Country:

India

Province / State: Chhattisgarh
District: Rajnandgaon

Number of People Groups

272

Unreached People Groups

261

Total Population

1,949,000

Buddhist

1.7 %

Christian

0.3 %

Hindu

91.7 %

Muslim

1.3 %

Sikh

0.2 %

Other Religions

4.7 %
Click column headings for sorting ▲▼
Photo People Group Population Primary Language Progress
Scale
Hindu Muslim Buddhist Christian Sikh Other
 Andh Unknown Marathi - - - - - -
Anglo 90 English - - - 90 - -
 Arora (Hindu traditions) 200 Hindi 200 - - - - -
 Arora (Sikh traditions) 80 Punjabi, Eastern - - - - 80 -
 Badhai (Hindu traditions) 400 Hindi 400 - - - - -
 Bagdi Unknown Hindi - - - - - -
 Bahelia (Hindu traditions) 1,500 Hindi 1,500 - - - - -
 Baiga 4,900 Hindi 4,000 - - - - 900
 Bairagi (Hindu traditions) 13,000 Bengali 13,000 - - - - -
 Balai (Hindu traditions) 20 Hindi 20 - - - - -
 Balija (Hindu traditions) 100 Kannada 100 - - - - -
 Bangali Muslim Moghal 700 Urdu - 700 - - - -
 Bania Agarwal 2,800 Hindi 2,100 - - - - 700
 Bania Gahoi 200 Hindi 100 - - - - 40
 Bania Kasarwani 1,900 Hindi 1,900 - - - - -
 Bania Kasaundhan 200 Hindi 200 - - - - -
 Bania Mahesri 3,100 Hindi 3,100 - - - - -
 Bania Mahur 700 Hindi 700 - - - - -
 Bania Oswal 1,400 Hindi 600 - - - - 900
 Bania Porwal 700 Hindi 300 - - - - 400
Bania Ummad 500 Hindi 100 - - - - 400
 Bania unspecified 23,000 Hindi 15,000 - - - - 7,700
 Banjara (Hindu traditions) 200 Lambadi 200 - - - - -
Barahar 100 Hindi 100 - - - - -
 Bari (Hindu traditions) 200 Hindi 200 - - - - -
 Baria (Hindu traditions) 50 Gujarati 50 - - - - -
 Basor 200 Hindi 200 - - - - -
 Bauri 20 Bengali 20 - - - - -
 Bawaria (Sikh traditions) 20 Punjabi, Eastern - - - - 20 -
 Beldar (Hindu traditions) 300 Kannada 300 - - - - -
Beldar Laria (Hindu traditions) 90 Hindi 90 - - - - -
 Bharbhunja (Hindu traditions) 300 Hindi 300 - - - - -
 Bharia Bhumia 40 Hindi 40 - - - - -
 Bhat (Hindu traditions) 2,700 Hindi 2,700 - - - - -
 Bhattra Unknown Bhatri - - - - - -
 Bhil unspecified 30 Gujarati 30 - - - - -
 Bhoi (Hindu traditions) 56,000 Hindi 56,000 - - 30 - -
Bhoi Ghogra 1,000 Hindi 1,000 - - - - -
 Bhoi Kharbind 700 Hindi 700 - - - - -
Bhoi Kharot 1,400 Hindi 1,400 - - - - -
 Bhoi Mallah Mewat 5,200 Hindi 5,200 - - - - -
Bhoi Nikhad 400 Hindi 400 - - - - -
 Bhuiya unspecified 200 Hindi 200 - - - - -
Bidur 600 Marathi 600 - - - - -
 Binjhia 200 Hindi 200 - - - - -
 Bohra 300 Gujarati - 300 - - - -
 Brahmin Chitpavan 400 Marathi 400 - - - - -
 Brahmin Deshastha 600 Marathi 600 - - - - -
 Brahmin Gaur 1,200 Hindi 1,200 - - - - -
 Brahmin Joshi 400 Hindi 400 - - - - -
