Country:

India

Province / State: Chhattisgarh
District: Janjgir-Champa

Number of People Groups

350

Unreached People Groups

333

Total Population

2,081,000

Buddhist

0.0 %

Christian

0.2 %

Hindu

98.8 %

Muslim

0.8 %

Sikh

0.0 %

Other Religions

0.2 %
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Photo People Group Population Primary Language Progress
Scale
Hindu Muslim Buddhist Christian Sikh Other
 Adi Andhra Unknown Telugu - - - - - -
 Adi Dravida 40 Tamil 40 - - - - -
 Agariya (Hindu traditions) 100 Agariya 100 - - - - -
 Agri 70 Marathi 70 - - - - -
 Andh Unknown Marathi - - - - - -
 Ansari 200 Urdu - 200 - - - -
 Arora (Hindu traditions) 40 Hindi 40 - - - - -
 Arora (Sikh traditions) 40 Punjabi, Eastern - - - - 40 -
 Audhelia 700 Chhattisgarhi 700 - - - - -
 Badhai (Hindu traditions) 1,100 Hindi 1,100 - - - - -
 Bahelia (Hindu traditions) 1,200 Hindi 1,200 - - - - -
 Baidya (Hindu traditions) Unknown Bengali - - - - - -
 Baiga 30 Hindi 30 - - - - -
 Bairagi (Hindu traditions) 20,000 Bengali 20,000 - - - - -
 Balija (Hindu traditions) 900 Kannada 900 - - - - -
Balija Bogam 90 Telugu 90 - - - - -
 Bangali Muslim Moghal 400 Urdu - 400 - - - -
 Bania Agarwal 2,300 Hindi 2,200 - - - - 100
 Bania Agrahari 500 Hindi 500 - - - - -
 Bania Gahoi 200 Hindi 200 - - - - -
Bania Gujar 500 Gujarati 500 - - - - -
 Bania Kasarwani 6,500 Hindi 6,500 - - - - -
 Bania Kasaundhan 400 Hindi 400 - - - - -
 Bania Mahesri 200 Hindi 200 - - - - -
 Bania Mahur 1,400 Hindi 1,400 - - - - -
 Bania unspecified 30,000 Hindi 30,000 - - - - 400
 Banjara (Hindu traditions) 6,700 Lambadi 6,700 - - - - -
Barahar 200 Hindi 200 - - - - -
 Bari (Hindu traditions) 70 Hindi 70 - - - - -
 Baria (Hindu traditions) 20 Gujarati 20 - - - - -
 Basor 700 Hindi 700 - - - - -
Basor Kandra 300 Marathi 300 - - - - -
 Bauri 60 Bengali 60 - - - - -
 Beldar (Hindu traditions) 50 Kannada 50 - - - - -
Beldar Laria (Hindu traditions) 40 Hindi 40 - - - - -
Beldar Sunkar Unknown Kannada - - - - - -
 Bhaina 11,000 Chhattisgarhi 11,000 - - 30 - -
 Bhandari 60 Odia 60 - - - - -
Bhansala 100 Marathi 100 - - - - -
 Bharbhunja (Hindu traditions) 300 Hindi 300 - - - - -
Bharewa 100 Hindi 100 - - - - -
 Bharia Bhumia 1,600 Hindi 1,600 - - - - -
 Bhat (Hindu traditions) 3,700 Hindi 3,700 - - - - -
 Bhattra 50 Bhatri 50 - - - - -
 Bhil unspecified 20 Gujarati 20 - - - - -
 Bhoi (Hindu traditions) 82,000 Hindi 82,000 - - - - -
Bhoi Ghogra 2,600 Hindi 2,600 - - - - -
 Bhoi Kharbind 1,800 Hindi 1,800 - - - - -
Bhoi Kharot 3,900 Hindi 3,900 - - - - -
 Bhoi Mallah Mewat 15,000 Hindi 15,000 - - - - -
Bhoi Nikhad 1,800 Hindi 1,800 - - - - -
