Country:

India

Province / State: Odisha
District: Dhenkanal

Number of People Groups

203

Unreached People Groups

183

Total Population

1,417,000

Buddhist

0.0 %

Christian

0.1 %

Hindu

99.5 %

Muslim

0.4 %

Sikh

0.0 %

Other Religions

0.0 %
Click column headings for sorting ▲▼
Photo People Group Population Primary Language Progress
Scale
Hindu Muslim Buddhist Christian Sikh Other
 Adi Andhra Unknown Telugu - - - - - -
 Adi Dravida 50 Tamil 50 - - - - -
 Arora (Hindu traditions) 100 Hindi 100 - - - - -
 Arora (Sikh traditions) 30 Punjabi, Eastern - - - - 30 -
 Audhelia 20 Chhattisgarhi 20 - - - - -
 Badhai (Hindu traditions) 500 Hindi 500 - - - - -
 Bagata Unknown Telugu - - - - - -
 Bagdi (Hindu traditions) 100 Bengali 100 - - - - -
Bagheti 20 Odia 20 - - - - -
 Baha'i 60 Hindi - - - - - 60
 Bairagi (Hindu traditions) 2,800 Bengali 2,800 - - - - -
 Bania Agarwal 800 Hindi 800 - - - - 20
 Bania Gahoi 50 Hindi 50 - - - - -
 Bania Kasarwani 50 Hindi 50 - - - - -
 Bania Kasaundhan 50 Hindi 50 - - - - -
 Bania Rauniar 40 Hindi 40 - - - - -
 Bania unspecified 3,800 Hindi 3,800 - - - - 30
Bariki 40 Odia 40 - - - - -
 Bathudi 20 Odia 20 - - - - -
 Bauri 60 Bengali 60 - - - - -
 Bazigar (Hindu traditions) Unknown Punjabi, Eastern - - - - - -
 Bedia (Hindu traditions) 50 Hindi 50 - - - - -
 Bengali Muslim Moghal 200 Urdu - 200 - - - -
 Bhandari 44,000 Odia 44,000 - - - - -
 Bhat (Hindu traditions) 200 Hindi 200 - - - - -
 Bhoi (Hindu traditions) 600 Hindi 600 - - - - -
 Bhuiya unspecified 300 Hindi 300 - - - - -
 Bhumia Unknown Odia - - - - - -
 Bhumij 6,400 Bengali 6,400 - - - - -
 Bhunjia Unknown Bhunjia - - - - - -
 Boya 50 Telugu 50 - - - - -
Brahmin Bengali 100 Bengali 100 - - - - -
Brahmin Bhagor 200 Hindi 200 - - - - -
 Brahmin Gaur 400 Hindi 400 - - - - -
 Brahmin Jijhotia 400 Hindi 400 - - - - -
 Brahmin Joshi 500 Hindi 500 - - - - -
Brahmin Jyoti 100 Odia 100 - - - - -
 Brahmin Kanaujia 1,600 Hindi 1,600 - - - - -
 Brahmin Maha 200 Hindi 200 - - - - -
Brahmin Mastan 13,000 Odia 13,000 - - - - -
 Brahmin Radhi 4,000 Bengali 4,000 - - - - -
 Brahmin Sakaldwipi 4,400 Hindi 4,400 - - - - -
 Brahmin Sanadhya 3,600 Hindi 3,600 - - - - -
 Brahmin Tamil 20 Tamil 20 - - - - -
 Brahmin Telugu 40 Telugu 40 - - - - -
 Brahmin unspecified 105,000 Hindi 105,000 - 20 - - -
 Chakkiliyan (Hindu traditions) 20 Tamil 20 - - - - -
 Chamar (Hindu traditions) 8,500 Hindi 8,300 - 100 90 - -
Chandala 40 Odia 40 - - - - -
Cherua 40 Odia 40 - - - - -
 Chitrakar (Hindu traditions) 400 Marathi 400 - - - - -
 Christian 100 Hindi - - - 100 - -
 Darzi (Hindu traditions) 500 Hindi 500 - - - - -
 Dewar 56,000 Odia 56,000 - - - - -
 Dhimar 8,600 Hindi 8,600 - - - - -
 Dhobi (Hindu traditions) 16,000 Hindi 16,000 - - - - -
 Dom (Hindu traditions) 4,300 Odia 4,300 - - - - -
Dom Murdafarash 800 Odia 800 - - - - -
 Dusadh (Hindu traditions) Unknown Hindi - - - - - -
 Ganda 20 Odia 20 - - - - -
 Gandia Odisha 70 Koya 70 - - - - -
 Gauda 34,000 Odia 34,000 - - - - -
