Country:

India

Province / State: Bihar
District: Araria

Number of People Groups

281

Unreached People Groups

270

Total Population

3,294,000

Buddhist

0.0 %

Christian

0.1 %

Hindu

58.7 %

Muslim

41.0 %

Sikh

0.0 %

Other Religions

0.1 %
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Photo People Group Population Primary Language Progress
Scale
Hindu Muslim Buddhist Christian Sikh Other
 Abdul 1,100 Urdu - 1,100 - - - -
 Aghori 300 Hindi 300 - - - - -
 Ahmadi 90 Urdu - 90 - - - -
 Amat 14,000 Hindi 14,000 - - - - -
 Ansari 38,000 Urdu - 38,000 - - - -
 Arora (Sikh traditions) 30 Punjabi, Eastern - - - - 30 -
Asur 100 Asuri 100 - - - - -
 Badhai (Hindu traditions) 28,000 Hindi 28,000 - - - - -
 Badhai (Muslim traditions) 700 Urdu - 700 - - - -
 Bagdi (Hindu traditions) 70 Bengali 70 - - - - -
 Baidya (Hindu traditions) 300 Bengali 300 - - - - -
 Baiga 30 Hindi 20 - - - - -
 Bairagi (Hindu traditions) 5,200 Bengali 5,200 - - - - -
Bajikar (Muslim traditions) 300 Bengali - 300 - - - -
 Bania Agarwal 300 Hindi 200 - - - - 50
 Bania Agrahari 40 Hindi 40 - - - - -
 Bania Bais 700 Hindi 700 - - - - -
Bania Barnawar 50 Hindi 50 - - - - -
 Bania Gahoi 800 Hindi 800 - - - - -
 Bania Gandha Banik 1,500 Bengali 1,500 - - - - -
 Bania Kasarwani 900 Hindi 900 - - - - -
 Bania Kasaundhan 1,100 Hindi 1,100 - - - - -
Bania Khatri 3,300 Bengali 3,300 - - - - -
 Bania Mahur 40 Hindi 40 - - - - -
 Bania Rauniar 400 Hindi 400 - - - - -
 Bania unspecified 78,000 Hindi 77,000 - - - - 1,300
 Banjara (Hindu traditions) Unknown Lambadi - - - - - -
 Bansphor (Hindu traditions) 700 Hindi 700 - - - - -
 Bantar 16,000 Maithili 16,000 - - - - -
 Bari (Hindu traditions) 700 Hindi 700 - - - - -
 Bathudi Unknown Odia - - - - - -
 Bauri 500 Bengali 500 - - - - -
Beg 800 Bengali - 800 - - - -
 Beldar (Hindu traditions) 10,000 Kannada 10,000 - - - - -
Beldar Laria (Hindu traditions) 1,400 Hindi 1,400 - - - - -
 Bengali Muslim Moghal 300 Urdu - 300 - - - -
Bhakat 90 Bengali 90 - - - - -
Bhand (Hindu traditions) 70 Hindi 70 - - - - -
 Bhand (Muslim traditions) 200 Urdu - 200 - - - -
Bhangi Lal Begi (Muslim traditions) 300 Urdu - 300 - - - -
 Bhar 200 Bhojpuri 200 - - - - -
 Bhat (Hindu traditions) 3,900 Hindi 3,900 - - - - -
 Bhoi (Hindu traditions) 44,000 Hindi 44,000 - - - - -
Bhoi Ghogra 700 Hindi 700 - - - - -
 Bhoi Kharbind 400 Hindi 400 - - - - -
Bhoi Kharot 1,000 Hindi 1,000 - - - - -
 Bhoi Mallah Mewat 3,800 Hindi 3,800 - - - - -
Bhoi Nikhad 300 Hindi 300 - - - - -
 Bhuiya Ghatwar Unknown Hindi - - - - - -
 Bhumij 40 Bengali 40 - - - - -
 Bind 13,000 Bhojpuri 13,000 - - - - -
