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

Major People Groups

164

Major Unreached People Groups

159

Total Population

1,762,000

Buddhist

0.1 %

Christian

1.1 %

Hindu

86.1 %

Muslim

10.7 %

Sikh

1.5 %

Other Religions

0.5 %
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Photo People Group Population Primary Language Progress
Scale
Hindu Muslim Buddhist Christian Sikh Other
 Ansari 5,900 Urdu Progress Gauge - 5,900 - - - -
 Arab 40 Arabic, Mesopotamian Progress Gauge - 40 - - - -
 Arain (Hindu traditions) 6,300 Hindi Progress Gauge 6,300 - - - - -
 Arora (Hindu traditions) 119,000 Hindi Progress Gauge 119,000 - - - - 80
 Baha'i 400 Hindi Progress Gauge - - - - - 400
 Bairwa 3,500 Hindi Progress Gauge 3,500 - - - - -
 Balai (Hindu traditions) 7,200 Hindi Progress Gauge 7,100 - 50 - - -
 Bania Agarwal 1,900 Hindi Progress Gauge 1,800 - - - - 40
 Bania Mahur 2,800 Hindi Progress Gauge 2,800 - - - - -
 Bania Oswal 1,100 Hindi Progress Gauge 400 - - - - 700
 Bania Porwal 1,100 Hindi Progress Gauge 800 - - - - 400
 Bania unspecified 30,000 Hindi Progress Gauge 27,000 - - - 20 3,300
 Bedia (Hindu traditions) 5,900 Hindi Progress Gauge 5,900 - - - - -
 Bengali Muslim Moghal 7,300 Urdu Progress Gauge - 7,300 - - - -
Bhabra (Hindu traditions) 1,700 Hindi Progress Gauge 1,700 - - - - -
 Bhabra (Jain traditions) 700 Punjabi, Eastern Progress Gauge - - - - - 700
 Bhat (Hindu traditions) 2,900 Hindi Progress Gauge 2,900 - - - - -
 Bhatia (Hindu traditions) 6,000 Hindi Progress Gauge 6,000 - - - - -
 Brahmin Acharaj 1,000 Hindi Progress Gauge 1,000 - - - - -
Brahmin Bais 500 Hindi Progress Gauge 500 - - - - -
 Brahmin Dakaut 2,400 Hindi Progress Gauge 2,400 - - - - -
 Brahmin Deshastha 1,000 Marathi Progress Gauge 1,000 - - - - -
 Brahmin Gaur 1,900 Hindi Progress Gauge 1,900 - - - - -
 Brahmin Kanaujia 3,300 Hindi Progress Gauge 3,300 - - - - -
 Brahmin Kashmiri Pandit 13,000 Kashmiri Progress Gauge 13,000 - - - - -
 Brahmin Maha 2,800 Hindi Progress Gauge 2,800 - - - - -
Brahmin Mahratta 1,300 Marathi Progress Gauge 1,300 - - - - -
 Brahmin Sanadhya 2,000 Hindi Progress Gauge 2,000 - - - - -
 Brahmin Sawaria 4,000 Hindi Progress Gauge 4,000 - - - - -
 Brahmin unspecified 127,000 Hindi Progress Gauge 126,000 - - - - 500
 Chamar (Hindu traditions) 69,000 Hindi Progress Gauge 65,000 - 600 3,400 - -
 Chamar (Sikh traditions) 1,100 Punjabi, Eastern Progress Gauge - - - - 1,100 -
Chamar Raigar 3,300 Hindi Progress Gauge 3,300 - - - - -
 Christian 8,700 Hindi Progress Gauge - - - 8,700 - -
 Dagi (Hindu traditions) 13,000 Hindi Progress Gauge 13,000 - - - - -
 Dhanuk 1,300 Hindi Progress Gauge 1,300 - - - - -
Dhobi Ajudhyabansi 2,200 Hindi Progress Gauge 2,200 - - - - -
Dhobi Batham 1,200 Hindi Progress Gauge 1,200 - - - - -
Dhobi Kathiya 1,200 Hindi Progress Gauge 1,200 - - - - -
 Dhobi Sribastab 1,200 Hindi Progress Gauge 1,200 - - - - -
