Country:

India

Province / State: Maharashtra
District: Raigarh

Number of People Groups

312

Unreached People Groups

290

Total Population

3,218,000

Buddhist

4.5 %

Christian

0.6 %

Hindu

85.6 %

Muslim

8.1 %

Sikh

0.2 %

Other Religions

0.8 %
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Photo People Group Population Primary Language Progress
Scale
Hindu Muslim Buddhist Christian Sikh Other
 Adi Andhra 50 Telugu 50 - - - - -
 Adi Dravida 200 Tamil 200 - - - - -
Adi Dravida Christian 20 Tamil - - - 20 - -
 Adi Karnataka 100 Kannada 100 - - - - -
Ager (Hindu traditions) 200 Kannada 200 - - - - -
 Agri 59,000 Marathi 58,000 - 1,400 - - -
 Andh 200 Marathi 200 - - - - -
 Ansari 10,000 Urdu - 10,000 - - - -
 Arab 70 Arabic, Mesopotamian - 70 - - - -
 Aray Mala Unknown Telugu - - - - - -
 Arora (Sikh traditions) 300 Punjabi, Eastern - - - - 300 -
 Arwa Mala 20 Tamil 20 - - - - -
 Badhai (Hindu traditions) 26,000 Hindi 25,000 - 600 - - -
Badhai Kharadi 2,200 Gujarati 2,100 - 60 - - -
 Bagdi 40 Hindi 40 - - - - -
 Bahna (Hindu traditions) Unknown Hindi - - - - - -
 Bairagi (Hindu traditions) 6,000 Bengali 5,900 - 90 - - -
Bakad 60 Hindi 60 - - - - -
 Balai (Hindu traditions) 100 Hindi 100 - - - - -
 Balija (Hindu traditions) 300 Kannada 300 - - - - -
 Bangali Muslim Moghal 1,500 Urdu - 1,500 - - - -
 Bania Agarwal 7,500 Hindi 5,300 - - - - 2,100
 Bania Chetti 1,400 Tamil 1,400 - - - - -
Bania Gujar 4,700 Gujarati 4,700 - - - - -
 Bania Jaiswal 100 Hindi 20 - - - - 100
Bania Kasar 100 Hindi 100 - - - - -
 Bania Khedayata 300 Gujarati 300 - - - - -
Bania Mahajan 200 Hindi 200 - - - - -
 Bania Mahesri 300 Hindi 300 - - - - -
 Bania Mahur 90 Hindi 90 - - - - -
 Bania Nima 2,300 Hindi 1,900 - - - - 400
 Bania Oswal 1,200 Hindi 200 - - - - 1,000
 Bania Porwal 600 Hindi 300 - - - - 300
Bania Saitwal 700 Hindi 300 - - - - 400
 Bania Srimali 300 Gujarati 40 - - - - 300
Bania Ummad 400 Hindi 100 - - - - 200
 Bania unspecified 44,000 Hindi 35,000 - - - - 9,300
 Banijiga 200 Kannada 200 - - - - -
 Banjara (Hindu traditions) 900 Lambadi 900 - - - - -
Barda Unknown Marathi - - - - - -
 Baria (Hindu traditions) 300 Gujarati 300 - - - - -
Barutgar 300 Urdu - 300 - - - -
 Basor 5,600 Hindi 5,600 - 50 - - -
 Bavcha Unknown Gujarati - - - - - -
 Bawaria (Sikh traditions) 60 Punjabi, Eastern - - - - 60 -
 Bedar (Hindu traditions) 300 Kannada 300 - - - - -
 Beldar (Hindu traditions) 2,700 Kannada 2,700 - 60 - - -
Beldar Lonari (Hindu traditions) 100 Kannada 100 - - - - -
 Bhaina 20 Chhattisgarhi - - - - - -
 Bhandari 200 Odia 200 - - - - -
Bhansala 18,000 Marathi 18,000 - - - - -
 Bharia Bhumia 50 Hindi 40 - - - - -
 Bhat (Hindu traditions) 100 Hindi 100 - - - - -
Bhathiara (Muslim traditions) 700 Urdu - 700 - - - -
 Bhatia (Hindu traditions) 200 Hindi 200 - - - - -
 Bhil unspecified 2,800 Gujarati 2,600 80 100 - - 20
 Bhoi (Hindu traditions) 7,300 Hindi 7,100 - 200 - - -
