Country:

India

Province / State: Jharkhand
District: Jamtara

Number of People Groups

250

Unreached People Groups

237

Total Population

963,000

Buddhist

0.0 %

Christian

0.6 %

Hindu

71.4 %

Muslim

19.3 %

Sikh

0.1 %

Other Religions

8.5 %
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Photo People Group Population Primary Language Progress
Scale
Hindu Muslim Buddhist Christian Sikh Other
 Abdul 50 Urdu - 50 - - - -
 Aguri 70 Bengali 70 - - - - -
 Amat 30 Hindi 30 - - - - -
 Ansari 66,000 Urdu - 66,000 - - - -
Asur Unknown Asuri - - - - - -
 Badhai (Hindu traditions) 4,700 Hindi 4,700 - - - - -
 Bagdi (Hindu traditions) 1,900 Bengali 1,900 - - - - -
 Baidya (Hindu traditions) 100 Bengali 100 - - - - -
 Bairagi (Hindu traditions) 2,400 Hindi 2,400 - - - - -
 Baiti Unknown Marathi - - - - - -
Bajikar (Muslim traditions) 30 Bengali - 30 - - - -
 Balija (Hindu traditions) 80 Kannada 80 - - - - -
 Bangali Muslim Moghal 600 Urdu - 600 - - - -
 Bania Agarwal 300 Hindi 300 - - - - -
 Bania Bais 100 Hindi 100 - - - - -
Bania Barnawar 80 Hindi 80 - - - - -
 Bania Gahoi 30 Hindi 30 - - - - -
 Bania Gandha Banik 300 Bengali 300 - - - - -
 Bania Jaiswal 60 Hindi - - - - - 60
 Bania Kasarwani 50 Hindi 50 - - - - -
 Bania Kasaundhan 60 Hindi 60 - - - - -
Bania Khatri 1,100 Hindi 1,100 - - - - -
 Bania Porwal 100 Hindi 60 - - - - 60
 Bania Rauniar 500 Hindi 500 - - - - -
 Bania Sinduria 20 Hindi 20 - - - - -
 Bania Subarna Banik 100 Bengali 100 - - - - -
 Bania unspecified 3,800 Hindi 3,300 - - - - 500
 Bansphor (Hindu traditions) 20 Hindi 20 - - - - -
 Bantar Unknown Maithili - - - - - -
 Baori Unknown Hindi - - - - - -
 Bari (Hindu traditions) Unknown Hindi - - - - - -
 Bathudi 30 Odia 30 - - - - -
 Bauri 33,000 Bengali 33,000 - - 100 200 -
 Bedia (Hindu traditions) 20 Hindi 20 - - - - -
 Beldar (Hindu traditions) 200 Kannada 200 - - - - -
 Bhar 90 Bhojpuri 90 - - - - -
 Bhat (Hindu traditions) 100 Hindi 100 - - - - -
 Bhoi (Hindu traditions) 2,500 Hindi 2,500 - - - - -
 Bhoi Kharbind 70 Hindi 70 - - - - -
Bhoi Kharot 100 Hindi 100 - - - - -
 Bhoi Mallah Mewat 300 Hindi 300 - - - - -
Bhoi Nikhad 70 Hindi 70 - - - - -
 Bhuiya Ghatwar 200 Hindi 200 - - - - -
 Bhuiya unspecified 800 Hindi 800 - - - - -
 Bhumij 500 Bengali 300 - - - - 200
 Bind 700 Bhojpuri 700 - - - - -
Birhor 20 Birhor 20 - - - - -
Brahmin Bengali 3,800 Bengali 3,800 - - - - -
 Brahmin Bhumihar 4,900 Hindi 4,900 - - - - -
 Brahmin Gaur 700 Hindi 700 - - - - -
 Brahmin Joshi 100 Hindi 100 - - - - -
 Brahmin Kanaujia 2,100 Hindi 2,100 - - - - -
 Brahmin Radhi 400 Bengali 400 - - - - -
 Brahmin Saraswat 200 Hindi 200 - - - - -
 Brahmin unspecified 18,000 Hindi 17,000 - - - - 100
Buna (Hindu traditions) 3,100 Bengali 3,100 - - - - -
 Chain 7,200 Bengali 7,200 - - - - -
 Chamar (Hindu traditions) 16,000 Hindi 16,000 - 30 200 - -
