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Country:

India
State: Jharkhand
District: All

Number of People Groups

508

Unreached People Groups

477

Total Population

34,467,000

Buddhist

0.0 %

Christian

4.1 %

Hindu

69.5 %

Muslim

14.6 %

Sikh

0.2 %

Other Religions

11.6 %
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Progress Scale: ●●●●●
Photo People Group ▲ Population Primary Language Progress
Scale		 Hindu Muslim Buddhist Christian Sikh Other
Abdul 500 Urdu ● - 500 - - - -
Adi Andhra 500 Telugu ● 500 - - - - -
Adi Dravida 1,200 Tamil ● 1,100 - - 60 - -
Agamudaiyan 40 Tamil ● 40 - - - - -
Agamudaiyan Nattaman 40 Tamil ● 40 - - - - -
Agariya (Hindu traditions) 16,000 Agariya ● 16,000 - - - - -
Aghori 2,100 Hindi ● 2,100 - - - - -
Aguri 13,000 Bengali ● 13,000 - - - - -
Ahmadi 700 Urdu ● - 700 - - - -
Amat 200 Hindi ● 200 - - - - -
Angarok 500 Bengali ● 500 - - - - -
Anglo 200 English ● - - - 200 - -
Ansari 1,117,000 Urdu ● - 1,117,000 - - - -
Aoghar 70 Hindi ● 70 - - - - -
Arora (Sikh traditions) 1,600 Punjabi, Eastern ● - - - - 1,600 -
Asur 20,000 Asuri ● 6,900 80 - 2,000 - 11,000
Badaik 19,000 Sadri ● 19,000 - - - - -
Badhai (Hindu traditions) 261,000 Hindi ● 261,000 - - - - -
Bagdi (Hindu traditions) 28,000 Bengali ● 28,000 - - - - -
Baidya (Hindu traditions) 13,000 Bengali ● 13,000 - - - - -
Baiga 3,600 Hindi ● 3,200 20 - - - 400
Bairagi (Hindu traditions) 52,000 Hindi ● 52,000 - - - - -
Baiti 100 Bengali ● 100 - - - - -
Bajikar (Muslim traditions) 400 Bengali ● - 400 - - - -
Balija (Hindu traditions) 700 Kannada ● 700 - - - - -
Bania 177,000 Hindi ● 167,000 - - 20 - 10,000
Bania Agarwal 17,000 Hindi ● 15,000 - - - - 1,500
Bania Agrahari 1,500 Hindi ● 1,500 - - - - -
Bania Ajudhyabansi 400 Hindi ● 400 - - - - -
Bania Bais 3,300 Hindi ● 3,300 - - - - -
Bania Barnawar 9,500 Hindi ● 9,500 - - - - -
Bania Gahoi 1,300 Hindi ● 1,300 - - - - -
Bania Gandha Banik 10,000 Bengali ● 10,000 - - - - -
Bania Jaiswal 2,000 Hindi ● 50 - - - - 1,900
Bania Kasarwani 2,100 Hindi ● 2,100 - - - - -
Bania Kasaundhan 1,800 Hindi ● 1,800 - - - - -
Bania Khatri 20,000 Hindi ● 20,000 - - - - -
Bania Mahajan 1,200 Hindi ● 1,200 - - - - -
Bania Mahesri 2,100 Hindi ● 2,100 - - - - -
Bania Mahur 5,400 Hindi ● 5,400 - - - - -
Bania Oswal 2,400 Hindi ● 700 - - - - 1,700
Bania Porwal 2,900 Hindi ● 2,200 - - - - 700
Bania Rauniar 6,100 Hindi ● 6,100 - - - - -
Bania Srimali 300 Gujarati ● 200 - - - - 100
Bania Subarna Banik 4,400 Bengali ● 4,400 - - - - -
Bania Ummad 400 Hindi ● 200 - - - - 200
Banjara (Hindu traditions) 800 Lambadi ● 800 - - - - -
Banjara (Muslim traditions) Unknown Urdu ● - - - - - -
Bansphor (Hindu traditions) 100 Hindi ● 100 - - - - -
Bantar 2,600 Hindi ● 2,600 - - - - -
Baori 30 Hindi ● 30 - - - - -
Bari (Hindu traditions) 4,200 Hindi ● 4,200 - - - - -
Baria (Hindu traditions) 100 Gujarati ● 100 - - - - -
Bathudi 3,400 Odia ● 3,400 - - - - -
Bauri 156,000 Bengali ● 156,000 - - 200 40 -
Bawaria (Sikh traditions) 300 Punjabi, Eastern ● - - - - 300 -
Bedia (Hindu traditions) 100,000 Hindi ● 69,000 - - 100 - 31,000
