Country:

India

Province / State: Bihar
District: Kishanganj

Number of People Groups

232

Unreached People Groups

219

Total Population

1,920,000

Buddhist

0.0 %

Christian

0.3 %

Hindu

31.6 %

Muslim

67.9 %

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 500 Urdu ☀︎ - 500 - - - -
 Aghori 200 Hindi ☀︎ 200 - - - - -
 Amat 3,200 Hindi ☀︎ 3,200 - - - - -
 Ansari 11,000 Urdu ☀︎ - 11,000 - - - -
 Arora (Sikh traditions) 20 Punjabi, Eastern ☀︎ - - - - 20 -
Asur 50 Asuri 40 - - - - -
 Badhai (Hindu traditions) 6,100 Hindi ☀︎ 6,100 - - - - -
 Badhai (Muslim traditions) 400 Hindi ☀︎ - 400 - - - -
 Bagdi (Hindu traditions) 500 Bengali ☀︎ 500 - - - - -
 Baidya (Hindu traditions) 200 Bengali 200 - - - - -
 Bairagi (Hindu traditions) 1,400 Bengali ☀︎ 1,400 - - - - -
Bajikar (Muslim traditions) 200 Bengali ☀︎ - 200 - - - -
 Bania Agarwal 1,500 Hindi ☀︎ 1,400 - - - - 90
 Bania Agrahari 400 Hindi ☀︎ 400 - - - - -
 Bania Bais 3,300 Hindi ☀︎ 3,300 - - - - -
Bania Barnawar 30 Hindi ☀︎ 30 - - - - -
 Bania Gahoi 300 Hindi ☀︎ 300 - - - - -
 Bania Jaiswal 300 Hindi ☀︎ 300 - - - - -
 Bania Kasarwani 300 Hindi ☀︎ 300 - - - - -
 Bania Kasaundhan 300 Hindi ☀︎ 300 - - - - -
Bania Khatri 1,600 Bengali ☀︎ 1,600 - - - - -
 Bania Mahur 50 Hindi ☀︎ 50 - - - - -
 Bania Oswal 100 Hindi ☀︎ 100 - - - - -
 Bania Rauniar 300 Hindi ☀︎ 300 - - - - -
 Bania unspecified 22,000 Hindi ☀︎ 21,000 - - - - 1,100
 Banjara (Hindu traditions) 20 Lambadi 20 - - - - -
 Bansphor (Hindu traditions) 300 Hindi ☀︎ 300 - - - - -
 Bantar 600 Maithili ☀︎ 600 - - - - -
 Bari (Hindu traditions) 200 Hindi ☀︎ 200 - - - - -
 Bauri 900 Bengali 900 - - - - -
 Bedia (Hindu traditions) 200 Hindi ☀︎ 200 - - - - -
Beg 400 Bengali ☀︎ - 400 - - - -
 Beldar (Hindu traditions) 2,700 Kannada ☀︎ 2,700 - - - - -
 Bengali Muslim Moghal 400 Urdu ☀︎ - 400 - - - -
Bhakat 30 Bengali ☀︎ 30 - - - - -
Bhand (Hindu traditions) 30 Hindi ☀︎ 30 - - - - -
 Bhand (Muslim traditions) 100 Hindi ☀︎ - 100 - - - -
Bhangi Lal Begi (Muslim traditions) 200 Urdu ☀︎ - 200 - - - -
 Bhar 100 Bhojpuri ☀︎ 100 - - - - -
 Bhat (Hindu traditions) 1,200 Hindi ☀︎ 1,200 - - - - -
 Bhogta 30 Hindi ☀︎ 30 - - - - -
 Bhoi (Hindu traditions) 10,000 Hindi ☀︎ 10,000 - - - - -
