Pakistan, Sindh state, Shikarpur district people groups

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Country:	Pakistan
Province / State:	Sindh
District:	Shikarpur

Major People Groups

167

Major Unreached People Groups

166

Total Population

1,760,000

Buddhist

0.0 %

Christian

0.1 %

Hindu

1.1 %

Muslim

98.7 %

Sikh

0.0 %

Other Religions

0.0 %

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People Group ▲	Population	Primary Language	Progress Scale	Hindu	Muslim	Buddhist	Christian	Sikh	Other
Ager (Muslim traditions)	400	Sindhi	1	-1 -	400	-1 -	-1 -	-1 -	-1 -
Ansari	2,200	Punjabi, Western	0	-1 -	2,200	-1 -	-1 -	-1 -	-1 -
Arain (Muslim traditions)	25,000	Punjabi, Western	0	-1 -	25,000	-1 -	-1 -	-1 -	-1 -
Awan	1,500	Punjabi, Western	0	-1 -	1,500	-1 -	-1 -	-1 -	-1 -
Badhai (Muslim traditions)	1,400	Sindhi	0	-1 -	1,400	-1 -	-1 -	-1 -	-1 -
Bahna (Muslim traditions)	3,900	Sindhi	0	-1 -	3,900	-1 -	-1 -	-1 -	-1 -
Bairagi (Muslim traditions)	50	Urdu	1	-1 -	50	-1 -	-1 -	-1 -	-1 -
Baloch Dombki	6,600	Balochi, Southern	0	-1 -	6,600	-1 -	-1 -	-1 -	-1 -
Baloch Hot	2,500	Balochi, Eastern	0	-1 -	2,500	-1 -	-1 -	-1 -	-1 -
Baloch Jalbani	12,000	Balochi, Southern	0	-1 -	12,000	-1 -	-1 -	-1 -	-1 -
Baloch Jarwar	2,500	Balochi, Southern	0	-1 -	2,500	-1 -	-1 -	-1 -	-1 -
Baloch Lishari	2,200	Balochi, Southern	0	-1 -	2,200	-1 -	-1 -	-1 -	-1 -
Baloch Mazari	1,200	Balochi, Eastern	0	-1 -	1,200	-1 -	-1 -	-1 -	-1 -
Baloch Qaisrani	2,100	Balochi, Eastern	0	-1 -	2,100	-1 -	-1 -	-1 -	-1 -
Baloch Rind	8,600	Balochi, Southern	0	-1 -	8,600	-1 -	-1 -	-1 -	-1 -
Baloch Rind Buledi	12,000	Balochi, Southern	0	-1 -	12,000	-1 -	-1 -	-1 -	-1 -
Baloch unspecified	3,000	Balochi, Eastern	0	-1 -	3,000	-1 -	-1 -	-1 -	-1 -
Bania unspecified	400	Sindhi	1	400	-1 -	-1 -	-1 -	-1 -	-1 -
Baria (Hindu traditions)	100	Sindhi	0	100	-1 -	-1 -	-1 -	-1 -	-1 -
Barwala (Muslim traditions)	1,300	Punjabi, Western	0	-1 -	1,300	-1 -	-1 -	-1 -	-1 -
Bedar Kashmir (Muslim traditions)	60	Sindhi	0	-1 -	60	-1 -	-1 -	-1 -	-1 -
Bengali Muslim Moghal	6,400	Urdu	0	-1 -	6,400	-1 -	-1 -	-1 -	-1 -
Bharbhunja (Muslim traditions)	100	Sindhi	0	-1 -	100	-1 -	-1 -	-1 -	-1 -