Brahmin Bengali 1,000 Bengali 1,000 - - - - -
 Brahmin Bhumihar 7,400 Hindi 7,400 - - - - -
 Brahmin Gaur 1,200 Hindi 1,200 - - - - -
 Brahmin Joshi 100 Hindi 100 - - - - -
 Brahmin Kanaujia 2,000 Hindi 2,000 - - - - -
 Brahmin Radhi 800 Bengali 800 - - - - -
 Brahmin Sakaldwipi 100 Hindi 100 - - - - -
 Brahmin Saraswat 200 Hindi 200 - - - - -
 Brahmin unspecified 42,000 Hindi 42,000 - - - - 300
 Brahmin Varendra 200 Bengali 200 - - - - -
Buna (Hindu traditions) 13,000 Bengali 13,000 - - - - -
 Chain 3,000 Bengali 3,000 - - - - -
 Chamar (Hindu traditions) 44,000 Hindi 42,000 - 40 2,300 - -
 Chaupal 3,900 Hindi 3,900 - - - - -
 Chero 50 Hindi 40 - - - - -
Chhimba (Hindu traditions) 400 Hindi 400 - - - - -
 Chik Baraik 20 Sadri 20 - - - - -
 Christian 300 Hindi - - - 300 - -
 Dabgar (Hindu traditions) 200 Marathi 200 - - - - -
 Darjee 100 Nepali 100 - - - - -
 Darzi (Hindu traditions) 300 Hindi 300 - - - - -
 Darzi (Muslim traditions) 1,200 Urdu - 1,200 - - - -
Dhangri 70 Hindi 70 - - - - -
 Dhanuk 64,000 Hindi 64,000 - - - - -
 Dhimal 1,200 Maithili 800 - - - 20 300
 Dhobi (Hindu traditions) 9,100 Hindi 9,100 - - - - -
 Dhobi (Muslim traditions) 1,200 Urdu - 1,200 - - - -
Dhobi Ajudhyabansi 400 Hindi 400 - - - - -
Dhobi Batham 300 Hindi 300 - - - - -
 Dhobi Kanaujia 400 Hindi 400 - - - - -
Dhobi Kathiya 300 Hindi 300 - - - - -
 Dhobi Parit 200 Marathi 200 - - - - -
 Dom (Hindu traditions) 6,000 Odia 6,000 - - - - -
Dulia 40 Bengali 40 - - - - -
 Dusadh (Hindu traditions) 102,000 Hindi 102,000 - - - - -
Dusadh (Muslim traditions) 200 Bengali - 200 - - - -
 Dusadh Bahelia 14,000 Hindi 14,000 - - - - -
 Faqir 200 Urdu - 200 - - - -
 Gadaria (Hindu traditions) 6,300 Hindi 6,300 - - - - -
 Gangai 200 Nepali 200 - - - - -
 Gond unspecified 40 Hindi 30 - - - - -
 Gonrhi 35,000 Hindi 35,000 - - - - -
 Gosain Dasnami 400 Hindi 400 - - - - -
 Gosain unspecified 1,200 Hindi 1,200 - - - - -
 Hadi 3,900 Bengali 3,900 - - - - -
 Hajam 1,100 Urdu - 1,100 - - - -
 Halalkhor (Hindu traditions) 50 Hindi 50 - - - - -
 Halwai (Hindu traditions) 11,000 Hindi 11,000 - - - - -
Halwai Maira 1,000 Hindi 1,000 - - - - -
 Jat (Hindu traditions) 400 Hindi 400 - - - - -
 Jat (Sikh traditions) 100 Punjabi, Eastern - - - - 100 -
 Jhalo Malo Unknown Bengali - - - - - -
 Jogi (Hindu traditions) 20,000 Bengali 20,000 - - - - -
Jogi Kanphata (Hindu traditions) 500 Hindi 500 - - - - -
Kabadi 3,400 Hindi 3,400 - - - - -
Kadar 300 Hindi 300 - - - - -
 Kahar (Hindu traditions) 12,000 Hindi 12,000 - - - - -
 Kahar Kamkar (Hindu traditions) 800 Hindi 800 - - - - -
 Kaibartta Jalia 14,000 Bengali 14,000 - - - - -
 Kaibartta unspecified 66,000 Bengali 66,000 - - - - -