Bhoi Ghogra 200 Hindi ☀︎ 200 - - - - -
 Bhoi Kharbind 100 Hindi ☀︎ 100 - - - - -
Bhoi Kharot 300 Hindi ☀︎ 300 - - - - -
 Bhoi Mallah Mewat 1,200 Hindi ☀︎ 1,200 - - - - -
 Bhuiya Ghatwar 20 Hindi 20 - - - - -
 Bhuiya unspecified 30 Hindi 30 - - - - -
 Bhumij 1,000 Bengali 1,000 - - - - -
 Bind 3,200 Bhojpuri ☀︎ 3,200 - - - - -
Birhor Unknown Birhor - - - - - -
 Birjia 50 Munda 40 - - - - -
 Brahmin Bhumihar 3,500 Hindi ☀︎ 3,500 - - - - -
 Brahmin Gaur 900 Hindi ☀︎ 900 - - - - -
 Brahmin Kanaujia 2,200 Hindi ☀︎ 2,200 - - - - -
 Brahmin Radhi 300 Bengali ☀︎ 300 - - - - -
 Brahmin Saraswat 200 Hindi ☀︎ 200 - - - - -
 Brahmin unspecified 16,000 Hindi ☀︎ 16,000 - - - - 200
Buna (Hindu traditions) 3,200 Bengali ☀︎ 3,200 - - - - -
 Chain 900 Bengali ☀︎ 900 - - - - -
 Chamar (Hindu traditions) 11,000 Hindi 11,000 - - 300 - -
 Chaupal 13,000 Hindi 12,000 - - - - -
 Chero 40 Hindi 40 - - - - -
Chhimba (Hindu traditions) 200 Hindi ☀︎ 200 - - - - -
 Chik Baraik Unknown Sadri - - - - - -
 Christian 200 Hindi - - - 200 - -
 Darzi (Hindu traditions) 300 Hindi ☀︎ 300 - - - - -
 Darzi (Muslim traditions) 700 Hindi ☀︎ - 700 - - - -
Dhangri 50 Hindi ☀︎ 50 - - - - -
 Dhanuk 13,000 Hindi ☀︎ 13,000 - - - - -
 Dhimal 200 Maithili ☀︎ 200 - - - - 70
 Dhobi (Hindu traditions) 2,200 Hindi ☀︎ 2,200 - - - - -
 Dhobi (Muslim traditions) 600 Urdu ☀︎ - 600 - - - -
Dhobi Ajudhyabansi 300 Hindi ☀︎ 300 - - - - -
 Dom (Hindu traditions) 1,700 Odia 1,700 - - - - -
Dulia 30 Bengali ☀︎ 30 - - - - -
 Dusadh (Hindu traditions) 14,000 Hindi ☀︎ 14,000 - 20 - - -
Dusadh (Muslim traditions) 100 Bengali ☀︎ - 100 - - - -
 Dusadh Bahelia 1,500 Hindi ☀︎ 1,500 - - - - -
 Faqir 100 Hindi ☀︎ - 100 - - - -
 Gadaria (Hindu traditions) 1,600 Hindi ☀︎ 1,600 - - - - -
 Gangai 200 Nepali ☀︎ 200 - - - - -
 Ghasiya (Hindu traditions) Unknown Hindi - - - - - -
 Gond unspecified 200 Hindi 200 - - - - -
 Gonrhi 7,300 Hindi ☀︎ 7,300 - - - - -
 Gosain Dasnami 100 Hindi ☀︎ 100 - - - - -
 Gosain unspecified 500 Hindi ☀︎ 500 - - - - -
 Hadi 37,000 Bengali 37,000 - 20 - - -
 Hajam 700 Urdu ☀︎ - 700 - - - -
 Halalkhor (Hindu traditions) 50 Hindi ☀︎ 50 - - - - -
 Halwai (Hindu traditions) 2,800 Hindi ☀︎ 2,800 - - - - -
Halwai Maira 200 Hindi ☀︎ 200 - - - - -
 Ho 50 Ho 50 - - - - -