Bhat (Hindu traditions)	900	Sindhi	0	900	-1 -	-1 -	-1 -	-1 -	-1 -
Bhil	74,000	Sindhi	1	1,000	73,000	-1 -	900	-1 -	-1 -
Bhisti	1,400	Sindhi	0	-1 -	1,400	-1 -	-1 -	-1 -	-1 -
Bishnoi (Muslim traditions)	900	Sindhi	0	-1 -	900	-1 -	-1 -	-1 -	-1 -
Brahmin Audich	80	Sindhi	0	80	-1 -	-1 -	-1 -	-1 -	-1 -
Brahmin unspecified	300	Sindhi	0	300	-1 -	-1 -	-1 -	-1 -	-1 -
Brahui (original nucleus)	2,800	Brahui	0	-1 -	2,800	-1 -	-1 -	-1 -	-1 -
Brahui Bangulzai	900	Brahui	0	-1 -	900	-1 -	-1 -	-1 -	-1 -
Brahui Jhalawan	3,700	Brahui	0	-1 -	3,700	-1 -	-1 -	-1 -	-1 -
Brahui Nighari	600	Brahui	0	-1 -	600	-1 -	-1 -	-1 -	-1 -
Brahui Sarawan	1,500	Brahui	0	-1 -	1,500	-1 -	-1 -	-1 -	-1 -
Brahui unspecified	11,000	Brahui	0	-1 -	11,000	-1 -	-1 -	-1 -	-1 -
Chamar (Muslim traditions)	2,200	Sindhi	0	-1 -	2,200	-1 -	-1 -	-1 -	-1 -
Chhimba (Muslim traditions)	1,200	Punjabi, Western	0	-1 -	1,200	-1 -	-1 -	-1 -	-1 -
Chhipa (Muslim traditions)	100	Sindhi	0	-1 -	100	-1 -	-1 -	-1 -	-1 -
Dahur (Hindu traditions)	1,000	Sindhi	0	1,000	-1 -	-1 -	-1 -	-1 -	-1 -
Dahur (Muslim traditions)	200	Sindhi	0	-1 -	200	-1 -	-1 -	-1 -	-1 -
Darzi (Muslim traditions)	1,800	Punjabi, Western	0	-1 -	1,800	-1 -	-1 -	-1 -	-1 -
Deshwali (Muslim traditions)	50	Urdu	0	-1 -	50	-1 -	-1 -	-1 -	-1 -
Dharhi (Muslim traditions)	100	Sindhi	0	-1 -	100	-1 -	-1 -	-1 -	-1 -
Dhobi (Muslim traditions)	2,800	Saraiki	0	-1 -	2,800	-1 -	-1 -	-1 -	-1 -
Dom (Muslim traditions)	100	Sindhi	0	-1 -	100	-1 -	-1 -	-1 -	-1 -
Gamit	100	Sindhi	2	100	20	-1 -	-1 -	-1 -	-1 -
Ghosi (Muslim traditions)	300	Sindhi	0	-1 -	300	-1 -	-1 -	-1 -	-1 -
Gujar (Muslim traditions)	84,000	Punjabi, Western	0	-1 -	84,000	-1 -	-1 -	-1 -	-1 -
Hajam	6,700	Punjabi, Western	0	-1 -	6,700	-1 -	-1 -	-1 -	-1 -
Halwai (Muslim traditions)	300	Sindhi	0	-1 -	300	-1 -	-1 -	-1 -	-1 -
Jat (Muslim traditions)	311,000	Saraiki	0	-1 -	311,000	-1 -	-1 -	-1 -	-1 -
Jat Ahlawat (Muslim traditions)	4,000	Sindhi	0	-1 -	4,000	-1 -	-1 -	-1 -	-1 -
Jat Bains (Muslim traditions)	4,100	Saraiki	0	-1 -	4,100	-1 -	-1 -	-1 -	-1 -
Jat Bajwa (Muslim traditions)	7,400	Punjabi, Western	0	-1 -	7,400	-1 -	-1 -	-1 -	-1 -
Jat Barh (Muslim traditions)	2,900	Sindhi	0	-1 -	2,900	-1 -	-1 -	-1 -	-1 -
