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Country:

India
Province / State: Odisha
District: Bhadrak

Number of People Groups

250

Unreached People Groups

238

Total Population

1,785,000

Buddhist

0.0 %

Christian

0.0 %

Hindu

93.4 %

Muslim

6.5 %

Sikh

0.0 %

Other Religions

0.0 %
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Photo People Group ▲ Population Primary Language Progress
Scale		 Hindu Muslim Buddhist Christian Sikh Other
Adi Andhra 800 Telugu ● 800 - - - - -
Adi Dravida 20 Tamil ☀︎ 20 - - - - -
Aghori Unknown Hindi ☀︎ - - - - - -
Aguri 700 Bengali ● 700 - - - - -
Ahmadi 90 Urdu ☀︎ - 90 - - - -
Amat 70 Hindi ☀︎ 70 - - - - -
Ansari 300 Urdu ☀︎ - 300 - - - -
Arora (Sikh traditions) 20 Punjabi, Eastern ☀︎ - - - - 20 -
Badaik Unknown Sadri ☀︎ - - - - - -
Badhai (Hindu traditions) 8,100 Hindi ☀︎ 8,100 - - - - -
Bagdi (Hindu traditions) 1,500 Bengali ☀︎ 1,500 - - - - -
Bagheti 300 Odia ☀︎ 300 - - - - -
Baidya (Hindu traditions) 90 Bengali ● 90 - - - - -
Bairagi (Hindu traditions) 20,000 Bengali ☀︎ 20,000 - - - - -
Baiti 200 Marathi ☀︎ 200 - - - - -
Bania Agarwal 900 Hindi ☀︎ 900 - - - - -
Bania Bais 2,200 Hindi ☀︎ 2,200 - - - - -
Bania Gahoi 80 Hindi ☀︎ 80 - - - - -
Bania Gandha Banik 2,800 Bengali ☀︎ 2,800 - - - - -
Bania Kasarwani 100 Hindi ☀︎ 100 - - - - -
Bania Kasaundhan 20 Hindi ☀︎ 20 - - - - -
Bania Khatri 20 Bengali ☀︎ 20 - - - - -
Bania Oswal 100 Hindi ☀︎ 70 - - - - 50
Bania Rauniar 60 Hindi ☀︎ 60 - - - - -
Bania unspecified 9,200 Hindi ☀︎ 9,200 - - - - 80
Banjara (Hindu traditions) Unknown Lambadi ● - - - - - -
Bariki Unknown Odia ● - - - - - -
Bathudi 200 Odia ☀︎ 200 - - - - -
Bauri 40 Bengali ● 40 - - - - -
Bauti 90 Odia ☀︎ 90 - - - - -
Bengali Muslim Moghal 1,000 Urdu ☀︎ - 1,000 - - - -
Besya (Hindu traditions) 60 Bengali ☀︎ 60 - - - - -
Bhandari 19,000 Odia ☀︎ 19,000 - - - - -
Bhat (Hindu traditions) 500 Hindi ☀︎ 500 - - - - -
Bhathiara (Hindu traditions) 1,300 Odia ☀︎ 1,300 - - - - -
Bhoi (Hindu traditions) Unknown Hindi ☀︎ - - - - - -
Bhottada Unknown Kuvi ● - - - - - -
Bhuiya unspecified 300 Hindi ● 300 - - - - -
Bhumia Unknown Odia ● - - - - - -
Bhumij 1,200 Bengali ● 1,200 - - - - -
Bhunjia 20 Bhunjia ☀︎ 20 - - - - -
Bondo Poraja 60 Bondo ● 60 - - - - -
Boya 70 Telugu ☀︎ 70 - - - - -
