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Country:

India
Province / State: Jharkhand
District: Simdega

Number of People Groups

175

Unreached People Groups

164

Total Population

681,000

Buddhist

0.1 %

Christian

50.8 %

Hindu

35.7 %

Muslim

2.6 %

Sikh

0.0 %

Other Religions

10.8 %
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Photo People Group ▲ Population Primary Language Progress
Scale		 Hindu Muslim Buddhist Christian Sikh Other
Ansari 5,100 Urdu ☀︎ - 5,100 - - - -
Asur 40 Asuri ● - - - - - 20
Badaik 20 Sadri ☀︎ 20 - - - - -
Bagdi (Hindu traditions) 400 Bengali ☀︎ 400 - - - - -
Baidya (Hindu traditions) 20 Bengali ● 20 - - - - -
Baiga 70 Hindi ● 70 - - - - -
Bania Agarwal 700 Hindi ☀︎ 700 - - - - 20
Bania Gahoi 70 Hindi ☀︎ 70 - - - - -
Bania Kasarwani 70 Hindi ☀︎ 70 - - - - -
Bania Kasaundhan 50 Hindi ☀︎ 50 - - - - -
Bania unspecified 1,900 Hindi ☀︎ 1,800 - - - - 50
Bedia (Hindu traditions) 20 Hindi ☀︎ 20 - - - - -
Bengali Muslim Moghal 100 Urdu ☀︎ - 100 - - - -
Bhandari 70 Odia ☀︎ 70 - - - - -
Bhangi Lal Begi (Muslim traditions) 60 Urdu ☀︎ - 60 - - - -
Bhogta 16,000 Hindi ☀︎ 16,000 - - - - -
Bhuiya Ghatwar 8,200 Hindi ● 8,100 - - 50 - -
Bhuiya unspecified 10,000 Hindi ● 9,900 - - 70 - -
Bhumij 90 Bengali ● 80 - - - - -
Binjhia 12,000 Hindi ● 5,700 - - 40 - 6,400
Birhor 400 Birhor ● 200 - - 70 - 100
Birjia 20 Munda ● 20 - - - - -
Brahmin Bengali 400 Bengali ☀︎ 400 - - - - -
Brahmin Gaur 1,000 Hindi ☀︎ 1,000 - - - - -
Brahmin Kanaujia 1,600 Hindi ☀︎ 1,600 - - - - -
Brahmin Khandelwal 200 Hindi ☀︎ 200 - - - - -
Brahmin Radhi 100 Bengali ☀︎ 100 - - - - -
Brahmin Saraswat 200 Hindi ☀︎ 200 - - - - -
Brahmin unspecified 4,300 Hindi ☀︎ 4,300 - - - - 20
Buna (Hindu traditions) 20 Bengali ☀︎ 20 - - - - -
Chain 30 Bengali ☀︎ 30 - - - - -
Chamar (Hindu traditions) 600 Hindi ● 600 - - - - -
Chaupal Unknown Hindi ● - - - - - -
Chero 50 Hindi ● 30 - - - - -
Chik Baraik 22,000 Sadri ● 15,000 30 - 800 - 6,200
Christian 6,800 Hindi ● - - - 6,800 - -
Darzi (Hindu traditions) 200 Hindi ☀︎ 200 - - - - -
Dhangar Bharwad Unknown Gujarati ☀︎ - - - - - -
Dhanwar 80 Chhattisgarhi ● 80 - - - - -
Dhobi (Hindu traditions) 1,400 Hindi ☀︎ 1,400 - - - - -
Dhobi Ajudhyabansi 300 Hindi ☀︎ 300 - - - - -
Dhobi Batham 100 Hindi ☀︎ 100 - - - - -
Dhobi Kanaujia 200 Hindi ☀︎ 200 - - - - -
Dhobi Kathiya 100 Hindi ☀︎ 100 - - - - -
Dhobi Parit 90 Marathi ☀︎ 90 - - - - -
Dom (Hindu traditions) 2,500 Odia ● 2,500 - - - - -
Dusadh (Hindu traditions) 300 Hindi ☀︎ 300 - - - - -
Dusadh Bahelia 200 Hindi ☀︎ 200 - - - - -
Ghasiya (Hindu traditions) 11,000 Hindi ● 11,000 - - 80 - -
Godra Unknown Odia ☀︎ - - - - - -
Gokha Unknown Odia ● - - - - - -
Gond Jhare 1,700 Gondi, Northern ☀︎ 800 - - 20 - 900
Gond unspecified 25,000 Hindi ● 12,000 20 - 200 - 12,000
Gorait 70 Sadri ● 50 - - - - -
