Country:

India

Province / State: Punjab
District: Hoshiarpur

Number of People Groups

284

Unreached People Groups

280

Total Population

1,897,000

Buddhist

0.2 %

Christian

0.9 %

Hindu

63.0 %

Muslim

1.8 %

Sikh

34.0 %

Other Religions

0.2 %
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Photo People Group Population Primary Language Progress
Scale
Hindu Muslim Buddhist Christian Sikh Other
 Ad Dharmi 440,000 Punjabi, Eastern 377,000 - 3,100 4,200 56,000 -
 Ansari 500 Urdu - 500 - - - -
 Arain (Hindu traditions) 400 Hindi 400 - - - - -
 Arain (Muslim traditions) 1,000 Urdu - 1,000 - - - -
Arain (Sikh traditions) 400 Punjabi, Eastern - - - - 400 -
 Arora (Hindu traditions) 3,300 Hindi 3,300 - - - - -
 Arora (Sikh traditions) 9,400 Punjabi, Eastern - - - - 9,400 -
 Awan 300 Punjabi, Eastern - 300 - - - -
 Badhai (Hindu traditions) 200 Hindi 200 - - - - -
Badhi (Hindu traditions) 20 Hindi 20 - - - - -
 Bagdi 40 Hindi 40 - - - - -
 Bairagi (Hindu traditions) 12,000 Bengali 12,000 - - - - -
 Baloch 20 Urdu - 20 - - - -
 Bangali (Hindu traditions) Unknown Hindi - - - - - -
 Bania Agarwal 2,600 Hindi 2,000 - - - - 600
 Bania Gahoi 200 Hindi 200 - - - - -
 Bania Kasarwani 300 Hindi 300 - - - - -
 Bania Kasaundhan 400 Hindi 400 - - - - -
Bania Mahajan 400 Hindi 400 - - - - -
 Bania Mahesri 400 Hindi 400 - - - - -
 Bania Mahur 800 Hindi 800 - - - - -
 Bania Oswal 200 Hindi - - - - - 200
 Bania Porwal 400 Hindi 200 - - - - 200
 Bania unspecified 16,000 Hindi 15,000 - - - - 1,100
 Banjara (Hindu traditions) 1,400 Lambadi 1,300 - - - 100 -
 Bansphor (Hindu traditions) 1,300 Hindi 1,300 - - - - -
Barad (Hindu traditions) 60 Hindi 60 - - - - -
 Barwala (Muslim traditions) 100 Urdu - 100 - - - -
 Batwal (Hindu traditions) 1,300 Dogri 1,200 - - - 90 -
 Bawaria (Hindu traditions) 40 Hindi 40 - - - - -
 Bawaria (Sikh traditions) 200 Punjabi, Eastern - - - - 200 -
 Bazigar (Hindu traditions) 8,200 Punjabi, Eastern 8,200 - - - - -
Bazigar (Muslim traditions) 20 Urdu - 20 - - - -
 Bazigar (Sikh traditions) 4,600 Punjabi, Eastern - - - - 4,600 -
Bedar Punjab 500 Punjabi, Eastern 500 - - - 20 -
 Bengali Muslim Moghal 300 Urdu - 300 - - - -
 Bhabra (Jain traditions) 20 Punjabi, Eastern - - - - - 20
 Bhat (Hindu traditions) 6,600 Hindi 6,600 - - - - -
 Bhil unspecified 60 Gujarati 60 - - - - -
Bhojki 500 Kangri 500 - - - - -
 Bishnoi (Hindu traditions) 100 Hindi 100 - - - - -
 Brahmin (Sikh traditions) 900 Punjabi, Eastern - - - - 900 -
 Brahmin Acharaj 800 Hindi 800 - - - - -
Brahmin Bais 500 Hindi 500 - - - - -
 Brahmin Dakaut 400 Hindi 400 - - - - -
