Country:

India

Province / State: Maharashtra
District: Akola

Number of People Groups

351

Unreached People Groups

337

Total Population

2,144,000

Buddhist

18.0 %

Christian

0.2 %

Hindu

60.2 %

Muslim

20.6 %

Sikh

0.1 %

Other Religions

0.9 %
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Photo People Group Population Primary Language Progress
Scale
Hindu Muslim Buddhist Christian Sikh Other
 Adi Dravida 50 Tamil 50 - - - - -
 Agariya (Hindu traditions) 40 Agariya 40 - - - - -
 Agri 40 Marathi 40 - - - - -
 Ahmadi 200 Urdu - 200 - - - -
 Andh 28,000 Marathi 27,000 40 50 - - 30
 Ansari 400 Urdu - 400 - - - -
 Arakh 100 Hindi 100 - - - - -
 Arora (Sikh traditions) 60 Punjabi, Eastern - - - - 60 -
Atari 100 Urdu - 100 - - - -
 Badhai (Hindu traditions) 12,000 Hindi 12,000 - 400 200 - -
 Bagdi 20 Hindi 20 - - - - -
 Bahelia (Hindu traditions) 100 Hindi 100 - - - - -
Bahrupi 200 Marathi 200 - - - - -
 Baidya (Hindu traditions) 80 Bengali 80 - - - - -
 Baiga Unknown Hindi - - - - - -
 Bairagi (Hindu traditions) 800 Bengali 800 - - - - -
 Balai (Hindu traditions) 30 Hindi 30 - - - - -
Balasantoshi 1,400 Marathi 1,400 - - - - -
 Balija (Hindu traditions) 100 Kannada 100 - - - - -
Balija Dasari 100 Kannada 100 - - - - -
 Bangali (Hindu traditions) 80 Hindi 80 - - - - -
 Bangali Muslim Moghal 10,000 Urdu - 10,000 - - - -
 Bania Agarwal 9,000 Hindi 6,800 - - - - 2,200
 Bania Agrahari 60 Hindi 60 - - - - -
Bania Dhusar 300 Hindi 300 - - - - -
 Bania Gahoi 400 Hindi 400 - - - - 40
Bania Gujar 800 Gujarati 800 - - - - -
 Bania Kasarwani 500 Hindi 500 - - - - -
 Bania Lad 2,200 Gujarati 2,200 - - - - -
Bania Mahajan 600 Hindi 600 - - - - -
 Bania Mahesri 800 Hindi 800 - - - - -
 Bania Mahur 2,700 Hindi 2,700 - - - - -
Bania Modh 200 Gujarati 200 - - - - -
 Bania Nima 400 Hindi 50 - - - - 300
 Bania Oswal 900 Hindi 200 - - - - 600
 Bania Porwal 600 Hindi 400 - - - - 200
Bania Saitwal 800 Hindi 400 - - - - 400
Bania Ummad 400 Hindi 200 - - - - 200
 Bania unspecified 48,000 Hindi 42,000 - - - - 6,300
 Banjara (Hindu traditions) 56,000 Lambadi 54,000 - 1,700 - - -
 Banjara (Muslim traditions) 200 Urdu - 200 - - - -
 Banjara Rathod (Hindu traditions) 5,000 Lambadi 5,000 - - - - -
 Bari (Hindu traditions) 33,000 Hindi 32,000 - 1,000 - - -
 Baria (Hindu traditions) 100 Gujarati 100 - - - - -
 Barwala (Hindu traditions) 20 Hindi 20 - - - - -
 Basor 600 Hindi 600 - 20 - - -
 Bavcha Unknown Gujarati - - - - - -
 Bedar (Hindu traditions) 100 Kannada 100 - - - - -
Bedar Kashmir (Muslim traditions) 100 Urdu - 100 - - - -
 Beldar (Hindu traditions) 6,600 Kannada 6,400 - 100 - - -
 Beldar (Muslim traditions) 60 Urdu - 60 - - - -