Bedia (Muslim traditions) 400 Bengali ● - 400 - - - -
Beldar (Hindu traditions) 9,700 Kannada ● 9,700 - - - - -
Beldar Laria (Hindu traditions) 300 Hindi ● 300 - - - - -
Besya (Hindu traditions) 200 Bengali ● 200 - - - - -
Bhakat 1,700 Bengali ● 1,700 - - - - -
Bhand (Muslim traditions) 2,000 Urdu ● - 2,000 - - - -
Bhandari 13,000 Odia ● 13,000 - - - - -
Bhangi (Muslim traditions) 1,100 Urdu ● - 1,100 - - - -
Bhangi Lal Begi (Muslim traditions) 300 Urdu ● - 300 - - - -
Bhar 5,500 Bhojpuri ● 5,500 - - - - -
Bhaskar 100 Bengali ● 100 - - - - -
Bhat (Hindu traditions) 38,000 Hindi ● 38,000 - - - - -
Bhathiara (Muslim traditions) 400 Urdu ● - 400 - - - -
Bhil 600 Hindi ● 300 200 - - - 20
Bhil Mavchi (Muslim traditions) 300 Urdu ● - 300 - - - -
Bhogta 225,000 Hindi ● 224,000 - 100 300 100 -
Bhoi (Hindu traditions) 74,000 Hindi ● 74,000 - - - - -
Bhoi Ghogra 1,000 Hindi ● 1,000 - - - - -
Bhoi Kharbind 700 Hindi ● 700 - - - - -
Bhoi Kharot 3,500 Hindi ● 3,500 - - - - -
Bhoi Nikhad 500 Hindi ● 500 - - - - -
Bhotia (Hindu traditions) 20 Nepali ● - - 20 - - -
Bhottada 1,000 Kuvi ● 1,000 - - - - -
Bhuiya 792,000 Hindi ● 784,000 - 200 2,500 900 3,700
Bhuiya Ghatwar 213,000 Magahi ● 213,000 - 40 200 - 400
Bhumij 209,000 Bengali ● 134,000 200 20 600 20 74,000
Bind 7,100 Bhojpuri ● 7,100 - - - - -
Binjhia 14,000 Hindi ● 6,900 - - 200 - 7,300
Birhor 11,000 Birhor ● 8,100 - - 700 - 1,900
Birjia 6,300 Bijori ● 1,300 - - 2,000 - 3,000
Brahmin 732,000 Hindi ● 729,000 - - - - 2,400
Brahmin (Sikh traditions) 100 Punjabi, Eastern ● - - - - 100 -
Brahmin Anavala 40 Gujarati ● 40 - - - - -
Brahmin Audich 400 Gujarati ● 400 - - - - -
Brahmin Bengali 67,000 Bengali ● 67,000 - - - - -
Brahmin Bhumihar 201,000 Hindi ● 201,000 - - - - 300
Brahmin Gaur 42,000 Hindi ● 42,000 - - - - -
Brahmin Joshi 7,800 Hindi ● 7,800 - - - - -
Brahmin Jyoti 7,800 Odia ● 7,800 - - - - -
Brahmin Kanaujia 63,000 Hindi ● 63,000 - - - - -
Brahmin Kashmiri Pandit 30 Kashmiri ● 30 - - - - -
Brahmin Khandelwal 12,000 Hindi ● 12,000 - - - - -
Brahmin Maha 1,700 Hindi ● 1,700 - - - - -
Brahmin Maithili 100 Hindi ● 100 - - - - -
Brahmin Marathi 200 Marathi ● 200 - - - - -
Brahmin Modh 40 Gujarati ● 40 - - - - -
Brahmin Ojha 100 Hindi ● 100 - - - - -
Brahmin Radhi 17,000 Bengali ● 17,000 - - - - -
Brahmin Rikhisur 1,400 Hindi ● 1,400 - - - - -
Brahmin Sakaldwipi 1,600 Hindi ● 1,600 - - - - -
Brahmin Saraswat 14,000 Hindi ● 14,000 - - - - -
Brahmin Sawaria 3,600 Hindi ● 3,600 - - - - -
Brahmin Tamil 300 Tamil ● 300 - - - - -
Brahmin Telugu 700 Telugu ● 700 - - - - -
Brahmin Utkal 500 Bengali ● 500 - - - - -
Brahmin Vaidik 700 Bengali ● 700 - - - - -
Brahmin Varendra 2,700 Bengali ● 2,700 - - - - -
Buna (Hindu traditions) 31,000 Bengali ● 31,000 - - - - -
Burmese 40 Burmese ● - - 40 - - -
Chain 54,000 Bengali ● 54,000 - - - - -
Chamar (Hindu traditions) 941,000 Hindi ● 929,000 - 3,100 9,800 - -
Chamar (Sikh traditions) 500 Punjabi, Eastern ● - - - - 500 -
Charan (Hindu traditions) Unknown Gujarati ● - - - - - -
Chaupal 5,400 Hindi ● 5,400 - - - - -
Chero 95,000 Hindi ● 93,000 200 - 100 - 1,600
