Country:

India

Province / State: Maharashtra
District: Wardha

Number of People Groups

255

Unreached People Groups

242

Total Population

1,576,000

Buddhist

13.0 %

Christian

0.2 %

Hindu

81.9 %

Muslim

3.9 %

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 Andhra 40 Telugu 40 - - - - -
 Adi Dravida 40 Tamil 40 - - - - -
 Agri 80 Marathi 80 - - - - -
 Ahmadi 100 Urdu - 100 - - - -
 Andh 900 Marathi 900 - - - - -
 Ansari 200 Urdu - 200 - - - -
 Arora (Sikh traditions) 70 Punjabi, Eastern - - - - 70 -
Atari 300 Urdu - 300 - - - -
 Badhai (Hindu traditions) 32,000 Hindi 31,000 - 900 - - -
 Baiga Unknown Hindi - - - - - -
 Bairagi (Hindu traditions) 500 Bengali 500 - - - - -
 Balai (Hindu traditions) 30 Hindi 30 - - - - -
 Balija (Hindu traditions) 500 Kannada 500 - - - - -
Balija Bogam 70 Telugu 70 - - - - -
 Bania Agarwal 3,900 Hindi 2,700 - - - - 1,200
 Bania Chetti 800 Tamil 800 - - - - -
Bania Dhusar 300 Hindi 300 - - - - -
 Bania Gahoi 200 Hindi 200 - - - - -
Bania Gujar 700 Gujarati 700 - - - - -
 Bania Kasarwani 300 Hindi 300 - - - - -
 Bania Kasaundhan 400 Hindi 400 - - - - -
 Bania Mahesri 1,700 Hindi 1,700 - - - - -
 Bania Mahur 1,000 Hindi 1,000 - - - - -
 Bania Oswal 800 Hindi 100 - - - - 700
 Bania Porwal 400 Hindi 200 - - - - 200
Bania Saitwal 2,000 Hindi 1,200 - - - - 800
 Bania Srimali 300 Gujarati 40 - - - - 200
Bania Ummad 200 Hindi 90 - - - - 100
 Bania unspecified 27,000 Hindi 23,000 - - - - 4,500
 Banjara (Hindu traditions) 6,100 Lambadi 6,100 - - - - -
 Banjara Rathod (Hindu traditions) 500 Lambadi 500 - - - - -
Barda 200 Marathi 200 - - - - -
 Baria (Hindu traditions) 80 Gujarati 80 - - - - -
 Basor 300 Hindi 300 - - - - -
Basor Kandra 100 Marathi 100 - - - - -
 Bavcha 40 Gujarati 40 - - - - -
 Bedia (Hindu traditions) 1,800 Hindi 1,800 - - - - -
 Beldar (Hindu traditions) 5,200 Kannada 5,200 - - - - -
Beldar Sunkar 1,800 Kannada 1,800 - - - - -
 Bengali Muslim Moghal 900 Urdu - 900 - - - -
 Bhampta 3,900 Marathi 3,900 - - - - -
Bhansala 100 Marathi 100 - - - - -
 Bharbhunja (Hindu traditions) 400 Hindi 400 - - - - -
 Bhat (Hindu traditions) 3,400 Hindi 3,400 - - - - -
 Bhil unspecified 300 Gujarati 300 - - - - -
 Bhoi (Hindu traditions) 40 Hindi 40 - - - - -
 Bhoyar 50,000 Hindi 50,000 - - - - -
 Bhunjia 70 Bhunjia 70 - - - - -
Bidur 9,100 Marathi 9,100 - - - - -
 Binjhia Unknown Hindi - - - - - -
Birhor Unknown Birhor - - - - - -
 Bohra 1,500 Gujarati - 1,500 - - - -
 Boya 200 Telugu 200 - - - - -
 Brahmin Chitpavan 500 Marathi 500 - - - - -
 Brahmin Deshastha 1,000 Marathi 1,000 - - - - -
 Brahmin Gaud Saraswat 300 Marathi 300 - - - - -
 Brahmin Gaur 1,400 Hindi 1,400 - - - - -
 Brahmin Joshi 3,200 Hindi 3,200 - - - - -
 Brahmin Kanaujia 1,000 Hindi 1,000 - - - - -
Brahmin Karhada 100 Marathi 100 - - - - -
Brahmin Mahratta 1,000 Marathi 1,000 - - - - -
 Brahmin Ojha 600 Hindi 600 - - - - -
 Brahmin Sanadhya 1,100 Hindi 1,100 - - - - -
 Brahmin Saraswat 300 Hindi 300 - - - - -