Beldar Lonari (Hindu traditions) 3,100 Kannada 3,000 - 60 - - -
 Bhampta 1,200 Marathi 1,200 - - - - -
Bhand (Hindu traditions) 20 Hindi 20 - - - - -
 Bhand (Muslim traditions) 20 Urdu - 20 - - - -
 Bhandari 40 Odia 40 - - - - -
Bhangi Lal Begi (Muslim traditions) 100 Urdu - 100 - - - -
Bhansala 90 Marathi 90 - - - - -
 Bharbhunja (Hindu traditions) 800 Hindi 800 - - - - -
 Bharia Bhumia Unknown Hindi - - - - - -
 Bhat (Hindu traditions) 2,400 Hindi 2,400 - - - - -
 Bhatia (Hindu traditions) 400 Hindi 400 - - - - -
 Bhattra Unknown Bhatri - - - - - -
Bhil Nihal 700 Hindi 700 - - - - -
 Bhil Tadvi 40 Dangi - 40 - - - -
 Bhil unspecified 6,100 Gujarati 6,000 70 60 - - 30
 Bhisti 300 Urdu - 300 - - - -
 Bhoi (Hindu traditions) 100 Hindi 100 - - - - -
 Bhoyar 60 Hindi 60 - - - - -
 Bhulia Unknown Odia - - - - - -
 Bhunjia 50 Bhunjia 50 - - - - -
Bidur 8,300 Marathi 7,800 - 500 - - -
 Binjhia Unknown Hindi - - - - - -
Birhor Unknown Birhor - - - - - -
 Bohra 1,000 Gujarati - 1,000 - - - -
 Boya 200 Telugu 200 - - - - -
Brahmin Anavala 50 Gujarati 50 - - - - -
 Brahmin Chitpavan 1,000 Marathi 1,000 - - - - -
 Brahmin Deshastha 1,800 Marathi 1,800 - - - - -
 Brahmin Gaur 3,200 Hindi 3,200 - - - - -
 Brahmin Gujar Gaur 400 Hindi 400 - - - - -
 Brahmin Joshi 300 Hindi 300 - - - - -
 Brahmin Kanaujia 4,200 Hindi 4,200 - - - - -
 Brahmin Kannada 20 Kannada 20 - - - - -
Brahmin Karhada 300 Marathi 300 - - - - -
 Brahmin Khandelwal 100 Hindi 100 - - - - -
 Brahmin Maha 100 Hindi 100 - - - - -
Brahmin Mahratta 2,500 Marathi 2,500 - - - - -
Brahmin Mewada 200 Gujarati 200 - - - - -
Brahmin Modh 200 Gujarati 200 - - - - -
Brahmin Nagar 100 Gujarati 100 - - - - -
 Brahmin Ojha 2,000 Hindi 2,000 - - - - -
 Brahmin Sanadhya 3,600 Hindi 3,600 - - - - -
 Brahmin Saraswat 600 Hindi 600 - - - - -
 Brahmin Sawaria 7,600 Hindi 7,600 - - - - -
 Brahmin Telugu 100 Telugu 100 - - - - -
 Brahmin unspecified 49,000 Hindi 49,000 - - - - 800
 Budega Jangam Unknown Telugu - - - - - -
 Chamar (Hindu traditions) 24,000 Hindi 23,000 - 1,000 - - -
 Chamar (Sikh traditions) Unknown Punjabi, Eastern - - - - - -
 Charan (Hindu traditions) 50 Gujarati 50 - - - - -
 Chhipa (Hindu traditions) 300 Hindi 300 - - - - -
 Chitara 40 Odia 40 - - - - -
 Chitrakar (Hindu traditions) 1,000 Marathi 1,000 - - - - -
 Christian 900 Hindi - - - 900 - -
 Dakkal 30 Telugu 30 - - - - -
 Darzi (Hindu traditions) 12,000 Hindi 11,000 - 500 - - 400
 Darzi (Muslim traditions) 100 Urdu - 100 - - - -
 Darzi Namdev (Hindu traditions) 2,900 Marathi 2,700 - 100 - - -
 Deshwali (Hindu traditions) 60 Hindi 60 - - - - -
 Devipujak Vaghri (Hindu traditions) 200 Gujarati 200 - - - - -
 Dhangar Bharwad 3,200 Gujarati 3,200 - - - - -
 Dhanka 100 Gujarati - 90 - - - -