Bhottada 30 Kuvi 30 - - - - -
 Bhoyar 1,000 Hindi 1,000 - - - - -
 Bhuinhar 2,500 Hindi 2,500 - - - - -
 Bhuiya unspecified 200 Hindi 200 - - - - -
 Bhulia 3,200 Odia 3,200 - - - - -
 Bhunjia 30 Bhunjia 30 - - - - -
 Biar (Hindu traditions) 200 Hindi 200 - - - - -
Bidur 900 Marathi 900 - - - - -
 Bind 60 Bhojpuri 60 - - - - -
 Binjhia 9,400 Hindi 9,400 - - - - -
 Bohra 400 Gujarati - 400 - - - -
 Boya 30 Telugu 30 - - - - -
Brahmin Bengali 300 Bengali 300 - - - - -
 Brahmin Gaur 3,000 Hindi 3,000 - - - - -
 Brahmin Joshi 300 Hindi 300 - - - - -
 Brahmin Kanaujia 3,200 Hindi 3,200 - - - - -
 Brahmin Ojha 300 Hindi 300 - - - - -
 Brahmin Sanadhya 1,400 Hindi 1,400 - - - - -
 Brahmin Sawaria 4,600 Hindi 4,600 - - - - -
 Brahmin Telugu 200 Telugu 200 - - - - -
 Brahmin unspecified 51,000 Hindi 51,000 - - - - 100
Buna (Hindu traditions) 40 Bengali 40 - - - - -
 Chadar 100 Hindi 100 - - - - -
 Chain 30 Bengali 30 - - - - -
 Chakkiliyan (Hindu traditions) Unknown Tamil - - - - - -
 Chamar (Hindu traditions) 177,000 Hindi 177,000 - 200 300 - -
 Chamar (Sikh traditions) 200 Punjabi, Eastern - - - - 200 -
 Chauhan 4,300 Chhattisgarhi 4,300 - - - - -
 Chhipa (Hindu traditions) 60 Hindi 60 - - - - -
Chidar Unknown Hindi - - - - - -
 Christian 800 Hindi - - - 800 - -
 Dahait Unknown Hindi - - - - - -
Daharia 3,600 Chhattisgarhi 3,600 - - - - -
Damor Unknown Bhili - - - - - -
Daraiha 5,500 Chhattisgarhi 5,500 - - - - -
 Darzi (Hindu traditions) 3,200 Hindi 3,200 - - - - -
Darzi Kaithiya (Hindu traditions) 300 Hindi 300 - - - - -
Darzi Mathuria (Hindu traditions) 300 Hindi 300 - - - - -
 Darzi Namdev (Hindu traditions) 200 Marathi 200 - - - - -
Darzi Sribastab (Hindu traditions) 400 Hindi 400 - - - - -
 Deshwali (Hindu traditions) 700 Hindi 700 - - - - -
 Devipujak Vaghri (Hindu traditions) 20 Gujarati 20 - - - - -
 Dewar 1,300 Odia 1,300 - - - - -
 Dhangar Bharwad 80 Gujarati 80 - - - - -
Dhangri 900 Hindi 900 - - - - -
 Dhanwar 7,000 Chhattisgarhi 7,000 - - - - -
 Dharkar 30 Hindi 30 - - - - -
 Dhimar 23,000 Hindi 23,000 - - - - -
 Dhobi (Hindu traditions) 50,000 Hindi 50,000 - - - - -
Dhobi Ajudhyabansi 4,700 Hindi 4,700 - - - - -
Dhobi Batham 2,600 Hindi 2,600 - - - - -
 Dhobi Kanaujia 3,600 Hindi 3,600 - - - - -
Dhobi Kathiya 3,000 Hindi 3,000 - - - - -
Dhobi Mathuria 1,400 Hindi 1,400 - - - - -
 Dhobi Parit 2,100 Marathi 2,100 - - - - -
 Dhobi Sribastab 2,900 Hindi 2,900 - - - - -
 Dom (Hindu traditions) 30 Odia 30 - - - - -
Dom Murdafarash 20 Odia 20 - - - - -
 Gadaba 200 Telugu 200 - - - - -
 Gadaria (Hindu traditions) 6,000 Hindi 6,000 - - - - -
 Gadaria Dhingar 1,400 Hindi 1,400 - - - - -
 Gamit 20 Gamit 20 - - - - -
