Country:

India

Province / State: Maharashtra
District: Gondia

Number of People Groups

315

Unreached People Groups

298

Total Population

1,716,000

Buddhist

8.7 %

Christian

0.2 %

Hindu

88.5 %

Muslim

1.7 %

Sikh

0.1 %

Other Religions

0.7 %
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Photo People Group Population Primary Language Progress
Scale
Hindu Muslim Buddhist Christian Sikh Other
 Adi Andhra 30 Telugu 30 - - - - -
 Adi Dravida 50 Tamil 50 - - - - -
 Adi Karnataka 20 Kannada 20 - - - - -
 Agri 70 Marathi 70 - - - - -
 Andh Unknown Marathi - - - - - -
 Arora (Sikh traditions) 60 Punjabi, Eastern - - - - 60 -
 Badhai (Hindu traditions) 9,300 Hindi 9,300 - - - - -
 Baidya (Hindu traditions) 20 Bengali 20 - - - - -
 Bairagi (Hindu traditions) 1,500 Bengali 1,500 - - - - -
 Balai (Hindu traditions) 40 Hindi 40 - - - - -
 Balija (Hindu traditions) 1,000 Kannada 1,000 - - - - -
Balija Bogam 100 Telugu 100 - - - - -
Balija Bolla 200 Telugu 200 - - - - -
 Bangali Muslim Moghal 300 Urdu - 300 - - - -
 Bania Agarwal 2,800 Hindi 2,400 - - - - 400
 Bania Gahoi 100 Hindi 100 - - - - -
 Bania Kasarwani 200 Hindi 200 - - - - -
 Bania Mahur 800 Hindi 800 - - - - -
Bania Saitwal 400 Hindi 300 - - - - 70
 Bania unspecified 17,000 Hindi 17,000 - - - - 500
 Banijiga 50 Kannada 50 - - - - -
 Banjara (Hindu traditions) 600 Lambadi 600 - - - - -
 Banjara Rathod (Hindu traditions) 80 Lambadi 80 - - - - -
Barda 20 Marathi 20 - - - - -
 Baria (Hindu traditions) 60 Gujarati 60 - - - - -
 Basor 700 Hindi 700 - - - - -
Basor Kandra 200 Marathi 200 - - - - -
 Beldar (Hindu traditions) 400 Kannada 400 - - - - -
Beldar Sunkar 100 Kannada 100 - - - - -
 Bhaina Unknown Chhattisgarhi - - - - - -
 Bhampta 40 Marathi 40 - - - - -
 Bhandari 40 Odia 40 - - - - -
Bhansala 100 Marathi 100 - - - - -
 Bharbhunja (Hindu traditions) 50 Hindi 50 - - - - -
 Bharia Bhumia Unknown Hindi - - - - - -
 Bhat (Hindu traditions) 1,500 Hindi 1,500 - - - - -
 Bhil unspecified 300 Gujarati 200 - - - - -
 Bhisti 50 Urdu - 50 - - - -
 Bhoi (Hindu traditions) 600 Hindi 600 - - - - -
 Bhoyar 50 Hindi 50 - - - - -
Bidur 2,500 Marathi 2,500 - - - - -
Bindla 20 Telugu 20 - - - - -
 Binjhia 6,500 Hindi 6,400 - - - - 20
Birhor Unknown Birhor - - - - - -
 Birjia 200 Munda 200 - - - - -
 Bohra 300 Gujarati - 300 - - - -
 Boya 40 Telugu 40 - - - - -
 Brahmin (Sikh traditions) 20 Punjabi, Eastern - - - - 20 -
 Brahmin Deshastha 300 Marathi 300 - - - - -
 Brahmin Gaur 600 Hindi 600 - - - - -
 Brahmin Joshi 800 Hindi 800 - - - - -
 Brahmin Kanaujia 800 Hindi 800 - - - - -
Brahmin Mahratta 400 Marathi 400 - - - - -
 Brahmin Ojha 2,000 Hindi 2,000 - - - - -
 Brahmin Sanadhya 600 Hindi 600 - - - - -
 Brahmin Sawaria 1,200 Hindi 1,200 - - - - -
 Brahmin unspecified 18,000 Hindi 17,000 - 200 - - 200
Buna (Hindu traditions) 40 Bengali 40 - - - - -
 Chadar 40 Hindi 40 - - - - -
 Chamar (Hindu traditions) 13,000 Hindi 13,000 - 100 - - -
