Country:

India

Province / State: Bihar
District: Darbhanga

Number of People Groups

298

Unreached People Groups

286

Total Population

5,011,000

Buddhist

0.0 %

Christian

0.1 %

Hindu

79.0 %

Muslim

21.0 %

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
 Abdul 700 Urdu - 700 - - - -
 Aghori 200 Hindi 200 - - - - -
 Ahmadi 70 Urdu - 70 - - - -
 Amat 57,000 Hindi 57,000 - - - - -
 Ansari 76,000 Urdu - 76,000 - - - -
 Arora (Sikh traditions) 50 Punjabi, Eastern - - - - 50 -
Asur 100 Asuri 100 - - - - -
 Badhai (Hindu traditions) 59,000 Hindi 59,000 - - - - -
 Baidya (Hindu traditions) 60 Bengali 60 - - - - -
 Baiga Unknown Hindi - - - - - -
 Bairagi (Hindu traditions) 200 Bengali 200 - - - - -
 Balija (Hindu traditions) Unknown Kannada - - - - - -
 Bangali Muslim Moghal 600 Urdu - 600 - - - -
 Bania Agarwal 700 Hindi 700 - - - - -
 Bania Agrahari 100 Hindi 100 - - - - -
 Bania Bais 200 Hindi 200 - - - - -
 Bania Baranwal 40 Hindi 40 - - - - -
Bania Barnawar 400 Hindi 400 - - - - -
 Bania Gahoi 80 Hindi 80 - - - - -
 Bania Kasarwani 90 Hindi 90 - - - - -
 Bania Kasaundhan 100 Hindi 100 - - - - -
Bania Khatri 300 Bengali 300 - - - - -
 Bania Oswal Unknown Hindi - - - - - -
 Bania Rauniar 200 Hindi 200 - - - - -
 Bania Sinduria 200 Hindi 200 - - - - -
 Bania unspecified 8,400 Hindi 8,400 - - - - 30
 Banjara (Hindu traditions) 200 Lambadi 200 - - - - -
 Bansphor (Hindu traditions) 20 Hindi 20 - - - - -
 Bantar 31,000 Maithili 31,000 - - - - -
 Bari (Hindu traditions) 1,500 Hindi 1,500 - - - - -
 Beldar (Hindu traditions) 8,900 Kannada 8,900 - - - - -
 Bhar 300 Bhojpuri 300 - - - - -
 Bhat (Hindu traditions) 1,900 Hindi 1,900 - - - - -
Bhathiara (Muslim traditions) 50 Urdu - 50 - - - -
 Bhoi (Hindu traditions) 79,000 Hindi 79,000 - - - - -
Bhoi Ghogra 2,900 Hindi 2,900 - - - - -
Bhoi Kamti 13,000 Hindi 13,000 - - - - -
 Bhoi Kharbind 1,900 Hindi 1,900 - - - - -
Bhoi Kharot 4,400 Hindi 4,400 - - - - -
 Bhoi Mallah Mewat 17,000 Hindi 17,000 - - - - -
Bhoi Nikhad 1,400 Hindi 1,400 - - - - -
 Bhuiya unspecified 20 Hindi 20 - - - - -
 Bhumij 200 Bengali 200 - - - - -
 Bind 6,800 Bhojpuri 6,800 - - - - -
 Brahmin Acharya 300 Bengali 300 - - - - -
 Brahmin Bhumihar 110,000 Hindi 110,000 - - - - -
 Brahmin Gaur 13,000 Hindi 13,000 - - - - -
 Brahmin Jijhotia 14,000 Hindi 14,000 - - - - -
 Brahmin Joshi 1,200 Hindi 1,200 - - - - -
Brahmin Jyoti 12,000 Odia 12,000 - - - - -
 Brahmin Kanaujia 32,000 Hindi 32,000 - - - - -
 Brahmin Khandelwal 13,000 Hindi 13,000 - - - - -
 Brahmin Maha 400 Hindi 400 - - - - -
 Brahmin Maithili 1,900 Hindi 1,900 - - - - -
 Brahmin Ojha 200 Hindi 200 - - - - -
 Brahmin Radhi 9,500 Bengali 9,500 - - - - -
Brahmin Rikhisur 200 Hindi 200 - - - - -
 Brahmin Sakaldwipi 1,300 Hindi 1,300 - - - - -
 Brahmin Saraswat 2,400 Hindi 2,400 - - - - -
 Brahmin Sawaria 24,000 Hindi 24,000 - - - - -
