Country:

India

Province / State: Madhya Pradesh
District: Mandla

Number of People Groups

242

Unreached People Groups

229

Total Population

1,240,000

Buddhist

0.0 %

Christian

1.1 %

Hindu

81.5 %

Muslim

1.6 %

Sikh

0.0 %

Other Religions

15.7 %
Click column headings for sorting ▲▼
Photo People Group Population Primary Language Progress
Scale
Hindu Muslim Buddhist Christian Sikh Other
 Agariya (Hindu traditions) 1,100 Agariya 700 - - 100 - 300
 Agri 100 Marathi 100 - - - - -
 Ansari 900 Urdu - 900 - - - -
 Arora (Sikh traditions) 40 Punjabi, Eastern - - - - 40 -
 Audhelia Unknown Chhattisgarhi - - - - - -
 Badhai (Hindu traditions) 1,600 Hindi 1,600 - - - - -
 Bagdi 90 Hindi 90 - - - - -
 Bahelia (Hindu traditions) 900 Hindi 900 - - - - -
 Baiga 51,000 Hindi 45,000 200 - 200 - 5,600
 Bairagi (Hindu traditions) 2,000 Bengali 2,000 - - - - -
 Balai (Hindu traditions) 40 Hindi 40 - - - - -
 Balija (Hindu traditions) 80 Kannada 80 - - - - -
 Bania Agarwal 2,600 Hindi 1,900 - - - - 700
 Bania Ajudhyabansi 400 Hindi 400 - - - - -
 Bania Gahoi 100 Hindi 100 - - - - -
 Bania Kasarwani 100 Hindi 100 - - - - -
 Bania Kasaundhan 100 Hindi 100 - - - - -
 Bania Lad 100 Gujarati 100 - - - - -
 Bania Mahur 600 Hindi 600 - - - - -
 Bania Nima 200 Hindi 200 - - - - -
 Bania Oswal 600 Hindi 100 - - - - 500
 Bania Porwal 400 Hindi 200 - - - - 100
Bania Ummad 200 Hindi 100 - - - - 90
 Bania unspecified 9,900 Hindi 8,500 - - - - 1,400
 Banjara (Hindu traditions) 6,200 Lambadi 6,200 - - - - -
 Banjara (Muslim traditions) 20 Urdu - 20 - - - -
 Banjara Rathod (Hindu traditions) 700 Lambadi 700 - - - - -
Barahar 100 Hindi 100 - - - - -
 Bari (Hindu traditions) 500 Hindi 500 - - - - -
 Baria (Hindu traditions) 70 Gujarati 70 - - - - -
 Basor 2,000 Hindi 2,000 - - - - -
 Beldar (Hindu traditions) Unknown Kannada - - - - - -
Beldar Laria (Hindu traditions) Unknown Hindi - - - - - -
 Bengali Muslim Moghal 700 Urdu - 700 - - - -
 Bhaina 2,100 Chhattisgarhi 2,000 - - 50 - 30
Bhangi Lal Begi (Muslim traditions) 40 Urdu - 40 - - - -
 Bharbhunja (Hindu traditions) 200 Hindi 200 - - - - -
 Bharia Bhumia 700 Hindi 600 - - 20 - 30
 Bhat (Hindu traditions) 2,000 Hindi 2,000 - - - - -
 Bhattra Unknown Bhatri - - - - - -
 Bhil unspecified 80 Gujarati 70 - - - - -
 Bhoi (Hindu traditions) 500 Hindi 500 - - - - -
 Bhoi Mallah Mewat 200 Hindi 200 - - - - -
 Bhuiya unspecified 80 Hindi 80 - - - - -
 Biar (Hindu traditions) Unknown Hindi - - - - - -
 Binjhia 20 Hindi 20 - - - - -
 Bohra 20 Gujarati - 20 - - - -
 Boya 100 Telugu 100 - - - - -
Brahmin Bengali 40 Bengali 40 - - - - -
 Brahmin Gaur 1,100 Hindi 1,100 - - - - -
 Brahmin Jijhotia 500 Hindi 500 - - - - -
 Brahmin Joshi 90 Hindi 90 - - - - -
 Brahmin Kanaujia 1,800 Hindi 1,800 - - - - -
 Brahmin Ojha 1,500 Hindi 1,500 - - - - -
 Brahmin Sanadhya 1,400 Hindi 1,400 - - - - -
 Brahmin Saraswat 400 Hindi 400 - - - - -
