Country:

India

Province / State: West Bengal
District: Jhargram

Number of People Groups

364

Unreached People Groups

338

Total Population

1,441,000

Buddhist

0.0 %

Christian

0.4 %

Hindu

93.5 %

Muslim

2.4 %

Sikh

0.0 %

Other Religions

3.6 %
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Photo People Group Population Primary Language Progress
Scale
Hindu Muslim Buddhist Christian Sikh Other
 Adi Andhra 40 Telugu 40 - - - - -
 Adi Dravida 20 Tamil 20 - - - - -
 Agariya (Hindu traditions) 90 Agariya 90 - - - - -
 Aguri 400 Bengali 400 - - - - -
 Ahmadi Unknown Urdu - - - - - -
 Ansari 1,400 Urdu - 1,400 - - - -
 Arora (Sikh traditions) 20 Punjabi, Eastern - - - - 20 -
 Assamese (Muslim traditions) Unknown Assamese - - - - - -
Badaik 20 Bengali 20 - - - - -
 Bagdi (Hindu traditions) 68,000 Bengali 68,000 - 20 70 - -
 Bahelia (Hindu traditions) 40 Hindi 40 - - - - -
 Baidya (Hindu traditions) 1,400 Bengali 1,400 - - - - -
 Baiga 2,500 Hindi 2,500 - - - - -
 Bairagi (Hindu traditions) 47,000 Bengali 47,000 - - - - -
 Baiti 100 Marathi 100 - - - - -
 Bania Agarwal 3,900 Hindi 3,900 - - - - 20
 Bania Agrahari 300 Hindi 300 - - - - -
 Bania Bais 2,000 Hindi 2,000 - - - - -
Bania Barnawar 200 Hindi 200 - - - - -
Bania Brittal 30 Assamese 30 - - - - -
 Bania Gahoi 200 Hindi 200 - - - - -
 Bania Gandha Banik 2,700 Bengali 2,700 - - - - -
 Bania Jaiswal 40 Hindi 40 - - - - -
 Bania Kasarwani 200 Hindi 200 - - - - -
 Bania Kasaundhan 300 Hindi 300 - - - - -
Bania Khandelwal 40 Hindi 40 - - - - -
Bania Khatri 1,600 Bengali 1,600 - - - - -
Bania Mahajan 300 Hindi 300 - - - - -
 Bania Mahesri 400 Hindi 400 - - - - -
 Bania Oswal 200 Hindi 200 - - - - -
 Bania Porwal 400 Hindi 400 - - - - -
 Bania Rauniar 200 Hindi 200 - - - - -
 Bania Subarna Banik 3,400 Bengali 3,400 - - - - -
 Bania unspecified 17,000 Hindi 17,000 - - - - 50
 Banjara (Hindu traditions) 4,900 Lambadi 4,900 - - - - -
 Bathudi 900 Odia 900 - - - - -
 Bauri 10,000 Bengali 10,000 - - - - -
 Bedia (Hindu traditions) 200 Hindi 200 - - - - -
 Behara 40 Bengali - 40 - - - -
 Beldar (Hindu traditions) 20 Kannada 20 - - - - -
 Bengali Muslim Moghal 800 Urdu - 800 - - - -
Bhakat Unknown Bengali - - - - - -
 Bhandari 200 Odia 200 - - - - -
 Bhar 70 Bhojpuri 70 - - - - -
Bhaskar 90 Bengali 90 - - - - -
 Bhat (Hindu traditions) 3,000 Hindi 3,000 - - - - -
 Bhogta 2,200 Hindi 2,200 - - - - -
 Bhoi (Hindu traditions) 3,800 Hindi 3,800 - - - - -
 Bhotia 30 Nepali 20 - - - - -
Bhottada Unknown Kuvi - - - - - -
 Bhuinmali 100 Bengali 100 - - - - -
 Bhuiya Ghatwar 1,400 Hindi 1,400 - - - - -
 Bhuiya unspecified 4,800 Hindi 4,800 - 20 - - -
 Bhumij 19,000 Bengali 18,000 20 - 20 - 200
