India, Gujarat state, Valsad district people groups

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Country:	India
Province / State:	Gujarat
District:	Valsad

Major People Groups

121

Major Unreached People Groups

119

Total Population

1,918,000

Buddhist

0.0 %

Christian

1.0 %

Hindu

92.6 %

Muslim

5.1 %

Sikh

0.1 %

Other Religions

1.1 %

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People Group ▲	Population	Primary Language	Progress Scale	Hindu	Muslim	Buddhist	Christian	Sikh	Other
Arora (Hindu traditions)	27,000	Hindi	0	27,000	-1 -	-1 -	-1 -	-1 -	70
Badhai (Hindu traditions)	17,000	Hindi	0	17,000	-1 -	-1 -	-1 -	200	-1 -
Badhai Gandhar	1,600	Gujarati	0	1,600	-1 -	-1 -	-1 -	-1 -	-1 -
Bairagi (Hindu traditions)	3,000	Bengali	0	3,000	-1 -	-1 -	-1 -	-1 -	-1 -
Bajania	400	Gujarati	0	400	-1 -	-1 -	-1 -	-1 -	-1 -
Bania Agarwal	15,000	Hindi	0	14,000	-1 -	-1 -	-1 -	-1 -	1,200
Bania Bhatia	700	Gujarati	0	700	-1 -	-1 -	-1 -	-1 -	-1 -
Bania Disaval	400	Gujarati	0	400	-1 -	-1 -	-1 -	-1 -	20
Bania Lad	3,200	Gujarati	0	3,200	-1 -	-1 -	-1 -	-1 -	30
Bania Mahur	2,000	Hindi	0	2,000	-1 -	-1 -	-1 -	-1 -	-1 -
Bania Modh	1,000	Gujarati	0	1,000	-1 -	-1 -	-1 -	-1 -	-1 -
Bania Oswal	1,100	Hindi	0	300	-1 -	-1 -	-1 -	-1 -	800
Bania Srimali	1,900	Gujarati	0	500	-1 -	-1 -	-1 -	-1 -	1,400
Bania unspecified	57,000	Hindi	0	45,000	-1 -	-1 -	-1 -	-1 -	11,000
Basor	1,500	Hindi	0	1,500	-1 -	-1 -	-1 -	-1 -	-1 -
Basor Vanjha	400	Gujarati	0	400	-1 -	-1 -	-1 -	-1 -	-1 -
Behlim	200	Gujarati	0	-1 -	200	-1 -	-1 -	-1 -	-1 -
Bhandari	1,300	Odia	0	1,300	-1 -	-1 -	-1 -	-1 -	-1 -
Bhat (Hindu traditions)	2,400	Hindi	0	2,400	-1 -	-1 -	-1 -	-1 -	-1 -
Bhil Mavchi (Hindu traditions)	1,200	Bhili	1	1,200	-1 -	-1 -	-1 -	-1 -	-1 -
Bhil unspecified	2,500	Gujarati	1	2,400	30	-1 -	20	-1 -	-1 -
Bhoi (Hindu traditions)	1,100	Hindi	0	1,100	-1 -	-1 -	-1 -	-1 -	-1 -
Bohra	27,000	Gujarati	0	-1 -	27,000	-1 -	-1 -	-1 -	-1 -
Brahma Kshatriya	300	Gujarati	0	300	-1 -	-1 -	-1 -	-1 -	-1 -
Brahmin Anavala	17,000	Gujarati	0	17,000	-1 -	-1 -	-1 -	-1 -	-1 -
Brahmin Audich	9,500	Gujarati	0	9,500	-1 -	-1 -	-1 -	-1 -	-1 -