 Brahmin unspecified 295,000 Hindi 295,000 - - - - 200
 Brahmin Utkal 800 Bengali 800 - - - - -
Brahmin Vaidik 900 Bengali 900 - - - - -
 Brahmin Varendra 1,800 Bengali 1,800 - - - - -
Buna (Hindu traditions) 900 Bengali 900 - - - - -
 Chain 1,200 Bengali 1,200 - - - - -
 Chamar (Hindu traditions) 153,000 Hindi 150,000 - 100 3,600 - -
 Chamar (Sikh traditions) Unknown Punjabi, Eastern - - - - - -
 Chaupal 35,000 Hindi 35,000 - - - - -
 Chero 50 Hindi 40 - - - - -
Chhimba (Hindu traditions) 100 Hindi 100 - - - - -
 Chhipa (Hindu traditions) 20 Hindi 20 - - - - -
 Chhipa (Muslim traditions) 50 Urdu - 50 - - - -
 Chik Baraik 300 Sadri 300 - - - - -
 Christian 100 Hindi - - - 100 - -
 Dabgar (Hindu traditions) 80 Marathi 80 - - - - -
 Darzi (Hindu traditions) 500 Hindi 500 - - - - -
 Darzi (Muslim traditions) 3,700 Urdu - 3,700 - - - -
Darzi Kaithiya (Muslim traditions) 500 Urdu - 500 - - - -
Darzi Sribastab (Muslim traditions) 1,100 Urdu - 1,100 - - - -
Devhar 5,200 Hindi 5,200 - - - - -
 Dhanuk 184,000 Hindi 184,000 - - - - -
 Dhanuk Dhankar 32,000 Hindi 32,000 - - - - -
 Dhobi (Hindu traditions) 22,000 Hindi 22,000 - 30 - - -
 Dhobi (Muslim traditions) 6,200 Urdu - 6,200 - - - -
Dhobi Ajudhyabansi 2,700 Hindi 2,700 - - - - -
Dhobi Batham 1,400 Hindi 1,400 - - - - -
 Dhobi Kanaujia 1,000 Hindi 1,000 - - - - -
Dhobi Kathiya 700 Hindi 700 - - - - -
Dhobi Mathuria 400 Hindi 400 - - - - -
 Dhobi Parit 500 Marathi 500 - - - - -
 Dom (Hindu traditions) 6,900 Odia 6,900 - - - - -
 Dusadh (Hindu traditions) 272,000 Hindi 272,000 - 20 - 20 -
Dusadh (Muslim traditions) 300 Bengali - 300 - - - -
 Dusadh Bahelia 47,000 Hindi 47,000 - - - - -
 Faqir 400 Urdu 40 400 - - - -
 Gadaria (Hindu traditions) 11,000 Hindi 11,000 - - - - -
 Gadaria Nikhad 1,300 Hindi 1,300 - - - - -
Gandharb (Hindu traditions) 1,300 Bhojpuri 1,300 - - - - -
 Gond unspecified 40 Hindi 30 - - - - -
 Gonrhi 18,000 Hindi 18,000 - - - - -
 Hadi 7,000 Bengali 7,000 - - - - -
 Hajam 3,700 Urdu - 3,700 - - - -
 Halalkhor (Hindu traditions) 300 Hindi 300 - - - - -
 Halwai (Hindu traditions) 54,000 Hindi 54,000 - - - - -
Halwai Maira 5,300 Hindi 5,300 - - - - -
 Han Chinese, Mandarin Unknown Chinese, Mandarin - - - - - -
 Ho Unknown Ho - - - - - -
 Jat (Hindu traditions) 400 Hindi 400 - - - - -
 Jat (Sikh traditions) 400 Punjabi, Eastern - - - - 400 -
 Jhalo Malo 300 Bengali 300 - - - - -
 Jogi (Hindu traditions) 600 Bengali 600 - - - - -
Kabadi 200 Hindi 200 - - - - -
 Kahar (Hindu traditions) 17,000 Hindi 17,000 - - - - -
 Kahar Kamkar (Hindu traditions) 100 Hindi 100 - - - - -
 Kalal (Hindu traditions) 500 Telugu 500 - - - - -
 Kalu 20 Bengali - 20 - - - -
 Kalwar (Hindu traditions) 48,000 Hindi 48,000 - - - - -
Kalwar Iraqi (Hindu traditions) 1,400 Hindi 1,400 - - - - -
 Kalwar Jaiswal 18,000 Hindi 18,000 - - - - -
