State: Jharkhand | Joshua Project

South Asia Peoples website

Country:	India
State:	Jharkhand
District:	All

Number of People Groups

533

Unreached People Groups

502

Total Population

34,754,000

Buddhist

0.0 %

Christian

3.9 %

Hindu

68.6 %

Muslim

15.8 %

Sikh

0.2 %

Other Religions

11.5 %

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Progress Scale: ●●●●●
People Group ▲	Population	Primary Language	Progress Scale	Hindu	Muslim	Buddhist	Christian	Sikh	Other
Abdul	500	Urdu	1 ●	-1 -	500	-1 -	-1 -	-1 -	-1 -
Adi Andhra	500	Telugu	1 ●	500	-1 -	-1 -	-1 -	-1 -	-1 -
Adi Dravida	1,100	Tamil	1 ●	1,100	-1 -	-1 -	-1 -	-1 -	-1 -
Adi Dravida Christian	60	Tamil	3 ●	-1 -	-1 -	-1 -	60	-1 -	-1 -
Agamudaiyan	40	Tamil	1 ●	40	-1 -	-1 -	-1 -	-1 -	-1 -
Agamudaiyan Nattaman	40	Tamil	1 ●	40	-1 -	-1 -	-1 -	-1 -	-1 -
Agariya (Hindu traditions)	16,000	Agariya	1 ●	16,000	-1 -	-1 -	-1 -	-1 -	-1 -
Aghori	2,100	Hindi	1 ●	2,100	-1 -	-1 -	-1 -	-1 -	-1 -
Aguri	15,000	Bengali	1 ●	15,000	-1 -	-1 -	-1 -	-1 -	-1 -
Ahmadi	700	Urdu	1 ●	-1 -	700	-1 -	-1 -	-1 -	-1 -
Amat	200	Hindi	1 ●	200	-1 -	-1 -	-1 -	-1 -	-1 -
Angarok	500	Bengali	1 ●	500	-1 -	-1 -	-1 -	-1 -	-1 -
Anglo	100	English	3 ●	-1 -	-1 -	-1 -	100	-1 -	-1 -
Ansari	1,117,000	Urdu	1 ●	-1 -	1,117,000	-1 -	-1 -	-1 -	-1 -
Aoghar	70	Hindi	1 ●	70	-1 -	-1 -	-1 -	-1 -	-1 -
Arora (Sikh traditions)	1,600	Punjabi, Eastern	1 ●	-1 -	-1 -	-1 -	-1 -	1,600	-1 -
Asur	20,000	Asuri	2 ●	6,800	80	-1 -	2,000	-1 -	11,000
Badaik	19,000	Sadri	1 ●	19,000	-1 -	-1 -	-1 -	-1 -	-1 -
Badhai (Hindu traditions)	266,000	Hindi	1 ●	266,000	-1 -	-1 -	-1 -	-1 -	-1 -
Bagdi (Hindu traditions)	28,000	Bengali	1 ●	28,000	-1 -	-1 -	-1 -	-1 -	-1 -
Baidya (Hindu traditions)	13,000	Bengali	1 ●	13,000	-1 -	-1 -	-1 -	-1 -	-1 -
Baiga	3,600	Hindi	1 ●	3,200	20	-1 -	-1 -	-1 -	400
Bairagi (Hindu traditions)	54,000	Hindi	1 ●	54,000	-1 -	-1 -	-1 -	-1 -	-1 -
Baiti	100	Marathi	1 ●	100	-1 -	-1 -	-1 -	-1 -	-1 -
Bajikar (Muslim traditions)	400	Bengali	1 ●	-1 -	400	-1 -	-1 -	-1 -	-1 -
Balija (Hindu traditions)	800	Kannada	1 ●	800	-1 -	-1 -	-1 -	-1 -	-1 -
Bania	181,000	Hindi	1 ●	171,000	-1 -	-1 -	20	-1 -	10,000
Bania Agarwal	17,000	Hindi	1 ●	15,000	-1 -	-1 -	-1 -	-1 -	1,500
Bania Agrahari	1,500	Hindi	1 ●	1,500	-1 -	-1 -	-1 -	-1 -	-1 -
Bania Ajudhyabansi	400	Hindi	1 ●	400	-1 -	-1 -	-1 -	-1 -	-1 -
Bania Bais	3,300	Hindi	1 ●	3,300	-1 -	-1 -	-1 -	-1 -	-1 -
Bania Barnawar	9,500	Hindi	1 ●	9,500	-1 -	-1 -	-1 -	-1 -	-1 -
Bania Gahoi	1,300	Hindi	1 ●	1,300	-1 -	-1 -	-1 -	-1 -	-1 -
Bania Gandha Banik	10,000	Bengali	1 ●	10,000	-1 -	-1 -	-1 -	-1 -	-1 -
Bania Jaiswal	2,000	Hindi	1 ●	50	-1 -	-1 -	-1 -	-1 -	1,900
Bania Kasarwani	2,100	Hindi	1 ●	2,100	-1 -	-1 -	-1 -	-1 -	-1 -
Bania Kasaundhan	1,800	Hindi	1 ●	1,800	-1 -	-1 -	-1 -	-1 -	-1 -
Bania Khatri	20,000	Hindi	1 ●	20,000	-1 -	-1 -	-1 -	-1 -	-1 -
Bania Mahajan	1,200	Hindi	1 ●	1,200	-1 -	-1 -	-1 -	-1 -	-1 -
Bania Mahesri	2,100	Hindi	1 ●	2,100	-1 -	-1 -	-1 -	-1 -	-1 -
Bania Mahur	5,400	Hindi	1 ●	5,400	-1 -	-1 -	-1 -	-1 -	-1 -
Bania Oswal	2,400	Hindi	1 ●	700	-1 -	-1 -	-1 -	-1 -	1,700
Bania Porwal	2,900	Hindi	1 ●	2,200	-1 -	-1 -	-1 -	-1 -	700
Bania Rauniar	6,100	Hindi	1 ●	6,100	-1 -	-1 -	-1 -	-1 -	-1 -
Bania Sinduria	2,500	Hindi	1 ●	2,500	-1 -	-1 -	-1 -	-1 -	-1 -
Bania Srimali	300	Gujarati	1 ●	200	-1 -	-1 -	-1 -	-1 -	100
Bania Subarna Banik	4,400	Bengali	1 ●	4,400	-1 -	-1 -	-1 -	-1 -	-1 -
Bania Ummad	400	Hindi	1 ●	200	-1 -	-1 -	-1 -	-1 -	200
Banjara (Hindu traditions)	800	Lambadi	1 ●	800	-1 -	-1 -	-1 -	-1 -	-1 -
Banjara (Muslim traditions)	-1 Unknown	Urdu	1 ●	-1 -	-1 -	-1 -	-1 -	-1 -	-1 -
Bansphor (Hindu traditions)	100	Hindi	1 ●	100	-1 -	-1 -	-1 -	-1 -	-1 -
Bantar	300	Maithili	1 ●	300	-1 -	-1 -	-1 -	-1 -	-1 -
Baori	30	Hindi	1 ●	30	-1 -	-1 -	-1 -	-1 -	-1 -
Bari (Hindu traditions)	4,200	Hindi	1 ●	4,200	-1 -	-1 -	-1 -	-1 -	-1 -
Baria (Hindu traditions)	100	Gujarati	1 ●	100	-1 -	-1 -	-1 -	-1 -	-1 -
Bathudi	3,400	Odia	1 ●	3,400	-1 -	-1 -	-1 -	-1 -	-1 -
Bauri	186,000	Bengali	1 ●	184,000	-1 -	100	200	1,000	-1 -
Bawaria (Sikh traditions)	300	Punjabi, Eastern	1 ●	-1 -	-1 -	-1 -	-1 -	300	-1 -
Bedia (Hindu traditions)	100,000	Hindi	1 ●	69,000	-1 -	-1 -	100	-1 -	31,000
Bedia (Muslim traditions)	400	Bengali	1 ●	-1 -	400	-1 -	-1 -	-1 -	-1 -
Beldar (Hindu traditions)	9,600	Kannada	1 ●	9,600	-1 -	-1 -	-1 -	-1 -	-1 -
Beldar Laria (Hindu traditions)	300	Hindi	1 ●	300	-1 -	-1 -	-1 -	-1 -	-1 -
