Country:

India

Province / State: Gujarat
District: Jamnagar

Number of People Groups

290

Unreached People Groups

281

Total Population

1,877,000

Buddhist

0.1 %

Christian

0.2 %

Hindu

85.3 %

Muslim

12.9 %

Sikh

0.1 %

Other Religions

1.5 %
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Photo People Group Population Primary Language Progress
Scale
Hindu Muslim Buddhist Christian Sikh Other
Ager (Hindu traditions) 20 Kannada 20 - - - - -
 Ahmadi 60 Urdu - 60 - - - -
 Ansari 800 Urdu - 800 - - - -
 Arab Unknown Arabic, Mesopotamian - - - - - -
 Arora (Hindu traditions) 18,000 Hindi 18,000 - - - - 60
 Arora (Sikh traditions) 40 Punjabi, Eastern - - - - 40 -
 Badhai (Hindu traditions) 26,000 Hindi 26,000 - - - - -
Badhai Gandhar 1,400 Gujarati 1,400 - - - - -
 Bagdi 20 Hindi 20 - - - - -
 Bagdi (Hindu traditions) 20 Bengali 20 - - - - -
 Bairagi (Hindu traditions) 35,000 Bengali 35,000 - - - - -
Bajania 90 Gujarati 90 - - - - -
 Balai (Hindu traditions) 20 Hindi 20 - - - - -
 Baloch 900 Urdu - 900 - - - -
 Bangali Muslim Moghal 100 Urdu - 100 - - - -
 Bania Agarwal 4,600 Hindi 2,100 - - - - 2,400
Bania Bhatia 5,800 Gujarati 5,800 - - - - -
Bania Disaval 300 Gujarati 300 - - - - -
 Bania Gahoi 50 Hindi 20 - - - - 40
 Bania Jaiswal 600 Hindi 30 - - - - 600
 Bania Kasarwani 200 Hindi 200 - - - - -
 Bania Khedayata 1,300 Gujarati 1,300 - - - - -
 Bania Mahur 1,000 Hindi 1,000 - - - - -
Bania Mewada 100 Gujarati 100 - - - - -
Bania Modh 200 Gujarati 100 - - - - 40
 Bania Oswal 3,600 Hindi 400 - - - - 3,200
 Bania Porwal 1,200 Hindi 200 - - - - 1,000
 Bania Srimali 7,200 Gujarati 6,600 - - - - 500
Bania Ummad 2,300 Hindi 1,100 - - - - 1,200
 Bania unspecified 48,000 Hindi 33,000 - - - - 15,000
 Banjara (Hindu traditions) Unknown Lambadi - - - - - -
 Banjara (Muslim traditions) 30 Urdu - 30 - - - -
Barda Unknown Marathi - - - - - -
 Basor 500 Hindi 500 - - - - -
Basor Vanjha 100 Gujarati 100 - - - - -
 Bavcha 80 Gujarati 80 - - - - -
Bawa 500 Gujarati 500 - - - - -
 Bawaria (Hindu traditions) 60 Hindi 60 - - - - -
 Bawaria (Sikh traditions) Unknown Punjabi, Eastern - - - - - -
 Bedar (Hindu traditions) 90 Kannada 90 - - - - -
 Behlim 200 Gujarati - 200 - - - -
 Beldar (Hindu traditions) 80 Kannada 80 - - - - -
Bhabra (Hindu traditions) 70 Hindi 70 - - - - -
 Bhadela 7,300 Gujarati - 7,300 - - - -
Bhand (Hindu traditions) Unknown Hindi - - - - - -
Bhansala 5,000 Marathi 5,000 - - - - -
 Bhat (Hindu traditions) 1,000 Hindi 1,000 - - - - -
 Bhatia (Hindu traditions) 400 Hindi 400 - - - - -
 Bhatia (Muslim traditions) 500 Gujarati - 500 - - - -
Bhil Dhanka 50 Gujarati 50 - - - - -
 Bhil Tadvi 70 Dangi - 70 - - - -
 Bhil unspecified 3,200 Gujarati 3,200 - - - - -
 Bhisti 500 Urdu - 500 - - - -
 Bhoi (Hindu traditions) 2,400 Hindi 2,400 - - - - -