 Bind 20 Bhojpuri 20 - - - - -
Birhor Unknown Birhor - - - - - -
 Boya Unknown Telugu - - - - - -
 Brahmin Acharaj 80 Hindi 80 - - - - -
 Brahmin Acharya 2,300 Bengali 2,300 - - - - -
Brahmin Barna 1,000 Bengali 1,000 - - - - -
Brahmin Bhat 700 Bengali 700 - - - - -
Brahmin Dakshini 100 Hindi 100 - - - - -
 Brahmin Deshastha Unknown Marathi - - - - - -
Brahmin Dravida 20 Tamil 20 - - - - -
 Brahmin Gaur 3,600 Hindi 3,600 - - - - -
 Brahmin Gujarati 60 Gujarati 60 - - - - -
 Brahmin Joshi 400 Hindi 400 - - - - -
Brahmin Jyoti 100 Odia 100 - - - - -
 Brahmin Kanaujia 4,300 Hindi 4,300 - - - - -
 Brahmin Khandelwal 300 Hindi 300 - - - - -
Brahmin Madhyasreni 1,100 Bengali 1,100 - - - - -
 Brahmin Maha 100 Hindi 100 - - - - -
Brahmin Mahratta 90 Marathi 90 - - - - -
 Brahmin Maithili 200 Hindi 200 - - - - -
Brahmin Marathi 30 Marathi 30 - - - - -
 Brahmin Ojha 60 Hindi 60 - - - - -
 Brahmin Radhi 27,000 Bengali 27,000 - - - - -
Brahmin Rikhisur 70 Hindi 70 - - - - -
 Brahmin Sakaldwipi 400 Hindi 400 - - - - -
 Brahmin Saraswat 700 Hindi 700 - - - - -
 Brahmin Tamil 20 Tamil 20 - - - - -
 Brahmin Telugu 60 Telugu 60 - - - - -
 Brahmin unspecified 54,000 Hindi 54,000 - - - - 20
 Brahmin Utkal 4,000 Bengali 4,000 - - - - -
Brahmin Vaidik 3,800 Bengali 3,800 - - - - -
 Brahmin Varendra 4,300 Bengali 4,300 - - - - -
Buna (Hindu traditions) 200 Bengali 200 - - - - -
 Chain 2,900 Bengali 2,800 - - 20 - -
 Chamar (Hindu traditions) 7,600 Hindi 7,100 - - 600 - -
Chasadhobi 200 Bengali 200 - - - - -
 Chaupal Unknown Hindi - - - - - -
 Chero 40 Hindi 40 - - - - -
 Chik Baraik 50 Sadri 50 - - - - -
 Chitrakar (Hindu traditions) 200 Marathi 200 - - - - -
 Christian 600 Hindi - - - 600 - -
Dai (Muslim traditions) Unknown Bengali - - - - - -
 Darjee 60 Nepali 60 - - - - -
 Darzi (Muslim traditions) 100 Urdu - 100 - - - -
 Dhobi (Hindu traditions) 9,500 Hindi 9,500 - - - - -
Doai 40 Bengali 40 - - - - -
 Dom (Hindu traditions) 7,800 Odia 7,800 - - - - -
Dom Murdafarash 1,300 Odia 1,300 - - - - -
Dulia 8,800 Bengali 8,800 - - - - -
 Dusadh (Hindu traditions) 200 Hindi 200 - - - - -
 Dusadh Bahelia 60 Hindi 60 - - - - -
 Faqir Unknown Urdu - - - - - -
 Gadaria (Hindu traditions) 300 Hindi 300 - - - - -
 Ganda 70 Odia 70 - - - - -
 Gandla 20 Telugu 20 - - - - -
 Garo (A-chik Mande) Unknown Garo - - - - - -
 Gauda 90 Odia 90 - - - - -
 Gavara 70 Malayalam 70 - - - - -
 Ghasiya (Hindu traditions) 40 Hindi 40 - - - - -
 Ghosi (Hindu traditions) Unknown Hindi - - - - - -
 Goanese 40 Konkani, Goan - - - 40 - -
Godra Unknown Odia - - - - - -
 Gokha 300 Odia 300 - - - - -
 Gond unspecified 80 Hindi 80 - - - - -
 Gonrhi 30 Hindi 30 - - - - -
