Country: India
Province / State: Delhi
District: Delhi, Northwest

Major People Groups

240

Major Unreached People Groups

236

Total Population

4,294,000

Buddhist

0.1 %

Christian

0.4 %

Hindu

87.8 %

Muslim

6.4 %

Sikh

3.1 %

Other Religions

2.1 %
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Photo People Group Population Primary Language Progress
Scale
Hindu Muslim Buddhist Christian Sikh Other
 Adi Dravida 1,300 Tamil Progress Gauge 1,300 - - - - -
 Agariya (Hindu traditions) 1,100 Agariya Progress Gauge 1,100 - - - - -
Ager (Hindu traditions) 300 Kannada Progress Gauge 300 - - - - -
 Aheria 5,400 Hindi Progress Gauge 5,400 - - - - -
 Ahmadi 1,300 Urdu Progress Gauge - 1,300 - - - -
Anglo 1,600 English Progress Gauge - - - 1,600 - -
 Ansari 10,000 Urdu Progress Gauge - 10,000 - - - -
 Arain (Hindu traditions) 15,000 Hindi Progress Gauge 15,000 - - - - -
Arain (Sikh traditions) 400 Punjabi, Eastern Progress Gauge - - - - 400 -
 Arora (Hindu traditions) 313,000 Hindi Progress Gauge 312,000 - - - - 400
 Arora (Sikh traditions) 2,600 Punjabi, Eastern Progress Gauge - - - - 2,600 -
 Baha'i 500 Hindi Progress Gauge - - - - - 500
 Bairwa 9,300 Hindi Progress Gauge 9,300 - - - - -
 Balai (Hindu traditions) 28,000 Hindi Progress Gauge 28,000 - - - 30 -
 Bania Agarwal 81,000 Hindi Progress Gauge 57,000 - - - - 24,000
 Bania Gahoi 1,100 Hindi Progress Gauge 1,000 - - - - 100
 Bania Jaiswal 10,000 Hindi Progress Gauge 100 - - - - 10,000
 Bania Kasarwani 1,300 Hindi Progress Gauge 1,300 - - - - -
 Bania Kasaundhan 1,600 Hindi Progress Gauge 1,600 - - - - -
 Bania Mahur 8,200 Hindi Progress Gauge 8,200 - - - - -
 Bania Oswal 2,600 Hindi Progress Gauge 500 - - - - 2,100
 Bania Porwal 1,200 Hindi Progress Gauge 700 - - - - 500
 Bania unspecified 161,000 Hindi Progress Gauge 130,000 - - - 100 32,000
 Banjara (Hindu traditions) 5,900 Lambadi Progress Gauge 5,900 - - - 30 -
 Bawaria (Hindu traditions) 1,900 Hindi Progress Gauge 1,900 - - - - -
 Bedia (Hindu traditions) 15,000 Hindi Progress Gauge 15,000 - - - - -
 Bengali Muslim Moghal 13,000 Urdu Progress Gauge - 13,000 - - - -
Bhabra (Hindu traditions) 4,000 Hindi Progress Gauge 4,000 - - - - -
 Bhabra (Jain traditions) 5,200 Punjabi, Eastern Progress Gauge - - - - - 5,200
Bhabra (Sikh traditions) 20 Punjabi, Eastern Progress Gauge - - - - 20 -
 Bharbhunja (Hindu traditions) 2,700 Hindi Progress Gauge 2,700 - - - - -
 Bhat (Hindu traditions) 7,300 Hindi Progress Gauge 7,300 - - - - -
 Bhatia (Hindu traditions) 15,000 Hindi Progress Gauge 15,000 - - - - -
 Brahmin Acharaj 2,600 Hindi Progress Gauge 2,600 - - - - -
Brahmin Bais 1,400 Hindi Progress Gauge 1,400 - - - - -
Brahmin Bengali 1,600 Bengali Progress Gauge 1,600 - - - - -
 Brahmin Chitpavan 1,600 Marathi Progress Gauge 1,600 - - - - -
 Brahmin Dakaut 6,600 Hindi Progress Gauge 6,600 - - - - -