 Bohra 12,000 Gujarati - 12,000 - - - -
Brahma Kshatriya 600 Gujarati 600 - - - - -
 Brahmin (Sikh traditions) Unknown Punjabi, Eastern - - - - - -
Brahmin Anavala 20 Gujarati 20 - - - - -
 Brahmin Audich 26,000 Gujarati 26,000 - - - - -
 Brahmin Chitpavan 70 Marathi 70 - - - - -
Brahmin Daima 200 Hindi 200 - - - - -
 Brahmin Deshastha 300 Marathi 300 - - - - -
 Brahmin Gaud Saraswat 500 Marathi 500 - - - - -
 Brahmin Gaur 2,300 Hindi 2,300 - - - - -
 Brahmin Gujar Gaur 500 Hindi 500 - - - - -
 Brahmin Joshi 400 Hindi 400 - - - - -
 Brahmin Kanaujia 7,400 Hindi 7,400 - - - - -
Brahmin Karhada 40 Marathi 40 - - - - -
Brahmin Khedawal 40 Gujarati 40 - - - - -
 Brahmin Maha 200 Hindi 200 - - - - -
Brahmin Mahratta 1,900 Marathi 1,900 - - - - -
Brahmin Mewada 90 Gujarati 90 - - - - -
Brahmin Modh 7,000 Gujarati 7,000 - - - - -
Brahmin Nagar 5,900 Gujarati 5,900 - - - - -
 Brahmin Pushkarna 200 Marwari 200 - - - - -
 Brahmin Sanadhya 4,300 Hindi 4,300 - - - - -
 Brahmin Saraswat 4,300 Hindi 4,300 - - - - -
 Brahmin Sawaria 7,700 Hindi 7,700 - - - - -
 Brahmin Tapodhan 200 Gujarati 200 - - - - -
 Brahmin unspecified 98,000 Hindi 95,000 - - - - 2,100
 Chalvadi 100 Kannada 100 - - - - -
 Chamar (Hindu traditions) 30,000 Hindi 29,000 - 200 400 - -
 Charan (Hindu traditions) 400 Gujarati 400 - - - - -
 Chhipa (Hindu traditions) 900 Hindi 900 - - - - 50
 Christian 3,100 Hindi - - - 3,100 - -
Chunvalia 500 Gujarati - 500 - - - -
 Dabgar (Hindu traditions) 500 Marathi 500 - - - - -
Dadhi (Muslim traditions) 100 Gujarati - 100 - - - -
 Dahur (Hindu traditions) 400 Gujarati 400 - - - - -
Dangashia 20 Gujarati 20 - - - - -
 Darzi (Hindu traditions) 13,000 Hindi 13,000 - - - - 300
 Darzi Namdev (Hindu traditions) 1,400 Marathi 1,400 - - - - -
 Devipujak Vaghri (Hindu traditions) 9,300 Gujarati 9,300 - - - - -
 Dhangar Bharwad 600 Gujarati 600 - - - - -
 Dhanka 30 Gujarati 30 - - - - -
 Dhobi (Hindu traditions) 400 Hindi 400 - - - - -
 Dhobi (Muslim traditions) 40 Urdu - 40 - - - -
 Dhodia 90 Gujarati 80 - - - - -
 Dholi (Hindu traditions) Unknown Hindi - - - - - -
 Dhor Unknown Marathi - - - - - -
 Dubla unspecified 20 Dubli 20 - - - - -
 Faqir 200 Urdu - 200 - - - -
 Gamit 90 Gamit 80 - - - - -
 Garoda (Hindu traditions) 1,900 Gujarati 1,900 - 20 - - -
 Ghanchi (Hindu traditions) 70 Gujarati 70 - - - - -
 Ghanchi (Muslim traditions) 20 Gujarati - 20 - - - -
 Goanese 70 Konkani, Goan - - - 70 - -
 Gond unspecified Unknown Hindi - - - - - -
 Gosain unspecified 2,600 Hindi 2,600 - - - - -
 Gujar (Hindu traditions) 100 Hindi 100 - - - - -
Gujar (Sikh traditions) Unknown Punjabi, Eastern - - - - - -
 Hajam 300 Urdu - 300 - - - -
Halleer Unknown Konkani, Goan - - - - - -
 Hijda 60 Hindi 20 40 - - - -
 Holar Unknown Marathi - - - - - -
Holaya Dasar 30 Kannada 30 - - - - -