 Gosain Dasnami 20 Hindi 20 - - - - -
 Gosain unspecified 30 Hindi 30 - - - - -
 Guria 50 Odia 50 - - - - -
 Gurung Ghaleg 100 Nepali 90 - 30 - - -
 Hadi 12,000 Bengali 11,000 - - 700 - -
 Hajam 100 Urdu - 100 - - - -
 Halwai (Hindu traditions) 5,900 Hindi 5,900 - - - - -
Halwai Maira 800 Hindi 800 - - - - -
Hazra (Hindu traditions) 90 Bengali 90 - - - - -
 Ho 2,800 Ho 2,500 - - - - 300
 Jat (Hindu traditions) 200 Hindi 200 - - - - -
 Jat (Muslim traditions) 50 Urdu - 50 - - - -
 Jat (Sikh traditions) 80 Punjabi, Eastern - - - - 80 -
 Jhalo Malo 70 Bengali 70 - - - - -
 Jogi (Hindu traditions) 18,000 Bengali 18,000 - - - - -
 Kachari Dimasa Unknown Dimasa - - - - - -
Kadar 3,100 Hindi 3,100 - - - - -
 Kahar (Hindu traditions) 1,900 Hindi 1,900 - - - - -
 Kahar Kamkar (Hindu traditions) 200 Hindi 200 - - - - -
 Kaibartta Jalia 10,000 Bengali 10,000 - - - - -
 Kaibartta unspecified 12,000 Bengali 12,000 - - - - -
 Kaikolan Unknown Tamil - - - - - -
 Kalal (Hindu traditions) 200 Telugu 200 - - - - -
 Kalal Idiga 70 Telugu 70 - - - - -
 Kalingi 20 Odia 20 - - - - -
 Kalu 500 Bengali - 500 - - - -
 Kalwar (Hindu traditions) 90 Hindi 90 - - - - -
 Kalwar (Muslim traditions) Unknown Urdu - - - - - -
Kalwar Iraqi (Muslim traditions) Unknown Urdu - - - - - -
Kalwar Sunri 40 Hindi 40 - - - - -
 Kami 60 Nepali 60 - - - - -
Kandra 4,200 Odia 4,200 - - - - -
 Kandu 100 Hindi 100 - - - - -
 Kanjar (Hindu traditions) Unknown Hindi - - - - - -
 Kaora 600 Bengali 600 - - - - -
 Kapali 300 Bengali 300 - - - - -
 Kapariya 80 Hindi 80 - - - - -
 Kapu Reddi 100 Telugu 100 - - - - -
 Kapu unspecified 100 Telugu 100 - - - - -
Karan 50 Odia 50 - - - - -
Karenga 1,800 Bengali 1,800 - - - - -
 Karmali 40 Maithili 40 - - - - -
 Kasar (Hindu traditions) 1,200 Marathi 1,200 - - - - -
 Kawar 400 Hindi 400 - - - - -
 Kayastha (Hindu traditions) 45,000 Hindi 45,000 - - - - -
 Kayastha Karan 7,100 Bengali 7,100 - - - - -
Khadala 2,700 Odia 2,700 - - - - -
 Khairwar 2,700 Bengali 2,700 - - - - -
 Khambu 20 Bengali 20 - - - - -
 Khandait 5,700 Odia 5,700 - - - - -
 Kharia 3,300 Kharia 3,300 - - - - -
 Kharva (Hindu traditions) Unknown Gujarati - - - - - -
 Kharwar 300 Hindi 300 - - - - 40
 Khatik (Hindu traditions) 500 Hindi 500 - - - - -
 Kisan 20 Hindi 20 - - - - -
 Koiri (Hindu traditions) 2,000 Hindi 2,000 - - - - -
 Kol 200 Hindi 200 - - - - -
 Koli Mahadev Unknown Marathi - - - - - -
 Kolta 40 Odia 40 - - - - -
 Konda Dhora Unknown Telugu - - - - - -
Konwar 20 Bengali 20 - - - - -
 Kori 5,600 Hindi 5,000 - - 500 - 200
 Korwa 80 Telugu 80 - - - - -
Kotal 800 Bengali 800 - - - - -
 Kui Khond Unknown Odia - - - - - -
 Kumhar (Kusavar) (Hindu traditions) 31,000 Hindi 31,000 - - - - -