Hadi 80 Bengali ● 80 - - - - -
Hajam 50 Urdu ☀︎ - 50 - - - -
Halalkhor (Muslim traditions) 50 Hindi ☀︎ - 50 - - - -
Halwai (Hindu traditions) 50 Hindi ☀︎ 50 - - - - -
Han Chinese, Mandarin Unknown Chinese, Mandarin ● - - - - - -
Ho 40 Ho ● - - - - - 30
Jat (Sikh traditions) 20 Punjabi, Eastern ☀︎ - - - - 20 -
Jatapu Unknown Telugu ● - - - - - -
Jhalo Malo Unknown Bengali ● - - - - - -
Jogi (Hindu traditions) 200 Bengali ☀︎ 200 - - - - -
Kahar (Hindu traditions) 2,600 Hindi ☀︎ 2,600 - - - - -
Kahar Kamkar (Hindu traditions) 500 Hindi ☀︎ 500 - - - - -
Kaibartta unspecified 60 Bengali ☀︎ 60 - - - - -
Kalu 90 Bengali ☀︎ - 90 - - - -
Kandra Unknown Odia ● - - - - - -
Kaora 30 Bengali ● 30 - - - - -
Kapali 20 Bengali ☀︎ 20 - - - - -
Karan 20 Odia ● 20 - - - - -
Karmali Unknown Maithili ● - - - - - -
Kawar 6,700 Hindi ● 6,500 - - - - 100
Kayastha (Hindu traditions) 2,100 Hindi ☀︎ 2,100 - - - - -
Kayastha Karan 800 Bengali ☀︎ 800 - - - - -
Khadura 100 Odia ☀︎ 100 - - - - -
Khairwar 30 Bengali ● 30 - - - - -
Khandait 20 Odia ☀︎ 20 - - - - -
Khangar (Hindu traditions) 100 Hindi ☀︎ 100 - - - - -
Kharia 122,000 Kharia ● 1,900 400 300 114,000 - 5,400
Kharwar 500 Hindi ● 400 - - 50 - -
Kisan 1,000 Hindi ● 700 - - - - 300
Koiri (Hindu traditions) 3,700 Hindi ☀︎ 3,700 - - - - -
Koli (Hindu traditions) 60 Hindi ☀︎ 60 - - - - -
Kolta 50 Odia ● 50 - - - - -
Kori 200 Hindi ● - - - 100 - 40
Korwa 600 Telugu ● 400 - - 70 - 100
Koshti 60 Marathi ☀︎ 60 - - - - -
Kui Khond 30 Odia ● - - - 20 - -
Kumhar Bardiha 1,100 Hindi ☀︎ 1,100 - - - - -
Kumhar Kanaujia 1,400 Hindi ☀︎ 1,400 - - - - -
Kumhar Mathuria 300 Hindi ☀︎ 300 - - - - -
Kumhar, Kusavar (Hindu traditions) 9,500 Hindi ☀︎ 9,500 - - - - -
Kunbi (Hindu traditions) 40 Gujarati ☀︎ 40 - - - - -
Kurmi (Hindu traditions) 14,000 Hindi ☀︎ 14,000 - - - - -
Kurmi Mahato 2,900 Bengali ☀︎ 2,900 - - - - -
Lohar (Hindu traditions) 17,000 Hindi ☀︎ 17,000 - - - - -
Lohara 26,000 Sadri ● 15,000 70 - 3,900 - 6,800
Mahishya 800 Bengali ● 800 - - - - -
Mahli 1,700 Marathi ● 1,000 - - 400 - 300
Mahratta Kunbi 30 Gujarati ☀︎ 30 - - - - -
Mahuria 50 Odia ☀︎ 50 - - - - -
Mahyavanshi Unknown Gujarati ● - - - - - -
Majhwar 100 Hindi ● 100 - - - - -
Mal (Hindu traditions) 30 Hindi ☀︎ 30 - - - - -
Mali (Hindu traditions) 900 Hindi ☀︎ 900 - - - - -
Malto 20 Mal Paharia ● - - - - - -
Matia Unknown Bengali ☀︎ - - - - - -
Munda 161,000 Mundari ● 1,700 400 300 130,000 - 29,000
Musahar (Hindu traditions) Unknown Hindi ● - - - - - -
Nai (Hindu traditions) 4,600 Hindi ☀︎ 4,600 - - - - -
Namassej (Hindu traditions) 300 Bengali ● 300 - - - - -
Nat (Muslim traditions) 200 Hindi ☀︎ - 200 - - - -
Oraon 96,000 Kurux ● 1,200 400 200 89,000 - 5,500
Paik 20 Odia ● 20 - - - - -
Pan 500 Odia ● 500 - - - - -
Panika 4,400 Chhattisgarhi ☀︎ 4,300 - - - - 90
Parhaiya 40 Hindi ● - - - - - 40
