Country:

India

Province / State: Madhya Pradesh
District: Balaghat

Number of People Groups

318

Unreached People Groups

299

Total Population

1,996,000

Buddhist

4.3 %

Christian

0.3 %

Hindu

89.3 %

Muslim

2.2 %

Sikh

0.1 %

Other Religions

3.9 %
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Photo People Group Population Primary Language Progress
Scale
Hindu Muslim Buddhist Christian Sikh Other
 Adi Dravida 40 Tamil 40 - - - - -
 Adi Karnataka Unknown Kannada - - - - - -
 Agariya (Hindu traditions) 200 Agariya 200 - - - - 20
 Agri 50 Marathi 50 - - - - -
 Ahmadi 90 Urdu - 90 - - - -
 Andh Unknown Marathi - - - - - -
 Angami 50 Naga, Angami - - - 40 - -
 Ao Unknown Naga, Ao - - - - - -
 Arora (Hindu traditions) Unknown Hindi - - - - - -
 Arora (Sikh traditions) 30 Punjabi, Eastern - - - - 30 -
 Badhai (Hindu traditions) 3,600 Hindi 3,600 - - - - -
 Bagdi 50 Hindi 50 - - - - -
 Bahelia (Hindu traditions) 20 Hindi 20 - - - - -
 Bahna (Hindu traditions) Unknown Hindi - - - - - -
 Baiga 30,000 Hindi 28,000 90 - 70 - 1,800
 Bairagi (Hindu traditions) 11,000 Bengali 11,000 - - - - -
 Balai (Hindu traditions) 40 Hindi 40 - - - - -
 Balija (Hindu traditions) 200 Kannada 200 - - - - -
 Bangali Muslim Moghal 1,000 Urdu - 1,000 - - - -
 Bania Agarwal 2,100 Hindi 1,500 - - - - 600
Bania Dhusar 300 Hindi 300 - - - - -
 Bania Gahoi 80 Hindi 70 - - - - -
 Bania Kasarwani 80 Hindi 80 - - - - -
 Bania Kasaundhan 100 Hindi 100 - - - - -
 Bania Mahesri 100 Hindi 100 - - - - -
 Bania Mahur 500 Hindi 500 - - - - -
 Bania Oswal 700 Hindi 80 - - - - 600
 Bania Porwal 300 Hindi 80 - - - - 200
Bania Ummad 200 Hindi 60 - - - - 200
 Bania unspecified 10,000 Hindi 6,300 - - - - 3,800
 Banjara (Hindu traditions) 2,200 Lambadi 2,200 - - - - -
 Banjara (Muslim traditions) 1,100 Urdu - 1,100 - - - -
 Baori Unknown Hindi - - - - - -
Barahar 300 Hindi 300 - - - - -
 Basor 800 Hindi 800 - - - - -
 Bedia (Hindu traditions) Unknown Hindi - - - - - -
 Beldar (Hindu traditions) 100 Kannada 100 - - - - -
 Beldar (Muslim traditions) 3,900 Urdu - 3,900 - - - -
 Bhandari 40 Odia 40 - - - - -
 Bharbhunja (Hindu traditions) Unknown Hindi - - - - - -
 Bharia Bhumia 200 Hindi 200 - - - - -
 Bhat (Hindu traditions) 2,000 Hindi 2,000 - - - - -
 Bhattra Unknown Bhatri - - - - - -
 Bhil unspecified 50 Gujarati 40 - - - - -
 Bhoi (Hindu traditions) 2,600 Hindi 2,600 - - - - -
 Bhoi Mallah Mewat 300 Hindi 300 - - - - -
Bhottada Unknown Kuvi - - - - - -