 Kumhar Magahia 2,900 Odia 2,900 - - - - -
 Kunbi (Hindu traditions) 200 Gujarati 200 - - - - -
Kurariar 20 Hindi 20 - - - - -
 Kurmi (Hindu traditions) 82,000 Hindi 82,000 - - - - -
 Kurmi Mahato 7,600 Bengali 7,600 - - - - -
 Lingayat Unknown Kannada - - - - - -
 Lodha (Hindu traditions, tribal) 9,900 Bengali 9,800 - - - - 90
 Lohar (Hindu traditions) 19,000 Hindi 19,000 - - - - -
Lohra 200 Sadri 200 - - - - -
 Lunia (Hindu traditions) 50 Hindi 50 - - - - -
 Madari (Muslim traditions) 20 Urdu - 20 - - - -
 Madiga (Christian traditions) 20 Telugu - - - 20 - -
 Madiga (Hindu traditions) 300 Telugu 300 - - - - -
 Magar Unknown Nepali - - - - - -
 Mahali 2,400 Bengali 2,100 - - 50 - 300
 Mahanta 3,500 Bengali 3,500 - - - - -
 Mahar (Buddhist traditions) 3,200 Marathi 3,100 - 50 - - -
 Mahishya 89,000 Bengali 89,000 - - 200 - -
 Mahli 40 Marathi - - - - - 20
 Mahratta Kunbi 30 Gujarati 30 - - - - -
 Mahratta unspecified 40 Marathi 40 - - - - -
Mahuria 60 Odia 60 - - - - -
 Mahyavanshi Unknown Gujarati - - - - - -
 Majhi 60 Hindi 60 - - - - -
 Majhwar Unknown Hindi - - - - - -
 Mal (Hindu traditions) 4,700 Hindi 4,700 - - - - -
 Mala (Christian traditions) Unknown Telugu - - - - - -
 Mala (Hindu traditions) 50 Telugu 50 - - - - -
 Malabar Catholic 40 Malayalam - - - 40 - -
 Mali (Hindu traditions) 5,600 Hindi 5,600 - - - - -
 Mallah (Hindu traditions) 500 Hindi 500 - - - - -
Mallah Chain (Hindu traditions) 90 Hindi 90 - - - - -
 Mallah Kewat (Hindu traditions) 90 Hindi 90 - - - - -
 Mallik (Muslim traditions) 1,200 Gujarati - 1,200 - - - -
 Malto Unknown Mal Paharia - - - - - -
 Mangala 60 Telugu 60 - - - - -
 Marma (Magh) 20 Rakhine - - - - - -
 Matang (Hindu traditions) Unknown Marathi - - - - - -
 Matia 2,400 Bengali 2,400 - - - - -
 Mech 40 Boro (India) 40 - - - - -
Mir 70 Bengali - 70 - - - -
Mirzakhani 40 Bengali - 40 - - - -
 Mochi (Hindu traditions) 4,200 Bengali 4,200 - - - - -
 Munda 13,000 Mundari 12,000 - - 40 - 400
 Murao (Hindu traditions) Unknown Hindi - - - - - -
 Musahar (Hindu traditions) 40 Hindi 40 - - - - -
 Mutrasi 40 Telugu 40 - - - - -
 Naga Unknown Nagamese - - - - - -
Nagar 100 Bengali 100 - - - - -
 Nagarchi (Hindu traditions) 30 Hindi 30 - - - - -
 Nai (Hindu traditions) 31,000 Hindi 31,000 - - - - -
 Namassej (Hindu traditions) 15,000 Bengali 15,000 - - 200 - -
 Namassej Chandel 9,500 Bengali 9,400 - - 100 - -
 Newah 1,100 Nepali 1,000 - - - - -
 Oraon 500 Kurux 500 - - 50 - -
Paik Unknown Odia - - - - - -
 Paliya Unknown Bengali - - - - - -
 Pan 5,100 Odia 5,100 - - - - -
 Panika 1,500 Chhattisgarhi 1,500 - - - - -
 Parja unspecified 20 Odia 20 - - - - -
 Pashtun Afridi 70 Urdu - 70 - - - -