 Kalal (Hindu traditions) 80 Telugu 80 - - - - -
 Kalu 70 Bengali - 70 - - - -
 Kalwar (Hindu traditions) 22,000 Hindi 22,000 - - - - -
Kalwar Iraqi (Hindu traditions) 700 Hindi 700 - - - - -
 Kalwar Jaiswal 3,800 Hindi 3,800 - - - - -
Kalwar Sunri 11,000 Hindi 11,000 - - - - -
Kandra 20 Odia 20 - - - - -
 Kandu 8,200 Hindi 8,200 - - - - -
 Kanjar (Hindu traditions) 70 Hindi 70 - - - - -
 Kaora 100 Bengali 100 - - - - -
 Kapali 60 Bengali 60 - - - - -
 Kasar (Hindu traditions) 400 Marathi 400 - - - - -
 Kayastha (Hindu traditions) 10,000 Hindi 10,000 - - - - -
 Kayastha Karan 1,400 Bengali 1,400 - - - - -
 Khairwar 70 Bengali 70 - - - - -
 Khandait Unknown Odia - - - - - -
 Kharia 700 Kharia 700 20 - - - -
 Kharwar 60 Hindi 60 - - - - -
 Khatik (Hindu traditions) 50 Hindi 50 - - - - -
 Khatwa 2,400 Hindi 2,400 - - - - -
 Kisan 200 Hindi - 200 - - - -
 Koch (Hindu traditions) 2,500 Koch 2,500 - - - - -
 Koiri (Hindu traditions) 33,000 Hindi 33,000 - - - - -
 Kol 100 Hindi 100 - - - - -
 Kori 100 Hindi 100 - - - - -
 Kumhar (Kusavar) (Hindu traditions) 17,000 Hindi 17,000 - - - - -
 Kumhar Bardiha 500 Hindi 500 - - - - -
 Kumhar Kanaujia 600 Hindi 600 - - - - -
 Kumhar Magahia 1,300 Odia 1,300 - - - - -
Kurariar 80 Hindi 80 - - - - -
 Kurmi (Hindu traditions) 21,000 Hindi 21,000 - - - - -
 Laheri (Hindu traditions) 1,900 Hindi 1,900 - - - - -
Laheri (Muslim traditions) 300 Urdu - 300 - - - -
 Lakhera 90 Hindi 90 - - - - -
 Lohar (Hindu traditions) 22,000 Hindi 22,000 - - - - -
 Lohar (Muslim traditions) 600 Urdu - 600 - - - -
Lohar Kamti 1,100 Maithili 1,100 - - - - -
Lohra 500 Sadri 500 - - - - -
 Lunia (Hindu traditions) 12,000 Hindi 12,000 - - - - -
 Madari (Muslim traditions) 50 Urdu - 50 - - - -
 Magar 1,100 Nepali 1,000 - 70 - - -
Maghaiya 50 Hindi 50 - - - - -
 Mahishya 2,700 Bengali 2,700 - - - - -
 Mahli 500 Marathi 500 - - - - -
 Majhi 100 Hindi 100 - - - - -
 Majhwar 6,300 Hindi 6,300 - - - - -
 Mal (Hindu traditions) 9,300 Hindi 9,300 - - - - -
Mal (Muslim traditions) 200 Bengali - 200 - - - -
 Mali (Hindu traditions) 6,200 Hindi 6,200 - - - - -
 Mallah (Hindu traditions) 2,700 Hindi 2,700 - - - - -
Mallah Chain (Hindu traditions) 500 Hindi 500 - - - - -
 Malto Unknown Mal Paharia - - - - - -
 Manihar 30 Urdu - 30 - - - -
Markande 12,000 Hindi 12,000 - - - - -
 Matia 20 Bengali 20 - - - - -
Mir 1,400 Bengali - 1,400 - - - -
Mirzakhani 500 Bengali - 500 - - - -
Mishri 100 Bengali 100 - - - - -
Mukeri 20 Urdu - 20 - - - -
 Munda 800 Mundari 800 - - - - -
 Musahar (Hindu traditions) 242,000 Hindi 242,000 - 40 - 20 -
Nagar 4,100 Bengali 4,100 - - - - -
