Country:

India

Province / State: Bihar
District: Gaya

Number of People Groups

275

Unreached People Groups

259

Total Population

5,246,000

Buddhist

0.0 %

Christian

0.1 %

Hindu

88.8 %

Muslim

11.0 %

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 100 Urdu - 100 - - - -
 Aghori 90 Hindi 90 - - - - -
 Ahmadi 20 Urdu - 20 - - - -
Anglo 70 English - - - 70 - -
 Ansari 110,000 Urdu - 110,000 - - - -
 Arora (Sikh traditions) 30 Punjabi, Eastern - - - - 30 -
Asur 40 Asuri 30 - - - - -
 Badhai (Hindu traditions) 75,000 Hindi 75,000 - - - - -
 Bagdi (Hindu traditions) 200 Bengali 200 - - - - -
 Baidya (Hindu traditions) 50 Bengali 50 - - - - -
 Baiga Unknown Hindi - - - - - -
 Bairagi (Hindu traditions) 6,400 Hindi 6,400 - - - - -
 Bangali Muslim Moghal 2,300 Urdu - 2,300 - - - -
 Bania Agarwal 4,200 Hindi 3,900 - - - - 200
 Bania Agrahari 60 Hindi 60 - - - - -
Bania Barnawar 1,200 Hindi 1,200 - - - - -
 Bania Gahoi 200 Hindi 200 - - - - -
 Bania Kasarwani 1,200 Hindi 1,200 - - - - -
 Bania Kasaundhan 400 Hindi 400 - - - - -
Bania Khatri 400 Hindi 400 - - - - -
 Bania Mahur 4,800 Hindi 4,800 - - - - -
Bania Rastaogi 70 Hindi 70 - - - - -
 Bania Rauniar 3,100 Hindi 3,100 - - - - -
 Bania Sinduria 900 Hindi 900 - - - - -
 Bania unspecified 22,000 Hindi 21,000 - - - - 1,200
 Bansphor (Hindu traditions) 11,000 Hindi 11,000 - - - - -
 Bantar Unknown Maithili - - - - - -
 Bari (Hindu traditions) 5,000 Hindi 5,000 - - - - -
 Bauri Unknown Bengali - - - - - -
 Beldar (Hindu traditions) 27,000 Kannada 27,000 - - - - -
Beldar Laria (Hindu traditions) 900 Hindi 900 - - - - -
 Bhar 200 Bhojpuri 200 - - - - -
 Bhat (Hindu traditions) 9,900 Hindi 9,900 - - - - -
Bhathiara (Muslim traditions) 200 Urdu - 200 - - - -
 Bhogta 10,000 Hindi 10,000 - - - - -
 Bhoi (Hindu traditions) 300 Hindi 300 - - - - -
 Bhotia Unknown Nepali - - - - - -
 Bhuiya Ghatwar 16,000 Hindi 16,000 - - - - -
 Bhuiya unspecified 588,000 Hindi 587,000 - 400 - - -
 Bhumij 300 Bengali 300 - - - - -
 Bind 500 Bhojpuri 500 - - - - -
Birhor Unknown Birhor - - - - - -
Brahmin Bengali 200 Bengali 200 - - - - -
 Brahmin Bhumihar 100,000 Hindi 100,000 - - - - -
 Brahmin Gaur 17,000 Hindi 17,000 - - - - -
 Brahmin Jijhotia 2,500 Hindi 2,500 - - - - -
 Brahmin Joshi 1,900 Hindi 1,900 - - - - -
 Brahmin Kanaujia 7,500 Hindi 7,500 - - - - -
 Brahmin Khandelwal 400 Hindi 400 - - - - -
 Brahmin Maha 100 Hindi 100 - - - - -
 Brahmin Radhi 3,200 Bengali 3,200 - - - - -
 Brahmin Sawaria 9,400 Hindi 9,400 - - - - -
 Brahmin unspecified 138,000 Hindi 138,000 - - - - 300
Buna (Hindu traditions) 500 Bengali 500 - - - - -
 Burmese Unknown Burmese - - - - - -