 Chamar (Sikh traditions) Unknown Punjabi, Eastern - - - - - -
Chhimba (Hindu traditions) 20 Hindi 20 - - - - -
 Chik Baraik Unknown Hindi - - - - - -
 Chitrakar (Hindu traditions) 50 Marathi 50 - - - - -
 Christian 2,900 Hindi - - - 2,900 - -
 Dabgar (Hindu traditions) Unknown Marathi - - - - - -
 Darzi (Hindu traditions) 80 Hindi 80 - - - - -
Dhangri 100 Hindi 100 - - - - -
 Dhanuk 6,300 Hindi 6,300 - - - - -
 Dhobi (Hindu traditions) 5,400 Hindi 5,400 - 20 - - -
Dhobi (Sikh traditions) Unknown Punjabi, Eastern - - - - - -
Dhobi Ajudhyabansi 200 Hindi 200 - - - - -
Dhobi Batham 90 Hindi 90 - - - - -
 Dhobi Kanaujia 100 Hindi 100 - - - - -
Dhobi Kathiya 100 Hindi 100 - - - - -
Dhobi Mathuria 30 Hindi 30 - - - - -
 Dhobi Parit 70 Marathi 70 - - - - -
 Dhobi Sribastab 80 Hindi 80 - - - - -
 Dom (Hindu traditions) 15,000 Odia 14,000 - 30 200 - -
Dom (Sikh traditions) Unknown Punjabi, Eastern - - - - - -
Dulia 100 Bengali 100 - - - - -
 Dusadh (Hindu traditions) 1,400 Hindi 1,400 - - - - -
 Dusadh Bahelia 200 Hindi 200 - - - - -
 Faqir 20 Urdu - 20 - - - -
 Gadaria (Hindu traditions) 200 Hindi 200 - - - - -
Gandharb (Hindu traditions) 50 Bhojpuri 50 - - - - -
 Ghasiya (Hindu traditions) Unknown Hindi - - - - - -
 Gond unspecified 30 Hindi 30 - - - - -
 Gonrhi 1,200 Hindi 1,200 - - - - -
 Gorait 70 Hindi 70 - - - - -
 Gosain Dasnami 400 Hindi 400 - - - - -
 Gosain unspecified 800 Hindi 800 - - - - -
 Hadi 1,600 Bengali 1,600 - - - - -
 Hajam 9,500 Urdu - 9,500 - - - -
 Halwai (Hindu traditions) 8,300 Hindi 8,300 - - - - -
Halwai Maira 4,100 Hindi 4,100 - - - - -
Hazra (Hindu traditions) 20 Bengali 20 - - - - -
 Ho 20 Ho - - - - - -
 Jat (Hindu traditions) 400 Hindi 300 - - - - 30
 Jat (Sikh traditions) 200 Punjabi, Eastern - - - - 200 -
 Jhalo Malo 1,300 Bengali 1,300 - - - - -
 Jogi (Hindu traditions) 800 Bengali 800 - - - - -
Kadar 3,100 Hindi 3,100 - - - - -
 Kahar (Hindu traditions) 11,000 Hindi 11,000 - - - - -
 Kahar Kamkar (Hindu traditions) 500 Hindi 500 - - - - -
 Kaibartta Jalia 400 Bengali 400 - - - - -
 Kaibartta unspecified 1,300 Bengali 1,300 - - - - -
 Kalu 1,000 Bengali - 1,000 - - - -
 Kalwar (Hindu traditions) 14,000 Hindi 14,000 - - - - -
Kalwar Iraqi (Hindu traditions) 400 Hindi 400 - - - - -
 Kalwar Jaiswal 2,400 Hindi 2,400 - - - - -
Kalwar Sunri 10,000 Hindi 10,000 - - - - -
 Kamar 200 Kamar 200 - - - - -
Kandra 100 Odia 100 - - - - -
 Kandu 1,200 Hindi 1,200 - - - - -
 Kanjar (Hindu traditions) Unknown Hindi - - - - - -
 Kaora 600 Bengali 600 - - - - -
 Kapali 50 Bengali 50 - - - - -
Karenga 200 Bengali 200 - - - - -
 Karmali Unknown Hindi - - - - - -
 Kasar (Hindu traditions) 400 Marathi 400 - - - - -
 Kashmiri (Muslim traditions) 20 Kashmiri - 20 - - - -
 Kawar 1,200 Hindi 1,200 - - - - -
 Kayastha (Hindu traditions) 4,700 Hindi 4,700 - - - - -
 Kayastha Karan 700 Bengali 700 - - - - -
 Khairwar 800 Bengali 800 - - - - -