 Brahmin Kanaujia 1,900 Hindi 1,900 - - - - -
 Brahmin Sanadhya 1,400 Hindi 1,400 - - - - -
 Brahmin Sawaria 2,700 Hindi 2,700 - - - - -
 Brahmin unspecified 27,000 Hindi 27,000 - - - - 200
 Chamar (Hindu traditions) 64,000 Hindi 62,000 - 200 1,300 - -
 Chamar (Sikh traditions) 60 Punjabi, Eastern - - - - 60 -
 Chauhan 2,500 Chhattisgarhi 2,500 - - - - -
 Chhipa (Hindu traditions) 70 Hindi 70 - - - - -
 Chik (Hindu traditions) 30 Hindi 30 - - - - -
 Christian 300 Hindi - - - 300 - -
 Dahait Unknown Hindi - - - - - -
Damor Unknown Bhili - - - - - -
 Darzi (Hindu traditions) 1,700 Hindi 1,700 - - - - -
Darzi Sribastab (Hindu traditions) 90 Hindi 90 - - - - -
 Devipujak Vaghri (Hindu traditions) 40 Gujarati 40 - - - - -
 Dewar 2,000 Odia 2,000 - - - - -
 Dhangar Bharwad 300 Gujarati 300 - - - - -
 Dhanuk 20 Hindi 20 - - - - -
 Dhimar 4,700 Hindi 4,700 - - - - -
 Dhobi (Hindu traditions) 25,000 Hindi 25,000 - 100 20 - -
Dhobi Ajudhyabansi 1,300 Hindi 1,300 - - - - -
Dhobi Batham 800 Hindi 800 - - - - -
 Dhobi Kanaujia 1,000 Hindi 1,000 - - - - -
Dhobi Kathiya 800 Hindi 800 - - - - -
Dhobi Mathuria 300 Hindi 300 - - - - -
 Dhobi Parit 500 Marathi 500 - - - - -
 Dhobi Sribastab 400 Hindi 400 - - - - -
Dohor Unknown Hindi - - - - - -
 Dom (Hindu traditions) 80 Odia 80 - - - - -
Dom Murdafarash 40 Odia 40 - - - - -
 Faqir 20 Urdu - 20 - - - -
 Gadaba 100 Telugu 100 - - - - -
 Gadaria (Hindu traditions) 12,000 Hindi 12,000 - - - - -
 Gadaria Dhingar 2,600 Hindi 2,600 - - - - -
 Gadaria Nikhad 300 Hindi 300 - - - - -
 Gamit 20 Gamit 20 - - - - -
 Ganda 8,400 Odia 8,400 - - - - -
Garpaguri 60 Hindi 60 - - - - -
 Ghasiya (Hindu traditions) 1,100 Hindi 1,100 - - - - -
 Ghosi (Hindu traditions) 300 Hindi 300 - - - - -
 Gond Dhuriya 1,000 Duruwa 700 - - - - 200
 Gond Maria 200 Gondi, Northern 100 - - - - 40
 Gond Rajgond 55,000 Gondi, Northern 41,000 50 - 40 - 13,000
 Gond unspecified 257,000 Hindi 194,000 200 40 200 20 63,000
 Gosain Dasnami 700 Hindi 700 - - - - -
 Gosain unspecified 2,000 Hindi 2,000 - - - - -
 Gujar (Hindu traditions) 90 Hindi 90 - - - - -
Gujar (Sikh traditions) 40 Punjabi, Eastern - - - - 40 -
 Hajam 300 Urdu - 300 - - - -
 Halba 82,000 Marathi 79,000 70 - 30 - 3,700
 Halwai (Hindu traditions) 300 Hindi 300 - - - - -
 Hela 20 Hindi 20 - - - - -
 Jat (Hindu traditions) 200 Hindi 200 - - - - -
 Jat (Muslim traditions) 100 Urdu - 100 - - - -
 Jat (Sikh traditions) 2,200 Punjabi, Eastern - - - - 2,200 -
 Jhinwar (Sikh traditions) 30 Punjabi, Eastern - - - - 30 -
 Jogi (Hindu traditions) 3,200 Bengali 3,200 - - - - -