 Bhoyar 1,400 Hindi 1,400 - - - - -
 Bhumij 20 Bengali 20 - - - - -
 Biar (Hindu traditions) 40 Hindi 40 - - - - -
Bidur 1,100 Marathi 1,100 - - - - -
 Binjhia 18,000 Hindi 18,000 30 - 20 - 70
 Bohra 300 Gujarati - 300 - - - -
Brahmin Bengali 60 Bengali 60 - - - - -
 Brahmin Deshastha 200 Marathi 200 - - - - -
 Brahmin Gaur 500 Hindi 500 - - - - -
 Brahmin Jijhotia 200 Hindi 200 - - - - -
 Brahmin Joshi 50 Hindi 50 - - - - -
 Brahmin Kanaujia 800 Hindi 800 - - - - -
 Brahmin Kannada 40 Kannada 40 - - - - -
Brahmin Mahratta 100 Marathi 100 - - - - -
 Brahmin Ojha 2,100 Hindi 2,100 - - - - -
 Brahmin Sanadhya 500 Hindi 500 - - - - -
 Brahmin Saraswat 200 Hindi 200 - - - - -
 Brahmin Sawaria 1,100 Hindi 1,100 - - - - -
 Brahmin Telugu 50 Telugu 50 - - - - -
 Brahmin unspecified 20,000 Hindi 19,000 - 90 - - 200
 Budega Jangam 40 Telugu 40 - - - - -
 Chadar 20 Hindi 20 - - - - -
 Chakhesang Unknown Naga, Chokri - - - - - -
 Chamar (Hindu traditions) 17,000 Hindi 16,000 - 500 100 - -
 Chamar (Sikh traditions) Unknown Punjabi, Eastern - - - - - -
 Chhipa (Hindu traditions) 1,400 Hindi 1,400 - - - - -
 Chitrakar (Hindu traditions) 300 Marathi 300 - - - - -
 Christian 200 Hindi - - - 200 - -
 Dahait Unknown Hindi - - - - - -
 Darzi (Hindu traditions) 3,500 Hindi 3,500 - - - - 40
Darzi Kaithiya (Hindu traditions) 50 Hindi 50 - - - - -
Darzi Sribastab (Hindu traditions) 100 Hindi 100 - - - - -
 Devanga 100 Kannada 100 - - - - -
 Devipujak Vaghri (Hindu traditions) 40 Gujarati 40 - - - - -
 Dewar Unknown Odia - - - - - -
 Dhangar Bharwad 600 Gujarati 600 - - - - -
 Dhimar 53,000 Hindi 53,000 - - - - -
 Dhobi (Hindu traditions) 6,200 Hindi 6,200 - - - - -
Dhobi Ajudhyabansi 400 Hindi 400 - - - - -
Dhobi Batham 200 Hindi 200 - - - - -
 Dhobi Kanaujia 400 Hindi 400 - - - - -
Dhobi Kathiya 300 Hindi 300 - - - - -
Dhobi Mathuria 90 Hindi 90 - - - - -
 Dhobi Parit 200 Marathi 200 - - - - -
 Dhobi Sribastab 90 Hindi 90 - - - - -
 Dom (Hindu traditions) 700 Odia 700 - - - - -
 Faqir 80 Urdu - 80 - - - -
 Gadaba Unknown Telugu - - - - - -
 Ganda 500 Odia 500 - - - - -
Garpaguri 2,300 Hindi 2,300 - - - - -
 Gauda 60 Odia 60 - - - - -
 Ghasiya (Hindu traditions) 600 Hindi 600 - - - - -
 Ghosi (Hindu traditions) 100 Hindi 100 - - - - -
 Gond Maria 76,000 Gondi, Northern 62,000 90 40 500 - 13,000
 Gond Muria 4,300 Hindi 3,500 - - 20 - 700
Gond Nagawasi 7,600 Hindi 6,300 - - 50 - 1,300
 Gond unspecified 319,000 Hindi 263,000 400 200 2,100 40 54,000
 Gosain Dasnami 2,300 Hindi 2,300 - - - - -