 Bhunjia 100 Bhunjia 100 - - - - -
Bindla 20 Telugu 20 - - - - -
 Binjhia Unknown Hindi - - - - - -
 Bohra 800 Gujarati - 800 - - - -
 Boya 200 Telugu 200 - - - - -
 Brahmin (Sikh traditions) 90 Punjabi, Eastern - - - - 90 -
Brahmin Bengali 200 Bengali 200 - - - - -
 Brahmin Chitpavan 20,000 Marathi 20,000 - - - - -
 Brahmin Deshastha 2,200 Marathi 2,200 - - - - -
Brahmin Devarukha 1,500 Marathi 1,500 - - - - -
 Brahmin Gaud Saraswat 700 Marathi 700 - - - - -
 Brahmin Gaur 1,400 Hindi 1,400 - - - - -
 Brahmin Gujarati 1,900 Gujarati 1,900 - - - - -
 Brahmin Kanaujia 2,100 Hindi 2,100 - - - - -
 Brahmin Kannada 700 Kannada 700 - - - - -
Brahmin Karbadu 2,100 Marathi 2,100 - - - - -
Brahmin Karhada 200 Marathi 200 - - - - -
Brahmin Mahratta 1,400 Marathi 1,400 - - - - -
 Brahmin Sanadhya 1,400 Hindi 1,400 - - - - -
 Brahmin Saraswat 2,600 Hindi 2,600 - - - - -
 Brahmin Sawaria 1,400 Hindi 1,400 - - - - -
 Brahmin Tamil 60 Tamil 60 - - - - -
 Brahmin Telugu 200 Telugu 200 - - - - -
 Brahmin unspecified 88,000 Hindi 87,000 - - 200 - 600
 Budega Jangam 1,500 Telugu 1,500 - - - - -
 Burmese 40 Burmese - - 40 - - -
Byari (Beary) 1,900 Konkani - 1,900 - - - -
 Chakkiliyan (Hindu traditions) 50 Tamil 50 - - - - -
 Chalvadi 30 Kannada 30 - - - - -
 Chamar (Hindu traditions) 25,000 Hindi 24,000 - 800 - - -
 Chamar (Sikh traditions) Unknown Punjabi, Eastern - - - - - -
 Charan (Hindu traditions) 100 Gujarati 100 - - - - -
 Chenna Dasar 20 Kannada 20 - - - - -
Cheruman (Hindu traditions) 80 Malayalam 80 - - - - -
Cherumar Christian 40 Malayalam - - - 40 - -
 Chhimba (Sikh traditions) 60 Punjabi, Eastern - - - - 60 -
 Christian 1,500 Hindi - - - 1,500 - -
 Darzi (Hindu traditions) 12,000 Hindi 12,000 - 200 - - -
 Darzi Namdev (Hindu traditions) 1,000 Marathi 1,000 - - - - -
 Devadiga (Hindu traditions) 60 Tulu 60 - - - - -
 Devipujak Vaghri (Hindu traditions) 400 Gujarati 400 - - - - -
 Dhangar Bharwad 2,400 Gujarati 2,300 - 70 - - -
 Dhanka 60 Gujarati - 50 - - - -
 Dhanwar 60 Chhattisgarhi 60 - - - - -
 Dhobi (Hindu traditions) 8,000 Hindi 7,700 - 300 - - -
 Dhobi (Muslim traditions) 700 Urdu - 700 - - - -
 Dhobi Parit 6,800 Marathi 6,500 - 300 - - -
 Dhodia 50 Gujarati 50 - - - - -
 Dhor 1,200 Marathi 1,200 - - - - -
 Dom (Hindu traditions) 20 Odia 20 - - - - -
 Dubla unspecified 30 Dubli 30 - - - - -
Ellamalawar 30 Kannada 30 - - - - -
 Faqir Unknown Urdu - - - - - -
 Gamit 400 Gamit 400 - - - - -
 Gangakula 500 Kannada 500 - - - - -
 Garoda (Hindu traditions) Unknown Gujarati - - - - - -
 Ghanchi (Hindu traditions) 60 Gujarati 60 - - - - -
 Ghasiya (Hindu traditions) 20 Hindi 20 - - - - -
 Ghisadi 200 Marathi 200 - - - - -
 Goanese 2,900 Konkani, Goan - - - 2,900 - -
 Gond unspecified 2,600 Hindi 2,600 20 20 - - -
 Gondhali 800 Marathi 800 - - - - -
Gopal 100 Gujarati 100 - - - - -
 Gosain unspecified 4,000 Hindi 3,900 - 100 - - -
 Hajam 1,000 Urdu - 1,000 - - - -
 Halba 600 Marathi 500 - - - - -