 Khandait 400 Odia 400 - - - - -
 Kharia Unknown Kharia - - - - - -
 Kharwar 40 Hindi 40 - - - - -
 Khatik (Hindu traditions) 70 Hindi 70 - - - - -
Khetauri 14,000 Hindi 14,000 - - - - -
 Koch (Hindu traditions) 50 Koch 50 - - - - -
 Koiri (Hindu traditions) 11,000 Hindi 11,000 - - - - -
 Kol 6,200 Hindi 6,000 20 - - - 200
Konai 70 Bengali 70 - - - - -
 Kori 1,400 Hindi 1,400 - - - - -
 Korwa Unknown Telugu - - - - - -
 Kumhar (Kusavar) (Hindu traditions) 20,000 Hindi 20,000 - - - - -
 Kumhar Bardiha 500 Hindi 500 - - - - -
 Kumhar Kanaujia 500 Hindi 500 - - - - -
Kumhar Mathuria 100 Hindi 100 - - - - -
 Kunbi (Hindu traditions) 20 Gujarati 20 - - - - -
 Kurmi (Hindu traditions) 15,000 Hindi 15,000 - - - - -
 Kurmi Mahato 900 Bengali 900 - - - - -
 Laheri (Hindu traditions) 90 Hindi 90 - - - - -
Laheri (Muslim traditions) 90 Urdu - 90 - - - -
 Lingayat 20 Kannada - - - - - 20
 Lodha (Hindu traditions, tribal) 90 Bengali 90 - - - - -
 Lohar (Hindu traditions) 16,000 Hindi 16,000 - - - - -
Lohra 100 Hindi 100 - - - - -
 Lunia (Hindu traditions) 800 Hindi 800 - - - - -
Maghaiya 70 Hindi 70 - - - - -
 Mahishya 17,000 Bengali 17,000 - - - - -
 Mahli 8,800 Marathi 8,100 30 - 30 - 600
 Majhwar 50 Hindi 50 - - - - -
 Mal (Hindu traditions) 4,700 Hindi 4,700 - - - - -
 Mali (Hindu traditions) 1,200 Hindi 1,200 - - - - -
Mali Bhagirathi 100 Hindi 100 - - - - -
 Mallah (Hindu traditions) 80 Hindi 80 - - - - -
 Malto 5,900 Santhali 5,700 - - 20 - 200
Markande 1,400 Hindi 1,400 - - - - -
 Matia 100 Bengali 100 - - - - -
Mirzakhani 200 Bengali - 200 - - - -
Mishri 200 Bengali 200 - - - - -
 Mochi (Hindu traditions) 1,900 Bengali 1,900 - - - - -
 Munda 50 Mundari 20 - - 20 - -
 Musahar (Hindu traditions) 700 Hindi 700 - - - - -
Nagar 90 Bengali 90 - - - - -
 Nagarchi (Hindu traditions) 90 Hindi 90 - - - - -
 Nai (Hindu traditions) 2,800 Hindi 2,800 - - - - -
 Namassej (Hindu traditions) 900 Bengali 900 - - - - -
 Namassej (Muslim traditions) 100 Bengali - 100 - - - -
 Namassej Chandel 400 Bengali 400 - - - - -
 Oraon 500 Kurux 300 - - 200 - 20
 Paliya 30 Bengali 30 - - - - -
 Pan Unknown Odia - - - - - -
Parhaiya 30 Hindi 30 - - - - -
 Parja unspecified 2,800 Odia 2,800 - - - - -
 Pashtun, Pathan 300 Urdu - 300 - - - -
 Pasi (Hindu traditions) 600 Hindi 600 - - - - -
Pasi Gujar 50 Hindi 50 - - - - -
 Pasi Kaithwan 100 Hindi 100 - - - - -
 Pasi Rajpasi 100 Hindi 100 - - - - -
 Patwa (Hindu traditions) 90 Hindi 90 - - - - -
 Pinjara 600 Urdu - 600 - - - -
 Pod 50 Bengali 50 - - - - -
 Pundari 100 Bengali 100 - - - - -
 Rai 200 Nepali 200 - - - - -
 Rajbansi (Hindu traditions) 700 Bengali 700 - - - - -
 Rajbansi (Muslim traditions) 80 Bengali - 80 - - - -
 Rajput (Hindu traditions) 8,400 Hindi 8,300 - - - - 100
 Rajput (Muslim traditions) 400 Urdu - 400 - - - -
 Rajput (Sikh traditions) 200 Punjabi, Eastern - - - - 200 -