Pashtun Beteli 50 Bengali - 50 - - - -
 Pashtun Ghilzai 20 Urdu - 20 - - - -
Pashtun Guria 50 Bengali - 50 - - - -
Pashtun Jilan 50 Bengali - 50 - - - -
 Pashtun Kakar 70 Urdu - 70 - - - -
Pashtun Khalil 20 Urdu - 20 - - - -
Pashtun Khan 50 Urdu - 50 - - - -
 Pashtun Lodhi (Dalazak) 50 Urdu - 50 - - - -
 Pashtun Mohmand 50 Urdu - 50 - - - -
Pashtun Niazi 50 Bengali - 50 - - - -
Pashtun Sur 50 Bengali - 50 - - - -
 Pashtun Yusafzai 90 Urdu - 90 - - - -
 Pashtun, Pathan 2,600 Urdu - 2,600 - - - -
 Pasi (Hindu traditions) 100 Hindi 100 - - - - -
 Pasi (Muslim traditions) 40 Urdu - 40 - - - -
 Pasi Kaithwan 40 Hindi 40 - - - - -
 Pasi Rajpasi 50 Hindi 50 - - - - -
Pasi Turuk Unknown Urdu - - - - - -
 Patial Unknown Odia - - - - - -
 Patni (Hindu traditions) 1,100 Bengali 1,100 - - - - -
Patralu 300 Odia 300 - - - - -
 Perka Unknown Telugu - - - - - -
 Pinjara 500 Urdu - 500 - - - -
 Pod 2,500 Bengali 2,500 - - - - -
 Pundari 2,300 Bengali 2,300 - - - - -
Puran Bhaja Unknown Panchpargania - - - - - -
Puran unspecified 20 Panchpargania 20 - - - - -
 Qazi 100 Urdu - 100 - - - -
 Rabha 50 Assamese 40 - - - - -
 Rajbansi (Hindu traditions) 5,000 Bengali 4,900 - - 70 - -
 Rajbhar 60 Hindi 60 - - - - -
 Rajput (Hindu traditions) 14,000 Hindi 14,000 - - - - -
 Rajput (Muslim traditions) 80 Urdu - 80 - - - -
 Rajput (Sikh traditions) 20 Punjabi, Eastern - - - - 20 -
 Rajput Bais (Hindu traditions) 300 Hindi 300 - - - - -
 Rajput Bargujar (Hindu traditions) 50 Hindi 50 - - - - -
Rajput Batsa 600 Bengali 600 - - - - -
 Rajput Bhadauria 60 Hindi 60 - - - - -
 Rajput Bhatti (Hindu traditions) 300 Hindi 300 - - - - -
 Rajput Chandel 70 Hindi 70 - - - - -
 Rajput Chauhan (Hindu traditions) 700 Hindi 700 - - - - -
 Rajput Dikhit 60 Hindi 60 - - - - -
 Rajput Gahlot (Hindu traditions) 100 Hindi 100 - - - - -
 Rajput Garewal (Hindu traditions) 90 Hindi 90 - - - - -
 Rajput Gaur Unknown Hindi - - - - - -
 Rajput Gautam (Hindu traditions) 90 Hindi 90 - - - - -
Rajput Jadu 60 Hindi 60 - - - - -
 Rajput Janjua (Hindu traditions) 60 Hindi 60 - - - - -
Rajput Joia (Hindu traditions) 50 Hindi 50 - - - - -
 Rajput Kachhwaha 20 Hindi 20 - - - - -
Rajput Manihas (Hindu traditions) 70 Hindi 70 - - - - -
 Rajput Parihar 80 Hindi 80 - - - - -
 Rajput Ponwar (Hindu traditions) 400 Hindi 400 - - - - -
 Rajput Pundir (Hindu traditions) 70 Hindi 70 - - - - -
 Rajput Rajbansi (Hindu traditions) Unknown Hindi - - - - - -
 Rajput Rathor (Hindu traditions) 300 Hindi 300 - - - - -
 Rajput Sakarwar (Hindu traditions) 50 Hindi 50 - - - - -
Rajput Salehria (Hindu traditions) 60 Hindi 60 - - - - -
Rajput Sandilya 500 Bengali 500 - - - - -
 Rajput Sengar 80 Hindi 80 - - - - -