 Brahmin Dhiman 2,700 Hindi 2,700 - - - - -
 Brahmin Gaur 4,700 Hindi 4,700 - - - - -
 Brahmin Kashmiri Pandit 70 Kashmiri 70 - - - - -
 Brahmin Maha 100 Hindi 100 - - - - -
 Brahmin Purohit 300 Marwari (India) 300 - - - - -
 Brahmin Sanadhya 4,700 Hindi 4,700 - - - - -
 Brahmin unspecified 63,000 Hindi 62,000 - - - - 300
 Burmese Unknown Burmese - - - - - -
 Chamar (Hindu traditions) 15,000 Hindi 14,000 - 80 500 - -
 Chamar (Sikh traditions) 39,000 Punjabi, Eastern - - - 400 38,000 -
Chamar Raigar 500 Hindi 500 - - - - -
Chanal Unknown Hindi - - - - - -
 Changgar 50 Urdu - 50 - - - -
Chhimba (Hindu traditions) 1,400 Hindi 1,400 - - - - -
Chhimba (Muslim traditions) 50 Urdu - 50 - - - -
 Chhimba (Sikh traditions) 2,100 Punjabi, Eastern - - - - 2,100 -
 Chhipa (Hindu traditions) 4,300 Hindi 4,200 - - - - 100
 Chhipa (Sikh traditions) 3,600 Punjabi, Eastern - - - - 3,600 -
 Christian 11,000 Hindi - - - 11,000 - -
 Dagi (Hindu traditions) 20 Hindi - - - - - -
 Darai 30 Kangri 20 - - - 20 -
 Darzi (Hindu traditions) 1,000 Hindi 1,000 - - - - -
Darzi (Sikh traditions) 700 Punjabi, Eastern - - - - 700 -
Daule (Hindu traditions) 3,200 Punjabi, Eastern 3,200 - - - - -
 Dhanuk 60 Hindi 50 - - - - -
 Dhanwar 20 Chhattisgarhi 20 - - - - -
 Dhobi (Hindu traditions) 200 Hindi 200 - - - - -
 Dhobi (Muslim traditions) 100 Urdu - 100 - - - -
 Dom (Hindu traditions) 19,000 Odia 19,000 - 20 200 - -
Dom (Sikh traditions) 900 Punjabi, Eastern - - - - 900 -
Dosali 400 Dogri 400 - - - - -
Gaddi (Hindu traditions) 90 Gaddi 90 - - - - -
Gagra Unknown Punjabi, Eastern - - - - - -
 Ghirth (Hindu traditions) 1,300 Mandeali 1,300 - - - - -
 Gosain unspecified 100 Hindi 100 - - - - -
 Gujar (Hindu traditions) 38,000 Hindi 37,000 - - - - 100
 Gujar (Muslim traditions) 2,000 Urdu - 2,000 - - - -
Gujar (Sikh traditions) 3,600 Punjabi, Eastern - - - - 3,600 -
 Hajam 300 Urdu - 300 - - - -
 Harni 50 Urdu - 50 - - - -
 Ilavan 30 Malayalam 30 - - - - -
 Jat (Hindu traditions) 207,000 Hindi 207,000 - - - - -
 Jat (Muslim traditions) 1,400 Urdu - 1,400 - - - -
 Jat (Sikh traditions) 237,000 Punjabi, Eastern - - - - 237,000 -
Jat Ahlawat (Hindu traditions) 1,000 Hindi 1,000 - - - - -
Jat Aulak (Hindu traditions) 300 Punjabi, Eastern 300 - - - - -
 Jat Aulak (Sikh traditions) 1,300 Punjabi, Western - - - - 1,300 -
Jat Bains (Hindu traditions) 5,200 Punjabi, Eastern 5,200 - - - - -
Jat Bains (Sikh traditions) 600 Punjabi, Eastern - - - - 600 -
Jat Bajwa (Hindu traditions) 200 Hindi 200 - - - - -
Jat Bhainwal 200 Hindi 200 - - - - -
