Country:

India

Province / State: Jharkhand
District: Latehar

Number of People Groups

263

Unreached People Groups

252

Total Population

835,000

Buddhist

0.0 %

Christian

6.7 %

Hindu

69.9 %

Muslim

11.3 %

Sikh

0.0 %

Other Religions

12.1 %
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Photo People Group Population Primary Language Progress
Scale
Hindu Muslim Buddhist Christian Sikh Other
 Agariya (Hindu traditions) 800 Agariya 800 - - - - -
 Aguri 40 Bengali 40 - - - - -
 Ahmadi 20 Urdu - 20 - - - -
 Ansari 20,000 Urdu - 20,000 - - - -
Asur Unknown Asuri - - - - - -
Badaik 1,800 Sadri 1,800 - - - - -
 Badhai (Hindu traditions) 3,600 Hindi 3,600 - - - - -
 Bagdi (Hindu traditions) 300 Bengali 300 - - - - -
 Baidya (Hindu traditions) 800 Bengali 800 - - - - -
 Baiga 30 Hindi 30 - - - - -
 Bairagi (Hindu traditions) 1,000 Hindi 1,000 - - - - -
 Bangali Muslim Moghal 100 Urdu - 100 - - - -
 Bania Agarwal 200 Hindi 200 - - - - -
 Bania Ajudhyabansi 50 Hindi 50 - - - - -
 Bania Bais 70 Hindi 70 - - - - -
 Bania Gahoi 20 Hindi 20 - - - - -
 Bania Gandha Banik 20 Bengali 20 - - - - -
 Bania Jaiswal 30 Hindi 30 - - - - -
 Bania Kasarwani 90 Hindi 90 - - - - -
 Bania Kasaundhan 20 Hindi 20 - - - - -
Bania Khatri 80 Hindi 80 - - - - -
 Bania Mahur 20 Hindi 20 - - - - -
 Bania Rauniar 70 Hindi 70 - - - - -
 Bania Sinduria 90 Hindi 90 - - - - -
 Bania Subarna Banik 20 Bengali 20 - - - - -
 Bania unspecified 1,200 Hindi 1,200 - - - - -
 Banjara (Hindu traditions) 30 Lambadi 30 - - - - -
 Bari (Hindu traditions) 200 Hindi 200 - - - - -
 Beldar (Hindu traditions) 60 Kannada 60 - - - - -
Bhakat 60 Bengali 60 - - - - -
 Bhar 300 Bhojpuri 300 - - - - -
 Bhat (Hindu traditions) 2,600 Hindi 2,600 - - - - -
Bhathiara (Muslim traditions) 30 Urdu - 30 - - - -
 Bhogta 59,000 Hindi 59,000 - - - 20 -
 Bhoi (Hindu traditions) 900 Hindi 900 - - - - -
Bhoi Kharot 70 Hindi 70 - - - - -
 Bhoi Mallah Mewat 100 Hindi 100 - - - - -
 Bhuiya Ghatwar 1,800 Hindi 1,800 - - - - -
 Bhuiya unspecified 58,000 Hindi 58,000 - - 200 30 -
 Bhumij 30 Bengali 20 - - - - -
 Bind 400 Bhojpuri 400 - - - - -
 Binjhia 20 Hindi - - - - - 20
Birhor 200 Birhor 200 - - - - 50
 Birjia 4,900 Bijori 1,000 - - 2,100 - 1,700
 Brahmin Bhumihar 1,100 Hindi 1,100 - - - - -
 Brahmin Gaur 500 Hindi 500 - - - - -
 Brahmin Joshi 400 Hindi 400 - - - - -
Brahmin Jyoti 100 Odia 100 - - - - -
 Brahmin Kanaujia 900 Hindi 900 - - - - -
 Brahmin Khandelwal 300 Hindi 300 - - - - -
 Brahmin Maha 100 Hindi 100 - - - - -
 Brahmin Radhi 400 Bengali 400 - - - - -
Brahmin Rikhisur 80 Hindi 80 - - - - -
 Brahmin Saraswat 90 Hindi 90 - - - - -
 Brahmin unspecified 8,600 Hindi 8,600 - - - - -
 Brahmin Varendra 70 Bengali 70 - - - - -
Buna (Hindu traditions) 400 Bengali 400 - - - - -
 Chamar (Hindu traditions) 22,000 Hindi 22,000 - 80 100 - -
 Chamar (Sikh traditions) Unknown Punjabi, Eastern - - - - - -
 Chero 27,000 Hindi 26,000 20 - 20 - 1,700
 Chik (Hindu traditions) 8,400 Hindi 8,300 - - 90 - -
 Chik Baraik 1,600 Hindi 400 - - 300 - 900