 Jat (Hindu traditions) 400 Hindi ☀︎ 400 - - - - -
 Jat (Sikh traditions) 200 Punjabi, Eastern ☀︎ - - - - 200 -
 Jogi (Hindu traditions) 4,600 Bengali ☀︎ 4,600 - - - - -
Kabadi 1,100 Hindi ☀︎ 1,100 - - - - -
Kadar 30 Hindi ☀︎ 30 - - - - -
 Kahar (Hindu traditions) 2,900 Hindi ☀︎ 2,900 - - - - -
 Kaibartta Jalia 300 Bengali ☀︎ 300 - - - - -
 Kaibartta unspecified 18,000 Bengali ☀︎ 18,000 - - - - -
 Kalal (Hindu traditions) 50 Telugu ☀︎ 50 - - - - -
 Kalwar (Hindu traditions) 5,300 Hindi ☀︎ 5,300 - - - - -
 Kalwar Jaiswal 1,400 Hindi ☀︎ 1,400 - - - - -
Kalwar Sunri 3,600 Hindi ☀︎ 3,600 - - - - -
 Kandu 2,000 Hindi ☀︎ 2,000 - - - - -
 Kaora 50 Bengali 50 - - - - -
 Kapali 50 Bengali ☀︎ 50 - - - - -
 Kasar (Hindu traditions) 200 Marathi ☀︎ 200 - - - - -
 Kawar Unknown Hindi - - - - - -
 Kayastha (Hindu traditions) 2,600 Hindi ☀︎ 2,600 - - - - -
 Kayastha Karan 100 Bengali ☀︎ 100 - - - - -
 Khandait 40 Odia ☀︎ 40 - - - - -
 Kharia 200 Kharia 100 - - - - -
 Kharwar 50 Hindi 40 - - - - -
 Khatik (Hindu traditions) 70 Hindi ☀︎ 70 - - - - -
 Khatwa 700 Hindi ☀︎ 700 - - - - -
 Koch (Hindu traditions) 900 Koch 900 - - - - -
 Koiri (Hindu traditions) 8,200 Hindi ☀︎ 8,200 - - - - -
 Kori 20 Hindi 20 - - - - -
 Korwa Unknown Telugu - - - - - -
 Kui Khond Unknown Odia - - - - - -
 Kumhar, Kusavar (Hindu traditions) 4,400 Hindi ☀︎ 4,400 - - - - -
Kurariar 1,300 Hindi ☀︎ 1,300 - - - - -
 Kurmi (Hindu traditions) 18,000 Hindi ☀︎ 18,000 - - - - -
 Laheri (Hindu traditions) 600 Hindi ☀︎ 600 - - - - -
Laheri (Muslim traditions) 200 Urdu ☀︎ - 200 - - - -
 Lakhera 20 Hindi ☀︎ 20 - - - - -
 Lodha (Hindu traditions) 100 Hindi ☀︎ 100 - - - - -
 Lohar (Hindu traditions) 5,000 Hindi ☀︎ 5,000 - - - - -
 Lohar (Muslim traditions) 400 Urdu ☀︎ - 400 - - - -
Lohar Kamti 200 Maithili ☀︎ 200 - - - - -
Lohra 200 Sadri 200 - - - - -
 Lunia (Hindu traditions) 2,900 Hindi ☀︎ 2,900 - - - - -
 Madari (Muslim traditions) 30 Urdu ☀︎ - 30 - - - -
 Magar 200 Nepali 200 - 70 - - -
 Mahishya 1,000 Bengali 1,000 - - - - -
 Mahli 100 Marathi 100 - - 20 - -
 Majhi 70 Hindi 50 - - - - -
 Majhwar 1,700 Hindi 1,700 - - - - -
 Mal (Hindu traditions) 2,500 Hindi ☀︎ 2,500 - - - - -
Mal (Muslim traditions) 100 Bengali ☀︎ - 100 - - - -