 Jat Bhullar (Sikh traditions) 1,900 Punjabi, Eastern - - - - 1,900 -
Jat Bhutta (Hindu traditions) 40 Punjabi, Western 40 - - - - -
Jat Chahil (Hindu traditions) 1,500 Hindi 1,500 - - - - -
 Jat Chahil (Sikh traditions) 2,300 Punjabi, Eastern - - - - 2,300 -
Jat Chima (Hindu traditions) 100 Hindi 100 - - - - -
Jat Dehia (Hindu traditions) 70 Hindi 70 - - - - -
 Jat Dhariwal (Hindu traditions) 2,000 Punjabi, Eastern 2,000 - - - - -
Jat Dhillon (Hindu traditions) 2,500 Hindi 2,500 - - - - -
 Jat Dhillon (Sikh traditions) 5,800 Punjabi, Eastern - - - - 5,800 -
Jat Dhindsa (Hindu traditions) 200 Punjabi, Eastern 200 - - - - -
Jat Dhindsa (Sikh traditions) 11,000 Punjabi, Western - - - - 11,000 -
Jat Garewal 300 Punjabi, Western 300 - - - - -
Jat Ghumman (Hindu traditions) 300 Hindi 300 - - - - -
Jat Gil (Hindu traditions) 4,700 Punjabi, Eastern 4,700 - - - - -
 Jat Gil (Muslim traditions) 300 Punjabi, Eastern - 300 - - - -
 Jat Gil (Sikh traditions) 4,300 Punjabi, Eastern - - - - 4,300 -
Jat Goraia (Hindu traditions) 300 Punjabi, Eastern 300 - - - - -
Jat Her (Hindu traditions) 4,700 Punjabi, Eastern 4,700 - - - - -
Jat Hijra 80 Haryanvi 80 - - - - -
 Jat Jakhar (Hindu traditions) 40 Hindi 40 - - - - -
Jat Kahlon (Hindu traditions) 400 Punjabi, Western 400 - - - - -
Jat Mahil (Sikh traditions) 400 Punjabi, Eastern - - - - 400 -
 Jat Mann (Hindu traditions) 3,000 Hindi 3,000 - - - - -
Jat Mann (Sikh traditions) 3,800 Punjabi, Eastern - - - - 3,800 -
 Jat Nain 200 Hindi 200 - - - - -
Jat Pannun 500 Punjabi, Eastern 500 - - - - -
Jat Pawania 100 Hindi 100 - - - - -
Jat Radhawa (Hindu traditions) 200 Punjabi, Eastern 200 - - - - -
Jat Randhawa (Hindu traditions) 400 Punjabi, Eastern 400 - - - - -
Jat Randhawa (Sikh traditions) 800 Punjabi, Eastern - - - - 800 -
Jat Rathi (Hindu traditions) 400 Hindi 400 - - - - -
Jat Sarai (Hindu traditions) 500 Punjabi, Eastern 500 - - - - -
Jat Sarai (Sikh traditions) 4,300 Punjabi, Eastern - - - - 4,300 -
 Jat Sidhu (Hindu traditions) 2,100 Punjabi, Eastern 2,100 - - - - -
 Jat Sidhu (Sikh traditions) 11,000 Punjabi, Eastern - - - - 11,000 -
 Jat Sindhu (Hindu traditions) 3,600 Hindi 3,600 - - - - -
 Jat Sindhu (Muslim traditions) 300 Punjabi, Eastern - 300 - - - -
Jat Sindhu (Sikh traditions) 2,700 Punjabi, Eastern - - - - 2,700 -
Jat Varaich (Hindu traditions) 50 Hindi 50 - - - - -
Jat Virk (Hindu traditions) 300 Hindi 300 - - - - -
 Jhinwar (Hindu traditions) 21,000 Punjabi, Eastern 21,000 - - - - -
 Jhinwar (Muslim traditions) 300 Punjabi, Eastern - 300 - - - -
 Jhinwar (Sikh traditions) 8,800 Punjabi, Eastern - - - - 8,800 -