 Dhanuk 50 Hindi 50 - - - - -
 Dhanwar 300 Chhattisgarhi 300 - - - - -
 Dhimar 13,000 Hindi 12,000 - 400 - - -
 Dhobi (Hindu traditions) 14,000 Hindi 13,000 - 800 - - 90
 Dhobi (Muslim traditions) 700 Urdu - 700 - - - -
 Dhodia Unknown Gujarati - - - - - -
 Dhor 2,000 Marathi 2,000 - 50 - - -
Dohor 3,300 Hindi 3,200 - 50 - - -
 Dom (Hindu traditions) 300 Odia 300 - - - - -
Ellamalawar 600 Kannada 600 - - - - -
 Faqir 200 Urdu - 200 - - - -
 Gadaria (Hindu traditions) 200 Hindi 200 - - - - -
 Gandla 40 Telugu 40 - - - - -
 Gangakula Unknown Kannada - - - - - -
Gaondi 600 Marathi 600 - - - - -
Garpaguri 4,000 Hindi 3,900 - 90 - - -
 Ghanchi (Hindu traditions) 50 Gujarati 50 - - - - -
 Ghisadi 700 Marathi 700 - - - - -
 Goanese 300 Konkani, Goan - - - 300 - -
 Gond Muria 600 Hindi 600 - - - - -
 Gond unspecified 10,000 Hindi 10,000 50 40 - - 100
 Gondhali 4,500 Marathi 4,500 - 50 - - -
Gopal 3,500 Gujarati 3,500 - - - - -
 Gosain unspecified 5,900 Hindi 5,700 - 100 - - 50
 Gosangi (Hindu traditions) 100 Telugu 100 - - - - -
 Gowari 4,300 Marathi 4,300 - - - - -
 Gujar (Hindu traditions) 200 Hindi 200 - - - - -
 Gujjar (Muslim traditions) 50 Gujari - 50 - - - -
 Hajam 700 Urdu - 700 - - - -
 Halba 2,000 Marathi 2,000 - - - - -
 Halwai (Hindu traditions) 200 Hindi 200 - - - - -
Hammal 40 Urdu - 40 - - - -
 Hatkar 5,900 Marathi 5,500 - 400 - - -
 Holar 100 Marathi 100 - 20 - - -
 Ilavan 40 Malayalam 40 - - - - -
Ilavaniyan Unknown Malayalam - - - - - -
 Jat (Hindu traditions) 800 Hindi 800 - - - - -
 Jat (Sikh traditions) 500 Punjabi, Eastern - - - - 500 -
Javeri 60 Hindi 60 - - - - -
 Jhinwar (Sikh traditions) 40 Punjabi, Eastern - - - - 40 -
 Jingar 200 Marwari 100 - - - - 50
 Jogi (Hindu traditions) 4,700 Bengali 4,400 - 300 - - -
Jogi Kanphata (Hindu traditions) 2,000 Hindi 1,800 - 200 - - -
 Kabirpanthi 20 Punjabi, Eastern - - - - 20 -
 Kachari (Hindu traditions) 500 Marathi 500 - - - - -
 Kachhi (Hindu traditions) 400 Hindi 100 - - - - 300
 Kahar (Hindu traditions) 500 Hindi 500 - - - - -
 Kaibartta unspecified 40 Bengali 40 - - - - -
 Kaikadi 900 Kannada 900 - - - - -
 Kalal (Hindu traditions) 13,000 Telugu 12,000 - 600 - - -
 Kalal Idiga 5,700 Telugu 5,500 - 200 - - -
 Kalwar (Hindu traditions) 7,700 Hindi 7,400 - 400 - - -
 Kamar 60 Kamar 60 - - - - -
Kamathi 300 Telugu 300 - - - - -
 Kamboh (Sikh traditions) 40 Punjabi, Eastern - - - - 40 -
 Kanaura 20 Kinnauri 20 - - - - -
 Kanjar (Hindu traditions) 50 Hindi 50 - - - - -
Kapewar 20 Telugu 20 - - - - -
 Kapu Reddi 1,400 Telugu 1,400 - - - - -
 Kapu unspecified 1,300 Telugu 1,300 - - - - -
 Kasar (Hindu traditions) 8,000 Marathi 7,300 - 400 - - 400
 Kathodi Unknown Marathi - - - - - -