 Holar 400 Marathi 400 - - - - -
 Holaya 70 Kannada 70 - - - - -
Idayan 400 Tamil 400 - - - - -
 Ilavan 700 Malayalam 700 - - - - -
Ilavan Christian 50 Tamil - - - 50 - -
 Jat (Hindu traditions) 2,700 Hindi 2,700 - - - - -
 Jat (Sikh traditions) 4,200 Punjabi, Eastern - - - - 4,200 -
 Jewish, South Asian 400 Marathi - - - - - 400
 Jhinwar (Sikh traditions) 100 Punjabi, Eastern - - - - 100 -
 Kabirpanthi 80 Punjabi, Eastern - - - - 80 -
 Kachhia (Hindu traditions) 400 Gujarati 400 - - - - -
 Kahar (Hindu traditions) 300 Hindi 300 - - - - -
 Kaibartta unspecified 40 Bengali 40 - - - - -
 Kaikadi 600 Kannada 600 - - - - -
 Kaikolan 60 Tamil 60 - - - - -
 Kalal (Hindu traditions) 600 Telugu 600 - - - - -
 Kalal Idiga 500 Telugu 500 - - - - -
 Kamar 20 Kamar 20 - - - - -
Kamathi 90 Telugu 90 - - - - -
 Kamboh (Sikh traditions) 100 Punjabi, Eastern - - - - 100 -
Kanakkan 50 Malayalam 50 - - - - -
 Kapu Reddi 70 Telugu 70 - - - - -
 Kapu unspecified 100 Telugu 100 - - - - -
 Kasar (Hindu traditions) 400 Marathi 400 - - - - -
Kasar Otari 70 Telugu 70 - - - - -
 Kashmiri (Muslim traditions) 100 Kashmiri - 100 - - - -
 Kathodi 142,000 Marathi 141,000 200 100 30 - 300
Katia 60 Hindi 60 - - - - -
 Kawar 200 Hindi 200 - - - - -
 Kayastha (Hindu traditions) 500 Hindi 500 - - - - -
 Khairwar 60 Bengali 60 - - - - -
 Kharia 20 Kharia - - - - - -
 Kharva (Hindu traditions) 900 Gujarati 900 - - - - -
 Khatik (Hindu traditions) 1,500 Hindi 1,500 - 40 - - -
 Khatri (Hindu traditions) 300 Hindi 300 - - - - -
 Khatri (Sikh traditions) 300 Punjabi, Eastern - - - - 300 -
 Khoja 700 Gujarati - 700 - - - -
 Kokna 1,300 Kukna 1,100 200 20 - - -
 Kol 50 Hindi 50 - - - - -
 Kolhati 400 Marathi 400 - - - - -
 Koli (Hindu traditions) 400 Hindi 300 - - - - -
 Koli Dhor 1,800 Marathi 1,800 - - - - -
 Koli Mahadev 88,000 Marathi 88,000 300 40 - 20 100
 Koli Malhar 900 Marathi 900 - 50 - - -
Koli of Sind (Hindu traditions) 40 Gujarati 40 - - - - -
Koli Son 70 Marathi 70 - - - - -
 Kolowar 200 Kolami, Northwestern 200 - - - - -
 Korama unspecified 40 Kannada 40 - - - - -
 Korku 90 Korku 90 - - - - -
 Koshti 300 Marathi 300 - - - - -
 Kui Khond Unknown Odia - - - - - -
 Kumhar (Kusavar) (Hindu traditions) 29,000 Hindi 28,000 - 700 - - -
 Kumhar (Sikh traditions) 100 Punjabi, Eastern - - - - 100 -
 Kunbi (Hindu traditions) 138,000 Gujarati 134,000 - 3,600 - - 400
Kunbi Anjna 1,200 Gujarati 1,200 - - - - -
 Kunbi Konkani 84,000 Konkani, Goan 81,000 - 2,500 - - 300
 Kunbi Tirole 21,000 Marathi 20,000 - 500 - - -
Kunchatiga 70 Kannada 70 - - - - -
Kuravan (Christian traditions) Unknown Tamil - - - - - -
 Kuravan (Hindu traditions) 50 Malayalam 50 - - - - -
 Kurmi (Hindu traditions) 100 Hindi 100 - - - - -
 Kuruba 1,500 Kannada 1,500 - - - - -
 Labana (Sikh traditions) 90 Punjabi, Eastern - - - - 90 -
Lingader 30 Marathi 30 - - - - -
 Lingayat 6,300 Kannada - - - - - 6,300
 Lohana 600 Gujarati 600 - - - - -
