Country:

India

Province / State: Maharashtra
District: Sangli

Number of People Groups

242

Unreached People Groups

224

Total Population

3,214,000

Buddhist

1.4 %

Christian

0.3 %

Hindu

85.4 %

Muslim

8.6 %

Sikh

0.0 %

Other Religions

4.2 %
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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 300 Tamil 300 - - - - -
Adi Dravida Christian 50 Tamil - - - 50 - -
 Adi Karnataka 1,400 Kannada 1,400 - - - - -
Ager (Hindu traditions) Unknown Kannada - - - - - -
 Agri 30 Marathi 30 - - - - -
 Andh 700 Marathi 600 - - - - 30
Anglo 40 English - - - 40 - -
 Ansari 6,200 Urdu - 6,200 - - - -
 Arora (Sikh traditions) 40 Punjabi, Eastern - - - - 40 -
 Badhai (Hindu traditions) 22,000 Hindi 22,000 - - - - -
 Bagdi 200 Hindi 200 - - - - -
 Bairagi (Hindu traditions) 200 Bengali 200 - - - - -
Bakad 60 Hindi 60 - - - - -
 Balai (Hindu traditions) 20 Hindi 20 - - - - -
Balasantoshi 400 Marathi 400 - - - - -
 Balija (Hindu traditions) 4,000 Kannada 4,000 - - - - -
Balija Bolla 400 Telugu 400 - - - - -
 Bangali Muslim Moghal 400 Urdu - 400 - - - -
 Bania Agarwal 6,600 Hindi 2,100 - - - - 4,500
Bania Chaturth 9,100 Marathi - - - - - 9,100
 Bania Chetti 3,100 Tamil 2,600 - - - - 500
 Bania Komti 1,200 Telugu 1,100 - - - - 100
 Bania Mahur 900 Hindi 700 - - - - 300
 Bania Oswal 4,700 Hindi 600 - - - - 4,200
Bania Pancham 21,000 Kannada - - - - - 21,000
 Bania unspecified 125,000 Hindi 49,000 - - - - 76,000
 Banijiga 3,000 Kannada 3,000 - - - - -
 Banjara (Hindu traditions) 37,000 Lambadi 37,000 - - - - -
 Banjara Rathod (Hindu traditions) 1,300 Lambadi 1,300 - - - - -
Barda 100 Marathi 100 - - - - -
 Baria (Hindu traditions) 200 Gujarati 200 - - - - -
 Basor 4,900 Hindi 4,900 - 40 - - -
 Bedar (Hindu traditions) 300 Kannada 300 - - - - -
 Beldar (Hindu traditions) 300 Kannada 300 - - - - -
 Beldar (Muslim traditions) 20 Urdu - 20 - - - -
 Bhampta 50 Marathi 50 - - - - -
Bhansala 38,000 Marathi 38,000 - - - - -
 Bharia Bhumia 30 Hindi 30 - - - - -
 Bhat (Hindu traditions) 300 Hindi 300 - - - - -
 Bhil Tadvi 20 Dangi - 20 - - - -
 Bhil unspecified 600 Gujarati 600 - - - - -
 Bhisti 80 Urdu - 80 - - - -
 Bhoi (Hindu traditions) 200 Hindi 200 - - - - -
 Bhunjia Unknown Bhunjia - - - - - -
 Binjhia 20 Hindi 20 - - - - -
Birhor Unknown Birhor - - - - - -
 Boya 700 Telugu 700 - - - - -
Brahmin Anavada 600 Gujarati 600 - - - - -
 Brahmin Chitpavan 34,000 Marathi 34,000 - - - - -
 Brahmin Deshastha 23,000 Marathi 23,000 - - - - -
 Brahmin Gaud Saraswat 6,900 Marathi 6,900 - - - - -
 Brahmin Gaur 3,600 Hindi 3,600 - - - - -
 Brahmin Gujar Gaur 500 Hindi 500 - - - - -
 Brahmin Kanaujia 3,000 Hindi 3,000 - - - - -
 Brahmin Kannada 6,600 Kannada 6,600 - - - - -
Brahmin Karbadu 100 Marathi 100 - - - - -