Kalwar Sunri 21,000 Hindi 21,000 - - - - -
 Kandu 37,000 Hindi 37,000 - - - - -
 Kanjar (Hindu traditions) 100 Hindi 100 - - - - -
 Kasar (Hindu traditions) 1,600 Marathi 1,600 - - - - -
 Kashmiri (Muslim traditions) 20 Kashmiri - 20 - - - -
 Kawar Unknown Hindi - - - - - -
 Kayastha (Hindu traditions) 44,000 Hindi 44,000 - - - - -
 Kayastha Karan 1,900 Bengali 1,900 - - - - -
Kayastha Mathur 100 Hindi 100 - - - - -
 Kharia 900 Kharia 800 30 - - - -
 Kharwar 100 Hindi 100 - - - - -
 Khatik (Hindu traditions) 1,600 Hindi 1,600 - - - - -
 Khatri (Sikh traditions) 50 Punjabi, Eastern - - - - 50 -
 Khatwa 84,000 Hindi 84,000 - - - - -
 Khoja Unknown Gujarati - - - - - -
 Koiri (Hindu traditions) 187,000 Hindi 187,000 - - - - -
 Kol 50 Hindi 50 - - - - -
 Koli (Hindu traditions) 40 Hindi 40 - - - - -
 Kori 20 Hindi 20 - - - - -
 Korwa 30 Telugu 30 - - - - -
 Kumhar (Kusavar) (Hindu traditions) 42,000 Hindi 42,000 - - - - -
 Kumhar (Sikh traditions) 40 Punjabi, Eastern - - - - 40 -
 Kumhar Bardiha 2,600 Hindi 2,600 - - - - -
 Kumhar Kanaujia 3,000 Hindi 3,000 - - - - -
 Kumhar Magahia 6,600 Odia 6,600 - - - - -
Kumhar Mathuria 600 Hindi 600 - - - - -
 Kunbi (Hindu traditions) 30 Gujarati 30 - - - - -
Kurariar 200 Hindi 200 - - - - -
 Kurmi (Hindu traditions) 87,000 Hindi 87,000 - - - - -
 Kurmi Mahato 6,600 Bengali 6,600 - - - - -
 Laheri (Hindu traditions) 4,100 Hindi 4,100 - - - - -
Laheri (Muslim traditions) 2,000 Urdu - 2,000 - - - -
 Lakhera 20 Hindi 20 - - - - -
 Lohar (Hindu traditions) 23,000 Hindi 23,000 - - - - -
 Lohar (Muslim traditions) 200 Urdu - 200 - - - -
 Lunia (Hindu traditions) 38,000 Hindi 38,000 - - - - -
 Madari (Muslim traditions) 100 Urdu - 100 - - - -
 Mahar (Buddhist traditions) Unknown Marathi - - - - - -
 Mahli 40 Marathi 40 - - - - -
 Mahratta Kunbi 100 Gujarati 100 - - - - -
 Mahratta unspecified 60 Marathi 60 - - - - -
 Mal (Hindu traditions) 148,000 Hindi 148,000 - - - - -
 Malabar Catholic 30 Malayalam - - - 30 - -
 Mali (Hindu traditions) 7,100 Hindi 7,100 - - - - -
 Mallah (Hindu traditions) 152,000 Hindi 152,000 - - - - -
Mallah Chain (Hindu traditions) 12,000 Hindi 12,000 - - - - -
Mallah Dhawa (Hindu traditions) 1,900 Hindi 1,900 - - - - -
 Mallah Kewat (Hindu traditions) 13,000 Hindi 13,000 - - - - -
 Manihar 400 Urdu - 400 - - - -
 Mirasi (Muslim traditions) 50 Urdu - 50 - - - -
Mirzakhani 50 Bengali - 50 - - - -
 Mochi (Hindu traditions) 60 Bengali 60 - - - - -
 Mochi (Muslim traditions) 500 Urdu - 500 - - - -
Mukeri 1,100 Urdu - 1,100 - - - -
 Munda 70 Mundari 70 - - - - -
 Musahar (Hindu traditions) 147,000 Hindi 147,000 - 70 - 20 -
Nagar 500 Bengali 500 - - - - -
 Nai (Hindu traditions) 44,000 Hindi 44,000 - - - - -
 Nai (Sikh traditions) 60 Punjabi, Eastern - - - - 60 -
Nai Mathuria 800 Hindi 800 - - - - -
Nalband 100 Urdu - 100 - - - -