Jogi Kanphata (Hindu traditions) 90 Hindi 90 - - - - -
 Kabirpanthi 40 Punjabi, Eastern - - - - 40 -
 Kachera (Hindu traditions) 90 Odia 90 - - - - -
 Kachhi (Hindu traditions) 200 Hindi 200 - - - - -
 Kachhi Kachhwaha 50 Hindi 50 - - - - -
 Kachhia (Hindu traditions) 300 Gujarati 300 - - - - -
 Kahar (Hindu traditions) 800 Hindi 800 - - - - -
Kahar (Sikh traditions) 20 Punjabi, Eastern - - - - 20 -
 Kalwar (Hindu traditions) 36,000 Hindi 36,000 - - 40 - -
Kalwar Iraqi (Hindu traditions) 600 Hindi 600 - - - - -
 Kalwar Jaiswal 8,000 Hindi 8,000 - - - - -
 Kamar 60 Kamar 60 - - - - -
Kamathi 20 Telugu 20 - - - - -
 Kamboh (Sikh traditions) 30 Punjabi, Eastern - - - - 30 -
Kapewar 20 Telugu 20 - - - - -
 Kasar (Hindu traditions) 1,000 Marathi 1,000 - - - - -
Katia 100 Hindi 100 - 20 - - -
 Kawar 83,000 Hindi 83,000 100 20 20 - 200
 Kayastha (Hindu traditions) 5,200 Hindi 5,200 - - - - -
 Kayastha Karan 200 Bengali 200 - - - - -
 Kayastha Sribastab 600 Hindi 600 - - - - -
 Khairwar 20 Bengali 20 - - - - -
 Khangar (Hindu traditions) Unknown Hindi - - - - - -
 Kharia 60 Kharia - - - 30 - -
 Kharva (Hindu traditions) 60 Gujarati 60 - - - - -
 Khatik (Hindu traditions) 200 Hindi 200 - - - - -
 Khatri (Hindu traditions) 100 Hindi 100 - - - - -
 Khatri (Sikh traditions) 20 Punjabi, Eastern - - - - 20 -
 Khoja 100 Gujarati - 100 - - - -
 Kisan 60 Hindi 60 - - - - -
 Kol 100 Hindi 70 - - - - 50
 Koli (Hindu traditions) 90 Hindi 90 - - - - -
 Koli Mahadev 100 Marathi 100 - - - - -
 Koli Malhar 40 Marathi 40 - - - - -
 Kolta 50 Odia 50 - - - - -
 Korku Unknown Korku - - - - - -
 Korwa Unknown Telugu - - - - - -
 Koshti 28,000 Marathi 28,000 - - - - 20
 Kui Khond Unknown Odia - - - - - -
 Kumhar (Kusavar) (Hindu traditions) 8,100 Hindi 8,000 - 70 - - -
 Kumhar (Sikh traditions) 40 Punjabi, Eastern - - - - 40 -
 Kumhar Bardiha 700 Hindi 700 - - - - -
 Kunbi (Hindu traditions) 3,600 Gujarati 3,600 - - - - -
 Kurmi (Hindu traditions) 50,000 Hindi 50,000 - - - - -
 Kuruba 3,200 Kannada 3,200 - - - - -
 Lakhera 70 Hindi 70 - - - - -
 Lodha (Hindu traditions) 120,000 Hindi 120,000 - - - - -
 Lodha Jariya 36,000 Hindi 36,000 - - - - -
 Lohana 50 Gujarati 50 - - - - -
 Lohar (Hindu traditions) 23,000 Hindi 23,000 - 90 - - -
 Madari (Muslim traditions) Unknown Urdu - - - - - -
 Mahar (Buddhist traditions) 67,000 Marathi 35,000 - 32,000 - 200 -
 Mahar (Christian traditions) 400 Marathi - - - 400 - -
 Mahishya 100 Bengali 100 - - - - -
 Mahratta Kunbi 300 Gujarati 300 - - - - -
 Mahratta unspecified 1,600 Marathi 1,600 - - - - -