Besya (Hindu traditions)	200	Bengali	1 ●	200	-1 -	-1 -	-1 -	-1 -	-1 -
Bhakat	1,700	Bengali	1 ●	1,700	-1 -	-1 -	-1 -	-1 -	-1 -
Bhand (Muslim traditions)	2,000	Urdu	1 ●	-1 -	2,000	-1 -	-1 -	-1 -	-1 -
Bhandari	13,000	Odia	1 ●	13,000	-1 -	-1 -	-1 -	-1 -	-1 -
Bhangi (Muslim traditions)	1,100	Urdu	1 ●	-1 -	1,100	-1 -	-1 -	-1 -	-1 -
Bhangi Lal Begi (Muslim traditions)	300	Urdu	1 ●	-1 -	300	-1 -	-1 -	-1 -	-1 -
Bhar	5,500	Bhojpuri	1 ●	5,500	-1 -	-1 -	-1 -	-1 -	-1 -
Bhaskar	100	Bengali	1 ●	100	-1 -	-1 -	-1 -	-1 -	-1 -
Bhat (Hindu traditions)	39,000	Hindi	1 ●	39,000	-1 -	-1 -	-1 -	-1 -	-1 -
Bhathiara (Muslim traditions)	400	Urdu	1 ●	-1 -	400	-1 -	-1 -	-1 -	-1 -
Bhil	600	Hindi	1 ●	300	200	-1 -	-1 -	-1 -	20
Bhil Mavchi (Muslim traditions)	300	Urdu	1 ●	-1 -	300	-1 -	-1 -	-1 -	-1 -
Bhogta	223,000	Hindi	1 ●	223,000	-1 -	30	40	60	-1 -
Bhoi (Hindu traditions)	78,000	Hindi	1 ●	78,000	-1 -	-1 -	-1 -	-1 -	-1 -
Bhoi Ghogra	1,000	Hindi	1 ●	1,000	-1 -	-1 -	-1 -	-1 -	-1 -
Bhoi Kharbind	700	Hindi	1 ●	700	-1 -	-1 -	-1 -	-1 -	-1 -
Bhoi Kharot	3,500	Hindi	1 ●	3,500	-1 -	-1 -	-1 -	-1 -	-1 -
Bhoi Mallah Mewat	14,000	Hindi	1 ●	14,000	-1 -	-1 -	-1 -	-1 -	-1 -
Bhoi Nikhad	500	Hindi	1 ●	500	-1 -	-1 -	-1 -	-1 -	-1 -
Bhotia	20	Nepali	1 ●	-1 -	-1 -	20	-1 -	-1 -	-1 -
Bhottada	1,000	Kuvi	1 ●	1,000	-1 -	-1 -	-1 -	-1 -	-1 -
Bhuiya	877,000	Hindi	1 ●	873,000	-1 -	400	2,000	400	-1 -
Bhuiya Ghatwar	217,000	Hindi	1 ●	216,000	-1 -	20	200	20	-1 -
Bhumij	209,000	Bengali	1 ●	134,000	200	20	600	20	73,000
Bind	7,100	Bhojpuri	1 ●	7,100	-1 -	-1 -	-1 -	-1 -	-1 -
Binjhia	14,000	Hindi	1 ●	6,900	-1 -	-1 -	200	-1 -	7,300
Birhor	11,000	Birhor	2 ●	8,100	-1 -	-1 -	700	-1 -	1,900
Birjia	6,300	Bijori	2 ●	1,300	-1 -	-1 -	2,000	-1 -	3,000
Brahmin	742,000	Hindi	1 ●	739,000	-1 -	-1 -	-1 -	-1 -	2,400
Brahmin (Sikh traditions)	100	Punjabi, Eastern	1 ●	-1 -	-1 -	-1 -	-1 -	100	-1 -
Brahmin Anavala	40	Gujarati	1 ●	40	-1 -	-1 -	-1 -	-1 -	-1 -
Brahmin Audich	400	Gujarati	1 ●	400	-1 -	-1 -	-1 -	-1 -	-1 -
Brahmin Bengali	65,000	Bengali	1 ●	65,000	-1 -	-1 -	-1 -	-1 -	-1 -
Brahmin Bhumihar	210,000	Hindi	1 ●	210,000	-1 -	-1 -	-1 -	-1 -	-1 -
Brahmin Gaur	50,000	Hindi	1 ●	50,000	-1 -	-1 -	-1 -	-1 -	-1 -
Brahmin Joshi	8,400	Hindi	1 ●	8,400	-1 -	-1 -	-1 -	-1 -	-1 -
Brahmin Jyoti	9,900	Odia	1 ●	9,900	-1 -	-1 -	-1 -	-1 -	-1 -
Brahmin Kanaujia	69,000	Hindi	1 ●	69,000	-1 -	-1 -	-1 -	-1 -	-1 -
Brahmin Kashmiri Pandit	30	Kashmiri	1 ●	30	-1 -	-1 -	-1 -	-1 -	-1 -
Brahmin Khandelwal	14,000	Hindi	1 ●	14,000	-1 -	-1 -	-1 -	-1 -	-1 -
Brahmin Maha	1,800	Hindi	1 ●	1,800	-1 -	-1 -	-1 -	-1 -	-1 -
Brahmin Maithili	200	Hindi	1 ●	200	-1 -	-1 -	-1 -	-1 -	-1 -
Brahmin Marathi	300	Marathi	1 ●	300	-1 -	-1 -	-1 -	-1 -	-1 -
Brahmin Modh	60	Gujarati	1 ●	60	-1 -	-1 -	-1 -	-1 -	-1 -
Brahmin Ojha	200	Hindi	1 ●	200	-1 -	-1 -	-1 -	-1 -	-1 -
Brahmin Radhi	20,000	Bengali	1 ●	20,000	-1 -	-1 -	-1 -	-1 -	-1 -
Brahmin Rikhisur	1,700	Hindi	1 ●	1,700	-1 -	-1 -	-1 -	-1 -	-1 -
Brahmin Sakaldwipi	2,100	Hindi	1 ●	2,100	-1 -	-1 -	-1 -	-1 -	-1 -
Brahmin Saraswat	17,000	Hindi	1 ●	17,000	-1 -	-1 -	-1 -	-1 -	-1 -
Brahmin Sawaria	5,400	Hindi	1 ●	5,400	-1 -	-1 -	-1 -	-1 -	-1 -
Brahmin Tamil	300	Tamil	1 ●	300	-1 -	-1 -	-1 -	-1 -	-1 -
Brahmin Telugu	700	Telugu	1 ●	700	-1 -	-1 -	-1 -	-1 -	-1 -
Brahmin Utkal	500	Bengali	1 ●	500	-1 -	-1 -	-1 -	-1 -	-1 -
Brahmin Vaidik	900	Bengali	1 ●	900	-1 -	-1 -	-1 -	-1 -	-1 -
Brahmin Varendra	3,100	Bengali	1 ●	3,100	-1 -	-1 -	-1 -	-1 -	-1 -
Buna (Hindu traditions)	31,000	Bengali	1 ●	31,000	-1 -	-1 -	-1 -	-1 -	-1 -
Burmese	40	Burmese	1 ●	-1 -	-1 -	40	-1 -	-1 -	-1 -
Chain	55,000	Bengali	1 ●	55,000	-1 -	-1 -	-1 -	-1 -	-1 -
Chamar (Hindu traditions)	851,000	Hindi	1 ●	841,000	-1 -	2,100	8,200	-1 -	-1 -
Chamar (Sikh traditions)	400	Punjabi, Eastern	1 ●	-1 -	-1 -	-1 -	-1 -	400	-1 -
Chamar Satnami	9,600	Hindi	1 ●	9,400	-1 -	-1 -	200	-1 -	-1 -
Charan (Hindu traditions)	-1 Unknown	Gujarati	1 ●	-1 -	-1 -	-1 -	-1 -	-1 -	-1 -
Chaupal	600	Hindi	1 ●	600	-1 -	-1 -	-1 -	-1 -	-1 -
Chero	95,000	Hindi	1 ●	93,000	200	-1 -	100	-1 -	1,600
Chhetri	300	Nepali	1 ●	200	-1 -	20	-1 -	-1 -	-1 -
Chhimba (Hindu traditions)	100	Hindi	1 ●	100	-1 -	-1 -	-1 -	-1 -	-1 -
Chhimba (Sikh traditions)	600	Punjabi, Eastern	1 ●	-1 -	-1 -	-1 -	-1 -	600	-1 -
Chik (Hindu traditions)	76,000	Hindi	1 ●	76,000	-1 -	-1 -	80	-1 -	-1 -
Chik Baraik	54,000	Hindi	1 ●	33,000	100	-1 -	2,000	-1 -	19,000