Jat Chahil (Muslim traditions)	8,000	Sindhi	0	-1 -	8,000	-1 -	-1 -	-1 -	-1 -
Jat Chhaddar (Muslim traditions)	4,600	Saraiki	0	-1 -	4,600	-1 -	-1 -	-1 -	-1 -
Jat Chima (Muslim traditions)	12,000	Punjabi, Western	0	-1 -	12,000	-1 -	-1 -	-1 -	-1 -
Jat Dagar (Muslim traditions)	9,200	Sindhi	0	-1 -	9,200	-1 -	-1 -	-1 -	-1 -
Jat Dalal (Muslim traditions)	5,500	Sindhi	0	-1 -	5,500	-1 -	-1 -	-1 -	-1 -
Jat Dehia (Muslim traditions)	22,000	Sindhi	0	-1 -	22,000	-1 -	-1 -	-1 -	-1 -
Jat Dhariwal (Muslim traditions)	9,200	Sindhi	0	-1 -	9,200	-1 -	-1 -	-1 -	-1 -
Jat Dhillon (Muslim traditions)	13,000	Punjabi, Western	0	-1 -	13,000	-1 -	-1 -	-1 -	-1 -
Jat Gahlot (Muslim traditions)	20,000	Punjabi, Western	0	-1 -	20,000	-1 -	-1 -	-1 -	-1 -
Jat Ghatwal (Muslim traditions)	11,000	Sindhi	0	-1 -	11,000	-1 -	-1 -	-1 -	-1 -
Jat Ghumman (Muslim traditions)	6,200	Punjabi, Western	0	-1 -	6,200	-1 -	-1 -	-1 -	-1 -
Jat Gil (Muslim traditions)	19,000	Punjabi, Western	0	-1 -	19,000	-1 -	-1 -	-1 -	-1 -
Jat Jakhar (Muslim traditions)	5,500	Sindhi	0	-1 -	5,500	-1 -	-1 -	-1 -	-1 -
Jat Kharral (Muslim traditions)	17,000	Saraiki	0	-1 -	17,000	-1 -	-1 -	-1 -	-1 -
Jat Mann (Muslim traditions)	12,000	Sindhi	0	-1 -	12,000	-1 -	-1 -	-1 -	-1 -
Jat Pachhade (Muslim traditions)	9,200	Sindhi	0	-1 -	9,200	-1 -	-1 -	-1 -	-1 -
Jat Rathi (Muslim traditions)	7,400	Sindhi	0	-1 -	7,400	-1 -	-1 -	-1 -	-1 -
Jat Sahrawat (Muslim traditions)	9,900	Sindhi	0	-1 -	9,900	-1 -	-1 -	-1 -	-1 -
Jat Sangwan	5,500	Sindhi	0	-1 -	5,500	-1 -	-1 -	-1 -	-1 -
Jat Sarai (Muslim traditions)	6,800	Punjabi, Western	0	-1 -	6,800	-1 -	-1 -	-1 -	-1 -
Jat Sidhu (Muslim traditions)	27,000	Sindhi	0	-1 -	27,000	-1 -	-1 -	-1 -	-1 -
Jat Sindhu (Muslim traditions)	25,000	Punjabi, Western	0	-1 -	25,000	-1 -	-1 -	-1 -	-1 -
Jat Varaich (Muslim traditions)	13,000	Punjabi, Western	0	-1 -	13,000	-1 -	-1 -	-1 -	-1 -
Jat Virk (Muslim traditions)	2,700	Punjabi, Western	0	-1 -	2,700	-1 -	-1 -	-1 -	-1 -
Jhinwar (Muslim traditions)	2,500	Punjabi, Western	0	-1 -	2,500	-1 -	-1 -	-1 -	-1 -
Kachhia (Muslim traditions)	40	Sindhi	0	-1 -	40	-1 -	-1 -	-1 -	-1 -
Kalwar (Muslim traditions)	300	Sindhi	0	-1 -	300	-1 -	-1 -	-1 -	-1 -