 Gadaria (Hindu traditions) 5,000 Hindi Progress Gauge 5,000 - - - - -
 Goanese 1,600 Konkani, Goan Progress Gauge - - - 1,600 - -
 Gujar (Hindu traditions) 49,000 Hindi Progress Gauge 49,000 - - - - 40
 Harni 20 Urdu Progress Gauge - 20 - - - -
 Jat (Hindu traditions) 242,000 Hindi Progress Gauge 242,000 - - - - 70
 Jat (Muslim traditions) 2,600 Urdu Progress Gauge - 2,600 - - - -
 Jat (Sikh traditions) 15,000 Punjabi, Eastern Progress Gauge - - - - 15,000 -
Jat Ahlawat (Hindu traditions) 1,000 Hindi Progress Gauge 1,000 - - - - -
Jat Aulak (Hindu traditions) 500 Punjabi, Eastern Progress Gauge 500 - - - - -
 Jat Bajwa (Hindu traditions) 1,000 Hindi Progress Gauge 1,000 - - - - -
Jat Bhainwal 600 Hindi Progress Gauge 600 - - - - -
Jat Bhutta (Hindu traditions) 40 Punjabi, Western Progress Gauge 40 - - - - -
Jat Chima (Hindu traditions) 2,200 Hindi Progress Gauge 2,200 - - - - -
 Jat Dagar (Hindu traditions) 7,300 Hindi Progress Gauge 7,300 - - - - -
 Jat Dalal (Hindu traditions) 3,100 Hindi Progress Gauge 3,100 - - - - -
Jat Dehia (Hindu traditions) 14,000 Hindi Progress Gauge 14,000 - - - - -
Jat Dehia (Muslim traditions) 30 Urdu Progress Gauge - 30 - - - -
 Jat Deswal 1,100 Hindi Progress Gauge 1,100 - - - - -
Jat Dhankar 1,500 Hindi Progress Gauge 1,500 - - - - -
Jat Dhillon (Hindu traditions) 1,300 Hindi Progress Gauge 1,300 - - - - -
Jat Ghatwal (Hindu traditions) 8,200 Hindi Progress Gauge 8,200 - - - - -
Jat Ghatwal (Muslim traditions) 500 Urdu Progress Gauge - 500 - - - -
Jat Ghumman (Hindu traditions) 1,500 Hindi Progress Gauge 1,500 - - - - -
Jat Gil (Hindu traditions) 2,100 Punjabi, Eastern Progress Gauge 2,100 - - - - -
Jat Golla 3,300 Hindi Progress Gauge 3,300 - - - - -
Jat Goraia (Hindu traditions) 700 Punjabi, Eastern Progress Gauge 700 - - - - -
Jat Hijra 1,700 Hindi Progress Gauge 1,700 - - - - -
Jat Kahlon (Hindu traditions) 600 Punjabi, Western Progress Gauge 600 - - - - -
Jat Makiwal 1,600 Hindi Progress Gauge 1,600 - - - - -
 Jat Mann (Hindu traditions) 3,100 Hindi Progress Gauge 3,100 - - - - -
Jat Mann (Muslim traditions) 200 Urdu Progress Gauge - 200 - - - -
 Jat Nain 1,600 Hindi Progress Gauge 1,600 - - - - -
Jat Pannun 300 Punjabi, Eastern Progress Gauge 300 - - - - -
Jat Phogat 700 Hindi Progress Gauge 700 - - - - -
Jat Randhawa (Hindu traditions) 600 Punjabi, Eastern Progress Gauge 600 - - - - -
Jat Rathi (Hindu traditions) 3,100 Hindi Progress Gauge 3,100 - - - - -
Jat Rathi (Muslim traditions) 100 Urdu Progress Gauge - 100 - - - -
 Jat Sahrawat (Hindu traditions) 4,500 Hindi Progress Gauge 4,500 - - - - -
 Jat Sidhu (Hindu traditions) 1,300 Punjabi, Eastern Progress Gauge 1,300 - - - - -
 Jat Sindhu (Hindu traditions) 4,500 Hindi Progress Gauge 4,500 - - - - -
Jat Tarar (Hindu traditions) 1,800 Hindi Progress Gauge 1,800 - - - - -
Jat Varaich (Hindu traditions) 800 Hindi Progress Gauge 800 - - - - -
