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Country:

India
Province / State: Chhattisgarh
District: Dantewada

Number of People Groups

164

Unreached People Groups

153

Total Population

452,000

Buddhist

0.1 %

Christian

0.9 %

Hindu

98.0 %

Muslim

0.8 %

Sikh

0.1 %

Other Religions

0.4 %
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Photo People Group ▲ Population Primary Language Progress
Scale		 Hindu Muslim Buddhist Christian Sikh Other
Alia 30 Odia ☀︎ 30 - - - - -
Arora (Sikh traditions) 20 Punjabi, Eastern ☀︎ - - - - 20 -
Badhai (Hindu traditions) Unknown Hindi ☀︎ - - - - - -
Bagdi Unknown Hindi ☀︎ - - - - - -
Baiga Unknown Hindi ● - - - - - -
Bairagi (Hindu traditions) 70 Bengali ☀︎ 70 - - - - -
Balija (Hindu traditions) 100 Kannada ☀︎ 100 - - - - -
Balija Bogam 60 Telugu ☀︎ 60 - - - - -
Bania Agarwal 100 Hindi ☀︎ 30 - - - - 90
Bania Komti 90 Telugu ☀︎ 20 - - - - 70
Bania unspecified 800 Hindi ☀︎ 100 - - - - 700
Banjara (Hindu traditions) 400 Lambadi ● 400 - - - - -
Banjara Rathod (Hindu traditions) 20 Lambadi ● 20 - - - - -
Barahar Unknown Hindi ☀︎ - - - - - -
Basor Unknown Hindi ☀︎ - - - - - -
Bauri 30 Bengali ● 30 - - - - -
Bengali Muslim Moghal 100 Urdu ☀︎ - 100 - - - -
Bharia Bhumia 200 Hindi ☀︎ 200 - - - - -
Bhat (Hindu traditions) 30 Hindi ☀︎ 30 - - - - -
Bhattra 1,200 Bhatri ● 1,100 - - 90 - -
Bhil unspecified Unknown Gujarati ● - - - - - -
Bhoi (Hindu traditions) 300 Hindi ☀︎ 300 - - - - -
Bhunjia Unknown Bhunjia ☀︎ - - - - - -
Bidur 600 Marathi ☀︎ 600 - - - - -
Binjhia 30 Hindi ● 30 - - - - -
Bohra Unknown Gujarati ☀︎ - - - - - -
Brahmin Bengali 80 Bengali ☀︎ 80 - - - - -
Brahmin Kanaujia 50 Hindi ☀︎ 50 - - - - -
Brahmin Ojha 20 Hindi ☀︎ 20 - - - - -
Brahmin Telugu Unknown Telugu ☀︎ - - - - - -
Brahmin unspecified 500 Hindi ☀︎ 500 - - - - 30
Chadar 30 Hindi ☀︎ 30 - - - - -
Chain Unknown Bengali ☀︎ - - - - - -
Chamar (Hindu traditions) 1,800 Hindi ● 1,800 - - 20 - -
Chik (Hindu traditions) Unknown Hindi ☀︎ - - - - - -
Christian 200 Hindi ● - - - 200 - -
Darzi (Hindu traditions) Unknown Hindi ☀︎ - - - - - -
Deshwali (Hindu traditions) 50 Hindi ☀︎ 50 - - - - -
Dewar Unknown Odia ☀︎ - - - - - -
Dhangar Bharwad 20 Gujarati ☀︎ 20 - - - - -
Dhanwar Unknown Chhattisgarhi ● - - - - - -
Dhimar 80 Hindi ☀︎ 80 - - - - -
Dhobi (Hindu traditions) 200 Hindi ☀︎ 200 - - - - -
Dom (Hindu traditions) 1,700 Odia ● 1,700 - - - - -
Dom Murdafarash 500 Odia ☀︎ 500 - - - - -
Gadaba 100 Telugu ● 100 - - - - -
Gadaria (Hindu traditions) 20 Hindi ☀︎ 20 - - - - -
Gammalla Unknown Odia ☀︎ - - - - - -
Ganda 400 Odia ● 400 - - - - -
Garpaguri Unknown Hindi ☀︎ - - - - - -
Gauda Unknown Odia ☀︎ - - - - - -