 Namassej (Hindu traditions) 500 Bengali 500 - - - - -
 Namassej Chandel 200 Bengali 200 - - - - -
 Nat (Hindu traditions) 100 Hindi 100 - - - - -
 Nat (Muslim traditions) 1,200 Urdu - 1,200 - - - -
 Newah 50 Nepali 50 - - - - -
 Oraon 600 Kurux 600 - - 50 - -
 Pan 200 Odia 200 - - - - -
 Pashtun Afridi 400 Urdu - 400 - - - -
 Pashtun Bangash 300 Urdu - 300 - - - -
Pashtun Durrani 300 Urdu - 300 - - - -
 Pashtun Kakar 300 Urdu - 300 - - - -
 Pashtun Lodhi (Dalazak) 100 Urdu - 100 - - - -
 Pashtun Mohmand 100 Urdu - 100 - - - -
Pashtun Rohilla 300 Urdu - 300 - - - -
 Pashtun Yusafzai 400 Urdu - 400 - - - -
 Pashtun, Pathan 6,000 Urdu - 6,000 - - - -
 Pasi (Hindu traditions) 24,000 Hindi 24,000 - - - - -
 Pasi (Muslim traditions) 80 Urdu - 80 - - - -
Pasi Gujar 2,400 Hindi 2,400 - - - - -
 Pasi Kaithwan 3,800 Hindi 3,800 - - - - -
 Pasi Rajpasi 4,700 Hindi 4,700 - - - - -
 Patwa (Hindu traditions) 5,100 Hindi 5,100 - - - - -
Pawaria (Hindu traditions) 200 Hindi 200 - - - - -
 Pawaria (Muslim traditions) 300 Urdu - 300 - - - -
 Persian Unknown Dari - - - - - -
 Pinjara 49,000 Urdu - 49,000 - - - -
 Pod 500 Bengali 500 - - - - -
 Qassab 1,500 Urdu - 1,500 - - - -
 Qazi 24,000 Urdu - 24,000 - - - -
 Rahmani (Muslim traditions) 300 Urdu - 300 - - - -
 Rajbhar 200 Hindi 200 - - - - -
Rajdhob 900 Angika 900 - - - - -
 Rajput (Hindu traditions) 92,000 Hindi 92,000 - - - - -
 Rajput (Muslim traditions) 1,000 Urdu - 1,000 - - - -
 Rajput (Sikh traditions) 200 Punjabi, Eastern - - - - 200 -
 Rajput Bachgoti 400 Hindi 400 - - - - -
 Rajput Baghel (Hindu traditions) 300 Hindi 300 - - - - -
 Rajput Bais (Hindu traditions) 2,600 Hindi 2,600 - - - - -
 Rajput Bargujar (Hindu traditions) 400 Hindi 400 - - - - -
 Rajput Bhadauria 400 Hindi 400 - - - - -
 Rajput Bhale Sultan (Hindu traditions) 300 Hindi 300 - - - - -
 Rajput Chauhan (Hindu traditions) 800 Hindi 800 - - - - -
 Rajput Dikhit 500 Hindi 500 - - - - -
 Rajput Gahlot (Hindu traditions) 1,100 Hindi 1,100 - - - - -
 Rajput Garewal (Hindu traditions) 700 Hindi 700 - - - - -
 Rajput Gaur 1,100 Hindi 1,100 - - - - -
 Rajput Gautam (Hindu traditions) 700 Hindi 700 - - - - -
 Rajput Jadon 1,400 Hindi 1,400 - - - - -
Rajput Jadu 500 Hindi 500 - - - - -
 Rajput Janjua (Hindu traditions) 400 Hindi 400 - - - - -
Rajput Joia (Hindu traditions) 400 Hindi 400 - - - - -
 Rajput Kachhwaha 200 Hindi 200 - - - - -
 Rajput Katheriya 300 Hindi 300 - - - - -
Rajput Manihas (Hindu traditions) 500 Hindi 500 - - - - -
 Rajput Parihar 600 Hindi 600 - - - - -
 Rajput Ponwar (Hindu traditions) 3,200 Hindi 3,200 - - - - -
 Rajput Pundir (Hindu traditions) 500 Hindi 500 - - - - -
 Rajput Rajbansi (Hindu traditions) 100 Hindi 100 - - - - -
 Rajput Rathor (Hindu traditions) 3,000 Hindi 3,000 - - - - -
 Rajput Sakarwar (Hindu traditions) 400 Hindi 400 - - - - -
Rajput Salehria (Hindu traditions) 400 Hindi 400 - - - - -
