Country:

India

Province / State: Jharkhand
District: Deoghar

Number of People Groups

240

Unreached People Groups

227

Total Population

1,886,000

Buddhist

0.0 %

Christian

0.3 %

Hindu

77.9 %

Muslim

20.7 %

Sikh

0.0 %

Other Religions

1.0 %
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Photo People Group Population Primary Language Progress
Scale
Hindu Muslim Buddhist Christian Sikh Other
 Aguri 70 Bengali 70 - - - - -
 Amat 30 Hindi 30 - - - - -
 Ansari 104,000 Urdu - 104,000 - - - -
Asur 20 Asuri 20 - - - - -
 Badhai (Hindu traditions) 8,300 Hindi 8,300 - - - - -
 Bagdi (Hindu traditions) 3,400 Bengali 3,400 - - - - -
 Baidya (Hindu traditions) 200 Bengali 200 - - - - -
 Bairagi (Hindu traditions) 4,200 Hindi 4,200 - - - - -
 Baiti Unknown Marathi - - - - - -
Bajikar (Muslim traditions) Unknown Bengali - - - - - -
 Balija (Hindu traditions) 200 Kannada 200 - - - - -
 Bangali Muslim Moghal 900 Urdu - 900 - - - -
 Bania Agarwal 600 Hindi 600 - - - - -
 Bania Agrahari 200 Hindi 200 - - - - -
 Bania Bais 300 Hindi 300 - - - - -
Bania Barnawar 200 Hindi 200 - - - - -
 Bania Gahoi 100 Hindi 100 - - - - -
 Bania Gandha Banik 1,600 Bengali 1,600 - - - - -
 Bania Jaiswal 90 Hindi - - - - - 90
 Bania Kasarwani 100 Hindi 100 - - - - -
 Bania Kasaundhan 200 Hindi 200 - - - - -
Bania Khatri 6,200 Hindi 6,200 - - - - -
Bania Mahajan 200 Hindi 200 - - - - -
 Bania Mahesri 200 Hindi 200 - - - - -
 Bania Oswal 30 Hindi - - - - - 30
 Bania Porwal 200 Hindi 200 - - - - -
 Bania Rauniar 1,800 Hindi 1,800 - - - - -
 Bania Sinduria 50 Hindi 50 - - - - -
 Bania Subarna Banik 400 Bengali 400 - - - - -
 Bania unspecified 14,000 Hindi 14,000 - - - - 200
 Bansphor (Hindu traditions) 20 Hindi 20 - - - - -
 Bari (Hindu traditions) Unknown Hindi - - - - - -
 Bathudi Unknown Odia - - - - - -
 Bauri 7,400 Bengali 7,300 - - 60 40 -
 Beldar (Hindu traditions) 400 Kannada 400 - - - - -
 Bhar 200 Bhojpuri 200 - - - - -
 Bhat (Hindu traditions) 200 Hindi 200 - - - - -
 Bhogta 600 Hindi 600 - - - - -
 Bhoi (Hindu traditions) 4,600 Hindi 4,600 - - - - -
Bhoi Ghogra 200 Hindi 200 - - - - -
 Bhoi Kharbind 100 Hindi 100 - - - - -
Bhoi Kharot 300 Hindi 300 - - - - -
 Bhoi Mallah Mewat 800 Hindi 800 - - - - -
 Bhuiya Ghatwar 1,400 Hindi 1,400 - - - - -
 Bhuiya unspecified 2,300 Hindi 2,200 - - 30 - -
 Bhumij 1,400 Bengali 1,400 - - - - 30
 Bind 1,200 Bhojpuri 1,200 - - - - -
Birhor 50 Birhor 50 - - - - -
Brahmin Bengali 1,800 Bengali 1,800 - - - - -
 Brahmin Bhumihar 22,000 Hindi 22,000 - - - - -
 Brahmin Gaur 8,900 Hindi 8,900 - - - - -
 Brahmin Joshi 200 Hindi 200 - - - - -
Brahmin Jyoti 1,900 Odia 1,900 - - - - -
 Brahmin Kanaujia 3,800 Hindi 3,800 - - - - -
 Brahmin Khandelwal 2,500 Hindi 2,500 - - - - -
 Brahmin Radhi 1,800 Bengali 1,800 - - - - -