 Chamar (Sikh traditions) Unknown Punjabi, Eastern - - - - - -
 Chhipa (Hindu traditions) 40 Hindi 40 - - - - -
 Chitrakar (Hindu traditions) 200 Marathi 200 - - - - -
 Christian 300 Hindi - - - 300 - -
 Dahait 20 Hindi 20 - - - - -
 Dangi 40 Hindi 40 - - - - -
 Darzi (Hindu traditions) 4,500 Hindi 4,400 - - - - 50
 Darzi (Muslim traditions) 20 Urdu - 20 - - - -
 Darzi Namdev (Hindu traditions) 200 Marathi 200 - - - - -
 Devipujak Vaghri (Hindu traditions) 70 Gujarati 70 - - - - -
 Dewar 80 Odia 80 - - - - -
 Dhangar Bharwad 1,200 Gujarati 1,200 - 20 - - -
 Dhanka Unknown Gujarati - - - - - -
 Dhimar 78,000 Hindi 78,000 - - - - -
 Dhobi (Hindu traditions) 7,100 Hindi 7,100 - - - - -
 Dhobi (Muslim traditions) 100 Urdu - 100 - - - -
 Dhodia Unknown Gujarati - - - - - -
 Dhor 20 Marathi 20 - - - - -
 Dom (Hindu traditions) 1,300 Odia 1,300 - - - - -
 Faqir 20 Urdu - 20 - - - -
 Gadaba 30 Telugu 30 - - - - -
 Gamit 30 Gamit 30 - - - - -
 Ganda 70 Odia 70 - - - - -
 Gangakula 100 Kannada 100 - - - - -
Garpaguri 1,800 Hindi 1,800 - - - - -
 Gauda 40 Odia 40 - - - - -
 Ghanchi (Hindu traditions) 40 Gujarati 40 - - - - -
 Ghasiya (Hindu traditions) 800 Hindi 800 - - - - -
Gond Mannewar 2,400 Gondi, Adilabad 2,300 - - - - 80
 Gond Maria 1,900 Gondi, Northern 1,900 - - - - 70
 Gond Muria 3,900 Hindi 3,800 - - - - 100
 Gond Rajgond 58,000 Gondi, Northern 56,000 70 90 20 - 2,100
Gond Sonjhari 20,000 Gondi, Northern 19,000 20 20 - - 700
 Gond unspecified 137,000 Hindi 131,000 200 200 50 - 5,000
 Gosain unspecified 2,400 Hindi 2,400 - - - - -
 Gowari 70,000 Marathi 69,000 - - - - 300
 Gujar (Hindu traditions) 300 Hindi 300 - - - - -
 Guria 20 Odia 20 - - - - -
 Halba 67,000 Marathi 66,000 200 70 20 - 500
 Halwai (Hindu traditions) 50 Hindi 50 - - - - -
 Han Chinese, Mandarin Unknown Chinese, Mandarin - - - - - -
 Holar 20 Marathi 20 - - - - -
 Holaya 3,800 Kannada 3,800 - 80 - - -
 Ilavan 100 Malayalam 100 - - - - -
 Jat (Hindu traditions) 600 Hindi 600 - - - - -
 Jat (Sikh traditions) 1,000 Punjabi, Eastern - - - - 1,000 -
 Jhinwar (Sikh traditions) 20 Punjabi, Eastern - - - - 20 -
 Jingar 80 Marwari 80 - - - - -
 Kabirpanthi 30 Punjabi, Eastern - - - - 30 -
 Kachera (Hindu traditions) 200 Odia 200 - - - - -
 Kachhia (Hindu traditions) 60 Gujarati 60 - - - - -
 Kahar (Hindu traditions) 3,500 Hindi 3,500 - - - - -
 Kaibartta unspecified 300 Bengali 300 - - - - -
 Kaikadi 30 Kannada 30 - - - - -
 Kaikolan 20 Tamil 20 - - - - -
 Kalal (Hindu traditions) 200 Telugu 200 - - - - -
 Kalal Idiga 90 Telugu 90 - - - - -
 Kalwar (Hindu traditions) 44,000 Hindi 44,000 - - - - -
 Kamar Unknown Kamar - - - - - -
Kamathi 200 Telugu 200 - - - - -
 Kamboh (Sikh traditions) 30 Punjabi, Eastern - - - - 30 -
Kandra 20 Odia 20 - - - - -
 Kanjar (Hindu traditions) 40 Hindi 40 - - - - -
 Kaora 40 Bengali 40 - - - - -
Kapewar 30 Telugu 30 - - - - -
 Kapu Reddi 800 Telugu 800 - - - - -
 Kapu unspecified 900 Telugu 900 - - - - -