 Rajput Sengar 700 Hindi 700 - - - - -
 Rajput Solanki 400 Hindi 400 - - - - -
Rajput Sombansi (Hindu traditions) 600 Hindi 600 - - - - -
 Rajput Surajbansi 400 Hindi 400 - - - - -
 Rajput Tonwar (Hindu traditions) 100 Hindi 100 - - - - -
 Rajwar 20 Hindi 20 - - - - -
 Rangrez (Muslim traditions) 400 Urdu - 400 - - - -
 Ravidas Chamar (Hindu traditions) 7,900 Hindi 7,700 - - 200 - -
 Rayeen (Muslim traditions) 32,000 Urdu - 32,000 - - - -
Sahisia 900 Urdu - 900 - - - -
Sangtarash (Hindu traditions) 400 Hindi 400 - - - - -
 Santal (Sawntal) 400 Santhali 400 - - - - -
 Saora unspecified Unknown Odia - - - - - -
Sauria Paharia 20 Mal Paharia 20 - - - - -
 Sayyid 24,000 Urdu - 24,000 - - - -
Sayyid Husaini 2,100 Urdu - 2,100 - - - -
 Shaikh Faruqi 6,700 Urdu - 6,700 - - - -
 Shaikh Qureshi 74,000 Urdu - 74,000 - - - -
 Shaikh Siddiqi 50,000 Bengali - 50,000 - - - -
 Shaikh unspecified 667,000 Urdu - 667,000 - - - -
 Shaikh Usmani 4,200 Urdu - 4,200 - - - -
Sikligar (Hindu traditions) 200 Hindi 200 - - - - -
Sikligar (Muslim traditions) 500 Urdu - 500 - - - -
 Sonar (Hindu traditions) 18,000 Hindi 18,000 - - - - -
Sonar Ajudhyabansi 600 Hindi 600 - - - - -
Sonar Barhaiya 1,800 Hindi 1,800 - - - - -
Sonar Chhatri 600 Hindi 600 - - - - -
Sonar Jathera 1,800 Hindi 1,800 - - - - -
Sonar Kammakala 1,800 Hindi 1,800 - - - - -
Sonar Magahiya 1,800 Hindi 1,800 - - - - -
Sonar Mair 400 Hindi 400 - - - - -
Sonar Rastaogi 400 Hindi 400 - - - - -
 Sunri (Hindu traditions) 60 Bengali 60 - - - - -
 Syrian Christian 30 Malayalam - - - 30 - -
 Tamboli (Hindu traditions) 17,000 Hindi 17,000 - - - - -
 Tamboli (Muslim traditions) 4,300 Urdu - 4,300 - - - -
 Tanti (Hindu traditions) 109,000 Bengali 109,000 - - - - -
 Tarkhan (Sikh traditions) 60 Punjabi, Eastern - - - - 60 -
 Teli (Hindu traditions) 111,000 Hindi 111,000 - - - - -
 Teli Gangauta (Hindu traditions) 5,700 Hindi 5,700 - - - - -
Teli Sribastab 1,800 Hindi 1,800 - - - - -
 Tharu Unknown Bhojpuri - - - - - -
 Thathera (Hindu traditions) 4,500 Hindi 4,500 - - - - -
 Tili 200 Bengali 200 - - - - -
 Tiyar 1,100 Bengali 1,100 - - - - -
 Turaiha 6,600 Bhojpuri 6,600 - - - - -
Valmiki (Christian traditions) 100 Hindi - - - 100 - -
 Valmiki (Hindu traditions) 6,200 Hindi 6,200 - - - - -
Valmiki (Muslim traditions) 1,000 Urdu - 1,000 - - - -
 Valmiki Mehtar 200 Hindi 200 - - - - -
 Yadav (Hindu traditions) 397,000 Hindi 397,000 - - - - -
 Yadav Dhindhor 12,000 Hindi 12,000 - - - - -
 Yadav Gaoli 172,000 Hindi 172,000 - - - - -
 Yadav Kaonra 6,000 Hindi 6,000 - - - - -
 Yadav Rawat 12,000 Hindi 12,000 - - - - -
 Yadav Sadgope 400 Bengali 400 - - - - -
  Totals:  298 5,011,000   286 3,957,000 1,050,000 300 4,200 900 300
  Download Data   Data Sources   Definitions
Prayer Cards



Joshua Project logo    Joshua Project    Copyright © 2024