Chhetri 300 Nepali ● 200 - 20 - - -
Chhimba (Hindu traditions) 100 Hindi ● 100 - - - - -
Chhimba (Sikh traditions) 600 Punjabi, Eastern ● - - - - 600 -
Chik (Hindu traditions) 76,000 Sadri ● 76,000 - - 80 - -
Chik Baraik 54,000 Hindi ● 33,000 100 - 2,000 - 19,000
Chitrakar (Hindu traditions) 200 Marathi ● 200 - - - - -
Christian 51,000 Hindi ● - - - 51,000 - -
Dabgar (Hindu traditions) 4,300 Marathi ● 4,300 - - - - -
Dai (Muslim traditions) 200 Bengali ● - 200 - - - -
Dangi 28,000 Hindi ● 28,000 - - - - 200
Darjee 50 Nepali ● 50 - - - - -
Darzi (Hindu traditions) 6,000 Hindi ● 5,900 - - - - 20
Darzi (Muslim traditions) 2,300 Urdu ● - 2,300 - - - -
Darzi (Sikh traditions) 300 Punjabi, Eastern ● - - - - 300 -
Devipujak Vaghri (Hindu traditions) 200 Gujarati ● 200 - - - - -
Dhangar Bharwad 1,000 Gujarati ● 1,000 - - - - -
Dhangri 1,100 Hindi ● 1,100 - - - - -
Dhanuk 64,000 Hindi ● 64,000 - - - - -
Dhanwar 600 Chhattisgarhi ● 600 - - - - -
Dharua 200 Duruwa ● 200 - - - - -
Dhobi (Hindu traditions) 245,000 Hindi ● 245,000 - 100 - - -
Dhobi (Muslim traditions) 900 Urdu ● - 900 - - - -
Dom (Hindu traditions) 151,000 Odia ● 150,000 - 200 500 - -
Dom (Sikh traditions) 20 Punjabi, Eastern ● - - - - 20 -
Dulia 800 Bengali ● 800 - - - - -
Dusadh (Hindu traditions) 399,000 Hindi ● 398,000 - 200 700 90 -
Dusadh Bahelia 50,000 Hindi ● 50,000 - 40 80 - -
Faqir 2,500 Urdu ● 300 2,200 - - - -
Gadaria (Hindu traditions) 27,000 Hindi ● 27,000 - - - - -
Gamit 200 Gamit ● 200 - - - - -
Ganda 12,000 Odia ● 12,000 - - - - -
Gandharb (Hindu traditions) 1,000 Bhojpuri ● 1,000 - - - - -
Gauda 391,000 Odia ● 389,000 - - - - 2,100
Ghanchi (Hindu traditions) 30 Gujarati ● 30 - - - - -
Gharti 20 Bengali ● 20 - - - - -
Ghasi (Hindu traditions) 126,000 Hindi ● 125,000 - 90 700 400 200
Ghosi (Hindu traditions) 3,500 Hindi ● 3,500 - - - - -
Ghusuria 80,000 Hindi ● 80,000 - - - - -
Goanese 100 Konkani, Goan ● - - - 100 - -
Godra 20 Odia ● 20 - - - - -
Gokha (Hindu traditions) 300 Odia ● 300 - - - - -
Gond 54,000 Hindi ● 34,000 80 - 300 - 19,000
Gond Jhare 5,500 Gondi, Northern ● 3,600 - - - - 1,900
Gonrhi 8,100 Hindi ● 8,100 - - - - -
Gorait 5,300 Hindi ● 3,600 - - 90 - 1,600
Gosain 51,000 Hindi ● 51,000 - - - - -
Gujar (Sikh traditions) 100 Punjabi, Eastern ● - - - - 100 -
Guria 4,600 Odia ● 4,600 - - - - -
Gurung 80 Nepali ● 30 - 40 - - -
Hadi 77,000 Bengali ● 77,000 - - - - -
Hajam 76,000 Urdu ● - 76,000 - - - -
Halalkhor (Hindu traditions) 2,600 Hindi ● 2,600 - - - - -
Halalkhor (Muslim traditions) 200 Urdu ● - 200 - - - -
Halwai (Hindu traditions) 104,000 Hindi ● 104,000 - - - - -
Halwai Maira 39,000 Hindi ● 39,000 - - - - -
Han Chinese, Mandarin 90 Chinese, Mandarin ● - - 90 - - -
Hazra (Hindu traditions) 200 Bengali ● 200 - - - - -
Ho 926,000 Ho ● 36,000 900 100 20,000 - 869,000
Ilavan 700 Malayalam ● 600 - - 30 - -
Jat (Hindu traditions) 18,000 Hindi ● 18,000 - - - - 50
Jat (Sikh traditions) 38,000 Punjabi, Eastern ● - - - - 38,000 -
Jat Gil (Sikh traditions) 900 Punjabi, Eastern ● - - - - 900 -
