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Country:

Bangladesh
State: Rajshahi
District: All

Number of People Groups

213

Unreached People Groups

204

Total Population

20,948,000

Buddhist

0.0 %

Christian

0.2 %

Hindu

10.0 %

Muslim

89.3 %

Sikh

0.0 %

Other Religions

0.5 %
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Progress Scale: ●●●●●
Photo People Group ▲ Population Primary Language Progress
Scale		 Hindu Muslim Buddhist Christian Sikh Other
Abdul 2,900 Bengali ● - 2,900 - - - -
Aguri 400 Bengali ● 400 - - - - -
Anglo Indian 1,000 Bengali ● 200 100 - 700 - -
Ansari 5,700 Bengali ● - 5,700 - - - -
Arora (Sikh traditions) 100 Punjabi, Western ● - - - - 100 -
Badaik 1,000 Bengali ● 1,000 - - - - -
Bagdi (Hindu traditions) 17,000 Bengali ● 17,000 - - - - -
Bahelia (Hindu traditions) 300 Bengali ● 300 - - - - -
Baidya (Hindu traditions) 9,000 Bengali ● 9,000 - - - - -
Bairagi (Hindu traditions) 55,000 Bengali ● 55,000 - - - - -
Baiti 1,300 Bengali ● 1,300 - - - - -
Bania 15,000 Bengali ● 15,000 - - - - -
Bania Agarwal 1,300 Bengali ● 1,300 - - - - -
Bania Bais 400 Bengali ● 400 - - - - -
Bania Gandha Banik 4,100 Bengali ● 4,100 - - - - -
Bania Khatri 3,300 Bengali ● 3,300 - - - - -
Bania Rauniar 300 Bengali ● 300 - - - - -
Bania Subarna Banik 2,400 Bengali ● 2,400 - - - - -
Banjara (Muslim traditions) 100 Bengali ● - 100 - - - -
Barman 30,000 Bengali ● 27,000 100 - 100 - 2,800
Bauri 300 Bengali ● 300 - - - - -
Bedia (Hindu traditions) 700 Bengali ● 700 - - - - -
Bedia (Muslim traditions) 2,200 Bengali ● - 2,200 - - - -
Behara 800 Bengali ● - 800 - - - -
Beldar (Hindu traditions) 200 Bengali ● 200 - - - - -
Besya (Hindu traditions) 100 Bengali ● 100 - - - - -
Besya (Muslim traditions) 1,200 Bengali ● - 1,200 - - - -
Bhar 1,500 Bengali ● 1,500 - - - - -
Bhat (Hindu traditions) 100 Bengali ● 100 - - - - -
Bhoi (Hindu traditions) 5,200 Bengali ● 5,200 - - - - -
Bhuinhar 100 Bengali ● 100 - - - - -
Bhuinmali 27,000 Bengali ● 27,000 - - - - -
Bhuiya 7,800 Bengali ● 7,800 - - - - -
Bhumij 4,100 Sylheti ● 4,100 - - - - -
Bihari (Muslim traditions) 70,000 Urdu ● - 70,000 - - - -
Bind 4,400 Bengali ● 4,400 - - - - -
Biswas (Muslim traditions) 3,100 Bengali ● - 3,100 - - - -
Brahmin 50,000 Bengali ● 50,000 - - - - -
Brahmin Bhumihar 300 Bengali ● 300 - - - - -
Brahmin Gaur 2,400 Bengali ● 2,400 - - - - -
Brahmin Kanaujia 3,200 Bengali ● 3,200 - - - - -
Brahmin Maithili 7,300 Bengali ● 7,300 - - - - -
Brahmin Radhi 2,500 Bengali ● 2,500 - - - - -
Brahmin Sakaldwipi 100 Bengali ● 100 - - - - -
Brahmin Saraswat 200 Bengali ● 200 - - - - -
Brahmin Utkal 3,200 Bengali ● 3,200 - - - - -
Brahmin Varendra 300 Bengali ● 300 - - - - -
Buna (Hindu traditions) 55,000 Bengali ● 55,000 - - - - -