Kalwar Iraqi (Muslim traditions)	200	Sindhi	0	-1 -	200	-1 -	-1 -	-1 -	-1 -
Kamboh (Muslim traditions)	2,000	Punjabi, Western	0	-1 -	2,000	-1 -	-1 -	-1 -	-1 -
Khatri (Muslim traditions)	1,800	Punjabi, Western	0	-1 -	1,800	-1 -	-1 -	-1 -	-1 -
Khoja	1,200	Punjabi, Western	0	-1 -	1,200	-1 -	-1 -	-1 -	-1 -
Koli (Muslim traditions)	2,200	Sindhi	0	-1 -	2,200	-1 -	-1 -	-1 -	-1 -
Koli of Sind (Muslim traditions)	900	Sindhi	0	-1 -	900	-1 -	-1 -	-1 -	-1 -
Kumhar (Muslim traditions)	6,700	Punjabi, Western	0	-1 -	6,700	-1 -	-1 -	-1 -	-1 -
Lohar (Hindu traditions)	400	Sindhi	0	400	-1 -	-1 -	-1 -	-1 -	-1 -
Lohar (Muslim traditions)	5,400	Punjabi, Western	0	-1 -	5,400	-1 -	-1 -	-1 -	-1 -
Machhi (Muslim traditions)	2,800	Punjabi, Western	0	-1 -	2,800	-1 -	-1 -	-1 -	-1 -
Makrani (Muslim traditions)	900	Urdu	0	-1 -	900	-1 -	-1 -	-1 -	-1 -
Mali (Hindu traditions)	200	Sindhi	0	200	-1 -	-1 -	-1 -	-1 -	-1 -
Manihar	900	Sindhi	0	-1 -	900	-1 -	-1 -	-1 -	-1 -
Megh (Hindu traditions)	4,400	Sindhi	0	4,400	-1 -	-1 -	-1 -	-1 -	-1 -
Megh (Muslim traditions)	1,600	Sindhi	0	-1 -	1,600	-1 -	-1 -	-1 -	-1 -
Memon	3,200	Sindhi	0	-1 -	3,200	-1 -	-1 -	-1 -	-1 -
Mewati (Muslim traditions)	8,900	Sindhi	0	-1 -	8,900	-1 -	-1 -	-1 -	-1 -
Mirasi (Muslim traditions)	3,300	Punjabi, Western	0	-1 -	3,300	-1 -	-1 -	-1 -	-1 -
Momna	50	Sindhi	0	-1 -	50	-1 -	-1 -	-1 -	-1 -
Nai (Hindu traditions)	1,000	Sindhi	0	1,000	-1 -	-1 -	-1 -	-1 -	-1 -
Nanbai	300	Sindhi	0	-1 -	300	-1 -	-1 -	-1 -	-1 -
Pashtun	31,000	Pashto, Central	0	-1 -	31,000	-1 -	-1 -	-1 -	-1 -
Pashtun Ghoryakhel	3,900	Pashto, Central	0	-1 -	3,900	-1 -	-1 -	-1 -	-1 -
Pashtun Kakar	2,700	Pashto, Southern	0	-1 -	2,700	-1 -	-1 -	-1 -	-1 -
Pashtun Lodhi (Dalazak)	6,200	Pashto, Central	0	-1 -	6,200	-1 -	-1 -	-1 -	-1 -
Pashtun Malagori (Mullagari)	1,700	Pashto, Central	0	-1 -	1,700	-1 -	-1 -	-1 -	-1 -
Pashtun Orakzai	1,400	Pashto, Northern	0	-1 -	1,400	-1 -	-1 -	-1 -	-1 -
Pashtun Rohilla	400	Pashto, Central	0	-1 -	400	-1 -	-1 -	-1 -	-1 -
Pashtun Wakakzai	300	Pashto, Central	0	-1 -	300	-1 -	-1 -	-1 -	-1 -
Pashtun Yusafzai	10,000	Pashto, Northern	0	-1 -	10,000	-1 -	-1 -	-1 -	-1 -
Pawaria (Muslim traditions)	60	Urdu	0	-1 -	60	-1 -	-1 -	-1 -	-1 -