Jat Sidhu (Sikh traditions) 1,200 Punjabi, Eastern ● - - - - 1,200 -
Jat Sindhu (Sikh traditions) 1,100 Punjabi, Eastern ● - - - - 1,100 -
Jatapu 300 Telugu ● 300 - - - - -
Jhalo Malo 9,400 Bengali ● 9,400 - - - - -
Jhinwar (Sikh traditions) 1,400 Punjabi, Eastern ● - - - - 1,400 -
Jogi (Hindu traditions) 20,000 Bengali ● 20,000 - - - - -
Jogi Kanphata (Hindu traditions) 300 Hindi ● 300 - - - - -
Juang 50 Odia ● 50 - - - - -
Julaha 159,000 Hindi ● 157,000 - - - 1,300 -
Kabirpanthi 4,100 Punjabi, Eastern ● 4,000 - - - 100 -
Kadar 22,000 Hindi ● 22,000 - - - - -
Kahar (Hindu traditions) 452,000 Hindi ● 452,000 - - - - -
Kahar (Sikh traditions) 300 Punjabi, Eastern ● - - - - 300 -
Kahar Kamkar (Hindu traditions) 21,000 Hindi ● 21,000 - - - - -
Kaibartta 17,000 Bengali ● 17,000 - - - - -
Kaibartta Jalia 4,800 Bengali ● 4,800 - - - - -
Kaikolan 100 Tamil ● 100 - - - - -
Kalal (Hindu traditions) 23,000 Telugu ● 23,000 - - - - -
Kalal Idiga 400 Telugu ● 400 - - - - -
Kalingi 400 Odia ● 400 - - - - -
Kalu 7,400 Bengali ● - 7,400 - - - -
Kalwar (Hindu traditions) 298,000 Hindi ● 298,000 - - 30 - -
Kalwar Iraqi (Hindu traditions) 8,000 Hindi ● 8,000 - - - - -
Kalwar Jaiswal 38,000 Hindi ● 38,000 - - - - -
Kamar 500 Kamar ● 500 - - - - -
Kamboh (Sikh traditions) 1,200 Punjabi, Eastern ● - - - - 1,200 -
Kami 70 Nepali ● 70 - - - - -
Kandra 1,500 Odia ● 1,500 - - - - -
Kandu 77,000 Hindi ● 77,000 - - - - -
Kanjar (Hindu traditions) 2,100 Hindi ● 2,100 - - - - -
Kaora 7,900 Bengali ● 7,900 - - - - -
Kapali 1,300 Bengali ● 1,300 - - - - -
Kapu 500 Telugu ● 500 - - - - -
Kapu Reddi 400 Telugu ● 400 - - - - -
Karan 4,800 Odia ● 4,800 - - - - -
Karenga 1,700 Bengali ● 1,700 - - - - -
Karmali 64,000 Hindi ● 58,000 100 - 200 - 5,800
Kasar (Hindu traditions) 11,000 Marathi ● 11,000 - - - - -
Kashmiri (Muslim traditions) 200 Kashmiri ● - 200 - - - -
Kawar 10,000 Hindi ● 9,800 - - 50 - 600
Kayastha (Hindu traditions) 226,000 Hindi ● 226,000 - - - - -
Kayastha Karan 29,000 Bengali ● 29,000 - - - - -
Kayastha Mathur 900 Hindi ● 900 - - - - -
Kela (Hindu traditions) 100 Odia ● 100 - - - - -
Khadala 100 Odia ● 100 - - - - -
Khadura 200 Odia ● 200 - - - - -
Khairwar 10,000 Bengali ● 10,000 - - - - -
Khandait 26,000 Odia ● 26,000 - - - - -
Khangar (Hindu traditions) 700 Hindi ● 700 - - - - -
Kharia 196,000 Kharia ● 18,000 500 300 143,000 30 34,000
Kharva (Hindu traditions) 60 Gujarati ● 60 - - - - -
Kharwar 246,000 Hindi ● 225,000 300 - 400 - 21,000
Khatik (Hindu traditions) 900 Hindi ● 900 - - - - -
Khatri (Hindu traditions) 80 Hindi ● 80 - - - - -
Khatri (Sikh traditions) 1,500 Punjabi, Eastern ● - - - - 1,500 -
Khatwa 500 Hindi ● 500 - - - - -
Khetauri 103,000 Hindi ● 103,000 - - - - -
Kisan 37,000 Hindi ● 14,000 50 - 1,100 - 22,000
Koch (Hindu traditions) 200 Koch ● 200 - - - - -
Koiri (Hindu traditions) 697,000 Hindi ● 697,000 - - 100 - -
Kol 55,000 Hindi ● 49,000 70 - 600 - 5,000
Koli (Hindu traditions) 3,700 Hindi ● 3,700 - - - - -
Koli Mahadev 100 Marathi ● 100 - - - - -
Koli Malhar 20 Marathi ● 20 - - - - -
Koli of Gujarat 1,700 Gujarati ● 1,700 - - - - -
Kolta 800 Odia ● 800 - - - - -