Katia 50 Hindi 50 - - - - -
 Kawar 400 Hindi 400 - - - - -
 Kayastha (Hindu traditions) 600 Hindi 600 - - - - -
 Khangar (Hindu traditions) 40 Hindi 40 - - - - -
 Kharia Unknown Kharia - - - - - -
 Kharva (Hindu traditions) 50 Gujarati 50 - - - - -
 Khatik (Hindu traditions) 3,400 Hindi 3,100 - 300 - - -
Khatik (Muslim traditions) 1,100 Urdu - 1,100 - - - -
 Khatri (Hindu traditions) 1,900 Hindi 1,900 - - - - -
 Khatri (Sikh traditions) 20 Punjabi, Eastern - - - - 20 -
 Khavar 20 Gujarati 20 - - - - -
 Khoja 100 Gujarati - 100 - - - -
 Kokna 30 Kukna 30 - - - - -
 Kol 100 Hindi 100 - - - - -
 Kolhati 2,100 Marathi 2,000 - 70 - - -
 Koli (Hindu traditions) 900 Hindi 900 - 30 - - -
 Koli Dhor 60 Marathi 50 - - - - -
 Koli Mahadev 22,000 Marathi 22,000 30 400 - - 100
 Koli Malhar 100 Marathi 30 - 100 - - -
 Koli of Gujarat 80 Gujarati 80 - - - - -
Koli of Sind (Hindu traditions) 100 Gujarati 100 - - - - -
 Kolowar 200 Kolami, Northwestern 200 - - - - -
 Korku 14,000 Korku 14,000 30 - - - -
 Koshti 4,100 Marathi 3,500 - - - - 600
 Kui Khond Unknown Odia - - - - - -
 Kumhar (Kusavar) (Hindu traditions) 15,000 Hindi 14,000 - 1,100 - - 40
 Kunbi (Hindu traditions) 198,000 Gujarati 194,000 - 2,700 - - 700
Kunbi Anjna 3,000 Gujarati 3,000 - - - - -
Kunbi Ghatole 8,300 Marathi 8,300 - - - - -
Kunbi Hindre 3,300 Marathi 3,300 - - - - -
 Kurmi (Hindu traditions) 200 Hindi 200 - - - - -
 Kuruba 30 Kannada 30 - - - - -
 Labana (Sikh traditions) 40 Punjabi, Eastern - - - - 40 -
 Lakhera 200 Hindi 200 - - - - -
Lingader 400 Marathi 400 - - - - -
 Lingayat 4,400 Kannada - - - - - 4,400
 Lodha (Hindu traditions) 2,200 Hindi 2,200 - - - - -
 Lohana 800 Gujarati 800 - - - - -
 Lohar (Hindu traditions) 13,000 Hindi 11,000 - 1,100 - - -
 Lohar (Muslim traditions) 100 Urdu - 100 - - - -
 Lunia (Hindu traditions) 50 Hindi 50 - - - - -
 Madari (Muslim traditions) 200 Urdu - 200 - - - -
 Mahar (Buddhist traditions) 335,000 Marathi 5,800 - 329,000 - 200 -
 Mahar (Christian traditions) 2,000 Marathi - - - 2,000 - -
Mahar (Muslim traditions) 200 Marathi - 200 - - - -
 Mahishya Unknown Bengali - - - - - -
 Mahli 11,000 Marathi 11,000 - 500 - - -
 Mahratta Jadhav 23,000 Marathi 23,000 - - - - -
 Mahratta Kunbi 1,300 Gujarati 1,300 - - - - -
 Mahratta unspecified 200,000 Marathi 198,000 - 2,400 - - -
 Mahtam (Sikh traditions) 40 Punjabi, Eastern - - - - 40 -
 Mahyavanshi Unknown Gujarati - - - - - -
Maila Unknown Tulu - - - - - -
Mairal 200 Marathi 200 - - - - -
 Mala (Christian traditions) 60 Telugu - - - 60 - -
 Mala (Hindu traditions) 20 Telugu 20 - - - - -
 Malabar Catholic 40 Malayalam - - - 40 - -
 Mali (Hindu traditions) 84,000 Hindi 79,000 - 4,500 - - -