 Julaha 5,700 Hindi 5,700 - 30 - - -
 Kabirpanthi 3,100 Punjabi, Eastern - - - - 3,100 -
 Kahar (Hindu traditions) 6,900 Hindi 6,900 - - - - -
Kahar (Sikh traditions) 1,400 Punjabi, Eastern - - - - 1,400 -
 Kaibartta unspecified 200 Bengali 200 - - - - -
 Kamboh (Hindu traditions) 1,400 Hindi 1,400 - - - - -
 Kamboh (Sikh traditions) 6,900 Punjabi, Eastern - - - - 6,900 -
Kanchan (Hindu traditions) 90 Hindi 90 - - - - -
 Kashmiri (Muslim traditions) 400 Kashmiri - 400 - - - -
 Kayastha (Hindu traditions) 70 Hindi 70 - - - - -
 Khatik (Hindu traditions) 90 Hindi 90 - - - - -
 Khatri (Hindu traditions) 30,000 Hindi 30,000 - - - - 200
 Khatri (Sikh traditions) 5,700 Punjabi, Eastern - - - - 5,700 -
 Koli (Hindu traditions) 500 Hindi 300 - - - 200 -
Kuchbandia 60 Hindi 60 - - - - -
 Kumhar (Kusavar) (Hindu traditions) 10,000 Hindi 10,000 - - - - -
 Kumhar (Muslim traditions) 100 Urdu - 100 - - - -
 Kumhar (Sikh traditions) 4,500 Punjabi, Eastern - - - - 4,500 -
Kumhar Prajapat 1,900 Punjabi, Eastern 1,900 - - - - -
 Kunbi (Hindu traditions) 20 Gujarati 20 - - - - -
 Kutana 100 Hindi 100 - - - - -
 Labana (Sikh traditions) 5,000 Punjabi, Eastern - - - - 5,000 -
 Lakhera 60 Hindi 60 - - - - -
 Lingayat Unknown Kannada - - - - - -
 Lohar (Hindu traditions) 12,000 Hindi 12,000 - - - - -
 Lohar (Muslim traditions) 300 Urdu - 300 - - - -
 Lohar (Sikh traditions) 3,900 Punjabi, Eastern - - - - 3,900 -
 Machhi (Hindu traditions) 200 Gujarati 200 - - - - -
 Madari (Muslim traditions) 60 Urdu - 60 - - - -
 Mahishya 40 Bengali 40 - - - - -
 Mahratta unspecified 40 Marathi 40 - - - - -
Mahtam (Hindu traditions) 80 Punjabi, Eastern 80 - - - - -
 Mahtam (Sikh traditions) 400 Punjabi, Eastern - - - - 400 -
 Malabar Catholic 60 Malayalam - - - 60 - -
 Mali (Hindu traditions) 3,400 Hindi 3,400 - - - - -
 Mallah (Hindu traditions) 1,000 Hindi 1,000 - - - - -
 Mazhabi (Hindu traditions) 40 Punjabi, Eastern 40 - - - - -
 Mazhabi (Sikh traditions) 5,100 Punjabi, Eastern - - - 300 4,900 -
 Megh (Hindu traditions) 1,500 Hindi 1,500 - - - - -
 Megh (Sikh traditions) 40 Punjabi, Eastern - - - - 40 -
 Meo (Hindu traditions) 90 Hindi 90 - - - - -
 Mewati (Muslim traditions) 60 Urdu - 60 - - - -
 Mirasi (Hindu traditions) 6,900 Punjabi, Eastern 6,900 - - - - -
 Mirasi (Muslim traditions) 300 Urdu - 300 - - - -
 Mirasi (Sikh traditions) 90 Punjabi, Eastern - - - - 90 -
 Mochi (Hindu traditions) 60 Bengali 60 - - - - -
 Mochi (Muslim traditions) 200 Urdu - 200 - - - -
 Nai (Hindu traditions) 13,000 Hindi 13,000 - - - - -