Konai 900 Bengali ● 900 - - - - -
Kori 33,000 Bengali ● 28,000 50 - 400 - 4,000
Korku 200 Korku ● 200 - - - - -
Korwa 36,000 Telugu ● 31,000 100 - 800 - 4,200
Koshti 200 Marathi ● 200 - - - - -
Kotal 100 Bengali ● 100 - - - - -
Kui Khond 1,100 Odia ● 800 - - 40 - 300
Kumal Unknown Nepali ● - - - - - -
Kumhar (Hindu traditions) 684,000 Hindi ● 684,000 - - - - -
Kumhar (Sikh traditions) 600 Punjabi, Eastern ● - - - - 600 -
Kumhar Bardiha 43,000 Hindi ● 43,000 - - - - -
Kumhar Kanaujia 40,000 Hindi ● 40,000 - - - - -
Kumhar Magahia 8,400 Odia ● 8,400 - - - - -
Kumhar Mathuria 8,500 Hindi ● 8,500 - - - - -
Kunbi (Hindu traditions) 2,000 Gujarati ● 2,000 - - - - -
Kurariar 4,700 Hindi ● 4,700 - - - - -
Kurmi (Hindu traditions) 1,837,000 Hindi ● 1,837,000 - - - - -
Kurmi Mahato 15,000 Bengali ● 15,000 - - - - -
Labana (Sikh traditions) 800 Punjabi, Eastern ● - - - - 800 -
Laheri (Hindu traditions) 5,300 Hindi ● 5,300 - - - - -
Laheri (Muslim traditions) 1,300 Urdu ● - 1,300 - - - -
Lakhera 200 Hindi ● 200 - - - - -
Lingayat 300 Kannada ● - - - - - 300
Lodha (Hindu traditions) 600 Hindi ● 600 - - - - -
Lohana 200 Gujarati ● 200 - - - - -
Lohar (Hindu traditions) 645,000 Hindi ● 645,000 - - - - -
Lohar (Muslim traditions) 30 Urdu ● - 30 - - - -
Lohara 217,000 Hindi ● 121,000 600 20 7,400 - 88,000
Lunia (Hindu traditions) 20,000 Hindi ● 20,000 - - - - -
Madari 1,100 Urdu ● - 1,100 - - - -
Madiga (Christian traditions) 600 Telugu ● - - - 600 - -
Madiga (Hindu traditions) 2,700 Telugu ● 2,700 - - - - -
Magar 200 Nepali ● 200 - - - - -
Maghaiya 400 Hindi ● 400 - - - - -
Mahanta 7,300 Odia ● 7,300 - - - - -
Mahar (Hindu traditions) 400 Marathi ● 400 - - - - -
Mahishya 228,000 Bengali ● 225,000 - - - - 3,200
Mahli 153,000 Marathi ● 94,000 400 - 8,600 - 50,000
Mahratta 1,300 Marathi ● 1,300 - - - - -
Mahratta Kunbi 1,500 Gujarati ● 1,500 - - - - -
Mahtam (Sikh traditions) 1,500 Punjabi, Eastern ● - - - - 1,500 -
Mahuria 400 Odia ● 400 - - - - -
Mahyavanshi 700 Gujarati ● 700 - - - - -
Majhi 500 Hindi ● 500 - - - - 20
Majhwar 36,000 Hindi ● 36,000 - - 100 - 500
Mal (Hindu traditions) 89,000 Hindi ● 89,000 - - - - -
Mala (Christian traditions) 200 Telugu ● - - - 200 - -
Mala (Hindu traditions) 1,000 Telugu ● 1,000 - - - - -
Malabar Catholic 900 Malayalam ● - - - 900 - -
Mali (Hindu traditions) 49,000 Hindi ● 49,000 - - - - -
Mali Bhagirathi 200 Hindi ● 200 - - - - -
Mallah (Hindu traditions) 70,000 Hindi ● 70,000 - - - - -
Mallah Chain (Hindu traditions) 5,100 Hindi ● 5,100 - - - - -
Mallah Dhawa (Muslim traditions) 600 Hindi ● 600 - - - - -
Mallah Kewat (Hindu traditions) 5,400 Hindi ● 5,400 - - - - -
Mallik (Hindu traditions) 400 Hindi ● 400 - - - - -
Mallik (Muslim traditions) 7,700 Gujarati ● - 7,700 - - - -
Malto 135,000 Santhali ● 107,000 500 50 24,000 - 3,900
Mangala 500 Telugu ● 500 - - - - -
Mangan 20 Odia ● 20 - - - - -
Manihar 2,100 Urdu ● - 2,100 - - - -
Mappila 30 Malayalam ● - 30 - - - -
Maravan 100 Tamil ● 100 - - - - -
Markande 9,300 Hindi ● 9,300 - - - - -
Matang (Hindu traditions) 90 Marathi ● 90 - - - - -