 Chain 300 Bengali 300 - - - - -
 Chamar (Hindu traditions) 244,000 Hindi 240,000 - 200 3,400 - -
 Chamar (Sikh traditions) Unknown Punjabi, Eastern - - - - - -
 Charan (Hindu traditions) 40 Gujarati 40 - - - - -
 Chaupal 1,900 Hindi 1,900 - - - - -
 Chero Unknown Hindi - - - - - -
 Chhimba (Sikh traditions) Unknown Punjabi, Eastern - - - - - -
 Chik Baraik Unknown Hindi - - - - - -
 Christian 300 Hindi - - - 300 - -
 Dabgar (Hindu traditions) 700 Marathi 700 - - - - -
Dai (Muslim traditions) 20 Bengali - 20 - - - -
 Darzi (Hindu traditions) 200 Hindi 200 - - - - -
 Darzi (Muslim traditions) 600 Urdu - 600 - - - -
 Dhanuk 5,700 Hindi 5,700 - - - - -
 Dhobi (Hindu traditions) 21,000 Hindi 21,000 - - - - -
 Dhobi (Muslim traditions) 1,600 Urdu - 1,600 - - - -
 Dhobi Kanaujia 1,500 Hindi 1,500 - - - - -
Dhobi Kathiya 1,200 Hindi 1,200 - - - - -
 Dom (Hindu traditions) 3,900 Odia 3,900 - - - - -
 Dusadh (Hindu traditions) 277,000 Hindi 277,000 - 20 - 20 -
 Dusadh Bahelia 28,000 Hindi 28,000 - - - - -
 Faqir 200 Urdu - 200 - - - -
 Gadaria (Hindu traditions) 23,000 Hindi 23,000 - - - - -
Gandharb (Hindu traditions) 200 Bhojpuri 200 - - - - -
 Ghasiya (Hindu traditions) Unknown Hindi - - - - - -
Ghusuria 400 Hindi 400 - - - - -
 Goanese 20 Konkani, Goan - - - 20 - -
 Gond unspecified 40 Hindi 40 - - - - -
 Gonrhi 100 Hindi 100 - - - - -
 Gorait 400 Hindi 400 - - - - -
 Gosain unspecified 4,100 Hindi 4,100 - - - - -
 Hadi 2,600 Bengali 2,600 - - - - -
 Hajam 400 Urdu - 400 - - - -
 Halalkhor (Hindu traditions) 40 Hindi 40 - - - - -
 Halwai (Hindu traditions) 26,000 Hindi 26,000 - - - - -
Halwai Maira 1,200 Hindi 1,200 - - - - -
 Han Chinese, Mandarin Unknown Chinese, Mandarin - - - - - -
 Hijda 100 Hindi - 100 - - - -
 Ho 100 Ho 100 - - - - -
 Ilavan 30 Malayalam 30 - - - - -
 Jat (Hindu traditions) 2,600 Hindi 2,500 - - - - 30
 Jat (Sikh traditions) 500 Punjabi, Eastern - - - - 500 -
 Jhinwar (Sikh traditions) 20 Punjabi, Eastern - - - - 20 -
 Jogi (Hindu traditions) 5,300 Bengali 5,300 - - - - -
 Julaha 1,300 Hindi 1,300 - - - - -
 Kabirpanthi Unknown Punjabi, Eastern - - - - - -
Kadar 60 Hindi 60 - - - - -
 Kahar (Hindu traditions) 264,000 Hindi 264,000 - - - - -
 Kahar Kamkar (Hindu traditions) 1,800 Hindi 1,800 - - - - -
 Kaibartta unspecified 200 Bengali 200 - - - - -
 Kalal (Hindu traditions) 3,400 Telugu 3,400 - - - - -
 Kalwar (Hindu traditions) 14,000 Hindi 14,000 - - - - -
 Kalwar Jaiswal 2,700 Hindi 2,700 - - - - -
Kalwar Sunri 8,600 Hindi 8,600 - - - - -
 Kamboh (Sikh traditions) 30 Punjabi, Eastern - - - - 30 -
 Kandu 46,000 Hindi 46,000 - - - - -
 Kasar (Hindu traditions) 8,500 Marathi 8,500 - - - - -