 Brahmin Sakaldwipi 200 Hindi 200 - - - - -
 Brahmin Saraswat 500 Hindi 500 - - - - -
 Brahmin unspecified 67,000 Hindi 67,000 - - - - 40
 Brahmin Varendra 400 Bengali 400 - - - - -
Buna (Hindu traditions) 6,100 Bengali 6,100 - - - - -
 Chain 13,000 Bengali 13,000 - - - - -
 Chamar (Hindu traditions) 86,000 Hindi 85,000 - 200 500 - -
 Chamar (Sikh traditions) 20 Punjabi, Eastern - - - - 20 -
 Chaupal 30 Hindi 30 - - - - -
 Chero 300 Hindi 200 50 - - - -
Chhimba (Hindu traditions) 20 Hindi 20 - - - - -
 Chik Baraik 20 Hindi - - - - - -
 Chitrakar (Hindu traditions) 50 Marathi 50 - - - - -
 Christian 800 Hindi - - - 800 - -
 Dabgar (Hindu traditions) 100 Marathi 100 - - - - -
 Darzi (Hindu traditions) 200 Hindi 200 - - - - -
Dhangri 300 Hindi 300 - - - - -
 Dhanuk 12,000 Hindi 12,000 - - - - -
 Dhobi (Hindu traditions) 6,500 Hindi 6,500 - - - - -
Dhobi (Sikh traditions) Unknown Punjabi, Eastern - - - - - -
Dhobi Ajudhyabansi 600 Hindi 600 - - - - -
Dhobi Batham 400 Hindi 400 - - - - -
 Dhobi Kanaujia 400 Hindi 400 - - - - -
Dhobi Kathiya 300 Hindi 300 - - - - -
Dhobi Mathuria 100 Hindi 100 - - - - -
 Dhobi Parit 300 Marathi 300 - - - - -
 Dhobi Sribastab 400 Hindi 400 - - - - -
 Dom (Hindu traditions) 26,000 Odia 26,000 - - - - -
Dom (Sikh traditions) Unknown Punjabi, Eastern - - - - - -
Dulia 200 Bengali 200 - - - - -
 Dusadh (Hindu traditions) 10,000 Hindi 10,000 - - 90 - -
 Dusadh Bahelia 1,900 Hindi 1,900 - - - - -
 Faqir 20 Urdu - 20 - - - -
 Gadaria (Hindu traditions) 300 Hindi 300 - - - - -
Gandharb (Hindu traditions) 70 Bhojpuri 70 - - - - -
 Gond unspecified 90 Hindi 90 - - - - -
 Gonrhi 2,100 Hindi 2,100 - - - - -
 Gorait 50 Hindi 40 - - - - -
 Gosain Dasnami 500 Hindi 500 - - - - -
 Gosain unspecified 1,500 Hindi 1,500 - - - - -
 Hadi 2,800 Bengali 2,800 - - - - -
 Hajam 16,000 Urdu - 16,000 - - - -
 Halwai (Hindu traditions) 26,000 Hindi 26,000 - - - - -
Halwai Maira 8,900 Hindi 8,900 - - - - -
 Han Chinese, Mandarin Unknown Chinese, Mandarin - - - - - -
Hazra (Hindu traditions) 20 Bengali 20 - - - - -
 Ho 40 Ho 20 - - - - -
 Jat (Sikh traditions) 20 Punjabi, Eastern - - - - 20 -
 Jhalo Malo 2,300 Bengali 2,300 - - - - -
 Jogi (Hindu traditions) 1,400 Bengali 1,400 - - - - -
Kadar 5,500 Hindi 5,500 - - - - -
 Kahar (Hindu traditions) 31,000 Hindi 31,000 - - - - -
 Kahar Kamkar (Hindu traditions) 3,200 Hindi 3,200 - - - - -
 Kaibartta Jalia 500 Bengali 500 - - - - -
 Kaibartta unspecified 2,300 Bengali 2,300 - - - - -
 Kalu 700 Bengali - 700 - - - -
 Kalwar (Hindu traditions) 44,000 Hindi 44,000 - - - - -
Kalwar Iraqi (Hindu traditions) 1,400 Hindi 1,400 - - - - -
 Kalwar Jaiswal 4,200 Hindi 4,200 - - - - -
Kalwar Sunri 19,000 Hindi 19,000 - - - - -
Kandra 30 Odia 30 - - - - -
 Kandu 2,300 Hindi 2,300 - - - - -