 Gosain unspecified 5,600 Hindi 5,600 - - - - -
 Gowari 14,000 Marathi 14,000 - - 20 - -
 Guria 20 Odia 20 - - - - -
 Hajam 300 Urdu - 300 - - - -
 Halba 5,900 Marathi 5,900 - - 20 - -
 Halwai (Hindu traditions) 20 Hindi 20 - - - - -
 Holar 2,700 Marathi 2,700 - 40 - - -
 Jat (Hindu traditions) 80 Hindi 80 - - - - -
 Jat (Muslim traditions) Unknown Urdu - - - - - -
 Jat (Sikh traditions) 300 Punjabi, Eastern - - - - 300 -
 Jhinwar (Sikh traditions) 20 Punjabi, Eastern - - - - 20 -
 Jingar 20 Marwari 20 - - - - -
 Jogi (Hindu traditions) 600 Bengali 600 - - - - -
 Kabirpanthi 20 Punjabi, Eastern - - - - 20 -
 Kachera (Hindu traditions) Unknown Odia - - - - - -
 Kachhi (Hindu traditions) 4,600 Hindi 4,600 - - - - -
 Kachhi Kachhwaha 1,200 Hindi 1,200 - - - - -
 Kachhia (Hindu traditions) 100 Gujarati 100 - - - - -
 Kahar (Hindu traditions) 4,000 Hindi 4,000 - - - - -
 Kaibartta unspecified 700 Bengali 700 - - - - -
 Kalwar (Hindu traditions) 54,000 Hindi 54,000 - - - - -
Kalwar Iraqi (Hindu traditions) 1,000 Hindi 1,000 - - - - -
 Kalwar Jaiswal 16,000 Hindi 16,000 - - - - -
Kamathi Unknown Telugu - - - - - -
 Kamboh (Sikh traditions) 20 Punjabi, Eastern - - - - 20 -
Kandra 40 Odia 40 - - - - -
Kapewar 40 Telugu 40 - - - - -
 Kasar (Hindu traditions) 700 Marathi 700 - - - - -
Katia 8,400 Hindi 8,400 - 20 - - -
 Kawar 80 Hindi 70 - - - - -
 Kayastha (Hindu traditions) 2,600 Hindi 2,600 - - - - -
 Kayastha Sribastab 400 Hindi 400 - - - - -
 Khairwar Unknown Bengali - - - - - -
 Khandait 400 Odia 400 - - - - -
 Khangar (Hindu traditions) 30 Hindi 30 - - - - -
 Kharia 30 Kharia - - - 20 - -
 Kharva (Hindu traditions) 4,400 Gujarati 4,400 - - - - -
 Kharwar 100 Hindi 100 - - - - -
 Khatik (Hindu traditions) 400 Hindi 400 - - - - -
 Khatri (Hindu traditions) 600 Hindi 600 - - - - 50
 Khatri (Sikh traditions) 30 Punjabi, Eastern - - - - 30 -
 Khoja 40 Gujarati - 40 - - - -
 Kirar 40 Hindi 40 - - - - -
 Kol 1,800 Hindi 1,800 - - - - -
 Kolha 2,200 Ho 2,200 - - - - -
 Koli (Hindu traditions) 100 Hindi 100 - - - - -
 Koli Dhor 60 Marathi 60 - - - - -
 Koli Mahadev 6,100 Marathi 6,100 - - - - -
 Koli Malhar 1,900 Marathi 1,900 - - - - -
 Korku Unknown Korku - - - - - -
 Korwa Unknown Telugu - - - - - -
 Koshti 8,300 Marathi 8,300 - - - - -
Kuchbandia 90 Hindi 90 - - - - -
 Kumhar (Kusavar) (Hindu traditions) 7,200 Hindi 7,200 - - - - -
 Kumhar Bardiha 300 Hindi 300 - - - - -
 Kunbi (Hindu traditions) 51,000 Gujarati 51,000 - - - - 50