 Ilavan 100 Malayalam 100 - - - - -
 Jat (Hindu traditions) 400 Hindi 400 - - - - -
 Jat (Muslim traditions) 1,000 Urdu - 1,000 - - - -
 Jat (Sikh traditions) 700 Punjabi, Eastern - - - - 700 -
 Jhinwar (Sikh traditions) 20 Punjabi, Eastern - - - - 20 -
 Kabirpanthi 20 Punjabi, Eastern - - - - 20 -
 Kadia (Hindu traditions) Unknown Kannada - - - - - -
Kadia Kumbhar 60 Gujarati 60 - - - - -
 Kaibartta unspecified 30 Bengali 30 - - - - -
 Kalal (Hindu traditions) 50 Telugu 50 - - - - -
 Kamboh (Hindu traditions) 300 Hindi 300 - - - - -
 Kamboh (Sikh traditions) 30 Punjabi, Eastern - - - - 30 -
 Karadia 30 Gujarati 30 - - - - -
 Kasar (Hindu traditions) 20 Marathi 20 - - - - -
Kasbati (Muslim traditions) 20 Gujarati - 20 - - - -
 Kashmiri (Muslim traditions) 30 Kashmiri - 30 - - - -
 Kayastha (Hindu traditions) 500 Hindi 500 - - - - -
 Kharva (Hindu traditions) 4,800 Gujarati 4,700 - - 50 - -
 Khatik (Hindu traditions) 800 Hindi 800 - - - - -
Khatki 60 Gujarati - 60 - - - -
 Khatri (Hindu traditions) 800 Hindi 800 - - - - -
 Khatri (Muslim traditions) 4,800 Gujarati - 4,800 - - - -
 Khatri (Sikh traditions) 20 Punjabi, Eastern - - - - 20 -
 Khavar 19,000 Gujarati 19,000 - - - - -
 Khoja 11,000 Gujarati - 11,000 - - - -
 Kokna 40 Kukna 40 - - - - -
 Koli (Hindu traditions) 2,800 Hindi 2,800 - 50 - - -
 Koli Dhor 1,200 Marathi 1,200 - - - - -
 Koli Mahadev 2,600 Marathi 2,600 - - 40 - -
 Koli of Gujarat 133,000 Gujarati 133,000 - - - - -
Koli of Sind (Hindu traditions) 1,900 Gujarati 1,900 - - - - -
Koli Patelia 5,000 Gujarati 5,000 - - - - -
 Kumhar (Kusavar) (Hindu traditions) 103,000 Hindi 103,000 - - - - -
 Kumhar (Muslim traditions) 1,500 Urdu - 1,500 - - - -
 Kumhar (Sikh traditions) 20 Punjabi, Eastern - - - - 20 -
 Kunbi (Hindu traditions) 155,000 Gujarati 155,000 - - - - 200
Kunbi Anjna 600 Gujarati 600 - - - - -
 Kunbi Kadwa 700 Gujarati 700 - - - - -
 Kunbi Lewa 159,000 Gujarati 159,000 - - - - -
 Kurmi (Hindu traditions) 200 Hindi 200 - - - - -
 Kutana 1,000 Hindi 1,000 - - - - -
 Labana (Sikh traditions) Unknown Punjabi, Eastern - - - - - -
 Lohana 32,000 Gujarati 32,000 - - - - 70
 Lohar (Hindu traditions) 11,000 Hindi 11,000 - - - - -
 Lohar (Muslim traditions) 200 Urdu - 200 - - - -
 Machhi (Hindu traditions) 500 Gujarati 500 - - - - -
 Machhi (Muslim traditions) 800 Urdu - 800 - - - -
 Madari (Muslim traditions) 70 Urdu - 70 - - - -
 Madiga (Hindu traditions) 20 Telugu 20 - - - - -
 Mahar (Buddhist traditions) 400 Marathi 300 - 100 - - -
 Mahishya 60 Bengali 60 - - - - -
Mahratta Kshatriya 1,000 Marathi 1,000 - - - - -
 Mahratta Kunbi 179,000 Gujarati 179,000 - - - - -
 Mahratta unspecified 26,000 Marathi 26,000 - - - - -
Mahtam (Hindu traditions) 90 Punjabi, Eastern 90 - - - - -
 Mahtam (Sikh traditions) 30 Punjabi, Eastern - - - - 30 -