 Kashmiri (Muslim traditions) Unknown Kashmiri - - - - - -
 Kayastha (Hindu traditions) 60,000 Hindi 60,000 - - - - -
 Kayastha Karan 2,200 Bengali 2,200 - - - - -
Kharadi 30 Hindi 30 - - - - -
 Kharia 200 Kharia 200 - - - - -
 Kharwar 300 Hindi 300 - - - - -
 Khatik (Hindu traditions) 900 Hindi 900 - - - - -
 Khatri (Sikh traditions) 20 Punjabi, Eastern - - - - 20 -
 Khatwa 50 Hindi 50 - - - - -
 Kisan 20 Hindi - - - - - -
 Koiri (Hindu traditions) 403,000 Hindi 403,000 - - - - -
 Kol 300 Hindi 300 - - - - -
 Koli (Hindu traditions) 60 Hindi 60 - - - - -
 Kolta 30 Odia 30 - - - - -
 Kumhar (Kusavar) (Hindu traditions) 57,000 Hindi 57,000 - - - - -
 Kumhar (Sikh traditions) Unknown Punjabi, Eastern - - - - - -
 Kumhar Bardiha 1,700 Hindi 1,700 - - - - -
 Kunbi (Hindu traditions) 80 Gujarati 80 - - - - -
Kurariar 60 Hindi 60 - - - - -
 Kurmi (Hindu traditions) 126,000 Hindi 126,000 - - - - -
 Labana (Sikh traditions) 20 Punjabi, Eastern - - - - 20 -
 Laheri (Hindu traditions) 900 Hindi 900 - - - - -
Laheri (Muslim traditions) Unknown Urdu - - - - - -
 Lakhera 400 Hindi 400 - - - - -
 Lingayat Unknown Kannada - - - - - -
 Lohar (Hindu traditions) 37,000 Hindi 37,000 - - - - -
Lohra 200 Hindi 200 - - - - -
 Lunia (Hindu traditions) 29,000 Hindi 29,000 - - - - -
 Madari (Muslim traditions) 50 Urdu - 50 - - - -
 Mahar (Buddhist traditions) 30 Marathi 30 - - - - -
 Mahishya 400 Bengali 400 - - - - -
 Mahli 20 Marathi 20 - - - - -
 Mahratta Kunbi 30 Gujarati 30 - - - - -
 Mahratta unspecified 60 Marathi 60 - - - - -
 Mahtam (Sikh traditions) 30 Punjabi, Eastern - - - - 30 -
 Mal (Hindu traditions) 18,000 Hindi 18,000 - - - - -
 Malabar Catholic 30 Malayalam - - - 30 - -
 Mali (Hindu traditions) 11,000 Hindi 11,000 - - - - -
 Mallah (Hindu traditions) 20,000 Hindi 20,000 - - - - -
 Mallah (Muslim traditions) 50 Bengali - 50 - - - -
 Mallik (Muslim traditions) 500 Gujarati - 500 - - - -
 Malto Unknown Santhali - - - - - -
 Manihar 700 Urdu - 700 - - - -
 Mirasi (Muslim traditions) 300 Urdu - 300 - - - -
 Mizo Unknown Mizo - - - - - -
 Munda 300 Mundari 300 - - 40 - -
 Munnur Unknown Telugu - - - - - -
 Musahar (Hindu traditions) 83,000 Hindi 83,000 - 60 - - -
 Mutrasi Unknown Telugu - - - - - -
 Nai (Hindu traditions) 108,000 Hindi 108,000 - - - - -
 Nai (Sikh traditions) Unknown Punjabi, Eastern - - - - - -
 Namassej (Hindu traditions) 400 Bengali 400 - - - - -
 Namassej (Muslim traditions) 20 Bengali - 20 - - - -
 Nat (Hindu traditions) 2,200 Hindi 2,200 - - - - -
 Nat (Muslim traditions) 2,300 Urdu - 2,300 - - - -
 Oraon 200 Kurux 200 - - 90 - -
 Paliya Unknown Bengali - - - - - -