Burmese 600 Burmese ● - - 600 - - -
Chain 22,000 Bengali ● 22,000 - - - - -
Chakma 500 Chakma ● 20 - 400 60 - -
Chamar (Hindu traditions) 21,000 Bengali ● 21,000 - - 400 - -
Chasadhobi 8,800 Bengali ● 8,800 - - - - -
Chik Baraik 20 Sylheti ● 20 - - - - -
Christian 11,000 Bengali ● - - - 11,000 - -
Dai (Hindu traditions) 400 Bengali ● 400 - - - - -
Dai (Muslim traditions) 1,100 Bengali ● - 1,100 - - - -
Dalu 200 Bengali ● - 200 - - - -
Darzi (Muslim traditions) 2,700 Bengali ● - 2,700 - - - -
Dhanuk 100 Bengali ● 100 - - - - -
Dhobi (Hindu traditions) 8,000 Bengali ● 8,000 - - - - -
Dhobi (Muslim traditions) 8,400 Bengali ● - 8,400 - - - -
Doai 40 Bengali ● 40 - - - - -
Dom (Muslim traditions) 90 Bengali ● - 90 - - - -
Domar (Hindu traditions) 1,600 Chittagonian ● 1,600 - - - - -
Dusadh (Hindu traditions) 3,600 Bengali ● 3,600 - - - - -
Dusadh Bahelia 2,800 Bengali ● 2,800 - - - - -
Faqir 300 Bengali ● - 300 - - - -
Gadaria (Hindu traditions) 800 Bengali ● 800 - - - - -
Ganak 400 Bengali ● - 400 - - - -
Garo (A-chik Mande) 500 Garo ● - - - 500 - -
Ghasiya (Hindu traditions) 300 Bengali ● 300 - - - - -
Ghazi 5,500 Bengali ● - 5,500 - - - -
Ghulam 40 Chittagonian ● - 40 - - - -
Gonrhi 1,900 Bengali ● 1,900 - - - - -
Gorait 100 Bengali ● 100 - - - - -
Gosain 100 Bengali ● 100 - - - - -
Gurung Ghaleg 30 Gurung ● 30 - - - - -
Hadi 8,200 Bengali ● 8,200 - - - - -
Hajam 42,000 Bengali ● - 42,000 - - - -
Halwai (Hindu traditions) 7,400 Bengali ● 7,400 - - - - -
Halwai Maira 400 Bengali ● 400 - - - - -
Han Chinese, Mandarin 700 Chinese, Mandarin ● - - 700 - - -
Jat (Sikh traditions) 1,600 Punjabi, Western ● - - - - 1,600 -
Jhalo Malo 58,000 Bengali ● 58,000 - - - - -
Jogi (Hindu traditions) 16,000 Bengali ● 16,000 - - - - -
Jogi (Muslim traditions) 70 Bengali ● - 70 - - - -
Jola 624,000 Bengali ● - 624,000 - - - -
Jotdar 100 Bengali ● - 100 - - - -
Kachari Dimasa 5,700 Dimasa ● 5,700 - - - - -
Kadar 400 Bengali ● 400 - - - - -
Kaghazi 30 Bengali ● - 30 - - - -
Kahar (Hindu traditions) 14,000 Bengali ● 14,000 - - - - -
Kaibartta 79,000 Bengali ● 79,000 - - - - -
Kaibartta Jalia 73,000 Bengali ● 73,000 - - - - -
Kalu 9,200 Bengali ● - 9,200 - - - -
Kalwar (Hindu traditions) 1,000 Bengali ● 1,000 - - - - -
Kandu 5,800 Bengali ● 5,800 - - - - -
Kanjar (Hindu traditions) 700 Bengali ● 700 - - - - -
Kapali 17,000 Bengali ● 17,000 - - - - -
Karadar 30 Bengali ● - 30 - - - -
Karenga 1,000 Bengali ● 1,000 - - - - -
Kasar (Hindu traditions) 1,500 Bengali ● 1,500 - - - - -
Kawar 100 Bengali ● 100 - - - - -
Kayastha (Hindu traditions) 95,000 Bengali ● 95,000 - - - - -
Kayastha Karan 6,200 Bengali ● 6,200 - - - - -
Khairwar 200 Bengali ● 200 - - - - -
Khandait 70 Bengali ● 70 - - - - -