 Brahmin Deshastha 1,600 Marathi Progress Gauge 1,600 - - - - -
 Brahmin Dhiman 500 Hindi Progress Gauge 500 - - - - -
 Brahmin Gaur 2,400 Hindi Progress Gauge 2,400 - - - - -
 Brahmin Kanaujia 1,200 Hindi Progress Gauge 1,200 - - - - -
 Brahmin Kashmiri Pandit 30,000 Kashmiri Progress Gauge 30,000 - - - - -
 Brahmin Maha 8,700 Hindi Progress Gauge 8,700 - - - - -
 Brahmin Sanadhya 2,200 Hindi Progress Gauge 2,200 - - - - -
 Brahmin Sawaria 4,300 Hindi Progress Gauge 4,300 - - - - -
 Brahmin unspecified 319,000 Hindi Progress Gauge 316,000 - - - - 3,600
 Chamar (Hindu traditions) 253,000 Hindi Progress Gauge 248,000 - 400 4,300 - -
 Chamar (Sikh traditions) 4,100 Punjabi, Eastern Progress Gauge - - - - 4,100 -
Chamar Raigar 4,300 Hindi Progress Gauge 4,300 - - - - -
 Chhetri 2,000 Nepali Progress Gauge 2,000 - 20 - - -
 Chhipa (Hindu traditions) 1,900 Hindi Progress Gauge 1,900 - - - - -
 Dagi (Hindu traditions) 30,000 Hindi Progress Gauge 30,000 - - - - -
 Dhanuk 19,000 Hindi Progress Gauge 19,000 - - - 30 -
Dhobi Ajudhyabansi 1,800 Hindi Progress Gauge 1,800 - - - - -
Dhobi Batham 1,000 Hindi Progress Gauge 1,000 - - - - -
 Dhobi Kanaujia 1,500 Hindi Progress Gauge 1,500 - - - - -
Dhobi Kathiya 1,200 Hindi Progress Gauge 1,200 - - - - -
 Dom (Hindu traditions) 1,700 Odia Progress Gauge 1,700 - - - - -
 Faqir 1,900 Hindi Progress Gauge 1,100 600 - - 90 -
 Gadaria (Hindu traditions) 13,000 Hindi Progress Gauge 13,000 - - - - -
Gaddi (Hindu traditions) 1,500 Dogri Progress Gauge 1,500 - - - - -
 Gujar (Hindu traditions) 131,000 Hindi Progress Gauge 131,000 - - - - -
 Harni Unknown Urdu Progress Gauge - - - - - -
 Jat (Hindu traditions) 486,000 Hindi Progress Gauge 482,000 - - - - 3,500
 Jat (Muslim traditions) 2,700 Urdu Progress Gauge - 2,700 - - - -
 Jat (Sikh traditions) 68,000 Punjabi, Eastern Progress Gauge - - - - 68,000 -
Jat Ahlawat (Hindu traditions) 2,800 Hindi Progress Gauge 2,800 - - - - -
Jat Aulak (Hindu traditions) 1,300 Punjabi, Eastern Progress Gauge 1,300 - - - - -
 Jat Bajwa (Hindu traditions) 2,400 Hindi Progress Gauge 2,400 - - - - -
Jat Bhainwal 1,800 Hindi Progress Gauge 1,800 - - - - -
Jat Bhutta (Hindu traditions) 90 Punjabi, Western Progress Gauge 90 - - - - -
Jat Chahil (Hindu traditions) 1,600 Hindi Progress Gauge 1,600 - - - - -
Jat Chima (Hindu traditions) 6,100 Hindi Progress Gauge 6,100 - - - - -
 Jat Dagar (Hindu traditions) 17,000 Hindi Progress Gauge 17,000 - - - - -
 Jat Dalal (Hindu traditions) 7,100 Hindi Progress Gauge 7,100 - - - - -
Jat Dehia (Hindu traditions) 33,000 Hindi Progress Gauge 33,000 - - - - -
Jat Dehia (Muslim traditions) 100 Urdu Progress Gauge - 100 - - - -
 Jat Deswal 2,800 Hindi Progress Gauge 2,800 - - - - -
Jat Dhankar 3,600 Hindi Progress Gauge 3,600 - - - - -
 Jat Dhariwal (Hindu traditions) 1,700 Punjabi, Eastern Progress Gauge 1,700 - - - - -