Brahmin Karhada 400 Marathi 400 - - - - -
Brahmin Mahratta 4,900 Marathi 4,900 - - - - -
 Brahmin Sanadhya 3,800 Hindi 3,800 - - - - -
 Brahmin Saraswat 1,200 Hindi 1,200 - - - - -
 Brahmin Sawaria 7,400 Hindi 7,400 - - - - -
 Brahmin Tamil 70 Tamil 70 - - - - -
 Brahmin Telugu 600 Telugu 600 - - - - -
 Brahmin unspecified 193,000 Hindi 188,000 - - - - 4,900
 Budega Jangam 700 Telugu 700 - - - - -
Byagara 20 Telugu 20 - - - - -
Byari (Beary) 200 Konkani - 200 - - - -
 Chakkiliyan (Hindu traditions) 60 Tamil 60 - - - - -
 Chalvadi 40 Kannada 40 - - - - -
 Chamar (Hindu traditions) 64,000 Hindi 63,000 - 600 - - -
 Chamar (Sikh traditions) 40 Punjabi, Eastern - - - - 40 -
 Charan (Hindu traditions) 40 Gujarati 40 - - - - -
Cherumar Christian Unknown Malayalam - - - - - -
 Christian 1,200 Hindi - - - 1,200 - -
 Darzi (Hindu traditions) 24,000 Hindi 24,000 - - - - -
 Darzi Namdev (Hindu traditions) 500 Marathi 500 - - - - -
 Devadiga (Hindu traditions) 50 Tulu 50 - - - - -
 Devanga 1,300 Kannada 1,300 - - - - -
 Devipujak Vaghri (Hindu traditions) 200 Gujarati 200 - - - - -
 Dhangar Bharwad 20 Gujarati 20 - - - - -
 Dhanka Unknown Gujarati - - - - - -
 Dhobi (Hindu traditions) 9,100 Hindi 9,100 - - - - -
 Dhobi (Muslim traditions) 200 Urdu - 200 - - - -
 Dhor 5,200 Marathi 5,200 - 20 - - -
 Dubla unspecified 40 Dubli 40 - - - - -
Ellamalawar Unknown Kannada - - - - - -
 Gamit 40 Gamit 30 - - - - -
 Gangakula 5,700 Kannada 5,700 - - - - -
 Ghasiya (Hindu traditions) Unknown Hindi - - - - - -
 Goanese 200 Konkani, Goan - - - 200 - -
 Gond unspecified 400 Hindi 400 - - - - -
 Hajam 300 Urdu - 300 - - - -
 Halba 50 Marathi 50 - - - - -
 Holar 21,000 Marathi 21,000 - - - - -
 Holaya 300 Kannada 300 - - - - -
 Ilavan 300 Malayalam 300 - - - - -
 Jat (Hindu traditions) 800 Hindi 800 - - - - -
 Jat (Sikh traditions) 700 Punjabi, Eastern - - - - 700 -
 Jewish, South Asian 20 Marathi - - - - - 20
 Jhinwar (Sikh traditions) 20 Punjabi, Eastern - - - - 20 -
 Jogi (Hindu traditions) 100 Bengali 100 - - - - -
 Kabirpanthi 20 Punjabi, Eastern - - - - 20 -
 Kaibartta unspecified 40 Bengali 40 - - - - -
 Kaikadi 1,400 Kannada 1,400 - - - - -
 Kaikolan 40 Tamil 40 - - - - -
 Kalal (Hindu traditions) 7,000 Telugu 7,000 - - - - -
 Kalal Idiga 4,300 Telugu 4,300 - - - - -
Kalavant 400 Kannada 400 - - - - -
 Kamar Unknown Kamar - - - - - -
 Kanjar (Hindu traditions) 40 Hindi 40 - - - - -
 Kapu Reddi 3,200 Telugu 3,200 - - - - -
 Kapu unspecified 4,600 Telugu 4,600 - - - - -
 Kasar (Hindu traditions) 3,500 Marathi 3,500 - - - - -
Kasar Otari 100 Telugu 100 - - - - -
 Kashmiri (Muslim traditions) 20 Kashmiri - 20 - - - -
 Kathodi 100 Marathi 100 - - - - -
 Kawar 20 Hindi 20 - - - - -
 Khairwar Unknown Bengali - - - - - -
 Khangar (Hindu traditions) Unknown Hindi - - - - - -