Qassab	4,700	Saraiki	0	-1 -	4,700	-1 -	-1 -	-1 -	-1 -
Rahmani (Muslim traditions)	800	Sindhi	0	-1 -	800	-1 -	-1 -	-1 -	-1 -
Rajput (Muslim traditions)	168,000	Punjabi, Western	0	-1 -	168,000	-1 -	-1 -	-1 -	-1 -
Rajput Bachhal (Muslim traditions)	1,000	Sindhi	0	-1 -	1,000	-1 -	-1 -	-1 -	-1 -
Rajput Bais (Muslim traditions)	1,000	Sindhi	0	-1 -	1,000	-1 -	-1 -	-1 -	-1 -
Rajput Bargujar (Muslim traditions)	600	Sindhi	0	-1 -	600	-1 -	-1 -	-1 -	-1 -
Rajput Baria (Muslim traditions)	2,400	Punjabi, Western	0	-1 -	2,400	-1 -	-1 -	-1 -	-1 -
Rajput Bhale Sultan (Muslim traditions)	500	Sindhi	0	-1 -	500	-1 -	-1 -	-1 -	-1 -
Rajput Bhatti (Muslim traditions)	19,000	Punjabi, Western	0	-1 -	19,000	-1 -	-1 -	-1 -	-1 -
Rajput Bisen (Muslim traditions)	100	Sindhi	0	-1 -	100	-1 -	-1 -	-1 -	-1 -
Rajput Chauhan (Muslim traditions)	39,000	Sindhi	0	-1 -	39,000	-1 -	-1 -	-1 -	-1 -
Rajput Dehia	700	Sindhi	0	-1 -	700	-1 -	-1 -	-1 -	-1 -
Rajput Gaharwal	7,900	Sindhi	0	-1 -	7,900	-1 -	-1 -	-1 -	-1 -
Rajput Gautam (Muslim traditions)	200	Sindhi	0	-1 -	200	-1 -	-1 -	-1 -	-1 -
Rajput Jatu (Muslim traditions)	4,100	Saraiki	0	-1 -	4,100	-1 -	-1 -	-1 -	-1 -
Rajput Joia (Muslim traditions)	4,100	Saraiki	0	-1 -	4,100	-1 -	-1 -	-1 -	-1 -
Rajput Khaimkani	2,800	Sindhi	0	-1 -	2,800	-1 -	-1 -	-1 -	-1 -
Rajput Khanzada	1,300	Sindhi	0	-1 -	1,300	-1 -	-1 -	-1 -	-1 -
Rajput Khokhar	1,000	Sindhi	0	-1 -	1,000	-1 -	-1 -	-1 -	-1 -
Rajput Mandahar (Muslim traditions)	6,900	Sindhi	0	-1 -	6,900	-1 -	-1 -	-1 -	-1 -
Rajput Manu	5,500	Punjabi, Western	0	-1 -	5,500	-1 -	-1 -	-1 -	-1 -
Rajput Ponwar (Muslim traditions)	11,000	Saraiki	0	-1 -	11,000	-1 -	-1 -	-1 -	-1 -
Rajput Pundir (Muslim traditions)	1,300	Sindhi	0	-1 -	1,300	-1 -	-1 -	-1 -	-1 -
Rajput Ragbansi	12,000	Sindhi	0	-1 -	12,000	-1 -	-1 -	-1 -	-1 -
Rajput Ranghar	100	Sindhi	0	-1 -	100	-1 -	-1 -	-1 -	-1 -
Rajput Ratal	7,800	Sindhi	0	-1 -	7,800	-1 -	-1 -	-1 -	-1 -
Rajput Sakarwar (Muslim traditions)	400	Sindhi	0	-1 -	400	-1 -	-1 -	-1 -	-1 -
Rajput Taon (Muslim traditions)	5,500	Sindhi	0	-1 -	5,500	-1 -	-1 -	-1 -	-1 -
Rajput Tonwar (Muslim traditions)	11,000	Sindhi	0	-1 -	11,000	-1 -	-1 -	-1 -	-1 -