 Christian 300 Hindi - - - 300 - -
 Dabgar (Hindu traditions) 30 Marathi 30 - - - - -
 Dangi Unknown Hindi - - - - - -
 Darzi (Hindu traditions) 20 Hindi 20 - - - - -
 Darzi (Muslim traditions) 70 Urdu - 70 - - - -
 Dhanuk 1,700 Hindi 1,700 - - - - -
 Dhanwar 80 Chhattisgarhi 80 - - - - -
 Dhobi (Hindu traditions) 3,200 Hindi 3,200 - - - - -
Dhobi Ajudhyabansi 200 Hindi 200 - - - - -
Dhobi Batham 100 Hindi 100 - - - - -
 Dhobi Kanaujia 200 Hindi 200 - - - - -
Dhobi Kathiya 100 Hindi 100 - - - - -
Dhobi Mathuria 90 Hindi 90 - - - - -
 Dhobi Parit 200 Marathi 200 - - - - -
 Dhobi Sribastab 90 Hindi 90 - - - - -
 Dom (Hindu traditions) 500 Odia 500 - - - - -
 Dusadh (Hindu traditions) 8,500 Hindi 8,400 - - 90 - -
 Dusadh Bahelia 1,400 Hindi 1,400 - - - - -
 Gadaria (Hindu traditions) 1,900 Hindi 1,900 - - - - -
Gandharb (Hindu traditions) 20 Bhojpuri 20 - - - - -
 Ghasiya (Hindu traditions) 5,900 Hindi 5,900 - - - - -
Ghusuria 1,000 Hindi 1,000 - - - - -
 Gond unspecified 30 Hindi 30 - - - - -
 Gonrhi 50 Hindi 50 - - - - -
 Gosain Dasnami 700 Hindi 700 - - - - -
 Gosain unspecified 2,200 Hindi 2,200 - - - - -
 Hadi 900 Bengali 900 - - - - -
 Hajam 1,000 Urdu - 1,000 - - - -
 Halalkhor (Hindu traditions) Unknown Hindi - - - - - -
 Halwai (Hindu traditions) 1,400 Hindi 1,400 - - - - -
Halwai Maira 90 Hindi 90 - - - - -
 Ho 20 Ho - - - - - -
 Jat (Hindu traditions) 400 Hindi 400 - - - - -
 Jat (Sikh traditions) 30 Punjabi, Eastern - - - - 30 -
 Jogi (Hindu traditions) 800 Bengali 800 - - - - -
 Kahar (Hindu traditions) 15,000 Hindi 15,000 - - - - -
 Kahar Kamkar (Hindu traditions) 900 Hindi 900 - - - - -
 Kalal (Hindu traditions) 60 Telugu 60 - - - - -
 Kalwar (Hindu traditions) 4,300 Hindi 4,300 - - 30 - -
Kalwar Iraqi (Hindu traditions) 300 Hindi 300 - - - - -
 Kalwar Jaiswal 500 Hindi 500 - - - - -
Kalwar Sunri 2,600 Hindi 2,600 - - - - -
 Kandu 4,000 Hindi 4,000 - - - - -
 Kanjar (Hindu traditions) Unknown Hindi - - - - - -
Karenga 50 Bengali 50 - - - - -
 Karmali Unknown Hindi - - - - - -
 Kasar (Hindu traditions) 800 Marathi 800 - - - - -
 Kawar 600 Hindi 500 - - - - 200
 Kayastha (Hindu traditions) 1,700 Hindi 1,700 - - - - -
 Kayastha Karan 300 Bengali 300 - - - - -
 Khandait 300 Odia 300 - - - - -
 Khangar (Hindu traditions) 100 Hindi 100 - - - - -
 Kharia 500 Kharia 300 - - 100 - -
 Kharwar 83,000 Hindi 73,000 100 - 50 20 9,500
 Khatwa 90 Hindi 90 - - - - -
 Kisan 16,000 Hindi 2,500 30 - 900 - 12,000
 Koiri (Hindu traditions) 13,000 Hindi 12,000 - - 100 - -
 Kol 600 Hindi 600 - - 50 - -
 Koli (Hindu traditions) Unknown Hindi - - - - - -
 Koli of Gujarat Unknown Gujarati - - - - - -
 Kori 60 Hindi 20 - - 20 - 20
 Korku 50 Korku 40 - - - - -
 Korwa 3,200 Telugu 1,900 - - 300 - 1,100
 Kui Khond 30 Odia 20 - - - - -
 Kumhar (Kusavar) (Hindu traditions) 4,800 Hindi 4,800 - - - - -
 Kumhar Bardiha 200 Hindi 200 - - - - -
 Kumhar Kanaujia 200 Hindi 200 - - - - -
Kumhar Mathuria 70 Hindi 70 - - - - -
 Kunbi (Hindu traditions) Unknown Gujarati - - - - - -
Kurariar 20 Hindi 20 - - - - -