Matia 1,900 Bengali ● 1,900 - - - - -
Mazhabi 1,300 Punjabi, Eastern ● - - - - 1,300 -
Meitei Unknown Meitei ● - - - - - -
Memon 200 Gujarati ● - 200 - - - -
Mir 200 Bengali ● - 200 - - - -
Mirzakhani 1,300 Bengali ● - 1,300 - - - -
Mishri 1,300 Bengali ● 1,300 - - - - -
Mochi (Hindu traditions) 41,000 Bengali ● 41,000 - - - - -
Mochi (Muslim traditions) 1,200 Urdu ● - 1,200 - - - -
Moghal 11,000 Urdu ● - 11,000 - - - -
Momna 60 Gujarati ● - 60 - - - -
Mukeri 300 Urdu ● - 300 - - - -
Munda 1,236,000 Mundari ● 217,000 2,400 900 402,000 80 614,000
Munnur 1,600 Telugu ● 1,600 - - - - -
Musahar (Hindu traditions) 90,000 Hindi ● 89,000 - 30 400 - -
Mutrasi 1,700 Telugu ● 1,700 - - - - -
Nadar (Christian traditions) 80 Tamil ● - - - 80 - -
Nadar (Hindu traditions) 300 Tamil ● 300 - - - - -
Nagar 700 Bengali ● 700 - - - - -
Nagarchi (Hindu traditions) 15,000 Hindi ● 15,000 - - 200 - -
Nagarchi (Muslim traditions) 100 Sadri ● - 100 - - - -
Nai (Hindu traditions) 335,000 Hindi ● 335,000 - - - - -
Nai (Sikh traditions) 900 Punjabi, Eastern ● - - - - 900 -
Nai Mathuria 4,000 Hindi ● 4,000 - - - - -
Nair 90 Malayalam ● 90 - - - - -
Namassej 16,000 Bengali ● 16,000 - - - - -
Namassej 400 Bengali ● - 400 - - - -
Namassej Chandel 6,100 Bengali ● 6,100 - - - - -
Nat (Hindu traditions) 2,300 Hindi ● 2,300 - - - - -
Nat (Muslim traditions) 1,500 Urdu ● - 1,500 - - - -
Navithan 40 Tamil ● 40 - - - - -
Newah 100 Nepali ● 100 - - - - -
Oraon 1,716,000 Kurux ● 242,000 3,400 700 445,000 100 1,024,000
Paharia 500 Santhali ● 500 - - - - -
Paik 8,300 Odia ● 8,300 - - - - -
Paliya 600 Bengali ● 600 - - - - -
Pallan 600 Tamil ● 600 - - - - -
Pan 46,000 Odia ● 46,000 - 60 200 - -
Panika 56,000 Chhattisgarhi ● 56,000 - - - - 80
Paraiyan 100 Tamil ● 100 - - 40 - -
Pardhan 300 Pardhan ● 300 - - - - -
Parhaiya 26,000 Hindi ● 24,000 30 - 200 - 1,500
Parja 23,000 Odia ● 23,000 - - - - -
Parsee 400 Gujarati ● - - - - - 400
Pashtun, Pathan 64,000 Urdu ● - 64,000 - - - -
Pasi (Hindu traditions) 68,000 Hindi ● 68,000 - 50 200 - -
Patari 7,100 Hindi ● 7,100 - - - - -
Patelia Unknown Gujarati ● - - - - - -
Patial 500 Odia ● 500 - - - - -
Patralu 1,300 Odia ● 1,300 - - - - -
Patwa (Hindu traditions) 1,000 Hindi ● 1,000 - - - - -
Patwa (Muslim traditions) 300 Urdu ● - 300 - - - -
Pawaria (Hindu traditions) 400 Bareli, Rathwi ● 400 - - - - -
Pawaria (Muslim traditions) 1,300 Urdu ● - 1,300 - - - -
Persian 100 Persian, Iranian ● - 100 - - - -
Pinjara 5,000 Urdu ● - 5,000 - - - -
Pod 56,000 Bengali ● 55,000 - - - - 400
Pundari 2,100 Bengali ● 2,100 - - - - -
Puran 1,900 Panchpargania ● 1,900 - - - - -
Puran Bhaja 1,000 Panchpargania ● 1,000 - - - - -
Qassab 1,400 Urdu ● - 1,400 - - - -
Quam-e-Punjab 500 Punjabi, Eastern ● - 500 - - - -
Rabari (Hindu traditions) 60 Gujarati ● 60 - - - - -
Rai 1,200 Nepali ● 1,100 - - 20 - 100
Rajbansi (Hindu traditions) 143,000 Rangpuri ● 126,000 - - 20 - 17,000
Rajbansi (Muslim traditions) 300 Bengali ● - 300 - - - -
Rajbhar 1,800 Hindi ● 1,800 - - - - -
Rajput (Hindu traditions) 611,000 Hindi ● 609,000 - - - - 1,300