 Mahyavanshi 77,000 Gujarati 76,000 - 700 40 - -
 Majothi 200 Kacchi - 200 - - - -
 Makrani (Muslim traditions) 7,500 Gujarati - 7,500 - - - -
 Malabar Catholic 20 Malayalam - - - 20 - -
 Mali (Hindu traditions) 80 Hindi 80 - - - - -
 Mallik (Muslim traditions) 90 Gujarati - 90 - - - -
 Mang Garudi 40 Marathi 40 - - - - -
Mansoori 5,100 Gujarati - 5,100 - - - -
Matang (Christian traditions) 40 Marathi - - - 40 - -
 Matang (Hindu traditions) 900 Marathi 900 - - - - -
 Megh (Hindu traditions) 15,000 Hindi 14,000 - 50 - - -
 Memon 42,000 Gujarati - 42,000 - - - -
 Merat (Hindu traditions) 300 Hindi 300 - - - - -
 Miana 8,100 Gujarati - 8,100 - - - -
 Mirasi (Muslim traditions) 200 Urdu - 200 - - - -
 Mochi (Hindu traditions) 9,300 Bengali 9,300 - - - - -
 Molesalam 20 Gujarati - 20 - - - -
Molvi 1,000 Gujarati - 1,000 - - - -
 Momna 700 Gujarati - 700 - - - -
Mukri 20 Kannada 20 - - - - -
 Nadia 50 Gujarati 50 - - - - -
 Nai (Hindu traditions) 22,000 Hindi 22,000 - - - - -
 Nai (Sikh traditions) 20 Punjabi, Eastern - - - - 20 -
 Naikda 100 Kannada 100 - - - - -
 Nair 200 Malayalam 200 - - - - -
 Namassej (Hindu traditions) 20 Bengali 20 - - - - -
 Nat (Hindu traditions) 90 Hindi 90 - - - - -
 Padharia Unknown Gujarati - - - - - -
 Parsee 50 Gujarati - - - - - 50
 Pashtun Afridi 300 Urdu - 300 - - - -
 Pashtun Kakar 200 Urdu - 200 - - - -
 Pashtun Yusafzai 300 Urdu - 300 - - - -
 Pashtun, Pathan 3,600 Urdu - 3,600 - - - -
 Pasi (Hindu traditions) 40 Hindi 40 - - - - -
 Patelia 80 Gujarati 80 - - - - -
 Persian 30 Dari - 30 - - - -
 Pod 20 Bengali 20 - - - - -
Pomla 70 Gujarati 70 - - - - -
Prabhu 300 Gujarati 300 - - - - -
 Qassab 3,200 Urdu - 3,200 - - - -
 Qazi 200 Urdu - 200 - - - -
 Rabari (Hindu traditions) 9,400 Gujarati 9,400 - - - - -
 Rabari (Muslim traditions) Unknown Gujarati - - - - - -
 Rajbansi (Hindu traditions) 20 Bengali 20 - - - - -
 Rajput (Hindu traditions) 39,000 Hindi 39,000 - - - - 200
 Rajput (Muslim traditions) 200 Urdu - 200 - - - -
 Rajput (Sikh traditions) 200 Punjabi, Eastern - - - - 200 -
 Rajput Bais (Hindu traditions) 500 Hindi 500 - - - - -
 Rajput Bhatti (Hindu traditions) 400 Hindi 400 - - - - -
 Rajput Chauhan (Hindu traditions) 1,400 Hindi 1,400 - - - - -
 Rajput Gahlot (Hindu traditions) 90 Hindi 90 - - - - -
 Rajput Gaur 400 Hindi 400 - - - - -
Rajput Jadeja 3,600 Gujarati 3,600 - - - - -
 Rajput Ponwar (Hindu traditions) 600 Hindi 600 - - - - -
 Rajput Rathor (Hindu traditions) 600 Hindi 600 - - - - -
Ramdasia (Hindu traditions) 60 Punjabi, Eastern 60 - - - - -
 Ramdasia (Sikh traditions) Unknown Punjabi, Eastern - - - - - -
 Rathawa 70 Rathawi 70 - - - - -
 Ravalia 500 Gujarati 500 - - - - -
 Ravidas Chamar (Hindu traditions) 2,600 Hindi 2,600 - - - - -
 Rawat 50 Hindi 50 - - - - -
Sagar 700 Gujarati 700 - - - - -