Brahmin Chaturvedi	4,200	Hindi	0	4,200	-1 -	-1 -	-1 -	-1 -	-1 -
Brahmin Deshastha	1,400	Marathi	0	1,400	-1 -	-1 -	-1 -	-1 -	-1 -
Brahmin Mahratta	3,300	Marathi	0	3,300	-1 -	-1 -	-1 -	-1 -	-1 -
Brahmin Marathi	1,200	Marathi	0	1,200	-1 -	-1 -	-1 -	-1 -	-1 -
Brahmin Modh	5,500	Gujarati	0	5,500	-1 -	-1 -	-1 -	-1 -	-1 -
Brahmin Nagar	1,000	Gujarati	0	1,000	-1 -	-1 -	-1 -	-1 -	-1 -
Brahmin Sawaria	2,400	Hindi	0	2,400	-1 -	-1 -	-1 -	-1 -	-1 -
Brahmin Tapodhan	600	Gujarati	0	600	-1 -	-1 -	-1 -	-1 -	-1 -
Brahmin unspecified	51,000	Hindi	0	50,000	-1 -	-1 -	-1 -	-1 -	900
Chamar (Hindu traditions)	6,800	Hindi	1	6,500	-1 -	90	200	-1 -	-1 -
Chhipa (Hindu traditions)	5,700	Hindi	0	5,400	-1 -	-1 -	-1 -	-1 -	300
Christian	2,900	Hindi	3	-1 -	-1 -	-1 -	2,900	-1 -	-1 -
Chunvalia	300	Gujarati	0	-1 -	300	-1 -	-1 -	-1 -	-1 -
Dabgar (Muslim traditions)	80	Gujarati	0	-1 -	80	-1 -	-1 -	-1 -	-1 -
Dahur (Hindu traditions)	600	Gujarati	0	600	-1 -	-1 -	-1 -	-1 -	-1 -
Darzi (Hindu traditions)	17,000	Hindi	0	16,000	-1 -	-1 -	-1 -	-1 -	300
Darzi Namdev (Hindu traditions)	2,400	Telugu	0	2,400	-1 -	-1 -	-1 -	-1 -	-1 -
Devipujak Vaghri (Hindu traditions)	2,000	Gujarati	1	2,000	-1 -	-1 -	-1 -	-1 -	-1 -
Dhangar Bharwad	29,000	Gujarati	0	29,000	-1 -	-1 -	100	-1 -	-1 -
Dhodia	284,000	Gujarati	0	283,000	500	50	200	100	200
Dubla Talavia	53,000	Dubli	0	53,000	100	-1 -	40	-1 -	-1 -
Dubla unspecified	92,000	Dubli	0	92,000	200	-1 -	60	-1 -	50
Ghanchi (Hindu traditions)	14,000	Gujarati	0	14,000	-1 -	-1 -	60	-1 -	-1 -
Ghanchi (Muslim traditions)	2,400	Gujarati	0	-1 -	2,400	-1 -	-1 -	-1 -	-1 -
Gosain unspecified	5,200	Hindi	0	5,200	-1 -	-1 -	-1 -	-1 -	-1 -
Hajam	1,900	Urdu	0	-1 -	1,900	-1 -	-1 -	-1 -	-1 -
Kachhia (Muslim traditions)	5,300	Gujarati	0	-1 -	5,300	-1 -	-1 -	-1 -	-1 -
Kaghzi	80	Urdu	0	-1 -	80	-1 -	-1 -	-1 -	-1 -
Kandoi	70	Gujarati	0	-1 -	-1 -	-1 -	-1 -	-1 -	70
Kasar (Hindu traditions)	3,400	Marathi	0	3,400	-1 -	-1 -	20	-1 -	40
Khalpa	1,400	Gujarati	0	1,400	-1 -	-1 -	-1 -	-1 -	-1 -
Kharva (Hindu traditions)	5,400	Gujarati	1	5,400	-1 -	-1 -	-1 -	-1 -	-1 -
Khatki	900	Gujarati	0	-1 -	900	-1 -	-1 -	-1 -	-1 -