 Ganda 29,000 Odia 29,000 - - 80 - -
 Gauda 300 Odia 300 - - - - -
 Ghasiya (Hindu traditions) 16,000 Hindi 16,000 - - - - -
 Ghosi (Hindu traditions) 200 Hindi 200 - - - - -
 Gokha 60 Odia 60 - - - - -
 Gond Dhuriya 1,500 Duruwa 1,400 - - - - 20
Gond Dorla 1,500 Odia 1,400 - - - - 20
 Gond Maria 300 Gondi, Northern 300 - - - - -
 Gond Muria 3,000 Hindi 3,000 - - - - 40
Gond Nagawasi 1,700 Hindi 1,700 - - - - 20
 Gond Rajgond 33,000 Gondi, Northern 32,000 - - 40 - 600
Gond Singhrolia 1,700 Gondi, Northern 1,700 - - - - 20
 Gond unspecified 78,000 Hindi 76,000 60 - 100 - 2,200
 Gosain Dasnami 2,500 Hindi 2,500 - - - - -
 Gosain unspecified 8,600 Hindi 8,600 - - - - -
 Gowari 50 Marathi 50 - - - - -
 Gujar (Hindu traditions) 100 Hindi 100 - - - - -
Gujar (Sikh traditions) 20 Punjabi, Eastern - - - - 20 -
 Guria 30 Odia 30 - - - - -
 Hadi 70 Bengali 70 - - - - -
 Hajam 90 Urdu - 90 - - - -
 Halba 90 Marathi 80 - - - - -
 Halwai (Hindu traditions) 600 Hindi 600 - - - - -
 Hela 30 Hindi 30 - - - - -
 Ho 20 Ho 20 - - - - -
 Ilavan 50 Malayalam 50 - - - - -
 Jat (Hindu traditions) 2,700 Hindi 2,700 - - - - -
 Jat (Muslim traditions) 30 Urdu - 30 - - - -
 Jat (Sikh traditions) 100 Punjabi, Eastern - - - - 100 -
 Jhinwar (Sikh traditions) Unknown Punjabi, Eastern - - - - - -
 Jogi (Hindu traditions) 3,200 Bengali 3,200 - - - - -
 Kachhi (Hindu traditions) 1,500 Hindi 1,500 - - - - -
 Kachhi Kachhwaha 500 Hindi 500 - - - - -
 Kachhia (Hindu traditions) 60 Gujarati 60 - - - - -
 Kadera 40 Hindi 40 - - - - -
 Kahar (Hindu traditions) 9,500 Hindi 9,500 - - - - -
 Kahar Kamkar (Hindu traditions) 2,400 Hindi 2,400 - - - - -
 Kaibartta unspecified 40 Bengali 40 - - - - -
 Kaikolan 30 Tamil 30 - - - - -
 Kalal (Hindu traditions) 100 Telugu 100 - - - - -
 Kalal Idiga 70 Telugu 70 - - - - -
 Kalingi 30 Odia 30 - - - - -
 Kalu 20 Bengali - 20 - - - -
 Kalwar (Hindu traditions) 27,000 Hindi 27,000 - - - - -
Kalwar Iraqi (Hindu traditions) 1,400 Hindi 1,400 - - - - -
 Kalwar Jaiswal 8,500 Hindi 8,500 - - - - -
Kamathi 100 Telugu 100 - - - - -
Kandra 60 Odia 60 - - - - -
 Kanjar (Hindu traditions) Unknown Hindi - - - - - -
 Kaora 30 Bengali 30 - - - - -
 Kapali 30 Bengali 30 - - - - -
Kapewar 60 Telugu 60 - - - - -
 Kapu Reddi 60 Telugu 60 - - - - -
 Kapu unspecified 100 Telugu 100 - - - - -
Karan 40 Odia 40 - - - - -
 Kasar (Hindu traditions) 1,400 Marathi 1,400 - - - - -
 Kashmiri (Muslim traditions) Unknown Kashmiri - - - - - -
Katia 20 Hindi - - - - - -
 Kawar 42,000 Hindi 41,000 - - 30 - 60
 Kayastha (Hindu traditions) 3,100 Hindi 3,100 - - - - -
 Kayastha Sribastab 900 Hindi 900 - - - - -
 Khairwar 6,100 Bengali 6,100 - - - - -