 Kasar (Hindu traditions) 700 Marathi 700 - - - - 20
Katia 700 Hindi 700 - - - - -
 Kawar 11,000 Hindi 11,000 - - - - 40
 Kayastha (Hindu traditions) 900 Hindi 900 - - - - -
 Khairwar 40 Bengali 40 - - - - -
 Khandait 40 Odia 40 - - - - -
 Kharia 100 Kharia 100 - - - - -
 Kharva (Hindu traditions) 20 Gujarati 20 - - - - -
 Khatik (Hindu traditions) 900 Hindi 900 - - - - -
 Khatri (Hindu traditions) 100 Hindi 100 - - - - -
 Khatri (Sikh traditions) 60 Punjabi, Eastern - - - - 60 -
 Khoja 30 Gujarati - 30 - - - -
 Kirar 500 Hindi 500 - - - - -
 Kokna 30 Kukna 30 - - - - -
 Kol 20 Hindi 20 - - - - -
 Kolha 24,000 Ho 24,000 - - - - -
 Koli (Hindu traditions) Unknown Hindi - - - - - -
 Koli Mahadev 30 Marathi 20 - - - - -
 Koli Malhar 100 Marathi 40 - 60 - - -
 Koli of Gujarat 50 Gujarati 50 - - - - -
Koli of Sind (Hindu traditions) 400 Gujarati 400 - - - - -
 Koshti 32,000 Marathi 32,000 - - - - 200
 Koya unspecified Unknown Telugu - - - - - -
 Kumhar (Kusavar) (Hindu traditions) 5,700 Hindi 5,700 - - - - -
 Kunbi (Hindu traditions) 167,000 Gujarati 167,000 - - - - -
Kunbi Anjna 18,000 Gujarati 18,000 - - - - -
Kunbi Dhaneja 13,000 Marathi 13,000 - - - - -
Kunbi Khaire 13,000 Marathi 13,000 - - - - -
Kunbi Lonari 13,000 Marathi 13,000 - - - - -
 Kunbi Tirole 36,000 Marathi 36,000 - - - - -
Kunchatiga Unknown Kannada - - - - - -
 Kurmi (Hindu traditions) 600 Hindi 600 - - - - -
 Kuruba 20 Kannada 20 - - - - -
 Labana (Sikh traditions) 50 Punjabi, Eastern - - - - 50 -
 Lingayat 1,200 Kannada - - - - - 1,200
 Lodha (Hindu traditions) 30,000 Hindi 30,000 - - - - -
 Lodha (Muslim traditions) 20 Urdu - 20 - - - -
 Lohana 200 Gujarati 100 - - - - 50
 Lohar (Hindu traditions) 32,000 Hindi 32,000 - - - - -
Lohra 50 Sadri 50 - - - - -
 Lunia (Hindu traditions) 1,600 Hindi 1,600 - - - - -
 Madari (Muslim traditions) 70 Urdu - 70 - - - -
Madgi 20 Telugu 20 - - - - -
 Mahar (Buddhist traditions) 174,000 Marathi 27,000 - 147,000 - 100 -
 Mahar (Christian traditions) 2,000 Marathi - - - 2,000 - -
 Mahishya 500 Bengali 500 - - - - -
 Mahli 16,000 Marathi 16,000 - - - - -
 Mahratta Kunbi 500 Gujarati 500 - - - - -
 Mahratta unspecified 44,000 Marathi 44,000 - - - - -
 Mahtam (Sikh traditions) 40 Punjabi, Eastern - - - - 40 -
 Majhwar 80 Hindi 80 - - - - -
 Mal (Hindu traditions) Unknown Hindi - - - - - -
 Mala (Christian traditions) Unknown Telugu - - - - - -
 Mala (Hindu traditions) Unknown Telugu - - - - - -
 Malabar Catholic 40 Malayalam - - - 40 - -
 Mali (Hindu traditions) 47,000 Hindi 47,000 - - - - -
 Mallah (Hindu traditions) 3,700 Hindi 3,700 - - - - -
Mallah Chain (Hindu traditions) 500 Hindi 500 - - - - -
 Mallah Kewat (Hindu traditions) 600 Hindi 600 - - - - -
 Mallik (Muslim traditions) 200 Gujarati - 200 - - - -
Mana 8,100 Marathi 8,100 - - - - -
 Mang Garudi 1,300 Marathi 1,300 - - - - -
 Mangala 30 Telugu 30 - - - - -
 Mappila 200 Malayalam - 200 - - - -