Khatri (Hindu traditions)	11,000	Hindi	0	11,000	-1 -	-1 -	-1 -	-1 -	50
Kokna	148,000	Kukna	1	145,000	200	20	2,300	-1 -	300
Koli (Muslim traditions)	2,500	Gujarati	0	-1 -	2,500	-1 -	-1 -	-1 -	-1 -
Koli Dhor	32,000	Marathi	1	31,000	40	-1 -	400	-1 -	30
Koli Mahadev	5,000	Marathi	0	5,000	-1 -	-1 -	-1 -	-1 -	-1 -
Koli of Gujarat	29,000	Gujarati	1	29,000	-1 -	-1 -	700	-1 -	-1 -
Koli of Sind (Hindu traditions)	2,100	Gujarati	0	2,100	-1 -	-1 -	-1 -	-1 -	-1 -
Koli Patelia	2,400	Gujarati	0	2,400	-1 -	-1 -	-1 -	-1 -	-1 -
Koracha, caste	7,700	Kannada	0	7,700	-1 -	-1 -	-1 -	-1 -	-1 -
Kumhar Sutaria	6,100	Gujarati	0	6,100	-1 -	-1 -	-1 -	-1 -	-1 -
Kumhar, Kusavar (Hindu traditions)	29,000	Hindi	0	29,000	-1 -	-1 -	80	-1 -	-1 -
Kunbi (Hindu traditions)	90,000	Gujarati	0	90,000	-1 -	-1 -	100	-1 -	90
Kunbi Anjna	2,900	Gujarati	0	2,900	-1 -	-1 -	-1 -	-1 -	-1 -
Kunbi Kadwa	10,000	Gujarati	0	10,000	-1 -	-1 -	-1 -	-1 -	-1 -
Kunbi Lewa	38,000	Gujarati	0	38,000	-1 -	-1 -	-1 -	-1 -	30
Kutana	2,000	Hindi	0	2,000	-1 -	-1 -	-1 -	-1 -	-1 -
Lohana	13,000	Gujarati	0	13,000	-1 -	-1 -	-1 -	-1 -	100
Lohar (Hindu traditions)	4,800	Hindi	0	4,800	-1 -	-1 -	-1 -	-1 -	-1 -
Machhi (Hindu traditions)	25,000	Gujarati	0	25,000	-1 -	-1 -	80	-1 -	-1 -
Machhi Mitna	4,600	Gujarati	0	4,600	-1 -	-1 -	-1 -	-1 -	-1 -
Mahar (Buddhist traditions)	1,500	Marathi	1	1,100	-1 -	400	-1 -	-1 -	-1 -
Mahratta Konkani	3,100	Marathi	0	3,100	-1 -	-1 -	-1 -	-1 -	-1 -
Mahratta Kshatriya	4,600	Marathi	0	4,600	-1 -	-1 -	-1 -	-1 -	-1 -
Mahratta Kunbi	34,000	Gujarati	0	34,000	-1 -	-1 -	-1 -	-1 -	-1 -
Mahratta unspecified	27,000	Marathi	0	27,000	-1 -	-1 -	-1 -	-1 -	-1 -
Mahyavanshi	22,000	Gujarati	1	22,000	-1 -	200	400	-1 -	-1 -
Mali (Hindu traditions)	1,600	Hindi	0	1,600	-1 -	-1 -	-1 -	-1 -	-1 -
Mallik (Muslim traditions)	3,200	Gujarati	0	-1 -	3,200	-1 -	-1 -	-1 -	-1 -
Mansoori	1,100	Gujarati	0	-1 -	1,100	-1 -	-1 -	-1 -	-1 -
Memon	1,700	Gujarati	0	-1 -	1,700	-1 -	-1 -	-1 -	-1 -
Mochi (Hindu traditions)	8,600	Bengali	1	8,500	-1 -	-1 -	60	-1 -	-1 -
Molvi	900	Gujarati	0	-1 -	900	-1 -	-1 -	-1 -	-1 -
Nai (Hindu traditions)	11,000	Hindi	0	11,000	-1 -	-1 -	-1 -	-1 -	-1 -