 Khandait 100 Odia 100 - - - - -
 Khangar (Hindu traditions) 40 Hindi 40 - - - - -
 Kharia 1,700 Kharia 1,700 - - - - -
 Kharva (Hindu traditions) 60 Gujarati 60 - - - - -
 Kharwar 60 Hindi 60 - - - - -
 Khatik (Hindu traditions) 30 Hindi 30 - - - - -
 Khatri (Hindu traditions) 80 Hindi 80 - - - - -
 Khoja 20 Gujarati - 20 - - - -
 Kol 400 Hindi 400 - - - - -
 Koli (Hindu traditions) 50 Hindi 50 - - - - -
 Koli Mahadev 90 Marathi 90 - - - - -
 Koli Malhar 30 Marathi 30 - - - - -
 Koli of Gujarat 40 Gujarati 40 - - - - -
Koli of Sind (Hindu traditions) 200 Gujarati 200 - - - - -
 Kolowar Unknown Kolami, Northwestern - - - - - -
 Kolta 15,000 Odia 15,000 - - - - -
 Korwa 100 Telugu 100 - - - - -
 Koshti 32,000 Marathi 32,000 - - - - 100
 Kui Khond 100 Odia 100 - - - - -
 Kumhar (Kusavar) (Hindu traditions) 19,000 Hindi 19,000 - - - - -
 Kumhar (Sikh traditions) Unknown Punjabi, Eastern - - - - - -
 Kumhar Bardiha 3,800 Hindi 3,800 - - - - -
 Kunbi (Hindu traditions) 600 Gujarati 600 - - - - -
 Kurmi (Hindu traditions) 112,000 Hindi 112,000 - - - - -
 Lakhera 100 Hindi 100 - - - - -
 Lingayat Unknown Kannada - - - - - -
 Lodha (Hindu traditions) 14,000 Hindi 14,000 - - - - -
 Lodha Jariya 6,400 Hindi 6,400 - - - - -
 Lohana 40 Gujarati 40 - - - - -
 Lohar (Hindu traditions) 22,000 Hindi 22,000 - - - - -
 Lunia (Hindu traditions) 100 Hindi 100 - - - - -
 Madari (Muslim traditions) 20 Urdu - 20 - - - -
Madgi 300 Telugu 300 - - - - -
 Madiga (Christian traditions) 40 Telugu - - - 40 - -
 Madiga (Hindu traditions) 300 Telugu 300 - - - - -
 Mahar (Buddhist traditions) 2,800 Marathi 2,700 - 80 - - -
 Mahar (Christian traditions) 100 Marathi - - - 100 - -
 Mahishya 600 Bengali 600 - - - - -
 Mahli 100 Marathi 100 - - - - -
 Mahratta Kunbi 200 Gujarati 200 - - - - -
 Mahratta unspecified 4,400 Marathi 4,400 - - - - -
 Mahyavanshi Unknown Gujarati - - - - - -
 Majhi 4,400 Hindi 4,400 - - - - -
 Majhwar 500 Hindi 500 - - - - -
 Mal (Hindu traditions) 20 Hindi 20 - - - - -
 Mala (Hindu traditions) 20 Telugu 20 - - - - -
 Malabar Catholic Unknown Malayalam - - - - - -
 Mali (Hindu traditions) 76,000 Hindi 76,000 - - - - -
Mali Bhagirathi 2,400 Hindi 2,400 - - - - -
 Mallah (Hindu traditions) 600 Hindi 600 - - - - -
 Mang Garudi 400 Marathi 400 - - - - -
 Mangala 30 Telugu 30 - - - - -
 Maravan 30 Tamil 30 - - - - -
Matang (Christian traditions) 30 Marathi - - - 30 - -
 Matang (Hindu traditions) 1,200 Marathi 1,200 - - - - -
 Matia Unknown Bengali - - - - - -
Mawasi 30 Hindi 30 - - - - -
 Mochi (Hindu traditions) 500 Bengali 500 - - - - -
Mowar 400 Chhattisgarhi 400 - - - - -
 Munda 400 Mundari 400 - - 30 - -