Matang (Christian traditions) 500 Marathi - - - 500 - -
 Matang (Hindu traditions) 2,400 Marathi 2,400 - 30 - - -
 Megh (Hindu traditions) 20 Hindi 20 - - - - -
 Memon 50 Gujarati - 50 - - - -
 Mirasi (Hindu traditions) 20 Punjabi, Eastern 20 - - - - -
 Mochi (Hindu traditions) 200 Bengali 200 - - - - -
 Munda 50 Mundari 50 - - - - -
Nadar (Christian traditions) Unknown Tamil - - - - - -
 Nadar (Hindu traditions) Unknown Tamil - - - - - -
 Nagarchi (Hindu traditions) 20 Hindi 20 - - - - -
 Nai (Hindu traditions) 1,400 Hindi 1,400 - - - - -
 Nai (Sikh traditions) 70 Punjabi, Eastern - - - - 70 -
 Naikda 20 Kannada 20 - - - - -
 Nair 90 Malayalam 90 - - - - -
 Namassej (Hindu traditions) 200 Bengali 200 - - - - -
 Namassej Chandel 100 Bengali 100 - - - - -
 Nanakshahi 60 Hindi - - - - 60 -
 Nat (Hindu traditions) 400 Hindi 400 - - - - -
 Oraon 20 Kurux - - - 20 - -
Paik 800 Odia 800 - - - - -
 Pallan (Hindu traditions) 20 Tamil 20 - - - - -
 Pan 50 Odia 50 - - - - -
 Panika 800 Chhattisgarhi 800 - - - - -
Paraiyan (Christian traditions) Unknown Tamil - - - - - -
 Paraiyan (Hindu traditions) 20 Tamil 20 - - - - -
 Pardhan 1,400 Pardhan 1,300 - - - - 90
 Pardhi 30 Pardhi 30 - - - - -
 Pashtun, Pathan 2,400 Urdu - 2,400 - - - -
 Pasi (Hindu traditions) 70 Hindi 70 - - - - -
 Patwa (Hindu traditions) 200 Hindi 200 - - - - -
 Pindara 200 Urdu - 200 - - - -
 Pinjara 2,600 Urdu - 2,600 - - - -
 Pod 100 Bengali 100 - - - - -
 Qassab 50 Urdu - 50 - - - -
 Rabari (Hindu traditions) 20 Gujarati 20 - - - - -
 Rajbansi (Hindu traditions) 100 Bengali 100 - - - - -
 Rajput (Hindu traditions) 126,000 Hindi 125,000 - 40 - - 400
 Rajput (Muslim traditions) 2,600 Urdu - 2,600 - - - -
 Rajput (Sikh traditions) 200 Punjabi, Eastern - - - - 200 -
 Rajput Bais (Hindu traditions) 100 Hindi 100 - - - - -
 Rajput Bargujar (Hindu traditions) 500 Hindi 500 - - - - -
 Rajput Bhadauria 600 Hindi 600 - - - - -
 Rajput Bhatti (Hindu traditions) 2,500 Hindi 2,500 - - - - -
 Rajput Chandel 800 Hindi 800 - - - - -
 Rajput Chauhan (Hindu traditions) 1,100 Hindi 1,100 - - - - -
Rajput Chavar Gaur 1,400 Hindi 1,400 - - - - -
 Rajput Dikhit 500 Hindi 500 - - - - -
 Rajput Gahlot (Hindu traditions) 1,000 Hindi 1,000 - - - - -
 Rajput Garewal (Hindu traditions) 900 Hindi 900 - - - - -
 Rajput Gaur 100 Hindi 100 - - - - -
 Rajput Gautam (Hindu traditions) 900 Hindi 900 - - - - -
Rajput Jadu 600 Hindi 600 - - - - -
 Rajput Janjua (Hindu traditions) 500 Hindi 500 - - - - -
Rajput Joia (Hindu traditions) 500 Hindi 500 - - - - -
Rajput Mahratta (Hindu traditions) 300 Marathi 300 - - - - -
Rajput Manihas (Hindu traditions) 600 Hindi 600 - - - - -
 Rajput Parihar 600 Hindi 600 - - - - -
 Rajput Ponwar (Hindu traditions) 56,000 Hindi 56,000 - - - - -
 Rajput Pundir (Hindu traditions) 700 Hindi 700 - - - - -
 Rajput Rathor (Hindu traditions) 3,100 Hindi 3,100 - - - - -
 Rajput Rawat 400 Hindi 400 - - - - -
 Rajput Sakarwar (Hindu traditions) 500 Hindi 500 - - - - -
