India, Gujarat state, Banaskantha district people groups

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Country:	India
Province / State:	Gujarat
District:	Banaskantha

Major People Groups

115

Major Unreached People Groups

115

Total Population

3,388,000

Buddhist

0.0 %

Christian

0.1 %

Hindu

92.5 %

Muslim

6.7 %

Sikh

0.0 %

Other Religions

0.6 %

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People Group ▲	Population	Primary Language	Progress Scale	Hindu	Muslim	Buddhist	Christian	Sikh	Other
Ansari	53,000	Urdu	0	-1 -	53,000	-1 -	-1 -	-1 -	-1 -
Arora (Hindu traditions)	2,900	Hindi	0	2,900	-1 -	-1 -	-1 -	-1 -	20
Badhai (Hindu traditions)	13,000	Hindi	0	13,000	-1 -	-1 -	-1 -	-1 -	-1 -
Badhai Gandhar	800	Gujarati	0	800	-1 -	-1 -	-1 -	-1 -	-1 -
Bairagi (Hindu traditions)	22,000	Bengali	0	22,000	-1 -	-1 -	-1 -	-1 -	-1 -
Bajania	2,600	Gujarati	0	2,600	-1 -	-1 -	-1 -	-1 -	-1 -
Baloch	700	Hindi	0	-1 -	700	-1 -	-1 -	-1 -	-1 -
Bania Agarwal	1,700	Hindi	0	1,000	-1 -	-1 -	-1 -	-1 -	700
Bania Bhatia	700	Gujarati	0	700	-1 -	-1 -	-1 -	-1 -	-1 -
Bania Disaval	700	Gujarati	0	700	-1 -	-1 -	-1 -	-1 -	-1 -
Bania Khedayata	2,000	Gujarati	0	2,000	-1 -	-1 -	-1 -	-1 -	-1 -
Bania Oswal	2,800	Hindi	0	500	-1 -	-1 -	-1 -	-1 -	2,200
Bania Porwal	1,700	Hindi	0	200	-1 -	-1 -	-1 -	-1 -	1,400
Bania Srimali	5,100	Gujarati	0	1,800	-1 -	-1 -	-1 -	-1 -	3,300
Bania Ummad	1,100	Hindi	0	90	-1 -	-1 -	-1 -	-1 -	1,000
Bania unspecified	28,000	Hindi	0	21,000	-1 -	-1 -	-1 -	-1 -	6,700
Banjara (Hindu traditions)	1,200	Lambadi	1	1,200	-1 -	-1 -	-1 -	-1 -	-1 -
Bawa	1,000	Gujarati	0	1,000	-1 -	-1 -	-1 -	-1 -	-1 -
Bhat (Hindu traditions)	3,200	Hindi	0	3,200	-1 -	-1 -	-1 -	-1 -	-1 -
Bhil Gametia	14,000	Gujarati	1	14,000	-1 -	-1 -	-1 -	-1 -	-1 -
Bhil Rathia	19,000	Gujarati	1	19,000	-1 -	-1 -	-1 -	-1 -	-1 -
Bhil unspecified	279,000	Gujarati	1	278,000	200	-1 -	40	20	100
Bohra	8,300	Gujarati	0	-1 -	8,300	-1 -	-1 -	-1 -	-1 -
Brahmin Anavada	300	Gujarati	0	300	-1 -	-1 -	-1 -	-1 -	-1 -
Brahmin Audich	43,000	Gujarati	0	43,000	-1 -	-1 -	-1 -	-1 -	-1 -
Brahmin Deshastha	1,200	Marathi	0	1,200	-1 -	-1 -	-1 -	-1 -	-1 -
Brahmin Gaur	3,700	Hindi	0	3,700	-1 -	-1 -	-1 -	-1 -	-1 -
Brahmin Kanaujia	6,000	Hindi	0	6,000	-1 -	-1 -	-1 -	-1 -	-1 -
Brahmin Mahratta	2,600	Marathi	0	2,600	-1 -	-1 -	-1 -	-1 -	-1 -
Brahmin Modh	2,800	Gujarati	0	2,800	-1 -	-1 -	-1 -	-1 -	-1 -