Kunbi Dhaneja 2,100 Marathi 2,100 - - - - -
Kunbi Khaire 2,100 Marathi 2,100 - - - - -
Kunbi Khedule 2,100 Marathi 2,100 - - - - -
Kunbi Lonari 2,100 Marathi 2,100 - - - - -
 Kunbi Tirole 2,100 Marathi 2,100 - - - - -
 Kurmi (Hindu traditions) 2,300 Hindi 2,300 - - - - -
 Kuruba 70 Kannada 70 - - - - -
 Labana (Sikh traditions) 20 Punjabi, Eastern - - - - 20 -
 Lakhera 400 Hindi 400 - - - - -
 Lingayat 500 Kannada - - - - - 500
 Lodha (Hindu traditions) 138,000 Hindi 138,000 - - - - -
 Lodha Jariya 50,000 Hindi 50,000 - - - - -
 Lohana Unknown Gujarati - - - - - -
 Lohar (Hindu traditions) 38,000 Hindi 38,000 - - - - -
 Lotha Unknown Naga, Lotha - - - - - -
 Madari (Muslim traditions) 100 Urdu - 100 - - - -
 Madiga (Christian traditions) 20 Telugu - - - 20 - -
 Madiga (Hindu traditions) 80 Telugu 80 - - - - -
 Mahar (Buddhist traditions) 110,000 Marathi 26,000 - 84,000 - 50 -
 Mahar (Christian traditions) 1,300 Marathi - - - 1,300 - -
 Mahishya 100 Bengali 100 - - - - -
 Mahli 26,000 Marathi 26,000 - - - - -
 Mahratta Kunbi 7,100 Gujarati 7,100 - - - - -
 Mahratta unspecified 82,000 Marathi 81,000 - - - - 70
 Mahtam (Sikh traditions) 40 Punjabi, Eastern - - - - 40 -
 Mahyavanshi 40 Gujarati 40 - - - - -
 Majhi 100 Hindi 90 - - - - -
 Majhwar Unknown Hindi - - - - - -
 Mala (Christian traditions) 20 Telugu - - - 20 - -
 Mala (Hindu traditions) 200 Telugu 200 - - - - -
 Malabar Catholic 40 Malayalam - - - 40 - -
 Mali (Hindu traditions) 158,000 Hindi 158,000 - - - - -
Mali Bhagirathi 2,900 Hindi 2,900 - - - - -
Mana 27,000 Marathi 27,000 - - - - -
 Mang Garudi 2,000 Marathi 2,000 - - - - -
Matang (Christian traditions) 100 Marathi - - - 100 - -
 Matang (Hindu traditions) 1,600 Marathi 1,500 - 100 - - -
 Mochi (Hindu traditions) 200 Bengali 200 - - - - -
 Naga 60 Nagamese 20 - - 40 - -
 Nagarchi (Hindu traditions) 20 Hindi 20 - - - - -
 Nai (Hindu traditions) 16,000 Hindi 16,000 - - - - -
 Nai (Sikh traditions) 40 Punjabi, Eastern - - - - 40 -
 Nair 40 Malayalam 40 - - - - -
 Namassej (Hindu traditions) 40 Bengali 40 - - - - -
 Namassej Chandel 40 Bengali 40 - - - - -
 Nanakshahi 100 Hindi - - - - 100 -
 Nat (Hindu traditions) 20 Hindi 20 - - - - -
 Oraon 900 Kurux 200 - - 800 - -
 Pan 90 Odia 90 - - - - -
 Panika 13,000 Chhattisgarhi 13,000 - - - - -
 Pardhan 7,600 Pardhan 7,000 - - - - 500
 Pardhi 200 Pardhi 200 - - - - -
 Parja unspecified 20 Odia 20 - - - - -
 Parsee Unknown Gujarati - - - - - -
 Pashtun Afridi 500 Urdu - 500 - - - -