Ghantarghada 500 Odia 500 - - - - -
 Ghasiya (Hindu traditions) Unknown Hindi - - - - - -
 Ghosi (Hindu traditions) 5,200 Hindi 5,200 - - - - -
Gond Jhare 500 Gondi, Northern 500 - - - - -
 Gond Rajgond 1,200 Gondi, Northern 1,200 - - - - -
 Gond unspecified 10,000 Hindi 10,000 - - - - -
 Guria 42,000 Odia 42,000 - - - - -
 Hadi 24,000 Bengali 23,000 - 40 300 - -
 Halba 20 Marathi 20 - - - - -
 Ho 1,900 Ho 1,900 - - - - -
 Holar 100 Marathi 100 - - - - -
 Ilavan 40 Malayalam 40 - - - - -
 Jat (Hindu traditions) 30 Hindi 30 - - - - -
 Jat (Sikh traditions) 50 Punjabi, Eastern - - - - 50 -
 Jhalo Malo 300 Bengali 300 - - - - -
 Jogi (Hindu traditions) 50 Bengali 50 - - - - -
Juang 21,000 Odia 21,000 - - - - -
 Kachera (Hindu traditions) Unknown Odia - - - - - -
 Kaibartta Jalia 40 Bengali 40 - - - - -
 Kaibartta unspecified 70 Bengali 70 - - - - -
 Kalal (Hindu traditions) 30 Telugu 30 - - - - -
 Kalal Idiga 20 Telugu 20 - - - - -
 Kalingi 700 Odia 700 - - - - -
 Kandha Gauda 200 Odia 200 - - - - -
Kandra 70 Odia 70 - - - - -
 Kapu Reddi Unknown Telugu - - - - - -
 Kapu unspecified 30 Telugu 30 - - - - -
Karan 4,700 Odia 4,700 - - - - -
Katia Unknown Hindi - - - - - -
 Kayastha (Hindu traditions) 15,000 Hindi 15,000 - - - - -
 Kayastha Karan 1,900 Bengali 1,900 - - - - -
Kela (Hindu traditions) 1,100 Odia 1,100 - - - - -
Khadala Unknown Odia - - - - - -
 Khandait 4,700 Odia 4,700 - - - - -
 Kharia 200 Kharia 200 - - 20 - -
 Kharwar Unknown Hindi - - - - - -
 Khati (Hindu traditions) Unknown Hindi - - - - - -
 Khatri (Hindu traditions) Unknown Hindi - - - - - -
 Kisan 400 Hindi 400 - - - - -
 Kol 70 Hindi 70 - - - - -
Kolah Lohara 80 Odia 80 - - - - -
 Kolha 9,200 Ho 9,200 - - - - -
 Koli Mahadev 1,200 Marathi 1,200 - - - - -
 Koli Malhar 50 Marathi 50 - - - - -
 Kolta 100 Odia 100 - - - - -
 Kori 21,000 Hindi 21,000 20 - - - -
 Korwa Unknown Telugu - - - - - -
 Kotia Unknown Odia - - - - - -
 Koya unspecified 20 Telugu 20 - - - - -
 Kui Khond 11,000 Odia 10,000 - - - - -
 Kumhar (Kusavar) (Hindu traditions) 82,000 Hindi 82,000 - - - - -
 Kumhar Magahia 7,700 Odia 7,700 - - - - -
 Kurmi (Hindu traditions) 2,800 Hindi 2,800 - - - - -
 Kuruba Unknown Kannada - - - - - -
 Lingayat Unknown Kannada - - - - - -
 Lodha (Hindu traditions, tribal) 50 Bengali 50 - - - - -
 Lohar (Hindu traditions) 51,000 Hindi 51,000 - - - - -
 Mahar (Buddhist traditions) 20 Marathi 20 - - - - -
 Mahar (Christian traditions) Unknown Marathi - - - - - -
 Mahishya 49,000 Bengali 49,000 - - - - -
 Mahli 70 Marathi 70 - - - - -
 Mahratta Kunbi 20 Gujarati 20 - - - - -
 Mahratta unspecified 20 Marathi 20 - - - - -
 Mala (Hindu traditions) 20 Telugu 20 - - - - -
 Malabar Catholic 40 Malayalam - - - 40 - -
 Mali (Hindu traditions) 28,000 Hindi 28,000 - - - - -
Mali Thanapati 4,300 Odia 4,300 - - - - -
Mandia Unknown Odia - - - - - -
 Mangala Unknown Telugu - - - - - -
Mankirdia Unknown Odia - - - - - -
 Maravan 30 Tamil 30 - - - - -
 Matia 6,800 Bengali 6,700 - - - - -
