Country:

India

Province / State: Maharashtra
District: Ratnagiri

Number of People Groups

226

Unreached People Groups

216

Total Population

2,357,000

Buddhist

6.3 %

Christian

0.1 %

Hindu

84.0 %

Muslim

9.4 %

Sikh

0.0 %

Other Religions

0.3 %
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Photo People Group Population Primary Language Progress
Scale
Hindu Muslim Buddhist Christian Sikh Other
 Adi Andhra 20 Telugu 20 - - - - -
 Adi Dravida 50 Tamil 50 - - - - -
 Adi Karnataka 100 Kannada 100 - - - - -
 Agri 29,000 Marathi 28,000 - 1,000 - - -
 Andh 200 Marathi 200 - - - - -
 Arora (Sikh traditions) Unknown Punjabi, Eastern - - - - - -
 Badhai (Hindu traditions) 62,000 Hindi 60,000 - 1,800 - - -
Badhai Konkani 32,000 Marathi 31,000 - 800 - - -
Bahrupi 90 Marathi 90 - - - - -
 Bairagi (Hindu traditions) 8,500 Bengali 8,300 - 200 - - -
Bakad Unknown Hindi - - - - - -
 Balai (Hindu traditions) Unknown Hindi - - - - - -
 Balija (Hindu traditions) 300 Kannada 300 - - - - -
 Bania Agarwal 23,000 Hindi 22,000 - - - - 700
 Bania Chetti 900 Tamil 900 - - - - -
Bania Dhusar 400 Hindi 400 - - - - -
Bania Gujar 6,100 Gujarati 6,100 - - - - -
Bania Kasar 2,500 Hindi 2,500 - - - - -
Bania Khandelwal 20 Hindi 20 - - - - -
 Bania Khedayata 70 Gujarati 70 - - - - -
 Bania Komti 1,200 Telugu 1,200 - - - - -
Bania Mahajan 700 Hindi 700 - - - - -
 Bania Mahesri 1,100 Hindi 1,100 - - - - -
 Bania Oswal 400 Hindi 100 - - - - 200
 Bania Porwal 600 Hindi 400 - - - - 200
 Bania Srimali 400 Gujarati 200 - - - - 200
Bania Ummad 800 Hindi 500 - - - - 300
 Bania unspecified 99,000 Hindi 96,000 - - - - 2,600
 Banijiga 300 Kannada 300 - - - - -
 Banjara (Hindu traditions) 100 Lambadi 100 - - - - -
 Basor 1,600 Hindi 1,600 - 30 - - -
 Bedar (Hindu traditions) 80 Kannada 80 - - - - -
 Beldar (Hindu traditions) 1,100 Kannada 1,100 - 30 - - -
Beldar Mith Gauda 200 Konkani, Goan 200 - - - - -
 Bengali Muslim Moghal 100 Urdu - 100 - - - -
 Bhandari 60 Odia 60 - - - - -
 Bharia Bhumia Unknown Hindi - - - - - -
 Bhat (Hindu traditions) 100 Hindi 100 - - - - -
 Bhatia (Hindu traditions) 1,200 Hindi 1,200 - - - - -
 Bhil Tadvi 100 Dangi - 100 - - - -
 Bhil unspecified 800 Gujarati 700 100 - - - -
 Bhoi (Hindu traditions) 13,000 Hindi 13,000 - 500 - - -
 Binjhia 60 Hindi 60 - - - - -
 Bohra 100 Gujarati - 100 - - - -
 Boya 200 Telugu 200 - - - - -
 Brahmin Chitpavan 19,000 Marathi 19,000 - - - - -
 Brahmin Deshastha 7,700 Marathi 7,700 - - - - -
Brahmin Devarukha 7,100 Marathi 7,100 - - - - -
 Brahmin Gaud Saraswat 14,000 Marathi 14,000 - - - - -
 Brahmin Gaur 11,000 Hindi 11,000 - - - - -