 Pashtun Kakar 400 Urdu - 400 - - - -
 Pashtun Yusafzai 500 Urdu - 500 - - - -
 Pashtun, Pathan 9,900 Urdu - 9,900 - - - -
 Pasi (Hindu traditions) 70 Hindi 70 - - - - -
 Patwa (Hindu traditions) 100 Hindi 100 - - - - -
 Pinjara 6,500 Urdu - 6,500 - - - -
 Pod 60 Bengali 60 - - - - -
 Rajbansi (Hindu traditions) 50 Bengali 50 - - - - -
 Rajput (Hindu traditions) 175,000 Hindi 175,000 - 200 - - 300
 Rajput (Muslim traditions) 300 Urdu - 300 - - - -
 Rajput (Sikh traditions) 200 Punjabi, Eastern - - - - 200 -
 Rajput Agnivansi 11,000 Hindi 11,000 - - - - -
 Rajput Bachgoti 500 Hindi 500 - - - - -
 Rajput Baghel (Hindu traditions) 100 Hindi 100 - - - - -
 Rajput Bais (Hindu traditions) 3,200 Hindi 3,200 - - - - -
 Rajput Bargujar (Hindu traditions) 700 Hindi 700 - - - - -
 Rajput Bhadauria 800 Hindi 800 - - - - -
 Rajput Bhale Sultan (Hindu traditions) 500 Hindi 500 - - - - -
 Rajput Bhatti (Hindu traditions) 4,300 Hindi 4,300 - - - - -
 Rajput Chandel 200 Hindi 200 - - - - -
 Rajput Chauhan (Hindu traditions) 1,200 Hindi 1,200 - - - - -
Rajput Chavar Gaur 50 Hindi 50 - - - - -
 Rajput Dikhit 50 Hindi 50 - - - - -
 Rajput Gahlot (Hindu traditions) 90 Hindi 90 - - - - -
 Rajput Garewal (Hindu traditions) 100 Hindi 100 - - - - -
 Rajput Gaur 300 Hindi 300 - - - - -
 Rajput Gautam (Hindu traditions) 50 Hindi 50 - - - - -
 Rajput Jadon 3,100 Hindi 3,100 - - - - -
Rajput Jadu 800 Hindi 800 - - - - -
 Rajput Janjua (Hindu traditions) 700 Hindi 700 - - - - -
Rajput Joia (Hindu traditions) 700 Hindi 700 - - - - -
 Rajput Kachhwaha 70 Hindi 70 - - - - -
 Rajput Katheriya 600 Hindi 600 - - - - -
Rajput Mahratta (Hindu traditions) 500 Marathi 500 - - - - -
Rajput Manihas (Hindu traditions) 1,100 Hindi 1,100 - - - - -
 Rajput Parihar 100 Hindi 100 - - - - -
 Rajput Ponwar (Hindu traditions) 95,000 Hindi 95,000 - - - - -
 Rajput Pundir (Hindu traditions) 1,100 Hindi 1,100 - - - - -
 Rajput Rajbansi (Hindu traditions) 300 Hindi 300 - - - - -
 Rajput Rathor (Hindu traditions) 100 Hindi 100 - - - - -
 Rajput Rawat 600 Hindi 600 - - - - -
 Rajput Sakarwar (Hindu traditions) 700 Hindi 700 - - - - -
Rajput Salehria (Hindu traditions) 800 Hindi 800 - - - - -
 Rajput Sengar 60 Hindi 60 - - - - -
 Rajput Solanki 40 Hindi 40 - - - - -
Rajput Sombansi (Hindu traditions) 1,400 Hindi 1,400 - - - - -
 Rajput Surajbansi 700 Hindi 700 - - - - -
 Rajput Tonwar (Hindu traditions) 200 Hindi 200 - - - - -
 Rajwar 60 Hindi 60 - - - - -
 Ramdasia (Sikh traditions) 20 Punjabi, Eastern - - - - 20 -