 Mali (Hindu traditions) 1,600 Hindi ☀︎ 1,600 - - - - -
 Mallah (Hindu traditions) 900 Hindi ☀︎ 900 - - - - -
 Malto 200 Mal Paharia 200 - - - - -
 Manihar 50 Hindi ☀︎ - 50 - - - -
Markande 2,900 Hindi ☀︎ 2,900 - - - - -
Mir 700 Bengali ☀︎ - 700 - - - -
Mirzakhani 300 Bengali ☀︎ - 300 - - - -
Mishri 60 Bengali ☀︎ 60 - - - - -
Mukeri 30 Urdu ☀︎ - 30 - - - -
 Munda 1,900 Mundari 1,800 - - 20 - -
 Musahar (Hindu traditions) 27,000 Hindi 27,000 - - - - -
Nagar 1,300 Bengali ☀︎ 1,300 - - - - -
 Nagarchi (Hindu traditions) 50 Hindi 50 - - - - -
 Nai (Hindu traditions) 5,000 Hindi ☀︎ 5,000 - - - - -
 Nai (Sikh traditions) 30 Punjabi, Eastern ☀︎ - - - - 30 -
 Namassej (Hindu traditions) 5,100 Bengali 5,100 - - - - -
 Namassej Chandel 4,500 Bengali 4,500 - - - - -
 Nat (Muslim traditions) 1,000 Hindi ☀︎ - 1,000 - - - -
 Oraon 4,200 Kurux 3,400 - - 800 - -
 Pan 30 Odia 30 - - - - -
 Pashtun Afridi 400 Urdu ☀︎ - 400 - - - -
 Pashtun Kakar 300 Urdu ☀︎ - 300 - - - -
 Pashtun Yusafzai 400 Urdu ☀︎ - 400 - - - -
 Pashtun, Pathan 5,500 Urdu ☀︎ - 5,500 - - - -
 Pasi (Hindu traditions) 200 Hindi ☀︎ 200 - - - - -
 Pasi Rajpasi 100 Hindi 100 - - - - -
 Patial 40 Odia 40 - - - - -
 Patni (Hindu traditions) 60 Bengali ☀︎ 60 - - - - -
 Patwa (Hindu traditions) 600 Hindi ☀︎ 600 - - - - -
 Patwa (Muslim traditions) 200 Urdu ☀︎ - 200 - - - -
 Pawaria (Muslim traditions) 200 Urdu ☀︎ - 200 - - - -
 Pinjara 6,300 Urdu ☀︎ - 6,300 - - - -
 Poundra 400 Bengali 400 - - - - -
 Qassab 800 Hindi ☀︎ - 800 - - - -
 Qazi 4,700 Urdu ☀︎ - 4,700 - - - -
 Rahmani (Muslim traditions) 50 Hindi ☀︎ - 50 - - - -
 Rai 90 Nepali 70 - - - - 20
 Rajbansi (Hindu traditions) 46,000 Bengali 46,000 - - - - -
 Rajbhar 200 Hindi ☀︎ 200 - - - - -
 Rajput (Hindu traditions) 20,000 Hindi ☀︎ 19,000 - - - - 200
 Rajput (Muslim traditions) 1,200 Hindi ☀︎ - 1,200 - - - -
 Rajput (Sikh traditions) 100 Punjabi, Eastern ☀︎ - - - - 100 -
 Rajput Bais (Hindu traditions) 500 Hindi ☀︎ 500 - - - - -
 Rajput Bhatti (Hindu traditions) 400 Hindi ☀︎ 400 - - - - -
 Rajput Chandel 50 Hindi ☀︎ 50 - - - - -
 Rajput Chauhan (Hindu traditions) 200 Hindi ☀︎ 200 - - - - -
 Rajput Gahlot (Hindu traditions) 200 Hindi ☀︎ 200 - - - - -
 Rajput Gaur 200 Hindi ☀︎ 200 - - - - -