 Pan 400 Odia 400 - - - - -
Parhaiya 200 Hindi 200 - - - - -
 Pashtun Afridi 2,500 Urdu - 2,500 - - - -
 Pashtun Bangash 1,900 Urdu - 1,900 - - - -
Pashtun Durrani 2,000 Urdu - 2,000 - - - -
 Pashtun Ghilzai 200 Urdu - 200 - - - -
 Pashtun Kakar 1,700 Urdu - 1,700 - - - -
Pashtun Khan 300 Urdu - 300 - - - -
 Pashtun Lodhi (Dalazak) 800 Urdu - 800 - - - -
 Pashtun Mohmand 800 Urdu - 800 - - - -
Pashtun Rohilla 2,000 Urdu - 2,000 - - - -
 Pashtun Yusafzai 2,500 Urdu - 2,500 - - - -
 Pashtun, Pathan 35,000 Urdu - 35,000 - - - -
 Pasi (Hindu traditions) 122,000 Hindi 122,000 - - - - -
Pasi Gujar 19,000 Hindi 19,000 - - - - -
 Pasi Kaithwan 32,000 Hindi 32,000 - - - - -
 Pasi Rajpasi 42,000 Hindi 42,000 - - - - -
 Patwa (Hindu traditions) 6,000 Hindi 6,000 - - - - -
Pawaria (Hindu traditions) 300 Hindi 300 - - - - -
 Pawaria (Muslim traditions) 200 Urdu - 200 - - - -
 Persian 60 Dari - 60 - - - -
 Pinjara 800 Urdu - 800 - - - -
 Pod 200 Bengali 200 - - - - -
 Qazi 1,700 Urdu - 1,700 - - - -
 Rajbansi (Hindu traditions) 500 Bengali 500 - - - - -
 Rajput (Hindu traditions) 222,000 Hindi 221,000 - - - - 200
 Rajput (Muslim traditions) 700 Urdu - 700 - - - -
 Rajput (Sikh traditions) 200 Punjabi, Eastern - - - - 200 -
 Rajput Bachgoti 700 Hindi 700 - - - - -
 Rajput Baghel (Hindu traditions) 800 Hindi 800 - - - - -
 Rajput Bais (Hindu traditions) 6,400 Hindi 6,400 - - - - -
 Rajput Bargujar (Hindu traditions) 1,100 Hindi 1,100 - - - - -
 Rajput Bhadauria 1,200 Hindi 1,200 - - - - -
 Rajput Bhale Sultan (Hindu traditions) 700 Hindi 700 - - - - -
 Rajput Bhatti (Hindu traditions) 5,300 Hindi 5,300 - - - - -
 Rajput Bisen (Hindu traditions) 900 Hindi 900 - - - - -
 Rajput Chandel 1,400 Hindi 1,400 - - - - -
 Rajput Chauhan (Hindu traditions) 16,000 Hindi 16,000 - - - - -
 Rajput Dikhit 1,100 Hindi 1,100 - - - - -
 Rajput Gahlot (Hindu traditions) 2,800 Hindi 2,800 - - - - -
 Rajput Garewal (Hindu traditions) 1,800 Hindi 1,800 - - - - -
 Rajput Gaur 2,800 Hindi 2,800 - - - - -
 Rajput Gautam (Hindu traditions) 1,600 Hindi 1,600 - - - - -
 Rajput Jadon 2,900 Hindi 2,900 - - - - -
Rajput Jadu 1,100 Hindi 1,100 - - - - -
Rajput Janjua (Hindu traditions) 1,100 Hindi 1,100 - - - - -
Rajput Joia (Hindu traditions) 1,200 Hindi 1,200 - - - - -
 Rajput Kachhwaha 700 Hindi 700 - - - - -
 Rajput Katheriya 700 Hindi 700 - - - - -
Rajput Manihas (Hindu traditions) 1,200 Hindi 1,200 - - - - -
 Rajput Parihar 1,400 Hindi 1,400 - - - - -
 Rajput Ponwar (Hindu traditions) 7,500 Hindi 7,500 - - - - -
 Rajput Pundir (Hindu traditions) 1,400 Hindi 1,400 - - - - -
 Rajput Rajbansi (Hindu traditions) 300 Hindi 300 - - - - -