Chitrakar (Hindu traditions)	200	Marathi	1 ●	200	-1 -	-1 -	-1 -	-1 -	-1 -
Christian	53,000	Hindi	3 ●	-1 -	-1 -	-1 -	53,000	-1 -	-1 -
Dabgar (Hindu traditions)	4,400	Marathi	1 ●	4,400	-1 -	-1 -	-1 -	-1 -	-1 -
Dai (Muslim traditions)	200	Bengali	1 ●	-1 -	200	-1 -	-1 -	-1 -	-1 -
Dangi	28,000	Hindi	1 ●	28,000	-1 -	-1 -	-1 -	-1 -	200
Darjee	50	Nepali	1 ●	50	-1 -	-1 -	-1 -	-1 -	-1 -
Darzi (Hindu traditions)	6,000	Hindi	1 ●	5,900	-1 -	-1 -	-1 -	-1 -	20
Darzi (Muslim traditions)	2,300	Urdu	1 ●	-1 -	2,300	-1 -	-1 -	-1 -	-1 -
Darzi (Sikh traditions)	300	Punjabi, Eastern	1 ●	-1 -	-1 -	-1 -	-1 -	300	-1 -
Devipujak Vaghri (Hindu traditions)	200	Gujarati	1 ●	200	-1 -	-1 -	-1 -	-1 -	-1 -
Dhangar Bharwad	1,000	Gujarati	1 ●	1,000	-1 -	-1 -	-1 -	-1 -	-1 -
Dhangri	1,100	Hindi	1 ●	1,100	-1 -	-1 -	-1 -	-1 -	-1 -
Dhanuk	65,000	Hindi	1 ●	65,000	-1 -	-1 -	-1 -	-1 -	-1 -
Dhanwar	600	Chhattisgarhi	1 ●	600	-1 -	-1 -	-1 -	-1 -	-1 -
Dharua	200	Duruwa	1 ●	200	-1 -	-1 -	-1 -	-1 -	-1 -
Dhobi (Hindu traditions)	251,000	Hindi	1 ●	250,000	-1 -	500	-1 -	-1 -	-1 -
Dhobi (Muslim traditions)	900	Urdu	1 ●	-1 -	900	-1 -	-1 -	-1 -	-1 -
Dhobi (Sikh traditions)	200	Punjabi, Eastern	1 ●	-1 -	-1 -	-1 -	-1 -	200	-1 -
Dhobi Ajudhyabansi	15,000	Hindi	1 ●	15,000	-1 -	-1 -	-1 -	-1 -	-1 -
Dhobi Batham	8,800	Hindi	1 ●	8,800	-1 -	-1 -	-1 -	-1 -	-1 -
Dhobi Kanaujia	12,000	Hindi	1 ●	12,000	-1 -	-1 -	-1 -	-1 -	-1 -
Dhobi Kathiya	9,800	Hindi	1 ●	9,800	-1 -	-1 -	-1 -	-1 -	-1 -
Dhobi Mathuria	3,100	Hindi	1 ●	3,100	-1 -	-1 -	-1 -	-1 -	-1 -
Dhobi Parit	6,400	Marathi	1 ●	6,400	-1 -	-1 -	-1 -	-1 -	-1 -
Dhobi Sribastab	5,500	Hindi	1 ●	5,500	-1 -	-1 -	-1 -	-1 -	-1 -
Dom (Hindu traditions)	168,000	Odia	1 ●	167,000	-1 -	300	500	-1 -	-1 -
Dom (Sikh traditions)	50	Punjabi, Eastern	1 ●	-1 -	-1 -	-1 -	-1 -	50	-1 -
Dulia	800	Bengali	1 ●	800	-1 -	-1 -	-1 -	-1 -	-1 -
Dusadh (Hindu traditions)	423,000	Hindi	1 ●	422,000	-1 -	300	700	200	-1 -
Dusadh Bahelia	67,000	Hindi	1 ●	67,000	-1 -	30	50	-1 -	-1 -
Faqir	2,400	Urdu	1 ●	300	2,100	-1 -	-1 -	-1 -	-1 -
Gadaria (Hindu traditions)	27,000	Hindi	1 ●	27,000	-1 -	-1 -	-1 -	-1 -	-1 -
Gamit	200	Gamit	2 ●	200	-1 -	-1 -	-1 -	-1 -	-1 -
Ganda	12,000	Odia	1 ●	12,000	-1 -	-1 -	-1 -	-1 -	-1 -
Gandharb (Hindu traditions)	1,000	Bhojpuri	1 ●	1,000	-1 -	-1 -	-1 -	-1 -	-1 -
Gauda	390,000	Odia	1 ●	388,000	-1 -	-1 -	-1 -	-1 -	2,100
Ghanchi (Hindu traditions)	30	Gujarati	1 ●	30	-1 -	-1 -	-1 -	-1 -	-1 -
Gharti	20	Bengali	1 ●	20	-1 -	-1 -	-1 -	-1 -	-1 -
Ghasiya (Hindu traditions)	150,000	Hindi	1 ●	149,000	-1 -	200	700	100	-1 -
Ghosi (Hindu traditions)	3,500	Hindi	1 ●	3,500	-1 -	-1 -	-1 -	-1 -	-1 -
Ghusuria	79,000	Hindi	1 ●	79,000	-1 -	-1 -	-1 -	-1 -	-1 -
Goanese	100	Konkani, Goan	3 ●	-1 -	-1 -	-1 -	100	-1 -	-1 -
Godra	20	Odia	1 ●	20	-1 -	-1 -	-1 -	-1 -	-1 -
Gokha	300	Odia	1 ●	300	-1 -	-1 -	-1 -	-1 -	-1 -
Gond	54,000	Hindi	1 ●	34,000	80	-1 -	300	-1 -	19,000
Gond Jhare	5,500	Gondi, Northern	1 ●	3,600	-1 -	-1 -	-1 -	-1 -	1,900
Gonrhi	8,100	Hindi	1 ●	8,100	-1 -	-1 -	-1 -	-1 -	-1 -
Gorait	5,300	Hindi	1 ●	3,600	-1 -	-1 -	90	-1 -	1,600
Gosain	51,000	Hindi	1 ●	51,000	-1 -	-1 -	-1 -	-1 -	-1 -
Gosain Dasnami	13,000	Hindi	1 ●	13,000	-1 -	-1 -	-1 -	-1 -	-1 -
Gujar (Sikh traditions)	100	Punjabi, Eastern	1 ●	-1 -	-1 -	-1 -	-1 -	100	-1 -
Guria	4,600	Odia	1 ●	4,600	-1 -	-1 -	-1 -	-1 -	-1 -
Gurung Ghaleg	70	Nepali	2 ●	30	-1 -	30	-1 -	-1 -	-1 -
Hadi	85,000	Bengali	1 ●	85,000	-1 -	-1 -	-1 -	-1 -	-1 -
Hajam	76,000	Urdu	1 ●	-1 -	76,000	-1 -	-1 -	-1 -	-1 -
Halalkhor (Hindu traditions)	600	Hindi	1 ●	600	-1 -	-1 -	-1 -	-1 -	-1 -
Halalkhor (Muslim traditions)	200	Urdu	1 ●	-1 -	200	-1 -	-1 -	-1 -	-1 -
Halwai (Hindu traditions)	109,000	Hindi	1 ●	109,000	-1 -	-1 -	-1 -	-1 -	-1 -
Halwai Maira	40,000	Hindi	1 ●	40,000	-1 -	-1 -	-1 -	-1 -	-1 -
Han Chinese, Mandarin	70	Chinese, Mandarin	2 ●	-1 -	-1 -	70	-1 -	-1 -	-1 -
Hazra (Hindu traditions)	200	Bengali	1 ●	200	-1 -	-1 -	-1 -	-1 -	-1 -
Ho	926,000	Ho	1 ●	36,000	900	100	20,000	-1 -	869,000
Ilavan	600	Malayalam	1 ●	600	-1 -	-1 -	-1 -	-1 -	-1 -
Jat (Hindu traditions)	18,000	Hindi	1 ●	18,000	-1 -	-1 -	-1 -	-1 -	50
Jat (Sikh traditions)	38,000	Punjabi, Eastern	1 ●	-1 -	-1 -	-1 -	-1 -	38,000	-1 -
Jat Dehia (Sikh traditions)	1,400	Punjabi, Eastern	1 ●	-1 -	-1 -	-1 -	-1 -	1,400	-1 -
Jat Gil (Sikh traditions)	1,000	Punjabi, Eastern	1 ●	-1 -	-1 -	-1 -	-1 -	1,000	-1 -