 Nai (Sikh traditions) 5,000 Punjabi, Eastern - - - - 5,000 -
 Namassej (Hindu traditions) 30 Bengali 30 - - - - -
 Nat (Hindu traditions) 90 Hindi 90 - - - - -
Nat (Sikh traditions) 50 Punjabi, Eastern - - - - 50 -
 Parsee 50 Gujarati - - - - - 50
 Pashtun Afridi 200 Urdu - 200 - - - -
 Pashtun Kakar 200 Urdu - 200 - - - -
 Pashtun Lodhi (Dalazak) 1,300 Urdu - 1,300 - - - -
Pashtun Musa Khel 700 Urdu - 700 - - - -
Pashtun Niazi 200 Bengali - 200 - - - -
 Pashtun Yusafzai 400 Urdu - 400 - - - -
 Pashtun, Pathan 2,700 Urdu - 2,700 - - - -
 Pasi (Hindu traditions) 1,700 Hindi 1,700 - - - 20 -
 Pasi Kaithwan 400 Hindi 400 - - - - -
 Pasi Rajpasi 500 Hindi 500 - - - - -
Perna (Hindu traditions) 20 Hindi - - - - - -
 Pod 20 Bengali 20 - - - - -
 Qassab 100 Urdu - 100 - - - -
 Rabari (Hindu traditions) 30 Gujarati 30 - - - - -
Rachband 1,500 Punjabi, Eastern 1,500 - - - - -
 Rajbansi (Hindu traditions) 20 Bengali 20 - - - - -
 Rajput (Hindu traditions) 78,000 Hindi 78,000 - - 80 - 200
 Rajput (Muslim traditions) 1,400 Urdu - 1,400 - - - -
 Rajput (Sikh traditions) 66,000 Punjabi, Eastern - - - - 66,000 -
 Rajput Bais (Hindu traditions) 1,200 Hindi 1,200 - - - - -
 Rajput Bhatti (Hindu traditions) 2,900 Hindi 2,900 - - - - -
 Rajput Bhatti (Muslim traditions) 100 Urdu - 100 - - - -
 Rajput Chauhan (Hindu traditions) 900 Hindi 900 - - - - -
 Rajput Gahlot (Hindu traditions) 500 Hindi 500 - - - - -
 Rajput Garewal (Hindu traditions) 5,900 Hindi 5,900 - - - - -
Rajput Garewal (Muslim traditions) 500 Punjabi, Eastern - 500 - - - -
 Rajput Gautam (Hindu traditions) 300 Hindi 300 - - - - -
Rajput Jadu 200 Hindi 200 - - - - -
 Rajput Janjua (Hindu traditions) 1,400 Hindi 1,400 - - - - -
 Rajput Jaswal 2,900 Hindi 2,900 - - - - -
Rajput Jatu (Hindu traditions) 20 Hindi 20 - - - - -
Rajput Joia (Hindu traditions) 20 Hindi 20 - - - - -
 Rajput Kanet 600 Kangri 600 - - - - -
Rajput Mandahar (Hindu traditions) 20 Hindi 20 - - - - -
Rajput Manihas (Hindu traditions) 1,000 Hindi 1,000 - - - - -
 Rajput Manj 90 Punjabi, Western - 90 - - - -
Rajput Naru 500 Punjabi, Eastern - 500 - - - -
 Rajput Parihar 300 Hindi 300 - - - - -
Rajput Pathania 3,800 Hindi 3,800 - - - - -
 Rajput Ponwar (Hindu traditions) 20 Hindi 20 - - - - -
 Rajput Pundir (Hindu traditions) 300 Hindi 300 - - - - -
 Rajput Rajbansi (Hindu traditions) 20 Hindi 20 - - - - -
 Rajput Rathor (Hindu traditions) 20 Hindi 20 - - - - -
Rajput Salehria (Hindu traditions) 100 Hindi 100 - - - - -
 Rajput Sengar 300 Hindi 300 - - - - -
 Rajput Solanki 200 Hindi 200 - - - - -
Rajput Sombansi (Hindu traditions) 300 Hindi 300 - - - - -