Brahmin Nagar	2,600	Gujarati	0	2,600	-1 -	-1 -	-1 -	-1 -	-1 -
Brahmin Sanadhya	3,900	Hindi	0	3,900	-1 -	-1 -	-1 -	-1 -	-1 -
Brahmin Sawaria	7,300	Hindi	0	7,300	-1 -	-1 -	-1 -	-1 -	-1 -
Brahmin unspecified	121,000	Hindi	0	117,000	-1 -	-1 -	-1 -	-1 -	3,200
Chamar (Hindu traditions)	187,000	Hindi	1	186,000	-1 -	100	1,100	-1 -	-1 -
Charan (Hindu traditions)	20,000	Gujarati	0	20,000	-1 -	-1 -	-1 -	-1 -	-1 -
Chhipa (Hindu traditions)	2,600	Hindi	0	2,500	-1 -	-1 -	-1 -	-1 -	100
Dahur (Hindu traditions)	900	Gujarati	0	900	-1 -	-1 -	-1 -	-1 -	-1 -
Dangashia	100	Gujarati	0	100	-1 -	-1 -	-1 -	-1 -	-1 -
Darzi (Hindu traditions)	28,000	Hindi	0	28,000	-1 -	-1 -	-1 -	-1 -	200
Devipujak Vaghri (Hindu traditions)	39,000	Gujarati	1	39,000	-1 -	-1 -	-1 -	-1 -	-1 -
Dhangar Bharwad	250,000	Gujarati	0	250,000	-1 -	-1 -	-1 -	-1 -	-1 -
Dholi (Hindu traditions)	7,300	Hindi	0	7,300	-1 -	-1 -	-1 -	-1 -	-1 -
Garoda (Hindu traditions)	15,000	Gujarati	0	15,000	-1 -	-1 -	-1 -	-1 -	-1 -
Jogi (Hindu traditions)	3,700	Bengali	0	3,700	-1 -	-1 -	-1 -	-1 -	-1 -
Jogi Kanphata (Hindu traditions)	1,600	Hindi	0	1,600	-1 -	-1 -	-1 -	-1 -	-1 -
Kamalia	300	Gujarati	0	300	-1 -	-1 -	-1 -	-1 -	-1 -
Khatik (Hindu traditions)	1,400	Hindi	0	1,400	-1 -	-1 -	-1 -	-1 -	-1 -
Khavar	10,000	Gujarati	0	10,000	-1 -	-1 -	-1 -	-1 -	-1 -
Koli Mahadev	7,000	Marathi	0	7,000	-1 -	-1 -	-1 -	-1 -	-1 -
Koli of Gujarat	313,000	Gujarati	1	313,000	-1 -	-1 -	-1 -	-1 -	-1 -
Koli of Sind (Hindu traditions)	4,500	Gujarati	0	4,500	-1 -	-1 -	-1 -	-1 -	-1 -
Koli Patelia	5,700	Gujarati	0	5,700	-1 -	-1 -	-1 -	-1 -	-1 -
Kumhar, Kusavar (Hindu traditions)	86,000	Hindi	0	86,000	-1 -	-1 -	-1 -	-1 -	-1 -
Kunbi (Hindu traditions)	453,000	Gujarati	0	453,000	-1 -	-1 -	-1 -	-1 -	300
Kunbi Anjna	4,900	Gujarati	0	4,900	-1 -	-1 -	-1 -	-1 -	-1 -
Kunbi Kadwa	21,000	Gujarati	0	21,000	-1 -	-1 -	-1 -	-1 -	-1 -
Kutana	2,500	Hindi	0	2,500	-1 -	-1 -	-1 -	-1 -	-1 -
Lohana	18,000	Gujarati	0	18,000	-1 -	-1 -	-1 -	-1 -	20
Lohar (Hindu traditions)	13,000	Hindi	0	13,000	-1 -	-1 -	-1 -	-1 -	-1 -
Mahratta Kunbi	422,000	Gujarati	0	422,000	-1 -	-1 -	-1 -	-1 -	-1 -
Mahratta unspecified	52,000	Marathi	0	52,000	-1 -	-1 -	-1 -	-1 -	-1 -
Mahyavanshi	40,000	Gujarati	1	40,000	-1 -	50	-1 -	-1 -	-1 -
Makrani (Muslim traditions)	400	Gujarati	0	-1 -	400	-1 -	-1 -	-1 -	-1 -