Naikda	58,000	Kannada	0	58,000	100	-1 -	90	-1 -	30
Naikda Kapadia	5,700	Gujarati	1	5,700	-1 -	-1 -	-1 -	-1 -	-1 -
Nanakshahi	40	Hindi	0	-1 -	-1 -	-1 -	-1 -	40	-1 -
Nayadi	4,400	Gujarati	0	4,400	-1 -	-1 -	-1 -	-1 -	-1 -
Pashtun, Pathan	5,500	Urdu	0	-1 -	5,500	-1 -	-1 -	-1 -	-1 -
Pomla	30	Gujarati	1	30	-1 -	-1 -	-1 -	-1 -	-1 -
Prabhu	2,400	Gujarati	0	2,400	-1 -	-1 -	-1 -	-1 -	-1 -
Prabhu Kayastha	2,300	Marathi	0	2,300	-1 -	-1 -	-1 -	-1 -	-1 -
Qalaigar	40	Urdu	0	-1 -	40	-1 -	-1 -	-1 -	-1 -
Rabari (Hindu traditions)	2,800	Gujarati	0	2,800	-1 -	-1 -	-1 -	-1 -	-1 -
Rajaka Dhobi (Hindu traditions)	3,500	Hindi	0	3,500	-1 -	-1 -	-1 -	-1 -	-1 -
Rajput (Hindu traditions)	48,000	Hindi	0	47,000	-1 -	-1 -	-1 -	-1 -	600
Rajput Chauhan (Hindu traditions)	2,000	Hindi	0	2,000	-1 -	-1 -	-1 -	-1 -	-1 -
Rajput Thakur	800	Kangri	0	800	-1 -	-1 -	-1 -	-1 -	-1 -
Sayyid	4,500	Urdu	0	-1 -	4,500	-1 -	-1 -	-1 -	-1 -
Shaikh Qureshi	2,900	Urdu	0	-1 -	2,900	-1 -	-1 -	-1 -	-1 -
Shaikh unspecified	26,000	Urdu	0	-1 -	26,000	-1 -	-1 -	-1 -	-1 -
Sonar (Hindu traditions)	12,000	Hindi	0	12,000	-1 -	-1 -	-1 -	-1 -	-1 -
Sonar Aksali	2,400	Marathi	0	2,400	-1 -	-1 -	-1 -	-1 -	-1 -
Sonar Damania	1,200	Gujarati	0	1,200	-1 -	-1 -	-1 -	-1 -	-1 -
Tai	3,900	Gujarati	0	-1 -	3,900	-1 -	-1 -	-1 -	-1 -
Teli (Hindu traditions)	1,400	Hindi	0	1,400	-1 -	-1 -	-1 -	-1 -	-1 -
Thakor Pardeshi	300	Gujarati	0	300	-1 -	-1 -	-1 -	-1 -	-1 -
Vaddar (Hindu traditions)	1,100	Telugu	0	1,100	-1 -	-1 -	-1 -	-1 -	-1 -
Valmiki (Hindu traditions)	2,300	Hindi	0	2,300	-1 -	-1 -	-1 -	-1 -	-1 -
Varli	278,000	Varli	1	265,000	400	30	11,000	30	1,300
Vitholia	800	Gujarati	2	800	-1 -	-1 -	-1 -	-1 -	-1 -
Yadav (Hindu traditions)	12,000	Hindi	0	12,000	-1 -	-1 -	-1 -	-1 -	-1 -
Yadav Gola	4,300	Telugu	0	4,300	-1 -	-1 -	-1 -	-1 -	-1 -
Major Groups (displayed): 121	1,874,000		119 ●	1,743,000	92,000	900	19,000	400	19,000
All Groups (including small not displayed *): 328	1,918,000		313 ●	1,777,000	98,000	900	19,000	1,700	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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