Ghasiya (Hindu traditions) 700 Hindi ● 700 - - - - -
Gond Dhuriya 8,600 Duruwa ● 8,500 - - 50 - -
Gond Dorla 7,300 Odia ● 7,200 - - 20 - 60
Gond Ghotul Muria 2,000 Gondi, Northern ● 2,000 - - - - 20
Gond Kandra 900 Chhattisgarhi ● 900 - - - - -
Gond Maria 61,000 Gondi, Northern ● 61,000 - - 200 - 80
Gond Muria 55,000 Hindi ● 55,000 - - 100 - 60
Gond Nagawasi 900 Hindi ● 900 - - - - -
Gond Raja Muria 4,400 Gondi, Northern ● 4,400 - - - - -
Gond Rajgond 22,000 Gondi, Northern ● 21,000 - - 80 - 40
Gond unspecified 231,000 Hindi ● 229,000 200 60 1,800 100 600
Gosain unspecified 20 Hindi ☀︎ 20 - - - - -
Gujar (Hindu traditions) 100 Hindi ☀︎ 100 - - - - -
Hadi Unknown Bengali ● - - - - - -
Halba 23,000 Marathi ● 23,000 - - 50 - -
Halba Kewat 400 Halbi ☀︎ 400 - - - - -
Jat (Muslim traditions) 50 Urdu ☀︎ - 50 - - - -
Jat (Sikh traditions) 200 Punjabi, Eastern ☀︎ - - - - 200 -
Jogi (Hindu traditions) 50 Bengali ☀︎ 50 - - - - -
Kachhi (Hindu traditions) 30 Hindi ☀︎ 30 - - - - -
Kachhi Kachhwaha Unknown Hindi ☀︎ - - - - - -
Kahar (Hindu traditions) 30 Hindi ☀︎ 30 - - - - -
Kalal (Hindu traditions) Unknown Telugu ☀︎ - - - - - -
Kalal Idiga Unknown Telugu ☀︎ - - - - - -
Kalwar (Hindu traditions) 1,600 Hindi ☀︎ 1,600 - - - - -
Kamar 200 Kamar ☀︎ 100 - - - - -
Kamathi Unknown Telugu ☀︎ - - - - - -
Kammara Unknown Telugu ● - - - - - -
Kapewar 40 Telugu ☀︎ 40 - - - - -
Kasar (Hindu traditions) 60 Marathi ☀︎ 60 - - - - -
Katia 60 Hindi ☀︎ 60 - - - - -
Kawar 200 Hindi ● 200 - - 20 - -
Kayastha (Hindu traditions) 50 Hindi ☀︎ 50 - - - - -
Khairwar Unknown Bengali ● - - - - - -
Khandait Unknown Odia ☀︎ - - - - - -
Kharia 40 Kharia ● - - - 40 - -
Khatik (Hindu traditions) 20 Hindi ☀︎ 20 - - - - -
Kol 50 Hindi ☀︎ 40 - - - - -
Kolha 40 Ho ● 40 - - - - -
Koli (Hindu traditions) 70 Hindi ☀︎ 70 - - - - -
Korwa 50 Telugu ● 50 - - - - -
Koshti 300 Marathi ☀︎ 300 - - - - -
Koya Dora 90 Telugu ☀︎ 90 - - - - -
Koya unspecified 900 Telugu ● 900 - - - - -
Kui Khond 20 Odia ● 20 - - - - -
Kumhar, Kusavar (Hindu traditions) 300 Hindi ☀︎ 300 - - - - -
Kunbi (Hindu traditions) 20 Gujarati ☀︎ 20 - - - - -
Kurmi (Hindu traditions) 100 Hindi ☀︎ 100 - - - - -
Lohar (Hindu traditions) 600 Hindi ☀︎ 600 - - - - -
Madiga (Christian traditions) 30 Telugu ● - - - 30 - -
Madiga (Hindu traditions) 200 Telugu ● 200 - - - - -
Mahar (Buddhist traditions) 4,800 Marathi ● 4,600 - 200 - - -
Mahar (Christian traditions) 400 Marathi ● - - - 400 - -
Mahishya 20 Bengali ● 20 - - - - -
Mahratta unspecified Unknown Marathi ☀︎ - - - - - -
Majhi 20 Hindi ● 20 - - - - -
Mala (Christian traditions) 500 Telugu ● - - - 500 - -
Mala (Hindu traditions) 500 Telugu ● 500 - - - - -