Mirdhas (Hindu traditions) 100 Odia 100 - - - - -
 Munda 27,000 Mundari 27,000 30 - 100 - -
 Mundari Unknown Mundari - - - - - -
 Munnur 100 Telugu 100 - - - - -
 Mutrasi 100 Telugu 100 - - - - -
Nadar (Christian traditions) Unknown Tamil - - - - - -
 Nadar (Hindu traditions) 20 Tamil 20 - - - - -
 Nai (Hindu traditions) 400 Hindi 400 - - - - -
 Nair 40 Malayalam 40 - - - - -
 Namassej (Hindu traditions) Unknown Bengali - - - - - -
 Oraon 100 Kurux 80 - - - - -
Paik 500 Odia 500 - - - - -
 Pallan (Hindu traditions) 70 Tamil 70 - - - - -
 Pan 137,000 Odia 137,000 - 200 - - -
Pantanti 200 Odia 200 - - - - -
Paraiyan (Christian traditions) Unknown Tamil - - - - - -
 Paraiyan (Hindu traditions) 20 Tamil 20 - - - - -
 Pashtun Afridi 60 Urdu - 60 - - - -
 Pashtun Kakar 40 Urdu - 40 - - - -
 Pashtun Yusafzai 60 Urdu - 60 - - - -
 Pashtun, Pathan 800 Urdu - 800 - - - -
 Patial 40 Odia 40 - - - - -
Pentia Unknown Odia - - - - - -
 Pod 90 Bengali 90 - - - - -
 Rajbansi (Hindu traditions) 200 Bengali 200 - - - - -
 Rajput (Hindu traditions) 100 Hindi 100 - - - - -
 Rajput (Muslim traditions) 50 Urdu - 50 - - - -
 Rajput (Sikh traditions) 40 Punjabi, Eastern - - - - 40 -
 Ravidas Chamar (Hindu traditions) 80 Hindi 80 - - - - -
Sagarbanshi 500 Odia 500 - - - - -
 Santal (Sawntal) 14,000 Santhali 14,000 - - 60 - 60
Saora Jadu 400 Odia 400 - - - - -
Saora Jati 400 Odia 400 - - - - -
Saora Khotto 400 Odia 400 - - - - -
Saora Malia 2,100 Odia 2,100 - - - - -
 Saora unspecified 3,800 Odia 3,800 - - - - -
 Sayyid 400 Urdu - 400 - - - -
Shabar 53,000 Odia 53,000 20 - - - 20
 Shaikh Qureshi 300 Urdu - 300 - - - -
 Shaikh Siddiqi 400 Bengali - 400 - - - -
 Shaikh unspecified 3,200 Urdu - 3,200 - - - -
 Siyal 70 Odia 70 - - - - -
 Sonar (Hindu traditions) 100 Hindi 100 - - - - -
Sounti 30 Odia 30 - - - - -
Sudha 300 Odia 300 - - - - -
Sudha Butka 60 Odia 60 - - - - -
 Sunri (Hindu traditions) 27,000 Bengali 27,000 - - - - -
 Sunri Sadhubanik 7,000 Bengali 7,000 - - - - -
 Syrian Christian 40 Malayalam - - - 40 - -
 Tamboli (Hindu traditions) 900 Hindi 900 - - - - -
Tanla 17,000 Odia 17,000 - - - - -
 Tanti (Hindu traditions) 400 Bengali 400 - - - - -
 Teli (Hindu traditions) 35,000 Hindi 35,000 - - - - -
Tharua 20 Odia 20 - - - - -
 Thathera (Hindu traditions) 100 Hindi 100 - - - - -
 Thori (Hindu traditions) 200 Hindi 200 - - - - -
 Tili 30 Bengali 30 - - - - -
 Tiyar 2,500 Bengali 2,500 - - - - -
Tulabhina 60 Odia 60 - - - - -
 Vaddar (Hindu traditions) 80 Telugu 80 - - - - -
 Vanniyan 200 Tamil 200 - - - - -
 Vellalan unspecified Unknown Tamil - - - - - -
 Viswakarma unspecified 90 Telugu 90 - - - - -
 Yadav (Hindu traditions) 308,000 Hindi 308,000 - - - - -
 Yadav Gola 27,000 Telugu 27,000 - - - - -
 Yadav Kaonra 4,400 Hindi 4,400 - - - - -
 Yadav Rawat 8,900 Hindi 8,900 - - - - -
 Yadav Sadgope 80 Bengali 80 - - - - -
 Yenadi 20 Telugu 20 - - - - -
  Totals:  203 1,417,000   183 1,410,000 5,500 400 800 100 300
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