Jat Sidhu (Sikh traditions)	1,300	Punjabi, Eastern	1 ●	-1 -	-1 -	-1 -	-1 -	1,300	-1 -
Jat Sindhu (Sikh traditions)	1,300	Punjabi, Eastern	1 ●	-1 -	-1 -	-1 -	-1 -	1,300	-1 -
Jatapu	300	Telugu	1 ●	300	-1 -	-1 -	-1 -	-1 -	-1 -
Jhalo Malo	9,400	Bengali	1 ●	9,400	-1 -	-1 -	-1 -	-1 -	-1 -
Jhinwar (Sikh traditions)	1,400	Punjabi, Eastern	1 ●	-1 -	-1 -	-1 -	-1 -	1,400	-1 -
Jogi (Hindu traditions)	20,000	Bengali	1 ●	20,000	-1 -	-1 -	-1 -	-1 -	-1 -
Jogi Kanphata (Hindu traditions)	400	Hindi	1 ●	400	-1 -	-1 -	-1 -	-1 -	-1 -
Juang	50	Odia	1 ●	50	-1 -	-1 -	-1 -	-1 -	-1 -
Julaha	161,000	Hindi	1 ●	161,000	-1 -	100	-1 -	-1 -	-1 -
Kabirpanthi	1,500	Punjabi, Eastern	1 ●	-1 -	-1 -	-1 -	-1 -	1,500	-1 -
Kadar	22,000	Hindi	1 ●	22,000	-1 -	-1 -	-1 -	-1 -	-1 -
Kahar (Hindu traditions)	459,000	Hindi	1 ●	459,000	-1 -	-1 -	-1 -	-1 -	-1 -
Kahar (Sikh traditions)	300	Punjabi, Eastern	1 ●	-1 -	-1 -	-1 -	-1 -	300	-1 -
Kahar Kamkar (Hindu traditions)	21,000	Hindi	1 ●	21,000	-1 -	-1 -	-1 -	-1 -	-1 -
Kaibartta	18,000	Bengali	1 ●	18,000	-1 -	-1 -	-1 -	-1 -	-1 -
Kaibartta Jalia	4,800	Bengali	1 ●	4,800	-1 -	-1 -	-1 -	-1 -	-1 -
Kaikolan	100	Tamil	1 ●	100	-1 -	-1 -	-1 -	-1 -	-1 -
Kalal (Hindu traditions)	22,000	Telugu	1 ●	22,000	-1 -	-1 -	-1 -	-1 -	-1 -
Kalal Idiga	400	Telugu	1 ●	400	-1 -	-1 -	-1 -	-1 -	-1 -
Kalingi	400	Odia	1 ●	400	-1 -	-1 -	-1 -	-1 -	-1 -
Kalu	7,500	Bengali	1 ●	-1 -	7,500	-1 -	-1 -	-1 -	-1 -
Kalwar (Hindu traditions)	308,000	Hindi	1 ●	308,000	-1 -	-1 -	30	-1 -	-1 -
Kalwar Iraqi (Hindu traditions)	8,000	Hindi	1 ●	8,000	-1 -	-1 -	-1 -	-1 -	-1 -
Kalwar Jaiswal	38,000	Hindi	1 ●	38,000	-1 -	-1 -	-1 -	-1 -	-1 -
Kalwar Sunri	171,000	Hindi	1 ●	171,000	-1 -	-1 -	-1 -	-1 -	-1 -
Kamar	500	Kamar	1 ●	500	-1 -	-1 -	-1 -	-1 -	-1 -
Kamboh (Sikh traditions)	1,200	Punjabi, Eastern	1 ●	-1 -	-1 -	-1 -	-1 -	1,200	-1 -
Kami	70	Nepali	1 ●	70	-1 -	-1 -	-1 -	-1 -	-1 -
Kandra	1,500	Odia	1 ●	1,500	-1 -	-1 -	-1 -	-1 -	-1 -
Kandu	77,000	Hindi	1 ●	77,000	-1 -	-1 -	-1 -	-1 -	-1 -
Kanjar (Hindu traditions)	400	Hindi	1 ●	400	-1 -	-1 -	-1 -	-1 -	-1 -
Kaora	8,100	Bengali	1 ●	8,100	-1 -	-1 -	-1 -	-1 -	-1 -
Kapali	1,300	Bengali	1 ●	1,300	-1 -	-1 -	-1 -	-1 -	-1 -
Kapu	500	Telugu	1 ●	500	-1 -	-1 -	-1 -	-1 -	-1 -
Kapu Reddi	400	Telugu	1 ●	400	-1 -	-1 -	-1 -	-1 -	-1 -
Karan	4,800	Odia	1 ●	4,800	-1 -	-1 -	-1 -	-1 -	-1 -
Karenga	1,700	Bengali	1 ●	1,700	-1 -	-1 -	-1 -	-1 -	-1 -
Karmali	64,000	Hindi	1 ●	58,000	100	-1 -	200	-1 -	5,800
Kasar (Hindu traditions)	11,000	Marathi	1 ●	11,000	-1 -	-1 -	-1 -	-1 -	-1 -
Kashmiri (Muslim traditions)	200	Kashmiri	1 ●	-1 -	200	-1 -	-1 -	-1 -	-1 -
Kawar	10,000	Hindi	1 ●	9,800	-1 -	-1 -	50	-1 -	600
Kayastha (Hindu traditions)	232,000	Hindi	1 ●	232,000	-1 -	60	-1 -	-1 -	-1 -
Kayastha Karan	29,000	Bengali	1 ●	29,000	-1 -	-1 -	-1 -	-1 -	-1 -
Kayastha Mathur	900	Hindi	1 ●	900	-1 -	-1 -	-1 -	-1 -	-1 -
Kela (Hindu traditions)	100	Odia	1 ●	100	-1 -	-1 -	-1 -	-1 -	-1 -
Khadala	100	Odia	1 ●	100	-1 -	-1 -	-1 -	-1 -	-1 -
Khadura	200	Odia	1 ●	200	-1 -	-1 -	-1 -	-1 -	-1 -
Khairwar	11,000	Bengali	1 ●	11,000	-1 -	-1 -	-1 -	-1 -	-1 -
Khandait	26,000	Odia	1 ●	26,000	-1 -	-1 -	-1 -	-1 -	-1 -
Khangar (Hindu traditions)	700	Hindi	1 ●	700	-1 -	-1 -	-1 -	-1 -	-1 -
Kharia	196,000	Kharia	2 ●	18,000	500	300	143,000	30	34,000
Kharva (Hindu traditions)	60	Gujarati	1 ●	60	-1 -	-1 -	-1 -	-1 -	-1 -
Kharwar	246,000	Hindi	1 ●	225,000	300	-1 -	400	-1 -	21,000
Khatik (Hindu traditions)	900	Hindi	1 ●	900	-1 -	-1 -	-1 -	-1 -	-1 -
Khatri (Hindu traditions)	80	Hindi	1 ●	80	-1 -	-1 -	-1 -	-1 -	-1 -
Khatri (Sikh traditions)	1,500	Punjabi, Eastern	1 ●	-1 -	-1 -	-1 -	-1 -	1,500	-1 -
Khatwa	500	Hindi	1 ●	500	-1 -	-1 -	-1 -	-1 -	-1 -
Khetauri	106,000	Hindi	1 ●	106,000	-1 -	-1 -	-1 -	-1 -	-1 -
Kisan	37,000	Hindi	1 ●	14,000	50	-1 -	1,100	-1 -	22,000
Koch (Hindu traditions)	200	Koch	1 ●	200	-1 -	-1 -	-1 -	-1 -	-1 -
Koiri (Hindu traditions)	698,000	Hindi	1 ●	698,000	-1 -	100	100	-1 -	-1 -
Kol	55,000	Hindi	1 ●	49,000	70	-1 -	600	-1 -	5,000
Koli (Hindu traditions)	3,900	Hindi	1 ●	3,900	-1 -	-1 -	-1 -	-1 -	-1 -
Koli Mahadev	100	Marathi	1 ●	100	-1 -	-1 -	-1 -	-1 -	-1 -
Koli Malhar	20	Marathi	1 ●	20	-1 -	-1 -	-1 -	-1 -	-1 -
Koli of Gujarat	1,700	Gujarati	1 ●	1,700	-1 -	-1 -	-1 -	-1 -	-1 -
Kolta	800	Odia	1 ●	800	-1 -	-1 -	-1 -	-1 -	-1 -
Konai	900	Bengali	1 ●	900	-1 -	-1 -	-1 -	-1 -	-1 -
Kori	33,000	Hindi	1 ●	28,000	50	-1 -	400	-1 -	4,000