 Mahtam (Sikh traditions) 30 Punjabi, Eastern - - - - 30 -
 Mahyavanshi Unknown Gujarati - - - - - -
 Majhi 20 Hindi 20 - - - - -
 Mala (Christian traditions) 20 Telugu - - - 20 - -
 Mala (Hindu traditions) 300 Telugu 300 - - - - -
 Mali (Hindu traditions) 71,000 Hindi 71,000 - 300 - - -
Mali Bhagirathi 700 Hindi 700 - - - - -
 Mallah (Hindu traditions) 700 Hindi 700 - - - - -
 Mang Garudi 200 Marathi 200 - - - - -
Matang (Christian traditions) 50 Marathi - - - 50 - -
 Matang (Hindu traditions) 500 Marathi 500 - - - - -
 Memon 50 Gujarati - 50 - - - -
 Mochi (Hindu traditions) 2,100 Bengali 2,100 - - - - -
Mowar 90 Chhattisgarhi 90 - - - - -
 Munda 80 Mundari 20 - - 60 - -
 Nai (Hindu traditions) 25,000 Hindi 25,000 - - - - -
 Nai (Sikh traditions) 40 Punjabi, Eastern - - - - 40 -
 Namassej (Hindu traditions) 60 Bengali 60 - - - - -
 Nanakshahi 40 Hindi - - - - 40 -
 Nat (Hindu traditions) 100 Hindi 100 - - - - -
 Oraon 2,700 Kurux 600 - - 2,100 - 20
Paik Unknown Odia - - - - - -
 Panika 34,000 Chhattisgarhi 34,000 - - - - -
 Pardhan 500 Pardhan 400 - - - - 100
 Pardhi 300 Pardhi 300 - - - - -
 Pashtun Afridi 300 Urdu - 300 - - - -
 Pashtun Kakar 200 Urdu - 200 - - - -
 Pashtun Yusafzai 300 Urdu - 300 - - - -
 Pashtun, Pathan 7,200 Urdu - 7,200 - - - -
 Pasi (Hindu traditions) 200 Hindi 200 - - - - -
 Patwa (Hindu traditions) 1,100 Hindi 1,100 - - - - -
 Pinjara 200 Urdu - 200 - - - -
 Pod 90 Bengali 90 - - - - -
 Qassab 50 Urdu - 50 - - - -
 Rabari (Hindu traditions) 30 Gujarati 30 - - - - -
 Rajbansi (Hindu traditions) 100 Bengali 100 - - - - -
 Rajbhar 300 Hindi 300 - - - - -
 Rajput (Hindu traditions) 53,000 Hindi 53,000 - - - - 200
 Rajput (Muslim traditions) 300 Urdu - 300 - - - -
 Rajput (Sikh traditions) 800 Punjabi, Eastern - - - - 800 -
 Rajput Agnivansi 900 Hindi 900 - - - - -
Rajput Bagri 300 Hindi 300 - - - - -
 Rajput Bais (Hindu traditions) 3,800 Hindi 3,800 - - - - -
 Rajput Bhadauria 100 Hindi 100 - - - - -
 Rajput Bhatti (Hindu traditions) 600 Hindi 600 - - - - -
 Rajput Bisen (Hindu traditions) 400 Hindi 400 - - - - -
 Rajput Bundela 100 Hindi 100 - - - - -
 Rajput Chandel 400 Hindi 400 - - - - -
Rajput Chandrabansi 100 Hindi 100 - - - - -
 Rajput Chauhan (Hindu traditions) 1,900 Hindi 1,900 - - - - -
 Rajput Dikhit 200 Hindi 200 - - - - -
 Rajput Gahlot (Hindu traditions) 200 Hindi 200 - - - - -
 Rajput Garewal (Hindu traditions) 1,000 Hindi 1,000 - - - - -
 Rajput Gaur 200 Hindi 200 - - - - -
 Rajput Gautam (Hindu traditions) 500 Hindi 500 - - - - -
 Rajput Jadon 400 Hindi 400 - - - - -
 Rajput Kachhwaha 100 Hindi 100 - - - - -