 Brahmin Sawaria 1,100 Hindi 1,100 - - - - -
 Brahmin Telugu 70 Telugu 70 - - - - -
 Brahmin unspecified 42,000 Hindi 42,000 - - - - 400
 Budega Jangam 20 Telugu 20 - - - - -
 Chamar (Hindu traditions) 9,500 Hindi 9,200 - 300 - - -
 Chamar (Sikh traditions) Unknown Punjabi, Eastern - - - - - -
 Chitara 500 Odia 500 - - - - -
 Christian 700 Hindi - - - 700 - -
 Dahait 100 Hindi 100 - - - - -
 Darzi (Hindu traditions) 8,200 Hindi 8,000 - 200 - - -
 Darzi Namdev (Hindu traditions) 700 Marathi 700 - - - - -
 Devipujak Vaghri (Hindu traditions) 100 Gujarati 100 - - - - -
 Dhangar Bharwad 4,000 Gujarati 3,600 60 300 - - 40
Dhangri 1,900 Hindi 1,900 - - - - -
 Dhanka 20 Gujarati 20 - - - - -
 Dhanwar Unknown Chhattisgarhi - - - - - -
 Dhimar 46,000 Hindi 45,000 - 1,000 - - -
 Dhobi (Hindu traditions) 14,000 Hindi 13,000 - 500 - - -
 Dhobi (Muslim traditions) 300 Urdu - 300 - - - -
 Dhor 40 Marathi 40 - - - - -
Dohor 700 Hindi 700 - - - - -
 Dubla unspecified 200 Dubli 200 - - - - -
 Faqir 50 Urdu - 50 - - - -
 Garoda (Hindu traditions) Unknown Gujarati - - - - - -
Garpaguri 2,700 Hindi 2,700 - - - - -
 Goanese 100 Konkani, Goan - - - 100 - -
 Gond Maria 10,000 Gondi, Northern 9,800 - - - - 100
 Gond Rajgond 41,000 Gondi, Northern 40,000 70 90 20 - 500
 Gond unspecified 112,000 Hindi 110,000 200 300 60 - 1,500
 Gondhali 400 Marathi 400 - - - - -
 Gosain unspecified 4,500 Hindi 4,500 - - - - -
 Gowari 63,000 Marathi 63,000 - - - - -
 Gujar (Hindu traditions) 300 Hindi 300 - - - - -
 Halba 8,100 Marathi 7,900 - - - - 200
 Halwai (Hindu traditions) 200 Hindi 200 - - - - -
 Holar 30 Marathi 30 - - - - -
 Ilavan 60 Malayalam 60 - - - - -
 Jat (Hindu traditions) 600 Hindi 600 - - - - -
 Jat (Sikh traditions) 1,300 Punjabi, Eastern - - - - 1,300 -
 Jingar 200 Marwari (India) 200 - - - - -
 Jogi (Hindu traditions) 1,300 Bengali 1,300 - - - - -
 Kachera (Hindu traditions) 50 Odia 50 - - - - -
 Kachhi (Hindu traditions) 200 Hindi 200 - - - - -
 Kachhia (Hindu traditions) 200 Gujarati 200 - - - - -
 Kahar (Hindu traditions) 600 Hindi 600 - - - - -
 Kaibartta unspecified 50 Bengali 50 - - - - -
 Kaikadi 50 Kannada 50 - - - - -
 Kalal (Hindu traditions) 100 Telugu 100 - - - - -
 Kalal Idiga 40 Telugu 40 - - - - -
 Kalwar (Hindu traditions) 9,600 Hindi 9,600 - - - - -
 Kamar 200 Kamar 200 - - - - -
Kamathi 1,800 Telugu 1,800 - - - - -
 Kanjar (Hindu traditions) 700 Hindi 700 - - - - -
Kapewar 300 Telugu 300 - - - - -
 Kapu Reddi 1,800 Telugu 1,800 - - - - -
 Kapu unspecified 2,400 Telugu 2,400 - - - - -
 Kasar (Hindu traditions) 3,200 Marathi 3,200 - - - - -
 Kashmiri (Muslim traditions) 20 Kashmiri - 20 - - - -
 Kathodi 20 Marathi 20 - - - - -
Katia 20 Hindi 20 - - - - -
 Kawar 200 Hindi 200 - - - - -
 Kayastha (Hindu traditions) 500 Hindi 500 - - - - -
 Khairwar Unknown Bengali - - - - - -
 Kharia Unknown Kharia - - - - - -
 Khatik (Hindu traditions) 4,100 Hindi 4,100 - 20 - - -