Korku	200	Korku	1 ●	200	-1 -	-1 -	-1 -	-1 -	-1 -
Korwa	36,000	Telugu	1 ●	31,000	100	-1 -	800	-1 -	4,200
Koshti	200	Marathi	1 ●	200	-1 -	-1 -	-1 -	-1 -	-1 -
Kotal	100	Bengali	1 ●	100	-1 -	-1 -	-1 -	-1 -	-1 -
Kui Khond	1,100	Odia	2 ●	800	-1 -	-1 -	40	-1 -	300
Kumal	-1 Unknown	Nepali	1 ●	-1 -	-1 -	-1 -	-1 -	-1 -	-1 -
Kumhar (Hindu traditions)	708,000	Hindi	1 ●	708,000	-1 -	90	-1 -	-1 -	-1 -
Kumhar (Sikh traditions)	600	Punjabi, Eastern	1 ●	-1 -	-1 -	-1 -	-1 -	600	-1 -
Kumhar Bardiha	44,000	Hindi	1 ●	44,000	-1 -	-1 -	-1 -	-1 -	-1 -
Kumhar Kanaujia	40,000	Hindi	1 ●	40,000	-1 -	-1 -	-1 -	-1 -	-1 -
Kumhar Magahia	8,400	Odia	1 ●	8,400	-1 -	-1 -	-1 -	-1 -	-1 -
Kumhar Mathuria	8,500	Hindi	1 ●	8,500	-1 -	-1 -	-1 -	-1 -	-1 -
Kunbi (Hindu traditions)	2,000	Gujarati	1 ●	2,000	-1 -	-1 -	-1 -	-1 -	-1 -
Kurariar	1,500	Hindi	1 ●	1,500	-1 -	-1 -	-1 -	-1 -	-1 -
Kurmi (Hindu traditions)	1,868,000	Hindi	1 ●	1,868,000	-1 -	-1 -	-1 -	-1 -	-1 -
Kurmi Mahato	15,000	Bengali	1 ●	15,000	-1 -	-1 -	-1 -	-1 -	-1 -
Labana (Sikh traditions)	800	Punjabi, Eastern	1 ●	-1 -	-1 -	-1 -	-1 -	800	-1 -
Laheri (Hindu traditions)	5,300	Hindi	1 ●	5,300	-1 -	-1 -	-1 -	-1 -	-1 -
Laheri (Muslim traditions)	1,300	Urdu	1 ●	-1 -	1,300	-1 -	-1 -	-1 -	-1 -
Lakhera	200	Hindi	1 ●	200	-1 -	-1 -	-1 -	-1 -	-1 -
Lingayat	300	Kannada	1 ●	-1 -	-1 -	-1 -	-1 -	-1 -	300
Lodha (Hindu traditions, tribal)	600	Bengali	2 ●	600	-1 -	-1 -	-1 -	-1 -	-1 -
Lohana	200	Gujarati	1 ●	200	-1 -	-1 -	-1 -	-1 -	-1 -
Lohar (Hindu traditions)	665,000	Hindi	1 ●	665,000	-1 -	-1 -	-1 -	-1 -	-1 -
Lohar (Muslim traditions)	30	Urdu	1 ●	-1 -	30	-1 -	-1 -	-1 -	-1 -
Lohara	217,000	Hindi	1 ●	121,000	600	20	7,400	-1 -	88,000
Lunia (Hindu traditions)	20,000	Hindi	1 ●	20,000	-1 -	-1 -	-1 -	-1 -	-1 -
Madari (Muslim traditions)	1,100	Urdu	1 ●	-1 -	1,100	-1 -	-1 -	-1 -	-1 -
Madiga (Christian traditions)	500	Telugu	3 ●	-1 -	-1 -	-1 -	500	-1 -	-1 -
Madiga (Hindu traditions)	2,700	Telugu	1 ●	2,700	-1 -	-1 -	-1 -	-1 -	-1 -
Magar	200	Nepali	2 ●	200	-1 -	-1 -	-1 -	-1 -	-1 -
Maghaiya	400	Hindi	1 ●	400	-1 -	-1 -	-1 -	-1 -	-1 -
Mahanta	7,300	Odia	1 ●	7,300	-1 -	-1 -	-1 -	-1 -	-1 -
Mahar (Hindu traditions)	400	Marathi	1 ●	400	-1 -	-1 -	-1 -	-1 -	-1 -
Mahishya	229,000	Bengali	1 ●	226,000	-1 -	-1 -	-1 -	-1 -	3,200
Mahli	153,000	Marathi	1 ●	94,000	400	-1 -	8,600	-1 -	50,000
Mahratta	1,300	Marathi	1 ●	1,300	-1 -	-1 -	-1 -	-1 -	-1 -
Mahratta Kunbi	1,500	Gujarati	1 ●	1,500	-1 -	-1 -	-1 -	-1 -	-1 -
Mahtam (Sikh traditions)	1,500	Punjabi, Eastern	1 ●	-1 -	-1 -	-1 -	-1 -	1,500	-1 -
Mahuria	400	Odia	1 ●	400	-1 -	-1 -	-1 -	-1 -	-1 -
Mahyavanshi	700	Gujarati	1 ●	700	-1 -	-1 -	-1 -	-1 -	-1 -
Majhi	500	Hindi	1 ●	500	-1 -	-1 -	-1 -	-1 -	20
Majhwar	36,000	Hindi	1 ●	36,000	-1 -	-1 -	100	-1 -	500
Mal (Hindu traditions)	90,000	Hindi	1 ●	90,000	-1 -	-1 -	-1 -	-1 -	-1 -
Mala (Christian traditions)	200	Telugu	3 ●	-1 -	-1 -	-1 -	200	-1 -	-1 -
Mala (Hindu traditions)	1,000	Telugu	1 ●	1,000	-1 -	-1 -	-1 -	-1 -	-1 -
Malabar Catholic	700	Malayalam	3 ●	-1 -	-1 -	-1 -	700	-1 -	-1 -
Mali (Hindu traditions)	50,000	Hindi	1 ●	50,000	-1 -	-1 -	-1 -	-1 -	-1 -
Mali Bhagirathi	200	Hindi	1 ●	200	-1 -	-1 -	-1 -	-1 -	-1 -
Mallah (Hindu traditions)	70,000	Hindi	1 ●	70,000	-1 -	-1 -	-1 -	-1 -	-1 -
Mallah Chain (Hindu traditions)	5,100	Hindi	1 ●	5,100	-1 -	-1 -	-1 -	-1 -	-1 -
Mallah Dhawa (Hindu traditions)	600	Hindi	1 ●	600	-1 -	-1 -	-1 -	-1 -	-1 -
Mallah Kewat (Hindu traditions)	5,400	Hindi	1 ●	5,400	-1 -	-1 -	-1 -	-1 -	-1 -
Mallik (Hindu traditions)	400	Hindi	1 ●	400	-1 -	-1 -	-1 -	-1 -	-1 -
Mallik (Muslim traditions)	7,700	Gujarati	1 ●	-1 -	7,700	-1 -	-1 -	-1 -	-1 -
Malto	135,000	Santhali	2 ●	107,000	500	50	24,000	-1 -	3,900
Mangala	500	Telugu	1 ●	500	-1 -	-1 -	-1 -	-1 -	-1 -
Mangan	20	Odia	1 ●	20	-1 -	-1 -	-1 -	-1 -	-1 -
Manihar	2,100	Urdu	1 ●	-1 -	2,100	-1 -	-1 -	-1 -	-1 -
Maravan	100	Tamil	1 ●	100	-1 -	-1 -	-1 -	-1 -	-1 -
Markande	9,300	Hindi	1 ●	9,300	-1 -	-1 -	-1 -	-1 -	-1 -
Matang (Hindu traditions)	90	Marathi	1 ●	90	-1 -	-1 -	-1 -	-1 -	-1 -
Matia	1,900	Bengali	1 ●	1,900	-1 -	-1 -	-1 -	-1 -	-1 -
Mazhabi (Sikh traditions)	1,300	Punjabi, Eastern	1 ●	-1 -	-1 -	-1 -	-1 -	1,300	-1 -
Meitei	-1 Unknown	Meitei	1 ●	-1 -	-1 -	-1 -	-1 -	-1 -	-1 -
Memon	200	Gujarati	1 ●	-1 -	200	-1 -	-1 -	-1 -	-1 -
Mir	200	Bengali	1 ●	-1 -	200	-1 -	-1 -	-1 -	-1 -
Mirzakhani	1,300	Bengali	1 ●	-1 -	1,300	-1 -	-1 -	-1 -	-1 -