 Mallik (Muslim traditions) 4,900 Gujarati - 4,900 - - - -
Mana 1,000 Marathi 1,000 - - - - -
Manbhav 3,400 Marathi 3,400 - - - - -
 Mang Garudi 20 Marathi 20 - - - - -
 Mangala 70 Telugu 70 - - - - -
 Manihar 60 Urdu - 60 - - - -
Manne 50 Telugu 50 - - - - -
Matang (Christian traditions) 1,800 Marathi - - - 1,800 - -
 Matang (Hindu traditions) 52,000 Marathi 22,000 - 30,000 - 20 -
 Mawalud 40 Urdu - 40 - - - -
 Meena 20 Hindi 20 - - - - -
 Memon 100 Gujarati - 100 - - - -
 Mirasi (Hindu traditions) 20 Punjabi, Eastern 20 - - - - -
 Mochi (Hindu traditions) 2,000 Bengali 1,900 - 100 - - -
 Momna 90 Gujarati - 90 - - - -
 Mudugar 60 Tamil 60 - - - - -
 Murao (Hindu traditions) 200 Hindi 200 - - - - -
Nadar (Christian traditions) Unknown Tamil - - - - - -
 Nadar (Hindu traditions) Unknown Tamil - - - - - -
 Nai (Hindu traditions) 7,800 Hindi 7,400 - 400 - - -
 Nai (Sikh traditions) 60 Punjabi, Eastern - - - - 60 -
 Naikda 30 Kannada 20 - - - - -
 Nair 40 Malayalam 40 - - - - -
 Nanakshahi 90 Hindi - - - - 90 -
 Newah Unknown Nepali - - - - - -
 Oraon 500 Kurux 500 - - - - -
 Paharia 800 Mal Paharia 800 - - - - -
 Pallan (Hindu traditions) 20 Tamil 20 - - - - -
Pangul 2,200 Marathi 2,200 - - - - -
 Paraiyan (Hindu traditions) 20 Tamil 20 - - - - -
 Pardhan 500 Pardhan 500 - - - - -
 Pardhi 25,000 Pardhi 25,000 100 100 - - 70
 Parja unspecified Unknown Odia - - - - - -
 Parsee Unknown Gujarati - - - - - -
 Pashtun Afridi 5,900 Urdu - 5,900 - - - -
 Pashtun Ghilzai 500 Urdu - 500 - - - -
Pashtun Khan 600 Urdu - 600 - - - -
 Pashtun Lodhi (Dalazak) 1,900 Urdu - 1,900 - - - -
 Pashtun Mohmand 1,800 Urdu - 1,800 - - - -
 Pashtun Yusafzai 5,700 Urdu - 5,700 - - - -
 Pashtun, Pathan 84,000 Urdu - 84,000 - - - -
 Pasi (Hindu traditions) 500 Hindi 500 - - - - -
Pasi Gujar 70 Hindi 70 - - - - -
 Pasi Kaithwan 100 Hindi 100 - - - - -
 Pasi Rajpasi 100 Hindi 100 - - - - -
 Patelia 20 Gujarati 20 - - - - -
 Patharwat 1,500 Marathi 1,500 - - - - -
 Patwa (Hindu traditions) 1,200 Hindi 1,100 - - - - 40
 Perka 20 Telugu 20 - - - - -
 Persian 20 Dari - 20 - - - -
 Pindara 90 Urdu - 90 - - - -
 Pinjara 900 Urdu - 900 - - - -
Prabhu 1,000 Gujarati 1,000 - - - - -
 Qassab 700 Urdu - 700 - - - -
 Rabari (Hindu traditions) 200 Gujarati 200 - - - - -
 Rahmani (Muslim traditions) 20 Urdu - 20 - - - -
 Rajbansi (Hindu traditions) Unknown Bengali - - - - - -
 Rajput (Hindu traditions) 15,000 Hindi 14,000 - - - - 300
 Rajput (Muslim traditions) 900 Urdu - 900 - - - -
 Rajput (Sikh traditions) 300 Punjabi, Eastern - - - - 300 -
 Rajput Bais (Hindu traditions) 500 Hindi 500 - - - - -
 Rajput Bundela 100 Hindi 100 - - - - -
 Rajput Chauhan (Hindu traditions) 700 Hindi 700 - - - - -