Rajput (Muslim traditions) 17,000 Urdu ● - 17,000 - - - -
Rajput (Sikh traditions) 7,200 Punjabi, Eastern ● - - - - 7,200 -
Rajput Bachgoti 700 Hindi ● 700 - - - - -
Rajput Baghel (Hindu traditions) 700 Hindi ● 700 - - - - -
Rajput Bais (Hindu traditions) 12,000 Hindi ● 12,000 - - - - -
Rajput Bargujar (Hindu traditions) 1,300 Hindi ● 1,300 - - - - -
Rajput Bhadauria 1,400 Hindi ● 1,400 - - - - -
Rajput Bhale Sultan (Hindu traditions) 600 Hindi ● 600 - - - - -
Rajput Bhatti (Hindu traditions) 10,000 Hindi ● 10,000 - - - - -
Rajput Chandel 2,100 Hindi ● 2,100 - - - - -
Rajput Chauhan (Hindu traditions) 32,000 Hindi ● 32,000 - - - - -
Rajput Dikhit 1,600 Hindi ● 1,600 - - - - -
Rajput Gahlot 5,000 Hindi ● 5,000 - - - - -
Rajput Garewal (Hindu traditions) 2,900 Hindi ● 2,900 - - - - -
Rajput Gaur 5,200 Hindi ● 5,200 - - - - -
Rajput Gautam 2,900 Hindi ● 2,900 - - - - -
Rajput Jadon 6,500 Hindi ● 6,500 - - - - -
Rajput Jadu 1,600 Hindi ● 1,600 - - - - -
Rajput Janjua (Hindu traditions) 1,200 Hindi ● 1,200 - - - - -
Rajput Joia (Hindu traditions) 1,100 Hindi ● 1,100 - - - - -
Rajput Kachhwaha 500 Hindi ● 500 - - - - -
Rajput Katheriya 900 Hindi ● 900 - - - - -
Rajput Manihas (Hindu traditions) 1,600 Hindi ● 1,600 - - - - -
Rajput Mar 200 Hindi ● 200 - - - - -
Rajput Nagbansi 600 Hindi ● 600 - - - - -
Rajput Parihar 2,400 Hindi ● 2,400 - - - - -
Rajput Ponwar (Hindu traditions) 14,000 Hindi ● 14,000 - - - - -
Rajput Pundir (Hindu traditions) 2,200 Hindi ● 2,200 - - - - -
Rajput Rajbansi 300 Hindi ● 300 - - - - -
Rajput Rathor 13,000 Hindi ● 13,000 - - - - -
Rajput Sakarwar 1,100 Hindi ● 1,100 - - - - -
Rajput Salehria (Hindu traditions) 1,600 Hindi ● 1,600 - - - - -
Rajput Sengar 2,700 Hindi ● 2,700 - - - - -
Rajput Solanki 1,500 Hindi ● 1,500 - - - - -
Rajput Sombansi 2,600 Hindi ● 2,600 - - - - -
Rajput Surajbansi 1,700 Hindi ● 1,700 - - - - -
Rajput Tonwar (Hindu traditions) 300 Hindi ● 300 - - - - -
Raju 900 Bengali ● 900 - - - - -
Rajwar 171,000 Hindi ● 171,000 - 60 200 40 -
Rajwar Nagbansi 14,000 Hindi ● 14,000 - - 100 - -
Rajwar Rajbhar 15,000 Hindi ● 15,000 - - 100 - -
Ramdasia (Sikh traditions) 800 Punjabi, Eastern ● - - - - 800 -
Rana 1,000 Hindi ● 1,000 - - - - -
Rangrez (Hindu traditions) 70 Marathi ● 70 - - - - -
Rangrez (Muslim traditions) 400 Urdu ● - 400 - - - -
Rathawa 200 Rathawi ● 200 - - - - -
Rautia 92,000 Hindi ● 92,000 - - 200 - -
Ravalia Unknown Gujarati ● - - - - - -
Ravidas Chamar 935,000 Hindi ● 927,000 - 500 7,600 - -
Rayeen (Muslim traditions) 3,500 Urdu ● - 3,500 - - - -
Relli 200 Odia ● 200 - - - - -
Sagarbanshi 300 Odia ● 300 - - - - -
Sahariya 700 Hindi ● 700 - - - - -
Sahisia 400 Urdu ● - 400 - - - -
Saini (Sikh traditions) 1,500 Punjabi, Eastern ● - - - - 1,500 -
Samanthan 200 Odia ● 200 - - - - -
Sankara 2,800 Bengali ● 2,800 - - - - -
Santal 2,809,000 Santhali ● 1,549,000 5,600 600 236,000 500 1,017,000
Saora 9,700 Odia ● 7,000 20 - 100 - 2,400
Sardar (Muslim traditions) 400 Bengali ● - 400 - - - -
Sarera (Sikh traditions) 1,500 Punjabi, Eastern ● - - - - 1,500 -
Sarki 40 Nepali ● 40 - - - - -
