India, Jammu and Kashmir state, Kathua district people groups

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Country:	India
Province / State:	Jammu and Kashmir
District:	Kathua

Major People Groups

Major Unreached People Groups

Total Population

722,000

Buddhist

0.0 %

Christian

0.1 %

Hindu

89.3 %

Muslim

9.0 %

Sikh

1.6 %

Other Religions

0.0 %

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People Group ▲	Population	Primary Language	Progress Scale	Hindu	Muslim	Buddhist	Christian	Sikh	Other
Arain (Muslim traditions)	2,500	Urdu	0	-1 -	2,500	-1 -	-1 -	-1 -	-1 -
Bafinda	7,900	Dogri	0	-1 -	7,900	-1 -	-1 -	-1 -	-1 -
Bakkarwal	8,100	Gujari	0	200	7,900	-1 -	-1 -	-1 -	-1 -
Bania unspecified	3,900	Hindi	0	3,800	-1 -	-1 -	-1 -	-1 -	-1 -
Barwala (Hindu traditions)	600	Hindi	0	600	-1 -	-1 -	-1 -	-1 -	-1 -
Barwala (Muslim traditions)	90	Urdu	0	-1 -	90	-1 -	-1 -	-1 -	-1 -
Bazigar (Muslim traditions)	800	Urdu	0	-1 -	800	-1 -	-1 -	-1 -	-1 -
Beldar (Muslim traditions)	700	Urdu	0	-1 -	700	-1 -	-1 -	-1 -	-1 -
Bhirai	600	Dogri	0	-1 -	600	-1 -	-1 -	-1 -	-1 -
Brahmin Gaur	6,100	Hindi	0	6,100	-1 -	-1 -	-1 -	-1 -	-1 -
Brahmin Kashmiri Pandit	26,000	Kashmiri	0	26,000	-1 -	-1 -	-1 -	-1 -	-1 -
Brahmin Maha	5,300	Hindi	0	5,300	-1 -	-1 -	-1 -	-1 -	-1 -
Brahmin unspecified	44,000	Hindi	0	44,000	-1 -	-1 -	-1 -	-1 -	-1 -
Chamar (Hindu traditions)	43,000	Hindi	1	42,000	-1 -	-1 -	600	-1 -	-1 -
Changgar	300	Urdu	0	-1 -	300	-1 -	-1 -	-1 -	-1 -
Dom (Hindu traditions)	64,000	Odia	1	64,000	-1 -	-1 -	-1 -	-1 -	-1 -
Dom (Sikh traditions)	200	Punjabi, Eastern	0	-1 -	-1 -	-1 -	-1 -	200	-1 -
Dosali	200	Dogri	0	200	-1 -	-1 -	-1 -	-1 -	-1 -
Gaddi (Hindu traditions)	15,000	Dogri	0	15,000	-1 -	-1 -	-1 -	-1 -	-1 -
Ghirth (Hindu traditions)	1,400	Mandeali	0	1,400	-1 -	-1 -	-1 -	-1 -	-1 -
Gujjar (Muslim traditions)	23,000	Gujari	0	-1 -	23,000	-1 -	-1 -	-1 -	-1 -
Jat (Hindu traditions)	14,000	Hindi	0	14,000	-1 -	-1 -	-1 -	-1 -	-1 -
Jat (Muslim traditions)	1,100	Urdu	0	-1 -	1,100	-1 -	-1 -	-1 -	-1 -
Jat (Sikh traditions)	4,300	Punjabi, Eastern	0	-1 -	-1 -	-1 -	-1 -	4,300	-1 -
Jogi (Hindu traditions)	6,700	Bengali	0	6,700	-1 -	-1 -	-1 -	-1 -	-1 -
Kashmiri (Muslim traditions)	8,800	Kashmiri	0	-1 -	8,800	-1 -	-1 -	-1 -	-1 -
Khatik (Muslim traditions)	400	Urdu	0	-1 -	400	-1 -	-1 -	-1 -	-1 -
Khatri (Hindu traditions)	10,000	Hindi	0	10,000	-1 -	-1 -	-1 -	-1 -	-1 -
Kraal	1,000	Kashmiri	0	1,000	-1 -	-1 -	-1 -	-1 -	-1 -
Kumhar, Kusavar (Hindu traditions)	1,500	Hindi	0	1,500	-1 -	-1 -	-1 -	-1 -	-1 -
Kumhiar (Hindu traditions)	17,000	Dogri	0	17,000	-1 -	-1 -	-1 -	-1 -	-1 -
Kumhiar (Muslim traditions)	400	Kashmiri	0	-1 -	400	-1 -	-1 -	-1 -	-1 -
Labana (Hindu traditions)	600	Hindi	0	600	-1 -	-1 -	-1 -	-1 -	-1 -
Labana (Sikh traditions)	1,500	Punjabi, Eastern	0	-1 -	-1 -	-1 -	-1 -	1,500	-1 -
