - - -
Rajput Bhale Sultan (Hindu traditions) 400 Hindi ☀︎ 400 - - - - -
Rajput Bhatti (Hindu traditions) 3,800 Hindi ☀︎ 3,800 - - - - -
Rajput Chandel 1,100 Hindi ☀︎ 1,100 - - - - -
Rajput Chauhan (Hindu traditions) 12,000 Hindi ☀︎ 12,000 - - - - -
Rajput Dikhit 800 Hindi ☀︎ 800 - - - - -
Rajput Gahlot (Hindu traditions) 1,900 Hindi ☀︎ 1,900 - - - - -
Rajput Garewal (Hindu traditions) 1,200 Hindi ☀︎ 1,200 - - - - -
Rajput Gaur 2,000 Hindi ☀︎ 2,000 - - - - -
Rajput Gautam (Hindu traditions) 1,200 Hindi ☀︎ 1,200 - - - - -
Rajput Jadon 2,500 Hindi ☀︎ 2,500 - - - - -
Rajput Jadu 800 Hindi ☀︎ 800 - - - - -
Rajput Janjua (Hindu traditions) 700 Hindi ☀︎ 700 - - - - -
Rajput Joia (Hindu traditions) 600 Hindi ☀︎ 600 - - - - -
Rajput Kachhwaha 300 Hindi ☀︎ 300 - - - - -
Rajput Katheriya 500 Hindi ☀︎ 500 - - - - -
Rajput Manihas (Hindu traditions) 900 Hindi ☀︎ 900 - - - - -
Rajput Parihar 1,100 Hindi ☀︎ 1,100 - - - - -
Rajput Ponwar (Hindu traditions) 5,300 Hindi ☀︎ 5,300 - - - - -
Rajput Pundir (Hindu traditions) 900 Hindi ☀︎ 900 - - - - -
Rajput Rajbansi (Hindu traditions) 200 Hindi ☀︎ 200 - - - - -
Rajput Rathor (Hindu traditions) 4,900 Hindi ☀︎ 4,900 - - - - -
Rajput Sakarwar (Hindu traditions) 700 Hindi ☀︎ 700 - - - - -
Rajput Salehria (Hindu traditions) 700 Hindi ☀︎ 700 - - - - -
Rajput Sengar 1,100 Hindi ☀︎ 1,100 - - - - -
Rajput Solanki 700 Hindi ☀︎ 700 - - - - -
Rajput Sombansi (Hindu traditions) 1,100 Hindi ☀︎ 1,100 - - - - -
Rajput Surajbansi 600 Hindi ☀︎ 600 - - - - -
Rajput Tonwar (Hindu traditions) 200 Hindi ☀︎ 200 - - - - -
Rajwar 30 Hindi ● 30 - - - - -
Rangrez (Hindu traditions) 2,000 Marathi ☀︎ 2,000 - - - - -
Ravidas Chamar (Hindu traditions) 8,300 Hindi ● 8,000 - 200 90 - -
Rayeen (Muslim traditions) 2,200 Urdu ☀︎ - 2,200 - - - -
Saini (Muslim traditions) 200 Urdu ☀︎ - 200 - - - -
Saini (Sikh traditions) Unknown Punjabi, Eastern ☀︎ - - - - - -
Sankara 80 Bengali ☀︎ 80 - - - - -
Santal (Sawntal) 60 Santhali ● 60 - - - - -
Sardar (Muslim traditions) 20 Bengali ☀︎ - 20 - - - -
Sayyid 4,000 Urdu ☀︎ - 4,000 - - - -
Shaikh Faruqi 200 Urdu ☀︎ - 200 - - - -
Shaikh Qureshi 2,300 Urdu ☀︎ - 2,300 - - - -
Shaikh Siddiqi 600 Bengali ☀︎ - 600 - - - -
Shaikh unspecified 29,000 Urdu ☀︎ - 29,000 - - - -
Shaikh Usmani 100 Urdu ☀︎ - 100 - - - -
Sonar (Hindu traditions) 19,000 Hindi ☀︎ 19,000 - - - - -
Sonar Ajudhyabansi 300 Hindi ☀︎ 300 - - - - -
Sonar Barhaiya 800 Hindi ☀︎ 800 - - - - -
Sonar Chhatri 300 Hindi ☀︎ 300 - - - - -
Sonar Jathera 800 Hindi ☀︎ 800 - - - - -
Sonar Kammakala 800 Hindi ☀︎ 800 - - - - -
Sonar Khatri 100 Hindi ☀︎ 100 - - - - -
Sonar Magahiya 800 Hindi ☀︎ 800 - - - - -
Sonar Mair 200 Hindi ☀︎ 200 - - - - -
Sonar Rastaogi 200 Hindi ☀︎ 200 - - - - -
Tamboli (Hindu traditions) 500 Hindi ☀︎ 500 - - - - -
Tamboli (Muslim traditions) 3,400 Urdu ☀︎ - 3,400 - - - -
Tanti (Hindu traditions) 7,500 Bengali ☀︎ 7,500 - - - - -
Teli (Hindu traditions) 49,000 Hindi ☀︎ 49,000 - - - - -
Teli Gangauta (Hindu traditions) 1,100 Hindi ☀︎ 1,100 - - - - -
Teli Sribastab 300 Hindi ☀︎ 300 - - - - -
Thathera (Hindu traditions) 2,100 Hindi ☀︎ 2,100 - - - - -
Tiyar 100 Bengali ● 100 - - - - -
Turaiha 4,300 Bhojpuri ☀︎ 4,300 - - - - -
Valmiki (Buddhist traditions) 80 Hindi ☀︎ - - 80 - - -
Valmiki (Christian traditions) 100 Hindi ● - - - 100 - -
Valmiki (Hindu traditions) 2,000 Hindi ☀︎ 2,000 - - - - -
Valmiki Mehtar 200 Hindi ☀︎ 200 - - - - -
Yadav (Hindu traditions) 269,000 Hindi ☀︎ 269,000 - - - - -
Yadav Dhindhor 6,500 Hindi ☀︎ 6,500 - - - - -
Yadav Gaoli 97,000 Hindi ☀︎ 97,000 - - - - -
Yadav Kaonra 3,200 Hindi ☀︎ 3,200 - - - - -
Yadav Rawat 6,500 Hindi ☀︎ 6,500 - - - - -
Yadav Sadgope 100 Bengali ☀︎ 100 - - - - -
  Totals:  255 2,087,000   248 ● 1,963,000 116,000 5,600 2,400 300 100
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