Rajput Salehria (Hindu traditions) 600 Hindi 600 - - - - -
 Rajput Sengar 900 Hindi 900 - - - - -
 Rajput Sisodia 100 Hindi 100 - - - - -
 Rajput Solanki 600 Hindi 600 - - - - -
Rajput Sombansi (Hindu traditions) 800 Hindi 800 - - - - -
 Rajput Surajbansi 70 Hindi 70 - - - - -
 Rajput Tonwar (Hindu traditions) 100 Hindi 100 - - - - -
 Rajwar 40 Hindi 40 - - - - -
 Ramdasia (Sikh traditions) 30 Punjabi, Eastern - - - - 30 -
 Rangrez (Hindu traditions) 1,300 Marathi 1,300 - - - - -
 Rangrez (Muslim traditions) 100 Urdu - 100 - - - -
 Rathia (Hindu traditions) 20 Hindi 20 - - - - -
 Ravalia 40 Gujarati 40 - - - - -
 Rayeen (Muslim traditions) 20 Urdu - 20 - - - -
 Saini (Sikh traditions) 30 Punjabi, Eastern - - - - 30 -
 Sali 50 Kannada 50 - - - - -
 Sarera (Sikh traditions) 40 Punjabi, Eastern - - - - 40 -
 Satani 50 Telugu 50 - - - - -
 Satnami 3,800 Hindi 3,800 - 40 - - -
Sauntia 50 Odia 50 - - - - -
 Sayyid 2,100 Urdu - 2,100 - - - -
Shabar Unknown Odia - - - - - -
 Shaikh Faruqi 300 Urdu - 300 - - - -
 Shaikh Qureshi 2,000 Urdu - 2,000 - - - -
 Shaikh Siddiqi 400 Bengali - 400 - - - -
 Shaikh unspecified 15,000 Urdu - 15,000 - - - -
Sindhollu Unknown Telugu - - - - - -
 Sonar (Hindu traditions) 18,000 Hindi 18,000 - - - - -
 Sonar (Sikh traditions) 30 Punjabi, Eastern - - - - 30 -
Sonar Aksali 3,600 Marathi 3,600 - - - - -
Sonjhara 100 Odia 100 - - - - -
 Sunri (Hindu traditions) 1,800 Bengali 1,800 - - - - -
 Sunri Sadhubanik 1,100 Bengali 1,100 - - - - -
 Sutradhar (Hindu traditions) 30 Bengali 30 - - - - -
 Syrian Christian 30 Malayalam - - - 30 - -
 Tamboli (Hindu traditions) 1,500 Hindi 1,500 - - - - -
 Tamil (Muslim traditions) 40 Tamil - 40 - - - -
 Tanti (Hindu traditions) 80 Bengali 80 - - - - -
 Tarkhan (Sikh traditions) 500 Punjabi, Eastern - - - - 500 -
 Teli (Hindu traditions) 108,000 Hindi 108,000 - - - - -
 Teli Sahu 19,000 Marathi 19,000 - - - - -
 Thakkar 900 Marathi 900 - - - - -
 Tibetan 800 Tibetan, Central - - 800 - - -
 Tili 80 Bengali 80 - - - - -
 Tipera Unknown Kok Borok - - - - - -
 Vaddar (Hindu traditions) 200 Telugu 200 - - - - -
 Vakkaliga unspecified 300 Kannada 300 - - - - -
Valmiki (Buddhist traditions) Unknown Hindi - - - - - -
 Valmiki (Hindu traditions) 1,300 Hindi 1,300 - - - - -
 Valmiki Mehtar 300 Hindi 300 - - - - -
 Vanjara 60 Marathi 60 - - - - -
 Vanniyan 100 Tamil 100 - - - - -
 Varli 100 Varli 100 - - - - -
Vasudev 80 Hindi 80 - - - - -
 Vellalan unspecified Unknown Tamil - - - - - -
 Viswakarma unspecified 80 Telugu 80 - - - - -
 Yadav (Hindu traditions) 8,800 Hindi 8,800 - - - - -
 Yadav Gola 1,100 Telugu 1,100 - - - - -
 Yadav Gualbans (Hindu traditions) 1,500 Hindi 1,500 - - - - -
 Yadav Rawat 800 Hindi 800 - - - - -
 Yadav Sadgope 600 Bengali 600 - - - - -
 Yenadi 20 Telugu 20 - - - - -
  Totals:  315 1,716,000   298 1,519,000 29,000 149,000 3,000 2,300 12,000
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