 Brahmin Sawaria 2,500 Hindi 2,500 - - - - -
 Brahmin Telugu 40 Telugu 40 - - - - -
 Brahmin unspecified 27,000 Hindi 27,000 - - - - 300
 Chadar 80 Hindi 80 - - - - -
 Chamar (Hindu traditions) 11,000 Hindi 11,000 - - 90 - -
 Chhipa (Hindu traditions) 70 Hindi 70 - - - - -
 Christian 2,000 Hindi - - - 2,000 - -
 Dahait 90 Hindi 90 - - - - -
 Darzi (Hindu traditions) 2,800 Hindi 2,700 - - - - 20
Darzi Kaithiya (Hindu traditions) 100 Hindi 100 - - - - -
Darzi Sribastab (Hindu traditions) 500 Hindi 500 - - - - -
 Devanga 20 Kannada 20 - - - - -
 Devipujak Vaghri (Hindu traditions) 70 Gujarati 70 - - - - -
 Dhangar Bharwad 300 Gujarati 300 - - - - -
 Dhanwar 40 Chhattisgarhi 40 - - - - -
 Dhimar 41,000 Hindi 41,000 - - - - -
 Dhobi (Hindu traditions) 5,200 Hindi 5,200 - - - - -
Dhobi Ajudhyabansi 600 Hindi 600 - - - - -
Dhobi Batham 400 Hindi 400 - - - - -
 Dhobi Kanaujia 500 Hindi 500 - - - - -
Dhobi Kathiya 400 Hindi 400 - - - - -
Dhobi Mathuria 100 Hindi 100 - - - - -
 Dhobi Parit 300 Marathi 300 - - - - -
 Dhobi Sribastab 400 Hindi 400 - - - - -
Dohor 30 Hindi 30 - - - - -
 Dom (Hindu traditions) 1,600 Odia 1,600 - - - - -
 Dom (Muslim traditions) 1,500 Urdu - 1,500 - - - -
Dom Murdafarash 500 Odia 500 - - - - -
 Gadaba Unknown Telugu - - - - - -
 Gadaria (Hindu traditions) 2,200 Hindi 2,200 - - - - -
 Gadaria Dhingar 600 Hindi 600 - - - - -
 Gaddi (Muslim traditions) 20 Urdu - 20 - - - -
 Gamit 40 Gamit 40 - - - - -
 Ganda Unknown Odia - - - - - -
 Ghasiya (Hindu traditions) 1,000 Hindi 1,000 - - - - -
 Ghosi (Hindu traditions) 400 Hindi 400 - - - - -
 Goanese 30 Konkani, Goan - - - 30 - -
 Gond Maria 64,000 Gondi, Northern 44,000 100 - 1,000 - 19,000
Gond Nagawasi 12,000 Hindi 8,400 20 - 200 - 3,700
 Gond unspecified 529,000 Hindi 360,000 1,000 30 8,400 40 160,000
 Gosain Dasnami 500 Hindi 500 - - - - -
 Gosain unspecified 1,200 Hindi 1,200 - - - - -
 Gowari 400 Marathi 400 - - - - -
 Gujar (Hindu traditions) 200 Hindi 200 - - - - -
 Gujar (Muslim traditions) 50 Urdu - 50 - - - -
 Hajam 300 Urdu - 300 - - - -
 Halba 90 Marathi 90 - - - - -
 Halwai (Hindu traditions) 400 Hindi 400 - - - - -
 Holar 40 Marathi 40 - - - - -
 Jat (Hindu traditions) 200 Hindi 200 - - - - -
 Jat (Sikh traditions) 200 Punjabi, Eastern - - - - 200 -
 Jogi (Hindu traditions) 3,900 Bengali 3,900 - - - - -
 Kachera (Hindu traditions) 300 Odia 300 - - - - -
 Kachhi (Hindu traditions) 12,000 Hindi 12,000 - - - - -
 Kachhi Kachhwaha 5,000 Hindi 5,000 - - - - -
 Kahar (Hindu traditions) 100 Hindi 100 - - - - -
 Kaibartta unspecified 500 Bengali 500 - - - - -
 Kalal (Hindu traditions) 80 Telugu 80 - - - - -
 Kalwar (Hindu traditions) 3,900 Hindi 3,900 - - - - -
Karan 50 Odia 50 - - - - -
 Kasar (Hindu traditions) 1,700 Marathi 1,700 - - - - -
Katia 8,000 Hindi 8,000 - - - - -
 Kawar 60 Hindi 50 - - - - -
 Kayastha (Hindu traditions) 2,100 Hindi 2,100 - - - - -