 Kharva (Hindu traditions) 60 Gujarati 60 - - - - -
 Khatik (Hindu traditions) 1,200 Hindi 1,200 - - - - -
 Khoja 40 Gujarati - 40 - - - -
 Kokna 800 Kukna 800 - - - - -
 Kol 40 Hindi 40 - - - - -
 Koli (Hindu traditions) Unknown Hindi - - - - - -
 Koli Dhor 700 Marathi 600 - - - - -
 Koli Mahadev 10,000 Marathi 10,000 60 20 - - 100
 Koli Malhar 300 Marathi 200 20 20 - - -
Koli of Sind (Hindu traditions) 80 Gujarati 80 - - - - -
 Kolowar 70 Kolami, Northwestern 70 - - - - -
 Korama unspecified 500 Kannada 500 - - - - -
 Korku 30 Korku 30 - - - - -
 Koshti 40,000 Marathi 40,000 - - - - -
 Kui Khond Unknown Odia - - - - - -
 Kumhar (Kusavar) (Hindu traditions) 5,200 Hindi 5,200 - - - - -
 Kumhar (Sikh traditions) 40 Punjabi, Eastern - - - - 40 -
 Kunbi (Hindu traditions) 283,000 Gujarati 282,000 - - - - 900
Kunbi Anjna 2,500 Gujarati 2,500 - - - - -
Kunchatiga 600 Kannada 600 - - - - -
 Kurmi (Hindu traditions) 300 Hindi 300 - - - - -
 Kuruba 40 Kannada 40 - - - - -
Lingader 30 Marathi 30 - - - - -
 Lingayat 6,100 Kannada - - - - - 6,100
 Lohana 90 Gujarati 90 - - - - -
 Lohar (Hindu traditions) 600 Hindi 600 - - - - -
 Lunia (Hindu traditions) 90 Hindi 90 - - - - -
Madgi 30 Telugu 30 - - - - -
 Madiga (Christian traditions) Unknown Telugu - - - - - -
 Madiga (Hindu traditions) 60 Telugu 60 - - - - -
 Mahar (Buddhist traditions) 182,000 Marathi 139,000 - 43,000 - 100 -
 Mahar (Christian traditions) 5,500 Marathi - - - 5,500 - -
 Mahratta Jadhav 109,000 Marathi 108,000 - - - - 600
 Mahratta Kunbi 1,500 Gujarati 1,500 - - - - -
 Mahratta unspecified 1,217,000 Marathi 1,213,000 - - - - 4,900
 Mahyavanshi Unknown Gujarati - - - - - -
 Mala (Christian traditions) 40 Telugu - - - 40 - -
 Mala (Hindu traditions) 100 Telugu 100 - - - - -
 Mala Jangam 30 Telugu 30 - - - - -
 Mala Sale Unknown Telugu - - - - - -
 Malabar Catholic 100 Malayalam - - - 100 - -
 Mali (Hindu traditions) 17,000 Hindi 17,000 - - - - -
 Mallik (Muslim traditions) 6,600 Gujarati - 6,600 - - - -
 Mang Garudi 400 Marathi 400 - - - - -
 Mangala 200 Telugu 200 - - - - -
Manne Unknown Telugu - - - - - -
 Mappila 200 Malayalam - 200 - - - -
 Maravan 20 Tamil 20 - - - - -
Matang (Christian traditions) 3,300 Marathi - - - 3,300 - -
 Matang (Hindu traditions) 128,000 Marathi 126,000 - 1,800 - 40 -
 Megh (Hindu traditions) Unknown Hindi - - - - - -
 Memon 100 Gujarati - 100 - - - -
 Momna 60 Gujarati - 60 - - - -
Nadar (Christian traditions) 20 Tamil - - - 20 - -
 Nadar (Hindu traditions) 50 Tamil 50 - - - - -
 Nadia Unknown Gujarati - - - - - -
 Nai (Hindu traditions) 14,000 Hindi 14,000 - - - - -
 Nai (Sikh traditions) 40 Punjabi, Eastern - - - - 40 -
 Naikda 90 Kannada 80 - - - - -
 Nair 90 Malayalam 90 - - - - -
 Oraon 1,100 Kurux 1,100 - - - - 20