 Kanjar (Hindu traditions) 20 Hindi 20 - - - - -
 Kaora 100 Bengali 100 - - - - -
 Kapali 20 Bengali 20 - - - - -
Karenga 300 Bengali 300 - - - - -
 Karmali 30 Hindi 30 - - - - -
 Kasar (Hindu traditions) 700 Marathi 700 - - - - -
 Kashmiri (Muslim traditions) 20 Kashmiri - 20 - - - -
 Kawar Unknown Hindi - - - - - -
 Kayastha (Hindu traditions) 8,800 Hindi 8,800 - - - - -
 Kayastha Karan 2,000 Bengali 2,000 - - - - -
 Khairwar 1,500 Bengali 1,500 - - - - -
 Khandait 20 Odia 20 - - - - -
 Kharia 30 Kharia 20 - - - - -
 Kharwar 100 Hindi 100 - - - - -
 Khatik (Hindu traditions) 100 Hindi 100 - - - - -
Khetauri 40,000 Hindi 40,000 - - - - -
 Kisan 30 Hindi 30 - - - - -
 Koiri (Hindu traditions) 31,000 Hindi 31,000 - - - - -
 Kol 21,000 Hindi 20,000 40 - - - 800
 Kori Unknown Hindi - - - - - -
 Korwa 200 Telugu 200 - - - - 20
 Kumhar (Kusavar) (Hindu traditions) 71,000 Hindi 71,000 - - - - -
 Kumhar Bardiha 7,500 Hindi 7,500 - - - - -
 Kumhar Kanaujia 5,700 Hindi 5,700 - - - - -
Kumhar Mathuria 1,600 Hindi 1,600 - - - - -
 Kurmi (Hindu traditions) 46,000 Hindi 46,000 - - - - -
 Laheri (Hindu traditions) 200 Hindi 200 - - - - -
Laheri (Muslim traditions) 200 Urdu - 200 - - - -
 Lohar (Hindu traditions) 46,000 Hindi 46,000 - - - - -
Lohra 900 Hindi 900 - - - - -
 Lunia (Hindu traditions) 1,400 Hindi 1,400 - - - - -
Maghaiya 90 Hindi 90 - - - - -
 Mahishya 3,800 Bengali 3,800 - - - - -
 Mahli 8,900 Marathi 8,800 40 - 50 - 20
 Majhwar 60 Hindi 60 - - - - -
 Mal (Hindu traditions) 8,700 Hindi 8,700 - - - - -
 Mali (Hindu traditions) 2,100 Hindi 2,100 - - - - -
 Mallah (Hindu traditions) 2,400 Hindi 2,400 - - - - -
 Malto 14,000 Santhali 14,000 30 - - - 20
Markande 2,300 Hindi 2,300 - - - - -
 Matia 40 Bengali 40 - - - - -
Mirzakhani 200 Bengali - 200 - - - -
Mishri 400 Bengali 400 - - - - -
 Mochi (Hindu traditions) 4,100 Bengali 4,100 - - - - -
 Munda 100 Mundari 40 - - 50 - 20
 Musahar (Hindu traditions) 19,000 Hindi 19,000 - - 300 - -
Nagar 200 Bengali 200 - - - - -
 Nagarchi (Hindu traditions) 20 Hindi 20 - - - - -
 Nai (Hindu traditions) 5,000 Hindi 5,000 - - - - -
 Namassej (Hindu traditions) 1,700 Bengali 1,700 - - - - -
 Namassej (Muslim traditions) 20 Bengali - 20 - - - -
 Namassej Chandel 900 Bengali 900 - - - - -
 Oraon 400 Kurux 200 - - 200 - 60
 Paliya Unknown Bengali - - - - - -
 Pan 30 Odia 30 - - - - -
Parhaiya 70 Hindi 70 - - - - -
 Parja unspecified 5,600 Odia 5,600 - - - - -
 Pashtun, Pathan 400 Urdu - 400 - - - -
 Pasi (Hindu traditions) 12,000 Hindi 12,000 - - - - -
Pasi Gujar 1,200 Hindi 1,200 - - - - -
 Pasi Kaithwan 1,200 Hindi 1,200 - - - - -
 Pasi Rajpasi 1,400 Hindi 1,400 - - - - -
 Patwa (Hindu traditions) 200 Hindi 200 - - - - -
 Pinjara 800 Urdu - 800 - - - -
 Pod 90 Bengali 90 - - - - -
 Pundari 50 Bengali 50 - - - - -