Brahmin Bengali 500 Bengali ☀︎ 500 - - - - -
Brahmin Bhagor 100 Hindi ☀︎ 100 - - - - -
Brahmin Chakula 4,400 Odia ☀︎ 4,400 - - - - -
Brahmin Gaur 500 Hindi ☀︎ 500 - - - - -
Brahmin Holia 4,400 Odia ☀︎ 4,400 - - - - -
Brahmin Jijhotia 500 Hindi ☀︎ 500 - - - - -
Brahmin Joshi 200 Hindi ☀︎ 200 - - - - -
Brahmin Jyoti 6,700 Odia ☀︎ 6,700 - - - - -
Brahmin Kanaujia 2,900 Hindi ☀︎ 2,900 - - - - -
Brahmin Mastan 4,000 Odia ☀︎ 4,000 - - - - -
Brahmin Radhi 2,000 Bengali ☀︎ 2,000 - - - - -
Brahmin Sakaldwipi 4,300 Hindi ☀︎ 4,300 - - - - -
Brahmin Sanadhya 3,200 Hindi ☀︎ 3,200 - - - - -
Brahmin Telugu 70 Telugu ☀︎ 70 - - - - -
Brahmin unspecified 63,000 Hindi ☀︎ 63,000 - - - - 30
Brahmin Utkal 200 Bengali ☀︎ 200 - - - - -
Buna (Hindu traditions) 100 Bengali ☀︎ 100 - - - - -
Chain 200 Bengali ☀︎ 200 - - - - -
Chamar (Hindu traditions) 8,300 Hindi ● 8,200 - 40 90 - -
Chandala Unknown Odia ☀︎ - - - - - -
Chaupal 30 Hindi ● 30 - - - - -
Chero 20 Hindi ● 20 - - - - -
Cherua 70 Odia ☀︎ 70 - - - - -
Chitrakar (Hindu traditions) 90 Marathi ☀︎ 90 - - - - -
Christian 40 Hindi ● - - - 40 - -
Darzi (Hindu traditions) 100 Hindi ☀︎ 100 - - - - -
Dewar 32,000 Odia ☀︎ 32,000 - - - - -
Dhangar Bharwad Unknown Gujarati ☀︎ - - - - - -
Dhanuk Unknown Hindi ☀︎ - - - - - -
Dhobi (Hindu traditions) 39,000 Hindi ☀︎ 39,000 - - - - -
Dom (Hindu traditions) 2,000 Odia ● 2,000 - - - - -
Dom Murdafarash 300 Odia ☀︎ 300 - - - - -
Dulia 90 Bengali ☀︎ 90 - - - - -
Faqir 80 Hindi ☀︎ - 80 - - - -
Gauda 93,000 Odia ☀︎ 93,000 - - - - -
Ghasiya (Hindu traditions) 80 Hindi ● 80 - - - - -
Ghosi (Hindu traditions) 4,500 Hindi ☀︎ 4,500 - - - - -
Ghusuria 800 Hindi ☀︎ 800 - - - - -
Gokha 94,000 Odia ● 94,000 - - 300 - -
Gond Rajgond 40 Gondi, Northern ● 40 - - - - -
Gond unspecified 100 Hindi ● 100 - - - - -
Gosain unspecified 60 Hindi ☀︎ 60 - - - - -
Guria 30,000 Odia ☀︎ 30,000 - - - - -
Hadi 4,900 Bengali ● 4,900 - - - - -
Hajam 500 Urdu ☀︎ - 500 - - - -
Halba 20 Marathi ● 20 - - - - -
Halwai (Hindu traditions) 200 Hindi ☀︎ 200 - - - - -
Ho 200 Ho ● 200 - - - - -
Holar Unknown Marathi ● - - - - - -
Jat (Muslim traditions) 100 Urdu ☀︎ - 100 - - - -
Jat (Sikh traditions) 80 Punjabi, Eastern ☀︎ - - - - 80 -
Jhalo Malo Unknown Bengali ● - - - - - -