Lohar (Hindu traditions)	17,000	Hindi	0	17,000	-1 -	-1 -	-1 -	-1 -	-1 -
Megh (Hindu traditions)	27,000	Hindi	0	27,000	-1 -	-1 -	-1 -	-1 -	-1 -
Mirasi (Muslim traditions)	400	Urdu	0	-1 -	400	-1 -	-1 -	-1 -	-1 -
Nai (Hindu traditions)	9,100	Hindi	0	9,100	-1 -	-1 -	-1 -	-1 -	-1 -
Rajput (Hindu traditions)	196,000	Hindi	0	196,000	-1 -	-1 -	-1 -	-1 -	-1 -
Rajput (Muslim traditions)	1,000	Hindi	0	-1 -	1,000	-1 -	-1 -	-1 -	-1 -
Rajput Bais (Hindu traditions)	5,600	Hindi	0	5,600	-1 -	-1 -	-1 -	-1 -	-1 -
Rajput Bhatti (Hindu traditions)	3,300	Hindi	0	3,300	-1 -	-1 -	-1 -	-1 -	-1 -
Rajput Chandel	1,400	Hindi	0	1,400	-1 -	-1 -	-1 -	-1 -	-1 -
Rajput Gahlot (Hindu traditions)	2,600	Hindi	0	2,600	-1 -	-1 -	-1 -	-1 -	-1 -
Rajput Gakkhar	100	Kashmiri	0	-1 -	100	-1 -	-1 -	-1 -	-1 -
Rajput Garewal (Hindu traditions)	1,600	Hindi	0	1,600	-1 -	-1 -	-1 -	-1 -	-1 -
Rajput Gaur	2,700	Hindi	0	2,700	-1 -	-1 -	-1 -	-1 -	-1 -
Rajput Gautam (Hindu traditions)	1,600	Hindi	0	1,600	-1 -	-1 -	-1 -	-1 -	-1 -
Rajput Halbatia	40,000	Dogri	0	40,000	-1 -	-1 -	-1 -	-1 -	-1 -
Rajput Khakkha	40	Kashmiri	0	-1 -	40	-1 -	-1 -	-1 -	-1 -
Rajput Khokhar	60	Kashmiri	0	-1 -	60	-1 -	-1 -	-1 -	-1 -
Rajput Manihas (Hindu traditions)	5,100	Hindi	0	5,100	-1 -	-1 -	-1 -	-1 -	-1 -
Rajput Manihas (Muslim traditions)	40	Kashmiri	0	-1 -	40	-1 -	-1 -	-1 -	-1 -
Rajput Parihar	1,500	Hindi	0	1,500	-1 -	-1 -	-1 -	-1 -	-1 -
Rajput Ponwar (Hindu traditions)	6,900	Hindi	0	6,900	-1 -	-1 -	-1 -	-1 -	-1 -
Rajput Pundir (Hindu traditions)	1,400	Hindi	0	1,400	-1 -	-1 -	-1 -	-1 -	-1 -
Rajput Rathor (Hindu traditions)	5,600	Hindi	0	5,600	-1 -	-1 -	-1 -	-1 -	-1 -
Rajput Salehria (Hindu traditions)	6,900	Hindi	0	6,900	-1 -	-1 -	-1 -	-1 -	-1 -
Rajput Salehria (Muslim traditions)	60	Hindi	0	-1 -	60	-1 -	-1 -	-1 -	-1 -
Rajput Sengar	1,600	Hindi	0	1,600	-1 -	-1 -	-1 -	-1 -	-1 -
Rajput Sombansi (Hindu traditions)	1,500	Hindi	0	1,500	-1 -	-1 -	-1 -	-1 -	-1 -
Ratal	2,000	Dogri	0	1,900	-1 -	-1 -	-1 -	30	-1 -
Saryara (Hindu traditions)	4,600	Dogri	0	4,600	-1 -	-1 -	-1 -	-1 -	-1 -
Shaikh unspecified	2,100	Urdu	0	-1 -	2,100	-1 -	-1 -	-1 -	-1 -
Sipi	4,800	Chambeali	0	4,700	-1 -	-1 -	-1 -	-1 -	-1 -
Sonar (Muslim traditions)	600	Urdu	0	-1 -	600	-1 -	-1 -	-1 -	-1 -
Tarkhan (Hindu traditions)	22,000	Hindi	0	22,000	-1 -	-1 -	-1 -	-1 -	-1 -
Wattal (Muslim traditions)	80	Kashmiri	0	-1 -	80	-1 -	-1 -	-1 -	-1 -
Zargar (Hindu traditions)	5,000	Dogri	0	5,000	-1 -	-1 -	-1 -	-1 -	-1 -
Zargar (Sikh traditions)	90	Punjabi, Eastern	0	-1 -	-1 -	-1 -	-1 -	90	-1 -
Major Groups (displayed): 70	701,000		70 ●	634,000	59,000	30	600	6,200	10
All Groups (including small not displayed *): 157	722,000		155 ●	645,000	65,000	200	900	11,000	20

* 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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