Khatik (Muslim traditions) 300 Urdu - 300 - - - -
 Khatri (Sikh traditions) 40 Punjabi, Eastern - - - - 40 -
 Khoja 500 Gujarati - 500 - - - -
 Kirar 60 Hindi 60 - - - - -
 Kokna Unknown Kukna - - - - - -
 Kol 300 Hindi 300 - - - - -
 Kolha 900 Ho 900 - - - - -
 Koli (Hindu traditions) 100 Hindi 100 - - - - -
 Koli Dhor 40 Marathi 40 - - - - -
 Koli Mahadev 500 Marathi 500 - 80 - - -
 Koli Malhar 200 Marathi 100 - 90 - - -
Koli of Sind (Hindu traditions) 30 Gujarati 30 - - - - -
 Kolowar 11,000 Kolami, Northwestern 11,000 - - - - 40
 Korku 2,100 Korku 2,100 - - - - -
 Koshti 26,000 Marathi 25,000 - 800 - - -
 Kumhar (Kusavar) (Hindu traditions) 8,800 Hindi 8,500 - 300 - - -
 Kumhar (Sikh traditions) 20 Punjabi, Eastern - - - - 20 -
 Kunbi (Hindu traditions) 180,000 Gujarati 173,000 - 7,500 80 - -
Kunbi Anjna 2,500 Gujarati 2,500 - - - - -
Kunbi Jadav 17,000 Marathi 17,000 - - - - -
Kunbi Khaire 4,600 Marathi 4,600 - - - - -
Kunbi Lonari 5,700 Marathi 5,700 - - - - -
 Kunbi Tirole 46,000 Marathi 46,000 - - - - -
 Kurmi (Hindu traditions) 500 Hindi 500 - - - - -
 Lakhera 90 Hindi 90 - - - - -
Lingader 20 Marathi 20 - - - - -
 Lingayat 2,300 Kannada - - - - - 2,300
 Lodha (Hindu traditions) 2,900 Hindi 2,900 - - - - -
 Lohana 600 Gujarati 600 - - - - -
 Lohar (Hindu traditions) 16,000 Hindi 15,000 - 500 - - -
 Lunia (Hindu traditions) 90 Hindi 90 - - - - -
 Madari (Muslim traditions) 200 Urdu - 200 - - - -
Madgi 30 Telugu 20 - - - - -
 Madiga (Christian traditions) 20 Telugu - - - 20 - -
 Madiga (Hindu traditions) Unknown Telugu - - - - - -
 Mahar (Buddhist traditions) 176,000 Marathi 1,100 - 175,000 - 100 -
 Mahar (Christian traditions) 1,100 Marathi - - - 1,100 - -
 Mahishya 40 Bengali 40 - - - - -
 Mahli 22,000 Marathi 21,000 - 900 - - -
 Mahratta Jadhav 2,600 Marathi 2,600 - - - - -
 Mahratta Kunbi 900 Gujarati 900 - - - - -
 Mahratta unspecified 75,000 Marathi 73,000 - 1,600 - - 300
 Mala (Christian traditions) 20 Telugu - - - 20 - -
 Mala (Hindu traditions) 50 Telugu 50 - - - - -
 Mala Jangam Unknown Telugu - - - - - -
 Malabar Catholic 60 Malayalam - - - 60 - -
 Mali (Hindu traditions) 64,000 Hindi 62,000 - 1,700 - - -
 Mallik (Muslim traditions) 1,000 Gujarati - 1,000 - - - -
Mana 20,000 Marathi 20,000 - - - - -
Manbhav 700 Marathi 700 - - - - -
 Mang Garudi 2,400 Marathi 2,300 - 30 - - -
 Mangala 50 Telugu 50 - - - - -
Matang (Christian traditions) 800 Marathi - - - 800 - -
 Matang (Hindu traditions) 23,000 Marathi 16,000 - 7,200 - - -
 Megh (Hindu traditions) Unknown Hindi - - - - - -
 Meitei unspecified Unknown Meitei - - - - - -
 Memon 50 Gujarati - 50 - - - -
 Mochi (Hindu traditions) 800 Bengali 800 - - - - -
 Munda 20 Mundari 20 - - - - -
 Naga 20 Nagamese - - - 20 - -
 Nai (Hindu traditions) 1,400 Hindi 1,400 - - - - -
 Naikda 40 Kannada 40 - - - - -
 Nair 90 Malayalam 90 - - - - -
 Namassej (Hindu traditions) Unknown Bengali - - - - - -
 Nanakshahi 60 Hindi - - - - 60 -
 Nat (Hindu traditions) 200 Hindi 200 - - - - -