 Rai 300 Nepali 200 - - - - 100
 Rajbansi (Hindu traditions) 600 Bengali 600 - - - - -
 Rajput (Hindu traditions) 26,000 Hindi 26,000 - - - - -
 Rajput (Muslim traditions) 800 Urdu - 800 - - - -
 Rajput (Sikh traditions) 20 Punjabi, Eastern - - - - 20 -
 Rajput Bais (Hindu traditions) 700 Hindi 700 - - - - -
 Rajput Bhatti (Hindu traditions) 600 Hindi 600 - - - - -
 Rajput Chauhan (Hindu traditions) 1,900 Hindi 1,900 - - - - -
 Rajput Gahlot (Hindu traditions) 400 Hindi 400 - - - - -
 Rajput Gaur 400 Hindi 400 - - - - -
 Rajput Jadon 400 Hindi 400 - - - - -
 Rajput Ponwar (Hindu traditions) 800 Hindi 800 - - - - -
 Rajput Rathor (Hindu traditions) 700 Hindi 700 - - - - -
 Rajput Surajbansi 200 Hindi 200 - - - - -
 Raju 200 Bengali 200 - - - - -
 Rajwar 12,000 Hindi 12,000 - - 100 - -
Rajwar Nagbansi 900 Hindi 900 - - - - -
 Rajwar Rajbhar 900 Hindi 900 - - - - -
 Rautia 200 Hindi 200 - - - - -
 Ravidas Chamar (Hindu traditions) 17,000 Hindi 17,000 - - 60 - -
 Rayeen (Muslim traditions) 100 Urdu - 100 - - - -
 Sahariya 200 Hindi 200 - - - - -
 Santal (Sawntal) 157,000 Santhali 134,000 500 20 4,300 20 18,000
 Saora unspecified Unknown Odia - - - - - -
Sauria Paharia 100 Santhali 100 - - - - -
 Sayyid 7,900 Urdu - 7,900 - - - -
 Shaikh Faruqi 2,500 Urdu - 2,500 - - - -
 Shaikh Qureshi 38,000 Urdu - 38,000 - - - -
 Shaikh Siddiqi 28,000 Urdu - 28,000 - - - -
 Shaikh unspecified 186,000 Urdu - 186,000 - - - -
 Shaikh Usmani 1,900 Urdu - 1,900 - - - -
 Sinhalese 30 Sinhala - - 30 - - -
 Sonar (Hindu traditions) 2,800 Hindi 2,800 - - - - -
Sonar Deswali 700 Hindi 700 - - - - -
 Sunri (Hindu traditions) 200 Bengali 200 - - - - -
 Sutradhar (Hindu traditions) 90 Bengali 90 - - - - -
 Tamboli (Hindu traditions) 1,500 Hindi 1,500 - - - - -
 Tamboli (Muslim traditions) 1,400 Urdu - 1,400 - - - -
 Tanti (Hindu traditions) 12,000 Bengali 12,000 - - - - -
 Teli (Hindu traditions) 114,000 Hindi 114,000 - - - - -
Teli Sribastab 3,800 Hindi 3,800 - - - - -
 Thathera (Hindu traditions) 500 Hindi 500 - - - - -
 Tili 500 Bengali 500 - - - - -
 Tiyar 600 Bengali 600 - - - - -
 Turaiha 100 Bhojpuri 100 - - - - -
 Turi (Hindu traditions) 11,000 Hindi 11,000 - - - - -
Valmiki (Christian traditions) 50 Hindi - - - 50 - -
 Valmiki (Hindu traditions) 3,000 Hindi 3,000 - - - - -
Valmiki Lal Begi (Hindu traditions) Unknown Hindi - - - - - -
 Valmiki Mehtar 700 Hindi 700 - - - - -
 Yadav (Hindu traditions) 176,000 Hindi 176,000 - - - - -
 Yadav Dhindhor 3,200 Hindi 3,200 - - - - -
 Yadav Gaoli 40,000 Hindi 40,000 - - - - -
 Yadav Kaonra 1,400 Hindi 1,400 - - - - -
 Yadav Rawat 3,500 Hindi 3,500 - - - - -
 Yadav Sadgope 16,000 Bengali 16,000 - - - - -
  Totals:  240 1,886,000   227 1,469,000 390,000 200 6,600 200 20,000
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