Jat Dhillon (Hindu traditions) 3,400 Hindi Progress Gauge 3,400 - - - - -
Jat Dhindsa (Hindu traditions) 300 Punjabi, Eastern Progress Gauge 300 - - - - -
Jat Garewal 600 Punjabi, Western Progress Gauge 600 - - - - -
Jat Ghatwal (Hindu traditions) 20,000 Hindi Progress Gauge 20,000 - - - - -
Jat Ghatwal (Muslim traditions) 1,400 Urdu Progress Gauge - 1,400 - - - -
Jat Ghumman (Hindu traditions) 3,800 Hindi Progress Gauge 3,800 - - - - -
Jat Gil (Hindu traditions) 5,200 Punjabi, Eastern Progress Gauge 5,200 - - - - -
Jat Golla 7,300 Hindi Progress Gauge 7,300 - - - - -
Jat Goraia (Hindu traditions) 1,700 Punjabi, Eastern Progress Gauge 1,700 - - - - -
Jat Her (Hindu traditions) 800 Punjabi, Eastern Progress Gauge 800 - - - - -
Jat Hijra 4,500 Hindi Progress Gauge 4,500 - - - - -
 Jat Jakhar (Hindu traditions) 1,500 Hindi Progress Gauge 1,500 - - - - -
Jat Kahlon (Hindu traditions) 1,300 Punjabi, Western Progress Gauge 1,300 - - - - -
Jat Makiwal 3,900 Hindi Progress Gauge 3,900 - - - - -
 Jat Mann (Hindu traditions) 7,500 Hindi Progress Gauge 7,500 - - - - -
Jat Mann (Muslim traditions) 600 Urdu Progress Gauge - 600 - - - -
 Jat Nain 3,900 Hindi Progress Gauge 3,900 - - - - -
Jat Pannun 700 Punjabi, Eastern Progress Gauge 700 - - - - -
Jat Phogat 1,900 Hindi Progress Gauge 1,900 - - - - -
Jat Radhawa (Hindu traditions) 600 Punjabi, Eastern Progress Gauge 600 - - - - -
Jat Randhawa (Hindu traditions) 1,300 Punjabi, Eastern Progress Gauge 1,300 - - - - -
Jat Rathi (Hindu traditions) 7,600 Hindi Progress Gauge 7,600 - - - - -
Jat Rathi (Muslim traditions) 400 Urdu Progress Gauge - 400 - - - -
 Jat Sahrawat (Hindu traditions) 11,000 Hindi Progress Gauge 11,000 - - - - -
 Jat Sangwan (Hindu traditions) 1,900 Hindi Progress Gauge 1,900 - - - - -
Jat Sarai (Hindu traditions) 1,000 Punjabi, Eastern Progress Gauge 1,000 - - - - -
 Jat Sidhu (Hindu traditions) 3,200 Punjabi, Eastern Progress Gauge 3,200 - - - - -
 Jat Sindhu (Hindu traditions) 10,000 Hindi Progress Gauge 10,000 - - - - -
Jat Tarar (Hindu traditions) 4,400 Hindi Progress Gauge 4,400 - - - - -
Jat Varaich (Hindu traditions) 1,900 Hindi Progress Gauge 1,900 - - - - -
Jat Virk (Hindu traditions) 6,500 Hindi Progress Gauge 6,500 - - - - -
 Jhinwar (Hindu traditions) 23,000 Punjabi, Eastern Progress Gauge 23,000 - - - - -
 Jhinwar (Sikh traditions) 2,600 Punjabi, Eastern Progress Gauge - - - - 2,600 -
 Julaha 21,000 Hindi Progress Gauge 21,000 - 50 - - -
 Kabirpanthi 1,000 Punjabi, Eastern Progress Gauge - - - - 1,000 -
 Kahar (Hindu traditions) 2,600 Hindi Progress Gauge 2,600 - - - - -
 Kamboh (Hindu traditions) 54,000 Hindi Progress Gauge 54,000 - - - - -
 Kamboh (Sikh traditions) 5,000 Punjabi, Eastern Progress Gauge - - - - 5,000 -
Kanchan (Hindu traditions) 1,400 Hindi Progress Gauge 1,400 - - - - -
 Karal (Hindu traditions) 500 Hindi Progress Gauge 500 - - - - -