 Oraon 200 Kurux 100 - - 30 - -
 Panika Unknown Chhattisgarhi - - - - - -
 Pardhan 12,000 Pardhan 12,000 40 20 - - 60
 Pardhi 4,600 Pardhi 4,600 - - - - -
 Parja unspecified Unknown Odia - - - - - -
 Parsee Unknown Gujarati - - - - - -
 Pashtun Afridi 400 Urdu - 400 - - - -
 Pashtun Kakar 300 Urdu - 300 - - - -
 Pashtun Yusafzai 400 Urdu - 400 - - - -
 Pashtun, Pathan 5,300 Urdu - 5,300 - - - -
 Pasi (Hindu traditions) 200 Hindi 200 - - - - -
 Pinjara 3,700 Urdu - 3,700 - - - -
 Pod Unknown Bengali - - - - - -
 Qassab 90 Urdu - 90 - - - -
 Rabari (Hindu traditions) Unknown Gujarati - - - - - -
 Rajbansi (Hindu traditions) Unknown Bengali - - - - - -
 Rajbhar 50 Hindi 50 - - - - -
 Rajput (Hindu traditions) 12,000 Hindi 11,000 - - - - 200
 Rajput (Muslim traditions) 500 Urdu - 500 - - - -
 Rajput (Sikh traditions) 600 Punjabi, Eastern - - - - 600 -
 Rajput Bais (Hindu traditions) 100 Hindi 100 - - - - -
 Rajput Chauhan (Hindu traditions) 400 Hindi 400 - - - - -
 Rajput Ponwar (Hindu traditions) 1,200 Hindi 1,200 - - - - -
 Rajput Rathor (Hindu traditions) 300 Hindi 300 - - - - -
 Rajwar 90 Hindi 90 - - - - -
 Rangrez (Hindu traditions) 4,400 Marathi 4,300 - 100 - - -
 Rangrez (Muslim traditions) 600 Urdu - 600 - - - -
 Rayeen (Muslim traditions) 20 Urdu - 20 - - - -
 Saini (Sikh traditions) 20 Punjabi, Eastern - - - - 20 -
 Sarera (Sikh traditions) 20 Punjabi, Eastern - - - - 20 -
 Satani 90 Telugu 90 - - - - -
 Satnami 1,000 Hindi 1,000 - 40 - - -
 Sayyid 7,600 Urdu - 7,600 - - - -
Sayyid Husaini 100 Urdu - 100 - - - -
 Shaikh Faruqi 300 Urdu - 300 - - - -
 Shaikh Qureshi 3,300 Urdu - 3,300 - - - -
 Shaikh Siddiqi 1,100 Bengali - 1,100 - - - -
 Shaikh unspecified 33,000 Urdu - 33,000 - - - -
 Shenva (Hindu traditions) 30 Gujarati 30 - - - - -
 Sinhalese Unknown Sinhala - - - - - -
 Sonar (Hindu traditions) 29,000 Hindi 28,000 - 700 - - 200
 Syrian Christian 100 Malayalam - - - 100 - -
 Tamboli (Hindu traditions) 9,400 Hindi 9,100 - 300 - - -
 Tarkhan (Sikh traditions) 90 Punjabi, Eastern - - - - 90 -
 Teli (Hindu traditions) 123,000 Hindi 118,000 - 4,300 - - -
 Thakkar 1,300 Marathi 1,300 - - - - -
Tirmali 100 Marathi 100 - - - - -
 Vaddar (Hindu traditions) 1,400 Telugu 1,400 - - - - -
 Vakkaliga unspecified 30 Kannada 30 - - - - -
Valmiki (Buddhist traditions) 100 Hindi - - 100 - - -
 Valmiki (Hindu traditions) 5,100 Hindi 5,100 - - - - -
Valmiki (Muslim traditions) 100 Urdu - 100 - - - -
 Valmiki (Sikh traditions) Unknown Punjabi, Eastern - - - - - -
 Vanjara 5,500 Marathi 5,500 - - - - -
 Varli Unknown Varli - - - - - -
 Velama 60 Telugu 60 - - - - -
 Viswakarma unspecified 100 Telugu 100 - - - - -
 Yadav (Hindu traditions) 13,000 Hindi 13,000 - - - - -
 Yadav Gualbans (Hindu traditions) 1,000 Hindi 1,000 - - - - -
 Yenadi 40 Telugu 40 - - - - -
  Totals:  255 1,576,000   242 1,290,000 62,000 205,000 3,200 2,300 14,000
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