 Kayastha Sribastab 600 Hindi 600 - - - - -
 Khairwar Unknown Bengali - - - - - -
 Khangar (Hindu traditions) 100 Hindi 100 - - - - -
 Kharia 100 Kharia - - - 90 - -
 Khatik (Hindu traditions) 200 Hindi 200 - - - - -
 Khatri (Sikh traditions) 40 Punjabi, Eastern - - - - 40 -
 Kirar 1,900 Hindi 1,900 - - - - -
 Kol 2,400 Hindi 2,400 - - - - -
 Koli (Hindu traditions) 300 Hindi 300 - - - - -
 Koli Mahadev 40 Marathi 40 - - - - -
 Koli of Gujarat 70 Gujarati 70 - - - - -
 Korku Unknown Korku - - - - - -
 Koshti 1,500 Marathi 1,500 - - - - -
Kuchbandia 20 Hindi 20 - - - - -
 Kumhar (Kusavar) (Hindu traditions) 8,800 Hindi 8,800 - - - - -
 Kunbi (Hindu traditions) 8,000 Gujarati 8,000 - - - - -
 Kurmi (Hindu traditions) 20,000 Hindi 20,000 - - - - -
 Lakhera 400 Hindi 400 - - - - -
 Lingayat Unknown Kannada - - - - - -
 Lodha (Hindu traditions) 17,000 Hindi 17,000 - - - - -
 Lodha Jariya 5,300 Hindi 5,300 - - - - -
 Lohana 50 Gujarati 50 - - - - -
 Lohar (Hindu traditions) 20,000 Hindi 20,000 - - - - -
 Madari (Muslim traditions) 70 Urdu - 70 - - - -
 Madiga (Christian traditions) 80 Telugu - - - 80 - -
 Madiga (Hindu traditions) 100 Telugu 100 - - - - -
 Mahar (Buddhist traditions) 30,000 Marathi 30,000 - 300 - - -
 Mahar (Christian traditions) 1,100 Marathi - - - 1,100 - -
 Mahishya 90 Bengali 90 - - - - -
 Mahratta Kunbi 90 Gujarati 90 - - - - -
 Mahratta unspecified 500 Marathi 500 - - - - -
 Mahyavanshi Unknown Gujarati - - - - - -
 Majhi 80 Hindi 70 - - - - -
 Majhwar 30 Hindi 20 - - - - -
 Mala (Christian traditions) 70 Telugu - - - 70 - -
 Mala (Hindu traditions) 40 Telugu 40 - - - - -
 Malabar Catholic 30 Malayalam - - - 30 - -
 Mali (Hindu traditions) 17,000 Hindi 17,000 - - - - -
 Mallah (Hindu traditions) 200 Hindi 200 - - - - -
 Mallah Kewat (Hindu traditions) 100 Hindi 100 - - - - -
Mana 50 Marathi 50 - - - - -
 Mang Garudi 30 Marathi 30 - - - - -
 Matang (Hindu traditions) 20 Marathi 20 - - - - -
 Memon 50 Gujarati - 50 - - - -
 Mochi (Hindu traditions) 300 Bengali 300 - - - - -
 Munda Unknown Mundari - - - - - -
 Nai (Hindu traditions) 5,600 Hindi 5,600 - - - - -
 Nai (Sikh traditions) 20 Punjabi, Eastern - - - - 20 -
 Nair 40 Malayalam 40 - - - - -
 Namassej (Hindu traditions) 60 Bengali 60 - - - - -
 Namassej Chandel 50 Bengali 50 - - - - -
 Nat (Hindu traditions) 30 Hindi 30 - - - - -
 Oraon 800 Kurux 90 - - 700 - -
 Panika 49,000 Chhattisgarhi 49,000 - - - - -
 Pardhan 22,000 Pardhan 19,000 20 - - - 3,000
 Pardhi 300 Pardhi 300 - - - - -
 Pashtun Afridi 500 Urdu - 500 - - - -
 Pashtun Yusafzai 500 Urdu - 500 - - - -
 Pashtun, Pathan 2,000 Urdu - 2,000 - - - -
 Pasi (Hindu traditions) 20 Hindi 20 - - - - -
 Patwa (Hindu traditions) 300 Hindi 300 - - - - -
 Pinjara 1,000 Urdu - 1,000 - - - -
 Pod 50 Bengali 50 - - - - -
 Rabari (Hindu traditions) 50 Gujarati 50 - - - - -