 Paliya 30 Bengali 30 - - - - -
 Pallan (Hindu traditions) 200 Tamil 200 - - - - -
 Panchama 80 Telugu 80 - - - - -
Pangul 700 Marathi 700 - - - - -
Paraiyan (Christian traditions) 40 Tamil - - - 40 - -
 Paraiyan (Hindu traditions) 90 Tamil 90 - - - - -
 Pardhan 40 Pardhan 40 - - - - -
 Pardhi 3,300 Pardhi 3,200 - - - - 70
 Parsee 400 Gujarati - - - - - 400
 Pashtun, Pathan 800 Urdu - 800 - - - -
 Pasi (Hindu traditions) Unknown Hindi - - - - - -
 Patelia 20 Gujarati - - - - - -
 Persian Unknown Dari - - - - - -
 Pinjara 50 Urdu - 50 - - - -
 Pulayan unspecified 90 Malayalam 90 - - - - -
 Qassab 100 Urdu - 100 - - - -
 Rabari (Hindu traditions) 60 Gujarati 60 - - - - -
 Raddi 60 Kannada 60 - - - - -
 Rajput (Hindu traditions) 3,600 Hindi 3,500 - - - - 100
 Rajput (Muslim traditions) 200 Urdu - 200 - - - -
 Rajput (Sikh traditions) 300 Punjabi, Eastern - - - - 300 -
 Rajput Chauhan (Hindu traditions) 200 Hindi 200 - - - - -
Ramoshi 1,300 Marathi 1,300 - - - - -
 Rathawa Unknown Rathawi - - - - - -
 Ravalia 60 Gujarati 60 - - - - -
 Sali 5,200 Kannada 5,200 - - - - -
Sangar 9,300 Marathi 9,300 - - - - -
 Saora unspecified Unknown Odia - - - - - -
 Sayyid 51,000 Urdu - 51,000 - - - -
Sayyid Husaini 1,000 Urdu - 1,000 - - - -
 Shaikh Faruqi 1,900 Urdu - 1,900 - - - -
 Shaikh Qureshi 22,000 Urdu - 22,000 - - - -
 Shaikh Siddiqi 4,700 Bengali - 4,700 - - - -
 Shaikh unspecified 180,000 Urdu - 180,000 - - - -
 Shaikh Usmani 1,200 Urdu - 1,200 - - - -
 Shenva (Hindu traditions) 20 Gujarati 20 - - - - -
Sikligar (Muslim traditions) 600 Urdu - 600 - - - -
Sindhollu Unknown Telugu - - - - - -
 Somvanshi 40 Marathi 40 - - - - -
 Sonar (Hindu traditions) 21,000 Hindi 21,000 - - - - 200
Sonar Aksali 70 Marathi 70 - - - - -
 Syrian Christian 200 Malayalam - - - 200 - -
 Tamboli (Hindu traditions) 7,200 Hindi 7,200 - - - - -
 Tamil (Muslim traditions) 70 Tamil - 70 - - - -
 Tarkhan (Sikh traditions) 50 Punjabi, Eastern - - - - 50 -
 Teli (Hindu traditions) 19,000 Hindi 19,000 - - - - -
 Thakkar 700 Marathi 700 - - - - -
 Tibetan 30 Tibetan, Central - - 30 - - -
 Vaddar (Hindu traditions) 46,000 Telugu 46,000 - - - - -
 Vakkaliga unspecified 27,000 Kannada 27,000 - - - - -
Valmiki (Buddhist traditions) Unknown Hindi - - - - - -
 Valmiki (Hindu traditions) 1,300 Hindi 1,300 - - - - -
 Vanniyan 600 Tamil 600 - - - - -
 Varli 20 Varli 20 - - - - -
Vasudev 200 Hindi 200 - - - - -
 Velama 2,000 Telugu 2,000 - - - - -
 Vellalan unspecified 70 Tamil 70 - - - - -
 Viswakarma unspecified 12,000 Telugu 12,000 - - - - -
 Yadav (Hindu traditions) 2,100 Hindi 2,100 - - - - -
 Yadav Gola 1,400 Telugu 1,400 - - - - -
 Yenadi 200 Telugu 200 - - - - -
  Totals:  242 3,214,000   224 2,744,000 278,000 45,000 11,000 1,400 135,000
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