 Kashmiri (Muslim traditions) 4,100 Kashmiri Progress Gauge - 4,100 - - - -
Katia 1,300 Hindi Progress Gauge 1,300 - - - - -
 Kayastha (Hindu traditions) 6,900 Hindi Progress Gauge 6,900 - - - - -
Khatbune 200 Punjabi, Eastern Progress Gauge - - - - 200 -
 Khatik (Hindu traditions) 38,000 Hindi Progress Gauge 38,000 - - - 40 -
 Khatri (Hindu traditions) 184,000 Hindi Progress Gauge 182,000 - - - - 2,100
 Khatri (Sikh traditions) 4,300 Punjabi, Eastern Progress Gauge - - - - 4,300 -
 Koli (Hindu traditions) 55,000 Hindi Progress Gauge 55,000 - 40 - 40 -
 Koli of Gujarat 1,300 Gujarati Progress Gauge 1,300 - - - - -
 Kumhar (Sikh traditions) 1,600 Punjabi, Eastern Progress Gauge - - - - 1,600 -
 Kumhar Bardiha 1,600 Hindi Progress Gauge 1,600 - - - - -
 Kumhar Kanaujia 1,800 Hindi Progress Gauge 1,800 - - - - -
 Kumhar, Kusavar (Hindu traditions) 65,000 Hindi Progress Gauge 65,000 - - - - -
 Kunbi (Hindu traditions) 1,200 Gujarati Progress Gauge 1,200 - - - - -
Kurpalta 200 Hindi Progress Gauge 200 - - - - -
 Kutana 42,000 Hindi Progress Gauge 42,000 - - - - -
 Labana (Hindu traditions) 300 Hindi Progress Gauge 300 - - - - -
 Labana (Sikh traditions) 1,500 Punjabi, Eastern Progress Gauge - - - - 1,500 -
 Lakhera 6,900 Hindi Progress Gauge 6,900 - - - - 50
 Lodha (Hindu traditions) 5,700 Hindi Progress Gauge 5,700 - - - - -
 Lohana 2,600 Gujarati Progress Gauge 2,600 - - - - -
 Lohar (Hindu traditions) 18,000 Hindi Progress Gauge 18,000 - - - - -
 Madari (Muslim traditions) 800 Urdu Progress Gauge - 800 - - - -
 Mahishya 2,200 Bengali Progress Gauge 2,200 - - - - -
 Mahratta unspecified 1,200 Marathi Progress Gauge 1,200 - - - - -
Mahtam (Hindu traditions) 3,200 Punjabi, Eastern Progress Gauge 3,200 - - - - -
 Mahtam (Sikh traditions) 4,500 Punjabi, Eastern Progress Gauge - - - - 4,500 -
 Malabar Catholic 1,500 Malayalam Progress Gauge - - - 1,500 - -
 Mali (Hindu traditions) 33,000 Hindi Progress Gauge 33,000 - - - - -
 Mallah (Hindu traditions) 26,000 Hindi Progress Gauge 26,000 - - - 200 -
Mallah Chain (Hindu traditions) 4,100 Hindi Progress Gauge 4,100 - - - - -
 Mallah Kewat (Hindu traditions) 4,300 Hindi Progress Gauge 4,300 - - - - -
Marija (Hindu traditions) 2,100 Punjabi, Eastern Progress Gauge 2,100 - - - - -
 Meo (Hindu traditions) 24,000 Hindi Progress Gauge 24,000 - - - - -
 Mochi (Hindu traditions) 1,400 Bengali Progress Gauge 1,400 - - - - -
 Nai (Hindu traditions) 33,000 Hindi Progress Gauge 33,000 - - - - -
 Nai (Sikh traditions) 1,400 Punjabi, Eastern Progress Gauge - - - - 1,400 -
 Nair 1,500 Malayalam Progress Gauge 1,500 - - - - -
Naribut 300 Hindi Progress Gauge 300 - - - - -
 Nat (Hindu traditions) 1,800 Hindi Progress Gauge 1,800 - - - - -
 Pashtun Afridi 1,800 Urdu Progress Gauge - 1,800 - - - -
Pashtun Durrani 500 Urdu Progress Gauge - 500 - - - -
Pashtun Malagori (Mullagari) 4,200 Urdu Progress Gauge - 4,200 - - - -