 Brahmin Joshi 200 Hindi 200 - - - - -
 Brahmin Kanaujia 200 Hindi 200 - - - - -
 Brahmin Kannada 700 Kannada 700 - - - - -
Brahmin Karbadu 8,500 Marathi 8,500 - - - - -
Brahmin Karhada 7,100 Marathi 7,100 - - - - -
Brahmin Mahratta 1,000 Marathi 1,000 - - - - -
 Brahmin Sanadhya 1,100 Hindi 1,100 - - - - -
 Brahmin Saraswat 700 Hindi 700 - - - - -
 Brahmin Sawaria 1,400 Hindi 1,400 - - - - -
 Brahmin Telugu 90 Telugu 90 - - - - -
 Brahmin unspecified 77,000 Hindi 76,000 - - - - 700
 Budega Jangam 300 Telugu 300 - - - - -
Byari (Beary) 2,500 Konkani - 2,500 - - - -
 Chalvadi 40 Kannada 30 - - - - -
 Chamar (Hindu traditions) 16,000 Hindi 15,000 - 600 - - -
 Chamar (Sikh traditions) Unknown Punjabi, Eastern - - - - - -
 Chenna Dasar 40 Kannada 40 - - - - -
 Chitrakar (Hindu traditions) 300 Marathi 300 - - - - -
 Chodhara Unknown Chodri - - - - - -
 Christian 100 Hindi - - - 100 - -
 Dabgar (Hindu traditions) Unknown Marathi - - - - - -
 Darzi (Hindu traditions) 7,500 Hindi 7,000 - 400 - - 100
 Devadiga (Hindu traditions) 60 Tulu 60 - - - - -
 Devanga 2,500 Kannada 2,400 - 90 - - -
 Devipujak Vaghri (Hindu traditions) 40 Gujarati 40 - - - - -
 Dhangar Bharwad 100 Gujarati 90 - - - - -
 Dhanka 90 Gujarati - 70 - - - -
 Dhanwar 30 Chhattisgarhi 30 - - - - -
 Dhobi (Hindu traditions) 14,000 Hindi 14,000 - 500 - - -
 Dhobi (Muslim traditions) 200 Urdu - 200 - - - -
 Dhobi Parit 7,500 Marathi 7,200 - 300 - - -
 Dhodia Unknown Gujarati - - - - - -
 Dhor 200 Marathi 200 - - - - -
 Dubla unspecified Unknown Dubli - - - - - -
 Dudekula 100 Telugu - 100 - - - -
 Gamit 70 Gamit 70 - - - - -
 Gangakula 500 Kannada 500 - - - - -
Ghadasi 1,300 Marathi 1,300 - - - - -
Ghadi 1,300 Konkani, Goan 1,300 - - - - -
 Ghasiya (Hindu traditions) Unknown Hindi - - - - - -
 Goanese 1,700 Konkani, Goan - - - 1,700 - -
 Gond unspecified 300 Hindi 300 - - - - -
 Gondhali 900 Marathi 900 - - - - -
Gopal 2,100 Gujarati 2,000 - 70 - - -
 Gosain unspecified 10,000 Hindi 10,000 - 400 - - -
 Gujar (Hindu traditions) 50 Hindi 50 - - - - -
 Hajam 300 Urdu - 300 - - - -
 Halba 100 Marathi 100 - - - - -
 Holar 80 Marathi 80 - - - - -
 Ilavan 50 Malayalam 50 - - - - -
 Jat (Hindu traditions) 500 Hindi 500 - - - - -
 Jat (Sikh traditions) 100 Punjabi, Eastern - - - - 100 -
 Jingar 70 Marwari (India) 70 - - - - -
 Jogi (Hindu traditions) 100 Bengali 100 - - - - -
 Kadia (Hindu traditions) 200 Kannada 200 - - - - -
 Kaibartta unspecified 90 Bengali 90 - - - - -
 Kaikadi 20 Kannada 20 - - - - -
 Kalal (Hindu traditions) 600 Telugu 600 - - - - -
 Kalal Idiga 500 Telugu 500 - - - - -
Kalavant 200 Kannada 200 - - - - -
 Kamar Unknown Kamar - - - - - -