Jogi (Hindu traditions) 1,900 Bengali ☀︎ 1,900 - - - - -
Juang Unknown Odia ● - - - - - -
Kachera (Hindu traditions) 1,700 Odia ☀︎ 1,700 - - - - -
Kadar 400 Hindi ☀︎ 400 - - - - -
Kahar (Hindu traditions) 500 Hindi ☀︎ 500 - - - - -
Kaibartta Jalia 2,300 Bengali ☀︎ 2,300 - - - - -
Kaibartta unspecified 22,000 Bengali ☀︎ 22,000 - - - - -
Kalal (Hindu traditions) 50 Telugu ☀︎ 50 - - - - -
Kalal Idiga 20 Telugu ☀︎ 20 - - - - -
Kalingi Unknown Odia ● - - - - - -
Kalu 300 Bengali ☀︎ - 300 - - - -
Kandha Gauda 50 Odia ● 50 - - - - -
Kandra 40,000 Odia ● 40,000 - - - - -
Kaora 100 Bengali ● 100 - - - - -
Kapali 90 Bengali ☀︎ 90 - - - - -
Kapu Reddi 20 Telugu ☀︎ 20 - - - - -
Kapu unspecified 200 Telugu ☀︎ 200 - - - - -
Karan 88,000 Odia ● 88,000 - - - - -
Karenga 1,500 Bengali ● 1,500 - - - - -
Karua 30 Odia ☀︎ 30 - - - - -
Kasar (Hindu traditions) 2,400 Marathi ☀︎ 2,400 - - - - -
Kawar 20 Hindi ● 20 - - - - -
Kayastha (Hindu traditions) 2,500 Hindi ☀︎ 2,500 - - - - -
Kayastha Karan 2,300 Bengali ☀︎ 2,300 - - - - -
Kela (Hindu traditions) 3,500 Odia ☀︎ 3,500 - - - - -
Khadala 5,200 Odia ● 5,200 - - - - -
Khairwar 50 Bengali ● 50 - - - - -
Khandait 265,000 Odia ☀︎ 265,000 - - - - -
Kharia 40 Kharia ● 30 - - - - -
Koch (Hindu traditions) 50 Koch ● 50 - - - - -
Koiri (Hindu traditions) 30 Hindi ☀︎ 30 - - - - -
Kol Unknown Hindi ☀︎ - - - - - -
Kolah Lohara 30 Odia ● 30 - - - - -
Kolha 8,700 Ho ● 8,600 - - - - 20
Koli Malhar 60 Marathi ☀︎ 60 - - - - -
Kolta 20 Odia ● 20 - - - - -
Konai 60 Bengali ☀︎ 60 - - - - -
Konda Dhora 100 Telugu ● 100 - - - - -
Koya unspecified 20 Telugu ● - 20 - - - -
Kui Khond 300 Odia ● 300 - - - - -
Kumhar Magahia 5,200 Odia ☀︎ 5,200 - - - - -
Kumhar, Kusavar (Hindu traditions) 122,000 Hindi ☀︎ 122,000 - - - - -
Kurmi (Hindu traditions) 80 Hindi ☀︎ 80 - - - - -
Kurmi Mahato 20 Bengali ☀︎ 20 - - - - -
Kuruba Unknown Kannada ● - - - - - -
Lingayat 20 Kannada ☀︎ - - - - - 20
Lodha (Hindu traditions, tribal) 30 Bengali ● 30 - - - - -
Lohar (Hindu traditions) 28,000 Hindi ☀︎ 28,000 - - - - -
Lohara 50 Sadri ● 50 - - - - -
Lunia (Hindu traditions) 20 Hindi ☀︎ 20 - - - - -
Madari (Muslim traditions) 80 Urdu ☀︎ - 80 - - - -
Mahanta 500 Bengali ☀︎ 500 - - - - -
Mahar (Buddhist traditions) 30 Marathi ● 30 - - - - -
Mahishya 14,000 Bengali ● 14,000 - - - - -