 Rajput Thakur 40 Kangri 40 - - - - -
Ramdasia (Hindu traditions) 17,000 Punjabi, Eastern 17,000 - - - - -
 Ramdasia (Sikh traditions) 17,000 Punjabi, Eastern - - - - 17,000 -
 Ramgarhia 700 Punjabi, Eastern - - - - 700 -
 Ravidas Chamar (Hindu traditions) 300 Hindi 300 - - - - -
Ravidas Chamar (Sikh traditions) 500 Punjabi, Eastern - - - - 500 -
 Saini (Hindu traditions) 30,000 Hindi 30,000 - - - - -
 Saini (Sikh traditions) 47,000 Punjabi, Eastern - - - - 47,000 -
Sangtarash (Hindu traditions) 70 Hindi 70 - - - - -
Sanhai (Hindu traditions) Unknown Hindi - - - - - -
Sanhal Unknown Punjabi, Eastern - - - - - -
Sansi 50 Sansi 50 - - - - -
 Sansi (Hindu traditions) 1,600 Hindi 1,600 - - - - -
Sansi (Sikh traditions) 1,600 Punjabi, Eastern - - - - 1,600 -
Sansoi 30 Punjabi, Eastern 20 - - - - -
Sarera (Hindu traditions) 12,000 Punjabi, Eastern 12,000 - - 100 - -
 Sarera (Sikh traditions) 1,600 Punjabi, Eastern - - - - 1,600 -
 Sayyid 1,600 Urdu - 1,600 - - - -
Sayyid Husaini 300 Urdu - 300 - - - -
 Shaikh Qureshi 2,900 Urdu - 2,900 - - - -
 Shaikh Siddiqi 1,400 Bengali - 1,400 - - - -
 Shaikh unspecified 9,700 Urdu - 9,700 - 20 - -
Shorgar (Hindu traditions) 70 Punjabi, Eastern 70 - - - - -
Sikligar (Hindu traditions) 300 Hindi 300 - - - - -
Sikligar (Sikh traditions) 1,000 Hindi - - - - 1,000 -
Sirkiband (Hindu traditions) 60 Hindi 60 - - - - -
Sirkiband (Sikh traditions) 300 Punjabi, Eastern - - - - 300 -
 Sonar (Hindu traditions) 6,300 Hindi 6,300 - - - - 50
 Sonar (Muslim traditions) 50 Urdu - 50 - - - -
 Sonar (Sikh traditions) 2,600 Punjabi, Eastern - - - - 2,600 -
Sudh (Hindu traditions) 2,000 Punjabi, Eastern 2,000 - - - - -
Sudh (Sikh traditions) 400 Punjabi, Eastern - - - - 400 -
 Syrian Christian 70 Malayalam - - - 70 - -
 Tamboli (Hindu traditions) 100 Hindi 100 - - - - -
 Tarkhan (Hindu traditions) 26,000 Hindi 26,000 - - - - -
 Tarkhan (Muslim traditions) 90 Punjabi, Eastern - 90 - - - -
 Tarkhan (Sikh traditions) 30,000 Punjabi, Eastern - - - - 30,000 -
 Teli (Hindu traditions) 400 Hindi 400 - - - - -
 Teli (Muslim traditions) 400 Urdu - 400 - - - -
 Thori (Hindu traditions) 300 Hindi 300 - - - - -
Valmiki (Buddhist traditions) 800 Hindi - - 800 - - -
Valmiki (Christian traditions) 600 Hindi - - - 600 - -
 Valmiki (Hindu traditions) 43,000 Hindi 43,000 - - - - -
 Valmiki (Sikh traditions) 18,000 Punjabi, Eastern - - - - 18,000 -
 Yadav (Hindu traditions) 600 Hindi 600 - - - - -
  Totals:  284 1,897,000   280 1,194,000 33,000 4,100 18,000 644,000 3,100
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