 Rajput Solanki 60 Hindi 60 - - - - -
Rajput Sombansi (Hindu traditions) 80 Hindi 80 - - - - -
 Rajput Surajbansi 50 Hindi 50 - - - - -
 Rajput Tonwar (Hindu traditions) 20 Hindi 20 - - - - -
 Raju 48,000 Bengali 48,000 - - - - -
 Rajwar 3,600 Hindi 3,600 - - - - -
 Rangrez (Hindu traditions) 70 Marathi 70 - - - - -
 Rautia 1,500 Hindi 1,500 - - - - -
 Ravidas Chamar (Hindu traditions) 200 Hindi 100 - - - - -
 Relli 20 Odia 20 - - - - -
 Rongkup Unknown Lepcha - - - - - -
Sagarbanshi 300 Odia 300 - - - - -
 Sahariya 20 Hindi 20 - - - - -
Sahi 60 Marathi 60 - - - - -
 Sali Unknown Kannada - - - - - -
 Samanthan 400 Odia 400 - - - - -
Sankara 1,700 Bengali 1,700 - - - - -
 Santal (Sawntal) 102,000 Santhali 49,000 60 - 2,700 - 50,000
 Saora unspecified 2,900 Odia 2,900 - - - - 70
Sardar (Muslim traditions) 30 Bengali - 30 - - - -
 Sarki 40 Nepali 40 - - - - -
 Sayyid 1,500 Urdu - 1,500 - - - -
Sayyid Husaini 30 Urdu - 30 - - - -
Shabar 60 Odia 50 - - - - -
 Shaikh Faruqi 400 Urdu - 400 - - - -
 Shaikh Qureshi 3,000 Urdu - 3,000 - - - -
 Shaikh Siddiqi 2,400 Bengali - 2,400 - - - -
 Shaikh unspecified 19,000 Urdu - 19,000 - - - -
 Shaikh Usmani 200 Urdu - 200 - - - -
Siyalgir (Hindu traditions) 200 Bengali 200 - - - - -
 Sonar (Hindu traditions) 6,800 Hindi 6,800 - - - - -
Sukli 3,200 Bengali 3,200 - - - - -
 Sunri (Hindu traditions) 3,800 Bengali 3,800 - - - - -
 Sunri Sadhubanik 2,100 Bengali 2,100 - - - - -
 Sutradhar (Hindu traditions) 9,600 Bengali 9,600 - - - - -
 Syrian Christian 40 Malayalam - - - 40 - -
 Tamang 100 Nepali 80 - 20 - - -
 Tamboli (Hindu traditions) 9,000 Hindi 9,000 - - - - -
 Tanti (Hindu traditions) 75,000 Bengali 75,000 - - - - -
 Tanti (Muslim traditions) 90 Bengali - 90 - - - -
 Tarkhan (Sikh traditions) Unknown Punjabi, Eastern - - - - - -
 Teli (Hindu traditions) 46,000 Hindi 46,000 - - - - -
 Thakkar Unknown Marathi - - - - - -
 Thathera (Hindu traditions) 200 Hindi 200 - - - - -
 Tili 22,000 Bengali 22,000 - - - - -
 Tiyar 1,700 Bengali 1,700 - - - - -
 Turaiha 200 Bhojpuri 200 - - - - -
 Turi (Hindu traditions) 90 Hindi 90 - - - - -
 Vaddar (Hindu traditions) 100 Telugu 100 - - - - -
 Vakkaliga unspecified Unknown Kannada - - - - - -
 Viswakarma unspecified 200 Telugu 200 - - - - -
 Yadav (Hindu traditions) 95,000 Hindi 95,000 - - - - -
 Yadav Ghosi 1,000 Hindi 1,000 - - - - -
 Yadav Kaonra 500 Hindi 500 - - - - -
 Yadav Rawat 1,000 Hindi 1,000 - - - - -
 Yadav Sadgope 88,000 Bengali 88,000 - - - - -
 Yakthumba, Limbu 30 Nepali 20 - - - - -
 Yenadi 70 Telugu 70 - - - - -
  Totals:  364 1,441,000   338 1,348,000 35,000 200 6,000 200 52,000
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