 Rajput Nagbansi 800 Hindi 800 - - - - -
 Rajput Parihar 1,000 Hindi 1,000 - - - - -
 Rajput Ponwar (Hindu traditions) 800 Hindi 800 - - - - -
 Rajput Rajbansi (Hindu traditions) 200 Hindi 200 - - - - -
 Rajput Rathor (Hindu traditions) 300 Hindi 300 - - - - -
 Rajput Sengar 700 Hindi 700 - - - - -
 Rajput Solanki 400 Hindi 400 - - - - -
 Rajput Surajbansi 400 Hindi 400 - - - - -
 Rajwar 100 Hindi 100 - - - - -
 Ramdasia (Sikh traditions) 40 Punjabi, Eastern - - - - 40 -
 Rathawa 60 Rathawi 60 - - - - -
 Ravidas Chamar (Hindu traditions) 5,300 Hindi 5,300 - - 50 - -
 Sahariya 20 Hindi 20 - - - - -
 Saini (Sikh traditions) 40 Punjabi, Eastern - - - - 40 -
 Sali 50 Kannada 50 - - - - -
 Saora unspecified 60 Odia 60 - - - - -
 Sarera (Sikh traditions) 50 Punjabi, Eastern - - - - 50 -
 Satnami 34,000 Hindi 32,000 - 100 1,300 - -
 Sayyid 2,900 Urdu - 2,900 - - - -
 Shaikh Qureshi 1,200 Urdu - 1,200 - - - -
 Shaikh unspecified 11,000 Urdu - 11,000 - - - -
Sikligar (Hindu traditions) 100 Hindi 100 - - - - -
 Sonar (Hindu traditions) 6,800 Hindi 6,800 - - - - 40
 Sonar (Sikh traditions) 30 Punjabi, Eastern - - - - 30 -
Sonjhara 400 Odia 400 - - - - -
Sonr Unknown Odia - - - - - -
 Tamboli (Hindu traditions) 2,500 Hindi 2,500 - - - - -
 Tanti (Hindu traditions) 50 Bengali 50 - - - - -
 Tarkhan (Sikh traditions) 100 Punjabi, Eastern - - - - 100 -
 Teli (Hindu traditions) 233,000 Hindi 232,000 - 1,000 - - -
 Teli Gangauta (Hindu traditions) 7,100 Hindi 7,100 - - - - -
Teli Sribastab 2,100 Hindi 2,100 - - - - -
 Thathera (Hindu traditions) 500 Hindi 500 - - - - -
 Turi (Hindu traditions) Unknown Hindi - - - - - -
Valmiki (Buddhist traditions) 30 Hindi - - 30 - - -
 Valmiki (Hindu traditions) 1,800 Hindi 1,800 - - - - -
 Valmiki (Sikh traditions) 50 Punjabi, Eastern - - - - 50 -
 Valmiki Mehtar 600 Hindi 600 - - - - -
 Varli 40 Varli 40 - - - - -
Vasudev 100 Hindi 100 - - - - -
 Yadav (Hindu traditions) 114,000 Hindi 114,000 - - - - -
 Yadav Dhindhor 4,000 Hindi 4,000 - - - - -
 Yadav Gaoli 600 Hindi 600 - - - - -
 Yadav Ghosi 3,000 Hindi 3,000 - - - - -
 Yadav Gola 6,400 Telugu 6,400 - - - - -
 Yadav Gualbans (Hindu traditions) 21,000 Hindi 21,000 - - - - -
 Yadav Jadubans 1,600 Hindi 1,600 - - - - -
Yadav Kamariha 1,500 Hindi 1,500 - - - - -
 Yadav Kaonra 1,900 Hindi 1,900 - - - - -
Yadav Nandbans 1,500 Hindi 1,500 - - - - -
 Yadav Rawat 89,000 Hindi 89,000 - - - - -
 Yadav Sadgope 40 Bengali 40 - - - - -
  Totals:  272 1,949,000   261 1,787,000 26,000 34,000 6,100 4,000 92,000
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