 Nadar (Hindu traditions) Unknown Tamil - - - - - -
 Naga 20 Nagamese - - - - - -
 Nagarchi (Hindu traditions) 200 Hindi 200 - - - - -
 Nai (Hindu traditions) 30,000 Hindi 30,000 - - - - -
 Nai (Sikh traditions) Unknown Punjabi, Eastern - - - - - -
 Namassej (Hindu traditions) 200 Bengali 200 - - - - -
 Namassej Chandel 90 Bengali 90 - - - - -
 Nat (Hindu traditions) 700 Hindi 700 - - - - -
 Oraon 15,000 Kurux 15,000 - - 700 - 30
Paik 20 Odia 20 - - - - -
 Paliya 20 Bengali 20 - - - - -
 Pallan (Hindu traditions) 50 Tamil 50 - - - - -
 Pan 200 Odia 200 - - - - -
 Pando 900 Chhattisgarhi 900 - - - - -
 Panika 88,000 Chhattisgarhi 88,000 - - - - -
Pao 500 Hindi 500 - - - - -
Paraiyan (Christian traditions) Unknown Tamil - - - - - -
 Paraiyan (Hindu traditions) Unknown Tamil - - - - - -
 Pardhan 800 Pardhan 800 - - - - -
 Pardhi 1,000 Pardhi 1,000 - - - - -
 Pashtun Afridi 300 Urdu - 300 - - - -
 Pashtun Yusafzai 300 Urdu - 300 - - - -
 Pashtun, Pathan 2,200 Urdu - 2,200 - - - -
 Pasi (Hindu traditions) 60 Hindi 60 - - - - -
 Patwa (Hindu traditions) 900 Hindi 900 - - - - -
 Pinjara 400 Urdu - 400 - - - -
 Pod 200 Bengali 200 - - - - -
 Pundari Unknown Bengali - - - - - -
 Qassab 50 Urdu - 50 - - - -
 Rabari (Hindu traditions) 20 Gujarati 20 - - - - -
 Rajbansi (Hindu traditions) 300 Bengali 300 - - - - -
 Rajbhar 100 Hindi 100 - - - - -
 Rajput (Hindu traditions) 46,000 Hindi 46,000 - - - - 100
 Rajput (Muslim traditions) 80 Urdu - 80 - - - -
 Rajput (Sikh traditions) 100 Punjabi, Eastern - - - - 100 -
 Rajput Agnivansi 1,800 Hindi 1,800 - - - - -
 Rajput Bais (Hindu traditions) 10,000 Hindi 10,000 - - - - -
 Rajput Bhatti (Hindu traditions) 900 Hindi 900 - - - - -
 Rajput Bisen (Hindu traditions) 200 Hindi 200 - - - - -
 Rajput Bundela 100 Hindi 100 - - - - -
 Rajput Chandel 400 Hindi 400 - - - - -
Rajput Chandrabansi 100 Hindi 100 - - - - -
 Rajput Chauhan (Hindu traditions) 400 Hindi 400 - - - - -
 Rajput Dikhit 500 Hindi 500 - - - - -
 Rajput Gahlot (Hindu traditions) 100 Hindi 100 - - - - -
 Rajput Garewal (Hindu traditions) 200 Hindi 200 - - - - -
 Rajput Gautam (Hindu traditions) 300 Hindi 300 - - - - -
 Rajput Jadon 700 Hindi 700 - - - - -
Rajput Jadu 100 Hindi 100 - - - - -
 Rajput Kachhwaha 200 Hindi 200 - - - - -
 Rajput Nagbansi 500 Hindi 500 - - - - -
 Rajput Parihar 600 Hindi 600 - - - - -
 Rajput Ponwar (Hindu traditions) 500 Hindi 500 - - - - -
 Rajput Rajbansi (Hindu traditions) 100 Hindi 100 - - - - -
 Rajput Rathor (Hindu traditions) 300 Hindi 300 - - - - -
 Rajput Sengar 200 Hindi 200 - - - - -
 Rajput Surajbansi 400 Hindi 400 - - - - -
 Rajput Tonwar (Hindu traditions) 900 Hindi 900 - - - - -