 Pashtun Yusafzai 8,200 Urdu Progress Gauge - 8,200 - - - -
 Pashtun, Pathan 22,000 Urdu Progress Gauge - 22,000 - - - -
 Pasi (Hindu traditions) 21,000 Hindi Progress Gauge 21,000 - - - 30 -
 Pasi Kaithwan 1,500 Hindi Progress Gauge 1,500 - - - - -
 Pasi Rajpasi 1,800 Hindi Progress Gauge 1,800 - - - - -
 Patwa (Hindu traditions) 1,000 Hindi Progress Gauge 1,000 - - - - -
Perna (Hindu traditions) 200 Hindi Progress Gauge 200 - - - - -
 Qassab 13,000 Hindi Progress Gauge - 13,000 - - - -
 Qazi 6,100 Urdu Progress Gauge - 6,100 - - - -
Quam-e-Punjab 700 Punjabi, Eastern Progress Gauge - 700 - - - -
 Rajaka Dhobi (Hindu traditions) 39,000 Hindi Progress Gauge 39,000 - - - - -
 Rajbansi (Hindu traditions) 2,400 Bengali Progress Gauge 2,400 - - - - -
 Rajput (Hindu traditions) 304,000 Hindi Progress Gauge 299,000 - - - - 4,800
 Rajput (Muslim traditions) 10,000 Hindi Progress Gauge - 10,000 - - - -
 Rajput (Sikh traditions) 9,100 Punjabi, Eastern Progress Gauge - - - - 9,100 -
 Rajput Bagri 800 Hindi Progress Gauge 800 - - - - -
 Rajput Bais (Hindu traditions) 1,200 Hindi Progress Gauge 1,200 - - - - -
Rajput Bargujar (Muslim traditions) 400 Hindi Progress Gauge - 400 - - - -
 Rajput Bhatti (Hindu traditions) 20,000 Hindi Progress Gauge 20,000 - - - - -
 Rajput Chauhan (Hindu traditions) 51,000 Hindi Progress Gauge 51,000 - - - - -
 Rajput Chauhan (Muslim traditions) 2,400 Hindi Progress Gauge - 2,400 - - - -
 Rajput Gaur 28,000 Hindi Progress Gauge 28,000 - - - - -
 Rajput Janjua (Hindu traditions) 2,000 Hindi Progress Gauge 2,000 - - - - -
 Rajput Jaswal 3,900 Hindi Progress Gauge 3,900 - - - - -
Rajput Jatu (Hindu traditions) 1,000 Hindi Progress Gauge 1,000 - - - - -
Rajput Jatu (Muslim traditions) 500 Urdu Progress Gauge - 500 - - - -
Rajput Manihas (Hindu traditions) 4,300 Hindi Progress Gauge 4,300 - - - - -
 Rajput Ponwar (Hindu traditions) 2,000 Hindi Progress Gauge 2,000 - - - - -
 Rajput Rathor (Hindu traditions) 2,200 Hindi Progress Gauge 2,200 - - - - -
 Rajput Tonwar (Hindu traditions) 2,400 Hindi Progress Gauge 2,400 - - - - -
Ramdasia (Hindu traditions) 1,800 Punjabi, Eastern Progress Gauge 1,800 - - - - -
 Ramdasia (Sikh traditions) 2,400 Punjabi, Eastern Progress Gauge - - - - 2,400 -
 Rangrez (Hindu traditions) 2,000 Marathi Progress Gauge 2,000 - - - - -
 Ravidas Chamar (Hindu traditions) 5,500 Hindi Progress Gauge 5,400 - - 80 - -
Rehar 20,000 Hindi Progress Gauge 20,000 - - - - -
 Saini (Sikh traditions) 2,700 Punjabi, Eastern Progress Gauge - - - - 2,700 -
 Sansi (Hindu traditions) 11,000 Hindi Progress Gauge 11,000 - - - - -
 Sarera (Sikh traditions) 3,800 Punjabi, Eastern Progress Gauge - - - - 3,800 -
 Sayyid 19,000 Urdu Progress Gauge - 19,000 - - - -
Sayyid Husaini 2,400 Urdu Progress Gauge - 2,400 - - - -
 Shaikh Faruqi 1,200 Urdu Progress Gauge - 1,200 - - - -