Mahli 200 Marathi ● 200 - - - - -
Mahratta Kunbi 80 Gujarati ☀︎ 80 - - - - -
Mahratta unspecified 30 Marathi ☀︎ 30 - - - - -
Mahuria 2,400 Odia ☀︎ 2,400 - - - - -
Mahyavanshi Unknown Gujarati ● - - - - - -
Majhi 100 Hindi ● 100 - - - - -
Majhwar 2,700 Hindi ● 2,700 - - - - -
Mal (Hindu traditions) Unknown Hindi ☀︎ - - - - - -
Mala (Hindu traditions) 200 Telugu ● 200 - - - - -
Malabar Catholic Unknown Malayalam ● - - - - - -
Mali (Hindu traditions) 1,100 Hindi ☀︎ 1,100 - - - - -
Mallik (Muslim traditions) 500 Gujarati ☀︎ - 500 - - - -
Mandia 60 Odia ● 60 - - - - -
Mangala 20 Telugu ☀︎ 20 - - - - -
Mangali 300 Odia ☀︎ 300 - - - - -
Matia 300 Bengali ☀︎ 300 - - - - -
Mir 300 Bengali ☀︎ - 300 - - - -
Mishri 20 Bengali ☀︎ 20 - - - - -
Mochi (Hindu traditions) 300 Bengali ● 300 - - - - -
Munda 8,200 Mundari ● 8,100 - - - - 90
Mundari 60 Mundari ● 50 - - - - -
Munnur 90 Telugu ☀︎ 90 - - - - -
Mutrasi 100 Telugu ☀︎ 100 - - - - -
Nai (Hindu traditions) 500 Hindi ☀︎ 500 - - - - -
Nai (Sikh traditions) 30 Punjabi, Eastern ☀︎ - - - - 30 -
Namassej (Hindu traditions) 100 Bengali ● 100 - - - - -
Namassej Chandel 90 Bengali ● 90 - - - - -
Oraon Unknown Kurux ● - - - - - -
Paidi Unknown Telugu ☀︎ - - - - - -
Paik 500 Odia ● 500 - - - - -
Paliya 90 Bengali ☀︎ 90 - - - - -
Pan 133,000 Odia ● 133,000 - 30 - - -
Pantanti 80 Odia ☀︎ 80 - - - - -
Pap 30 Odia ● 30 - - - - -
Pardhan 100 Pardhan ● 100 - - - - -
Parhaiya 20 Hindi ● 20 - - - - -
Pashtun Afridi 800 Urdu ☀︎ - 800 - - - -
Pashtun Ghilzai 60 Urdu ☀︎ - 60 - - - -
Pashtun Kakar 500 Urdu ☀︎ - 500 - - - -
Pashtun Khan 80 Bengali ☀︎ - 80 - - - -
Pashtun Lodhi (Dalazak) 200 Hindi ☀︎ - 200 - - - -
Pashtun Mohmand 200 Urdu ☀︎ - 200 - - - -
Pashtun Yusafzai 800 Urdu ☀︎ - 800 - - - -
Pashtun, Pathan 22,000 Urdu ☀︎ - 22,000 - - - -
Patial 40 Odia ● 40 - - - - -
Patralu 1,000 Odia ☀︎ 1,000 - - - - -
Poundra 1,300 Bengali ● 1,300 - - - - -
Pundari 70 Bengali ☀︎ 70 - - - - -
Rajbansi (Hindu traditions) 1,700 Bengali ● 1,700 - - - - -
Rajput (Hindu traditions) 3,700 Hindi ☀︎ 3,700 - - - - -
Rajput (Muslim traditions) 200 Hindi ☀︎ - 200 - - - -
Rajput (Sikh traditions) 50 Punjabi, Eastern ☀︎ - - - - 50 -
Rajput Bhatti (Hindu traditions) 50 Hindi ☀︎ 50 - - - - -
Rajput Chauhan (Hindu traditions) 90 Hindi ☀︎ 90 - - - - -