Jat Virk (Hindu traditions) 2,400 Hindi Progress Gauge 2,400 - - - - -
 Jhinwar (Hindu traditions) 9,200 Punjabi, Eastern Progress Gauge 9,200 - - - - -
 Julaha 1,900 Hindi Progress Gauge 1,900 - 20 - - -
 Kamboh (Hindu traditions) 21,000 Hindi Progress Gauge 21,000 - - - - -
Kanchan (Hindu traditions) 600 Hindi Progress Gauge 600 - - - - -
 Karal (Hindu traditions) 200 Hindi Progress Gauge 200 - - - - -
 Kashmiri (Muslim traditions) 1,500 Kashmiri Progress Gauge - 1,500 - - - -
 Kayastha (Hindu traditions) 2,800 Hindi Progress Gauge 2,800 - - - - -
 Kayastha Sribastab 1,200 Hindi Progress Gauge 1,200 - - - - -
Khatbune 60 Punjabi, Eastern Progress Gauge - - - - 60 -
 Khatik (Hindu traditions) 15,000 Hindi Progress Gauge 14,000 - 50 - 20 -
 Khatri (Hindu traditions) 73,000 Hindi Progress Gauge 73,000 - - - - 50
 Koli (Hindu traditions) 18,000 Hindi Progress Gauge 18,000 - 60 - 20 -
 Kumhar Bardiha 2,000 Hindi Progress Gauge 2,000 - - - - -
 Kumhar Kanaujia 2,800 Hindi Progress Gauge 2,800 - - - - -
 Kumhar, Kusavar (Hindu traditions) 31,000 Hindi Progress Gauge 31,000 - - - - -
Kurpalta 70 Hindi Progress Gauge 70 - - - - -
 Kutana 19,000 Hindi Progress Gauge 19,000 - - - - -
 Lakhera 3,400 Hindi Progress Gauge 3,300 - - - - 20
 Lodha (Hindu traditions) 2,900 Hindi Progress Gauge 2,900 - - - - -
 Lohana 1,000 Gujarati Progress Gauge 1,000 - - - - 20
 Lohar (Hindu traditions) 9,600 Hindi Progress Gauge 9,600 - - - - -
 Mahishya 1,900 Bengali Progress Gauge 1,900 - - - - -
Mahtam (Hindu traditions) 1,500 Punjabi, Eastern Progress Gauge 1,500 - - - - -
 Malabar Catholic 1,100 Malayalam Progress Gauge - - - 1,100 - -
 Mali (Hindu traditions) 15,000 Hindi Progress Gauge 15,000 - - - - -
 Mallah (Hindu traditions) 3,900 Hindi Progress Gauge 3,900 - - - 30 -
Marija (Hindu traditions) 800 Punjabi, Eastern Progress Gauge 800 - - - - -
 Meo (Hindu traditions) 12,000 Hindi Progress Gauge 12,000 - - - - -
 Nai (Hindu traditions) 15,000 Hindi Progress Gauge 15,000 - - - - -
 Nair 1,600 Malayalam Progress Gauge 1,600 - - - - -
Pashtun Malagori (Mullagari) 1,100 Urdu Progress Gauge - 1,100 - - - -
 Pashtun Yusafzai 2,100 Urdu Progress Gauge - 2,100 - - - -
 Pashtun, Pathan 14,000 Urdu Progress Gauge - 14,000 - - - -
 Pasi (Hindu traditions) 3,900 Hindi Progress Gauge 3,800 - 40 - - -
 Pasi Rajpasi 1,100 Hindi Progress Gauge 1,100 - - - - -
Perna (Hindu traditions) 40 Hindi Progress Gauge 40 - - - - -
 Qassab 6,900 Hindi Progress Gauge - 6,900 - - - -
 Qazi 4,400 Urdu Progress Gauge - 4,400 - - - -
Quam-e-Punjab 200 Punjabi, Eastern Progress Gauge - 200 - - - -
 Rajaka Dhobi (Hindu traditions) 17,000 Hindi Progress Gauge 17,000 - 80 - 20 -
 Rajbansi (Hindu traditions) 1,100 Bengali Progress Gauge 1,100 - - - - -
 Rajput (Hindu traditions) 156,000 Hindi Progress Gauge 155,000 - - - - 500
 Rajput (Muslim traditions) 5,600 Hindi Progress Gauge - 5,600 - - - -