 Shaikh Qureshi 14,000 Urdu Progress Gauge - 14,000 - - - -
 Shaikh Siddiqi 10,000 Bengali Progress Gauge - 10,000 - - - -
 Shaikh unspecified 116,000 Urdu Progress Gauge - 116,000 - - - -
Sikligar (Hindu traditions) 2,300 Hindi Progress Gauge 2,300 - - - - -
Sikligar (Sikh traditions) 5,600 Hindi Progress Gauge - - - - 5,600 -
Singiwala 200 Hindi Progress Gauge 200 - - - - -
 Sinhalese 100 Sinhala Progress Gauge - - 100 - - -
Sirkiband (Hindu traditions) 400 Hindi Progress Gauge 400 - - - - -
 Sonar (Hindu traditions) 20,000 Hindi Progress Gauge 20,000 - - - - -
 Sonar (Sikh traditions) 1,000 Punjabi, Eastern Progress Gauge - - - - 1,000 -
Sudh (Hindu traditions) 600 Punjabi, Eastern Progress Gauge 600 - - - - -
Sudh (Sikh traditions) 80 Punjabi, Eastern Progress Gauge - - - - 80 -
 Syrian Christian 2,200 Malayalam Progress Gauge - - - 2,200 - -
 Taga (Hindu traditions) 33,000 Hindi Progress Gauge 33,000 - - - - -
 Tanti (Hindu traditions) 1,000 Bengali Progress Gauge 1,000 - - - - -
 Tarkhan (Hindu traditions) 33,000 Hindi Progress Gauge 33,000 - - - - -
 Tarkhan (Sikh traditions) 6,200 Punjabi, Eastern Progress Gauge - - - - 6,200 -
 Teli (Hindu traditions) 16,000 Hindi Progress Gauge 16,000 - - - - -
 Teli (Muslim traditions) 1,400 Hindi Progress Gauge - 1,400 - - - -
Teli (Sikh traditions) 20 Punjabi, Eastern Progress Gauge - - - - 20 -
 Thori (Hindu traditions) 1,700 Hindi Progress Gauge 1,700 - - - - -
 Tibetan 1,400 Tibetan, Central Progress Gauge - - 1,400 - - -
 Vaddar (Hindu traditions) 11,000 Telugu Progress Gauge 11,000 - - - - -
 Vaddar (Sikh traditions) 20 Punjabi, Eastern Progress Gauge - - - - 20 -
 Valmiki (Hindu traditions) 2,100 Hindi Progress Gauge 2,100 - - - - -
Valmiki Chohra 300 Hindi Progress Gauge 300 - - - - -
Valmiki Chuhra (Buddhist traditions) Unknown Punjabi, Eastern Progress Gauge - - - - - -
Valmiki Chuhra (Christian traditions) 4,600 Punjabi, Eastern Progress Gauge - - - 4,600 - -
Valmiki Chuhra (Hindu traditions) 150,000 Punjabi, Eastern Progress Gauge 145,000 - - - - -
Valmiki Chuhra (Sikh traditions) 700 Punjabi, Eastern Progress Gauge - - - - 700 -
 Viswakarma unspecified 2,200 Tamil Progress Gauge 2,200 - - - - -
 Yadav (Hindu traditions) 89,000 Hindi Progress Gauge 89,000 - - - 30 -
 Yadav Ghosi 1,300 Hindi Progress Gauge 1,300 - - - - -
 Yadav Gola 4,100 Telugu Progress Gauge 4,100 - - - - -
 Yadav Gualbans (Hindu traditions) 1,800 Hindi Progress Gauge 1,800 - - - - -
  Major Groups (displayed):  240 4,210,000   236 3,704,000 268,000 2,100 14,000 129,000 88,000
  All Groups (including small not displayed *):  748 4,294,000   692 3,771,000 276,000 2,300 17,000 134,000 91,000
* District level entries that are less than 1,000 individuals AND less than 1% of the groups total in the country are not displayed.

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