Mishri	1,300	Bengali	1 ●	1,300	-1 -	-1 -	-1 -	-1 -	-1 -
Mochi (Hindu traditions)	41,000	Bengali	1 ●	41,000	-1 -	-1 -	-1 -	-1 -	-1 -
Mochi (Muslim traditions)	1,200	Urdu	1 ●	-1 -	1,200	-1 -	-1 -	-1 -	-1 -
Moghal	11,000	Urdu	1 ●	-1 -	11,000	-1 -	-1 -	-1 -	-1 -
Momna	60	Gujarati	1 ●	-1 -	60	-1 -	-1 -	-1 -	-1 -
Mukeri	300	Urdu	1 ●	-1 -	300	-1 -	-1 -	-1 -	-1 -
Munda	1,236,000	Mundari	2 ●	256,000	2,400	900	363,000	80	614,000
Munnur	1,600	Telugu	1 ●	1,600	-1 -	-1 -	-1 -	-1 -	-1 -
Musahar (Hindu traditions)	53,000	Hindi	1 ●	53,000	-1 -	50	400	-1 -	-1 -
Mutrasi	1,700	Telugu	1 ●	1,700	-1 -	-1 -	-1 -	-1 -	-1 -
Nadar (Christian traditions)	80	Tamil	3 ●	-1 -	-1 -	-1 -	80	-1 -	-1 -
Nadar (Hindu traditions)	300	Tamil	1 ●	300	-1 -	-1 -	-1 -	-1 -	-1 -
Nagar	700	Bengali	1 ●	700	-1 -	-1 -	-1 -	-1 -	-1 -
Nagarchi (Hindu traditions)	15,000	Hindi	1 ●	15,000	-1 -	-1 -	200	-1 -	-1 -
Nagarchi (Muslim traditions)	100	Sadri	1 ●	-1 -	100	-1 -	-1 -	-1 -	-1 -
Nai (Hindu traditions)	341,000	Hindi	1 ●	341,000	-1 -	-1 -	-1 -	-1 -	-1 -
Nai (Sikh traditions)	900	Punjabi, Eastern	1 ●	-1 -	-1 -	-1 -	-1 -	900	-1 -
Nai Mathuria	4,000	Hindi	1 ●	4,000	-1 -	-1 -	-1 -	-1 -	-1 -
Nair	90	Malayalam	1 ●	90	-1 -	-1 -	-1 -	-1 -	-1 -
Namassej (Hindu traditions)	16,000	Bengali	1 ●	16,000	-1 -	-1 -	-1 -	-1 -	-1 -
Namassej (Muslim traditions)	400	Bengali	1 ●	-1 -	400	-1 -	-1 -	-1 -	-1 -
Namassej Chandel	6,100	Bengali	1 ●	6,100	-1 -	-1 -	-1 -	-1 -	-1 -
Nat (Hindu traditions)	1,300	Hindi	1 ●	1,300	-1 -	-1 -	-1 -	-1 -	-1 -
Nat (Muslim traditions)	1,500	Urdu	1 ●	-1 -	1,500	-1 -	-1 -	-1 -	-1 -
Navithan	40	Tamil	1 ●	40	-1 -	-1 -	-1 -	-1 -	-1 -
Newah	100	Nepali	1 ●	100	-1 -	-1 -	-1 -	-1 -	-1 -
Oraon	1,715,000	Kurux	2 ●	242,000	3,400	700	445,000	100	1,024,000
Paharia	500	Santhali	1 ●	500	-1 -	-1 -	-1 -	-1 -	-1 -
Paik	8,300	Odia	1 ●	8,300	-1 -	-1 -	-1 -	-1 -	-1 -
Paliya	600	Bengali	1 ●	600	-1 -	-1 -	-1 -	-1 -	-1 -
Pallan (Hindu traditions)	600	Tamil	1 ●	600	-1 -	-1 -	-1 -	-1 -	-1 -
Pan	26,000	Odia	1 ●	26,000	-1 -	50	60	-1 -	-1 -
Panika	56,000	Chhattisgarhi	1 ●	56,000	-1 -	-1 -	-1 -	-1 -	80
Paraiyan (Christian traditions)	40	Tamil	3 ●	-1 -	-1 -	-1 -	40	-1 -	-1 -
Paraiyan (Hindu traditions)	100	Tamil	1 ●	100	-1 -	-1 -	-1 -	-1 -	-1 -
Pardhan	300	Pardhan	1 ●	300	-1 -	-1 -	-1 -	-1 -	-1 -
Parhaiya	26,000	Hindi	1 ●	24,000	30	-1 -	200	-1 -	1,500
Parja	23,000	Odia	1 ●	23,000	-1 -	-1 -	-1 -	-1 -	-1 -
Parsee	400	Gujarati	1 ●	-1 -	-1 -	-1 -	-1 -	-1 -	400
Pashtun, Pathan	64,000	Urdu	1 ●	-1 -	64,000	-1 -	-1 -	-1 -	-1 -
Pasi (Hindu traditions)	72,000	Hindi	1 ●	72,000	-1 -	100	100	20	-1 -
Pasi Gujar	5,900	Hindi	1 ●	5,900	-1 -	-1 -	-1 -	-1 -	-1 -
Pasi Kaithwan	9,800	Hindi	1 ●	9,800	-1 -	-1 -	-1 -	-1 -	-1 -
Pasi Rajpasi	12,000	Hindi	1 ●	12,000	-1 -	-1 -	-1 -	-1 -	-1 -
Patari	7,100	Hindi	1 ●	7,100	-1 -	-1 -	-1 -	-1 -	-1 -
Patelia	-1 Unknown	Gujarati	1 ●	-1 -	-1 -	-1 -	-1 -	-1 -	-1 -
Patial	500	Odia	1 ●	500	-1 -	-1 -	-1 -	-1 -	-1 -
Patralu	1,300	Odia	1 ●	1,300	-1 -	-1 -	-1 -	-1 -	-1 -
Patwa (Hindu traditions)	1,000	Hindi	1 ●	1,000	-1 -	-1 -	-1 -	-1 -	-1 -
Patwa (Muslim traditions)	300	Urdu	1 ●	-1 -	300	-1 -	-1 -	-1 -	-1 -
Pawaria (Hindu traditions)	400	Bareli, Rathwi	1 ●	400	-1 -	-1 -	-1 -	-1 -	-1 -
Pawaria (Muslim traditions)	1,300	Urdu	1 ●	-1 -	1,300	-1 -	-1 -	-1 -	-1 -
Persian	20	Persian, Iranian	1 ●	-1 -	20	-1 -	-1 -	-1 -	-1 -
Pinjara	5,000	Urdu	1 ●	-1 -	5,000	-1 -	-1 -	-1 -	-1 -
Pod	57,000	Bengali	1 ●	56,000	-1 -	-1 -	-1 -	-1 -	400
Pundari	2,100	Bengali	1 ●	2,100	-1 -	-1 -	-1 -	-1 -	-1 -
Puran	1,900	Panchpargania	1 ●	1,900	-1 -	-1 -	-1 -	-1 -	-1 -
Puran Bhaja	1,000	Panchpargania	1 ●	1,000	-1 -	-1 -	-1 -	-1 -	-1 -
Qassab	1,400	Urdu	1 ●	-1 -	1,400	-1 -	-1 -	-1 -	-1 -
Quam-e-Punjab	500	Punjabi, Eastern	1 ●	-1 -	500	-1 -	-1 -	-1 -	-1 -
Rabari (Hindu traditions)	60	Gujarati	1 ●	60	-1 -	-1 -	-1 -	-1 -	-1 -
Rai	1,200	Nepali	2 ●	1,100	-1 -	-1 -	20	-1 -	100
Rajbansi (Hindu traditions)	146,000	Bengali	1 ●	129,000	-1 -	-1 -	20	-1 -	17,000
Rajbansi (Muslim traditions)	300	Bengali	1 ●	-1 -	300	-1 -	-1 -	-1 -	-1 -
Rajbansi Pali (Hindu traditions)	200	Bengali	1 ●	200	-1 -	-1 -	-1 -	-1 -	-1 -
Rajbhar	1,800	Hindi	1 ●	1,800	-1 -	-1 -	-1 -	-1 -	-1 -
Rajput (Hindu traditions)	625,000	Hindi	1 ●	624,000	-1 -	-1 -	-1 -	-1 -	1,300
Rajput (Muslim traditions)	17,000	Urdu	1 ●	-1 -	17,000	-1 -	-1 -	-1 -	-1 -