Rajput Wattu	2,500	Saraiki	0	-1 -	2,500	-1 -	-1 -	-1 -	-1 -
Ramdasia (Muslim traditions)	100	Sindhi	0	-1 -	100	-1 -	-1 -	-1 -	-1 -
Rathawa	200	Sindhi	1	200	-1 -	-1 -	-1 -	-1 -	-1 -
Rayeen (Muslim traditions)	800	Sindhi	0	-1 -	800	-1 -	-1 -	-1 -	-1 -
Sangtarash (Muslim traditions)	300	Sindhi	0	-1 -	300	-1 -	-1 -	-1 -	-1 -
Sayyid	108,000	Sindhi	0	-1 -	108,000	-1 -	-1 -	-1 -	-1 -
Sayyid Husaini	4,600	Sindhi	0	-1 -	4,600	-1 -	-1 -	-1 -	-1 -
Shaikh	197,000	Sindhi	0	-1 -	197,000	-1 -	-1 -	-1 -	-1 -
Shaikh Qureshi	31,000	Sindhi	0	-1 -	31,000	-1 -	-1 -	-1 -	-1 -
Shershabdia (Muslim traditions)	100	Sindhi	1	-1 -	100	-1 -	-1 -	-1 -	-1 -
Sindhi Khaikheli	2,900	Sindhi	0	-1 -	2,900	-1 -	-1 -	-1 -	-1 -
Sindhi Mohana	17,000	Sindhi	0	-1 -	17,000	-1 -	-1 -	-1 -	-1 -
Sindhi Samon	6,500	Sindhi	0	-1 -	6,500	-1 -	-1 -	-1 -	-1 -
Sindhi Sumra	13,000	Sindhi	0	-1 -	13,000	-1 -	-1 -	-1 -	-1 -
Sonar (Hindu traditions)	800	Sindhi	0	800	-1 -	-1 -	-1 -	-1 -	-1 -
Sonar (Muslim traditions)	1,200	Saraiki	0	-1 -	1,200	-1 -	-1 -	-1 -	-1 -
Taga (Muslim traditions)	300	Sindhi	0	-1 -	300	-1 -	-1 -	-1 -	-1 -
Tarkhan (Muslim traditions)	2,500	Punjabi, Western	0	-1 -	2,500	-1 -	-1 -	-1 -	-1 -
Tawaif (Muslim traditions)	200	Sindhi	0	-1 -	200	-1 -	-1 -	-1 -	-1 -
Teli (Muslim traditions)	11,000	Punjabi, Western	0	-1 -	11,000	-1 -	-1 -	-1 -	-1 -
Thakkar	800	Sindhi	1	800	-1 -	-1 -	-1 -	-1 -	-1 -
Vaddar (Hindu traditions)	1,600	Sindhi	0	1,600	-1 -	-1 -	-1 -	-1 -	-1 -
Valmiki (Hindu traditions)	3,000	Saraiki	0	3,000	-1 -	-1 -	-1 -	-1 -	-1 -
Valmiki (Muslim traditions)	4,400	Sindhi	0	-1 -	4,400	-1 -	-1 -	-1 -	-1 -
Varli	200	Sindhi	1	200	-1 -	-1 -	-1 -	-1 -	-1 -
Major Groups (displayed): 167	1,741,000		166 ●	16,000	1,724,000	0	900	0	0
All Groups (including small not displayed *): 228	1,760,000		225 ●	20,000	1,738,000	0	2,100	0	0

* District level entries that are less than 1,000 individuals AND less than 1% of the groups total in the country are not displayed.

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1a	Unreached (Frontier) - Less than 1 in 1,000 (0.1%) identify as Christians in any way. ✸︎	Evangelicals <=0.1% Professing Christians <=0.1%
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