Kamathi 20 Telugu 20 - - - - -
 Kanjar (Hindu traditions) 20 Hindi 20 - - - - -
 Kapu Reddi 40 Telugu 40 - - - - -
 Kapu unspecified 30 Telugu 30 - - - - -
 Kasar (Hindu traditions) 300 Marathi 300 - - - - -
Kasar Otari 20 Telugu 20 - - - - -
 Kashmiri (Muslim traditions) 20 Kashmiri - 20 - - - -
 Kathodi 8,200 Marathi 8,100 - - - - 100
 Kawar Unknown Hindi - - - - - -
 Khairwar 50 Bengali 50 - - - - -
 Khangar (Hindu traditions) Unknown Hindi - - - - - -
 Kharva (Hindu traditions) 32,000 Gujarati 31,000 - 1,100 - - -
 Khatik (Hindu traditions) 300 Hindi 300 - - - - -
 Khatri (Hindu traditions) 200 Hindi 200 - - - - -
 Khoja 4,500 Gujarati - 4,500 - - - -
 Kokna 800 Kukna 700 60 - - - -
 Kol Unknown Hindi - - - - - -
 Kolhati 400 Marathi 400 - - - - -
 Koli (Hindu traditions) 60 Hindi 60 - - - - -
 Koli Dhor 200 Marathi 200 - - - - -
 Koli Mahadev 11,000 Marathi 11,000 20 20 - - -
 Koli Malhar 200 Marathi 100 - - - - -
Koli Son 30 Marathi 30 - - - - -
 Kolowar 200 Kolami, Northwestern 200 - - - - -
 Korama unspecified 40 Kannada 40 - - - - -
 Korku 20 Korku 20 - - - - -
 Koshti 3,300 Marathi 3,200 - 100 - - -
 Koya unspecified Unknown Telugu - - - - - -
 Kumhar (Kusavar) (Hindu traditions) 35,000 Hindi 34,000 - 1,000 - - -
 Kunbi (Hindu traditions) 427,000 Gujarati 399,000 - 29,000 - - -
Kunbi Anjna 6,900 Gujarati 6,800 - 200 - - -
 Kunbi Konkani 367,000 Konkani, Goan 342,000 - 25,000 - - -
 Kunbi Tirole 7,600 Marathi 7,100 - 500 - - -
Kunchatiga 80 Kannada 80 - - - - -
 Kurmi (Hindu traditions) 50 Hindi 50 - - - - -
 Kuruba 1,500 Kannada 1,500 - - - - -
Lingader Unknown Marathi - - - - - -
 Lingayat 1,700 Kannada - - - - - 1,700
 Lohana 2,000 Gujarati 2,000 - - - - -
 Lohar (Hindu traditions) 2,000 Hindi 1,900 - 90 - - -
Madgi Unknown Telugu - - - - - -
 Madiga (Christian traditions) Unknown Telugu - - - - - -
 Mahar (Buddhist traditions) 51,000 Marathi 900 - 50,000 - 30 -
 Mahar (Christian traditions) 400 Marathi - - - 400 - -
 Mahishya 20 Bengali 20 - - - - -
Mahratta Gomatang 41,000 Marathi 41,000 - - - - -
 Mahratta Jadhav 41,000 Marathi 41,000 - - - - -
 Mahratta Kunbi 300 Gujarati 300 - - - - -
 Mahratta Shinde 32,000 Marathi 32,000 - - - - -
 Mahratta unspecified 323,000 Marathi 295,000 - 29,000 - - -
 Mahyavanshi 20 Gujarati 20 - - - - -
 Mala (Hindu traditions) 20 Telugu 20 - - - - -
 Mala Jangam 30 Telugu 30 - - - - -
 Malabar Catholic 20 Malayalam - - - 20 - -
 Mali (Hindu traditions) 1,900 Hindi 1,800 - 100 - - -
 Mallik (Muslim traditions) 2,800 Gujarati - 2,800 - - - -
 Mangala 70 Telugu 70 - - - - -
 Mappila 60 Malayalam - 60 - - - -