Kharia 100 Sylheti ● 100 - - - - -
Kharwar 300 Sylheti ● 300 - - - - -
Khasi (War-Khasi) 70 War-Jaintia ● - - - 70 - -
Koch (Hindu traditions) 5,700 Koch ● 5,700 - - 20 - 20
Koiri (Hindu traditions) 1,700 Bengali ● 1,700 - - - - -
Kol 600 Bengali ● 600 - - - - -
Konai 13,000 Bengali ● 13,000 - - - - -
Kori 5,200 Bengali ● 5,200 - - - - -
Kumhar (Hindu traditions) 46,000 Bengali ● 46,000 - - - - -
Kurmi (Hindu traditions) 29,000 Bengali ● 29,000 - - - - -
Laheri (Muslim traditions) 900 Bengali ● - 900 - - - -
Lohar (Hindu traditions) 35,000 Bengali ● 35,000 - - - - -
Lohar (Muslim traditions) 1,300 Bengali ● - 1,300 - - - -
Lunia (Hindu traditions) 3,500 Bengali ● 3,500 - - - - -
Madari (Muslim traditions) 200 Bengali ● - 200 - - - -
Magar 20 Bengali ● 20 - - - - -
Mahanta 200 Bengali ● 200 - - - - -
Mahishya 176,000 Bengali ● 175,000 - - 1,800 - -
Mahli 1,700 Mahali ● 1,700 - - - - 40
Majhwar 1,500 Bengali ● 1,500 20 - - - -
Mal (Hindu traditions) 3,400 Bengali ● 3,400 - - - - -
Mal (Muslim traditions) 50 Bengali ● - 50 - - - -
Mali (Hindu traditions) 5,400 Bengali ● 5,400 - - - - -
Mallah (Hindu traditions) 3,200 Bengali ● 3,200 - - - - -
Mallah (Muslim traditions) 7,200 Bengali ● - 7,200 - - - -
Mallah Dhawa (Muslim traditions) 5,700 Bengali ● - 5,700 - - - -
Mallah Kewat (Muslim traditions) 200 Bengali ● - 200 - - - -
Mallik (Muslim traditions) 2,800 Bengali ● - 2,800 - - - -
Malto 19,000 Bengali ● 18,000 50 - 800 - 30
Mandala (Muslim traditions) 1,400 Bengali ● - 1,400 - - - -
Masalchi 200 Bengali ● - 200 - - - -
Matia 37,000 Bengali ● 37,000 - - - - -
Mech 600 Bengali ● 600 - - - - -
Mir 14,000 Bengali ● - 14,000 - - - -
Mirzakhani 4,200 Bengali ● - 4,200 - - - -
Mishri 20 Bengali ● 20 - - - - -
Mochi (Hindu traditions) 30,000 Bengali ● 30,000 - - - - -
Mochi (Muslim traditions) 2,900 Bengali ● - 2,900 - - - -
Moghal 5,600 Bengali ● - 5,600 - - - -
Munda 19,000 Mundari ● 1,900 40 20 800 - 16,000
Musahar (Hindu traditions) 1,300 Bengali ● 1,300 - - - - -
Nagarchi (Hindu traditions) 700 Bengali ● 700 - - - - -
Nai (Hindu traditions) 200 Bengali ● 200 - - - - -
Nai Nabasakh 100 Bengali ● 100 - - - - -
Namassej (Hindu traditions) 155,000 Bengali ● 154,000 - - 1,100 - -
Namassej Chandel 126,000 Bengali ● 125,000 - - 1,000 - -
Nat (Hindu traditions) 400 Bengali ● 400 - - - - -
Nat (Muslim traditions) 300 Bengali ● - 300 - - - -
Nikari (Muslim traditions) 1,400 Bengali ● - 1,400 - - - -
Oraon, Kurux 67,000 Kurux ● 5,000 100 100 11,000 - 51,000
Pan 300 Odia ● 300 - - - - -
Pashtun, Pathan 28,000 Bengali ● - 28,000 - - - -
Pasi (Hindu traditions) 600 Bengali ● 600 - - - - -
Pasi (Muslim traditions) 80 Bengali ● - 80 - - - -
Patial 200 Bengali ● 200 - - - - -