 Nagarchi (Hindu traditions) 90 Hindi 90 - - - - -
 Nai (Hindu traditions) 24,000 Hindi 24,000 - - - - -
 Nai (Sikh traditions) 50 Punjabi, Eastern - - - - 50 -
 Namassej (Hindu traditions) 21,000 Bengali 21,000 - - - - -
 Namassej Chandel 19,000 Bengali 19,000 - - - - -
 Nat (Hindu traditions) Unknown Hindi - - - - - -
 Nat (Muslim traditions) 2,000 Urdu - 2,000 - - - -
 Oraon 4,600 Kurux 4,600 - - - - -
 Paliya Unknown Bengali - - - - - -
 Pan Unknown Odia - - - - - -
 Pashtun Afridi 600 Urdu - 600 - - - -
 Pashtun Kakar 400 Urdu - 400 - - - -
 Pashtun Lodhi (Dalazak) 200 Urdu - 200 - - - -
 Pashtun Mohmand 200 Urdu - 200 - - - -
 Pashtun Yusafzai 600 Urdu - 600 - - - -
 Pashtun, Pathan 10,000 Urdu - 10,000 - - - -
 Pasi (Hindu traditions) 900 Hindi 900 - - - - -
Pasi Gujar 100 Hindi 100 - - - - -
 Pasi Kaithwan 200 Hindi 200 - - - - -
 Pasi Rajpasi 200 Hindi 200 - - - - -
 Patial 40 Odia 40 - - - - -
 Patni (Hindu traditions) 100 Bengali 100 - - - - -
 Patwa (Hindu traditions) 1,400 Hindi 1,400 - - - - -
 Patwa (Muslim traditions) 300 Urdu - 300 - - - -
 Pawaria (Muslim traditions) 200 Urdu - 200 - - - -
 Pinjara 13,000 Urdu - 13,000 - - - -
 Pod 1,000 Bengali 1,000 - - - - -
 Pundari 20 Bengali 20 - - - - -
 Qassab 1,300 Urdu - 1,300 - - - -
 Qazi 5,700 Urdu - 5,700 - - - -
 Rahmani (Muslim traditions) 70 Urdu - 70 - - - -
 Rai 200 Nepali 100 - - - - 60
 Rajbansi (Hindu traditions) 181,000 Bengali 179,000 - - - - 2,000
 Rajbhar 700 Hindi 700 - - - - -
 Rajput (Hindu traditions) 58,000 Hindi 58,000 - - - - 300
 Rajput (Muslim traditions) 1,500 Urdu - 1,500 - - - -
 Rajput (Sikh traditions) 200 Punjabi, Eastern - - - - 200 -
 Rajput Bachgoti 200 Hindi 200 - - - - -
 Rajput Baghel (Hindu traditions) 200 Hindi 200 - - - - -
 Rajput Bais (Hindu traditions) 1,500 Hindi 1,500 - - - - -
 Rajput Bargujar (Hindu traditions) 200 Hindi 200 - - - - -
 Rajput Bhadauria 200 Hindi 200 - - - - -
 Rajput Bhale Sultan (Hindu traditions) 100 Hindi 100 - - - - -
 Rajput Bhatti (Hindu traditions) 1,200 Hindi 1,200 - - - - -
 Rajput Chandel 300 Hindi 300 - - - - -
 Rajput Chauhan (Hindu traditions) 3,600 Hindi 3,600 - - - - -
 Rajput Dikhit 300 Hindi 300 - - - - -
 Rajput Gahlot (Hindu traditions) 600 Hindi 600 - - - - -
 Rajput Garewal (Hindu traditions) 400 Hindi 400 - - - - -
 Rajput Gaur 600 Hindi 600 - - - - -
 Rajput Gautam (Hindu traditions) 400 Hindi 400 - - - - -
 Rajput Jadon 800 Hindi 800 - - - - -
Rajput Jadu 300 Hindi 300 - - - - -
 Rajput Janjua (Hindu traditions) 200 Hindi 200 - - - - -
Rajput Joia (Hindu traditions) 200 Hindi 200 - - - - -
 Rajput Katheriya 200 Hindi 200 - - - - -