 Rajput Rathor (Hindu traditions) 6,600 Hindi 6,600 - - - - -
 Rajput Sakarwar (Hindu traditions) 900 Hindi 900 - - - - -
Rajput Salehria (Hindu traditions) 900 Hindi 900 - - - - -
 Rajput Sengar 1,400 Hindi 1,400 - - - - -
 Rajput Solanki 700 Hindi 700 - - - - -
Rajput Sombansi (Hindu traditions) 1,400 Hindi 1,400 - - - - -
 Rajput Surajbansi 800 Hindi 800 - - - - -
 Rajput Tonwar (Hindu traditions) 300 Hindi 300 - - - - -
 Rajwar 35,000 Hindi 35,000 - - - - -
Rajwar Nagbansi 3,200 Hindi 3,200 - - - - -
 Rajwar Rajbhar 3,200 Hindi 3,200 - - - - -
 Ramdasia (Sikh traditions) 20 Punjabi, Eastern - - - - 20 -
 Rangrez (Hindu traditions) 500 Marathi 500 - - - - -
 Ravidas Chamar (Hindu traditions) 12,000 Hindi 12,000 - - 200 - -
 Rayeen (Muslim traditions) 800 Urdu - 800 - - - -
Sangtarash (Hindu traditions) 1,500 Hindi 1,500 - - - - -
Sankara 200 Bengali 200 - - - - -
 Santal (Sawntal) 100 Santhali 80 - - 30 - -
Sardar (Muslim traditions) 200 Bengali - 200 - - - -
 Sarera (Sikh traditions) 20 Punjabi, Eastern - - - - 20 -
Sauria Paharia 100 Santhali 100 - - - - -
 Sayyid 18,000 Urdu - 18,000 - - - -
 Shaikh Faruqi 3,100 Urdu - 3,100 - - - -
 Shaikh Qureshi 35,000 Urdu - 35,000 - - - -
 Shaikh Siddiqi 15,000 Urdu - 15,000 - - - -
 Shaikh unspecified 323,000 Urdu - 323,000 - - - -
 Shaikh Usmani 1,900 Urdu - 1,900 - - - -
 Siddi (Muslim traditions) Unknown Gujarati - - - - - -
 Sonar (Hindu traditions) 27,000 Hindi 27,000 - - - - 80
Sonar Barhaiya 1,300 Hindi 1,300 - - - - -
Sonar Jathera 1,300 Hindi 1,300 - - - - -
Sonar Kammakala 1,300 Hindi 1,300 - - - - -
Sonar Magahiya 1,400 Hindi 1,400 - - - - -
 Sunri (Hindu traditions) 100 Bengali 100 - - - - -
 Syrian Christian 40 Malayalam - - - 40 - -
 Tamboli (Hindu traditions) 1,100 Hindi 1,100 - - - - -
 Tamboli (Muslim traditions) 8,400 Urdu - 8,400 - - - -
 Tanti (Hindu traditions) 5,700 Bengali 5,700 - - - - -
 Tarkhan (Sikh traditions) 40 Punjabi, Eastern - - - - 40 -
 Teli (Hindu traditions) 156,000 Hindi 156,000 - - - - -
 Tharu 30 Hindi 30 - - - - -
 Thathera (Hindu traditions) 4,000 Hindi 4,000 - - - - -
 Tibetan 200 Tibetan, Central - - 200 - - -
 Tili 50 Bengali 50 - - - - -
 Tiyar 90 Bengali 90 - - - - -
 Turi (Hindu traditions) 4,500 Hindi 4,500 - - - - -
Valmiki (Christian traditions) 400 Hindi - - - 400 - -
 Valmiki (Hindu traditions) 4,900 Hindi 4,900 - - - - -
Valmiki Lal Begi (Hindu traditions) Unknown Hindi - - - - - -
 Yadav (Hindu traditions) 685,000 Hindi 685,000 - - - - -
 Yadav Gaoli 157,000 Hindi 157,000 - - - - -
 Yadav Sadgope 30 Bengali 30 - - - - -
  Totals:  275 5,246,000   259 4,658,000 578,000 900 4,600 1,000 1,900