 Lohar (Hindu traditions) 5,900 Hindi 5,800 - 100 - - -
 Machhi (Hindu traditions) 400 Gujarati 400 - - - - -
Madgi 50 Telugu 40 - - - - -
 Madiga (Christian traditions) 200 Telugu - - - 200 - -
 Madiga (Hindu traditions) 100 Telugu 100 - - - - -
 Mahar (Buddhist traditions) 86,000 Marathi 3,200 - 83,000 500 50 -
 Mahar (Christian traditions) 11,000 Marathi - - - 11,000 - -
 Mahishya 70 Bengali 70 - - - - -
 Mahratta Jadhav 136,000 Marathi 132,000 - 3,900 - - 200
 Mahratta Konkani 114,000 Marathi 110,000 - 3,200 - - 200
 Mahratta Kunbi 163,000 Gujarati 160,000 - 3,200 - - -
 Mahratta Shinde 1,400 Marathi 1,400 - 40 - - -
 Mahratta unspecified 1,164,000 Marathi 1,127,000 - 35,000 - - 1,700
 Mahtam (Sikh traditions) 200 Punjabi, Eastern - - - - 200 -
 Mahyavanshi 100 Gujarati 100 - - - - -
 Mala (Hindu traditions) 500 Telugu 500 - 30 - - -
 Mala Dasari Unknown Telugu - - - - - -
 Mala Jangam 200 Telugu 200 - - - - -
 Malabar Catholic 1,000 Malayalam - - - 1,000 - -
 Mali (Hindu traditions) 65,000 Hindi 63,000 - 1,800 - - -
 Mallik (Muslim traditions) 5,300 Gujarati - 5,300 - - - -
 Mang Garudi 200 Marathi 200 - - - - -
 Mangala 70 Telugu 70 - - - - -
Manne Unknown Telugu - - - - - -
 Mappila 600 Malayalam - 600 - - - -
 Maravan 40 Tamil 40 - - - - -
Matang (Christian traditions) 1,000 Marathi - - - 1,000 - -
 Matang (Hindu traditions) 11,000 Marathi 8,800 - 2,000 70 - -
 Megh (Hindu traditions) 300 Hindi 300 - - - - -
 Memon 600 Gujarati - 600 - - - -
 Momna 200 Gujarati - 200 - - - -
Mukkuvan (Christian traditions) 20 Malayalam - - - 20 - -
Mukkuvan (Hindu traditions) 50 Malayalam 50 - - - - -
 Munda 30 Mundari 30 - - - - -
Nadar (Christian traditions) 40 Tamil - - - 40 - -
 Nadar (Hindu traditions) 200 Tamil 200 - - - - -
 Nadia Unknown Gujarati - - - - - -
 Nai (Hindu traditions) 25,000 Hindi 24,000 - 400 - - -
 Nai (Sikh traditions) 100 Punjabi, Eastern - - - - 100 -
 Naikda 100 Kannada 100 - - - - -
 Nair 1,200 Malayalam 1,200 - - - - -
 Namassej (Hindu traditions) 30 Bengali 30 - - - - -
 Oraon 2,500 Kurux 2,400 - - 100 - -
 Pallan (Hindu traditions) 100 Tamil 100 - - - - -
Paraiyan (Christian traditions) 30 Tamil - - - 30 - -
 Paraiyan (Hindu traditions) 50 Tamil 50 - - - - -
 Pardhan 100 Pardhan 100 - - - - -
 Pardhi 700 Pardhi 700 - - - - -
 Parja unspecified Unknown Odia - - - - - -
 Parsee 200 Gujarati - - - - - 200
 Pashtun Afridi 200 Urdu - 200 - - - -
 Pashtun Yusafzai 200 Urdu - 200 - - - -
 Pashtun, Pathan 4,500 Urdu - 4,500 - - - -
 Pasi (Hindu traditions) 300 Hindi 300 - - - - -
 Patelia 90 Gujarati 90 - - - - -
 Patharwat 100 Marathi 100 - - - - -
Patvekari (Hindu traditions) 400 Kannada 400 - - - - -
Patvekari (Muslim traditions) 60 Urdu - 60 - - - -
 Pinjara 500 Urdu - 500 - - - -
 Pod 20 Bengali 20 - - - - -
Pomla 20 Gujarati 20 - - - - -
Prabhu Kayastha 18,000 Marathi 18,000 - - - - -
Prabhu Patane 7,000 Marathi 7,000 - - - - -