Rajput Ponwar (Hindu traditions) 70 Hindi ☀︎ 70 - - - - -
Rajput Rathor (Hindu traditions) 200 Hindi ☀︎ 200 - - - - -
Raju 52,000 Bengali ☀︎ 52,000 - - - - -
Rajwar Unknown Hindi ● - - - - - -
Rautia 200 Hindi ● 200 - - - - -
Ravidas Chamar (Hindu traditions) 100 Hindi ● 100 - - - - -
Sagarbanshi 7,000 Odia ☀︎ 7,000 - - - - -
Sankara 600 Bengali ☀︎ 600 - - - - -
Santal (Sawntal) 5,400 Santhali ● 5,400 - - 60 - -
Saora unspecified 200 Odia ● 200 - - - - -
Sayyid 7,200 Urdu ☀︎ - 7,200 - - - -
Sayyid Husaini 200 Urdu ☀︎ - 200 - - - -
Shabar 5,500 Odia ● 5,500 - - - - -
Shaikh Faruqi 800 Urdu ☀︎ - 800 - - - -
Shaikh Qureshi 4,100 Urdu ☀︎ - 4,100 - - - -
Shaikh Siddiqi 6,100 Bengali ☀︎ - 6,100 - - - -
Shaikh unspecified 70,000 Urdu ☀︎ - 70,000 - - - -
Shaikh Usmani 500 Urdu ☀︎ - 500 - - - -
Siyal 20 Odia ● 20 - - - - -
Sonar (Hindu traditions) 9,200 Hindi ☀︎ 9,200 - - - - -
Sonar Kamila 5,900 Odia ☀︎ 5,900 - - - - -
Sounti 200 Odia ☀︎ 200 - - - - -
Sukli 500 Bengali ☀︎ 500 - - - - -
Sunri (Hindu traditions) 1,900 Bengali ● 1,900 - - - - -
Sunri Sadhubanik 700 Bengali ● 700 - - - - -
Sutradhar (Hindu traditions) 100 Bengali ☀︎ 100 - - - - -
Syrian Christian Unknown Malayalam ● - - - - - -
Tamboli (Hindu traditions) 11,000 Hindi ☀︎ 11,000 - - - - -
Tamil (Muslim traditions) Unknown Tamil ☀︎ - - - - - -
Tanti (Hindu traditions) 63,000 Bengali ☀︎ 63,000 - - - - -
Teli (Hindu traditions) 58,000 Hindi ☀︎ 58,000 - - - - -
Tharua 90 Odia ● 80 - - - - -
Thathera (Hindu traditions) 500 Hindi ☀︎ 500 - - - - -
Tili 400 Bengali ☀︎ 400 - - - - -
Tiyar 2,400 Bengali ● 2,400 - - - - -
Tulabhina 800 Odia ☀︎ 800 - - - - -
Vaddar (Hindu traditions) 300 Telugu ☀︎ 300 - - - - -
Vakkaliga unspecified 20 Kannada ● 20 - - - - -
Valmiki Mehtar 400 Hindi ☀︎ 400 - - - - -
Vanniyan 30 Tamil ● 30 - - - - -
Viswakarma unspecified 80 Tamil ● 80 - - - - -
Yadav (Hindu traditions) 123,000 Hindi ☀︎ 123,000 - - - - -
Yadav Gola 58,000 Telugu ☀︎ 58,000 - - - - -
Yadav Kaonra 1,600 Hindi ☀︎ 1,600 - - - - -
Yadav Rawat 2,900 Hindi ☀︎ 2,900 - - - - -
Yadav Sadgope 1,100 Bengali ☀︎ 1,100 - - - - -
Yenadi 20 Telugu ● 20 - - - - -
  Totals:  250 1,785,000   238 ● 1,667,000 117,000 100 500 200 300
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