 Raju 30 Bengali 30 - - - - -
 Rajwar 200 Hindi 200 - - - - -
 Rangrez (Muslim traditions) 20 Urdu - 20 - - - -
 Rathawa 60 Rathawi 60 - - - - -
 Ravidas Chamar (Hindu traditions) 18,000 Hindi 18,000 - - - - -
Sagarbanshi 40 Odia 40 - - - - -
 Sahariya 20 Hindi 20 - - - - -
 Sali 70 Kannada 70 - - - - -
 Santal (Sawntal) 70 Santhali 70 - - - - -
 Saora unspecified 22,000 Odia 22,000 - - - - 30
 Satani 300 Telugu 300 - - - - -
 Satnami 219,000 Hindi 218,000 - 300 900 - -
Sauntia 1,500 Odia 1,500 - - - - -
Saur 30 Hindi 30 - - - - -
 Sayyid 1,500 Urdu - 1,500 - - - -
Shabar 20 Odia 20 - - - - -
 Shaikh Qureshi 1,300 Urdu - 1,300 - - - -
 Shaikh unspecified 8,800 Urdu - 8,800 - - - -
 Sonar (Hindu traditions) 11,000 Hindi 11,000 - - - - -
 Sonar (Sikh traditions) Unknown Punjabi, Eastern - - - - - -
 Sunri (Hindu traditions) 40 Bengali 40 - - - - -
 Sutradhar (Hindu traditions) 50 Bengali 50 - - - - -
 Syrian Christian Unknown Malayalam - - - - - -
 Tamboli (Hindu traditions) 5,000 Hindi 5,000 - - - - -
 Tanti (Hindu traditions) 100 Bengali 100 - - - - -
 Tarkhan (Sikh traditions) 30 Punjabi, Eastern - - - - 30 -
 Teli (Hindu traditions) 130,000 Hindi 130,000 - - - - -
 Teli Gangauta (Hindu traditions) 12,000 Hindi 12,000 - - - - -
 Teli Sahu 400 Marathi 400 - - - - -
Teli Sribastab 11,000 Hindi 11,000 - - - - -
 Thakkar 70 Marathi 70 - - - - -
 Thathera (Hindu traditions) 500 Hindi 500 - - - - -
 Tili 70 Bengali 70 - - - - -
 Turi (Hindu traditions) 300 Hindi 300 - - - - -
 Vaddar (Hindu traditions) 300 Telugu 300 - - - - -
Valmiki (Christian traditions) 50 Hindi - - - 50 - -
 Valmiki (Hindu traditions) 600 Hindi 600 - - - - -
 Valmiki (Sikh traditions) 20 Punjabi, Eastern - - - - 20 -
 Valmiki Mehtar 200 Hindi 200 - - - - -
 Vanniyan 60 Tamil 60 - - - - -
 Varli 20 Varli 20 - - - - -
Vasudev 800 Hindi 800 - - - - -
 Vellalan unspecified 100 Tamil 100 - - - - -
 Viswakarma unspecified 100 Telugu 100 - - - - -
 Yadav (Hindu traditions) 114,000 Hindi 114,000 - - - - -
 Yadav Dhindhor 5,300 Hindi 5,300 - - - - -
 Yadav Gaoli 400 Hindi 400 - - - - -
 Yadav Ghosi 5,300 Hindi 5,300 - - - - -
 Yadav Gola 16,000 Telugu 16,000 - - - - -
 Yadav Gualbans (Hindu traditions) 29,000 Hindi 29,000 - - - - -
 Yadav Jadubans 2,300 Hindi 2,300 - - - - -
Yadav Kamariha 2,100 Hindi 2,100 - - - - -
 Yadav Kaonra 2,700 Hindi 2,700 - - - - -
Yadav Nandbans 2,100 Hindi 2,100 - - - - -
 Yadav Rawat 50,000 Hindi 50,000 - - - - -
 Yadav Sadgope 200 Bengali 200 - - - - -
 Yenadi 20 Telugu 20 - - - - -
  Totals:  350 2,081,000   333 2,056,000 16,000 600 3,400 700 3,900
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