Malabar Catholic 30 Malayalam ● - - - 30 - -
Mali (Hindu traditions) 1,000 Hindi ☀︎ 1,000 - - - - -
Matang (Hindu traditions) 50 Marathi ● 50 - - - - -
Megh (Hindu traditions) Unknown Hindi ☀︎ - - - - - -
Munda 50 Mundari ● 30 - - - - -
Nai (Hindu traditions) 100 Hindi ☀︎ 100 - - - - -
Namassej (Hindu traditions) 30 Bengali ● 30 - - - - -
Namassej Chandel 20 Bengali ● 20 - - - - -
Oraon 1,600 Kurux ● 1,300 - - 300 - -
Paharia 20 Mal Paharia ☀︎ 20 - - - - -
Panika 400 Chhattisgarhi ☀︎ 400 - - - - -
Pardhan 2,400 Pardhan ● 2,300 - - 20 - -
Pardhi 200 Pardhi ☀︎ 200 - - - - -
Parja unspecified 100 Odia ● 100 - - - - -
Pashtun, Pathan 600 Urdu ☀︎ - 600 - - - -
Pasi (Hindu traditions) 80 Hindi ☀︎ 80 - - - - -
Pindara 70 Urdu ☀︎ - 70 - - - -
Pinjara 70 Urdu ☀︎ - 70 - - - -
Poundra 40 Bengali ● 40 - - - - -
Rajbansi (Hindu traditions) 70 Bengali ● 70 - - - - -
Rajput (Hindu traditions) 600 Hindi ☀︎ 500 - - - - -
Rajput (Muslim traditions) 100 Hindi ☀︎ - 100 - - - -
Rajput (Sikh traditions) 60 Punjabi, Eastern ☀︎ - - - - 60 -
Rajput Agnivansi 40 Hindi ☀︎ 40 - - - - -
Rajput Bais (Hindu traditions) 30 Hindi ☀︎ 30 - - - - -
Rajput Gaur 90 Hindi ☀︎ 90 - - - - -
Rajput Ponwar (Hindu traditions) 30 Hindi ☀︎ 30 - - - - -
Rajput Sombansi (Hindu traditions) 50 Hindi ☀︎ 50 - - - - -
Rajwar 90 Hindi ● 90 - - - - -
Saini (Sikh traditions) Unknown Punjabi, Eastern ☀︎ - - - - - -
Saora unspecified 60 Odia ● 50 - - - - -
Satnami 400 Hindi ● 400 - - - - -
Sayyid 200 Urdu ☀︎ - 200 - - - -
Shaikh Qureshi 90 Urdu ☀︎ - 90 - - - -
Shaikh unspecified 1,900 Urdu ☀︎ - 1,900 - - - -
Sikligar (Hindu traditions) Unknown Hindi ☀︎ - - - - - -
Silawat (Hindu traditions) Unknown Hindi ☀︎ - - - - - -
Sonar (Hindu traditions) 100 Hindi ☀︎ 100 - - - - -
Sunri (Hindu traditions) 100 Bengali ● 100 - - - - -
Sunri Sadhubanik 30 Bengali ● 30 - - - - -
Syrian Christian 40 Malayalam ● - - - 40 - -
Tamboli (Hindu traditions) 200 Hindi ☀︎ 200 - - - - -
Tanti (Hindu traditions) 20 Bengali ☀︎ 20 - - - - -
Teli (Hindu traditions) 600 Hindi ☀︎ 600 - - - - -
Tili Unknown Bengali ☀︎ - - - - - -
Valmiki (Hindu traditions) 300 Hindi ☀︎ 300 - - - - -
Valmiki (Sikh traditions) Unknown Punjabi, Eastern ☀︎ - - - - - -
Valmiki Mehtar 90 Hindi ☀︎ 90 - - - - -
Yadav (Hindu traditions) 700 Hindi ☀︎ 700 - - - - -
Yadav Dhindhor 40 Hindi ☀︎ 40 - - - - -
Yadav Ghosi 40 Hindi ☀︎ 40 - - - - -
Yadav Gola 40 Telugu ☀︎ 40 - - - - -
Yadav Gualbans (Hindu traditions) 100 Hindi ☀︎ 100 - - - - -
Yadav Rawat 200 Hindi ☀︎ 200 - - - - -
Yadav Sadgope 30 Bengali ☀︎ 30 - - - - -
  Totals:  164 452,000   153 ● 443,000 3,500 300 4,100 400 1,700
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