Mali (Hindu traditions)	39,000	Hindi	0	39,000	-1 -	-1 -	-1 -	-1 -	-1 -
Mansoori	2,500	Gujarati	0	-1 -	2,500	-1 -	-1 -	-1 -	-1 -
Megh (Hindu traditions)	7,100	Hindi	0	7,100	-1 -	-1 -	-1 -	-1 -	-1 -
Memon	5,800	Gujarati	0	-1 -	5,800	-1 -	-1 -	-1 -	-1 -
Molvi	1,500	Gujarati	0	-1 -	1,500	-1 -	-1 -	-1 -	-1 -
Nai (Hindu traditions)	46,000	Hindi	0	46,000	-1 -	-1 -	-1 -	-1 -	-1 -
Pashtun, Pathan	7,800	Urdu	0	-1 -	7,800	-1 -	-1 -	-1 -	-1 -
Persian	400	Dari	0	-1 -	400	-1 -	-1 -	-1 -	-1 -
Pomla	20	Gujarati	1	20	-1 -	-1 -	-1 -	-1 -	-1 -
Qassab	2,400	Hindi	0	-1 -	2,400	-1 -	-1 -	-1 -	-1 -
Rajput (Hindu traditions)	213,000	Hindi	0	210,000	-1 -	-1 -	-1 -	-1 -	2,200
Rajput Bais (Hindu traditions)	4,300	Hindi	0	4,300	-1 -	-1 -	-1 -	-1 -	-1 -
Rajput Bhatti (Hindu traditions)	3,600	Hindi	0	3,600	-1 -	-1 -	-1 -	-1 -	-1 -
Rajput Chandel	1,000	Hindi	0	1,000	-1 -	-1 -	-1 -	-1 -	-1 -
Rajput Chauhan (Hindu traditions)	11,000	Hindi	0	11,000	-1 -	-1 -	-1 -	-1 -	-1 -
Rajput Gahlot (Hindu traditions)	1,900	Hindi	0	1,900	-1 -	-1 -	-1 -	-1 -	-1 -
Rajput Garewal (Hindu traditions)	1,200	Hindi	0	1,200	-1 -	-1 -	-1 -	-1 -	-1 -
Rajput Gaur	1,900	Hindi	0	1,900	-1 -	-1 -	-1 -	-1 -	-1 -
Rajput Gautam (Hindu traditions)	1,200	Hindi	0	1,200	-1 -	-1 -	-1 -	-1 -	-1 -
Rajput Jadeja	16,000	Gujarati	0	16,000	-1 -	-1 -	-1 -	-1 -	-1 -
Rajput Khokhar	50	Kashmiri	0	-1 -	50	-1 -	-1 -	-1 -	-1 -
Rajput Parihar	1,000	Hindi	0	1,000	-1 -	-1 -	-1 -	-1 -	-1 -
Rajput Parmar	17,000	Hindi	0	17,000	-1 -	-1 -	-1 -	-1 -	-1 -
Rajput Ponwar (Hindu traditions)	5,300	Hindi	0	5,300	-1 -	-1 -	-1 -	-1 -	-1 -
Rajput Rathor (Muslim traditions)	200	Hindi	0	-1 -	200	-1 -	-1 -	-1 -	-1 -
Rajput Sengar	1,100	Hindi	0	1,100	-1 -	-1 -	-1 -	-1 -	-1 -
Rajput Sombansi (Hindu traditions)	1,000	Hindi	0	1,000	-1 -	-1 -	-1 -	-1 -	-1 -
Rajput Vaghela	17,000	Gujarati	0	17,000	-1 -	-1 -	-1 -	-1 -	-1 -
Rana	60	Hindi	0	60	-1 -	-1 -	-1 -	-1 -	-1 -
Ravalia	3,600	Gujarati	1	3,600	-1 -	-1 -	-1 -	-1 -	-1 -
Ravidas Chamar (Hindu traditions)	14,000	Hindi	1	14,000	-1 -	-1 -	-1 -	-1 -	-1 -
Sayyid	13,000	Urdu	0	-1 -	13,000	-1 -	-1 -	-1 -	-1 -
Shaikh Qureshi	9,600	Urdu	0	-1 -	9,600	-1 -	-1 -	-1 -	-1 -
Shaikh Siddiqi	2,100	Bengali	0	-1 -	2,100	-1 -	-1 -	-1 -	-1 -
Shaikh unspecified	87,000	Urdu	0	-1 -	87,000	-1 -	-1 -	-1 -	-1 -
Shemalia	400	Gujarati	0	400	-1 -	-1 -	-1 -	-1 -	-1 -
Shenva (Hindu traditions)	7,700	Gujarati	0	7,700	-1 -	-1 -	-1 -	-1 -	-1 -