 Kurmi (Hindu traditions) 2,100 Hindi 2,100 - - - - -
 Kurmi Mahato 200 Bengali 200 - - - - -
 Laheri (Hindu traditions) 600 Hindi 600 - - - - -
Laheri (Muslim traditions) 30 Urdu - 30 - - - -
 Lakhera 20 Hindi 20 - - - - -
 Lohar (Hindu traditions) 6,500 Hindi 6,500 - - - - -
Lohra 21,000 Hindi 16,000 50 - 100 - 5,100
 Lunia (Hindu traditions) 1,000 Hindi 1,000 - - - - -
 Madari (Muslim traditions) Unknown Urdu - - - - - -
 Mahanta 200 Odia 200 - - - - -
 Mahishya 50 Bengali 50 - - - - -
 Mahli 1,700 Marathi 800 - - 20 - 900
 Majhwar 1,900 Hindi 1,800 - - 200 - -
 Mal (Hindu traditions) 3,600 Hindi 3,600 - - - - -
 Mali (Hindu traditions) 900 Hindi 900 - - - - -
 Mallah (Hindu traditions) 5,100 Hindi 5,100 - - - - -
Mallah Chain (Hindu traditions) 900 Hindi 900 - - - - -
Mallah Dhawa (Hindu traditions) 100 Hindi 100 - - - - -
 Mallah Kewat (Hindu traditions) 900 Hindi 900 - - - - -
 Mallik (Muslim traditions) 300 Gujarati - 300 - - - -
 Malto 80 Santhali 60 - - - - 20
 Manihar 300 Urdu - 300 - - - -
 Matia 200 Bengali 200 - - - - -
 Mochi (Hindu traditions) 200 Bengali 200 - - - - -
 Munda 22,000 Mundari 7,900 20 20 6,500 - 7,700
 Musahar (Hindu traditions) 50 Hindi 50 - - - - -
 Nagarchi (Hindu traditions) 1,900 Hindi 1,800 - - 90 - -
 Nai (Hindu traditions) 3,600 Hindi 3,600 - - - - -
Nai Mathuria 100 Hindi 100 - - - - -
 Namassej (Hindu traditions) 300 Bengali 300 - - - - -
 Namassej Chandel 300 Bengali 300 - - - - -
 Nat (Hindu traditions) Unknown Hindi - - - - - -
 Oraon 183,000 Kurux 80,000 300 20 43,000 - 59,000
Paik 1,000 Odia 1,000 - - - - -
 Pan Unknown Odia - - - - - -
 Panika 100 Chhattisgarhi 100 - - - - -
 Pardhan Unknown Pardhan - - - - - -
Parhaiya 8,200 Hindi 6,900 - - - - 1,300
 Pashtun Afridi 400 Urdu - 400 - - - -
 Pashtun Ghilzai 30 Urdu - 30 - - - -
 Pashtun Kakar 300 Urdu - 300 - - - -
Pashtun Khan 50 Urdu - 50 - - - -
 Pashtun Lodhi (Dalazak) 100 Urdu - 100 - - - -
 Pashtun Mohmand 100 Urdu - 100 - - - -
 Pashtun Yusafzai 400 Urdu - 400 - - - -
 Pashtun, Pathan 4,200 Urdu - 4,200 - - - -
 Pasi (Hindu traditions) 600 Hindi 600 - - 30 - -
Pasi Gujar 60 Hindi 60 - - - - -
 Pasi Kaithwan 100 Hindi 100 - - - - -
 Pasi Rajpasi 100 Hindi 100 - - - - -
 Patari 900 Hindi 900 - - - - -
 Patwa (Hindu traditions) 20 Hindi 20 - - - - -
 Patwa (Muslim traditions) 60 Urdu - 60 - - - -
Pawaria (Hindu traditions) 40 Hindi 40 - - - - -
 Pawaria (Muslim traditions) 200 Urdu - 200 - - - -
 Pinjara 20 Urdu - 20 - - - -
 Pod 20 Bengali 20 - - - - -
 Qassab 50 Urdu - 50 - - - -
 Rajbansi (Hindu traditions) 500 Bengali 500 - - 20 - -
 Rajbhar 20 Hindi 20 - - - - -
 Rajput (Hindu traditions) 9,500 Hindi 9,500 - - - - -
 Rajput (Muslim traditions) 80 Urdu - 80 - - - -
 Rajput (Sikh traditions) 30 Punjabi, Eastern - - - - 30 -
 Rajput Bachgoti 80 Hindi 80 - - - - -
 Rajput Baghel (Hindu traditions) 70 Hindi 70 - - - - -
 Rajput Bais (Hindu traditions) 400 Hindi 400 - - - - -
 Rajput Bargujar (Hindu traditions) 90 Hindi 90 - - - - -
 Rajput Bhadauria 100 Hindi 100 - - - - -