 Rajput (Sikh traditions) 1,500 Punjabi, Eastern Progress Gauge - - - - 1,500 -
 Rajput Bagri 300 Hindi Progress Gauge 300 - - - - -
 Rajput Bhatti (Hindu traditions) 13,000 Hindi Progress Gauge 13,000 - - - - -
 Rajput Chauhan (Hindu traditions) 6,300 Hindi Progress Gauge 6,300 - - - - -
 Rajput Chauhan (Muslim traditions) 1,200 Hindi Progress Gauge - 1,200 - - - -
 Rajput Gaur 11,000 Hindi Progress Gauge 11,000 - - - - -
 Rajput Jaswal 1,500 Hindi Progress Gauge 1,500 - - - - -
Rajput Jatu (Hindu traditions) 500 Hindi Progress Gauge 500 - - - - -
Rajput Jatu (Muslim traditions) 100 Urdu Progress Gauge - 100 - - - -
Rajput Manihas (Hindu traditions) 1,900 Hindi Progress Gauge 1,900 - - - - -
 Rajput Rathor (Hindu traditions) 1,000 Hindi Progress Gauge 1,000 - - - - -
 Rajput Tonwar (Hindu traditions) 1,100 Hindi Progress Gauge 1,100 - - - - -
Ratal 40 Dogri Progress Gauge 40 - - - - -
 Ravidas Chamar (Hindu traditions) 3,600 Hindi Progress Gauge 3,500 - 50 40 - -
Rehar 9,300 Hindi Progress Gauge 9,300 - - - - -
 Sayyid 11,000 Urdu Progress Gauge - 11,000 - - - -
Sayyid Husaini 1,900 Urdu Progress Gauge - 1,900 - - - -
 Shaikh Faruqi 1,300 Urdu Progress Gauge - 1,300 - - - -
 Shaikh Qureshi 15,000 Urdu Progress Gauge - 15,000 - - - -
 Shaikh Siddiqi 10,000 Bengali Progress Gauge - 10,000 - - - -
 Shaikh unspecified 87,000 Urdu Progress Gauge - 87,000 - - - -
 Sinhalese 90 Sinhala Progress Gauge - - 90 - - -
Sirkiband (Hindu traditions) 600 Hindi Progress Gauge 600 - - - - -
Sirkiband (Sikh traditions) 600 Punjabi, Eastern Progress Gauge - - - - 600 -
 Sonar (Hindu traditions) 10,000 Hindi Progress Gauge 10,000 - - - - 60
 Syrian Christian 1,500 Malayalam Progress Gauge - - - 1,500 - -
 Taga (Hindu traditions) 16,000 Hindi Progress Gauge 16,000 - - - - -
 Tarkhan (Hindu traditions) 18,000 Hindi Progress Gauge 18,000 - - - - -
 Teli (Hindu traditions) 7,700 Hindi Progress Gauge 7,700 - - - - -
 Vaddar (Hindu traditions) 5,100 Telugu Progress Gauge 5,100 - - - - -
 Valmiki (Hindu traditions) 1,700 Hindi Progress Gauge 1,700 - - - - -
Valmiki Chohra 100 Hindi Progress Gauge 100 - - - - -
Valmiki Chuhra (Buddhist traditions) 60 Punjabi, Eastern Progress Gauge - - 60 - - -
Valmiki Chuhra (Christian traditions) 1,600 Punjabi, Eastern Progress Gauge - - - 1,600 - -
Valmiki Chuhra (Hindu traditions) 54,000 Punjabi, Eastern Progress Gauge 54,000 - - - - -
 Vanniyan 1,700 Tamil Progress Gauge 1,700 - - - - -
 Viswakarma unspecified 1,200 Tamil Progress Gauge 1,200 - - - - -
 Yadav (Hindu traditions) 41,000 Hindi Progress Gauge 41,000 - - - - -
  Major Groups (displayed):  164 1,681,000   159 1,455,000 181,000 1,100 18,000 19,000 6,900
  All Groups (including small not displayed *):  679 1,762,000   626 1,517,000 188,000 1,900 20,000 27,000 8,700
* 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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