 Rajput Jadon 300 Hindi ☀︎ 300 - - - - -
 Rajput Ponwar (Hindu traditions) 500 Hindi ☀︎ 500 - - - - -
 Rajput Rathor (Hindu traditions) 500 Hindi ☀︎ 500 - - - - -
 Raju 60 Bengali ☀︎ 60 - - - - -
 Rajwar 1,700 Hindi 1,700 - - - - -
 Ravidas Chamar (Hindu traditions) 500 Hindi 500 - - - - -
 Rayeen (Muslim traditions) 7,000 Urdu ☀︎ - 7,000 - - - -
 Sahariya 200 Hindi ☀︎ 200 - - - - -
Sahisia 1,000 Urdu ☀︎ - 1,000 - - - -
 Santal (Sawntal) 51,000 Santhali 48,000 300 - 3,400 - 70
 Sayyid 20,000 Urdu ☀︎ - 20,000 - - - -
Sayyid Husaini 300 Urdu ☀︎ - 300 - - - -
 Shaikh Faruqi 9,300 Urdu ☀︎ - 9,300 - - - -
 Shaikh Qureshi 104,000 Urdu ☀︎ - 104,000 - - - -
 Shaikh Siddiqi 41,000 Bengali ☀︎ - 41,000 - - - -
 Shaikh unspecified 1,077,000 Urdu ☀︎ - 1,077,000 - - - -
 Shaikh Usmani 5,600 Urdu ☀︎ - 5,600 - - - -
 Sonar (Hindu traditions) 1,600 Hindi ☀︎ 1,600 - - - - -
 Sunri (Hindu traditions) 60 Bengali 60 - - - - -
 Sutradhar (Hindu traditions) 200 Bengali ☀︎ 200 - - - - -
 Tamboli (Hindu traditions) 1,700 Hindi ☀︎ 1,700 - - - - -
 Tamboli (Muslim traditions) 300 Urdu ☀︎ - 300 - - - -
 Tanti (Hindu traditions) 21,000 Bengali ☀︎ 21,000 - - - - -
 Teli (Hindu traditions) 10,000 Hindi ☀︎ 10,000 - - - - -
 Teli Gangauta (Hindu traditions) 6,300 Hindi ☀︎ 6,300 - - - - -
 Tharu Unknown Bhojpuri - - - - - -
 Thathera (Hindu traditions) 1,000 Hindi ☀︎ 1,000 - - - - -
 Tili 100 Bengali ☀︎ 100 - - - - -
 Tiyar 5,200 Bengali 5,200 - - - - -
 Turaiha 500 Bhojpuri ☀︎ 500 - - - - -
 Turi (Hindu traditions) 100 Hindi 100 - - - - -
Valmiki (Christian traditions) 1,700 Hindi - - - 1,700 - -
 Valmiki (Hindu traditions) 32,000 Hindi ☀︎ 32,000 - - - - -
Valmiki (Muslim traditions) 1,200 Urdu ☀︎ - 1,200 - - - -
Valmiki Lal Begi (Hindu traditions) 1,000 Hindi ☀︎ 1,000 - - - - -
 Valmiki Mehtar 500 Hindi ☀︎ 500 - - - - -
 Yadav (Hindu traditions) 50,000 Hindi ☀︎ 50,000 - - - - -
 Yadav Dhindhor 1,200 Hindi ☀︎ 1,200 - - - - -
 Yadav Gaoli 11,000 Hindi ☀︎ 11,000 - - - - -
 Yadav Kaonra 600 Hindi ☀︎ 600 - - - - -
 Yadav Rawat 1,200 Hindi ☀︎ 1,200 - - - - -
 Yadav Sadgope 1,800 Bengali ☀︎ 1,800 - - - - -
  Totals:  232 1,920,000   219 607,000 1,304,000 200 6,500 400 1,700
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