 Rajput Bhale Sultan (Hindu traditions) 70 Hindi 70 - - - - -
 Rajput Bhatti (Hindu traditions) 400 Hindi 400 - - - - -
 Rajput Chandel 200 Hindi 200 - - - - -
 Rajput Chauhan (Hindu traditions) 1,100 Hindi 1,100 - - - - -
 Rajput Dikhit 100 Hindi 100 - - - - -
 Rajput Gahlot (Hindu traditions) 300 Hindi 300 - - - - -
 Rajput Garewal (Hindu traditions) 200 Hindi 200 - - - - -
 Rajput Gaur 300 Hindi 300 - - - - -
 Rajput Gautam (Hindu traditions) 200 Hindi 200 - - - - -
 Rajput Jadon 400 Hindi 400 - - - - -
Rajput Jadu 100 Hindi 100 - - - - -
Rajput Janjua (Hindu traditions) 90 Hindi 90 - - - - -
Rajput Joia (Hindu traditions) 90 Hindi 90 - - - - -
 Rajput Kachhwaha 50 Hindi 50 - - - - -
 Rajput Katheriya 70 Hindi 70 - - - - -
 Rajput Parihar 200 Hindi 200 - - - - -
 Rajput Ponwar (Hindu traditions) 600 Hindi 600 - - - - -
 Rajput Pundir (Hindu traditions) 100 Hindi 100 - - - - -
 Rajput Rathor (Hindu traditions) 500 Hindi 500 - - - - -
 Rajput Sakarwar (Hindu traditions) 70 Hindi 70 - - - - -
Rajput Salehria (Hindu traditions) 100 Hindi 100 - - - - -
 Rajput Sengar 200 Hindi 200 - - - - -
 Rajput Solanki 100 Hindi 100 - - - - -
Rajput Sombansi (Hindu traditions) 200 Hindi 200 - - - - -
 Rajput Surajbansi 50 Hindi 50 - - - - -
 Rajput Tonwar (Hindu traditions) 30 Hindi 30 - - - - -
 Rajwar 200 Hindi 80 - - 90 - -
 Rautia 8,200 Hindi 8,000 - - 200 - -
 Ravidas Chamar (Hindu traditions) 4,200 Hindi 4,200 - - 20 - -
 Rayeen (Muslim traditions) 200 Urdu - 200 - - - -
Sankara 30 Bengali 30 - - - - -
 Santal (Sawntal) 100 Santhali 60 - - 70 - 20
 Saora unspecified Unknown Odia - - - - - -
Sauntia 60 Odia 60 - - - - -
 Sayyid 2,500 Urdu - 2,500 - - - -
 Shaikh Faruqi 900 Urdu - 900 - - - -
 Shaikh Qureshi 6,100 Urdu - 6,100 - - - -
 Shaikh Siddiqi 12,000 Urdu - 12,000 - - - -
 Shaikh unspecified 43,000 Urdu - 43,000 - - - -
 Shaikh Usmani 500 Urdu - 500 - - - -
 Sonar (Hindu traditions) 1,700 Hindi 1,700 - - - - -
Sonar Ajudhyabansi 50 Hindi 50 - - - - -
Sonar Barhaiya 70 Hindi 70 - - - - -
Sonar Jathera 200 Hindi 200 - - - - -
Sonar Kammakala 200 Hindi 200 - - - - -
Sonar Magahiya 200 Hindi 200 - - - - -
 Tamboli (Hindu traditions) 800 Hindi 800 - - - - -
 Tamboli (Muslim traditions) 700 Urdu - 700 - - - -
 Tanti (Hindu traditions) 1,400 Bengali 1,400 - - - - -
 Teli (Hindu traditions) 8,600 Hindi 8,600 - - - - -
 Teli Gangauta (Hindu traditions) 500 Hindi 500 - - - - -
Teli Sribastab 100 Hindi 100 - - - - -
 Thathera (Hindu traditions) 800 Hindi 800 - - - - -
 Tiyar 300 Bengali 300 - - - - -
 Turi (Hindu traditions) 6,400 Hindi 6,400 - - - - -
 Valmiki (Hindu traditions) 200 Hindi 200 - - - - -
Valmiki Lal Begi (Hindu traditions) 70 Hindi 70 - - - - -
 Yadav (Hindu traditions) 17,000 Hindi 17,000 - - - - -
 Yadav Dhindhor 600 Hindi 600 - - - - -
 Yadav Gaoli 6,600 Hindi 6,600 - - - - -
 Yadav Kaonra 300 Hindi 300 - - - - -
 Yadav Rawat 500 Hindi 500 - - - - -
 Yadav Sadgope 20 Bengali 20 - - - - -
  Totals:  263 835,000   252 584,000 94,000 100 56,000 200 101,000
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