Pashtun, Pathan 200 Urdu ☀︎ - 200 - - - -
Pasi (Hindu traditions) 200 Hindi ☀︎ 200 - - - - -
Pasi Rajpasi 100 Hindi ● 100 - - - - -
Poundra 300 Bengali ● 300 - - - - -
Pundari Unknown Bengali ☀︎ - - - - - -
Puran Bhaja 50 Panchpargania ☀︎ 50 - - - - -
Puran unspecified 80 Panchpargania ☀︎ 80 - - - - -
Rajbansi (Hindu traditions) 400 Bengali ● 400 - - - - -
Rajput (Hindu traditions) 8,500 Hindi ☀︎ 8,500 - - - - 30
Rajput (Muslim traditions) 100 Hindi ☀︎ - 100 - - - -
Rajput Bais (Hindu traditions) 400 Hindi ☀︎ 400 - - - - -
Rajput Bhatti (Hindu traditions) 300 Hindi ☀︎ 300 - - - - -
Rajput Chandel 90 Hindi ☀︎ 90 - - - - -
Rajput Chauhan (Hindu traditions) 800 Hindi ☀︎ 800 - - - - -
Rajput Gahlot (Hindu traditions) 200 Hindi ☀︎ 200 - - - - -
Rajput Garewal (Hindu traditions) 100 Hindi ☀︎ 100 - - - - -
Rajput Gaur 100 Hindi ☀︎ 100 - - - - -
Rajput Gautam (Hindu traditions) 100 Hindi ☀︎ 100 - - - - -
Rajput Jadon 200 Hindi ☀︎ 200 - - - - -
Rajput Jadu 50 Hindi ☀︎ 50 - - - - -
Rajput Ponwar (Hindu traditions) 300 Hindi ☀︎ 300 - - - - -
Rajput Pundir (Hindu traditions) 60 Hindi ☀︎ 60 - - - - -
Rajput Rathor (Hindu traditions) 400 Hindi ☀︎ 400 - - - - -
Rajput Salehria (Hindu traditions) 50 Hindi ☀︎ 50 - - - - -
Rajput Sengar 90 Hindi ☀︎ 90 - - - - -
Rajput Sombansi (Hindu traditions) 90 Hindi ☀︎ 90 - - - - -
Rajwar 20 Hindi ● 20 - - - - -
Rautia 300 Hindi ● 300 - - - - -
Ravidas Chamar (Hindu traditions) 90 Hindi ● 90 - - - - -
Sagarbanshi 20 Odia ☀︎ 20 - - - - -
Santal (Sawntal) 300 Santhali ● 200 - - 70 - 100
Sauntia Unknown Odia ● - - - - - -
Sayyid 500 Urdu ☀︎ - 500 - - - -
Shaikh Qureshi 700 Urdu ☀︎ - 700 - - - -
Shaikh Siddiqi 900 Bengali ☀︎ - 900 - - - -
Shaikh unspecified 7,800 Urdu ☀︎ - 7,800 - - - -
Sonar (Hindu traditions) 40 Hindi ☀︎ 40 - - - - -
Sukiyar 200 Magahi ☀︎ 200 - - - - -
Sunri (Hindu traditions) 50 Bengali ● 50 - - - - -
Sutradhar (Hindu traditions) 20 Bengali ☀︎ 20 - - - - -
Tanti (Hindu traditions) 200 Bengali ☀︎ 200 - - - - -
Teli (Hindu traditions) 11,000 Hindi ☀︎ 11,000 - - - - -
Teli Gangauta (Hindu traditions) 300 Hindi ☀︎ 300 - - - - -
Teli Sribastab 100 Hindi ☀︎ 100 - - - - -
Tili 90 Bengali ☀︎ 90 - - - - -
Tiyar Unknown Bengali ● - - - - - -
Turi (Hindu traditions) 6,000 Hindi ● 5,900 - - 90 - -
Valmiki (Hindu traditions) 70 Hindi ☀︎ 70 - - - - -
Valmiki (Muslim traditions) 100 Urdu ☀︎ - 100 - - - -
Valmiki Lal Begi (Hindu traditions) 20 Hindi ☀︎ 20 - - - - -
Yadav (Hindu traditions) 11,000 Hindi ☀︎ 11,000 - - - - -
Yadav Dhindhor 500 Hindi ☀︎ 500 - - - - -
Yadav Gaoli 6,300 Hindi ☀︎ 6,300 - - - - -
Yadav Kaonra 500 Hindi ☀︎ 500 - - - - -
Yadav Rawat 500 Hindi ☀︎ 500 - - - - -
Yadav Sadgope 300 Bengali ☀︎ 300 - - - - -
  Totals:  175 681,000   164 ● 243,000 17,000 900 346,000 40 73,000
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