 Rangrez (Muslim traditions) 60 Urdu - 60 - - - -
 Ravidas Chamar (Hindu traditions) 500 Hindi 500 - - - - -
 Rengma 40 Naga, Southern Rengma - - - 40 - -
 Saini (Sikh traditions) 20 Punjabi, Eastern - - - - 20 -
Sansi (Sikh traditions) 20 Punjabi, Eastern - - - - 20 -
 Saora unspecified Unknown Odia - - - - - -
 Sarera (Sikh traditions) 40 Punjabi, Eastern - - - - 40 -
Saur Unknown Hindi - - - - - -
 Sayyid 4,200 Urdu - 4,200 - - - -
 Sema 50 Naga, Sumi - - - 50 - -
Shabar Unknown Odia - - - - - -
 Shaikh Qureshi 1,800 Urdu - 1,800 - - - -
 Shaikh Siddiqi 600 Bengali - 600 - - - -
 Shaikh unspecified 13,000 Urdu - 13,000 - - - -
 Sonar (Hindu traditions) 25,000 Hindi 25,000 - - - - 300
Sonar Ajudhyabansi 500 Hindi 500 - - - - -
Sonar Chhatri 600 Hindi 600 - - - - -
Sonar Mair 400 Hindi 400 - - - - -
Sonar Rastaogi 300 Hindi 300 - - - - -
Sonjhara 400 Odia 400 - - - - -
 Syrian Christian 40 Malayalam - - - 40 - -
 Tamboli (Hindu traditions) 1,900 Hindi 1,900 - - - - -
 Tanti (Hindu traditions) 40 Bengali 40 - - - - -
 Tarkhan (Sikh traditions) 70 Punjabi, Eastern - - - - 70 -
 Teli (Hindu traditions) 44,000 Hindi 44,000 - - - - -
 Teli (Muslim traditions) 20 Urdu - 20 - - - -
 Teli Gangauta (Hindu traditions) 1,200 Hindi 1,200 - - - - -
Teli Sribastab 400 Hindi 400 - - - - -
 Thakkar 50 Marathi 50 - - - - -
 Thathera (Hindu traditions) Unknown Hindi - - - - - -
 Tili Unknown Bengali - - - - - -
 Vaddar (Hindu traditions) 100 Telugu 100 - - - - -
 Vakkaliga unspecified 100 Kannada 100 - - - - -
 Valmiki (Hindu traditions) 1,200 Hindi 1,200 - - - - -
Valmiki Lal Begi (Hindu traditions) 90 Hindi 90 - - - - -
 Valmiki Mehtar 90 Hindi 90 - - - - -
 Vanniyan 20 Tamil 20 - - - - -
Vasudev 100 Hindi 100 - - - - -
 Vellalan unspecified 90 Tamil 90 - - - - -
 Yadav (Hindu traditions) 36,000 Hindi 36,000 - - - - -
 Yadav Dhindhor 1,200 Hindi 1,200 - - - - -
 Yadav Gaoli 300 Hindi 300 - - - - -
 Yadav Ghosi 1,200 Hindi 1,200 - - - - -
 Yadav Gola 2,100 Telugu 2,100 - - - - -
 Yadav Gualbans (Hindu traditions) 6,500 Hindi 6,500 - - - - -
 Yadav Jadubans 500 Hindi 500 - - - - -
Yadav Kamariha 500 Hindi 500 - - - - -
 Yadav Kaonra 600 Hindi 600 - - - - -
Yadav Nandbans 500 Hindi 500 - - - - -
 Yadav Rawat 1,400 Hindi 1,400 - - - - -
 Yadav Sadgope 50 Bengali 50 - - - - -
 Zeliang 50 Naga, Zeme - - - 40 - -
  Totals:  318 1,996,000   299 1,782,000 45,000 85,000 5,700 1,100 78,000
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