 Rajput Bais (Hindu traditions) 200 Hindi 200 - - - - -
 Rajput Bhatti (Hindu traditions) 200 Hindi 200 - - - - -
 Rajput Chandel 50 Hindi 50 - - - - -
 Rajput Chauhan (Hindu traditions) 400 Hindi 400 - - - - -
 Rajput Gahlot (Hindu traditions) 90 Hindi 90 - - - - -
 Rajput Garewal (Hindu traditions) 50 Hindi 50 - - - - -
 Rajput Gaur 90 Hindi 90 - - - - -
 Rajput Gautam (Hindu traditions) 50 Hindi 50 - - - - -
 Rajput Jadon 100 Hindi 100 - - - - -
 Rajput Parihar 50 Hindi 50 - - - - -
 Rajput Ponwar (Hindu traditions) 300 Hindi 300 - - - - -
 Rajput Pundir (Hindu traditions) 40 Hindi 40 - - - - -
 Rajput Rathor (Hindu traditions) 200 Hindi 200 - - - - -
 Rajput Sengar 50 Hindi 50 - - - - -
Rajput Sombansi (Hindu traditions) 50 Hindi 50 - - - - -
 Rajput Surajbansi 40 Hindi 40 - - - - -
 Raju 60 Bengali 60 - - - - -
 Rajwar 3,000 Hindi 3,000 - - - - -
Rajwar Nagbansi 100 Hindi 100 - - - - -
 Rajwar Rajbhar 100 Hindi 100 - - - - -
 Rautia 70 Hindi 70 - - - - -
 Ravidas Chamar (Hindu traditions) 3,200 Hindi 3,200 - - 20 - -
 Rayeen (Muslim traditions) 200 Urdu - 200 - - - -
 Sahariya 90 Hindi 90 - - - - -
 Santal (Sawntal) 253,000 Santhali 171,000 600 30 2,300 200 80,000
 Saora unspecified 60 Odia 40 - - - - 20
Sauria Paharia 100 Santhali 100 - - - - -
 Sayyid 7,300 Urdu - 7,300 - - - -
Sayyid Husaini 500 Urdu - 500 - - - -
 Shaikh Faruqi 400 Urdu - 400 - - - -
 Shaikh Qureshi 2,800 Urdu - 2,800 - - - -
 Shaikh Siddiqi 5,700 Urdu - 5,700 - - - -
 Shaikh unspecified 89,000 Urdu - 89,000 - - - -
 Shaikh Usmani 200 Urdu - 200 - - - -
 Sonar (Hindu traditions) 1,600 Hindi 1,600 - - - - -
 Sunri (Hindu traditions) 800 Bengali 800 - - - - -
 Sunri Sadhubanik 500 Bengali 500 - - - - -
 Sutradhar (Hindu traditions) 300 Bengali 300 - - - - -
 Tamboli (Hindu traditions) 800 Hindi 800 - - - - -
 Tamboli (Muslim traditions) 900 Urdu - 900 - - - -
 Tanti (Hindu traditions) 6,700 Bengali 6,700 - - - - -
 Teli (Hindu traditions) 38,000 Hindi 38,000 - - - - -
 Teli Gangauta (Hindu traditions) 80 Hindi 80 - - - - -
Teli Sribastab 200 Hindi 200 - - - - -
 Thathera (Hindu traditions) 300 Hindi 300 - - - - -
 Tili 1,700 Bengali 1,700 - - - - -
 Tiyar 400 Bengali 400 - - - - -
 Turaiha 90 Bhojpuri 90 - - - - -
 Turi (Hindu traditions) 2,700 Hindi 2,700 - - - - -
Valmiki (Christian traditions) 30 Hindi - - - 30 - -
 Valmiki (Hindu traditions) 1,300 Hindi 1,300 - - - - -
 Valmiki (Sikh traditions) Unknown Punjabi, Eastern - - - - - -
 Valmiki Mehtar 50 Hindi 50 - - - - -
 Yadav (Hindu traditions) 72,000 Hindi 72,000 - - - - -
 Yadav Dhindhor 1,300 Hindi 1,300 - - - - -
 Yadav Gaoli 19,000 Hindi 19,000 - - - - -
 Yadav Kaonra 600 Hindi 600 - - - - -
 Yadav Rawat 1,300 Hindi 1,300 - - - - -
 Yadav Sadgope 700 Bengali 700 - - - - -
  Totals:  250 963,000   237 688,000 186,000 100 6,100 800 82,000
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