Patni (Hindu traditions) 9,100 Bengali ● 9,100 - - - - -
Patwa (Muslim traditions) 400 Bengali ● - 400 - - - -
Persian 100 Persian, Iranian ● - 100 - - - -
Pinjara 4,000 Bengali ● - 4,000 - - - -
Pod 600 Bengali ● 600 - - - - -
Pundari 8,800 Bengali ● 8,800 - - - - -
Qassab 2,600 Bengali ● - 2,600 - - - -
Qazi 3,000 Bengali ● - 3,000 - - - -
Rai 30 Bengali ● - - - - - 30
Rajbansi (Hindu traditions) 124,000 Bengali ● 117,000 - - 2,100 - 4,700
Rajbansi (Muslim traditions) 2,800 Bengali ● - 2,800 - - - -
Rajbansi Khen (Hindu traditions) 300 Bengali ● 300 - - - - -
Rajbansi Pali (Hindu traditions) 1,400 Bengali ● 1,400 - - - - -
Rajbhar 200 Bengali ● 200 - - - - -
Rajput (Hindu traditions) 5,000 Bengali ● 5,000 - - - - -
Rajput (Muslim traditions) 2,200 Bengali ● - 2,200 - - - -
Rajput (Sikh traditions) 200 Punjabi, Western ● - - - - 200 -
Rajwar 4,000 Bengali ● 4,000 - - - - -
Rangrez (Muslim traditions) 300 Bengali ● - 300 - - - -
Rayeen (Muslim traditions) 14,000 Bengali ● - 14,000 - - - -
Sahariya 700 Bengali ● 700 - - - - -
Sankara 1,300 Bengali ● 1,300 - - - - -
Santal (Sawntal) 73,000 Bengali ● 35,000 2,300 20 5,800 - 31,000
Sardar (Muslim traditions) 4,300 Bengali ● - 4,300 - - - -
Sayyid 166,000 Bengali ● - 166,000 - - - -
Shaikh 17,648,000 Bengali ● - 17,648,000 - - - -
Shanan 1,800 Bengali ● - 1,800 - - - -
Sikligar (Muslim traditions) 400 Bengali ● - 400 - - - -
Sindhi (Muslim traditions) 400 Sindhi ● - 400 - - - -
Sonar (Hindu traditions) 1,600 Bengali ● 1,600 - - - - -
Sunri (Hindu traditions) 158,000 Bengali ● 158,000 - - - - -
Sunri Sadhubanik 75,000 Bengali ● 75,000 - - - - -
Sutradhar (Hindu traditions) 51,000 Bengali ● 51,000 - - - - -
Sutradhar (Muslim traditions) 600 Bengali ● - 600 - - - -
Tamang 600 Tamang, Eastern ● 100 - 400 - - -
Tamboli (Hindu traditions) 8,400 Bengali ● 8,400 - - - - -
Tamboli (Muslim traditions) 4,400 Bengali ● - 4,400 - - - -
Tanti (Hindu traditions) 17,000 Bengali ● 17,000 - - - - -
Tarafdar 300 Bengali ● - 300 - - - -
Tarkhan (Sikh traditions) 100 Punjabi, Western ● - - - - 100 -
Teli (Hindu traditions) 5,700 Bengali ● 5,700 - - - - -
Teli Gangauta (Hindu traditions) 400 Bengali ● 400 - - - - -
Tili 32,000 Bengali ● 32,000 - - - - -
Tiyar 7,600 Bengali ● 7,600 - - - - -
Turaiha 300 Bengali ● 300 - - - - -
Turi (Hindu traditions) 3,800 Bengali ● 3,800 - - - - -
Valmiki, Balmiki (Hindu traditions) 1,900 Bengali ● 1,900 - - - - -
Valmiki, Balmiki Lal Begi (Hindu traditions) 1,100 Bengali ● 1,100 - - - - -
Yadav (Hindu traditions) 36,000 Bengali ● 36,000 - - - - -
Yadav Sadgope 25,000 Bengali ● 25,000 - - - - -
  Totals:  213 20,948,000   204 ● 2,087,000 18,716,000 2,300 37,000 2,000 106,000
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