Matang (Christian traditions) 40 Marathi - - - 40 - -
 Matang (Hindu traditions) 1,700 Marathi 1,200 - 500 - - -
 Megh (Hindu traditions) Unknown Hindi - - - - - -
 Memon 3,400 Gujarati - 3,400 - - - -
 Nai (Hindu traditions) 29,000 Hindi 28,000 - 1,000 - - -
 Naikda 20 Kannada 20 - - - - -
 Nair 80 Malayalam 80 - - - - -
 Oraon 300 Kurux 300 - - - - -
Pangul 100 Marathi 100 - - - - -
 Pardhan 70 Pardhan 70 - - - - -
 Pardhi 200 Pardhi 200 - - - - -
 Parja unspecified 20 Odia 20 - - - - -
 Pashtun Afridi 400 Urdu - 400 - - - -
 Pashtun Kakar 300 Urdu - 300 - - - -
 Pashtun Yusafzai 400 Urdu - 400 - - - -
 Pashtun, Pathan 5,500 Urdu - 5,500 - - - -
 Pasi (Hindu traditions) 40 Hindi 40 - - - - -
 Patharwat 70 Marathi 70 - - - - -
 Pinjara 20 Urdu - 20 - - - -
Prabhu Kayastha 1,600 Marathi 1,600 - - - - -
Rajpur 400 Konkani, Goan 400 - - - - -
 Rajput (Hindu traditions) 900 Hindi 900 - - - - -
 Rajput (Muslim traditions) 40 Urdu - 40 - - - -
 Rajput (Sikh traditions) 80 Punjabi, Eastern - - - - 80 -
 Rajput Rathor (Hindu traditions) 40 Hindi 40 - - - - -
Ramoshi 100 Marathi 100 - - - - -
 Sali 6,200 Kannada 5,900 - 300 - - -
Sangar 800 Marathi 800 - - - - -
 Sayyid 21,000 Urdu - 21,000 - - - -
Sayyid Husaini 1,200 Urdu - 1,200 - - - -
 Shaikh Faruqi 1,800 Urdu - 1,800 - - - -
 Shaikh Qureshi 21,000 Urdu - 21,000 - - - -
 Shaikh Siddiqi 5,000 Bengali - 5,000 - - - -
 Shaikh unspecified 150,000 Urdu - 150,000 - - - -
 Shaikh Usmani 1,100 Urdu - 1,100 - - - -
 Siddi (Hindu traditions) 300 Kannada 300 - - - - -
 Sonar (Hindu traditions) 32,000 Hindi 31,000 - 800 - - -
 Syrian Christian 50 Malayalam - - - 50 - -
 Tamboli (Hindu traditions) 48,000 Hindi 46,000 - 1,100 - - -
 Tamil (Muslim traditions) 40 Tamil - 40 - - - -
Taria 1,000 Marathi 1,000 - - - - -
 Teli (Hindu traditions) 58,000 Hindi 56,000 - 1,700 - - -
 Thakar 300 Marathi 300 - - - - -
 Thakkar 400 Marathi 400 - - - - -
 Turi (Hindu traditions) Unknown Hindi - - - - - -
 Vaddar (Hindu traditions) 1,300 Telugu 1,300 - - - - -
 Vakkaliga unspecified 2,400 Kannada 2,400 - - - - -
Valmiki (Buddhist traditions) 50 Hindi - - 50 - - -
 Valmiki (Hindu traditions) 500 Hindi 500 - - - - -
 Vanjara 40 Marathi 40 - - - - -
 Vanniyan 80 Tamil 80 - - - - -
 Varli 100 Varli 100 - - - - -
 Vellalan unspecified 100 Tamil 100 - - - - -
 Viswakarma unspecified 1,100 Telugu 1,100 - - - - -
 Yadav (Hindu traditions) 35,000 Hindi 34,000 - 700 - - -
 Yadav Gualbans (Hindu traditions) 3,000 Hindi 3,000 - - - - -
 Yenadi 40 Telugu 40 - - - - -
  Totals:  226 2,357,000   216 1,979,000 222,000 148,000 2,300 200 6,800
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