 Rajbansi (Hindu traditions) 80 Bengali 80 - - - - -
 Rajput (Hindu traditions) 13,000 Hindi 13,000 - - - - 60
 Rajput (Muslim traditions) 200 Urdu - 200 - - - -
 Rajput (Sikh traditions) 90 Punjabi, Eastern - - - - 90 -
Rajput Bagri 200 Hindi 200 - - - - -
 Rajput Bais (Hindu traditions) 400 Hindi 400 - - - - -
 Rajput Chandel 200 Hindi 200 - - - - -
 Rajput Chauhan (Hindu traditions) 1,200 Hindi 1,200 - - - - -
 Rajput Gaur 500 Hindi 500 - - - - -
 Rajput Kachhwaha 200 Hindi 200 - - - - -
 Rajput Ponwar (Hindu traditions) 400 Hindi 400 - - - - -
 Rajput Rajbansi (Hindu traditions) 200 Hindi 200 - - - - -
 Rajput Rathor (Hindu traditions) 600 Hindi 600 - - - - -
 Rajput Saithwar 500 Hindi 500 - - - - -
 Rajput Tonwar (Hindu traditions) 100 Hindi 100 - - - - -
 Rangrez (Muslim traditions) 200 Urdu - 200 - - - -
 Rathawa 70 Rathawi 70 - - - - -
 Ravidas Chamar (Hindu traditions) 400 Hindi 400 - - - - -
 Santal (Sawntal) 40 Santhali 40 - - - - -
 Sayyid 1,400 Urdu - 1,400 - - - -
Sayyid Husaini 300 Urdu - 300 - - - -
 Shaikh Qureshi 1,000 Urdu - 1,000 - - - -
 Shaikh Siddiqi 400 Bengali - 400 - - - -
 Shaikh unspecified 7,200 Urdu - 7,200 - - - -
Sikligar (Hindu traditions) 90 Hindi 90 - - - - -
 Silawat (Hindu traditions) Unknown Hindi - - - - - -
 Sonar (Hindu traditions) 4,600 Hindi 4,500 - - - - 50
 Syrian Christian 30 Malayalam - - - 30 - -
 Tamboli (Hindu traditions) 2,500 Hindi 2,500 - - - - -
 Tanti (Hindu traditions) 50 Bengali 50 - - - - -
 Tarkhan (Sikh traditions) 50 Punjabi, Eastern - - - - 50 -
 Teli (Hindu traditions) 42,000 Hindi 42,000 - - - - -
 Teli Gangauta (Hindu traditions) 2,400 Hindi 2,400 - - - - -
Teli Sribastab 700 Hindi 700 - - - - -
 Thakkar 30 Marathi 30 - - - - -
 Thathera (Hindu traditions) 400 Hindi 400 - - - - -
 Vaddar (Hindu traditions) 90 Telugu 90 - - - - -
 Vakkaliga unspecified 40 Kannada 40 - - - - -
Valmiki (Christian traditions) 50 Hindi - - - 50 - -
 Valmiki (Hindu traditions) 1,400 Hindi 1,400 - - - - -
Valmiki (Muslim traditions) 40 Urdu - 40 - - - -
Valmiki Lal Begi (Hindu traditions) 20 Hindi 20 - - - - -
 Valmiki Mehtar 200 Hindi 200 - - - - -
 Vanniyan 20 Tamil 20 - - - - -
 Varli 40 Varli 40 - - - - -
Vasudev 300 Hindi 300 - - - - -
 Viswakarma unspecified 60 Telugu 60 - - - - -
 Yadav (Hindu traditions) 55,000 Hindi 55,000 - - - - -
 Yadav Dhindhor 2,600 Hindi 2,600 - - - - -
 Yadav Ghosi 2,600 Hindi 2,600 - - - - -
 Yadav Gola 8,000 Telugu 8,000 - - - - -
 Yadav Gualbans (Hindu traditions) 14,000 Hindi 14,000 - - - - -
 Yadav Jadubans 1,200 Hindi 1,200 - - - - -
Yadav Kamariha 1,100 Hindi 1,100 - - - - -
 Yadav Kaonra 1,200 Hindi 1,200 - - - - -
Yadav Nandbans 1,100 Hindi 1,100 - - - - -
 Yadav Rawat 2,900 Hindi 2,900 - - - - -
 Yadav Sadgope 20 Bengali 20 - - - - -
  Totals:  242 1,240,000   229 1,010,000 20,000 300 14,000 500 195,000
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