 Rajput Ponwar (Hindu traditions) 600 Hindi 600 - - - - -
 Rajput Ponwar (Muslim traditions) 200 Urdu - 200 - - - -
 Rajput Rathor (Hindu traditions) 600 Hindi 600 - - - - -
 Rajput Sisodia 300 Hindi 300 - - - - -
 Rajwar 400 Hindi 400 - - - - -
 Ramdasia (Sikh traditions) 40 Punjabi, Eastern - - - - 40 -
Ramoshi 60 Marathi 60 - - - - -
 Rangrez (Hindu traditions) 13,000 Marathi 12,000 - 400 - - -
 Ravalia 50 Gujarati 50 - - - - -
 Rawal (Hindu traditions) 20 Hindi 20 - - - - -
Sagar 100 Gujarati 100 - - - - -
 Saini (Sikh traditions) 40 Punjabi, Eastern - - - - 40 -
 Sali 5,900 Kannada 5,700 - 300 - - -
Sarera (Hindu traditions) 1,000 Punjabi, Eastern 1,000 - - - - -
 Sarera (Sikh traditions) 40 Punjabi, Eastern - - - - 40 -
 Satnami 5,300 Hindi 5,200 - 200 - - -
 Sayyid 39,000 Urdu - 39,000 - - - -
Sayyid Husaini 2,900 Urdu - 2,900 - - - -
 Shaikh Faruqi 3,600 Urdu - 3,600 - - - -
 Shaikh Qureshi 43,000 Urdu - 43,000 - - - -
 Shaikh Siddiqi 8,900 Bengali - 8,900 - - - -
 Shaikh unspecified 213,000 Urdu - 213,000 - - - -
 Shaikh Usmani 2,100 Urdu - 2,100 - - - -
 Siddi (Hindu traditions) 20 Kannada 20 - - - - -
 Sonar (Hindu traditions) 14,000 Hindi 14,000 - - - - 300
Sonar Aksali 70 Marathi 70 - - - - -
 Syrian Christian 60 Malayalam - - - 60 - -
 Tamboli (Hindu traditions) 4,400 Hindi 4,400 - - - - -
 Tamboli (Muslim traditions) 3,100 Urdu - 3,100 - - - -
 Tamil (Muslim traditions) 40 Tamil - 40 - - - -
 Tarkhan (Sikh traditions) 90 Punjabi, Eastern - - - - 90 -
 Teli (Hindu traditions) 35,000 Hindi 33,000 - 2,200 - - -
 Teli (Muslim traditions) 200 Urdu - 200 - - - -
 Teli Sahu 5,300 Marathi 5,300 - - - - -
 Thakkar 4,700 Marathi 4,600 - - - - 20
Tirmali 100 Marathi 100 - - - - -
 Vaddar (Hindu traditions) 4,400 Telugu 4,400 - - - - -
 Vakkaliga unspecified 90 Kannada 90 - - - - -
Valmiki (Buddhist traditions) 600 Hindi - - 600 - - -
 Valmiki (Hindu traditions) 6,900 Hindi 6,900 - - - - -
Valmiki (Muslim traditions) 700 Urdu - 700 - - - -
 Valmiki (Sikh traditions) Unknown Punjabi, Eastern - - - - - -
 Valmiki Mehtar 400 Hindi 400 - - - - -
 Vanjara 31,000 Marathi 31,000 - - - - -
 Vanniyan 90 Tamil 90 - - - - -
 Varli Unknown Varli - - - - - -
Vasudev 300 Hindi 300 - - - - -
Vellalan Mudaliar 40 Tamil 40 - - - - -
 Vellalan unspecified 70 Tamil 70 - - - - -
 Viswakarma unspecified 1,500 Telugu 1,500 - - - - -
Vitholia 100 Gujarati 100 - - - - -
 Yadav (Hindu traditions) 7,700 Hindi 7,700 - - - - -
 Yadav Gola 700 Telugu 700 - - - - -
 Yadav Gualbans (Hindu traditions) 1,400 Hindi 1,400 - - - - -
 Yenadi 70 Telugu 70 - - - - -
  Totals:  351 2,144,000   337 1,291,000 441,000 386,000 5,300 1,700 19,000
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