Sindhi (Muslim traditions)	9,800	Sindhi	0	-1 -	9,800	-1 -	-1 -	-1 -	-1 -
Sindhi Samon	9,000	Sindhi	0	-1 -	9,000	-1 -	-1 -	-1 -	-1 -
Sindhi Sumra	1,100	Gujarati	0	-1 -	1,100	-1 -	-1 -	-1 -	-1 -
Sonar (Hindu traditions)	18,000	Hindi	0	18,000	-1 -	-1 -	-1 -	-1 -	20
Targala	2,800	Gujarati	0	2,800	-1 -	-1 -	-1 -	-1 -	-1 -
Teli (Hindu traditions)	25,000	Hindi	0	25,000	-1 -	-1 -	-1 -	-1 -	-1 -
Teli (Muslim traditions)	5,300	Hindi	0	-1 -	5,300	-1 -	-1 -	-1 -	-1 -
Tirgar (Hindu traditions)	1,500	Gujarati	0	1,500	-1 -	-1 -	-1 -	-1 -	-1 -
Turi (Hindu traditions)	5,500	Hindi	1	5,500	-1 -	-1 -	-1 -	-1 -	-1 -
Turi Barot	3,500	Gujarati	0	3,500	-1 -	-1 -	-1 -	-1 -	-1 -
Vaddar (Hindu traditions)	2,700	Telugu	0	2,700	-1 -	-1 -	-1 -	-1 -	-1 -
Vaghri (Muslim traditions)	600	Gujarati	0	-1 -	600	-1 -	-1 -	-1 -	-1 -
Valmiki (Hindu traditions)	50,000	Hindi	0	50,000	-1 -	-1 -	-1 -	-1 -	-1 -
Yadav (Hindu traditions)	4,700	Hindi	0	4,700	-1 -	-1 -	-1 -	-1 -	-1 -
Major Groups (displayed): 115	3,353,000		115 ●	3,108,000	221,000	200	1,100	20	21,000
All Groups (including small not displayed *): 247	3,388,000		240 ●	3,136,000	227,000	200	1,700	500	21,000

* 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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Level	Description	Criteria
1a	Unreached (Frontier) - Less than 1 in 1,000 (0.1%) identify as Christians in any way. ✸︎	Evangelicals <=0.1% Professing Christians <=0.1%
1b	Unreached (non-Frontier) - Few evangelicals and little, if any, history of Christianity. ◼︎	Evangelicals >0.1% and <=2% Professing Christians >0.1% and <=5%
1	Unreached (All) - Few evangelicals and few who identify as Christians. Little, if any, history of Christianity. ✸︎+◼︎	Evangelicals <= 2% Professing Christians <= 5%
2	Minimally reached - Few evangelicals, but significant number who identify as Christians.	Evangelicals <= 2% Professing Christians > 5% and <= 50%
3	Superficially reached - Few evangelicals, but many who identify as Christians. In great need of spiritual renewal and commitment to biblical faith.	Evangelicals <= 2% Professing Christians > 50%
4	Partially reached - Evangelicals have a modest to moderate presence.	Evangelicals > 2% and <= 10%
5	Significantly reached - Evangelicals have a significant presence.	Evangelicals > 10%

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