 Pulayan unspecified 200 Malayalam 200 - - - - -
 Rabari (Hindu traditions) 100 Gujarati 100 - - - - -
 Raddi 50 Kannada 50 - - - - -
 Rajbansi (Hindu traditions) 40 Bengali 40 - - - - -
 Rajput (Hindu traditions) 2,700 Hindi 2,700 - - - - 80
 Rajput (Muslim traditions) 1,600 Urdu - 1,600 - - - -
 Rajput (Sikh traditions) 1,200 Punjabi, Eastern - - - - 1,200 -
 Rajput Chauhan (Hindu traditions) 200 Hindi 200 - - - - -
 Rajput Sisodia 600 Hindi 600 - - - - -
 Ramdasia (Sikh traditions) 90 Punjabi, Eastern - - - - 90 -
Ramoshi 70 Marathi 70 - - - - -
 Rangrez (Hindu traditions) 90 Marathi 90 - - - - -
 Rathawa 20 Rathawi 20 - - - - -
 Ravalia 100 Gujarati 100 - - - - -
 Saini (Sikh traditions) 100 Punjabi, Eastern - - - - 100 -
 Sali 4,300 Kannada 4,300 - 70 - - -
Sangar 70 Marathi 70 - - - - -
 Sansi (Hindu traditions) Unknown Hindi - - - - - -
 Sarera (Sikh traditions) 200 Punjabi, Eastern - - - - 200 -
 Sayyid 50,000 Urdu - 50,000 - - - -
Sayyid Husaini 700 Urdu - 700 - - - -
 Shaikh Faruqi 1,400 Urdu - 1,400 - - - -
 Shaikh Qureshi 16,000 Urdu - 16,000 - - - -
 Shaikh Siddiqi 5,300 Bengali - 5,300 - - - -
 Shaikh unspecified 154,000 Urdu - 154,000 - - - -
 Shaikh Usmani 800 Urdu - 800 - - - -
 Shenva (Hindu traditions) 80 Gujarati 80 - - - - -
 Siddi (Hindu traditions) 600 Kannada 600 - - - - -
Sindhollu 30 Telugu 30 - - - - -
 Somvanshi 8,100 Marathi 8,100 - - - - -
 Sonar (Hindu traditions) 33,000 Hindi 32,000 - 500 - - 200
 Sonar (Sikh traditions) 100 Punjabi, Eastern - - - - 100 -
Sonar Aksali 400 Marathi 400 - - - - -
 Syrian Christian 1,300 Malayalam - - - 1,300 - -
 Tamboli (Hindu traditions) 1,900 Hindi 1,900 - - - - -
 Tamil (Muslim traditions) 400 Tamil - 400 - - - -
 Tarkhan (Sikh traditions) 400 Punjabi, Eastern - - - - 400 -
 Teli (Hindu traditions) 7,000 Hindi 6,800 - 100 - - -
 Teli (Muslim traditions) 90 Urdu - 90 - - - -
 Thakkar 108,000 Marathi 107,000 100 - 20 - 200
 Tirgar (Hindu traditions) Unknown Gujarati - - - - - -
Tirmali 200 Marathi 200 - - - - -
 Turi (Hindu traditions) Unknown Hindi - - - - - -
 Vaddar (Hindu traditions) 500 Telugu 500 - - - - -
 Vakkaliga unspecified 2,200 Kannada 2,200 - - - - -
Valmiki (Buddhist traditions) 300 Hindi - - 300 - - -
 Valmiki (Hindu traditions) 3,200 Hindi 3,200 - - - - -
Vaniyan 60 Tamil 40 - - 20 - -
 Vanjara 700 Marathi 700 - - - - -
 Vanniyan 400 Tamil 400 - - - - -
 Varli 400 Varli 400 - - - - -
 Vellalan unspecified 50 Tamil 50 - - - - -
 Viswakarma unspecified 1,700 Telugu 1,700 - - - - -
Vitholia 20 Gujarati 20 - - - - -
 Yadav (Hindu traditions) 22,000 Hindi 22,000 - - - - -
 Yadav Ghosi 600 Hindi 600 - - - - -
 Yadav Gola 1,000 Telugu 1,000 - - - - -
 Yadav Gualbans (Hindu traditions) 1,800 Hindi 1,800 - - - - -
 Yadav Sadgope 20 Bengali 20 - - - - -
 Yenadi 80 Telugu 80 - - - - -
  Totals:  312 3,218,000   290 2,756,000 261,000 145,000 21,000 8,000 25,000
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