 Saini (Hindu traditions) 30 Hindi 30 - - - - -
 Saini (Sikh traditions) 20 Punjabi, Eastern - - - - 20 -
Salat (Hindu traditions) 1,400 Gujarati 1,400 - - - - -
Salat Sompura 200 Gujarati 200 - - - - -
Sandhai 300 Gujarati - 300 - - - -
 Sansi (Hindu traditions) 200 Hindi 200 - - - - -
Sansi (Sikh traditions) 20 Punjabi, Eastern - - - - 20 -
Sarera (Hindu traditions) Unknown Punjabi, Eastern - - - - - -
 Sarera (Sikh traditions) 30 Punjabi, Eastern - - - - 30 -
 Sathwara 1,700 Gujarati 1,700 - - - - -
 Sayyid 5,200 Urdu - 5,200 - - - -
 Shaikh Faruqi 1,400 Urdu - 1,400 - - - -
 Shaikh Qureshi 11,000 Urdu - 11,000 - - - -
 Shaikh Siddiqi 2,100 Bengali - 2,100 - - - -
 Shaikh unspecified 82,000 Urdu - 82,000 - - - -
 Shaikh Usmani 900 Urdu - 900 - - - -
Shemalia 20 Gujarati 20 - - - - -
 Shenva (Hindu traditions) 600 Gujarati 600 - - - - -
 Siddi (Hindu traditions) Unknown Kannada - - - - - -
 Siddi (Muslim traditions) 1,700 Gujarati - 1,700 - - - -
Sikligar (Hindu traditions) 200 Hindi 200 - - - - -
 Sindhi (Muslim traditions) 1,400 Sindhi - 1,400 - - - -
 Sindhi Samon 600 Sindhi - 600 - - - -
 Sindhi Sumra 11,000 Gujarati - 11,000 - - - -
 Sonar (Hindu traditions) 13,000 Hindi 13,000 - - - - 50
 Sonar (Sikh traditions) Unknown Punjabi, Eastern - - - - - -
Sonar Aksali 11,000 Marathi 11,000 - - - - -
Sutar Lohar 20 Gujarati 20 - - - - -
 Syrian Christian 20 Malayalam - - - 20 - -
Tai 60 Gujarati - 60 - - - -
 Tamboli (Hindu traditions) 20 Hindi 20 - - - - -
 Tanti (Hindu traditions) 20 Bengali 20 - - - - -
 Targala 800 Gujarati 800 - - - - -
 Tarkhan (Hindu traditions) 300 Hindi 300 - - - - -
 Tarkhan (Sikh traditions) 80 Punjabi, Eastern - - - - 80 -
 Teli (Hindu traditions) 500 Hindi 500 - - - - -
 Teli (Muslim traditions) 6,900 Urdu - 6,900 - - - -
 Tirgar (Hindu traditions) Unknown Gujarati - - - - - -
 Turi (Hindu traditions) 30 Hindi 30 - - - - -
 Turi Barot 400 Gujarati 400 - - - - -
 Vaddar (Hindu traditions) 19,000 Telugu 19,000 - - - - -
Vaghri (Muslim traditions) 600 Gujarati - 600 - - - -
Valmiki (Balmiki) Mehtar 20 Gujarati - - - 20 - -
Valmiki (Buddhist traditions) 60 Hindi - - 60 - - -
Valmiki (Christian traditions) 500 Hindi - - - 500 - -
 Valmiki (Hindu traditions) 8,300 Hindi 8,300 - - - - -
 Valmiki Mehtar 600 Hindi 600 - - - - -
 Varli Unknown Varli - - - - - -
 Viswakarma unspecified 30 Telugu 30 - - - - -
Wandhara 200 Gujarati 200 - - - - -
 Yadav (Hindu traditions) 110,000 Hindi 110,000 - - - - -
 Yadav Dhindhor 3,600 Hindi 3,600 - - - - -
 Yadav Ghosi 3,100 Hindi 3,100 - - - - -
 Yadav Gola 8,500 Telugu 8,500 - - - - -
Yadav Golarana 100 Gujarati 100 - - - - -
 Yadav Gualbans (Hindu traditions) 19,000 Hindi 19,000 - - - - -
  Totals:  290 1,877,000   281 1,601,000 242,000 1,200 4,300 1,300 27,000
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