Rajput Manihas (Hindu traditions) 300 Hindi 300 - - - - -
 Rajput Parihar 400 Hindi 400 - - - - -
 Rajput Ponwar (Hindu traditions) 1,500 Hindi 1,500 - - - - -
 Rajput Pundir (Hindu traditions) 300 Hindi 300 - - - - -
 Rajput Rathor (Hindu traditions) 1,400 Hindi 1,400 - - - - -
 Rajput Sakarwar (Hindu traditions) 200 Hindi 200 - - - - -
Rajput Salehria (Hindu traditions) 300 Hindi 300 - - - - -
 Rajput Sengar 400 Hindi 400 - - - - -
 Rajput Solanki 300 Hindi 300 - - - - -
Rajput Sombansi (Hindu traditions) 400 Hindi 400 - - - - -
 Rajput Surajbansi 200 Hindi 200 - - - - -
 Raju 100 Bengali 100 - - - - -
 Rajwar 1,300 Hindi 1,300 - - - - -
 Ravidas Chamar (Hindu traditions) 900 Hindi 900 - 20 20 - -
 Rayeen (Muslim traditions) 13,000 Urdu - 13,000 - - - -
 Sahariya 700 Hindi 700 - - - - -
Sahisia 1,100 Urdu - 1,100 - - - -
 Santal (Sawntal) 30,000 Santhali 29,000 70 - 1,400 - 100
Sauria Paharia 70 Mal Paharia 70 - - - - -
 Sayyid 33,000 Urdu - 33,000 - - - -
Sayyid Husaini 700 Urdu - 700 - - - -
 Shaikh Faruqi 9,700 Urdu - 9,700 - - - -
 Shaikh Qureshi 109,000 Urdu - 109,000 - - - -
 Shaikh Siddiqi 9,500 Bengali - 9,500 - - - -
 Shaikh unspecified 1,080,000 Urdu - 1,080,000 - - - -
 Shaikh Usmani 5,900 Urdu - 5,900 - - - -
 Sonar (Hindu traditions) 5,400 Hindi 5,400 - - - - -
 Sunri (Hindu traditions) 200 Bengali 200 - - - - -
 Sutradhar (Hindu traditions) 200 Bengali 200 - - - - -
 Tamboli (Hindu traditions) 5,900 Hindi 5,900 - - - - -
 Tamboli (Muslim traditions) 500 Urdu - 500 - - - -
 Tanti (Hindu traditions) 79,000 Bengali 79,000 - - - - -
 Teli (Hindu traditions) 45,000 Hindi 45,000 - - - - -
 Teli Gangauta (Hindu traditions) 23,000 Hindi 23,000 - - - - -
Teli Sribastab 300 Hindi 300 - - - - -
 Tharu 300 Bhojpuri 300 - - - - -
 Thathera (Hindu traditions) 3,300 Hindi 3,300 - - - - -
 Tili 500 Bengali 500 - - - - -
 Tiyar 24,000 Bengali 24,000 - - - - -
 Turaiha 1,700 Bhojpuri 1,700 - - - - -
 Turi (Hindu traditions) 80 Hindi 80 - - - - -
Valmiki (Christian traditions) 400 Hindi - - - 400 - -
 Valmiki (Hindu traditions) 6,200 Hindi 6,200 - - - - -
Valmiki (Muslim traditions) 2,300 Urdu - 2,300 - - - -
Valmiki Lal Begi (Hindu traditions) 400 Hindi 400 - - - - -
 Valmiki Mehtar 800 Hindi 800 - - - - -
 Yadav (Hindu traditions) 138,000 Hindi 138,000 - - - - -
 Yadav Dhindhor 3,300 Hindi 3,300 - - - - -
 Yadav Gaoli 44,000 Hindi 44,000 - - - - -
 Yadav Kaonra 1,900 Hindi 1,900 - - - - -
 Yadav Rawat 3,800 Hindi 3,800 - - - - -
 Yadav Sadgope 500 Bengali 500 - - - - -
  Totals:  281 3,294,000   270 1,934,000 1,351,000 200 4,300 400 4,500
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