Rajput (Sikh traditions)	7,200	Punjabi, Eastern	1 ●	-1 -	-1 -	-1 -	-1 -	7,200	-1 -
Rajput Bachgoti	800	Hindi	1 ●	800	-1 -	-1 -	-1 -	-1 -	-1 -
Rajput Baghel (Hindu traditions)	800	Hindi	1 ●	800	-1 -	-1 -	-1 -	-1 -	-1 -
Rajput Bais (Hindu traditions)	14,000	Hindi	1 ●	14,000	-1 -	-1 -	-1 -	-1 -	-1 -
Rajput Bargujar (Hindu traditions)	1,600	Hindi	1 ●	1,600	-1 -	-1 -	-1 -	-1 -	-1 -
Rajput Bhadauria	1,700	Hindi	1 ●	1,700	-1 -	-1 -	-1 -	-1 -	-1 -
Rajput Bhale Sultan (Hindu traditions)	700	Hindi	1 ●	700	-1 -	-1 -	-1 -	-1 -	-1 -
Rajput Bhatti (Hindu traditions)	12,000	Hindi	1 ●	12,000	-1 -	-1 -	-1 -	-1 -	-1 -
Rajput Chandel	2,400	Hindi	1 ●	2,400	-1 -	-1 -	-1 -	-1 -	-1 -
Rajput Chauhan (Hindu traditions)	37,000	Hindi	1 ●	37,000	-1 -	-1 -	-1 -	-1 -	-1 -
Rajput Dikhit	1,900	Hindi	1 ●	1,900	-1 -	-1 -	-1 -	-1 -	-1 -
Rajput Gahlot	6,100	Hindi	1 ●	6,100	-1 -	-1 -	-1 -	-1 -	-1 -
Rajput Garewal (Hindu traditions)	3,500	Hindi	1 ●	3,500	-1 -	-1 -	-1 -	-1 -	-1 -
Rajput Gaur	6,300	Hindi	1 ●	6,300	-1 -	-1 -	-1 -	-1 -	-1 -
Rajput Gautam (Hindu traditions)	3,500	Hindi	1 ●	3,500	-1 -	-1 -	-1 -	-1 -	-1 -
Rajput Jadon	7,800	Hindi	1 ●	7,800	-1 -	-1 -	-1 -	-1 -	-1 -
Rajput Jadu	2,000	Hindi	1 ●	2,000	-1 -	-1 -	-1 -	-1 -	-1 -
Rajput Janjua (Hindu traditions)	1,500	Hindi	1 ●	1,500	-1 -	-1 -	-1 -	-1 -	-1 -
Rajput Joia (Hindu traditions)	1,400	Hindi	1 ●	1,400	-1 -	-1 -	-1 -	-1 -	-1 -
Rajput Kachhwaha	700	Hindi	1 ●	700	-1 -	-1 -	-1 -	-1 -	-1 -
Rajput Katheriya	1,000	Hindi	1 ●	1,000	-1 -	-1 -	-1 -	-1 -	-1 -
Rajput Manihas (Hindu traditions)	2,000	Hindi	1 ●	2,000	-1 -	-1 -	-1 -	-1 -	-1 -
Rajput Mar	200	Hindi	1 ●	200	-1 -	-1 -	-1 -	-1 -	-1 -
Rajput Nagbansi	600	Hindi	1 ●	600	-1 -	-1 -	-1 -	-1 -	-1 -
Rajput Parihar	2,900	Hindi	1 ●	2,900	-1 -	-1 -	-1 -	-1 -	-1 -
Rajput Ponwar (Hindu traditions)	17,000	Hindi	1 ●	17,000	-1 -	-1 -	-1 -	-1 -	-1 -
Rajput Pundir (Hindu traditions)	2,700	Hindi	1 ●	2,700	-1 -	-1 -	-1 -	-1 -	-1 -
Rajput Rajbansi (Hindu traditions)	300	Hindi	1 ●	300	-1 -	-1 -	-1 -	-1 -	-1 -
Rajput Rathor (Hindu traditions)	16,000	Hindi	1 ●	16,000	-1 -	-1 -	-1 -	-1 -	-1 -
Rajput Sakarwar (Hindu traditions)	1,400	Hindi	1 ●	1,400	-1 -	-1 -	-1 -	-1 -	-1 -
Rajput Salehria (Hindu traditions)	2,000	Hindi	1 ●	2,000	-1 -	-1 -	-1 -	-1 -	-1 -
Rajput Sengar	3,300	Hindi	1 ●	3,300	-1 -	-1 -	-1 -	-1 -	-1 -
Rajput Solanki	1,800	Hindi	1 ●	1,800	-1 -	-1 -	-1 -	-1 -	-1 -
Rajput Sombansi (Hindu traditions)	3,100	Hindi	1 ●	3,100	-1 -	-1 -	-1 -	-1 -	-1 -
Rajput Surajbansi	2,000	Hindi	1 ●	2,000	-1 -	-1 -	-1 -	-1 -	-1 -
Rajput Tonwar (Hindu traditions)	300	Hindi	1 ●	300	-1 -	-1 -	-1 -	-1 -	-1 -
Raju	900	Bengali	1 ●	900	-1 -	-1 -	-1 -	-1 -	-1 -
Rajwar	196,000	Hindi	1 ●	196,000	-1 -	100	200	50	-1 -
Rajwar Nagbansi	12,000	Hindi	1 ●	12,000	-1 -	-1 -	-1 -	-1 -	-1 -
Rajwar Rajbhar	13,000	Hindi	1 ●	13,000	-1 -	-1 -	-1 -	-1 -	-1 -
Ramdasia (Sikh traditions)	800	Punjabi, Eastern	1 ●	-1 -	-1 -	-1 -	-1 -	800	-1 -
Rana	1,000	Hindi	1 ●	1,000	-1 -	-1 -	-1 -	-1 -	-1 -
Rangrez (Hindu traditions)	70	Marathi	1 ●	70	-1 -	-1 -	-1 -	-1 -	-1 -
Rangrez (Muslim traditions)	400	Urdu	1 ●	-1 -	400	-1 -	-1 -	-1 -	-1 -
Rathawa	200	Rathawi	1 ●	200	-1 -	-1 -	-1 -	-1 -	-1 -
Rautia	92,000	Hindi	1 ●	92,000	-1 -	-1 -	200	-1 -	-1 -
Ravalia	-1 Unknown	Gujarati	1 ●	-1 -	-1 -	-1 -	-1 -	-1 -	-1 -
Ravidas Chamar (Hindu traditions)	175,000	Hindi	1 ●	173,000	-1 -	100	1,400	-1 -	-1 -
Ravidas Chamar (Sikh traditions)	1,900	Punjabi, Eastern	1 ●	-1 -	-1 -	-1 -	-1 -	1,900	-1 -
Rayeen (Muslim traditions)	3,500	Urdu	1 ●	-1 -	3,500	-1 -	-1 -	-1 -	-1 -
Relli	200	Odia	1 ●	200	-1 -	-1 -	-1 -	-1 -	-1 -
Sagarbanshi	300	Odia	1 ●	300	-1 -	-1 -	-1 -	-1 -	-1 -
Sahariya	700	Hindi	1 ●	700	-1 -	-1 -	-1 -	-1 -	-1 -
Sahisia	400	Urdu	1 ●	-1 -	400	-1 -	-1 -	-1 -	-1 -
Saini (Sikh traditions)	1,500	Punjabi, Eastern	1 ●	-1 -	-1 -	-1 -	-1 -	1,500	-1 -
Samanthan	200	Odia	1 ●	200	-1 -	-1 -	-1 -	-1 -	-1 -
Sankara	2,800	Bengali	1 ●	2,800	-1 -	-1 -	-1 -	-1 -	-1 -
Santal	2,806,000	Santhali	2 ●	1,549,000	5,600	600	236,000	500	1,017,000
Saora	9,600	Odia	2 ●	7,000	20	-1 -	100	-1 -	2,400
Sardar (Muslim traditions)	400	Bengali	1 ●	-1 -	400	-1 -	-1 -	-1 -	-1 -
Sarera (Sikh traditions)	1,500	Punjabi, Eastern	1 ●	-1 -	-1 -	-1 -	-1 -	1,500	-1 -
Sarki	40	Nepali	1 ●	40	-1 -	-1 -	-1 -	-1 -	-1 -
Sauntia	1,100	Odia	1 ●	1,100	-1 -	-1 -	-1 -	-1 -	-1 -
Sauria Paharia	47,000	Santhali	2 ●	21,000	100	30	24,000	-1 -	1,500