Sauntia 1,100 Odia ● 1,100 - - - - -
Sauria Paharia 47,000 Santhali ● 21,000 100 30 24,000 - 1,500
Sayyid 124,000 Urdu ● - 124,000 - - - -
Sekera 300 Hindi ● 300 - - - - -
Shabar 1,700 Odia ● 1,700 - - - - -
Shaikh 3,229,000 Urdu ● - 3,229,000 - - - -
Shaikh Qureshi 302,000 Urdu ● - 302,000 - - - -
Sinhalese 30 Sinhala ● - - 30 - - -
Sonar (Hindu traditions) 74,000 Hindi ● 74,000 - - - - 90
Sonar (Sikh traditions) 600 Punjabi, Eastern ● - - - - 600 -
Sonar Ajudhyabansi 200 Hindi ● 200 - - - - -
Sonar Barhaiya 2,100 Hindi ● 2,100 - - - - -
Sonar Chhatri 300 Hindi ● 300 - - - - -
Sonar Deswali 1,900 Hindi ● 1,900 - - - - -
Sonar Jathera 2,700 Hindi ● 2,700 - - - - -
Sonar Kammakala 2,600 Hindi ● 2,600 - - - - -
Sonar Khatri 90 Hindi ● 90 - - - - -
Sonar Magahiya 3,000 Hindi ● 3,000 - - - - -
Sonar Mair 100 Hindi ● 100 - - - - -
Sonar Rastaogi 100 Hindi ● 100 - - - - -
Sukiyar 2,000 Magahi ● 2,000 - - - - -
Sunri (Hindu traditions) 13,000 Bengali ● 13,000 - - - - -
Sunri Sadhubanik 4,000 Bengali ● 4,000 - - - - -
Sutradhar (Hindu traditions) 3,600 Bengali ● 3,600 - - - - -
Syrian Christian 700 Malayalam ● - - - 700 - -
Tamang 100 Nepali ● 100 - 20 - - -
Tamboli (Hindu traditions) 20,000 Hindi ● 20,000 - - - - -
Tamboli (Muslim traditions) 12,000 Urdu ● - 12,000 - - - -
Tamil (Muslim traditions) 30 Tamil ● - 30 - - - -
Tanti (Hindu traditions) 353,000 Bengali ● 350,000 - - - - 3,300
Tarkhan (Sikh traditions) 2,700 Punjabi, Eastern ● - - - - 2,700 -
Teli (Hindu traditions) 1,183,000 Hindi ● 1,183,000 - - - - -
Teli Gangauta (Hindu traditions) 39,000 Hindi ● 39,000 - - - - -
Teli Sribastab 20,000 Hindi ● 20,000 - - - - -
Thakuri 20 Nepali ● 20 - - - - -
Tharu 100 Tharu, Madhya-Purbiya ● 100 - - - - -
Thathera (Hindu traditions) 11,000 Hindi ● 11,000 - - - - -
Tili 25,000 Bengali ● 25,000 - - - - -
Tiyar 4,800 Bengali ● 4,800 - - - - -
Turaiha 600 Bhojpuri ● 600 - - - - -
Turi (Hindu traditions) 217,000 Hindi ● 216,000 - 200 400 30 -
Vaddar (Hindu traditions) 900 Telugu ● 900 - - - - -
Vakkaliga 90 Kannada ● 90 - - - - -
Valmiki (Balmiki) Mehtar 2,700 Hindi ● 2,700 - - - - -
Valmiki, Balmiki (Hindu traditions) 65,000 Hindi ● 62,000 - 200 2,100 300 -
Valmiki, Balmiki Lal Begi (Hindu traditions) 2,900 Hindi ● 2,900 - - - - -
Vaniyan 80 Tamil ● 70 - - - - -
Vannan 30 Tamil ● 30 - - - - -
Vanniyan 2,000 Tamil ● 2,000 - - - - -
Varli 200 Varli ● 200 - - - - -
Vellalan 400 Tamil ● 300 - - 20 - -
Viswakarma 500 Telugu ● 500 - - - - -
Viswakarma Asari 60 Malayalam ● 60 - - - - -
Yadav (Hindu traditions) 2,509,000 Hindi ● 2,509,000 - - - - -
Yadav (Muslim traditions) 700 Urdu ● - 700 - - - -
Yadav Bagal 3,200 Odia ● 3,200 - - - - -
Yadav Dhindhor 44,000 Hindi ● 44,000 - - - - -
Yadav Gaoli 653,000 Hindi ● 653,000 - - - - -
Yadav Rawat 45,000 Hindi ● 45,000 - - - - -
Yadav Sadgope 45,000 Bengali ● 45,000 - - - - -
Yakthumba 40 Nepali ● 30 - - - - -
Yenadi 100 Telugu ● 100 - - - - -
Yerukula 70 Yerukula ● 70 - - - - -
  Totals:  508 34,467,000   477 ● 23,968,000 5,019,000 8,200 1,404,000 73,000 3,993,000
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