Sayyid	124,000	Urdu	1 ●	-1 -	124,000	-1 -	-1 -	-1 -	-1 -
Sayyid Husaini	5,000	Urdu	1 ●	-1 -	5,000	-1 -	-1 -	-1 -	-1 -
Sekera	300	Hindi	1 ●	300	-1 -	-1 -	-1 -	-1 -	-1 -
Shabar	1,700	Odia	2 ●	1,700	-1 -	-1 -	-1 -	-1 -	-1 -
Shaikh	3,228,000	Urdu	1 ●	-1 -	3,228,000	-1 -	-1 -	-1 -	-1 -
Shaikh Faruqi	28,000	Urdu	1 ●	-1 -	28,000	-1 -	-1 -	-1 -	-1 -
Shaikh Qureshi	302,000	Urdu	1 ●	-1 -	302,000	-1 -	-1 -	-1 -	-1 -
Shaikh Siddiqi	409,000	Urdu	1 ●	-1 -	409,000	-1 -	-1 -	-1 -	-1 -
Shaikh Usmani	18,000	Urdu	1 ●	-1 -	18,000	-1 -	-1 -	-1 -	-1 -
Sinhalese	30	Sinhala	1 ●	-1 -	-1 -	30	-1 -	-1 -	-1 -
Sonar (Hindu traditions)	74,000	Hindi	1 ●	74,000	-1 -	-1 -	-1 -	-1 -	90
Sonar (Sikh traditions)	600	Punjabi, Eastern	1 ●	-1 -	-1 -	-1 -	-1 -	600	-1 -
Sonar Ajudhyabansi	200	Hindi	1 ●	200	-1 -	-1 -	-1 -	-1 -	-1 -
Sonar Barhaiya	2,100	Hindi	1 ●	2,100	-1 -	-1 -	-1 -	-1 -	-1 -
Sonar Chhatri	300	Hindi	1 ●	300	-1 -	-1 -	-1 -	-1 -	-1 -
Sonar Deswali	1,900	Hindi	1 ●	1,900	-1 -	-1 -	-1 -	-1 -	-1 -
Sonar Jathera	2,700	Hindi	1 ●	2,700	-1 -	-1 -	-1 -	-1 -	-1 -
Sonar Kammakala	2,600	Hindi	1 ●	2,600	-1 -	-1 -	-1 -	-1 -	-1 -
Sonar Khatri	90	Hindi	1 ●	90	-1 -	-1 -	-1 -	-1 -	-1 -
Sonar Magahiya	3,000	Hindi	1 ●	3,000	-1 -	-1 -	-1 -	-1 -	-1 -
Sonar Mair	100	Hindi	1 ●	100	-1 -	-1 -	-1 -	-1 -	-1 -
Sonar Rastaogi	100	Hindi	1 ●	100	-1 -	-1 -	-1 -	-1 -	-1 -
Sukiyar	4,100	Magahi	1 ●	4,100	-1 -	-1 -	-1 -	-1 -	-1 -
Sunri (Hindu traditions)	14,000	Bengali	1 ●	14,000	-1 -	-1 -	-1 -	-1 -	-1 -
Sunri Sadhubanik	4,000	Bengali	1 ●	4,000	-1 -	-1 -	-1 -	-1 -	-1 -
Sutradhar (Hindu traditions)	3,600	Bengali	1 ●	3,600	-1 -	-1 -	-1 -	-1 -	-1 -
Syrian Christian	700	Malayalam	3 ●	-1 -	-1 -	-1 -	700	-1 -	-1 -
Tamang	200	Nepali	2 ●	100	-1 -	30	-1 -	-1 -	-1 -
Tamboli (Hindu traditions)	21,000	Hindi	1 ●	21,000	-1 -	-1 -	-1 -	-1 -	-1 -
Tamboli (Muslim traditions)	12,000	Urdu	1 ●	-1 -	12,000	-1 -	-1 -	-1 -	-1 -
Tamil (Muslim traditions)	30	Tamil	1 ●	-1 -	30	-1 -	-1 -	-1 -	-1 -
Tanti (Hindu traditions)	362,000	Bengali	1 ●	359,000	-1 -	-1 -	-1 -	-1 -	3,300
Tarkhan (Sikh traditions)	2,700	Punjabi, Eastern	1 ●	-1 -	-1 -	-1 -	-1 -	2,700	-1 -
Teli (Hindu traditions)	1,204,000	Hindi	1 ●	1,204,000	-1 -	-1 -	-1 -	-1 -	-1 -
Teli Gangauta (Hindu traditions)	39,000	Hindi	1 ●	39,000	-1 -	-1 -	-1 -	-1 -	-1 -
Teli Sribastab	20,000	Hindi	1 ●	20,000	-1 -	-1 -	-1 -	-1 -	-1 -
Thakuri	20	Nepali	1 ●	20	-1 -	-1 -	-1 -	-1 -	-1 -
Tharu	100	Hindi	1 ●	100	-1 -	-1 -	-1 -	-1 -	-1 -
Thathera (Hindu traditions)	11,000	Hindi	1 ●	11,000	-1 -	-1 -	-1 -	-1 -	-1 -
Tili	25,000	Bengali	1 ●	25,000	-1 -	-1 -	-1 -	-1 -	-1 -
Tiyar	4,800	Bengali	1 ●	4,800	-1 -	-1 -	-1 -	-1 -	-1 -
Turaiha	600	Bhojpuri	1 ●	600	-1 -	-1 -	-1 -	-1 -	-1 -
Turi (Hindu traditions)	198,000	Hindi	1 ●	197,000	-1 -	100	300	30	-1 -
Vaddar (Hindu traditions)	900	Telugu	1 ●	900	-1 -	-1 -	-1 -	-1 -	-1 -
Vakkaliga	90	Kannada	1 ●	90	-1 -	-1 -	-1 -	-1 -	-1 -
Valmiki (Balmiki) Mehtar	2,500	Hindi	1 ●	2,500	-1 -	-1 -	-1 -	-1 -	-1 -
Valmiki, Balmiki (Hindu traditions)	58,000	Hindi	1 ●	56,000	-1 -	100	1,900	200	-1 -
Valmiki, Balmiki Lal Begi (Hindu traditions)	1,200	Hindi	1 ●	1,200	-1 -	-1 -	-1 -	-1 -	-1 -
Vaniyan	80	Tamil	2 ●	70	-1 -	-1 -	-1 -	-1 -	-1 -
Vannan (Hindu traditions)	30	Tamil	1 ●	30	-1 -	-1 -	-1 -	-1 -	-1 -
Vanniyan	2,000	Tamil	1 ●	2,000	-1 -	-1 -	-1 -	-1 -	-1 -
Varli	200	Varli	1 ●	200	-1 -	-1 -	-1 -	-1 -	-1 -
Vellalan	400	Tamil	1 ●	300	-1 -	-1 -	20	-1 -	-1 -
Viswakarma	500	Telugu	1 ●	500	-1 -	-1 -	-1 -	-1 -	-1 -
Viswakarma Asari	60	Malayalam	1 ●	60	-1 -	-1 -	-1 -	-1 -	-1 -
Yadav (Hindu traditions)	2,524,000	Hindi	1 ●	2,524,000	-1 -	-1 -	-1 -	-1 -	-1 -
Yadav (Muslim traditions)	700	Urdu	1 ●	-1 -	700	-1 -	-1 -	-1 -	-1 -
Yadav Bagal	3,200	Odia	1 ●	3,200	-1 -	-1 -	-1 -	-1 -	-1 -
Yadav Dhindhor	44,000	Hindi	1 ●	44,000	-1 -	-1 -	-1 -	-1 -	-1 -
Yadav Gaoli	594,000	Hindi	1 ●	594,000	-1 -	-1 -	-1 -	-1 -	-1 -
Yadav Kaonra	22,000	Hindi	1 ●	22,000	-1 -	-1 -	-1 -	-1 -	-1 -
Yadav Rawat	45,000	Hindi	1 ●	45,000	-1 -	-1 -	-1 -	-1 -	-1 -
Yadav Sadgope	45,000	Bengali	1 ●	45,000	-1 -	-1 -	-1 -	-1 -	-1 -
Yakthumba, Limbu	40	Nepali	2 ●	30	-1 -	-1 -	-1 -	-1 -	-1 -
Yenadi	100	Telugu	1 ●	100	-1 -	-1 -	-1 -	-1 -	-1 -
Yerukula	70	Yerukula	1 ●	70	-1 -	-1 -	-1 -	-1 -	-1 -
Totals: 533	34,754,000		502 ●	23,849,000	5,478,000	8,200	1,357,000	76,000	3,987,000

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